The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-01-09
Men Elected at the Novem-
Der Election Take Their
Offices With Little Cere-
mony Here Today.
DIAMOND STAR FOR SHERIFF
Little Midnight Ceremony is Held at
the Jail When Joseph Meyer Sue
ceeds Jacob Herman as Keeper
of the County Bastne.

Without ripple of excitement and
without any notice being taken of it
kenosha county put a new force to
work this morning when the officials
elected at the last general election were
installed in Office. There were no in
augural speeches, no farewells' at
the court house and the only place
where it was really evident that a
change had been made was the county
bastile.
The new Sheriff had a big basket
of red carnations on his desk and
some admiring farmer had sent in
the record potato which held a prom
inent place on the desk. Sheriff Joseph
Meyer appeared very much at home in
the Jail Office this morning, he was
struggling with the heating plant just
the same as every other sheriff had
done before him and was cleaning out
the front office.
Under Sheriff A. G. Ritter was also
early on the job and he aided the
Sheriff in accepting congratulations and
the first prisoner who came over just
after the Monday morning hearings
in the Municipal Court.
Sheri& Meyer took charge Of the Jail
at midnight Sunday night when former
Sheriff Hermann walked out after
turning over the keys. There was a
pretty little midnight ceremony. A
number of the friends Of the Sheriff
stayed up late in order to be present
and just before the new term began
County Judge George W. Taylor made
a short talk after which retiring Sheriff
Hermann did the honors. On behalf
of a large number of the friends of the
new Sheriff he presented him with a
wonderful gold star set with a dia-
mond. The presentation came as a
surprise to the new Sheriff but in ac-
cepting the token Of friendship he de-
clared that he would see to it that the
star was worn in a manner that his
friends would never believe that he
was unthoughtful of the trust the peo-
pie of Kenosha County had placed in
him. IN . ao12eTa
Retiring County Clerk Russell H.
Jones gave up his work with the clos
ing of the business on Saturday after
noon and Charles L. Holderness the
new clerk slipped into his place this
morning without ripple of excite
ment. District Attorney Peter Fisher
Jr., began his second term at the MUM
cipal Court busy with cases set for
trial at the new term which opened
this morning, Register Of Deeds John
F. Schmitt and Clerk of the Circuit
Court B. M. DeDeimar were down at
the usual hour and both busy with the
demands of the day. They had forgot
ten all about the inaugural: until
their attention was called to it and all
they had to say were that they were
on the job. There was no special cerc
monies to show that County Treasurer
James w. Blair was beginning new
term. He was at the accustomed win
dow at the First National Bank and
appeared to be in excellent good hu-
NOR. The records of the coroner were
changed to the Office of Truman T..
Parker in the Iserman building this
morning and with nothing in the line
Of suspicious deaths to investigate Mr..
Parker was proceeding right along with
his business.
A feature Of the opening of the new
term was the fact that Surveyor Will
liam O'Brien was in his Office this
morning. He was the one man who
had an office wished on him. - Just
came down to do little work this
morning. declared the surveyor. II
bet that there is not man in Office
who has had as hard time trying to
get rid of an Office as I have
There was little chance in the make
up of the list Of employees of the var
ious county officers and in all of them
business was going as usual. -
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