The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1922-12-30
Officials Chance
NextMondayNOOn
Some New Faces in County
Courthouse, and Old
Employees Leave

work of some of the Stevens county
officials. At l o'clock the newly
elected officials will all take office,
except school superintendent, who
does not take office until Sep. l.
The superior judge will adminis-
ter the oath of office to the audi-
tor, who in turn will give the oath
of office to the other county Off
cials. All bonds are filed with the
clerk, except that the clerks bond
is recorded with the auditor and filed
with the treasurer. The commis-
sioners and prosecuting attorney APP
prove the bonds.
Longest in Service
Miss Sarilda McKeown leaves the
county treasurer's office after the
longest continuous service Of any
county employe. She entered this
office Feb. IL, 1911, under Treasurer
Bliss Phillips. She served four
years under Treasurer Irving ID.
Sill, 1858. During the years 1919
1922 she was county treasurer.
Miss McKeown was one of the
first among the women treasurers
of the state. In 1921 she was hon
ored by being elected president of
the County Treasurers' Association
of Washington. During the war,
when skilled workers were in great
demand in commercial fields, she was
offered better positions than the
county was offering, but she stuck
to the office. During her four years
as treasurer she had as deputies ].
G. Snoddy, Miss Bertha Gates, Miss
Velma Exley and Miss Twila Craft.
Miss McKeown will Immediately
? go to Ellensburg to assist in the
county treasurer's office for a short
time.
w. L. 3iggar, who becomes county
treasurer, has had many years ex-
perience in banking work, as has his
first deputy w. R. Myers. Miss Ex-
ley and Miss Craft will remain in
the office as deputies.
Second Longest Service
T. M. Offutt, county engineer, starts
his second term in this office. He
holds the second longest record for
county service, having entered the
office in June of 1912 under Engineer
R. B. Thomas. He served as deputy
under Engineer C. A. Heberling for
4 years, and under Engineer r. B.
Thomas for another A years, and has
been engineer for 2 years. His
deputy F. S. Thomas will remain
with him.
New County Auditor
Miss Dorothy Dexter becomes
county auditor, after having served
in the office as deputy since Dec. l,
1915, when she commenced work
under Auditor A. B. Sansburn. She
served as deputy 2 years under
Auditor Earle 7. Gates, and years
with Auditor VIM. G. Spedden. Miss
Dexter will retain Mr.. Spedden for
a short time as clerk of the COM
missioners and tax roll deputy. Mrs.
P. l.. Conner will remain in charge
of the school work. Recording will
be in charge of Miss Hazel Emery
and Mrs. George Walsh. Miss Dex-
ter will continue her former work of
office bookkeeping and issuing of all
warrants except for schools.
Mr.. Spedden has not made any
announcement of his plans. He has
a record of efficient service, and has
had a varied experience in county
work, having been in abstract work
prior to entering office.
Assessors Don't Change
Chester R. Wiley, assessor, will
have no change in his office. He has
served two years, and will retain
D. D. Sill and Miss Ellen Bresnahan
as deputies. Mr.. Wylie is presl-
dent of the state association of
assessors.
New Prosecutor
o. w. Noble leaves office as prose-
cutting attorney after serving two
terms, four years. His successor is
Thomas l. Oakshott, the youngest
prosecutor in the state, who had no
opposition in the election. Miss Ethel
Foley will remain as office assis-
tant and stenographer. Atty. F. Leo
Grinstead will be deputy, spending
such time as may be needed in the
office.
Mr.. Noble was last year honored
by being elected president of the
states association of prosecutors. He
has had much business to look after
in the office, and has been particular
ly successful in securing pleas of
guilty in cases where an expensive
prosecution would otherwise have
been necessary. He will resume his