The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-01
REV. HUGHES IS
NAMED DEPUTY
!. UNDER EDWARDS
New Sheriff Retains Willis -
Stsffi Appoints -Four Ser.
vice Men.

luz WuS ccuo0SkOuaI COutcSL LUZ
election to the general assembly Of
Illinois after failing in a court fight
to have his maine appear on the
ballot was one OF the features OF
the recent election, will serve as a
deputy sheriff. under Clarence L.
Edwards when the new sheriff as
sumes office next Monday. This
announcement made today by the
sheriff-elect includes. the list Of
other appointees to deputy posi-
lions as follows:
F. o. Youngren, al Sixth ave-
nue., Moline, first deputy.
Howard Gregg, 111S Fifteenth
street, Moline, desk deputy.
Charles Morrison, Jr., 1905
Twenty-eighth street, Moline, as
deputy attached to the Moline city
court.
Fred Schleuter, $40 Fifteenth
avenue. East Moline, turnkey.
Charles Willis, 1905 Seven
tenth street, Rock Island. now
serving as deputy under the retir-
ing sheriff, John G. Miller.
I Henry Hinrichs, $40 Thirty fifth
street, Rock Island. .,
Louis KOils, S432 Sixth avenue
Rock Island.
Roswell Applegate, 311S Tenth
street, Rock Island, head jailer.
Louis Fowler, Drury township.
Rev Hughes was formerly pas.
tor Of the Cleland Memorial Pres.
byterian church. He resigned the
pastorate about year ago. 1t is
said that he will serve as a deputy
sheriff only until such time as an
other church is awarded him.
Mr.. Youngren, chief deputy, is a
brother-in-law Of the incoming
sheriff. He is now an assistant
supervisor. At one time he was q
captain in the Moline fire depart
ment..
Mr.. Gregg has been foreman in
the Marseilles shop, East Moline
for ten years. He is also trained
in accounting. and for this reason
will be assigned to the desk work
in the office of the sheriff, it is
said.
Willis Is Retained.
Charles Morrison, Jr., is the sor
Of Patrolman Charles Morrison
veteran Moline policeman. He
served as a soldier overseas. The
plans of the new sheriff are to in.
ctalu NJorr;cou &c dop,,ty of the Mo
line city court.
Fred Scblueter has been EN-.
ployed at the Marseilles plant. Al
one time he was proprietor Of &
butcher shop in East Moline.
I Charles Willis, who began his
work as a deputy during the ad.
ministration of George H. Rich.
mond, and who has served under
the late Jacob Wigers and continu.
ously during Sheriff Miller's re-
giHle. will be the only veteran on
! the staff of the new sheriff. Viii.
lis is said to have consented to re-
main in the office under Edwards
until spring, at which time the new
sheriff states an ex-service mar
will be appointed to the position.
Henry Hinrichs was at one time
Rock Island township assessor
and has seen service as supervisor
Louis Koils is another of the
! new deputies who saw service ov.
erseas during the recent war; kolls
has been prominently identified ii
athletics, having been a member Of
the Rock Island Independents
football team several years. He
has also played league baseball.
Roswell Apologize was Demo.
cratic nominee for the office OF
county clerk, being defeated by
Henry B. Hubbard in the recent
election. Apologize has lived in
/ Rock Island several years and has
been employed as an accountant in
|! the cost department of the Rock Is
land Sash G. Door works. He
served overseas as first sergeant
in a company of United States reg
ulars. having served as a ~eguiar
soldier six years.
Louis Fowler is the fourth OF
the ex-service men who will serve
the new sheriff, making five form
er soldiers, including the sheriff
elect. who will assume their duties
Monday. Fowler was a platoon
sergeant overseas and gained ex-
perience as jailer in charge OF
prisoners.
Stewart Declines.
1t is understood that Sam Stew
art, veteran sergeant of the Mo-
line police force, was rendered the
position Of chief deputy, but the
city council voiced a protest against
losing his services to the city
Stewart declined the offer rather