The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-04
NEW OFFICIALS
in OFFICE TODAY
City and County Officials
Begin New Regime With
Congratulations.
.SYMMONDS TO FIGHT
Morris Barnett Takes Over Of
flee of District Attorney but
Predecessor to Appeal.

Changes in administration at the
county building. the county jailsand the
city hall were in full effect this morn
ing with ell of the new officials on
the job and ready for work.
There was but one, change. at the
city where Harold Laughlin. the new
director of finance Of the city took
charge of the Office formerly held by
the city clerk. Assistants of the Wis
corisin State Tax Commission were on
hand to start. the audit of the books
of the city as the new director took
charge and at the same time, they
will install new set of records for
the city.
F. A. Carlsin, formerly of Milwau-
keefi was on hand this morning to be-
gin his work as superintendent Of
parks at the city hall. He will be in
full charge of the department.
Pabst Has Quiet Inaugural.
There were more changes in the list
of county officials. Interest naturally
centered about the inaugural of the
new sheriff and. Fred C. Pabst took
charge of the county bastile at one
minute after twelve o'clock Monday
morning. Sheriff Rauen had remained
on the job till midnight and he was
there to wish his successor a happy
new year. On the desk when Sheriff
Pabst took charge was handsome
floral offering which bore the card of
Frank "sBaldy" Willems, who had been
the opponent of the sheriff in the re-
cent election. The card brought the
most cordial good wishes for the term
of the new sheriff and it made up one
of the happy features of the inaugural.
The new sheriff Kept open house for
an hour and informally received his
friends and then the jail was locked
up for the night. Sheriff Rauen had
re-opened his own home late in the
old year and with his family spent the
opening hours of the new year enter
tanning friends.
SymmOnds Still Fighting.
Morris Barnett took over the work
of the office of district attorney this
morning. The county's furniture was
moved from the Office of the Dale
building to the Office of Mr.. Barnett,
but Frank S. Symmonds, the retired
district attorney, expressed the hope
that the furniture would be back in a
month. He let the county clerk know
that he was still fighting and promised
to carry his appeal from the decision
of the canvassing boards and the cir
cult court to the supreme court at
once. No formal appeal of the case
has as yet been filed but it is expected
that it will be filed during the present
week. Mr.. Symmonds expressed feel
ing of security in his claim to the Of
fee which he held would be justified
by the decision of the higher court
Meantime Attorney Barnett had taken
over the work in the Office of district
attorney and appeared to represent the
state in cases in court today. He was
receiving the congratulations of his
friends and did not appear to be great
ly worried over any appeal to any
court in the matter. AS he has re-
ceived the formal certificate of cleo
tion it will be up to the county to
defend that certificate.
Other New Officials at Work.
Other new officials who went to work
this morning included George E.
Stevens, clerk of the circuit court who
was being instructed in the work Of the
Office by his predecessor B. M. DeDie-
mar, and John r. Schmitt, who was
back in the Office of register of deeds.
Bert L. Shaw will at once take up the
work on the tract index in the Racine
office of the register of deeds. On
account of the fact that the clerks
who had worked under Mr.. Schmitt
gave up their work on last Saturday it
will be necessary for Mr.. Shaw to or
game new force for the continue
ton Of the work It will, however,
go forward without any delay and Mr..
Shaw planned to go to Racine this
morning to start the new years work.
Old time officials who were re-
elected for the new term, including
County Clerk Charles L. Holderness,
County Treasurer Tom Scett and
Coroner T. T. Parker were receiving
congratulations on starting of their
new terms Of Office.
sAssemblyman Conrad shearer and d.
j. Vincent, who will represent the
county in the sessions of thewlegisla-
ture are completing plans to go to
Madison and they expect to open their
new home there the first of next week.
It is probable that they will plan to
have quarters together in Madison
thus giving a Capitalization of the
representation of the county in the
lower house Of the state law making
body. The session will begin on next
Tuesday. e ~ as4,a