The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-14
IVA RUSSELL is
NAMED BY BOARD
County Board Elects Miss
Russell as Clerk and
County Agent.
ELECT SURVEYOR TOO
Harry T. Gressinger Named to
Fill Office to Which
COvell Was Elected.

Miss Iva Russell was elected county
clerk and county agent this morning
by the county board of Kenosha coun-
ty, filing the two positions left vacant
by Charles L. Holderness, who resign
ed to take the Office of postmaster.
Miss Russell was elected clerk on the
first ballot, and county agent on the
second ballot cast for that Office.
There was one applicant who applied
for the position of county agent alone,
but it has been the practice in the
past for the same person to hold both
positions, as the.work is parallel, and
the vote given by the county board
to Miss Russell expressed their con-
fidence in her ability.
AS deputy clerk Miss Russell has
served for twelve years, six with Rus
sell Jones and six with Charles Hol-
derness as clerk and agent. Her ex-
perience, conscientiousness and fair
dealing in the Office was we'll known
TO each member of the board.
Eight Applicants All Told.
Those. applying for the position left
vacant by Mr.. Holderness were Julius
v. Hartman, John Tomlinson, Theo-
dore NJ Matthews, Fred Schmidt, A
r. Morehouse and Joseph Friend
Friend applied only for the Office Of
county agent. When the first ballot
YVES cast for county clerk, the vote
stood as follows: Miss Russell IL,
Matthews a, and Schmidt /. The for
nal ballot was then cast for Miss Rus
SELL Then ballots were cast for coun-
ty agent, and the vote was Miss Rus
sell 7, Friend z, J. j. Barrows 8. On
the second ballot the voteewas: Miss
Russell 10, Friend T. Again the for
NAL ballot was cast for Miss Russell.
Miss Russell, who was engaged with
her duties in the Office below, was ad-
vised of the action of the county
board. She then came before the SUI
pervisors, and in brief address,
thanked them for the honor they had
conferred upon her, and assuring
them that she would always keep the
interests of Kenosha county at heart.
Covell Resigns-Elect Gressinger.
The county surveyor situation which
weeks was cleared up when S. Stanley
Covell, who was elected to this Office
at the last general election, presented
his resignation to the board. On
Tuesday Mr. Covell announced his in
tention to reopen the Office despite a
request from the county board that
he resign.
Last night he received by wire from
a st. Paul concern the offer of a most
Aattering position as an engineer in
the east. He resigned his position as
county surveyor to accept this offer.
Covell's resignation was accepted
Harry Gressinger was elected on the
first ballot to succeed him. The new
county surveyor was a candidate for
the office at the primary last summer.
He has been employed in the Office of
county surveyor for several years and
is thoroughly acquainted with the
work.
Just before the board adjourned for
noon the Sunday dance hall problem
bobbed up again. Supervisor eros
venor, who at the meeting last week
voted to refuse to issue permits for
Sunday night dances in the county
moved for a reconsideration of the
question; the motion was seconded by
Supervisor Zerfas but before any ac-
ton had been taken, motion to ad-
journ was passed. 1t was anticipated
that the board during the afternoon
session today would thresh out the
dance hall question.