Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-01-05
County Officials Began
New Terms on Monday
FOUR NEW OFFICIALS TAKE
OATH OF OFFICE ON
MONDAY

Four new county officials were
sworn in af the Sheridan county
court house here Monday. besides q
number Of officials who renewed
their oaths. One of the new Officers.
Paul kurfz, newly elected treasur
er, does not assume office until On
March q.
The new officials are A T. Olson
county commissioner, Henry Raaen
superintendent, Vernon Horen d
~ a%ttorey. and Chris Christensen.
county assessor. Harry Spariing is
a newly elected representative
Reelected officials who renewed
their oafhs were s. Il. Paul, district
Judge, Andrew LELAND state repre-
sentative, Carl b. Peterson clerk OF
court, Hans Madsen, sheriff. Nfels
Madsen clerk and recorder, M. s.
Nelson coroner and Robert Wheel
er surveyor.
Comm .ssiOner Olson attended his
FIRST meeting OF the board this week
he was elected to the board in the
general election with Il nice vote
Mr. Olson has been Il resident OF
This section for over - Years. b<fh
rs u farmer and business man. and
gives every indication of proving !
distinct asset to Sheridan county.
Mr.. Kiaen. aew superintendent
mas also spent about - wears in
TINS vicinity, coming to Sheridan
county in 1910 from Errkine- Min
nesota, where he had been superin-
tendent of schools. He homesfeaJed
y miles northeast of pIentywood and
Taught school In that vicinity and
At ltaleyiew during his first year
here. lie was the first superinfrnd- |
ent If the Plenty mu1rf schools. In /
1911 and 1912. He became dc4,uty
assessor III 1926. and was principal
Of schools at Comerrown from 1927
1881. During the year 1892
he took postgraduate work at the
state university.
vernon lover assumes the office
county attorney by virtue OF a
handsome vote given him by Sheri-
Jan county voters in both the pri-
mary and general election. He i.
truly a Sheridan county young man.
living at Antelope practically MI OF
his life. and graduated from the Law
school of the state university last
with high honorS.
Y. =. Christensen takes over the
office OF assessor as n result nf r.
selving n OF the largest votes cir
any candidate AT the last rIpr-
ion. lie has been a resident nj fhe
county since 1908. coming herr
y IN his parents from the state
y washington. He lived with
lis parents on their homestead
iehr Ihgmar- receiving his early
at school there. He then
'ompleted a course at a Bismarck :
OAK. hnsinss college He comes
hIo offlce with a knowledge OF !,
every county office. har=.
ng worked Tor the county agent and !.
various offices in fhe court house /
rom 1924 to 1926 He worked as
equity assessor for about years !,
unng the administr ration of Ole !.
-spelnnd- and his experience in his
iIice Will prove very beneficial I'm !.
= new duties. VIM Erickson ha. !
cen named as deputy assessor bv :.
II. christensen Mr.. Erickson win .
q very efficient aid i'm this or I
&c. u
raul kurtz. who viii take over
le office of trea surer in March =
to the county In 1907. his fall
'er homesteading near Redst0ne I'm y
lat ear Mr.. Kurtz has held var =
clerical positions for the mast =
Venfy years and Z Il well fitted for "
e duties OF his new office. Among ~
$ experiences may he listed sever
vars with the State Bank Of Red 9
II years of which he spent az tr
shier, two years as b~00kkeeper -
"a auditor for the Westland on IN
'mpany. and as clerk In the freas- III
ers office at various times during
e past few years. ~