Inter-Mountain Republican | 1909-08-08 | Page 31 | Local News

I f YA I II I t 1 II I 1 r 1 1 I I I j Joseph C Sharp sheriff was born In Salt SnIt Lake Lako City December mb r 17 17 1866 and after arter receiving a public school education education education tion entered the railroad service where ho he soon manifested executive abilities and became general foreman for Cor theold the theold theold old Utah Central and also served as roundhouse foreman oreman for the Union Pacific Pa Pa- chic eBle altogether a period of some twenty having been devoted to this tills ty tj years avocation He Ho was meantime active In local politics alwa always s 's exerting consid considerable of ot otI erable arabic Influence and In recognition these sei servIces vices he was appointed deputy I in tho tine sheriffs sheriff's office some seven years rs ago In this capacity Mr 11 Sharp proved eminently to to have ha been the tho right manIn man manIn manIn In the tho right place and throughout his hisaK officer of the tho law In Inthis inthis as an nn aK six years with capacity Is credited this lessor lesser strict attention to dut duty He Ho was required 10 re- while to do extraordinary work bounty fraud cases were under In Investigation investigation In- In the tho and made arrests of of offenders offenders of- of complaints fenders ft Involved in those personally to tho tIle end that the taxpayers satisfied that Mr Sharp ore Irs W quite qualifications for the possessed special sheriffs sheriff's office orace candidate candidate candidate can can- announced himself as a n When he therefore for this very Important Important tho tIm Republican ticket tant taut position on as ashe ashe ashe of oC Joe Sharp fall the name last commanded Immediate Im Jm- he Is familiarly called alle t and ho hR was nominated mediate support ticket and elected the tho Republican on re- re having opposition without party unanimous t ii ti in n la u. u of tho the campaign tine the beginning this sheriff In handling the tue office ol of at has manifested the same general gen- gen official executive adequate cal eul capabilities characteristics peculiar ability and which had hod work for tho the that lit fit him commanded him administrative e world before as aspiring aspiring as- as tons LIons In the tine railroad In life to higher known positions Mr Ir Sharp SharIl Is la Is hOle er ho and ho he exerts large highly i tho the community j throughout Utah product of He Ue Is a 0 representative e Is proud which the state a as a whole