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Show NEW COUNTY OFFICERS TOOK SEATS TUESDAY All county officers began their new terms Tuesday January 2. There were a number of strange faces fac-es present, and there will be a number num-ber of new names on the pay roll. Besides there was one surprise. When the retiring board of county commissioners com-missioners met In the morning, they found the resignation of C. A. Ar-rington Ar-rington as county commissioner on file to take effect at once, and it became be-came their duty to fill the vacancy; but as there were no applications or recommendations before the board, the wires were immeJiately got busy in an effort to find who was the choice of the people in the west end of the county, as it was felt that the new member should come from that part of the county. A large number of names were discussed', among I whom were H. T. Hanks, Jos, R. I Murdock, Jr. Leonard Bowen, J. L. Griffiths and Orin Burke. However, the noon hour arrived and with it the term ot office of the board expired, ex-pired, and the appointment of the I new member was left to the new ! hoard members Messrs C. F. Har-j Har-j ris. and Ross Cutler, i The law provides that a vacancy in I the office of county commissioner shall be filled by a member of the same political party that the former I member belonged; and as Mr. Arlington Ar-lington was a Republican, it was ag reed to appoint a Republican from the west end, and the unanimous cho'ce fell to M. P. Lewis, of Milford. Mil-ford. The appointment of Mr. Lewis meets with the approval of not only the large part of the west end, but Is very popular with the entire county. Mr. Lewis is a civil engineer by profession pro-fession and a member of the firm known as the Milford Realty Company. Com-pany. He served his country In France and was seriously hurt in a train wreck over there. He will make good as commissioner. Besides the entire new board ot commissioners, the new officers are: Jack Sherwood Sheriff. Abe Murdoch, county attorney. Bert Griffiths county clerk. S'. O. White Surveyor. The new sheriff has not appointed his new deputy, but is content to leave the duties of that office in the hands of Eph Puffer, who has served so many years in the sheriff's office, either as deputy or sheriff. Politically, the offices are equally equal-ly divided- Cutler. Griffiths, Mur-dock. Mur-dock. White and Sherwood are Democrats, Dem-ocrats, and Dunshee. recorder; Skinner, Skin-ner, treasurer, Rollins, assessor, and Lewis and Harris are Republicans. As a whole it looks as if Beaver county should be congratulated upon the character and ability of Its present pres-ent county officers. |
