Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 January 1912 — NEW AUDITOR AND TREASURER TAKE OFFICE. [ARTICLE]

NEW AUDITOR AND TREASURER TAKE OFFICE.

Joseph P. Hammond Succeeds James N. Le&theraan sad Alson A. Fell Jesse D. Allman. The terms of office of James N. Leather man, county auditor, and Jesse D. Allman, county treasurer, expired Dec. 31st, and their successors, Joseph P. Hammond and Alson A Fell, respectively, took their offices today, Monday. Both had previously flled personal bonds. The outoing officials can not fee commended too highly for their excellent service in office. Both are men of high qualifications in a clerical way, both are industrious and both have a high regard for duty. A previous knowledge of bookkeeping, the Ahility to write legibly and neatly, natural qualifications of accommodation, and a desire to administer the offices the best interests of the people, have combined to make the outgoing officers popular and their terms of service a pleasure to all who had business to transact with them. Both men are republicans. Mr. Leatherman was county auditor for eight years and Mr. Allman was in office four years. The cause for mentioning their politics is to substantiate the claims heretofore made in The Republican that it has been the aim and the unvarying custom of the republican party to nominate for office men of ability, worth, honor and high citizenship. It is a great pleasure to be able to commend* 1 ’ men even higher when they retire from office than they were commended when they entered upon their public service, and this we are able to do in the cases of Messrs. Leatherman and Allman. Mr. Lealherman will go to the First National Qpnk, succeeding Mr. Hammond as the assistant cashier. Mr. Allman will leniain for a short time as, an assistant to Mr. Fell in the treasurer’s office. He expects to move from Rensselaer because he believes there are better opportunities elsewhere. Not only will Mr. Allman be missed, but also his entire family, who have made , friends in the church, Social and educational circles of the city. . Of the ingoing officials also good things may be said. Mr. Hammond has been a bank clerk for a number of years and 'before that a school teacher. He Is highly qualified and will be a worthy successor of Mr. Leatherman. Mr. Fell is leaving the farm where he has resided for many years. He recently retired as trustee of Carpenter township, which office he cap : ably administered. That he will soon become acquainted with his new field of labor there is no doubt. Mr. Fell's wife, whom he married shortly after his election-to the office he will fill,, was for a number of years a Methodist evangelist. It is presumed that she win take an aettvrlnterest Inchurch work here and prove a great advantage in both church and educational fields. , That the new officers will meet up to the high requirements of the offices they fill is confidently expected, pected. • Another new official to take qflle? today was William H. HPrshman, who succeeds John F. Pettet as commissioner of the first district. Mr. Hershman is a democrat, otherwise all right, so far as we have been ahle to learn- Mr. Pettet has been a good of fleer and has done all in his power to administer the affairs of the county progressively aud economically. The commistoners’ board is - now democratic, C. F. Stackhouse being the other democratic member. Charles T. Denham, of Carpenter, the third mem ber of the a republican. The next change among county officers will be the retirement on May Ist of County Clerk Charles C. Warner, who will be succeeded by Judson H Perkins. The new officials held an informal reception to friends and acquaintances today, serving cigars, apples, candy, etc., according to taste. - We are selling three times as modi of our fancy butterlne as we are butter. Only 20c a pound at John Eger’s.