Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 305, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 December 1918 — HAS SERVED FAITHFULLY [ARTICLE]

HAS SERVED FAITHFULLY

RETIRING COUNTY SHERIFF LEAVES OFFICE WITH AN HONORABLE RECORD. It will be Ex-Sheriff Ben D. Mccolly after midnight tonight. He is the only county officer, retiring at this time. Sheriff McColly 'has made a splendid record and leaves this important public service universally’ esteemed. | It is a great honor to be preferred by your fellow citizens and to be intrusted with important public affairs. But, it is a decidedly greater honor ■to have discharged that trust efficiently and faithfully and to be able to icast off the mantle unspotted and stainless. | Sheriff McColly has given Jasper county four years of high class service and in the discharge of his official duties he has been courteous and painstaking. | Physically Sheriff McColly is a man of average size, but he possesses more than average ability. He has " kept his head clear, his hands dean and his big heart has been shown in his disposition to show mercy whenever possible. Sheriff McColly and family will Reside temporarily in the upstairs , apartafients in the Kurrie building at : 112 East Washington street.