Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 June 1917 — GENERAL AND STATE NEWS [ARTICLE]

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Many Parts of the Country. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings in the Nearby Cities and Towns—-Matters of Minor Mention 1 from Many Places. NEW CO. SUPERINTENDENTS Chosen in Many of the Counties Over the State. The election of county superintendents in neighboring counties last Monday, not previously reported, was as follows: Benton county, Millard F. O'Rear, Democrat, of Oxford. He had as opposition present superintendent, Charles H. Dodson, C. W. Steele and S. N. Geary. Henry J. Reid, Democrat, was re-elected in White county, where he has held the office continuously since 1*903. The trustees stand six Democrats and five Republicans. In Starke county J. A. Barr, Republican, was elected to succeed present Superintendent C. W. Cannon, who has held the office for the past six years. The election was brought about by the votes of the Democrat and Bull Moose trustees, and he did not receive a single Republican vote. The Democratic support went to Superintendent Canndn, who- is a Democrat, in the first four ballots, and „ one more vote would have elected but this he could not get, it seems, and his supporters then threw their strength to Mr. Barr, who is at the head of the Knox schools and is said to be a very able man. In Pulaski county J. F. Ale, connty clerk, was elected over W. E. Tennell of Francesville. The vote of the trustees was a tie, but the auditor cast the deciding vote for Ale, who will resign to accept the office of county superintendent.