Supervisors Cut Probate Clerk

Abolished the $400 Allowance for Clerk Hire

NOMINATIONS MADE

For the Various County Officers to be Elected by the Board

The board of supervisors Wednesday abolished the $400 clerk hire allowed the Judge of Probate. During the past year the legislature raised the salary of the Judge of Probate $300. The Board by cutting off the $400 allowance leaves the compensation at $100 less than it was before the legislature met.

The vote on the resolution, which was presented by Supervisor Damon, was very emphatic. Some facts may be stated which might point the occasion for emphasis.

The Board directed a year ago that the court house clock should be set on standard time and put the custody of the county buildings in the hands of a building committee. Some days after the Board adjourned, the court house clock was turned back to the local time and it was claimed that this was done on authority of the Judge of Probate. The Building Committee at once met and decided that the orders of the Board should be obeyed and the janitor should either set the clock on standard time or lose his position. The clock went to standard time and has since so remained.

The next move was the filing with the County Clerk by Judge Watkins of a protest against paying any bills authorized by the Buildings Committee. The bills were not paid till the County Auditors came into the office, while bills authorized by the janitor were paid.

The last move in the game was the action taken this morning.

The supervisors this morning elected Miss Josephine Hoppe member of the Board of County School Examiners. This afternoon they are discussing the contagious disease problem.

The democrats of the board caucused yesterday and decided upon J. D. Ryan or county auditor, James Taylor for superintendent of the poor, D. W. Barry for county drain commissioner and Marvin Davenport for janitor.