Austin American-Statesman from Austin, Texas • 14

AUSTIN DAILY j-'UNDAT. IX" MEIER 2. lW0- 14 INCOMING AND OUTGOING ADMfNISTRATIOi nomination for judge of the court of civil appeals, but was defeated by Judge Coilard by a few votes. Was reelected to the position of district judge of the Fifty-third judicial district in the incidents of the raca being familiar to all. J.

New County Officers Sworn In Yesterday For the Ensuing Two Years. JOHN E. shelton. County Superintendent John E. Shel-ton retires from active school work to take up the practice of law.

Sir. Sh-1-ton was appointed county superintendent In thf? summer of to succeed County Superintendent Sneed, deceased. Since that time he has been nominated by each recurring democratic convention without opposition. While retiring from the active profession of teaching, Mr. Shelton is still deeply interested in education and all things that pertain to the betterment of the school system of Texas.

Mr. Shelton was yesterday appointed assistant county attorney. I i (Jno. E. Shelton.) J.

B. ROGERS. J. B. Rogers, county commissioner precinct No.

1. begins his third ten in that office. Mr. Rogers was eSecte-in January, 1S97 to succeed Z. P.

pour dan, resigned. He has been one of th JOHN W. HORNSBT. County Clerk John W. Hornsby assume charge of the county clerk's office for his fourth term.

Mr. Hornsby was nominated by the democrats and elected for his first term In 1S94. Since that time he has been renominated at each election by the democratic party without opposition. He has had opposition at the general election from independent candidates, none of whom, however, made even a creditable The first work of the new conmii-lonera court, composed of County Judge George Calhoun, Commissioners Rogers, Riley, Pace and Hoes, wm the passing on the bonds of the new county officer as well an the hold -over. The bonds were pasd upon with only one question being asked.

Commissioner Roger Inquired If all bond were made out according to law, and being Informed by County Judge Calhoun and County Clerk Hornsby that they were, the bonds were then approved In regular order without ceeds II. M. Mtt. Bond. $10,000.

It. A. Deat.a, ft. C. Burleson, A.

H. Burimon and A. Bonvllle. Sheriff Jas. SI.

DavU, succeeds ft. E. White. County Superintendent W. Brady, ed John K.

Shelton. Bond, $0W. Sureties, Joseph Stumpf, M. Butler and H. I'.

Ualdeman. District Clerk Jan. P. Hart, re-elected. Bond, Buret leu, Jas.

H. Robertson, Ceo. W. LlttlefieJd and Wm. R.

Hamtiy, County Surveyor 11. O. Bee. re-flert-ed. Bond 11500.

Sureties, Chaft. Wolf leading members of the commissioners court, and to his efforts are largei duo Travis county's present fine jroa system. R. W. RILEY.

R. W. Riley, commissioner of oresin No. 2, begins hiss first official serviee i lravis county, but not without! ex (F. G.

Morris) perience. Mr. Riiey served as cofint judge of Llano county from 1S() 1S62. He succeeds Mr. Colvin.

and be ing a heavy property holder in Trl.ivi ED KAUFFMAN. Ed KaufTman. Travis county's genial and efficient county coiltctor, assumed the duties of his office for his second elective term. Mr. Kauffman was elected by the commissioners' court in October, 1897, to succeed W.

B. Thrasher, deceased. He was renominated and elected in 1898, and in 1900. received more votes in the late election than any man on the ticket having opposition. county, is deeply interested in Vhe prosperity.

Mr. Riley has always bf a staunch democrat. CHARLES PACE. Charles Pare succeeds S. F.

Neleti a ccunty commissioner of precinct No Mr. Pace was elected cuaty comm. DAN ROS3. I Dan Ross succeeds Ala. Hughes a commissioner of precinct No.

4.,, ill's fior.er in 1S20. and served two ter: Mr. Pace retired in 1S94, and was fre county Judge, has for a number of yars been prominent In the politics of Travis county. At each election and for every nomination except one he has had strong opponents, but In his political career has met with only two defeat, one for the nomination for county judge and in the pr'-scnt election failing to be elected district judge. Judge Walker's first erUranra into politics was when he was appointed county attorney in the fail of ISM to succeed A.

J. Cibpon. He took charge the office muary 1, SS2. Was a candidal; for the democratic nomination in name year, defeating Walter f'orwni. George S.

Walum, independent democrat, endorsed by the republicans and populists, opposed Jadg-; Walker at the general but was re-tl. ted by about 800 votes. elected in the late election. Sir. Fact's one of Travis county's prosp-rou farmers and is an experienced hanjd it i koss nrst term as county Commissioner.

He is one of the most prAi. perous farmers in Travis cyunty, ar.d comes in with only the interest of the county at heart, and his precinct prom-' ises to be well represented. arranging county attairs. UH was a candidate for the democratic nomination, for county judge against Wm. Von Rosenberg and Jas.

R. Hamilton. At that time the two-thirds rule was in vogue in Travis county, and Judcre Walker failed to be nominated by two or three votes. In 1S96 he was nominated by the imocrats for county Judge, without opposition. In the r.il election was opposed by A.

S. Houston, fusion candidate, but was eiefted by over 2000 votes. Candidate for re-nomlnation In ISO'S and was opposed by N. A. Rector.

F. M. Maddox Judjr? I. A. McFail.

After the primaries his opponents withdrew and Walker was nominated unanimously. Defeated Judge James M. P.racki nridge in the general election by 2f0-5 votes. Was a candidate for district Judge in 1900 on the democratic but was defeated by Judge F. G.

Morris by 51 votes. Judge Walker will temporarily engage in the stock raising business, having a large ranch in Williamson county. He wilt retain his in Travis county, however. (Continued on 15ih Page.) (Ceo. 1 Itillingham.

'ounsy C-inmisKiopers Precinct No. lJ, B. Roser. iXvM. Kuretlea, J.

O. Caldwell lioml, C. -it' 1 JUDGE F. G. MORRIS.

J.idge V. G. Morris was re-elected district judge in the late election, defeating Judge A. S. Walker, after one of tha hottest campaigns ever known in Travis county, judge Slorris was first nominated by the democrats in 1SS4 for county attorney, defeating Wilson Gregg and Dudley G.

Wooten before the convention. At the close of his term he- did not stand for re-election, hut returned to the practice of law. Was elected judge of the Twenty-sixth district In 1S92, defeating T. B. Coehran.

In Ix'Jj he was appointed Judge of tho Fifty-third judicial district to succeed Judge Jas. H. Robinson, resigned. Was elected to this position in 1S96 without opposition. In 1898 was a candidate for democratic The county officers for the next two years are as follow: County JudgeOeorre Calhoun, sue-ceed Judge A.

S. Walker. Bond, lil. Hurttles, Joe Koen, K. I'.

Wilrnot an'i Theodore Low. County Attorney Henry Faulk, huc- fjeorgrt Calhoun, llon-i, Sureties. A. I'. Wooldridge and Theodore Ixw.

County Collector Ed KaufTrmin, re-elerted. Bond, t-'urHI'-H. W. Mttleil. Id, J.

B. Hume and J. Hehuber. County Treasurer- 7.. V.

Jnurdan. reelected. Bond, Sureties, Geo. W. Llttlefield, Edwin Wilson, Wm.

R. Hamby. County Assessor Ed Burleson, suc- Citldwedl. t'l-eclrct No. 2 It.

W. Riley, succeeds (5. Cuivin, Rood, Zm. sureties, A. Been.

T. O. Maxwell, E. Holler and F. T.

Rani-y. Pr'-cirif't No. 3 Chas, Pace, succeeds H. Nolen. Bond.

t-Umo. Sureties, It. Haichke. H. C.

Granberry, II. A. Wroe and t'has. Wolf. Precinct No.

4 Ban Ross, Succeeds Hughes. Bond, Sureties, E1 Seeding and John Hillebrand. j. i.2n.r.tim,4 JCrjGE A. S.

WALKER. Judg'3 A. S. Walker, the retiring (A. S.

Walker.) Jno. W. Hornsby.) PILLOWS ill i SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS. SPECIAL. PRICES THIS WEEK.

Our $2.75 per pair at $2.00. $6.00 at $4.50. $10.00 genuine down at $7.00 per pair. Fifty new styles, 75c to e-a 6M See our Vernis Slartin tables, the latent TO COOK A Tt'RKEY In the best possible manner use a Darling Cook Stove. Thirty styles, J5.50 to 180.00.

"Slodern" Air Tight Heaters 12.50 to $12.50. NEW "NO. 9" Wheeler St Wilson machine is used In all the state institutions of Texas. 200 TIECES Fancy Willow goods from to thing for an up-to-date parlor table. I'SOO earn mm PERMANENT EXHIBIT, DEC.

I inclusive (Sundays excepted) of the largest stock of high class and medium holiday furniture, carpets and house furnishing goods ever brought to Austin. Doors open from 7 a. m. to 9, p. m.

Saturdays, 10 p. m. Admission free. You are cordially invited to attend. H.

RT UNCLE SAM HIMSELF Has no better resting place than an "Adiake" steel bed. Twenty late Id -as, 1..5 to $40.00. IS A A DSO TWENTY NEW TxtttrTi Oak Diner mmmA 1 111 0 a from 95c to $7.00 eacrjf mm I THE LITTLE FOLKS 'lave been well remembered. are howing an enormous II of h'ch chairs: children's Rocker. Ciib, ar.d Folding ds in every imag.

style and price. WH INVITE THE ATTE'JTrON Cf of furr.iiu-r- the lir.e i hi-h uraUe 1 have p- rt finest cf Crst ho.ne hi: re. ONE CAUiA-'Al) Of cos couches, bed cojtfce. 1.T.I';. odd pari pieces and parlor uits ntw ready for yvjr ir.ptcti m.

"WHITNEY" Rubber tired jo Carts and Carriage bad all oihrs in rlsh a workmarship. Fifty patterns fail of IS.w, cow on our floor. CARPETS AND Fit for ar.y home. Over 1 as In Rue from wcl..