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# Hall XFH

The Hall XFH was an American fighter aircraft built by the Hall Aluminum Company. It was the first fighter with a semi-monocoque metal fuselage.

## Development

The XFH was designed in 1927 by Charles Hall. It was a single-bay biplane with N-struts for the fabric-covered wings. Its fuselage was made of steel tubing covered with a watertight aluminum skin, enabling it to float if ditched in the ocean. Also for ditching on water or on land, the landing gear could be jettisoned. Power was provided by a Pratt & Whitney Wasp radial engine. Testing in June 1929 showed poor handling characteristics and performance. During one test flight, the upper wing separated from the aircraft. After repairs, the XFH made test flights from an aircraft carrier. Designated XFH by the Bureau of Aeronautics, it was purchased not for active service, but to study new metal construction techniques.

## Specifications

Data from The American Fighter from 1917 to the Present
General characteristics
* Crew: one
* Length: 22 ft 6 in (6.85 m)
* Wingspan: 32 ft 0 in (9.75 m)
* Height: 11 ft 0 in (3.35 m)
* Wing area: 255 sq ft (23.68 m$^2$)
* Empty weight: 1,773 lb (804 kg)
* Gross weight: 2,514 lb (1,140 kg)
* Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney Wasp , 450 hp (336 kW)
Performance
* Maximum speed: 153 mph (246 km/h, 133 kn)
* Range: 275 mi (443 km, 239 nmi)
* Service ceiling: 25,300 ft (7,711 m)
* Rate of climb: 1,786 ft/min (9.07 m/s)
Armament
* 2 × .30 in (7.62 mm) machine guns (never installed)
# Bella Bella (song)

"Bella Bella" is a song by Swiss singer Luca Hänni. It was written by Hänni alongside Frazer Mac, Jon and Lukas Hällgren, Laurell Barker and Pele Loriano. The song was released on 6 September 2019 by Muve Recordings. A music video to accompany the release of "Bella Bella" was first released onto YouTube on 12 September 2019.

## Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.
* Jon Hällgren – Producer, composer, lyricist, mixer
* Lukas Hällgren – Producer, composer, lyricist
* Pele Loriano – Producer, composer, lyricist, mixer
* Frazer Mac – Composer, lyricist
* Laurell Barker – Composer, lyricist
* Luca Hänni – Composer, lyricist

## Charts

| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) | 45 |

## Release history

| Region | Date | Format | Label |
| Switzerland | 6 September 2019 | Digital downloadstreaming | Muve Recordings |
# Christoph Eymann

Christoph Eymann (born 15 January 1951) is a Swiss attorney and former politician who served two terms on the Swiss National Council for the Liberal-Democratic Party from 1991 to 2001 and from 2015 to 2021. His most recent term was succeeded by his former domestic partner and mother of his children, Patricia von Falkenstein. He is also a former member of the Executive Council of Basel-Stadt. Since 2019, Eymann serves as president of Schweizerische Konferenz für Sozialhilfe (SKOS). He is the father of Annina von Falkenstein, who currently serves on the Grand Council of Basel-Stadt.
# 2017 Cook Islands Round Cup

The 2017 Cook Islands Round Cup was the forty-fourth recorded season of top flight association football competition in the Cook Islands, with any results between 1951 and 1969 and also in 1986 and 1988–1990 currently unknown. The competition kicked off on 25 August 2017. Tupapa Maraerenga added to their championships as they had won the 2017 cup. The champions of the league qualified for the 2018 OFC Champions League

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Tupapa Maraerenga | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 14 | +40 | 31 | Qualification to the 2018 OFC Champions League |
| 2 | Nikao Sokattak | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 22 | |
| 3 | Puaikura | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 21 | |
| 4 | Takuvaine | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 20 | |
| 5 | Matavera | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 10 | |
| 6 | Titikaveka | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 54 | −29 | 8 | |
| 7 | Avatiu | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 39 | −25 | 5 | |

## Results

| Home \ Away | AVA | MAT | NIK | PUA | TAK | TIT | TUP |
| Avatiu | | 3–6 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–6 | 1–6 |
| Matavera | 0–0 | | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 2–2 |
| Nikao Sokattak | 3–0 | 2–2 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 7–0 | 0–6 |
| Puaikura | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | | 2–0 | 8–3 | 0–1 |
| Takuvaine | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | | 6–3 | 1–3 |
| Titikaveka | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 2–2 | | 0–7 |
| Tupapa Maraerenga | 6–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 4–5 | 7–0 | 6–2 | |
# Koduthu Vaithaval

Koduthu Vaithaval (transl. The Blessed Woman) is a 1963 Indian Tamil-language film directed by P. Neelakantan. The film stars M. G. Ramachandran, M. R. Radha and E. V. Saroja. It was released on 9 February 1963.

## Plot

Very disadvantaged from her birth, the unfortunate Meenakshi sees her existence darkening when she is forced to marry, by her foster mother, a simple-minded man, Murugan. The obnoxious cruel mother acts, to take revenge for her young brother, Manickam, a hooligan, arrested for murder and that she wanted at all costs to marry him to the poor Meenakshi, who refused. She ignores that she has just picked up the chance of a lifetime, nevertheless. Indeed, hiding behind this husband, ragged, quite dirty, is the billionaire Selvam, victim, some time previously, of an assassination attempt, that left him amnesic. Later, he recovers completely, but remembers Meenakshi no more and resumes his previous life, when he was betrothed to Nalini. As for Meenakshi, far from given up, is going to fight to restore the truth, which apparently, pleases hardly everybody, in particular, the sponsor of the murder, Jambulingam, Nalini's father. From his part, Selvam is going to lead its investigation, helped by good Natarajan, Nalini's elder brother.

## Cast

* M. G. Ramachandran as Selvam
* E. V. Saroja as Meenakshi
* L. Vijayalakshmi as Nalini
* M. R. Radha as Jambulingam
* K. A. Thangavelu as Natarajan
* S. A. Ashokan as Manickam
* M. V. Rajamma as Visalakshi
* G. Sakunthala as Sarasu alias Saraswathi
* M. S. Sundari Bai as Manickam's elder sister
* C. R. Parthiban
* Senthamarai

## Soundtrack

The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan.
| Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length |
| "Ennamma Sowkkiyamma" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | Kannadasan | 02:51 |
| "Minnal Varum" | P. Susheela | Alangudi Somu | 03:16 |
| "Naan Yaar Theriyuma" | T. M. Soundararajan | Kannadasan | 03:58 |
| "Neeyum Naanum Ondru" | P. Susheela | A. Maruthakasi | 03:15 |
| "Paalatril Selaadudhu" | Sirkali Govindarajan, K. Jamuna Rani | Kannadasan | 03:17 |
| "Thala Thalavena" | T. M. Soundararajan & K. Jamuna Rani | A. Maruthakasi | 02:48 |

## Reception

Kanthan of Kalki praised Neelakantan's direction and dialogues, saying the film would no doubt be a crowd-pleaser.
# Winfried Schmidt

Winfried Schmidt (28 February 1915 – 3 August 2009) was a German flying ace of World War II.

## Military career

Schmidt was born on 28 February 1915 in Cologne in the Rhine Province within the German Empire.
Schmidt claimed his first aerial victory on 18 December 1939 during the Battle of the Heligoland Bight. He was credited with shooting down a Vickers Wellington bomber near Langeoog.
On 23 June 1941, Schmidt was appointed Staffelkapitän (squadron leader) of 8. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 3 (JG 3—3rd Fighter Wing). He succeeded Oberleutnant Willy Stange who was killed in action the day before, the first day of Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union. On 11 July, Schmidt was severely wounded in combat near Fastiv. Schmidt had been hit in the lung by the defensive fire of a Tupolev SB tail gunner. His wingman Leutnant Wilhelm Lemke managed to guide him back to the airfield at Polonne. There, he crashed his Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-2 (Werknummer 8236—factory number). The next day, Schmidt was replaced by Oberleutnant Franz Beyer as commander of 8. Staffel.

## Later life

Schmidt died on 2 August 1999 at the age of 84 in Frechen, Germany.

## Summary of career
### Aerial victory claims

Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces – Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and found records for 19 aerial victory claims. This figure includes 14 aerial victories on the Eastern Front and four on the Western Front.
Chronicle of aerial victories :
| Claim | Date | Time | Type | Location | Claim | Date | Time | Type | Location |
| – 5. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 77 – "Phoney War" — 1 September 1939 – 9 May 1940 ||||||||||
| 1 | 18 December 1939 | 14:30 | Wellington | north of Langeoog north of Wangerooge | | | | | |
| – 8. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 3 – Battle of France – 10 May – 25 June 1940 ||||||||||
| 2 | 13 May 1940 | 10:27 | Hurricane | west of Ghent | 4 | 7 June 1940 | 15:00 | Blenheim | Baie de Somme |
| 3 | 19 May 1940 | 16:20 | Hurricane | Arras | | | | | |
| – 8. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 3 – Battle of Britain and on the English Channel – 26 June 1940 – 9 June 1941 ||||||||||
| 5 | 26 August 1940 | 13:20 | Spitfire | Ashford | | | | | |
| – 8. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 3 – Operation Barbarossa – 22 June – 11 July 1941 ||||||||||
| 6 | 26 June 1941 | 06:32 | SB-3 | | 13 | 1 July 1941 | 05:05 | PZL.37 | Radionow |
| 7 | 26 June 1941 | 06:37 | SB-3 | | 14 | 2 July 1941 | 12:20 | V-11 (Il-2) | |
| 8 | 27 June 1941 | 15:51 | DB-3 | | 15 | 2 July 1941 | 18:15 | I-153 | 3 km (1.9 mi) southwest of Polonne |
| 9 | 27 June 1941 | 15:55 | DB-3 | | 16 | 6 July 1941 | 18:05 | PZL.37 | |
| 10 | 29 June 1941 | 18:50 | DB-3 | | 17 | 8 July 1941 | 17:50 | SB-2 | |
| 11 | 30 June 1941 | 09:50 | DB-3 | | 18 | 10 July 1941 | 11:30 | SB-3 | |
| 12 | 30 June 1941 | 09:55 | DB-3 | east of Konzec | 19 | 11 July 1941 | 06:30 | DB-3 | Polonne |

### Awards

* Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 September 1941 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of the 8./Jagdgeschwader 3
# Gertrud Frisch-von Meyenburg

Gertrud Anna Constance Frisch-von Meyenburg (1916–2009) was a Swiss architect and the first wife of the writer Max Frisch.

## Life

Gertrud von Meyenburg was the daughter of the eminent pathologist Hanns von Meyenburg. Her childhood was passed in Lausanne, Zürich und Herrliberg.
Like her elder brother, she studied architecture at the prestigious Federal Technical Institute in Zürich ("Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich"). In 1939 she undertook a one-year internship with an architectural firm in Rome where she worked with old town houses in the wider context of urban regeneration. Returning to Zürich, she received her diploma in 1940.
While at university she got to know Max Frisch, known in retrospect as a writer, but at that time a fellow student of architecture. The two of them were married on 30 June 1942, and in due course the marriage produced three children: Ursula Priess-Frisch (1943), Hans Peter Frisch (1944) and Charlotte Frisch (1949). Ursula would publish, in 2009, a literary "reappraisal" of her difficult relationship with her famous father.
After 1954 Max Frisch lived apart from his family, and in 1959 the couple divorced. Trudy Frisch-von Meyenburg returned to the architectural profession, working as a free-lancer, One of her most important commission is the little school house in the Zürich district of Auzelg (1973). She also contributed to the reconstruction of old manor houses in the area of the "Longo Maï cooperative" in France.

## Notes and sources

* ↑ Willi Wottreng, Gutshöfe und Spielzeugdörfer: Trudy Frisch-von Meyenburg, erste Ehefrau von Max Frisch, ist 93-jährig gestorben. NZZ am Sonntag, 17. Mai 2009, P 16.
* ↑ "Mit Münzwurf entschied Frisch über seine Geliebte". Berner Zeitung.
* ↑ Martin Ebel. War Max Frisch ein Rabenvater? Tages-Anzeiger, 28. Mai 2009.
* ↑ http://www.nzz.ch/aktuell/startseite/gutshoefe-und-spielzeugdoerfer-1.2569693
* ↑ Daniel Suter, Schulhäuser sind die heimlichen Paläste Zürichs. Tages-Anzeiger, 4. März 2009
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# Design Workshop

Design Workshop is an international landscape architecture, land planning, urban design and strategic services firm that began in 1969. The firm was named ASLA's Firm of the Year in 2008 for its work in new communities, urban centers, resorts, public parks, golf courses and residences.
The firm has offices in the United States in Asheville, Aspen, Austin, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Lake Tahoe and Los Angeles, as well as international offices in Beijing and Dubai.
Design Worksop has collaborated with Utah State University to be offer a collection of its project records for use by students, landscape architects, environmental planners and anyone studying the history and development of the 20th-Century West.

## History

Design Workshop was founded in 1969 by Don Ensign and Joe A. Porter - friends and college professors. They assisted private-sector clients, often engaging colleagues and students in a collaborative process they labeled “design workshops.”
Their early assignments started their small professional practice. A few years later the founders relocated the firm to Aspen and became known for solving the complex problems found in fragile ecosystems and the development challenges of the western landscape.
Over 40 years later, Design Workshop's services have expanded to include master plans for counties, planned communities, urban centers and resorts as well as design for public parks, residences and roadways.

## Notable projects

Some of Design Workshop's projects include:
* Aspen Downtown Enhancement and Pedestrian Plan - Aspen, Colorado
* Daybreak Community - South Jordan, Utah
* The Glacier Club at Tamarron- Durango, Colorado
* Kananaskis Village - Alberta, Canada
* Kierland Commons - Phoenix, Arizona
* Rancho Viejo - Santa Fe, New Mexico
* Riverfront Park - Denver, Colorado
* Whistler Blackcomb - Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
* Whistler Comprehensive Sustainability Plan - Whistler, British Columbia

## Sources

* ↑ "Custom Builder of Mountain Cabins | NC Mountains Custom Builder - Mountain Lifestyle Development Group". thecoveatcelomountain.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-18. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
* ↑ "ASLA Announces 2008 Honors | asla.org". asla.org. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
* ↑ "Utah Natural History Museum: NHMU Building - e-architect". e-architect.co.uk. 7 November 2011. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
* ↑ "Utah State Today". 22 December 2023.
* ↑ http://www.asla.org/awards/2008/medals/nominees/DesignWorkshop/History.pdf
* ↑ Toward Legacy, Grayson Publishing ISBN 0-9749632-6-7
* ↑ Toward Legacy, Grayson Publishing ISBN 0-9749632-6-7
* ↑ "Golf - Courses". Glacier Club. 1999-01-01. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
* ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-09. Retrieved 2010-04-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
# Wattrelos

Wattrelos (French pronunciation:; archaic Dutch: Waterlos) is a commune in the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. It is located on the border with Belgium, northeast of the city of Lille. The fifth-largest component of the Métropole Européenne de Lille, Wattrelos borders the communes of Roubaix, Tourcoing and Leers in France and the communes of Mouscron and Estaimpuis in Belgium.

## Population

| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1793 | 3,590 | — |
| 1800 | 3,214 | −1.57% |
| 1806 | 3,969 | +3.58% |
| 1821 | 4,901 | +1.42% |
| 1831 | 6,791 | +3.32% |
| 1836 | 7,300 | +1.46% |
| 1841 | 7,864 | +1.50% |
| 1846 | 8,736 | +2.13% |
| 1851 | 9,432 | +1.54% |
| 1856 | 10,360 | +1.89% |
| 1861 | 12,315 | +3.52% |
| 1866 | 13,113 | +1.26% |
| 1872 | 14,682 | +1.90% |
| 1876 | 15,325 | +1.08% |
| 1881 | 15,725 | +0.52% |
| 1886 | 17,118 | +1.71% |
| 1891 | 19,770 | +2.92% |
| 1896 | 22,731 | +2.83% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1901 | 25,884 | +2.63% |
| 1906 | 27,503 | +1.22% |
| 1911 | 29,089 | +1.13% |
| 1921 | 27,733 | −0.48% |
| 1926 | 29,032 | +0.92% |
| 1931 | 30,647 | +1.09% |
| 1936 | 31,084 | +0.28% |
| 1946 | 28,796 | −0.76% |
| 1954 | 31,993 | +1.32% |
| 1962 | 41,319 | +3.25% |
| 1968 | 43,754 | +0.96% |
| 1975 | 45,440 | +0.54% |
| 1982 | 44,626 | −0.26% |
| 1990 | 43,675 | −0.27% |
| 1999 | 42,753 | −0.24% |
| 2007 | 42,077 | −0.20% |
| 2012 | 41,633 | −0.21% |
| 2017 | 40,958 | −0.33% |
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. :
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017) :

## Heraldry

| Arms of Wattrelos | The arms of Wattrelos are blazoned : Azure, a lion barry argent and gules, armed, langued and crowned Or. |

## Twin towns – sister cities

Wattrelos is twinned with:
* Eschweiler, Germany
* Guarda, Portugal
* Köthen, Germany
* Mohács, Hungary
* Siemianowice Śląskie, Poland
* Solca, Romania

## Notable People

* Madelyne Delcroix (born 1946) - aerobatics pilot
# Ivo Staub

Ivo Staub (born 11 May 1995) is a Swiss swimmer. He competed in the men's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Hangzhou, China.
# William H. M. Pusey

William Henry Mills Pusey (July 29, 1826 – November 15, 1900), an American banker, was a one-term Democratic U.S. Representative from Iowa's 9th congressional district in southwestern Iowa from 1883 to 1885.
Born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, Pusey attended the Washington and Jefferson College, Pennsylvania, and was graduated in 1847. He studied law and was admitted to the bar but did not engage in extensive practice. Moving to Iowa, he entered into the banking business in Council Bluffs in 1856.
He served as member of the Iowa Senate from 1858 to 1862, representing a 22-county district in sparsely populated western Iowa.
In 1882, Pusey became the first Democrat elected to Congress from southwestern Iowa since the outbreak of the Civil War, defeating Republican nominee (and future Congressman) Albert R. Anderson. While serving in the Forty-eighth Congress, he ran for re-election in 1884. He retained the Democratic nomination but was defeated by Republican Joseph Lyman. In all, he served in Congress from March 4, 1883, to March 3, 1885.
Returning to Iowa, he resumed banking activities. He died in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on November 15, 1900. He was interred in Walnut Hill Cemetery. Pusey's younger brother Nathan Marsh Pusey was an Iowa state senator from 1896 to 1900.
# Marsena E. Cutts

Marsena Edgar Cutts (May 22, 1833 – September 1, 1883) was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from Iowa. A Republican, he was most notable for his service as Attorney General of Iowa from 1872 to 1877 and in the United States House of Representatives from March 1881 to March 1883 and again from March 1883 until his death.

## Early life

Born in Orwell, Vermont, Cutts attended common schools in his native village and later attended St. Lawrence Academy in Potsdam, New York. He moved to Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin in 1853 where he taught school for two years and studied law. He moved to Oskaloosa, Iowa in 1855, continued to study law and was admitted to the bar the same year, commencing practice in Montezuma, Iowa. He was prosecuting attorney of Poweshiek County, Iowa in 1857 and 1858, was a member of the Iowa House of Representatives in 1861 and served in the Iowa Senate from 1864 to 1866. Cutts was again a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from 1870 to 1872 and was Attorney General of Iowa from 1872 to 1877.

## U.S. Congressman

In 1880, Cutts ran as a Republican for the U.S. House of Representatives for Iowa's 6th congressional district. He won the Republican nomination, and the Democratic and Greenback parties united behind a single opponent, Democrat John C. Cook. After a very close general election, Iowa's State Board of Canvassers concluded that Cutts had won 106 more votes. This enabled Cutts to be sworn in in 1881 and to initially serve as a congressman, as Cook pursued a contest of the election with the Republican-controlled U.S. House in the 47th United States Congress. A commissioner took evidence regarding the contest in Oskaloosa in the Spring of 1882, but the House Committee on Elections had not announced a decision by the date that the seat was again up for election in November 1882 (when Cutts undisputedly won a plurality of votes). It was not until February 1883, in the waning days of Cutts' first term, that the Committee issued its recommendation - an 8–2 vote that Cook, not Cutts, won the 1880 election. The House accepted this recommendation in time for Cutts to serve only a single day of the term, on March 3, 1883, and to collect his salary.
In the 1882 election, the Democratic Party and the Greenback Party nominated separate candidates. Cutts undisputedly won more votes than any other opponent, but the combined votes against him exceeded those in favor of him by over 5,000 votes. Because Cutts undisputedly won the election, his term in the 48th United States Congress began the day after Cook's single day in the previous Congress.

## Death and burial

Cutts was in poor health during his service in Congress. He died of tuberculosis in Oskaloosa, Iowa on September 1, 1883. He was interred at Forest Cemetery in Oskaloosa.

## Electoral history

1874 general election: Iowa Attorney General :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Marsena E. Cutts (incumbent) | 106,632 | 57.2 |
| Republican | John H. Keatley | 79,754 | 42.7 |
| | scattering | 183 | 0.1 |
# Hiram Y. Smith

Hiram Ypsilanti Smith (March 22, 1843 – November 4, 1894) was a nineteenth-century Republican politician, lawyer and clerk from Iowa. For three months, he represented Iowa's 7th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives, after winning election to serve out the term of John A. Kasson following Kasson's appointment as U.S. Envoy to Germany.

## Biography

Born in Piqua, Ohio, Smith moved to Rock Island, Illinois with his parents in 1850 and again to Des Moines, Iowa in 1854. He attended public schools and enlisted in the Iowa Militia for service against the Indians in 1861. He was appointed a clerk in the Post Office Department in 1862, serving until 1864 when he was transferred to the Treasury Department, serving there until 1865.
Smith graduated from the Albany Law School in 1866 and was admitted to the bar later the same year, commencing practice in Des Moines. He served as district attorney of the fifth judicial district of Iowa from 1875 to 1879, and was a member of the Iowa Senate from 1882 to 1884.
In 1884, Smith became a candidate for the Republican nomination to succeed retiring Republican Congressman (and former Ambassador to Austria-Hungary) John A. Kasson as representative for Iowa's 7th congressional district. Smith's closest competitor for the nomination was Iowa State Treasurer Edwin H. Conger, Smith's former law-school classmate. However, in August 1884, Kasson left Congress early when President Chester A. Arthur selected him as the next envoy to Germany. This appointment required a double election in the 7th district in November 1884 - the regular election to pick a representative for the upcoming Forty-ninth Congress, and a special election of a representative to serve out the remainder of Kasson's term in the Forty-eighth Congress. By the time of the district nominating convention, Smith ran only for the shorter term, and Conger ran only for the longer term. Smith (and Conger) were nominated and defeated their opponents in the November election.
Smith served in the lame-duck session, from December 2, 1884 to March 3, 1885. Afterwards, Smith resumed practicing law until his death in Des Moines on November 4, 1894. He was interred in Woodland Cemetery in Des Moines.