Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1889-09-12
A POPULAR TRIO.
Pen Sketches of Three More OF
the Invincibles Who are March,
ing on to Victory.
A Good Grist OF Local News for
the Readers of the
Journal.
POPULAR PEOPLE.
Jones for sherif, swerdfger for Clerk and
seyds for Clerk Of the Court
POPULAR PEOPLE.
A. II. swERDFIGER.

Angus II. Swerdfiger, the candidate
Of the republican party for county
clerk was horn 10 Winchester county
near Ottawa, Canada, in 1857. He
came to the states with his parents
when seven years oId-fhey locating
at Mortified, Minn., where Joe" as
he ia fsmiliarly known, grew ur, was
edncated, and at the age Of 10, entered
mercantile life rs clerk in a large
clothing store. Here he became
known IN Sig Hanauer as a faithful
and valuable salesman, and when 10
1877 Mr.. Hanauer decided to go into
business at Bismarck "JGen was the
first man engaged to 90 with him.
He remained at Bismarck inHanausr's
employ for one year, and then returned
to Nortbfield, Mimi, where he re.
entered his former employ and re.
mained till 1880, when he received q
flsttering offer from Msj. Maequeeu.
then Is now, post trader at Foit
Keogb. Here 10 where he got the
nickname OF "Joe" and II came about
Ia this way. When he came to work
for Mscqueen, there was another sales
man there named Chss. Angus, who
was always called by his last name.
Joe" bad before that time been called
by bis first name by everybody but
with two Of the same name In the
store, much confusion was caused, and
to otviate this. somebody christened
Swerdfger "Joe" and by that name
he has been known since to every body
and very few outside Of his personal
friends are aware that his name is not
"Joe" He remained with Maj. Mac
queen until the dissolution with Capt.
O'Toole in 1881, when he was offered
and accepted the position Of head
salesman Of Brosdwater, Hubhell 4
Co., at Miles City, then conducting
the largest mercantile business In the
Yellowstone valley. He remained
with the Diamond r" until they
went out of business In 1853 and with
its successor. A. W. Sleeper, until jan
uary, 1884, when, Mr.. Sleeper being
about to close out his business "Joen
was offered and accepted the position
Of bookkseper for w. A. Burleigh,
who, ut that time, was conducting a
large rrtail business here. I'm Febru-
AIRY. 1885, hesaccepted the position Of
deputy county clerk under l.. G. Dear,
In which position be remained until
lsst fall. During the three years that
he served In this position he became
thoroughly acquainted with all the ins
and outs Of the county clerks Office, as
the greater part Of the routine and
clerical work Of the office fell TO him 10
do, aud certificate Of his ability to
perform the duties of the Office can be
founf In every book or paper that was
handled during the three years oI
more that he was there. He had
seal cely resigned this position when
he was offered the charge Of the Office
and books Of Brandenburg 4 VanGss-
ken. which position he now holds,
"Joe" was married In Miles City iu
1888, having. during the summer pre-
csding this event, built a handsome
residence here, and paid for II spot
cash out Of his own earnings. He
owns this property without debt OF
mortgage, pays taxes to the support ol
Custer county, and Is here to stay. He
can refer fearlessly to any OF the firms
he has worked for, and has more sin.
cers friends than any man 10 the
county. No man is better qualified n
perform the duties Of county clerk
than he. Remember when you come
TO vote for him, that II will be Angus
III Swerdfgeri on the ticket. but
when you vote for "Angus" you vote
for "Joe."
E. J. JONES.
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