Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1890-10-10

signed his commission to enter as
private in the royal guard atStockholm
where he continued his studies in
military tactics and mathematics.
and was appointed q corporal in the
guard. In 1867 be came to Minnesota
where he taught school for the Nor
wegian Lutheran congregation in
Olmsted county, and attended the
common schools OF the district be-
tween his terms. In the spring OF
1869 he came to Brookings county
and settled on the Sioux river, about
tour miles southwest OF Brookings.
There the first post Office was estab-
lished in Brookines county and he
was the first post master at Medary
post Office. A year before that the
county was organized and he was ap.
pointed one OF the commissioners. in
which capacity he served about seven
years. In 1872 he was elected to the
legislature and 1878 the same
distinction was again conferred upon
him. He has been treasurer of Medary
school township since it's organization.
He is q representative farmer and q
gentleman ottrueintegrity and worthy
OF the position OF county treasurer OF
Brookings county.
GEORGE HEADLEY,
nominee for sheriff, came to Brookings
county twelve years ago and located
in Argo township. He has held the
responsible positions of town treas
urer and director at diff rent times i'm
hta fnwnchty,
master at Argo tor the past nine
years. He is a prominent member of
the G. A. r., and cast his first ballot
for Abraham Llncoln. Mr.. Headley
was among the first to unite with the
Farmers Alliance of Brookings county
and Is still member OF the Alliance.
but is also a true Republican and
representative temperance man.
WARREN NJ. WRIGHT,
nominee for County Judge, needs no
lengthy introduction from our pen.
He has served the people in q salts
factory manner as County Judge dur
ing the past term. He is IN every
way capable and trust worthy and will
no doubt receive the full Republican
vote at the coming election.
c. P. FJERESTAD,
Republican nominee for County Aud.
itor, came to Brooklnes county from
Dodge county, Minnesota, in 1878
and has resided on his farm in Oak
Lake township ever since, In has
youth he received q splendid common
school education and has held several
offices Of trust in his township. He is
highly esteemed by his neiehbors and
is q representative farmer He is
80 years of age and fully competent
to transact the business of the CLERK
OF courts Office.
OLE H. HAASARUD,
A graduate of the Madison State
Normal school and q graduate OF the
South Oak ota Agricultural college with
the degree of B. s. He was born in
Fillmore county, Minn., is 80 years OF
age and bears the reputation
OF icing gentleman of exemplary
habits, strictly moral in prin.
ciple and @ close student. He
mas the esteem of the most able
educators in the state, and has thor
oughly fitted himself for the profession
of school teaching and mas taught
thirteen terms very successfully. He
is emiAently qualified to fill the posi-
tion of county uperintendent OF
schools.
PHILO HALL,
nominee for District Attorney was
born at Wilton, Waseca county, Mimi,
and is twenty five years of age. HIS
father served three years in the
late war in Co. G. First Mime
sofa Regiment. He received his early
education at Waseca, Mimi, and in
1879 removed to Sioux Falls, Dakota
where he attended the Baptist college.
In 1883 he removed to Brookings and
has remained in Brookings county
ever since. He studied law in the
office OF the Hon. j. o. Andrews, now
Judge OF the third circuit, until his ad-
mission to the bar. He engaged in
the practice Of his profession at Elk
ton in this county and remained
there until the latter part of April,
1889, when he returned to Brookines
and entered into partnership with J.
0. Andrews in the practice of law
under the firm pame of An
drews & Hall, which partnership was
dissolved by reason OF the election of
Mr.. Andrews to his present position
on the bench. Mr.. Hall has since
that time been engaged in the prac-
tice of law at Brookings. This is his
first. entrance into the political arena