The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-09-15
Republican Candidates.

reared on a farm in Wisconsin ;
taught school and was admitted to
the bar in 1875; removed to Yank-
ton in 1876 and commenced the
practice of law; has been district at
tOrncy, and for two terms was city
attorney OF lankton; was state
senator in 1885, under the 'we are II
state" movements was elected to
congress in 1894.
Charles II. Burke, of Pierre, candi-
date for congress, was born al Ba-
tayia, n. Y. and is 81 years old
He removed to Dakota in 1882, loca-
ting in Beadle county and later re-
moved to Blunt in Hughes county,
where he was admitted to the bar in
1886; took up his residencein Pierre
eight years ago, and has been large
ly engaged in real estate bushes .
He was elected q member OF the legis-
lature in 1884 and re elected in
1896.
Kirk G. Phillips of Deadwood, can
didate for governor, is IA natiye OF
Maryland, where he was born forty
seven years ago; removed to Mon
tana when 16 years of age, and took
up his residence in the Black Hills in
1876, where he has been engaged in
the drug business and as real estate
and mine operator. He was mayor
of Deadwood from 1881 to 1888,
and county treasurer from 1888 to
1894, in which year he was elected
state treasurer and is now serving
his second term.
+ John Il. kean, OF Woonsocket, can
didate for lieutenant governor is Al
years OF age, and has been a resident
OF WoonsOcket for fourteen years, re-
moving to that locality from Wash
ington, d. G. He is a graduate OF
The law school Of the Wisconsin uni
versity and OF the National law
school at Washington, and during
his residence in the state has been
engaged in the practice OF his pro
fession. He served as county Judge
OF Sanborn county two years and
then refused q reelection.
William III. Roddle, of Brookings,
candidate for secretary OF state, was
born in Wisconsin in 1851, and has
resided in Brookings for twenty
year. He was engaged in the hard
ware business until two years ago.
He has filed the office of mayor OF
Brookings and other POSITIONS in the
city government, was county treas
urer for two terms and is now serv-
ING his first term as secretary ol
state.
John Schamber, of Hutchinson
county, is q German Russian, 3S
years OF age. He came to this coun-
try twenty years ago, locating in
Yankton county, and two years Ia
ter removed to Hutchinson county
where he is engaged, in general mer-
chandising and dealing in grain and
land, being the owner of several fine
farms. He was county treasurer for
six years and state senator two
terms.
j. ID. Reeves, of Groton, candidate
for auditor, has resided in Brown
county seventeen years, having To-
Gated there when lie was % years Of
age. He is engaged in the newspaper
business, being publisher OF the
Groton Independent. In 1890 he
was appointed postmaster, serving
four years. and in 1896 was elected
mayor. receiving every vote cast ior
the office
John l.. Pyle, OF Huron, candidate
for attorney general, is native oi
Ohio. where he was born in 1860.
When 10 years OF age he went to
Montana and worked as common
laborer. In 1882 he settled on a
farm in Hand county, Dakota, study
ing law while holding down his home
stead. He was admitted to practice
in 1885, and four years later re-
moved to Huron, previously serving
one term as district attorney for