Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-09-16

ings and other positions in the city
government, was county treasurer for
two terms and is now serving his first
term as secretary of state.
JOHN SCHAMBER,
OF Hutchinson county, is a German
Russian, 3s years Of age. He came to
this country 90 years ago, locating in
Yankton county, and two years later
removed to Hutchinson county where
he is engaged in general merchandise
ing and dealing in grain and land, be-
ing the M of several fine farms.
He was county treasurer for six years
and state senator for two terms.
j. d. REEVES,
Of Groton, candidate for auditor, has
resided in Brown county seventeen
years. having located there when he
was % years of age. He is engaged in
the newspaper business, being pub
Usher of the Groton Independent. In
1880 he was appointed postmaster, serv-
ing four years and in 1896 was elected
mayor, receiving every vote cast for
the office.
JOHN L. PYLE,
OF Huron, candidate for attorney gen.
eral, is a native of Ohio, where he was
born in 1860. When 10 years ST age he
went to Montana and worked as a COM
non laborer. In 1882 he settled on a
farm in Hand county, Dakota, study
ing law while holding down his home.
stead. He a admitted to practice in
1885, and four years later removed to
Huron, previously serving n term as
district attorney for Hand county,
which is the only public Office he aver
held. Three years ago he was admit
ted to practice in the United States
supreme court.
DAVID EASTMAN,
OF Wilmot, candidate fol commissioner
of schools and public lands is 81 years
of age. He secured an education after
attaining his majority, and in order to
do SO had to work for his board while
going to school. He removed to Rob
erts county twenty years ago, and in
vested i'll $50 acres of land the money
he had saved as IL school teacher. This
farm lie still owns and manages, and
has the finest orchard in this part of
the state. He has likewise been en-
| gagged in the agricultural. implement.
and livery business. Ie served two
terms as register of deeds. and for
three and q half years has been deputy
in the office of the commissioner of
school and public lands.
L. E. COLLINS,
OF Vermillion, candidate for superin-
tendent of public instruction, was born
in Michigan and is 80 years of age.
When about five years old his parents
located in Union county, Dakota, on a
farm, and for twenty years he resided
in that county. His education was Sc
cured chiefly in the schools of Elk
Point, from which he graduated, and
in later years commenced a review
course in the state university at Yer
million, taking up science and peda-
gogy. Afterwards the Vermillion
board of education engaged him as
superintendent of the city schools,
which position he held seven years.
In 1894 he vas chosen county superin-
tendent, and still fills that office.
DR.. WILLIAM g. SMITH,
OF Sturgis, candidate for railway COM
missioner faom the Black Hills dis
trict, was born in Maine in 1853. After
securing a medical education and re-
siding in Michigan and California, he
took up the practice of his profession
in Sturgis, and is engaged also in the
drug business and in stock raising, be.
ing a member of the South Dakota
Stock Growers association. He has
been a member of the city council and
chairman of the board of education at
Sturgis.