Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-08
OUR LOCAL TICKET.

Ihelr service as ofhcers has Drought
them in contact with the larger number
OF the voters, and those that have not
held Office have a wide acquaintance
No reasons need be advanced why the
officers that were renominated should
be reelected. Their official service is O
sufficient guarantee that with county af.
fairs in their hands they will be well
managed.
| Mr.. Lunmis. present treasurer, has
been very efficient officer. Meyer
was the business OF the Office in better
condition. The books are in fine shape,
and what IL more the people of the
county are appreciating the faithful and
competent service they are getting from
Mr.. Lummis. and from all over the coun.
ty comes the assurance that he will be
reelected, and with an increased ma
Ijority.
No one for one moment doubts that
Wallace Smith will be elected auditor.
And why should he not be? Look at his
books. they are model of neatness and
correctness, A multitude Of papers go
into the auditors Office but Mr.. Smith
has them SO orderly arranged that he
can. at moments notice, find what is
wanted. The auditors Office is one that
requires a vast amount Of work, but
Wallace Is always ahead of the work
That's the kind of man the county
wants, and sure thing they will keep
him.
Then there is S. L. Ansle, sheriff,
Steve was nominated by acclamation,
which is good guarantee Of his popu-
larity. Under him the sheriff's office
has been we'll managed. Steve is ac-
quainted with everybody in the county,
which acquaintance will tell on election
day. The fellow that thinks that he
will have an easy road to victory by
running against Steve will find out that
he had been nursing delusion.
Long before the day of the convention
everybody knew that Judge smith would
be renominated states attorney. Even
the fusion paper in town, gave it out the
night before the convention that Judge
Smith would be nominated. During
two years the Judge has been a clear
headed and conscientious county adj
visor, and as result the county has
been freed from vexing legal entancle-
ments. He has carefully guarded against
the piing up Of expense for court costs,
and in that particular has been Of incal-
cuble value 10 the county.
Our affable county Judge was Of course
renominated AS long as Judge Feay
wants the office Of county judge he can
get it. If the fusion paper should come
out and predict that Judge Feay would
be elected, we have not the slightest
doubt that the prediction would be veri-
fed on election day.
And our clerk of courts. Nowhere
can a better clerk of courts be found
than the one That setyes Custer county.
So thoroughly satisfactory is he that
two years ago no one was put up against
him. Whether he will have a COMPETE
tor this year remains yet to be seer.
Always prompt. His work always done
en- time. Always correct What more
can the county want. The work of this
Office requires man of special attain
ments. Such attainments Mr.. Rut-
kowski possesses, which coupled with
his deserved popularity, ihsures his
election.
w. Il. Wood was nominated for sup
erintendent Of schools. Mr. Wood is a
young man of fine education, and al
though young In years has had consid-
erable experience. He carries a first
grade certificate and is in every way
qualified under the law. Energy, zeal
and enthusiasm will characterize his
MANAGEMENT Of the affairs of The Office.
G. w. Stabler, nominee for assessor, is
resident of Beaver Valley precinct.
He has had experience that will make
him a good assessor. He is an excellent
bookkeeper and his books will be cor
rectly made up and accurately comput-
ed.
DR.. r. w. Calkins was re,nominated
for coroner, and although the Office is
practically without compensation at.
tached to it, yet it has been we'll filled
by the present incumbent.
James Hare, candidate for register of
deeds has been resident Of the county
with his family, for the past sixteen
years. being located on Sduaw Creek
about fifteen miles east of Custer, where
he has been engaged in farming. Mr..
Hare has succeeded in building up for
himself and family very comfortable
home to which he has already taken the
preliminary steps toward securing a
permanent title from the government.
While it may not be said of Mr.. Hare
that he has been an aspirant for official
positions, he has for many years been
prominent IN the councils of his party.
With reference to his ability to perform
tho duties pertaining to the Office for
which he has been named it may be
said in all candor, that he is eminently
and fully qualified to perform such SER
vice in all its varied details in most
efficient and satisfactory manner. He
is a penman of more than ordinary
merit, his style of penmarship being
bold, free and exceptionally legible.
AS an Instance showing his efficiency in
clerical work, may be noted the recent
of his labors as census emu
merator for one of the districts of this