Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1903-01-09
CHANGES At the COURT HOUSE.
The Old Pass Out and the New
Walk In and Business
Keeps Q Running.

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County Commissioners Doing
Business. Approving Bonds,
and squaring Accounts.
With ton years service to his credi
commissioner Fred Gerber Of Worth
ing retired from official life With th.
organization Of the new board Of com
missioners. Commissioner Smith o.
Lennox Is tho new member, and givel
promise Of being one Of the BEST in thl
history Of the county.
Commissioner Cuppett succeeds him
self and Commissioner schiager holds
over.
Lincoln county has always been for
tunste In having the service Of good
business men to manage the affairs oi
the people hence the county business
has been handled with economy and
care, and the present board will prove
q popular o any In tho past, and 70,
the position Of county commissioner ID
no sinecure. He is . kind Of : County
Father. and everything from dog tax
to insanity, from sickness 10 Sioux
river bridges, and from farm values I'd
railroad tax must pass under the criti.
cal eyes Of the board.
County Treasurer n. T. Hogoboom
retirss with the good will and respect
lot the people and ID succeeded by W. K.
Slads u Hudson. who enters upon the
discharge Of the duties Of the county
treasurer and the first county Office he
has ever aspired to. Mr.. Slade IL . sue.
cessful farmer, stock raiser and has ex.
tensive banking interests in Hudson.
He is finely equipped for personal dis.
charge Of the business Of the Office. and
has selected o deputy treasurer,
George Olson, who is . first class man
for the position. having filled various
Offices requiring ability and correct
business methods.
Sheriff Robert Buchanan relieves
Filing Opsal Of the duties Of sheriff,
and he relieved good man. . careful
and considerate officer, faithful and
kind hearted, who never exercised un-
due authority or needlessly distressed
anyone In the discharge Of duty. and
the the duties Of . sheriff compel him
to enter upon many Unpleasant tasks,
and TO sheriff Opsal's credit be il said,
a. high testimonial to his big hearted
ness, that he has saved many . man
from unpleasant consequences by his
kind advice. His successor, Robert
Buchanan, Is . man who viii win the
confidence and respect Of the people
because he has kind heart and plea
SAINT disposition, Is good Judge Of
human nature and q hrm q the rock Of
ages when duty requires It. Sheriff
Buchanan will have q deputy. Charlie
Reynolds. ono Of the best men he could
have selected.
& County Superintendent J. B. Glen
dennen retires and George Dean takes
up the duties and responsibilities.
Superintendent Clendennen has made
one Of the best school superintendents
the county has ever had. His chief
ambition during his four years term
was to elevate and improve tho entire
school system Of the county, and
he has carried his cherished ambi-
tjon to the satisfaction and graft
fcation Of every lover Of education in
the county. He has worked early and
late and never allowed anything to
interfere with prompt and consider.
ate discharge of duty. He had . kind
word and : pleasant smile for al, and
no teacher ever asked for advice or
guidance in vain. His successor, Prof.
George Dean, enters into Office under
favorable conditions, and tho school
system, Of the county will find In him
IN active and vigilsnt successor. Prof.
Dean has every qualification necessary
10 carry on the work before him in
that will gain him the conf
dence and esteem Of the teachers and
The public. Tho LEADER predicts for
Superintendent Deans very successful
career. He Is possessed Of sound bust.
ness qualifications and his educational
warrant the presumption
that no man in the county Is better
for the work.
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A. Brady Beck succeeds his father,
E. 8. Beck, a. clerk Of courts. His
father held the Office for four year, but
owing to deafness he was obliged TO
employ his son 70 perform the duties,
and through this performance Of duty
came his promotion. Brady Beck IL .
careful and competent young gentle
man and the Office will be run in the
future as in the past along strict bust
ness lines.
States Attorney G. E. Benedict sue.
ceeds senator elect NJ. E. Rudolph in
the discharge Of the legal duties devolv-