Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-10-15

Hon. s e. Wilson,
Republican r1minee for Circuit Judge
is by no mears stranger to the people
of the circpit or of the Black Hills, hav
ing tried his first suit in Hot Springs
where he located eighteen years ago
and where he has grown in his profes
sion and is recognized throughout the
! state as a trustworthy, reliable and able
lawyer.
He was reared on farm in Illinois
till he reached the age of seventeen,
when with his parents he removed to
Iowa, where he worked on the farm in
summer and taught school in winter
till he earned enough money to enter
college, and after that worked on the
farm every summer vacation during his
college course, being obliged to do SO to
earn his way. So he is every bit a self
made man, always being obliged to rely
on his own efforts to make his way On
his return from college to the farm
be was selected as principal of one Of
the graded schools of his county and
was from there elected County Superin
tendent of his home county, in which
place be served for three successive
terms, six years, and was recognized as
one of the most successful superin-
tendents in the state.
He was admitted to the bar in Iowa.
but came to the Black Hills and enter
ed on the practice Of the law. He at
once took leading place and has been
foremost in the building up of his town
and county. He has served his county
three terms as States Attorney, two by
election and one by appointment and
was a most vigorous and successful pro-
secutor.
He was elected to the state senate
from the Custer Fall River District in
1894, in one Of the hard fought cam
paigns of the state, having pitted against
him Major Anderson, who was one of
the most brilliant and aggressive cam
paigners the opposite party has ever
had in the state, but after good natur
ured campaign in which both candidates
stumped the district, Mr.. Wilson was
elected by an overwhelming majority.
In all of these official places where he
has been thoroughly tried his record is
clean and unassailable. AS a superin-
tendent he was progressive, active and
earnest and was great favorite with
teachers of whom he had about two
hundred under his supervision in his
county, Page County, Iowa. AS pros
ecut:ng attorney he was terror to evil
doers, having successfully prosecuted
and sent more men to the penitentiary
during his term OF Office than have been
sent during all the rest Of the history Of
the county. AS legislator he took a
prominent part among his fellow sena
tors, being elected president pro tenn and
serving on the most important commit
tees in that body in which he was a
recognized leader.
With this splendid record as an offic-
ial, as a lawyer and a vote getter, the
Republicans of this circuit nominated
him by acclamation for judge in '97,
when the circuit was overwhelming
democratic, having been carried by
Bryan over Mckinley by over four hum
dred majority in '96. He was defeated
h,, Iaco than that hv xyhtrh
Bryan defeated Mckinley in the circuit
in '96. This was the year in which
Judge MCGEE was elected the first time,
he having made two unsuccessful at
tempts at previous elections, the first
| time in '92 when he contended there
was a vacancy and the supreme court
decided there was not, and the next in
'93 when he was defeated by Judge
| Gardner.
| MIR. Wilson has been nominated this
year when the circuit is republican by a
much larger minority than it was demo-
cratic in '97, and there can be little ques-
ton as to the result. He will be elected
l Nv u ldIRcI LnulVIlbg ii'D NPPShSAS
was seven years agn. He is not parti-
zan, but is and has always been a
staunch republican. He was permanent
chairman Of the Republican state con-
vention at Sioux Falls in 1900 and his
speech made at that time was published
by the daily papers as one of the best
made in that memorable campaign. He
has meyer failed to carry his home
county and will carry it by a larger
majority this year than ever before. L
is conceded by all that he will discharge
the duties of this high Office with hon.
esty, fidelity and ability and that he will
make a candid. capable and fearless
judge.
Fred Heidepriem ree5ntly purchased
the lot and store building on the south
side of Custer Avenue known as the
: Racket store. This week week be hao
| ~ t,.:il;~,, ,,ayad m fha lot adiOininl