The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-06
WAS RAISED
ON A FARM
Something of the Career of
Geo. II. Randall. Our
New Banker,
Is RECALLED BY 1 sioux FALLS NEWSPAPER
Macy Klad Words Are Said of him.
Mas . Well known
Politician.
Is RECALLED BY 1 SIOUX FALLS NEWSPAPER

The Sioux Falls Argus-L Lead
or of recent date has the follow
ing to say of a gentleman who
is becoming a resident of this
city, entering the banking bust
ness:
"Some days ago the Argus
Leader in chronlcling the ap-
pearance in this city of George
II. Randall, we'll known here
and throughout the eastern
part Of the state, and Thomas
Sweeney Of Rapid City, one of
the best known men in the
Black Hills country, announced
that a deal was on for a new
bank at Rapids, with the two
above named gentlemen in
charge of the management of
the bank. The rumor has
proven correct and sthe bank is
about ready for business. This
again calls attention to the ca
reer of Mr.. Randall. George
Randall, as he is known by all
his friends, and there are legions
of them, came from a Wiscon-
sin farm in the early eighties
and located at Salem in Nc
Cook county. Mr.. Randall is
a most genial fellow and he
soon knew practically every
man and boy, for that matter,
in the county. In 1883 he was
nominated on the democratic
ticket for county treasurer and
elected by a majority Of up
wards of $50, Notwithstanding
the county was at that time
strongly republican. IN 1890,
with four candidates in the
; field, he was reelected, having
four hundred more votes than
all the other candidates COM
! bined. :.
Gin 1893, under President
Cleveland, Mr.. Randall was APP
pointed postmaster at Salem.
: From 1888 to 1896 Mr.. Randall
was a staunch democrat and
one of the leaders of the party
in McCook county. But in
1896, with Bryan and free coin.
age of silver as the democratic
war cry, he was driven from the
, national ticket, and since that
time he has taken little or nc
! interest in politics, except local,
ly, when he has ever been ready
!. to take off his coat and work
for q friend, no matter which
; party he was nominated by.
: When asked now what his poll.
!. tics Isl, Mr.. Randall simply
smiles and remarks that he is {
man without a party.
"In 1893 Mr.. Randall wa.
elected cashier Of the McCool
County State Bank Of Salem
and served through the panic
Of 1894, and kept that institu
9 tson in excsllent shape. Ii
1894 he was elected mayor o
9 Salem and reelected in 1896
giving the city fovr years o
9 business government.
!. Gin 1902 Mr.. Randall dir
9 posed Of his banking interest
9 at Salem and moved to Canov,
and established the CanoY,
2 State bank, Of which he mad
: a great success, retiring Will
flying colors in 1906.
s'Since dlsposing of his Sa
pllem property, Mr.. Randall ha
= been like q fish out Of water
II He first moved his family t,
? Seattle, but did not like tn
9 country and returned east. Fo
q the past year he has been q res
| Iident Of Minneapolis, from
+ which point he has dealt heavi
I II in Minnesota and South Da
] kota real estate. But he ha,
: always had an itchiug to gey
back int South Dakota, Iii
flrst love, and the opening q
Dl Rapid City was quickly taker
II advantage 81.
Rapid City viii 6nd in Mr.,
Randall ! wide swake, hustling
'lcyal citissn, Who can always b