The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-07
His Candidacy for Congress
Rapid City, Jan. 5, 1910.

His Candidacy for Congress.
Rapid City, Jan. 5, 1910.
Editor UNION: Thinking that many
of your readers will be interested In
knowing more regarding MIR. John +.
Schrader, whose name you tentative
" presented as a candidated for COLI
gress, have taken the licerty to give
i few facts regarding him.
John +. Schrader was born at Utica,
Oneida county, New York, on October
2, 1850 He attended the public schools
of his native city, and while at the
Utica Free Academy was q classmate
of the present vice-president of the
United States-James S. Sherman.
Later he took course of business
training in Eastman College at Pough-
keepsie, New York.
In May, 1874, he entered the law Of
flee of w. and j. ID. Herman at Utica
and began the study of law. In June
1877 he successfully passed an exami-
nation at u general term of the SUI
preme court held at the city of Buff
alo, N. Y, and was admitted to prac-
tice in all courts of his native state.
After his admission to the bar he was
made managing clerk in the law firm
where he began his studies, and re-
manned in that position until he left
for the west.
In April, 1880, he removed to the
then Territory of Dakota, taking up
his residence in Rapid City, where he
has made his home ever since. While
ever ready and willing to take part
in the success of the republican ticket
he never held a public office until
1887, when he was elected mayor of
Rapid City, which office he held for
one term. In 1894 he was the success
full candidate on the republican ticket
for the office of states attorney of Pen
nington county. He assumed the
duties of the office on January l, 1895,
and SO vigorous was his prosecution
of offenders against the law that many
of the violators were compelled to
seek other fields, rather than stand
trial. Cash bonds to the amount of
81, 10000 were forfeited to the county
during the two years that he acted as
states attorney. In November, 1902
he was elected state senator from the
39th senatorial district, representing
the county of Pennington in the legis-
lature of 1908. His record during that
session was fully up to the expecta-
ton of his most ardent admirers.
Since 1880 he has been prominently
identified with the Masonic fraternity
Of the territory and state. He has at
various times been honored with the
highest positions in the gift of his
brethren. He also has taken deep
interest in fraternal organizations,
such as the Ancient Order of United
Workmen, ethe Modern Woodmen of
America, the Yeomen and Loyal
Americans. Immediately after the
organization of the First Baptist
church in Rapid City in 1889, Mr..
Schrader united with the same by
letter, and since then has taken a deep
interest in the welfare of the church.
Since October, 1903, .She has held the
position of president,ef the South Da-
kota Baptist Convention. In 1908 he
was the stalwart candidate for lieu
tenant governor before the primaries
and was defeated by his competitor,
Lieutenant Governor Shober. At the
state convention later on he was the
choice Of the republicans as one of the
presidential electors, which choice
was ratified by the people at the polls
in November of that year, and had
the honor of being selected by his col
leagues to bear to Washington the
republican vote of South Dakota for
Taft and Sherman.
MIR. Schrader in his home town,
Rapid City, is known as quiet I'M
obtrusive citizen, who minds his own
affairs and NEEDLES not with his
Ineighbors; is considered good and
faithful lawyer in whom clients place
implicit confidence, and his advice in
a legal sense Is considered the end of
all doubt, action follows. Quiet men
like Mr.. Schrader are mostly of slow
growth, but, like the Cedars of Leba-
non, the growth is majestic and en-
during. His word is considered as
good as a bond, and his honesty of
purpose undoubted by any person who
knows him. Such is the material
presented for new congressman from
| South Dakota. FITZ.
DR.. Waldron was called to New
Underwood Tuesday to attend Mrs.
Herman Dormer who was taken i'll
with appendicitis.