Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1912-03-15

offices begins to increase and this walk
finds number Of new announcements
in the Star
Among this number will be found
the mans of Mrs. Irene Z. Ferguson.
who is asking for the e-nominstnn
and election to a second term as sunSr.
lntendent OF schools of this county.
Mrs. Ferguson, during her term of of.
ice has proven herself very able
educator and has worked hard for the
betterment of the schools in this
county and what is more has gained
good results. In asking for second
term Ii is not likely that she will have
any opposition as she has given uniyer-
sal satisfaction.
Earl Parsons makes his announce
ment this week as candidate for the
office of auditor. Mr.. Parsons has
been resident of Hot Springs for the
past five years, the last two and q han
as proprietor of the o. X. bxalnsr shop.
He has always been republican aud
will ask for the nomination ON thia
ticket He is fully competant and
should he land the office he seeks
would make good official.
l.. o. Shirley is candidate for the
nomination to the office of register of
deeds and his announcement appears
elsewhere in this issue. MIR. Shirley is
asking for the nomination on the re.
publican ticket having been q strong
supporter of that party all his life. He
is perfectly competent man for the
position and if elected would I'LL the
office with credit.
| The first Democrat to enter the ring
as candidate for county office is
T. f.. Ward, who this week makes his
announcement for the office Of county
judge. Mr. Ward is one of the prom.
inent young attorneys of the county
who is making good. A brief review OF
his life shows that he was born at
O'Neill, Nebraska, in 49, He gained
his common school education at Peoria
Illinois, where his parents moved when
he WAS boy. To earn money to carry
him thru college he worked as q ranch
hand and later as clerk in mercan.
tile store. He i. graduate of the
Creighton College oi Law at Omaha,
aud is admitted to practice in all courts
in both Nebraska and South Dakota.
For time he WAS in partnership with
e. r. Juokett but recently dissolved
partnership ond is now located in tn
Peoples National Bank building. NJ
Ward is popular young man and will
make a good run for the office.
Among the names of those mentioned
favorabiy as candidates for office but
who as yet have not announced we And.
l.. q. highley, whose friends are urg-
ing him to make the race for represent
ative from this county Larry" il he
gets into the fight will make any Up.
ponet know he is running il they de-
feat him. He has served as state sena
tor from this district has made an OK.
ceptionaliy good record as legislator
and could duplicate his performance
in the house if elected
4 The name Of A. q. Forney is being
put forward by his friends who sre de.
string to see him announce his candi-
dacy for state senator Mr. Forney is
land commissioner at Oslrichs at the
J present time Previous to that time
} he was resident Of this city and b
} we'll known to nearly every resident Of
this and Custer counties. He would
make and exceptionally good man for
the place.
N. H. Dryden, Of Oelrichs, it is an.
} derstood will soon toss his hat inte
the ring as candidate for county
sheriff. Nat is another of the old
timers whose intimate friends think he
would make good county official.
One who is very favorsbly mentioned
for the office of state senator is j. F..
Parks, of this city. Mr. Parks is one Of
the most substantial men financially
and otherwise in either Fall River or
Custer counties. He has never
been seeker after public Offices and
is 10th at this time to enter the field
but may consent at the urgent solicita.
ton of his friends to become q candi-
date for the office. He is without
doubt one of the strongest men who
could be mentioned and should he con.
sent to let his name be used will be @
strong candidate.
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