The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-11-14
SHERWOOD NAMED
AS NEW JUDGE
PROMINENT CLARK ATTORNEY is
APPOINTED TO SUCCEED
JUDGE SEWARD
NEW JUDGE MAN OF FINE CHARACTER
Mr.. Sherwood Has Many Attachments
And Will Make an Ideal Presiding
Officer For The Third Circuit

As the Register briefly mentioned
last week, Hon. Carl G.. Sherwood of
Clark, has been appointed judge of the
Third Judicial circuit, to succeed the
late Judge Seward. Governor Vessey
made the appointment on Wednesday
of last week and Mr.. Sherwood has
already taken up his new duties. The
new presiding judge is a prominent
attorney and a man of fine character
and many attainments, and the Regis
ter believes that his selection is the
best one that could have been made.
From a Pierre dispatch We get the
following interesting information
about the new Judge: Mr.. Sherwood
and Ex-Governor Elrod of Clark, have
been for years keen rivals for poll
tical honors. At the foundation of the
town OF Clark, Mr.. Elrod and Mr.. Sher-
wood located there as warm friends
and became rivals in business and
politics. The town was not sufficient
ly large for the two to thrive at the
same time. Mr.. Sherwood got to the
constitutional convention and first
state senate, and for a long time was
the dominating influence in Clark
county politics. Mr.. Elrod vas not
idle in the meantime and presently
was elected governor and for a num-
Der Of years kept Sherwood in the pol
itical shade. Just now Mr.. Sherwood's
turn has come again while Mr.. Eirod
is leading the life of a private citizen.
The friendly rivalry of these two
prominent men has been the subject
of statewide interest.
Carl G.. Sherwood was born in Con
necticut Hill, Broome county, New
York, near Whitney Point, on January
18th, 1855. His father was a member
of the Legislature of that state and
was a staunch abolitionist during the
period leading up to the war Of the re-
bellion and supported the republican
party till the time of his death. The
early educational advantages Of Carl
Sherwood were few, but his alert men,
tally and his appreciation OF the
values of life early quickened his am
bition to become a lawyer. His par
ents were very religious and urged
him to become a minister and because
Of their insistency along this line, he
came west to carve out his own for
tunes. He taught school and studied
finally in Minnesota was admitted to
the bar. He became a member of the
Codington county bar in 1882. In 1881
on the It'll of August he came to Clark
where he has ever since maintained
his home and been actively engaged
in the practice Of his profession, and
has accumulated one of the best libr-
aries in the state.
Mr.. Sherwood has always been ac-
tive in public affairs, having been
register Of deeds, member of the con
stitutional conventions, delegate to
the national republican convention
which nominated Mckinley, state SEN
ator, temporary and permanent chair
man Of the republican state conven-
ton and chairman of the republican
convention held at Sioux Falls May %,
1900, the largest ever held in this
state. Mr.. Sherwood has been identl-
fed with the Masonic lodge since 1889,
the Odd fellows since 1884, the knights
Of Pythias, Modern Woodmen of Amer
lea, A. o. L. w. and in 1902 with the
Elks at Wetertown.