The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-01-10

the fact that they were not senators, with
all the rights and privileges thereunto be-
longing, until they had performed the
swear act.
REPRESENTATIVE RICHIE wouldn't
swear, so he had to take the affirmation
oath separately. A third house friend who
didn't understand the proceedings wanted
tn know what he had aRin' God.
MEssRs. SrRoM and Hanson, members of
the house from Trail county, paid their
respects to the TRIBUNE yesterday. Mr..
StrOm was one of the most successful and
earnest members of the last legislature and
Mr.. Hanson received next to the largest
vote in his district at the last election. His
friends do not expect to b. disappointed in
his work.
Hon. GEO. X. LORING, who will repre-
sent LaMoure county in the house. and
Messrs. bennett and Bjornson of Pembina,
called on the TRIBUNE yesterday. The
latter's name is easy when you know how
to pronounce it. The '.j' has the sound of
''e" and "o'' is silent-"Bernson." By the
way, Mr.. Bj0rnsOn is an Icelander-One of
a colony of several hundred up in Pembi-
ma county and a very clever gentleman.
BE was raised on a farm in Iceland and
CAM to Dakota in 1873. Mr.. bennett is
publisher of the Milton Globe in Cavalier
county. He is of English ancestry and
was born away down in Chill, South Amer
lea.
GOVERNOR ALLIN takes to the new du-
ties as presiding officer Of the senate just
about as q duck takes to water. He is
prompt in his actions, and there need be
no fear that while he is IN the chair, he
will not do his best to please everybody,
go far as he can, and at the same time per-
form his duty.
SOME of the boys did not get everything
that they could have asked for in the or
ganization of the senate, but there are no
sore heads and no ill feelings. Every
thing. now it is over, is satisfactory and
agreeable.
SENATOR WORST did not get elected
president pro tenn. of the senate, but he is
now free to occupy the floor whenever he
desires 1t, and it is needless to say that the
rafters of the senate chamber will ring
many times during the next fifty-nine
days with the clarion tones of the eloquent
senator from the 26th senatorial district.
A DISTINGUISH looking citizen named
Hazen Of Glendale has been seen around
the hotels during the past few days, and
everybody was asking who he was. He
wore a plug hat-was portly in form, we'll
dressed, and presented every appearance
of being a wealthy, smart, citizen whose
business it was to find out what was going
on; and while no one supposed he would
be a dark horse in the senatorial fight,
there were vague ideas that perhaps he
was a .way-up detective in disguise get.
ting points for some distinguished interest
or some equally distinguished candidate.
Everybody was taking everybody else
aside, and asking who the fine shrewd
looking gentleman was. 1t turns out that
MI. Hazen Is q gentleman of means who
was persuaded by Representative Richie
of Diekey to c0me to Bismarck and get
a position. Yesterday Mr.. Hazen cracked
several smiles. He had a splendid joke on
Richie-he said. He then told of the per-
suasive remarks that have been made by
Mr.. Richie, and added-"But I find that
Richie isn't in it at ALL" He thought that
it was the best joke he had ever seen on
Richie. Those who split their sides listen.
ing to the recital of the story thought that
the joke wa bigger II on Mr.. Hazen chan
on MI. Richie.