Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-10-19
CANDIDATE FOR SHERIFF.
by Petition.)
GEORGE A. JOY.

"a. Joy, is a candidate for the office of
sheriff OF Burleigh county at the COM
ing election, by a petition numerously
signed by his old ana new friends, among
them many of the best citizens of the
county. His petition was duly filed with
the county auditor in accordance with
law.
Mr.. Joy was born in Orono, in the
state ct Maine, on the 18th day of Feb.
ruary, 1914, and is now in the 5Oth year
of his age. His parents moved to Wis
consln when the subject of this sketch
was about IA years old, and his educa-
ton was acquired at Fox Lake college,
in that state. From Wisconsin MI. JOY,
at the age of q years, moved to Mime
apolis, then a young western town not
very much larger than Bismarck now is.
Mr.. Joy Is one Of the earliest settlers of
Burlelgh county, having moved from
Minnesota to this city, then known us
the town of Edwinton, and arrived here
on the 28th day of July, 1872, with a
little party of bona tide settlers, consist
ing OF John Sebry and family, Matthew
O'Brlen and family, and Mr.. Joy, his
wife and two children. 1heee were the
first families of Edwinton, now Bis
marck, the only other occupants of the
town being FROM IS to 100 males, some
OF them woodchoppers, a hardy and in
dustrlous set of men, and the balance of
the crowd principally composed of gam
blers Of the genuine frontier variety.
The journey from Minnesota was made
III wagons, n the travellers carried with
them their farming implements, house.
old goods, furniture and great coops of
poultry. Their COWS we're led behind
the wagons, and IL this patriarchal style
the trip was accomplished in about a
month. Mr.. JOY brought with HIM the
first COW that permanently settled in
what is now the capital city of the state,
and So far as we have any information,
was consequently the first COW man of
Burlelgh county. In those days milk
sold at fifty cents a glass, and a female
bovine was, like her relative the sacred
COW of India, a creature both venerared
and valued, and respected as carrying
within herself a source of wealth. Mr..
Joy Il his companion, Matthew
Ol5rlen, were the first parties to make
a stand and struggle against the claims
and ~pretenslohs OF the Lake Superior
and Puget Sound Land ompany to the
lands comprising Il townsite of Edwin
ton; and to their resolute maintenance
VI oAO AA6ACS VI oOuUicl6 DIS dRdluSL Il0
claims and demands of that mpa
the then occupants of the townsite owe
the saving Of much money that would
otherwise nave been paid as the price of
"choice town lots"
experience III skilled farming ACQUIRED
during his residence in Minnesota,
proved of much value 20 the state of his
| laCf l6NnfInn ~ tho r1ic;,,- ~E 81 .s>e.:
men samples of Dakota farming prod
ucts, and his samples of wheat, amber
cane and pumpkins, together with other
specimens OF farm products raised aud
collected IN this county, secured to Bur
leigh county the first prize and the ban
ner for the best ana finest exhibit of
farm products at the Minnesota state
fair, held at MINNEAPOLIS in 1882. Mr..
Joy also contributed largely to the
splendid samples Of Dakota wheat and
oats That caused gr at surprise and o
the highest Communications at the great
exhibition at New Orleans. Mr.. JOY
was the second maj to prove up on a
tree claim 10 this land district. lie lived
in Bismarck until 1878, when be moved
to a claim a few miles north Of
the city, IN the vlclui of which
AO hhG CNO1 SluC0 ICSiucu. NIT.
Joy asks the support of his old and
new friends, as Well as of all the citizens
who desire aud approve the election of a
reliable, energetic and impartial sheriff,
and he promises if elected, to fulfill and
and execute the duties of the office with
honesty, care and impartial diligence
without favors, with fear Of none. and
with justice to all.
AN INDEPENDENT VOTER.
NoTE-Above WI give a biographical
sketch or George A. JOY, an old and re-
spected resident or the county, which has
been handed US by one Of the voters of
this county. We want it definitely under
stood that in publishing it, the TRIBUNE
IN no manner indorses the candidacy OF
Mr.. JOY. The TRIBUNE is first. last and
all the time in favor OF Edward c. Taylor,
nominee Ut the republican party OF Bur
leigh county, "ho, when elected, will
make an officer the voters of Burleigh
county may we'll be- proud Of.