Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-01-11

kota in 1882, was elected probate judge
IN 1854, and served n term. Is married
and at present engaged in the lumber
and machinery business. Was elected
to the house on the Republican ticket
last fall with q majority vote over five
other candidates.
PURDON, JAMES, of Wahpeton,
Richland county, WAS born in Lanark
county, Ontario, April 81, 1910; ancestry
Scotch. Is married and engaged in tue
general mercantile business. Was edu.
Gated in the common schools, and at II
years Of age served an apprenticeship to
the general line of house building, wagon
and carriage making and as carpenter.
Moved to Alexandra, Mimi, IN 1868, and
while there held various town township
aud county offices. Settled in Dakota in
1880 at Wahpeton, has served at various
times as commissioner, mayor u alder
man. Wa elected to the present house
asst republican.
RASMUSSEN, NELS p, Of Valley
City, Barnes county, was born in Den.
mark in ls49; educated in the common
schools; migrated to America in 1869,
settling in Wisconsin and engaging in
farming; moved afterward to Minnesota,
r%allroadlng in that state and Montana
up to 1882, when he settled in Steele
county; in 1889 moved to Valley City,
rear which place he now farms 5000 acres;
in 1892 he was elected railroad commits
sioner on the poDulist ticket, his term
expiring with the beginning Of his term
as representative; is married, and was
oIoofoH RI tho h0y1co po n nnry,liof araes-"uI
Ray, L. B., of Petersburg, Nelson
county, was born in Cherryfeld, Maine,
in 1856, of American and Canadian par
entage. He settled in Nelson county in
1883, aud is engagedin farming pursuits.
Mr.. Ray is unmarried, and was elected
to the house as a republican.
RICHARDS, THOMAS, Of McKen-
zie, Burleigh county, was born in South
Wales on the 26tb day of August, 1882,
Of Welsh parents. He received a good
education in the common schools of that
country and came to America in 1872,
settling in Schuylkill county, Pa, where
he was employed as superintendent of
mines for Hon. H. L. Coke, then and for
several years afterward a republican
member of congress, whose personal
popularity had elected him in a demo.
cratic district. In 1876 Mr.. Richards
purchased a farm in Lebanon county,
Pa, on which he resided until he re-.
moved to Dakota in 1881, at which time
he settled on q homestead claim adjoin-
ing where he now resides IN Logan town
ship, of Burlelgh county. He is married,
has held various township Offices, aud is
now q prosperous farmer. Was elected
| RI tho hn11oo nc u ~hlv0nn a.-r. "-# fry
RINDE, N. H., OF Dundee, county of
Walsh, was born in the county of Rice,
Minnesota, in the year 1856; ancestry,
Norwegian; educated in common schools
and at St. Olat's College, Northtield;
settled in North Dakota in 1880; is a
farmer and was elected to the last house
as An Independent aud reelected at the
recent election.
ROBERTS, GEORGE, of Steele,
Kidder county, was born in German.
town (now a part Of Philadel'
phia), Pa, of American parentage; was
educated in the common schools aud is 6
miller by trade; came to North Dakota
in 1881 and first settled at Fargo, where
be remained for one year; in March
1882, he settled at Dawson, Kiddel
county, and engaged in farming and
stock raising, and is now one of the
prominent sheep raisers of that county
Mr.. Roberts has been twice elected
treasurer Of Kidder county aud his tern
expired with the taking of his presen
office as representative from the Twenty
sixth legislative district, at the last cleo
ton. He was elected as a representa-
tive from the counties of Kidder, EN-
mons, Logan and Mcintosh. He is rep
resented among those who know him a
being we'll versed in all financial NATTER
and particularly in all matters pertain
ing to the revenues of counties and it i
expected by his friends that he will TAX
a leading position in the question Of re
form revenue measures.
ROD, OLE A., of Grafton, Walsl
county, was born in Norway, Feb. 24
1854, and is of Norwegian parentage. HI
migrated to Nevada, Iowa, June %, 1870
where he worked on a farm during tn
summer and attended school in winter
He came to North Dakota in 1880, an
settled in Walsh county. He is malrie'
and farms $50 acres of land. Has he'll
) various township offices, and was electe
| to the house as a Republican.
SARGENT, ELBRIDGE c., of Al
menia, Cass county, was born at Me-
! London, New Hampshire, July l, 1852
ancestry American; is married, and Ell
) gagged in farming; is a carpenter an
builder by trade; was educated at Cobb
!, Academy, one of the noted schools {
! New England; came to North Dakota i
; 1879 and settled in Cass county wa
elected to the present house as a reput
lican.
SHARP, j. B., of Kuhn, I
Moure county, was born in Waddins
: ton, N. Y, Sept. 8, 1857. His father b
ing a small farmer he was compelled t
r earn money for his own education. STUD
Q led law and was admitted to practice il
1884 Camel LaMoure county, Mort
9 Dakota, IN 1892. locating at Kuhn, whe,
1 he practices law, and is vice-president {
the, Bank of Kuhn. Wat elected to th
house at the last election as a republ
can.
q SIMPSON, LESLIE A., Of Dickil
son, Stark county, was born in tt
county Of Hancock, State Of Maine, 9
q the 7th of December, 1867; Rncest1
A merican. waa adncatad in the nnbli