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

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1877, settling near Fargo, where he is
now an extensive farmer. Mr., Tufts has
twice served in the state legislature as a
member of the house, and this year rep
resents Cass county in the senate. He
is married, and was elected to the senate
as a republican.
VALENTINE, CHAS. ~, Of La
Moqre, La Moure county, was born in
La Forte county, Indiana, May IA, 1850;
ancestry American; was educated at
New Carlisle College, Indiana, and
after the completion of mis- education
went into the drug business. in which
he is still engaged. He came to North
Dakota in 1886 and settled at La Moure.
OF which town he has been postmaster
for the past four years, up to last March.
lie is married, and engaged in the drug
business; was elected to the senate last
fall as a republican.
VETS, FRANK, Of Grand Forks,
Grand Forks county, was born in Ash
tabula, Ohio, March IL, 1889, of Ameri-
can parents. Wa educated in common
schools. Served three years in the civil
war, and settled in North Dakota in
1870, at Grand Forks, where he built the
first grist mill in the state. Has always
been actively engaged in business enter
prlses, and has never held office, having,
he says, been always too busy. At pres.
emit he is the proprietor of the Hotel
Dacotah. He was elected to the senate
at the last election as a republican.
WHITE, FRANK, Of Valley CITY,
Barnes county; was born in the county
of Ogle, state of Illinois, on the 10Th Of
december, 1856; ancestry, English
Scotch; was educated at the University
Of Illinois; settled in North Dakota in
1852; is married, and at present engaged
IN farming; was a member of the house
OF 81, elected to the last senate as a re-
publican, and is a hold over.
WISHEK, JOHN H., Of Ashley, Nc
lntosh county, was born in Warren,
Warren county, Pa, April II, 1855, and
is of French and German parentage,
He was educated at the Lodi (Ohio)
Academy, and graduated with the law
class of 1878, from Ann Arbor, Mich. He
was mayor of Prospect, O., for five years,
and came to North Dakota in 1884, hav-
ing assisted in the organization Of Nc
lntosh county. He has served eight years
as register Of deeds of that county, and
was a member Of the house of repre-.
sentativeB at the last legislative session.
Mr.. Wishek is married, and engaged in
the practice of law at Ashley, and was
elected to the senate as a republican,
taking the seat held for many years by
Lieut.. Gov. John III. Worst.
YOUNG, EBEN, Of Tower City, Cass
county, was born in Pictou, Nova Scotia,
on the 18th day of October, 1848; edu-
Gated in common. schools; settled in
North Dakota in 1879; was married in
1854 to Miss Nellie h. Duel, of Tower
City; is engaged in the lumber business;
was elected to the last senate as a Re-
publican, and is a hold over.
House.
ARMSTRONG, HENRY A., of Will
Transport, Emmons county, was born in
Columbiana county, Ohio, April 20, 1856.
Was engaged there in farming and school
teaching, and graduated from the Kansas
Normal school in 1880. Later was. a
student at Ann Arbor. and graduated
from the law class of 1883. lCame
to Emmons county the same year, and
took up a homestead. Has been two
terms states attorney and two terms
county auditor, his last term expiring
January Z. Is married; was elected to
the house as q republican.
BLACKLOCK, JAMES T., Of Ham
ilton, Pembina county, was born in Calf,
Ont, Aug. 8, 1857. Ancestry, Scotch.
Is married and engaged in farming and
machinery business. Settled in Bath
gate township, Pembina county, in 1887.
Has beengfor four years chairman of the
boardsof supervisors, and has held many
prominent offices in the Masonic, A. o.
U. Wand ]. 90. F.5iorders at Hamii-
ton. ,ls at present managerYof the Far
mers elevator, also president OF the far
mer's'alliance.. Was elected#to the pres
ent house as an independent republican.
BRAINARD, FRANKFW, Of Cakes,
Dickey county, was born in Barry
county, Michigan. in 1857; ancestry
American; educated in the common
schools and settled5in North Dakota in
May, 1883, where she took up a claim
aud farmed until 1891; is married, and
at present engaged in the farm ma
chlnery business; was elected to the
house az 9 popullst.
BROWN, NORRIS FULLER, OF
Plymouth, Ransom county, was born in
Broome county. New York, in 1888: he
comes OF revolutionary stock, both of
his grand parents serving through that
war; he vent with his parents TO Nc
Henry county, Illinois, in 1914, where he
learned the carpenters and joiners' trade,
at which he workedsfor twenty years; he
served through the civil war in the 47th
and 95th Illinois regiments and was dis.
charged in November, 1866, at Mont
gomery, Ala; he came to North Dakota
in 1888 and engaged in5farming pursuits;
ne is married, and was elected to the
house as 9 republican.