Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-01-27
FIVE CENTS

They had already remembered Roach
ana Frank Thompson and passed the
honors around. Senator Creel in the
final roundup landed in the johnson
camp-aftcr voting for Hannafin-until
the congressman was out of it and then
voted with the republicans-while Her
brandson of Trail voted for johnson to
the last and went down with the ship.
Secretary of State Falley has gone
down to Wahpeton to celebrate with the
Richland county boys the election Of
McCumber to the senate. Fred feels SO
good over the result-he had to 20 down
and talk it over with the balance of the
kichland county hustlers.
The newspapers are unanimously in
favor of the bill have county auditors
and trcasurers to publish quarterly state
ments-the bill increasing the price for
the publication of insurance statements
to full legal rates-and one paper wants
the session laws published officially in
papers chosen through the state-that
will give the laws general circulation
showing that the newspaper boys know
what is best for them.
Secretary Warren A. Stickley of the
railroad commission, acknowledges
through a fitting little card in the Wells
County Ncws-his paper-the assistance
that was rendered by his friends among
the newspaper boys. SticlSley says: Il
cannot cnumcrate parties to whom l
feel indebted-for they are too numer-
ous-thcre being aboutsixty which came
to my notice; but | desire to thank each
and every one of yon as we'll as my in
dlviduai Jricnds, and trust my admin
istration may prove all that is expected
of me-
Senator Marshall and wife returned to
Oakcs Friday evening to spend Sunday
at home and with friends.
Representative McIarg, before lcav
ing for jamestown Friday evening, cy-
pressed a belief that the grain commit
tee would be able to accomplish some
thing in the way of securing some kind
or protective measure as regards
the inspection Of grain.
Judge Lauder went home Immediately
after the first caucus that settled the
senatorship and he stopped in Fargo
long enough to tell the Forum that the
contest. while spirited, was without bit
terncss s-and that so far as he had heard
there were no charges of boodleism--
which is WE'LL
Mrs. McCumbcr came in from the cast
yesterday, and joined the senator-e]rcf
at this place. Mr.. and Mrs. McCumber
left last night for Wuhpcton. Tho scna.
tor continued to receive congratulations
unnterruptcdly during the day-provjnr
the great number OF his personal and
political friend and the general satisfac-
ton that prevails at his election.
Senator McGillivray.-You can tell
them that Stark county is the richest
county in the state and the largest by a
handsome majority. 1t is 2GO miles
north and south and $50 east and west
1t was not always so large but we got a
large area OF stock country attached
some time ago. The first annexation
Dill passed was vetoed by Governor
ShortridSe. The next bill was signed by
Governor Allin and as resi,lt orr
county has prospered ever since. The
annexation did not suit some of the
stockmen but it brought within the lines
OF taxation one million and a half acres
OF railroad land and granted to 400
schoollcss children educational advan-
tagcs. 1t may not be generally known
but it is Il fact that Stark county ships
more beef cattle every year than any
other one point on the continent. Stark
county is larger than the states of Rhode
Island, New Jersey, Or Connecticut, and
must be respected.
Chas. Brown, who has been in attend
ance during the past week, returned to
Cathay last night. Mr.. Brown will ship
several car loads of fat sheep to Chicago
the first of next month aud still have
several left.
General Allen expresses satisfaction at
the outcome of the senatorial struggle
and regards the republican party
stronger than ever before in this state.
Representative Miner and wife went to
jamestown last evening where they will
visit friends day or so when Mr.. Miner
Will loln the grain committee. of which
ne IS member, on it,; way to Minnesota
and Wisconsin.
John Christian, chief clerk in the
auditors office, has gone home to re-
main Il few DAYS.