Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-01-27
THE LEGISLATURE.
Biographical Sketches Of the Members
of the Sixth Legislative As
sembly. e
A Body Composed of Young M en-Na
tivity and Length of Residence
in the State.
SENATE,

L. w. AMES, Mayvillc, Trail
county. Eighth district, was born in
Wiscassctt, Maine, December 1G. 1851
n is therefore IS years old. He
is married ana has four children. Ill
come to North Dakota from Hartford
Conn.,, in 1850. He is Il lawyer and
has held several political offices; was
clerk Of the court of Trail county
from 1881 to 1885; was states attorney
in 1890. and the choice Of Trail and
Grisgs counties for district judge two
years ago when Judge Pollock wa
nominated by Cass county which had
a majority of delegates in the con.
vention. Elected to the senate as a
republican.
HORACE +. ARNOLD, representing
the Fifth district, Grand Forks
county. postoftice, Larimore, was born
in Danielsonville. Conn.,. Al years ago.
Is single and came to North Dakota
from Minnesota in 1880. Is engaged
in farming and publishes the Pioneer
ut LarimOre. He is one of the hold
over republicans in the senate.
WESLEY BAKER. of Livona, rep
resents the Twenty-sixth district, EN-
mons county. He was born in Tus-
carua 80 years ago: is married and
has nine children. Came to North
Dakota from Colorado in 1883 and is
engaged in farming and stock raising.
Was elected to the legislature two
years ago as n member of the house.
Has held several offices in his town.
snip and is at present postmaster at
Livona. Elected to the senate rs a
republican.
ROLL1N c. COOPER. Cooperstown.
Griggs county, Sixteenth district was
born in WaShtenan county, Mich. SO
years ago is married and las one
child. He came TO North Dakota
from Colorado in 1880. Is Il farmer
and was Il member Of the house four
years ago. Has been county commits
Stone for sixteen years. Elected to
the senate rs 4 republican.
JOSEPH +. CRONAN. Fargo. Cass
county. Ninth district. was born in
Canaaa As years ago. Is married
and has six children. He came to
North Dakota from Iowa in 1872. Is
at present engaged in farming. Was
alderman in Grafton. and sheriff two
terms in Walsh county. Was after
wards appointed Z. S. marshal by
President Cleveland and was sue
ceedcd by John Haggart. Elected to
the present senate as 4 democrat.
JOHN l.. CASIEI. of the Fourth
district. Grafton. Walsh county. was
born in New York City 50 years ago:
is married and has two children. He
came to North Dakota from Fart
bault. Minn.. in 1881 and is q banker
and farmer. He served four years
in the North Dakota senate. sessions
Of 1891 and 1898: was alderman in
Grafton five years; served on the
board of education. city of Grafton.
nine years and presider1 5f tie board
five years. Elected to the present
senate on the fusion ticket.
ALFRED BEECHER cox. San
born. Barnes county. Fifteenth dis
trict. was born in Nova Scotia 35 years
ago: is married and has two children.
He came to North Dakota from Nova
Scotia in 1883. He is a grain and
lumber dealer and has not held office
before. Elected to the senate as a
republican.
II. NJ. CREEL. the unsuccessful in
dependent nominee for congress in the
recent campaign, is a hOldOver senator
from Devils Lake. Ramsey county.
In 1877 Col. Creel was appointed from
West Point to a second lieutenancy in
the famous Seventh cavalry and served
in the regular army until 1882. when
he resigned and located the TOWNSHIP
of Devils Lake. Has been county
commissioner and register Of deeds OF
Ramsey county. Was a republican
until two years ago.
CHARLES DUNLAP, Michigan
City. Nelson county. Seventeenth dis
trict, was born in Nova Scotia 46 years
ago: is married. and came to Nortl
Dakota from Minneapolis in 1883. Is
engaged in farming and flour milling
Was county treasurer Of Ne,sor
county from 1893 to 1896 inclusive anG
is a fusion holdover.
JAMES u. FV7TTFR. st. Thomas
Pembina county. Second district. wa
born in Crete Will county, Ill.,, 4:
years ago: is married. and came tt
North Dakota from Rochester. MINI.
in 1881. Is n farmer and has not helt
office before. Elected to the senate as
a republican.
BAILEY w. FULLER, jamestown
Stutsman county, Twenty-third dis
trict. WAS horn in Vermont Jan
uary 81. 1917. and is therefore
SO years old: is married and cam
to North Dakota in 1881. Is engaged
in the real estate business. Wa:
mayor of jamestown in 1889 and was
a member of the Vermont Legislature
two terms. Was a member Of thu
First state senate of North i)akot:
and each succeeding assembly. Is +:
republican.
LOUIS B. HANNA. Page, Gas!
county. Eleventh district. was born
in New Brighton. Penn. 81 years ago
Is married and has two children. HI
came to North Dakota from Ohio IL
1881 and is now cashier Of the State
bank at Page. Was a member of thu
house in 1895. of the senate in 1897
and q holdover for 1899. Is a repub
lican.
OLE I. HEGGE. of the Twentieth
district, Benson and Pierce counties
postof1ce address. Minnewaukan,, wal
. born in Norway 20 years ago; is mar.
ried and came to North Dakota from
Norway in 1886; is TO- cashier Of the
Benson County State Bank; has never
held Office before. Elected to the sen
ate as a republican.
DAVID WALLACE LUXE, Of thu
Seventh district. Grand Forks county
and postoffice, Grand Forks, was Dor:
in Beaver county. Penn, so years ago
He served in the 9Th Pennsylvania
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