Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-01-20
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
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been county commissioner one term
and three terms county surveyor. He
was III. s.. irrigation engineer at Fort
Peck Indian agency, Montana two sea-
sons. He was elected to the house as
"a republican. His district is one of
those that will need to be split up into
two districts owing to the rapid in
crease in population.
JACOB H. PARR, is a fusion men,
Der from the Fourth legislative dis
trict, Walsh county, a staunch demo-
cratic stronghold. His post Office is
Acton. He was born in Canada, forty
one years ago; is married and has
three children. He came to North
Dakota from Manitoba, in 1877, and
county justice of the peace, township
Justice Of the peace, assessor, town
ship clerk and school clerk.
GEORGE B. PHIFER, from
Hample, Sargent county (Thirteenth
district) and was born in the state Of
%4NCW IO1h, Ju0S AGIA1 q SSAAIul oSS.
He is married and has four children.
He came to North Dakota from New
York, in 1888, and has been a farmer
since. He was postmaster OF Verona
post Office for twelve years; has been
connected with school and township
offices since their organization; was
elected to the Office of county commits
sioner in the fall Of 1899, served one
year and resigned as such December,
1900. Sargent county has been a pop
ulist stronghold and to Mr.Phifer and
his colleagues is entitled great credit
for reversing the conditions.
KNUTE S. RAMSETT, of Fingal,
Barnes county, (Fifteenth district) is
a familiar name on the Missouri slope
where MI. Ramsett lived for several
years. He was born in Dane county,
Wisconsin, and is 46 years old. He is
married and has n son. He came to
North Dakota from Wisconsin, in 1882.
He is a dealer in general merchandise.
He was postmaster in Washburn, Nc
Lean county, during Harrison's adj
ministration. Always an active party
worker and a good republican. He
finds his reward by being elected to
the, Legislature. 1T was a close run
against that popular pop, N. P. Ras-
mussen. r. : s#
HENRY L. READE, Of Bismarck,
Burleigh county, is one of the members
from the Twenty-seventh district. He
was born in Sutton, Broom county,
Canada, P. O., and is SO years. old. He
is married and has one child living.
He came to North Dakota from Hol-
yoke, Mass., in 1888. He is now with
Mi .Kupitz, one of. Bismarck's leading
grocers. He a elected and served
three years as alderman of Bismarck,
and was then elected and served as
city treasurer two years. Is first vice
president of the young mems republic
an league of the state of North Da-
kota, and was president of the Nc
Kinley and Roosevelt club of Burleigh
county. Is a republican by conviction
and has always voted the republican
ticket. Ancestors originally came
from New Hampshire. He was born
and lived on the Canadian side of the
line, but went to school in the state
of Vermont; therefore he claims HIM
self Vermonter;; was for many years
q member of the territorial national
guards and was commissioned as Sec
ond lieutenant of Co. A by Governor
Burke and resigned and was dis
charged by Governor Shortridge. He is
secretary of the state firemen's asso-
citation for the fourth year. D.,
ERNEST Fl. RESTEMAY YER, is an
b old member. He comes from the
Second district tPembina county, his
post office being Cavalier. He was
born in Ontario, forty-four years ago;
is married and has nine children. He
came to North Dakota from Ontario.
in 1882. and is a genuine farmer. He
has held township offices and was
chairman of the board of supervisors
for seven years, and on the school
board for nine years. lie was a mem
Der OF the Legislature in 1899, and re-
elected as a republican to this session.
GEORGE ROSE, of Ellendale, is one
of the oldest settlers in Dickey county.
He comes from the sTWenty-fifth dis
trict. He was born July 81, 1861, and
is 80 years old; is married and has six
children. He came to North Dakota
from Carroll county, Illinois, in 1882,
and engaged in farming. Mr.. Rose
helped organize the county of Dickey,
and has been in every republican con-
vention the county has had. He vas
at Bismarck during the senatorial con-
test of 1899, in the interest of Thos.
b. Marshall, and was at the state con-.
SVention this summer. A republican
of the right stripe. &&$
ASA SARGEANT, Of Caledonia, is
one OF Trail county's Htbig four" His
is the Eighth district. He was born
Peaeham, Vermont, ffty-six years
ago is married and has four children.
He&came to North Dakota from YER
mont, In 1870, thirty years ago. He
Us engaged in farming and -four mill
Was a member OF the territorial
Legislature that met in Yankton in
1877, ard also register Of deeds OF:
Trail county six years, ending July
j5a.s1I 81 Was elected to the house of
representatives over the fusion cam
didate by over LOCO majority.
ELLING SEVERSON, Kindred, Cass
county lTenth district was born ID,
Dane county, Wisconsin, ~forty-seven
paay ~ nhoa g Hn Nd ms rrtp9 and has Siy