Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-01-20

born in Germany, and is now 40 years
old. He is married and has seven
children. He came to North Dakota
from Ohio, in 1888, and is engaged in
farming. He has never held a public
office before. - , - I'm
EDWARD R. SWARTHOUT, Of
Park River, Walsh county Third dis
trict) is one of the two republicans
who succeeded in being elected from
heretofore democratic strongholds. He
was born at st. Charles, Illinois,
thirty-four years ago; is married and
has one child. He came to North Da-
kora from Rockford, Illinois, in 1891.
He keeps a livery and sale stable at
Park River, and has never held office.
He is a good business man and his
counsels VIII be of value on any COM
mittees he may be a member of.
AMI w. THOMAS, Seymour, Rich
land county Twelfth district) was
born in Fayette county, Indiana and
is IS years old; is married and. has
nine children. He came to North Da-
kota from Indiana, in 1888; is an at
torney and also engaged in farming.
Volunteered in April 1861 in the 18th
Indiana volunteers; commissioned as
lieutenant in 23d U. S. G. l. in 1864;
served in the army of the Potomac;
went to Texas in 1865 and mustered
out of service Nov. 80, 1865. He was
a member of the last legislature
and rejected as a republican to the
present body.
JOHN THORDARSON, of Hensel.
Pembina county (Second district) was
born in Iceland. He is 81 years old,
and is married and has five children.
He came to North Dakota from Mani
toba, IN lois. He is a grain buyer.
he has several times held Office on
school and township boards, in Penn
bina county. He was a representative
from the Second district in the last
legislature, 1899, and reelected to the
present house as a republican by a safe
majority.
CHARLES A. TUBBs, of Hunter,
Cass county eleventh district) was
born in River Falls,s Wisconsin. He is
AZ years old; is married and has two
children. He came to North Dakota
from Minnesota, in 1887. He is a mer-
chant, and this is his first experience
in public Office. Where a body is so
overwhelmingly granger as this M
is a sprinkling of business and pro-
| fessional men is a good thing.
THORSTEN e. TUFTE, of North
wood, Grand Forks county, is a native
of Hol Hal1indal, Norway. He was
born Sept. 80, 1867, and is therefore
43 years old. He lived in Norway un-
til over twenty years of age at which
time he emigrated to the United
States and came to Nicollet county,
Minnesota, May 81, 1878. In the spring
Of 1879 he moved by team to the Goose
country, at that time a vast prairie
| with few settlers along Goose river,
and took UP a homestead in what is
now known as Northwood township,
where he now lives. He is married
and has nine children. He is now
the owner, of 4SO acres Of land. His
education began in the public schools
of Norway. In politics he has always
been a republican and for the last,
fifteen years has taken an active part
in public affairs; has frequently been
elected as delegate to state and county
conventions; has been president of the
school board for eight years, when he
resigned; has held different township
Offices. Two years ago the republicans
of the Fifth legislative district elected
him to the house and he was re-
elected to the present house as a re-
publican. i
VIM. V. WADE, after whom Wade
post Office was named, comes from
Morton county (Thirtieth district.) He
was born at Plympton,y Mass, and is
so years old; is married and has two
children. He came to North Dakota
from Minnesota, in 1872. He is a
stock grower and rancher, and one of
the most popular citizens of the slope.
He was sheriff of Emmons county
three terms. Was elected to the house
as a republican by nearly 500 majority.
W. +. WATTS, of the First district,
Pembina county, Hydepark post Office,
was born in London, England, and
is 81 years old. He lis married and
has three children. He came: to North
Dakota from Ontario, Canada, in April
49, and is a farmer. Has held the
office of township clerk for the past
twelve years, and on the school board
GlcftA years., dIu Is d uOLdIy puDliC.
He Was elected to the legislature in
1888, and reelected to the present
body as a republican by an Increased
majority. s5 E2 ~ #
J. MOODY WATSON, of Kensal,
Stutsman county (Twenty-thfrd dis
trict) is also an old member. He was
born Oct. rs, 1850, and is therefore
so years old. He is married and has
three children. He came to North Da-
kota from Pittsfield Pa. din 1880. us a
general merchant; was a member OF the
second legislative session, IN 1891,
from Cass county; was elected ais a.
republican to the present house by a
good majority.
GA. WILSON, Blanchard, Trail
county, eighth dfstrict) was born In
Ontario, and lis At years old; is married
and has eight children. He came to
North Dakota from Bay City, Michi-
gam In 1878. He lis affarIner and has
held NO Office except in the township
of Boh1lsaek, where he lives. He was
three years on the school board and
is chairman OF the town board at the
present time. He is 81 republican,