Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-02-01

county. Twenty-first district, post
once, Devils Lake, was born in White
water, Wisconsin, 36 years ago. Is
married and has three children. He
came to North Dakota from Wisconsin
IN 1882. Has held minor Offices ant
taken an interest in public affairs
was elected to the house over Waite,
ruikerson as republican.
HENRY sARTz, of Mclean county
Thirty-ffth district. postofice Ana
.noose' was born in Germany. Is 3:
years ola. married and has one child
re came to North Dakota from South
Dakota IN 1898. He is farmer. Was
township clerk for three years in RIG
stone township. Grant county. South
i!akota, census enumerator in 1900 in
mclean county and is now school clerk
IN MS district. Was elected to tha
mouse over Ludwig Siebel as repuh.
lican. pun
MORRIS BECK, Stutsman comfy
Twenty-third district. postoffics
jamestown. was born in German %
years ago. Is married but has no
sniiuren' he came to North Dakota
rom New York in 1885 and by pro.
lession is a merchant. He never held
puoiic Office before. Was elected IN
'ne mouse as republican. and is one
vi .he most energetic members of that
body. VI '"a'
PHILIP BLANK, Morton county
Ihirueth district. postoffice Nav,
Salem, was born in Germany and is
10 years old: is married He came
to North Dakota from Illinois !, 100,
"nu Wy procession is merchant. He
never neld public office. Was elected
10 me house as a republican.
JOHN sosTRoM, Burleish county
Iwenty-seventh district. postoft,cc
bismarck, was born in Christianstad
o"euen, ~ years ago. Is single and
came to North Dakota from Minnesota
In 1892. Has not held office before
was elected to the house on tho in.
dependent and democratic ticket
ALFRED N. soURAssA. Ro,etto
county. Nineteenth legislative district
pos'oince, st. Johns. was born in 81
oohhs' r. O.. and is A years old He
Is married and has eleven children
came to North Dakota from ST Jobnc
r. u, in 1888. He is a farmer and
mas peen chairman of the board of
county commissioners of Rolctte conn.
ty, county assessor and school treas.
urer OF Fairview school district since
Its organization in 1886 Is now town
snip supervisor and justice of the
peace OF Fairview civil township. Was
elected representative over John c.
Hunt. and is a democrat
HALSTEiN G. BRAATEN, Trail
county, Thirty-ninth district. post
office. Mayville, was born in Norway
and fs 49 years old Is married but
has no children. He came to North
Dakota from Iowa in 1879 and is en-
gagged in farming Has not held Office
beIore except town Offices every year
since coming to this state. Was elect
ed to the house as republican.
CHARLES v. BROWN, of Wells.
county, Thirtythird district. nostoffice.
Cathay, was born in November. 1859
ana is 43 years of age. Is married
and has three children. He came to
North Dakota from Illinois in 1880
He is merchant and stock raiser
49, ''NS =" iiCHlDcI vi IIe cOnSv1Vtl-
t1Onal convention and the first elected
county clerk and register of deeds of
wells county. Was elected to the
house as republican
eMARY o. BURTNEss, Grand
Forks county, Sixth district. post
Office. Mekinock, was born in Iowa
and Is 2S years old Is married and
mas one child. He came to North Da.
kota from Iowa in 1879 and is a mer.
chant. Was elected to the house as
a republican
CHARLES WILSON BUTTz. Four
teenth district, Ransom county. was
porn at Stroudsburg, Pa. Nov. 1G
1883 When years old his parents
removed to Buttzville, n j.; received
an academic education: studied law
with j. G. Shipman, Esq. at Belvi
dere; entered the Union army in lSc1
as second lieutenant, in the Eleventh
pennsylvania cavalry; was promoted
TO f1rst lieutenant 1862; received twc
breVet ranks from President Lincoln
one as captain for gallant and meri
torlous service in capturing from the
enemy full rocket battery. and the
other as major. for gallant and meri
torlous service in front of Suffolk
va, both dating May, 1865; com.
menced the practice Of law at Norfolk
Va: was delegate from Virginia to the
national convention at Baltimore in
1854; was nominated on the independ
ent republican ticket for congress
man-at-larSe from Virginia in 1869
but withdrew ten days before the
electlon: removed to Charleston. S
g.. in 1870: was elected solicitor
tstate's attorney of the First judicial
circuit; was the republican can
didate at the election held for
members of the Forty-fourth con
gress. at which election the certifi
cate vas given to e. w NJ Macliey;
contested his seat before congress.
and on the 10Th of July. 1876. congress
turned him ont and declared va
cancy; elected to fill the vacancy in
the Forty-fourth congress as re-
pnpilcan; located at Fargo in July.