Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-08-25
EIickertaiIs in Canada.

, ElickertaiIs in Canada.
w. w. Jermane writes he Mime
apolis Journal from Montreal the fol-
lowing personal items: The first per-
son | saw when | stepped into the
American consulate general today was
Colonel W c. Plummer. for many
years the particular pride and JOY OF
the republican campain managers OF
North Dakota. He had run up from
New England. where he is living at
present with one of his daughters, to
spend a few days with Major Ed
wards. Colonel Plummer is in better
health thar he has enjoyed for many
years and is planning to take an ac-
tive part in the approaching municipal
campaign in New York City. He is in
great demand for political speeches
in the east in campaigns. The most of
his work he does in New York. The
New England states are too safely
republican to need the fire of a 13-
inch gun like Colonel Plummer.
Il am thinking seriously of going
to North Dakota for the campaign
next year." said Colonel Plummer to
me. 81 retain my legal residence in
the state and am always proud to tell
my eastern friends that am a North
Dakotan.'
Peter Herbrandson, of Caledonia,
North Dakota, passed through Mon
treal recently on his way home from
Norway, his birthplace, where he
spent the summer. 1t was his irst
trip abroad in twenty years. He has
been a member of the board of COM
missioners of his county for thirty
years and at present has a seat in the
North Dakota senate.
Murdoch Mckenzie, the well known
real estate mar of Bismarck. North
Dakota. spent several weeks in cas-
tern Canada this summer visiting old
friends, and returned home last week.
Ralph Maxwell. of Richland county,
North Dakota. one of the best known
proprietors of creameries in the state,
and at present operating extensively
in Richland. Sargent and Cass coun-
ties. has made so much money in
business during the good times that
he concluded to take a summer vaca
ton. He spent some time in Montreal,
his birthplace, visiting a sister and
other relatives. and snapped a good
many North Dakota stories with Con
sui General Edwards
n. D.. eX-member of the legislature
visited for a number of weeks this
summer with old friends in New Eng
land, going and coming by way OF
Montreal. He returned home last
week.
Robert Macnider, a well known
business man of Bismarck, n. D., call
ed to pay his respects at the American
consulate general last week. He was
born within eight miles of Montreal
and came to see a brother. Mr.. Nc
nider is a union veteran of the Amer
lean civil war, and is one Canadian
in North Dakota, who isn't thinking
of returning permanently to the LAND
of his birth. He is still here.
Major Edwards has in the person
of Vice Consul German a most valu
able and efficient helper. orn in Can
ada he is, of course, very familiar with
the Canadian people, their laws and
customs. and the fact that he has beer
in his present position for almost thir
ty years speaks a great deal for hi:
tact and ability to grasp intelligent.
American as well as Canadian ques
tons. He has not visited the United
States frequently, but his information
regarding affairs on our side of the lin,
is both wide and accurate. Major Ed
wards work as a beginner at MOI
treal has been greatly lightened b.
Mr.. German.