Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-01-06


weighing respectively 375 and 900
pounds-are the two heavy weight
members of the house "Mv good
ness" exclaimed member from the
snarsely settled western end whan he
saw these two. edo they grow many
such giants down in the Red River
Valley country"
Prosperity General in LaMoure-
Representative Shields says that
never before in the history of La
Noure county has there been such
general prosperity among all classes
as the past year has shown. A great
many farm mortgages have been maid
off which We're not due in order To
stop interest. "Our countv.' he saws
lis one of the few entirely ont Of
debt and it has plenty of funds on
hand for current expenses. The city
of Edgeley is the only town in the
state that has an artesian we'll which
furnishes water and natural gas for
lighting and heating purposes. We
also have branch station of the
state experimental farm run under the
direction of the Agricultural college
Of Fargo which will prove a wonderful
benefit TO the farmers of 2 large sec-
non or the state where the soil condi-
tions are entirely different than in
the Red River VALLEY where tho main
experimental farm is located HAVING
been a member of the ASYLUM board
at one time for four wears hear
that institution and its present man
agement spoken very highly of bv
members of the present legislative
body who have stopped at jamestown
enroute to Bismarck 7 also had the
pleasure prior to my departure for
Bismarck of visiting the State Man
ual Training school at Glendale. The
school is Just what is needed as II
gives the boys and girls of our state
practical education which will no
valuable to them in future years. The
present January term will find them
moving into their handsome new
building which will be of materia,
help in their work as they have ont.
grown the small building they were
in"
legislative Stationery and Supplies
but very little stationery and SIM
nles VIII be delivered until after the
inaugural ball as all the desks and
chalrs have to be moved out for that
occasion Members can get what sta
tionery they require in the meantime
OF the secretary of state.
The est-Representative
Richmond is voted the handsomest
member OF the house. and he is lust
as Jovial as he is handsome.
Will Call the House to oorder-Joe
Scanlan is on the ground from Grand
Forks. Joe did not get in with the
winning combination. but he will call
the house to order at noon TODAY as
provided by law.
Went to church-Some-M
members of the house. and a few
from the senate. attended divine SER
vices Sunday morning and evening.
dividing their forces among the
several places of worship of the city.
Keen Rivalry-It takes a pretty
shrewd person to decide which of the
two-Railroad Commissioner Shea. or
Representative MOvius. of Richland-
is the best story teller
Ought to Pass-The support of suf-
ficient members has been obtained to
revise the penal code to deduct the
time served in the legislature by the
members from any sentence they
might receive if they should happen
to fall by the wayside and are sent
to the pen.
Pleased With Bismarck-Editor-
Representative Patterson and Mrs.
Patterson. of Emmons county. are
ouartered at The Northwest. Mr. Pat
terson reports great chunks of pros
perity about Linton and to The Trib-
une expressed himself as delighted
with the rapid stride of metropolitan
ism evidenced in Bismarck since the
last session ''That depot these
streets. this grand hotel those mod
ern business houses and the iauntv
happy-as-a-clam countenance Of the
citizens" remarked the iovial repre
sentative "do not escape the notice of
everyone"
Not New ne-Renresentative
Brown and the Wells county members
arrived on the scene of strife Sun
day night Mr.. Brown is no novice
on the political checkerboard. having
been member of the constitutional
convention when Dakota territory
biossomed into statehood
Schatz Gets Located Railroad
Commissioner Schatz drifted in from
Wells Sunday night and was seen
early Monday morning with compass
in hand endeavoring to get his bear
ings. things having changed so won
derfully since his last visit TO the |
capital city.
Fine Tract Of Land-Represent
Noltimer. of Barnes. spent some time
during Yesterday afternoon in Man
dan. looking up the description of 500
acres of land owned by an uncle of
his in Minneapolis. He found that the
land lay twelve miles from Mandan in