The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14

was shortly afterwards admitted to the
supreme court. Then located in Mon
tevideo and practiced law with @. A.
Fosness for a couple Of years, but did
not do very we'll. I was in debt $500,
in fact, when made up my mind to- 90
somewhere else. concluded to try
Winona, in fact had my ticket bought |
for there, when it came to me to 20 to
a new town and grow up with it, so I
rechecked my trunk for Milbank, South
Dakota, and landed there practically |
broke. A friend staked me to SIS and |
guaranteed my month g board for me. I
The first months receipts amounted to
| 500. Most of this was the fee in a.
lawsuit which I lost. I appealed the
case, and was so vehement about it
that Judge J. G. Andrews fined me $25
for contempt Of court.
:"The next day he met me on the
street and said, Young man, II remit
that fine on condition that you go back
to college or buy some lawbooks and
study them I told him I would buy
the books, and we have always been
friends since. ,.r5 - .. .. !
"The year before I had made some
speeches for. Tawney, who was making
his first campaign for congress. While
out stumping I had met a girl at Alex
andria that T{was determined should be
my wife. AS soon as had decided
that WAS going to get along in Mill
bank made up my mind to get mar
ried. I persuaded her to meet me half
way at Ortonville, and we were mar
ried. It was the best thing that ever
did in my life, too. She had to go back
home until T got enough money to start
housekeeping, and the first $25 fee that
came in I sent for her. / remember
that we started housekeeping with just
; $16 in the bank. ~ -. a. .
How ''Got Along.''
"My law practice grew right along.
The first year my income was $3.50;
the second, $500, and the third year
$4,000: Since then haven't kept
such close track of lit has not wor-
. ried me nearly as much as in those
. first days. In: 1897 I was made attor-
/ ney for the Milwaukee railroad, and
the next year organized company
J to mine coal at Kenmare, N. D. Next
, I organized the Wayne & Bentley cat
tie ranch that did dairying business,
!, and then I took an interest in building
/ and operating 200 barrel -four mill
: am mentioning these ventures Of
/ mine to show how chances come along
!, for man in small town to get in
> terested in propositions.
: In 1900 I ran for circuit Judge,
and contend that I was elected, but
t was counted out by the machine. That
. tyear I got into real estate, and in the
0 year following organized several Cana
i dian Land companies and sold many
4 thousands Of acres. I also took up
o farm loans, and established a bank at
I Stranberg, 8. D.; bought out and reor-
: ganized the state bank at Twin Brooks
n and acquired stock in other banking
9 enterprises in Minneapolis, North Da.
n kota and Illinois, and then became in.
Z, terested in the Dakota Montana Land
j & Loan company, which has big tracts
z Of land on the market. Ny land sales
d have aggregated some eight millions Of
d dollars. In Mlbank have building
y in which I have invested over $4,000
and have residence that cost me
r SIS, 900.
o 1T am candidate for congress t
6 succeed Eben w. Martin, who is 90