The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-03-26

Bisbee Gazette: The return Of a.
Gerard to Bisbee from his trip TO
Scotland was celebrated Thursday
evening by a representative gather
ing of the citizens Of Bisbee and VI
ciniry. The occasion was replete WITH
kindly expressions at his safe return
and home coming.
Later in the evening the prescIlpeu
was somewhat deNiateu
from by injecting a touch OF ponies.
This was occasioned by the comments
made upon the refusal of Mr. Hend-
riekson TO enter the race for state SEN
ator. This gentleman, in one or the
hest impromptu speeches ever deliver
ed i'm Bisbee, set forth his reasons lot
his refusal and then resolved MS re-
marks into a nominating speech 70
place MIR. A. Egeland before the people
OF the sta te as a candidate Tor state
auditor. The speaker dwelt upon the
fact that Mr.. Egeland had perhaps as
large an acquaintance throughout the
state as any man not in public once
was not attached to any ism" put
was simply a republican upon whom
all COlIQ uIllLG WAtAAOAb ASHN@~r
factional prediction
The suggestions of Mr.. Hendrickson
received an enthusiastic support and
the gathering resolved itself into
boosters club to promote the candidacy
of Mr.. A. Egeland for the office named
Among the speakers of the evening
who expressed themselves as being IN
accord with the movement were: DIT
Swenson, C. Fl. Christie, III. f. Pich-
Ike and C. r. Peterson. The latter
named gentleman emphasized the fac
that he was a democrat and could
therefore not assist in placing Mr.
EgeIand in nomination, but gave hin
his assurance that he could conceive
of no one whom he would rather SCI
auditor, IL the office was to be filled
by a republican.
Mr.. Egeland will without doub
make a strong candidate and has
qualifications that fit him exception.
ally well for the Office. He was borl
in Norway in 1876 and is therefore 81
years of age, his father was a ministe
and attained for his children the bee
educational facilities procurable. Whel
II years of age MIR. Egeland came t.
southwest Minnesota, his only world.
possessions being $40, but undismayet
started to work at whatever work h
found to do. During the succeeding
next two years he attended a bushes
college during the winter months an
by his indomitable energy and har
work finally had the satisfaction I
become a teacher in the college tina
a student barely able to speak tn
language of the land Of his adoption
After teaching three years he manage
to save sufficient moaey to start i
the real estate business himself TIL
venture proved successful and til
growth of the. business brought hil
to Michigan City. N. D. in 1899 wher
h. continued doing an extensive req
estate business.
In 1903 he was induced to come 4
Bisbee and became part owner OF TIL
Bisbee Gazette, also cashier of til
First National bank at the same tim
continuing his real estate operations
Mr. Egeland has thus by persevel
ence and hard work risen from a pot
Norsk immigrant boy TO one of til
leading men in his community.
Politically Mr.. Egeland has new
been one of those who seek preference
for what there is In It." but has a
ways stood for the best in and for Il
party; he believes in republican prii
ciples as promulgated, by Rooseve
and Taft and deplores any faction
differences. In 1905 he was electt
chairman of the Towner county del
cation to the jamestown conventic
and was a delegate to the Minot col
vention in 1908.
Although but q week has pass,
since Mr.. Egeland has entered the pc
itical field, he has received very graf
flying assurance that attest his pop
larity as candidate. Last Thursdi
| MIR. Egeland left for trip to ontar
where Mrs. Egeland is visiting h
parents, and upon his return expec
to inaugurate an active campaign I
the office to which he has the unar
. nous home support
CooperstoWn Courier: A couple
weeks eago Leslie's Weekly contain
an article discrediting the prohibit
: law of this state and published pilot
of a number of young men who h
been engaged in the elexating (?) pa
t time of trying to punish as mu
! booze as possible and using this p
] ture to clinch the argument that pl
e hibition was a failure in this sta
e In commenting upon the article
K Leslie's The Fargo Searchlight has |
: following:
4 THE people Of Norta Dakota Y
d not be easily fooled but it is quite e
e dent that the stslwart machine !,
k courages the anti prohibition mo
).