The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-12-02
'SOLONS OF STATE.
NEARLY HALF or THE SENATE
MEMBERS ARE VETERAN
LEGISLATORS
ARE LAWYERS
FUs Members of the Senate and Two
Of the House are Professional
lawyers, Not Enough
For Judiciary

Pierre-Lieutenant Governor Frank
M. Byrne of Faulk county, who will
have the responsibility Of naming
the committees in the state senate
and directing the affairs of that body,
has 30 his credit three successive
terms as senator from his district and
has had a hand in all the progressive
legislation which has been effected
for the state.
The newly elected legislature has a
fair representation of exrerienced
members. In the senate 16 members
have previously served In that body
and three others have served in the
house, constituting nearly one-half of
the membership, those having pre-
vious senatorial service are Cooley
of Bonhomme, Hoese of McCook,
Hitchcock of DAWSON, Anderson OF
Aurora, Nyquist of Gregory, Johnson
of Lake, Lockhart of Deuel., Arneson
of Hamlin, Norbeck of Sphinx, Amsden
of Grant, Parks of Day, Curtis and
Weaver of Brown, Mcpherson n
May OF Lawrence and Perkins Of
Meade: while Wyman of Yankton,
Boydon of Douglas and Bartine of Ly-
man have been in the hoose. Cone Of
Minnehaha has not been a legislator,
but I'm five sessions he has been chief
clerk of the hoose and is probably
tho most conversant with the course
OF legislation of any man in either
body.
Eetsske Of Union, Peterson of Clay,
Bruce OF Yankton, Thompson and
Wakes OF Bonhomme, Apland Of Tur-
ner, Otto Wipf and Mendal of Hutch
insen, Norbeck and Trumbo of Charles
Mix, Morris and Scott of Minnehaha,
JaskSon of McCook. Halgerson OF
Dawson, Whiting of Sanborn, Erick-
SON of Miner. Thorow of Lake, Ing
valdson of Moody, Rihstien and Sim
onson of Brookings. English and
PlowmaB of Kingsbury. Gardner OF
Hand, Nelson of Hamlin, Burnstad
and Sfaverud of C~odington. ~Issenhuth
of Sphinx, Weide Of Grant, Johnson,
Kinney and Negaard of Roberts, Rob-
erts OF Day, Browe and Swanson OF
Brown, Mertens of Potter, Parrot OF
WalwoFth, Bentley OF Fall River,
W0lzMwth of Lawrence. Floyd OF Sui
ly and Ziebach of Buffalo have pre-
yieusly served in the house, but not
an OF them in the last session. Sen
stos wyman and Representative Nor
becf have hereditary claims to their
positions, for their fathers served In
the territorial legislature OF 1872 and
the state legislature OF 1890. n
father also served in the
senate i'm 1897.
REPRESENTATIVE Sherman of Mime
hahn was territorial treasurer from
1871 to 1874. and is at present a
memAer of the Sioux Falls city COM
missioM. and he has always been an
active and useful citizen.
heekhart of Deuel., who comes for
the second time, is one OF six stall
wara, six-foot. Scotch Badger brothers,
whe came into Dakota territory In
the early sos, and have made their
impsess upon affairs in many local
tiles. Will Lockhart settled at Brook
ings. sua later removed to Glendale;
Jask located at Clark, Sam and Jim
ut Mlibank nd Andrew nd Rob at
Clear Lake. It is safe 10 say there
has net been a state or territorial re-
publican convention in 80 yeas that
there has not been from m to half
aozex LOckhafts in 1t. VIII died
while q railroad Commissioners In
North Dakota. Jack has twice been
commissioner OF school and pubic
lands. and is at present register OF
the United States land Office at Pierre.
Sam has a life lease of the county
iudgeship of Grant county, and is
grand master of the Masonic order
of the state. Jim is the Father or
the City Schools at Milbank and Bob
is delegate at large. A new crop OF
Lockharts has come on, all six-foot-
ers. and the destinies of the state are
assured on safe lines for another gem
Grafton at least.
Perley OF Moody is a poet and writ
er Of music, but despite these mis-
fortunes is q mighty good citizen, and
is one of the few living delegates to
the Canton statehood convention OF
1882 which set the wheels in motion
for the division of Dakota territory
into two states.
john O.. Bartine Of 0acoma, who
as senator this year, was last
session in the house. He is a lawyer
and won great distinction several years
ago I'm his successful prosecution o.
the cattle rustlers of the famous Jack
g,.Ilv gang which ne succeeded in
breaking up, landing many of the con-
spSrators In the p~enitentiarv. His
EXPLOITS have been sfmmortalized" iE
the popular fiction, 'Langford of the
Thsee Bars"
There are but five lawyers in the
senate. fewer than eve before. being
not enough to make up the judiciary
committee, but Senator Norbeck, who
is not a lawyer. but in the last ses-
sion met the lawyers and beat them
upon their own ground, will probably
make up for any lack of legal talent.
Morris Of M~innehaha. and Whiting
OF Eanborn. are the only lawyers In
the house, though there may be n
Observation-Disclosures, the county seat
Nnrron county west or here. has