Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-02-21
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III petticoats in the person of
Mrs Aunes L. Riddle. recently

~OLORADO halls Cincinnatus
| III petticoats in the person OF
| ~ Mrs. Agnes l.. Riddle, recently
elected to the legislature IN
that state. The only Jaw in the COM
parison is that Mrs. Riddle has not
left" her pillow" and still keeps in
touch with farm duties when not legis'
lating.
Many women have been honOred by
election to the legislature In Colorado
! since the adoption Of woman suffrage
eighteen years ago. but with few ex-
! ceptions they have been. like their
brother lawgivers. of the machine
made variety. The three other women
elected to sit with Mrs. Riddle in the
house of representatives have no un-
usual characteristics. One has for a
number Of years presided over the
destinies of a small family hotel. An
other is professional politician. who
has secured LOB" for her husband
through her allegiance to the "organ-
ization." The third has won laurels
az a "worker" and has been rewarded
by the Denver Tammany.
These women. like most of their pred
ecessors are residents of Denver AS
il the custom, to conciliate the women
voters three of the eleven places given
to Denver on the legislative ticket
were assigned to women. They were
not pitted against a man, as was Mrs.
Riddle, who was nominated on the
Republican ticket in farming district
which was normally Democratic. Ad-
ans county, the largest county In the
district, went Democratic by 600 votes,
but gave Mrs. Riddle, the Republican
candidate. $40 votes.
Up Before the Lark.
This sturdy German woman. who
has spent the last twenty years OF her
life on a dairy farm. Is the most pic
turesuue figure seen on the political
horizon of Colorado in many years.
Since her election as a legislator Mrs
Riddle finds it necessary to precede
the lark by several hours in the mat
ter Of early rising. At 8 a. M, &C.
cording to her daily schedule, she Is
busy preparing breakfast for dairy
hands. At 4 she serves them at table.
Five o'clock finds her cleaning up the
breakfast debris and planning and pre-
paring luncheon for her family and
help for their consumption ut the noon
hour. when she must be absent at the
statehouse.
By 6 the shining faces Of the chill
dren are made ready for school. and
an hour later she speeds them on their
way equipped with books and lunch
con baskets in search Of education.
Seven O'Clock Is the appointed hour
for outlining the days duties for her
employees. Dobbin is harnessed by 8
to light buggy, and the woman solon
starts on six mile drive from Glen
dale to Denver, where from 10 a. m. to
S p. m. she takes a hand In mold1ng
the affairs Of state.
Six o'clock is the hour designated for
the evening meal at the Riddle ranch,
and Mrs. Riddle is always there to aid
in its preparation. At 8, after the
children's hour, they say their prayers
and are put to bed as in any we'll reg
ulated household.
In addition to her duties as house
wife and legislator, Mrs. Riddle has
been secretary of the state grange for
six years, and she frequently rounds
out the routine of her daily chores by
attending to the duties required of her
by that organization, which she has
seen grow from twenty circles to fifty
four, with membership Of 1900 farm
ers.
Her position as secretary places her
in practical control Of this body of
ranchmen and keeps her alive to their
interests and progress. It would be
regarded as extraordinary for man
to do these things. What kind Of wo-
man is this who can compass them so
satisfactorily to all concerned?
Has Never Been In Jail.
She Is not a brilliant suffragette. She
has never saluted policeman In the
eye with her strong right or prostrat-
ed a cabinet member with an upper
cut. She has never been in Jail. She
is Just modest. unassuming, right
thinking hausfrau who has by hard
work secured a practical education.
When a little child in Germany she sat
up far into the night and studied by
candlelight, wrapping the book about
the candle to keep Its light from being
seen. Through the grange she gained
a knowledge of economic questions and.
as IS natural in suffrage state. dis
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