Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-06-19

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state and nation. or late years he
has become a power in national poll
tics.
Senator Stephenson is a splendid
type Of the self-made, self.educated
American. His boyhood was spent in
poverty. Today he is the richest man
in Wisconsin. being worth at least
$15, 1000, 900. The bulk OF his vast
fortune was made in lumber.
Mr.. Stephenson was born on June
49,, 1929, near the city of Frederic
ton, N. B. He went to Wisconsin
with his family when he was only six
teen years old and was one OF the
first to plough its soil. At that tine
his parents were SO poor that the chill
dren had to 60 b%arefooted, even in
the winter. When only seventeen
the future senator broke 1870 acres OF
land near GAINESVILLE and helped put
in 400 acres OF wheat. In the win
ter he went UP into the lumber re-
gions and worked hard and faithfully,
hauling logs with a six.ox team. In
1850 he began to do business on his
own account. During the summers
he sailed vessels on the lakes and
during the winters he continued to
work in the lumber camps.
Eeing a good Judge of the value OF
timber, he was able to locate for him
self and associates hundreds of thou
sands of acres in northern Wtscon-
sin and Michigan, which later made
them all nillionaires. He establish
ed mills, factories and banks in his
home town of Menominee. Elsewhere
his financial, manufacturing and COM
mcrcial investments reached into vast
fields. In addition to his vast nor
thern lumber and timber interests he
acquired thousands of acres Of pine
land in Louisiana. In Wisconsin and
Michigan he became the owner OF
great tracts of farm lands, cut-over
lands, the cultivation of which is
turning the whole northern country
to farming and dairying. Near ke-
noska, Wis, lie has a 900.acre dairy
farm which is one of the most famous
in the entire country.
Politically Mr.. Stephenson began
in 1856, by distributing tickets for
Fremont and Dayton, the first ma
tional Republican candidates for Pres
ident and vice president, and has been
a Republican ever since. He served
in both branches of the Wisconsin
legislature, then three terms in Con
gress, retiring voluntarily, and IN
1907, succeeded John G.. Spooner in
the senate, when that gentle nan re
signed. In 1909 he was elected fol
the full term. His present term will
expire March 4, 1915.
GovERNoR TO BE At MILES CITY
Miles City, Mont, June 1o.-Gov
Sam v. Stewart of Montana, who wa:
swept into Office by last falls demo
cratic tidal wave, must either make
good a jocular acceptance to lead tn
historical pageant of the Miles City
Round Up and Frontier Day Celcbra
ton, or else have an embarrassing
lot of explaining to do. In a lettel
to the association of pioneers III
stated that he would veal his "chaps'
and spurs, and the committee ha'
taken it literally. In order that thu
governor may be allowed no loopholt
of escape a local manufacturer o.
cowboy equipment IS making up al
elaborate and fancy pair of Angors
chaps and silver-mounted spurs witt
leather cuffs, Stetson, and all thai
gees with them. As the governor is
perfectly at home in the saddle, anc
is considered a game sport the pic
neers are satisfied that they will have
at least one feature in their parade
never before duplicated.