The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-04

court, with a view to devoting himsel
henceforth to his ideal. which is thu
making of a crackerjack lawyer. Mr.
Lowe does little farming on the side
owning a likely patch near Van Hook
from which he sold $4,000 worth OF
fax last fall.
Goes to oregon.
N. S. Jewett, for the past two years
deputy to County Treasurer w. J.
Prater left this week for Eugene, Ore.
where he will make his home. Mr.
Jewett has made very competent
county servant, and the best wishes
of the court house bunch go with him
to his new field.
Big Clock Strikes.
The tension became too much for
the big clock in the house chamber
yesterday and it went on strike.
BILLY" Laist, upon removing the
clocks hands from its face, decided
that nothing but trip to repair
shop would remedy the trouble, and
the innards and the hands of the re-
creant time-piece were not on hand
to be sworn in yesterday afternoon.
Inasmuch as the clock is asked to
work only two months out of each "a,
Mr.. Laist is quite incensed by its per-
Torrance, or, rather, its failure to per-
form.
Becomes Real 8arrister.
James Morris of BOrdulac, who re-
Gently passed his exams at Fargo, is
the first barrister to be commissioned
by the supreme court this year. Mr..
Morris was admitted Tuesday and
was issued his legal authority to prac'
tice upon any clients who may sub.
NIT themselves.
One Of The Pioneers.
Very few Of the capital visitors this
week have done any earlier pioneering
in craftsmanship than Major j. G.
of Grand Forks. The major
served as secretary of the first consti-
tutional convention. and in the early
days Of statehood he missed few leg
islative sessions. Since 1903, how
ever, he has been absent from North
Dakota in his capacity of doOrkeeper
for the United States senate.
Specially Decorated.
Chief Custodian William Laist has
bestowed an unusual amount of care
on the decoration of the legislative
floor for the present session. Huge
flags are draped back Of the speak
ers desk in the house and the lieuten-
ant governors chair in the senate, and
A feature of the latter is center
piece consisting Of an excellent group
picture of the first constitutional con-
yention. Another large flag is sus-
pended from the ceiling in the lobby,
and the effect throughout is very at
tractive and a stimulus to patriotism.
Judge Robinson Refrains.
Associate Justice James E. Robin
son enjoys the honor of being the only
newly elected state Office who was
not publicly, sworn in yesterday. The
public swearing in process is a form
not required of all state officers, whose
oaths may be filed and their swearing
done privately, if they choose. The as
sociate justice was busy yesterday,
and he therefore refrained from parti-
cipating in the Interesting rites which
we're staged in the house chamber. He
is, however, nonetheless member OF
the supreme court of North Dakota for
the ensuing six years.
The Ladies Like Him.
There is no longer any question as
to Governor FraZier's complete sue
cess as chief executive. The ladies
like him. A number Of them stated so
publicly yesterday, and that settles it.
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Head Of Lumber Co.
F. H. Carpenter, of Minneapolis,
head of the F. H. Carpenter Lumber
Co.. whose large Bismarck yards re-
Gently were destroyed by fire, is in the
city looking after the rehabilitation of
the plant.
jamestown Attorney.
C. S. Buck, a we'll known jamestown
barrister, was capitol visitor yester-
day.
Here on Route.
r. S. Enge, the Mott chiropractor.
called on capitol friends yesterday en-
route home from jamestown.
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Father Of First Bill.
H. ]. Rowe of Casselton returns to
the senate as member from the
Tenth district, after an interval of a
quarter.century. Senator Rowe was
of North Dakota's first SEN
ate and he had the honor of introduce
ing in that body the first bill, a prohi-
bition measure. That was in 1889.
Now he comes back, just as vigorous,
with a much greater fund OF exper-
fence, and with some excellent ideas
on legislative matters. The members
from the Tenth has resided in the Red
river valley since 1879. He is a vet
oron Of Tho Civil war h2 wing SnhStituf.