The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-30
':|:I0RTH DAKOTA
!: H0N0RS OLD
:: TIME LEADERS
Counties of State Named
Fer Men Active in
Early Days
(Ry The Associated rress)

Lranu OrkS, N. H., Narch 81.
,ome states have honored their carry
,aders with statues in the Hall o.
Iame at Washington, others with
,,apitos. Still others have dedicat-
ID state hospitals, museums, parks
nd monuments in their honor.
North Dakota has done none OF
these things. She did not need to-.
;or her early leaders left nothing to
nance. They perpetuated their
;ames in state if not IN national his
oly by naming the counties for
themselves, a survey of county names
made by the extension division of
The state Universe ty mere shows.
North Dakota includes fifty three
lounties twenty five Of these are
famed for members Of the first leg
lslatures and others prominent in
lolitics. Barnes, Benson, Bowman,
Burke, Dickey, Dunn, Foster. Het-
hnger, kdder, LaMoure, McHenry,
Hclntosh. Morton. Mckenzie, Nelson,
oliver, Pierce. Ramsey. Steele, Suits
nan, Towner, Ward, Walsh, Wells,
ind Williams.
A short history Of the naming of
lhese counties, as prepared by the
t'nive syity extension division fol
lows:
BARNES-was known originally as
Burbank county named for John A.
burbank, governor of Dakota Terri
DRY from 1869 to 1874. In 1874,
however, the legislature provided
hat the name should be changed to
lonor Judge Alphonse III. Barnes, an
associate justice OF Dakota TERRITORY
. from 1873 to 1881.
RENCnN-Was named for !. w
Benson, the first county Judge of
probate in 1878 and u member OF the
erritoral legislature from Barnes
county in 1883.
" BOWMAN--takes its name from
the Honorable r.. Nj. Bowman VINO
s-served in the Legislature of 1888.
lDAMr. Bowman came to North Dakota
from Sweden in 1876 and took up
rand in Raymond township. He is
A)ne of the prominent farmers in that
lection of the state.
BURkE--takes its name from one
- If the most widely known citizens of
the state. John K. Burke. Three
lines Mr.. Burke was elected COVER
nor. In 1912 he was considered for
ne Democratic nominee for president
Tut withdrew in favor of Woodrow
Wilson. Later he accepted the Of
. OF Inllcu StdteS uH-
der Wilson from 1912 to 1916. He
g cost everything in fatal investment
ia Il New York brokerage business
and returned penniless to North Da-
kota to begin again at sixty three in
aw. Soon after he was appointed as
Judge of the state supreme court,
achieving the one real ambition OF
AS life.
!. DICKEY-was named for the Hon
orable Alfred Dickey Of jamestown,
lieutenant governor Of the state dur
ng 1899 and 1900.
DUNN-recalls the name Of the
Honorable j. 2. Dunn, one Of the
earliest settlers, druggists. and may
)r of Bismarck.
FUSTEk-took its name from
James Foster who IN 1864 brought
colony of settlers into Dakota from
Syracuse, N. Y. From 1864 to 1868
1e served as superintendent Of
5ublic instruction and continued eX-
officio through l869-70. In 1871, he
vas appointed commissioner Of I'M
migration and devoted the remainder
Of his life to Dakota interests.
HETTINGER-is named for the
Diiams, first president of the city
commission of Bismarck. Mr.. Het-
finger at that time was a distin-
sulshed citizen Of Illinois.
KIDDER. honors jefferson P.
Kidder who from 1858 until his
Heath was active in futhering North
Dakota's interests. From 1865 to
1875 and again from 1873 to 1883
We served as territorial associate
tiustice. From 1876 to 1879 he was
4 delegate to Congress.
J.AMOURE--is known for Judson
of Pembina whom Colonel
calls "the most power
full individual factor in the early
development of the state" He began
0his career in North Dakota in 1860,
.jn/ 1869 he became sub7agent to
The Brule Sioux and from then until
1918 was almost continuously in the
service of the government. In 1872
he served in the territorial legisla-
ture, from 1889 on, he represented
SPembina in the state senate. He
was interested in the development of
merchandising. education, agricul-
cure. and other lines as we'll as in
politics.
a MCHENRY-was named for James
llN6cHenry, member from Clay County,
South Dakota of the Fifth Session
4 Of the House, 1866.
4 4 MCINTOSH-take it's name from
r. H. Mcintosh, prominent member
~ the Council Of 1883, the year the
county was organized.
y MORTON-honors Oliver p. Nor
ton, the Civil War governor of In
diana.
MCKENZIE takes its name from
A1exander Mckenzie of Bismarck.
prominent and influential citizen of
North Dakota during the construc-
Zion period. For several years he
served as Republican National
Committeeman. He i particularly