The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-07
TYPOCRAPHERS HAVE
Been ORGANIZED IN
CITY HALF CENTURY
NJ. Il. Jewell, Publisher Of Trib.
une, Was Among Char.
tor Members

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Aug. u, 1855, and has enjoyed con-
relations with the employing
printers Of Bismarck without . break
since.
Included In it, charter membership
was N. II. Jewell, publisher Of the
Bismarck Tribune, and p. II. Streeter,
founder Of the Emmons County Rec
ord ct Linton, who was q member Of
the state senate for years. 6treeter
had served one term - president Of
the International typographical Union
before coming to North Dakota, hav-
ing been elected while . member Of
the st. Louis, Mo-, union In the early
70s.
Many Of the early publishers and
political leaders Of North Dakota were
members Of the typographical union.
Included In their number were George
B Winship, founder and tor years
publisher Of the Grand Forks Herald:
George II. Walsh. ono Of the early
speakers Of the North Dakota house,
power In politics for whom Walsh
county was named: Senator Henry O.
Hanshroueh Of Devils Lake and Major
Edwards, founder Of tho Fargo Argus.
Fire Destroyed Records
EARLY records Of the Bismarck union
were destroyed In the fire Of 1893.
which burned most Of the business
section Of Bismarck, and the present
charter u . copy Of the original.
Included among printers who have
been members Of the local union ct
various times are Thomas II. Noodle,
editor Of the Williston Herald; Walter
Cushing Of the Beach Advance: A.
g. Jacobson, Fargo. former state
printer: Frank Milhollan, former
member Of tho North Dakota rail-
road commission: James Mccormick,
county Judge Of Grant county; and
James Powers, poet and editor, whose
poems appeared In MANY national
magazines.
Bismarck, being tho capital q the
state, drew many printers here dur
Ing the Legislative sessions, some q
whom were well known % "tourasts,"
Of national reputation.
Among them were the late 'Ko-
komo'' Phillips: w. w. Waterhouse.
known % wandering willy Water.
house from Walla Walla, WASH: John
r. Motley and Colonel 0rigsby, south.
ern gentlemen and scholars: Lewis
N. sLAxarus" Hanson, who claims
he worked on the Tribune when the
printers had to build smudges to fight
of mosquitoes In the early days,
Hanson, who Is nearly 70 years Of
age, was reported dead three years
ago and has viEited hundreds Of towns
since, collecting his obituaries.
George Ha1ch PRECEDENT
Officers Of the local union ct the
present time are George +. Hauch
president; w. ]. Devlin, vice preSi-
dent: Russell A. Young. secretary
treasurer.
The local union Is affiliated
with the international Typographical
Union, . benefit organization which
rays pensions. naortuary benefits. pro-
v!des unemployment relief and trade
education, works for betterment Of
printers conditions and maintains the
Union Printers Home at Colorado
Springs. Colo.
Members Of the Bismarck union ore
Thomas Hetherington, John Knaus
r. G. Peterson, Russell A. Young,
John eagehorn, A. J. Hollensworth
II. r. Wegleitner, Alice York, Rolf
Harmsen, !. w. Cook. w. ]. Devlin
George =. Hauch, James p. Curran
Stewart A. Mcdonald. r. D. Corwin
Frank Trefethern. Z. o. Bern, o. y
Starner, John Maassen, Jr., Emil An
derson, L. q. Knief, Edwin jackson,
Ernst Netsbandt, August Pohl. A. T.
Brandt, George Humphreys, +. L
Moule, w. w. Clark, Fred Peterson,
George =. Munger, 8. 8. Mcdonald
James Mccormick, Joe Boespflug and
l. v, Nelson.