Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 86, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 April 1911 — ANOTHER RENSSELAER BOY WHO HAS MADE GOOD. [ARTICLE]

ANOTHER RENSSELAER BOY WHO HAS MADE GOOD.

Harve Robinson President of Sentinel Butte Bank and Member of North Dakota Legislature. The following article about an old Rensselaer boy who has made good in the west is taken from the Sentinel Butte, N. Dak., Republican. TJie subject of the sketch is Harve Robinson, a brother of Warren Robinson, who graduated from the Rensselaer high school. The sketch of his life shows the possibility of hustle and ambition. Th 6 paper says: The subject of this sketch, Hon. Harve Robinson, of Sentinel Butte, N. D., -was born January 31, 1867, at Rensselaer, Ind. After graduating from the high school of that city he attended the Purdue University of Indiana, In the spring of 1891 Mr. Robinson came west and for ten years followed the business of “cowpuncher” in western North and eastern Montana, much of Abe time bpjng with the ”777” outfit, owned, by Berry Boice Cattle' company in Billings county. This occupation gave him a wide acquaintance all over that of the country and in the fall of 1900 he was elected county .treasurer of Billings county, which position he held for four years with credit to himself and satisfaction to his constituency. During his experience as a cow puncher Mr. Robinson, by careful economy and strict attention to business, acquired a number of cattle pf his own, and during , late years has been one of the large stock owners of western North Dakota. After leaving the treasurer’s office Mr. Robinson accepted a position with the Interstate Bank of Billings county, of which institution he was a stockholder, and soon afterwards was elected its first president.' He has been honored by his fellow men with many positions of. trust and confidence and, for the past ten years, bas.Jjeen chairman pf the republican county central committee of Billings county. His popularity practically forced him- to become a candidate for the legislature in 1910 to representthe 39 ; th legislative district, tol which tpositipn he was elected by an overwhelming majority. In July, 1899, Mr. Robinson was married to Miss Jennie Gilbert, of Sentinel Butte, who.,,passed to the Gfeat , Beyond in geptenihpr, ,19081 Three children, one boy and two girls, have blessed this union.