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PAGE TEN Bismarck Notes GOVERNOR and Capitol Gossip ALREADY ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN LAYING PLANS** FOR SAVING FOR STATE (I'loni Saturday's Daily) Special Times-Record Representative. On the surface things are very quiet in Bismarck. The recess of the leg islature. has offered a breathing spell which hag offered an opportunity for considerable gossip, speculation is rife as to who will be the appointees of the board of control but if the gov ernor knows he is not saying any thing about it yet. In speaking of the business side of his administration Governor Hanna expressed himself as satisfied that at least $100,000 per year of useless ex penses can be cut off and cited as one instance the State Railway which maintains a generating plant at the Capitol and which uses fuel hauled by teams from the cars down town. Gov. Hanna would close the plant at the capitol and use the electricity 'from the prison plant which would save the state probably $400 per months. This is one of the very many plans he has in mind to curtail ex penses in order that there may be be funds available to carry on work that is of the utmost importance to the state. The Governor has a plan that sounds feasable and that is to have a man sent by the state to Ellis Island to meet immigrants of the better class and to bring thef to this state and he would even go further and secure for them homes as he thinks there are thousands of men in the state who would gladly furnish stock and ma chinery and give worthy hard work try to interest eastern capital in es tablishing an electric plant at some point on the coal fields where he thinks that it will be possible to gen and under his guidance the Tribune will be cean and aggressive along leg! timate newspaper lines. There Js an other daily launched there but it seems to be a joke as it is said on re liable authority that they were fin ancially embarasser before they even got out the first issue, so there is no doubt but that the Tribune will soon be alone in the field again, as a daily. The average citizen of the county does not seem aware of the fact that truancy on the part of school children can be heavily visited upon the heads of the parents, yet the law of the state provides 'this, and two Almonat families recently found it out to their cost. One was Nick Mickel, and the other was UPeter Dietz, both of whom were fined for allowing their children to remain out of public school with out good and sufficient excuse. Su perintendent Lorin made a visit tothat part of the county quite recently, and found that conditions along thai par ticular line were not as good as might be. The two mentioned were com plained against and warrants were is sued for their arrest, which was made last Friday by Constable Egge of New Salem. Both defendants pleaded guilty before Justice Templeton of Al mont and both were fined $5 and costs the costs against Mickel were $3.80 and against Dietz were $7.80. Both men paid the money and promised to see that their children attended school more regularly in the future. This is something which every parent should attend to, and Mr. Lorin does not mean to stop with these two care lessness in school attendance is too manifest and should be done away with. Mesdames L. S. Platou and J. E. Earley entertained Saturday evening at the home of Mrs. Platou for the young people in their families at one ing~and honest people a start if the the most delightful and unique Cos land owner and the new-comer could be gotten together. This is a plan for bringing more actual settler that will at once appeal to everyone and if carried out will prove of untold ben benefit to the agricultural interests of the state. He also has a plan whereby he will tume parties ever given in the city. Nearly a hundred children came gown ed in rigs representing well known characters in history and verse. George Washington garbed in fancy waist coat and powdered wig, Henry the VIII in all the pomp and gorge- ousness of his erate electricity for the entire state Knights from the seventeenth and hopes at a little later date that it may be sent as far as the Twin Cities. The gases from the coal used in the briguitting process would be admirably adapted for this pur pose and may be utilized. There is a shortage of funds to •carry on the state business and there are rumors that it will be necessary for the Governor to use his vetoing power to curtail the ap propriations and keep them within the reach of the state pocket book. Many are wondering just who or what institution will suffer, but those who are interested in the agricultural and Walt Taylor is in his place and is Judge E. T. Burke is working harder than he ever did on the district bench and from the tone of his voice and general appearance when speak ing of Valley City we gathered that he is sorry that he did not remain on the bench in the 5th district. He says that he enjoys being at home most of the time but that the work is much harder. We surmise that he us Just homesick, however. Lew Harrison who is managing the Bismarck Tribune has succeeding in placing that plant on a paying basis and "Is feeling fine regarding the fu ture outlook. Mr. Harrison is one of the best newspaper financiers in the Northwest and is a clean upright hon est clean-cut progressive republican mho is as independent as Napoleon Turkish Sultans in the regalia suited from their clime Court Jesters, Sailor 'Boys, Indian Maidens Spanish Maidens, Scotch Ladies, Hardanger Maidens, Dames Eighteenth century. Boy Blue, Lady Pompadour with all the sweet ness and grace of her day, Even Co. and the Firemen and the policemen in our own city were represented In costume. The guests were received by Miss Lydia Platou, as the Pink Rose Miss Blaine Platou, as a Fairy, Ralph Platou as Santa Claus, Eleanore Earley as a. Poppy, and little Miss Flor ence Earley as a Valentine. The young folks enjoyed the time in danc ing and games and the. festivities were brought to a close with the serv ing of refreshments. The members of the Birthday Club interests are not at all worried, as, .. .. ... entertained at a Rose Tea Saturday the Governor is in full sympathy with better farming, but it is said that some of those who are on the com missions are getting a little uneasy, however no statement has been made and means may be found to raise funds to take care of all of the de mands. There is a persistant rumor that one of the state officers who hag been recognized with the demo-insurgent branch of the party was short in his accounts and that there was a lively scramble for a few days to make good and that while it was going on that the fellow got so low financially before relatives came. to his rescue that his check was protested at his own bank. This of course is only a rumor but careful enquiry seemed to confirm the rumor that something was wrong. It is referred to a repe tition of the Biekford affair. evening at the home of Mrs. T. 8. Henry, in the Sheyenne Apartments. The table was attractively centered with a basket of red roses on a mirror surrounded with fancy red hearts pierced with an arrow. The place cards were heart shaped valentines tied with white bows with original verse appropriate for each guest and dainty red receptacles held salted nuts and bonbons. The color scheme of red and white was carried out throughout the menu. Following the tea, bridge was enjoyed and unique favors were awarded to Mrs. Charles Baker and Mrs. T. X. Jones the win ners of high and low score. Mrs. Henry was presented with a hand some bunch of roses as the guest of honor. About thirty friends of Miss Tetra Storner gave her a pleasant surprise Thursday evening when they gather- swamped with work he said there was ed at the home of Mrs. Margaret nothing in the way of insurance news excepting that a company is being formed in Bismarck for the purpose of insuring livestock, the primary pur pose of which will be to look after blooded stock. Mr. Taylor like the Governor is looking forward to a very ^prosperous 'year for the state and thinks that a great many things will be done in the way of development in this state along manufacturing lines under the present administration. Cummings where she resides. The evenings pleasure was games and music concluded with a delightful luncheon service. Miss Storner ex pects to leave for Norway for a visit, in the course of several weeks, and she was presented with a beauttiful ring as a memento of the occasion. Mrs. George M. Young was the guest of honor on Thursday afternoon when Mrs* J. W. Noxen entertained at her home twelve friends at "500" for her. Mrs. Young has already been the rettspit'iu of a number of delight ful affairs mid wi'I probably be the honored swst at many more before her departure for Washington next week. Fourteen of the young friends of Miss Olive Rhodes gathered at her home on Normal Avenue Friday even ing and enjoyed a delightful time. The affair was a complete surprise for Miss Olive and the time was merrily spent in music and games. A delic ious luncheon completed the even ing's pleasure. 'Miss Eva Coop entertained the members of the Zotwat Sewing Club at her home on Saturday afternoon. THE WEEKLY TIMES-RECORD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1.913. A 'five day's farmers' institute opens in Carrington Monday. It is being held under the direction of the agricultural department of the Carrington high school and many outside speakers will be here during the meetings to assist the local director, C. W. Nash. The big dinner which has become an exceptional popular feature of far mers' institutes in Carrington will be served Tuesday noon. It will be a big spread, fully up to the high standard already established. The institute meetings will be held afternoons and evenings. The afternoon sessions will be held at the court house the even ing meetings in the high school assem bly room. Jeff Young, 20 years old, is serving a sentence of 12 days in the county jail at Fargo, after having been con victed in Judge Hanson's court of us ing indecent language in the presence of women Young was fined $e5 but refused to pay his 'fine and the court named 12 days as the equivalent sen tence. According to the statement of the officers, Young entered the restau rant in conneltion with the Northern Pacific depot and purchased a cigar. He refused to pay the money to the cashier and when asked for payment said to have used obscene and inde cent language. NEWS OF THE STATE The chief of police at 'Bismarck was exonerated after a sensational trial, on charges prefered by Superintendent Watkins of the enforcement league. There was a new game worked at Drake. Peddlers sold cloth to citizens of that town, with the understanding that a tailor was to visit the town and make up the cloth into suits at $3.50 per suit—and the tailor—oh, he forgot t-j go to Drake. The Finley Commercial Club, at its meeting a month ago decided to or ganize Steele county and join the Bet ter Farming association. At this reg ular business meeting this week a ways and means committee of five was appointed to,take up the matter, with power to act, and make arrangements to hold a meeting at Sharon on Fri day, Jan. 31, at 1 o'clock p. m„ and have invited delegates to come from every town in the county, and un doubtedly the movement will gain considerable momentum from this meeting and an association formed. Twenty box cars of an N. P. freight train, together with the engine, went into a ditch about three miles south of Pembina. A split rail was respon sible for the accident, in which for tunately no one was injured. The freight train was a long one and had a push engine, in addition to the head engine. When the 'first engine hit the spread rail, it we»t into the ditch and was followed 'by the next twenty cars, the rear engine forcing the cars over one another. It was nearly mid night before the wreckage was cleared away. The wreck caused a consider able delay in the. time of the N. P. fly er which went through at 5:30. The fact that contractors are spend ing money lavishly in order to place grading machinery and supplies on the right-of-way of th® New Rockford to Lewiston extension of the Great Northern through this part of the county, is significant. As all the heavy grading material needed for the work in the bad lands south of Schaf er, consisting of dump cars, steel rails and steam shovels, is being hauled across country in wagons from the railroad at Williston to the right-of way, a distance of approximately sev enty miles, at a rate of from 75 cents to $1 per 100 pounds, it is evident that the line will be rushed to completion without regard to cost. Petitions were put into circulation at Wlliiston among the voters ask ing the mayor and city council to call a special election to vote on thtf adop tion of the commission plan of govern ment for Williston. For some time there has been some agitation along this line with the result that it will be put up to the voters. Already more than the required number of signa tures have been obtained. The mat ter of calling the special election will be brought before the council at the next regular meeting next week. So far little opposition has developed and it is generally conceded that the elec tion will carry by a splendid majority. Railroad construction on t'ne Dei thold Indian reservation between Alexander and the Missouri river has been suspended by order of the Indian agent at Elbowoods. It Is charged by the agent that G. N. sur veyors have cut timber on the reser vation outside thS -right of way. This matter will be adjusted by the de partment at Washington and the G. N. Ry. Co., has sent a couple of repre sentatives to Washington to straight en up matters. In the meantime con tractor Nelson Is obliged to Inv 1n camp his men Idle and export^ pi lng up. Editor Rearick has sold his interest in the Cooperstown Sentinel to Wm. G. Schannach and O. A. Lee, both printers who have been employed in Cooperstown lor some time. On ac count of having been elected to the ofHce of county auditor this move wa« made necessary for Mr. Rearick. Sheriff Ross, acting under an order of Judge Pollock, will padlock the rooms at 71 Fifth avenue north, Fargo, which were occupied by May Brown, npw in jail awaiting trial on two charges of selling liquor on the prem ises. The papers of the court wer^ served on the owners and lessee last night. ''The second annual Midwinter- Fair of the 'Lake region came to a close, at Devils Lake. The event'proved to be most successful. Resolutions were passed urging co-operation with the county commissioners for securing better farming experts In the region, urging the good roads movement and cash payment of road taxes, endorsing the terminal elevator plan to the leg islature and favoring the organization of farm clubs. Brooding over his mother's death, killed by an infurated bull at Mandan several months ago, Sam Klaschko hanged himself at his home near Ra leigh. A 14-year-old-girl making a trip to the Klaschko home on an errand found his body hanging from a beam in the residence. The nagging of cred itors, together with his mother's death unbalanced his mind. He was 24 years old 4 The Great Northern depot at Shar on, N. D„ was destroyed by flames ac cording to word received here, the building being a total wreck. The or igin of the fire is unknown. Telegraph lines are out of operation as a result of the blaze. James Eastland of this city suffered somewhat in the snowstorm last night fifteen miles northeast of Grand Forks. He was tipped out of his sleigh and wandered about the prairie all night in 18 degrees below zero weather. He will recover from h!s injuries. Three fire proof buildings are al ready planned for spring building on the Main street of Carrington. L. C. Green will start work at the earliest possible moment on a two story struc ture, forty-five feet deep. John Gus lander has plans being drawn for both a fifty and a seventy-five foot frontage brick building. J. Buchanan & Sons have temporary plans about ready to be turned over to an ar chitect for a cement building, 50x143 feet, two stories. The farmers in tne vicinity of Fair view may not be able to ship grain from that point this winter. Prospects of an early spring and the destruction of the temporary bridge across the Missouri which will happen when the ice goes out is causing the contrac tors and Yellowstone bridge builders to use every effort and means to rush material in before that date and gives them no time to devote to grain haul ing. The Fairview Times which form erly advised the farmers to hold their grain for shipment from Fairview is now advising them to haul their grain to the railroad points if they must sell this winter. In the meantime wheat has advanced 8 cents per bush el and flax 10 cents per bushel. Railroad extension activities have been resumed in the northern part of the state. Representatives of both the Great Northern and Soo companies are in the county, securing con tracts for deeds of right-of-ways and townsites on the proposed extensions of the Crosby and Ambrose branches. The Great Northern will extend the Crosby branch about 30 miles In a west and southwesterly direction, all of which will be in Divide county and will have two good towns and two sidings. The terminal will be about .five miles northwest of Stady. The Soo Line extension from.Ambrose will cross the county, and extend about 60 miles into Montana. In this county it will add about 30 miles to jits present milage, with three towns and a couple of sidings. Joseph Kovash, the 17 year old son of Vincent Kovash, was accidently hot In the head at the home of Frank Kostelesky sixteen miles southwest of Dickinson, Monday. A crowd had I gathered at the Kostelecky home to celebrate the occasion of 1 son's wed- {ding. Wenzel Kostelecky bad' a six- I shooter loaded With blank cartridges which he was -discharging when shooting behind him the wad from one of the cartridges struck Kovash In the forehead between the eyes. Hie left eye was badly burned by the powder and the right eye affected. He was immediately brought to St. Joseph's hospital la Dickinson, where he 1b ^getting along steely. Considerable excitement was caused in the vicinity of Sawyer by Carl Eclc strom, who it is said, attempted to shoot up 'the country in the vicinity of the farm of his uncle, Charles Eck strom a well known farmer living near Sawyer. Seventy-one out of eighty-five wo men in the city of Larimore are op posed to women suffrage. A poll of the women of this city, was taken by Edgar Richter, with the purpose of throwing some light on the sentiment the question being before the North Dakota legislature. Of the 85 women polled 71 declared that "they jvere ab solutely against women suffrage three confessed, to Indifference and only 11 were In favor of it. The result of his investigation into the snuff evil In North 'Dakota are set forth by (Professor E. F. Ladd in a communication tp Mrs. Elizabeth Preston Anderson, president of the North Dakota W. C. T. U. Profes sor Ladd declares that snuff is one of the*greatest evils which is working havoc among the youth of the state He declares that its sale should be restricted. "The free discussion of any subject for the purpose of diffusing knowledge among its members" is the object, ac cording to the constitution of the Wo man's Improvement league which was organized recently at Berthold. Fol lowing the adoption of the constitution and by-laws, officers were elected for the ensuing year as follows Mrs. B. H. Pond, president Mrs. L. R. Col vert vice-president Mrs. S. J. 'Hillis, correspodning secretary Mrs. W. L. McGee, treasurer. John W. Pope of Minot secured a verdict for $5,000 damages against the Bailey Marsh company of Minneapolis, the district court jury that heard the case returning such verdict after sixty hours' deliberation. Pope was em ployed by Bailey-Marsh company in construction of the Soo depot at Minot and was severely burned in an acci dent, asking $30,000 damages. The jury went out Friday at midnight and returned at "noon today. E. R. Sinkler of Minot appeared for the plaintiff. Next Saturday has been set by the supreme court for hearing arguments in the appeal taken by Dr. J. J. Riley of Milton from a verdict in the district court of this county, which found him guilty of manslaughter in connection with a criminal operation which he is alleged to have performed. Riley's case is almost identical with the now famous Moeller case. E. R. Sinkler of Minot, who assisted in the prose cution of Dr. Moeller, !s in charge of the defense in the Riley case. Armed with injunction orders issu ed by Judge A. G. (Burr of Rugby, State's Attorney F. Ussrud and Sheriff Sampson were at Velva 'Saturday and closed up the McKnight and Velva drug stores. (Both places were 'locked up and the keys turned over to a deputy sheriff. The orders are said to have been secured upon complaint of the states attorney that they were common nuisances. Governor Hanna declares he will pass up those clamoring for office in making his list for the state board of control, and also that his search for competent men will not be confined.to any section of the state but wi'll cover the state- at large. It is rumored here that one Fargo man is slated for ap pointment, but this cannot be con 'firmed, as the governor will make no announcement until lie is ready to re fer the matter to the senate for con firmation. Six more arrests have been made in Morton county for delinquency in paying for seed grain. A« reported last week, several farmers in the vi cinity of New Leipzig were under sus picion as having dealt unfairly with the eotitity in this matter. The fore -part' of this week warrants were sworn out before Justice Henke for the following, who are charged with disposing of their grain and not set tling with the county for the seed: Carl Kibler, John Reimer, Morris J. Tracy, Dan Treichel, Joseph Wilhelm, John Rosenberg. The dates for trial have not been fixed. At a meeting of the educational committee with 'the temporary state educational commission at Bismarck the commission reported little con flict between the university and the agricultural college and such as there is can be removed by a conference of presidents and boards of trustees. It was recommended the university and agricultural college remain under separate boards of control, normal schools under a third, industrial schools under a fourth. In connec tion with the department of public instruction should be a board of edu cational advisors to succeed the pres ent state 'high school board and a board of examiners. The report con cluded with the hope the legislature will provide the commission with greater facilities. Sheriff Barnes and State's Attorney IBerndt of Bismarck conducted a raid on the place on Main street known ae Hare's billiard hall on a complaint made last evening. A search of the place was made, it is understood, with the belief that there would be found evidences of gambling going on in the place. The pool hall have been con ducted for the past several months by Charles Schartow. It has not been learned up to the time of going to press just what, if any, evidence of lawbreaking was discovered by the of ficials. John Halverson returned this morn ing after several days spent in the east attending a furniture show. He admits having bought a splendid line of the newest styles in home furnish- OUR DRUG STO^e If your heart is burning for another or another's heart is burning for you, we prescribe one of our beautiful valentines. Also, send one to sister, mother and grandma, and to brother, daddy and grandpa. Keep up the beautiful home relationship. Mother's and daddy's hearts will warm when they recieve theirs and grandma and grandpa will be more pleased than anyone, except yourself. Come to OUR Drug Store. THE BEST DRUG STORE Rudolf Pharmacy T. 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