The Dickinson press., 1891-05-16

draw his salary is concerned, and the au.
ditor has authority to draw a warrant TO,
the same. This doubtless will please
him and avert a threatened financial
state of embarrassment.
w. w. BARRETT, IN company with
Prof. Waldron of the state agricultural
college, has secured 600 wild fruit-bear.
ing trees from Graham Island, Devils
Lake, for transplanting on the state agri.
cultural farm at Fargo.
ARTICLES of incorporation have been
filed with the secretary of state for the
North Dakota Milling company at Grand
Forks, with a capital of $4,000. The
~incorporators are Geo. B. Clifford, EN-.
cry Mapes and Geo. Ball.
IT is said that the only man in Cass
county who returned to the assessors
last year the ownership of a real dia-
mond was Senator John Haggart, and
the item looked so lonesome on the rolls
the commissioners struck it off.
The governor has appointed the board
provided in the military code for the
codification of the military laws and
regulations for the North Dakota state
gaurd. The board consists of Col. H.
M. Creel, inspector general, president;
Col. John Bidlake, aid de camp and Col.
ID. w. Yorkey, recorder.
1t is claimed that a stove has been in
vented that will burn Ignite coal in a sat
iSfactory and economical manner. Here
tofore the Dakota coal has made consid-
cradle trouble from smoke and dirt, and if
this new stove remedies the evils it is a
big thing for the state. We have the coal,
it is excellent for heating, and if it can be
used without causing the women annoy
ance. the stove is a blessing.
The Attorney General interprets the
wool market law to mean that the city
establishing a market must not only fur
nish free storage for the time specified,
but a man to take charge of the house, do
the marking. etc., and the city be respon-
sible for any loss that may occur before
the time of free storage expires. This is
a responsibility which many cities do not
care to take, and it is doubtful if as many
markets will be established rs originally
anticipated.
State Auditor Bray has certified to the
different counties the number of acres
covered in the recent approval of Secre-
tary Noble of indemnity lands for the
Northern Pacific road. 1t is as follows:
Richland, 9S,SSS; Trail, 1855; Steele,
61,264; Ransom, 1884; Sargent, 22,7O7;
Griggs, 1891; Dickey, 1858. The average
value of this land in the counties is over
81 an acre, which gives above Sl,OOO,0OO adj
ditional to the state valuation the present
year. The revenue to be derived will be
very acceptable.
HEBR1END Erickson, a farmer near
Walcott, started for the insane asylum
at jamestown n day last week. He
had been there before and discharged
but he concluded his health would be
improved if he went back again. Oblig-
ing Deputy Sheriff Mckenzie, of Rich
land county, panied by the contemplation
of a loss of fees if the man returned to
the asylum by himself, kindly consented
to accompany him and Erickson went
back by the regular official channel.
The Pioneer Press fears that Treas.
urer Booker's native modesty will get
away with HIM, and that he'll not be Sin
it" long if he allows such a condition to
become permanent. It says the popular
treasurer was at one of the principal
hotels in st. Paul for several days, but
never asked to be interviewed on crops
politics or any of the subjects regarding
which the average Dakotan is not only
familiar, but anxious to express an
opinion.
FROM a legal standpoint the May ses-
sion of the supreme court, just closed,
has been the most interesting and profit
able since statehood. Every case on the
calendar, with a single exception, was ar
gued and submitted to the judges for
consideration. Many very interesting
discussions were had and the bar of North
Dakota will o see many complex and
knotty points of law unravelled. The
decisions will be handed down from time
to time, the court being permitted to file
them in vacation, under the statute
passed last winter.
ATTORNEY GENERAL SPENCER has in
terpreted section 6 of the state banking
law, wherein there is no provision made
as to the amount of required capital in
towns of from one to two thousand in
habitants; he holds that any amount
over $4,000 is Sufficient. The Peoples
Bank of Wahpeton had previously filed
an application for a charter with a paid
up capital of $1,000. Some attorneys
held that it would take $4,000, the next
sum named after towns of 1000 popula
ton, but the attorney general thinks
otherwise. It is evidently an omission
in the law and Mr.. Spencer has adopted
a common sense view of it.
The Register and Receiver of the Bis.
marck land Office are in receipt of advi-
ces from the commissioner of the general
land Office that the present timber cul-
ture blanks may be used for the commu-
tation proofs, provided for in the new
land law, by making such changes as
are rendered necessary by the act of
| March 3. 1891. Also. that notica hx nuh.