Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1901-01-24

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bring about what might be termed a
consolidation would be to make an
appropriation for one and not for the
other-and that would make merry
war indeed, +a
State Superintendent Devine issues
a circular to the school Superinten
dents of the state urging the appro-
pirate observance of John Marshall
day, February 4, 1901. The state bar
association has made arrangements to
celebrate the day and Judge Bartholo-
NEW will deliver an address before the
joint assembly at Bismarck.
G., M. johnson will deliver the copy
OF the vote on presidential electors in
person. Mr.. johnson has been invited
to remain in Washington until after
the inauguration and may decide to
do SO. ..1. ... "A. ......
Governor White has received a tele-
gram from the Cincinnati Post in
quiring if he would permit the pulling
off in this state of the Jetfries- Rubin
prize fight. The governor replied the
North Dakota statutes prohibited
snch contests. f..... ... ....
The record for Warm weather in the
month of January in North Dakota
was broken Sunday, January II, when
the thermometer in Bismarck regis
tered 81 degrees above zero. This is
the highest temperature recorded for
January in the quarter of century
the weather bureau has been estab-
lished in Bismarck
Judge Winchester assumed his du-
ties as superintendent of the Presby-
terian Sunday school.
Gambing-on the wheels a thing
OF the past not olly in Bismarck but
throughout the Sixth judicial district.
The action against Mayer Patterson
is only an incident in the reform
move.
Landlord Patterson is fitting up a
billiard hall for the use Of ladies who
are guests of the house.
Governor White has a number of
appointments to make during the ses-
sion, as follows: For board Of agri-
culture, one member for each judicial
district; for agricultural college, three
members; for deaf and dumb school.
three members: superintendent board
of Dealth, one member: industrial
school, Ellendale, three members.
two OF which must be from Dickey
county: insane hospital, two members.
The setiring members are: c. H.
Shiels. whose term expires April
next, and Anton Fried of Wimbledon,
whose term expires April 2: Mayville
normal, two members; Valley City
normal, three members: penitentiary,
five members: reform school, Mandan.
three members: university of Grand
Forks, three members, and soldiers
home, two members. The state oil
inspector, the state examiner. the
superintendent of irrigation and for
eStry, and nine district veterinarians
are also to be appointed, unless the
legislature abohSheS the offices of the
veterinarians as recommended by the
governor. Three trustees of the de-
partment of agriculture are also to be
appointed.
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senate yesterday was one 80 reimburse
parties sustaining loss on leasing
school grounds, which were represent
ed as having been plowed when leased
which were not plowed; also bill to
extend time of paying 1900 taxes. 1t
provides for s per cent interest after
February and 10 per centpenalty after
October; a bill to admit graduates of
G.. f. U. law department. to practice
without examination for admission to
the bar; bill to reduce exemptions
from 81 500 to $500, and Ifrom $500 to
5000; a bill providing for a lien on
threshing engines and separators for
repairs on same: a bill to provide for
right OF way from north to south over
the state military reserve at Devils
Lake; also bill to require voters to
convince registration boards that they
can read the constitution of the state
intelligently and in the English langu-
age; bill to appropriate s2l, 900 for
the state pentitentiacy outside Of the
maintenance; q bill to sell $4,000 of
bonds for state reform school at
Mandan, the payment to be guaran-
teed by the income of the lands of the
In the house the appointment of
clerks and janitors was left to the
speaker. A bill was introduced to
limit prairie chicken shooting to the
month OF September; to amend the
to permit the sale of
school land at SIS an acre. Fl. B. No.
l9 provides that the Judgment debtor
or redemptioner may redeem the prop
erty from the purchaser within one
year after sale on paying purchaser
the amount OF his purchase with 10
per cent interest, together with
amOllnt of anV assessment Or tayaS no