The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-26
FUNDS FROM LANDS
North Dakota State Institutions
Anxious to Realize.
COL. ROBINSON BEFoRETHEBoARD
Interest and. Income Would AFFORD
n Pretty Penny Yearly for
Maintenance Il rs 5I355 X
Special to The Journal.

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Bismarck, N. d., April 26--The trus-
tees of the state university at Grand
Forks and the state agricultural college
at Fargo are DESTROYS of having sold their
endowments of lands, granted by con-.
gress when the state of North Dakota
was admitted as rapidly sias it can be
done, in order that the institutions may
have the benefit of the interest and }in-
come from the funds arising from the
sale. To this end Colonel w. H. Robin
son of Mayville, president of the board
appe AIRED before the members of the state
board Of university and school lands and
requested that the sales Of lands be made
as rapidly as possible. The two institu-
.tionss own about 250, OC0 acres of land,
we'll distributed through the state, but
much of it lying in the northern and cen
trail tier of counties. It; land that will
all Of it. is desirable farming land. The
sale of this land would give the two in
stitutions fund of a million or a mil
lion and a half of dollars each, the inter-
est on which at 4 or 5 per cent would be
great aid toward running expenses and
development The present demand for
land is so great it is felt this is an adj
vantageous time to sell.
A reflection of the demand for farm
lands in the state is seen in the many as
signments of school land contracts that
are being filed with the state land COM
'missioners Purchasers of state land at
public sale last fall have found purchas-
ers who are willing to take the lands
off their hands at a liberal advance, and
as a result many contracts are being
transferred, the original purchasers hav-
ing found speculation in these lands prof
liable.
The state board of university and school
lands has purchased about $22, 900 of
through the state. Bonds amounting to
$4,000 were bought from the New Rock
ford school district Davenport. school
district will build new schoolhouse, and
$1,000 of bonds have been bought.
The state department of public instruc-
tion is making preparations for the con-
vention Of county superintendent of
schools to be held at Bismarck next week:
The sessions will be held in the senate
chamber The matters of rural school
consolidation. amended course Of study in
common schools and other important
school subjects will come before the as
sembly for discussion.
Political interest throughout the state
will begin to assume a greater degree OF
heat when the state committee meets and
sets a date for the state convention. Up
to the present political matters have been
quiet. A date for the convention is being
discussed among the republican leaders,
and it is generally agreed that short
campaign will be favored. Little cpposi-
ton is looked for to the republicansnomi-
ness, although the democrats have been
talking Of reorganization.
Mclean county, the bailiwick of King
John Satterlund, receiver of the United
States land office at Bismarck, will have
candidate for honors in the next repub-
lican state convention, August E. John
son, auditor of that county, being can
didate for the succession to the Office OF
State Auditor A. N Carlblona.J
The suspension Of H. G.. Voss of Nor
ton county from the practice Of law for
nine months was a severe and unexpected
blow to anatomical, as from the argu-
ment Of the case before the court at Far
60, 1t was not expected SO severe SEN
Etence would be visited. The supreme
court in its decision gives warning to
states attorneys Of this state that they
must not accept. that Office and rely upon
public sentiment to excuse them il they
fall to enforce the prohibition law, or at
tempt to do. So The opinion in the case
was written by Judge Morgan, and goes
pretty deeply into the matter of the duties
of states attorneys Is