The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16
I A WEI COME FOR THE 500
August % Selected as the Date at
!: q Bismarck.

BISMARCK, N. D.--Aug. q has been de-
cided on as the date for the celebration OF the
advent Of the 500 road. At aslargely attended
meeting of business men, committee of nine
persons named to take general charge of
the celebration. The entire city will deco
rate and give over the day to welcoming the
500. A program Of addresses and sports will
be- arranged. and an Industrial and agricultu-
raj parade will be a feature Special rates
will be made on the 500 and Washburn roads.
The abstract of personal property assess
ment shows Morton county to be the leader
of the live stock industry in the state. Nor
ton reports about 5000 head Of cattle for tax
alton and over $1,000 head of sheep. Billings
county reports the greatest number Of sheep
in the state, over 10000 The total valuation
of live stock shows a considerable reduction
this year, because Of the sweeping decrease
of 20 per cent In valuation. Valuations for
the entire state are reported as follows. ap-
proximately: Horses $4,6oo0Oo; cattle, $780,
600. and sheep, $4,000 The reduction in val
uation made by the state board will exceed
s2,oOo,0oO. The total valuation of elevators in
the state as assessed Is $1,227,57 Grain
therein Is assessed at s133,SS2. Goods and
merchandise Is equalizsd at SO, ,554, $40. Shares
of bank stock are assessed for 81, ,403,656.
The statistics of school population for the
state are being collated by the state depart
ment Of public instruction. The total increase
about 1000: The total number of children OF
school age will be between 101, 900 and 102, 0e0
Governor White will name ten or twelve
delegates from the state to the meeting OF
| the ns-Mssissippi Commercial Congress-
which meets at st. Paul next week. It is
| expected there will be large attendance
from North Dakota.
| Notwithstanding the reported abandonment
| OF the Missouri river by the government az
| a navigable stream. there Is a. healthy loca
| traffic on the Missouri In the vicinity of Bis
marck. The government has done no work or
| the upper Missouri for some time. but there
| IS q good-sized feet of boats plying between
Standing Rock the south and E1bowood
on the north. The Benton Transportation
| company does freighting north and south, ant
the Washburn railroad has a line OF boat
carrying grain and freight from Varlou
points along the river to the railroad.
The state reform school building at Mandal
Is we'll under way The building has bee1
enclosed and the steam plant Is being IN
stalled. An appropriation will be made b.
the next legislature for the maintenance o
the institution, and the refractory youngster
now kept In the South Dakota institution
will be brought home to the new institution.
The special 1-miN tax for the support OF til
educational Institutions Of the state will rails
$134, 900 annually on the present assessed val
uation. AS the tax will be apportioned, tn
state university will get about $52,0o annual
ly the agricultural college 1000. the tw
normal schools $18 900 each, and the state dea
school about $1,000. The levy for the stat
sinking fund will produce about $4,000 annu
ally, and this continued for period of thirt
years will pay the entire bonded debt OF tn
state.