The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-18
NORTH DAKOTA
NEEDS MORE MONEY
Appropriation of $4,000 Yearly
Necessary for National Guard
Under the Dick Bill.
Funds Must Be Provided for the
Holding Of a State Encamp-
ment Each Year.
Special to The Journal.

special to The journal.
. Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 1S.-The national
guard Of the state is much interested i'll
the fate of the appropriation before the
legislature. The appropriation bills for
the guard call for 100000 a year. an inrx|
crease from the present appropriation.
which is $1,000 annually. The increased |
appropriation is asked for because of the |
necessity of complying with the Dick bill, |
| under the provisions of which the guard
| must hold an annual encampment of at
| least six days.
/ For eight years from 1894 until 1902,
/ the guard held no encampment Although
there is an excellent camp ground and
reservation owned by the state; on the
shores of Devils lake, lack of availahle
I funds prevented the holding Of an encamp-
ment. Under the provisions Of the Dick
bill. however, the guard will not be able
| to profit by the increased allowance for
equipment unless the required annual en-
campment is held. To do this, with a
twelve company formation, will require
larger appropriation than at present.
Already General Miller and the national
guard officers have received inquiries as
to what provisions have been made for
complying with the requirements of the
i Dick bill. but they have been unable to
answer for the reason that the matter of
an appropriation is still unsettled. I'm
less there is an increase. steps will have
to be taken to reduce the guard from a
twelve company to an eight-company or
ganization. The officers and the governor
would dislike to take this step and hope
the members of the Legislature will grant
the increase asked for. The adjutant gem
eral has already made a request for the
eauipping Of the guard with the modern
repeating rifles and other improved equip
:, ment provided for by the Dick bill
Purifying Plant at Lincoln. !.
An important step will be taken blythe
war department in the establishment of
purifying plant at Fort Lincoln, for the
I precipitation Of inorganic solids ! iii the
water, an excess of which has been com
t planned Of by the chemists in the depart
. ment of the surgeon general. The chem
y lists reported some time. ago that the
amount of solids was SO great that the
water was unfit for domestic use. The
9 matter was then taken, up by Construct
a ing Quartermaster Young with Assistant
q Chemist Snider of the Minnesota univers-
;, 7 ity, and he made an analysis which re-
= vealed the presence of inorganic solids, but
he stated that in his opinion they were
:, not particularly harmful. more than the
a average of well water in North Dakota
~ A publication plant was then decided upor
y and plans and specifications are being
drawn.
The precipitation of the solids: will b.
49, accomplished by the lime process. rh
=. Northern Pacific railroad will take simila
- action along it's line, to obtain water com
"a pSfatlFely Tree from SolluS iof use III ~
engines.
Work on the new buildings to be erected
this summer will begin, in a few weeks
:, Contra tor Hennessy Of Minneapolis wi
=. - erect most of them. There will be 500.
~ 900 expended under the present contract
e and Senators Hansbrough and McCumbe
will endeavor to obtain an additional ap
, preparation of 100000
We ''Hague" Agreements Hold.
nm ST +bA Lot
- conference at Bismarck are being carrie
= out. The appointments of Mrs. Patter
\ son as postmaster and John Satterlun
have been made, and all of the yacancie
I in government offices have been filled. Til
1 term Of A. C. McGillivray has not yet es
pired but as soon as the office is vacar
Il the appointment of M. H. Jewell will
timade to the registry Of the Bismarc
office. An appointment is expected SOC
to the Indian agency at Standing Roc
Agent Bingenheimer is said to have give
L up hope of reappOintment.
Speaker Baker. Ambitious.
Speaker Baker Of the house looks upe
the place as a stepping stone to SOM
thing higher and is said to be inspire
with a laudab1e ambition to be govern
when Governor Whites present term e,
pires.
The house has added an emergen
clause to the law requiring all, execution
1 Of convicted criminals to be held at Il
state penitentiary, and if the bill becom
a law there will be two hangings at u
penitentiary in the near futre,. that
William Ross of Bottineau county al
John Rooney of Cass county. There is
execution billed for Washburn, McLe;
J county. Friday of this week, but the b
viii hardly be passed and approved
j time to cover it.
n Some of the members interested in t
b proposed trolley. line to the state capt
Il. I'll, ctr
during the recess as to- the probable &C
~ i Of q Linz. with mower sufficient to pro-