The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-25
NORTH DAKOTA
FARGO DlSPLEASED
Late Vetoes Of the Governor Not Rel.
~s ished in the North Dakota
- : Metropolis. ~ /
Criticism Passed, Too, on His Ap.
proval Of Wolf Bounty and +
-. Exposition Bills. : !:


4, Fargo, N. b., March 25.-Fargoans are
not particularly enthusiastic over Cover
nor White these days. The governor
vetoed the, SIS, 900 bill for the prosecution
Of work for the farmers rat the expert
ment station here. and the Shiels, bill al
lowing the North Dakota Children's Home
$1,000 annually. The home is not q state
institution and OH that ground the gov
ernor said no. THE care Of the children
sums annually and many children are
given good homes who would otherwise
exist in sdualor and vice.
The -vetoing Of the experiment. station
appropriation was great surprise. The
farmers regard this as slap in the face,
and many are indignant .-.-..
The vetoes are all the more resented be-
cause the governor signed the wolf
bounty law which requires an annual ex-
penditure Of $4,000. The greater part of
this fund comes off the eastern and
weather. counties, while q few. counties
In the extreme western part Of the stats
get all the advantages. -: III. (
:, , Added !et to this the governor also signed
the bill appropriating $50,000 for the st.
Louis exposition. The expenditure may
advertise the state for the benefit of some
OF the real estate dealers, but will prob
ably not help as many people as would
Be benefited by the experiment. station
Investigations. =. - - tH%7'' .@.
Unusual Bankruptcy Petition.
One Of the most unusual bankruptcy
petitions ever filed in the local court was
by MIR. and Mrs. Leon e. Townsend Of
Jamestown Both flied separate petitions
and are anxious to obtain clear records
of insolvency at the same time. There
have been several cases In which women
with husbands have been petitioners. but
none before where both were after a clean
financial bill. .}2,. - - -.,.,@. -
The Rooney Case. - D.. +
There ia sorne speculation over the
Rooney case, ever after Judge Pollock
|resentences him, making the date Of the
execution six months in advance, instead
Of three, as under the old law. It is said
that Roney was convicted under the old
law and any sentence imposed must be
under the new law, which provides an
additional penalty to that imposed under
the law that governed murder cases at the
time Rooney was convicted. IN that It is
made a condition that he must remain in
prison six months before execution in
stead Of three. Many attorneys say Roo
ney can escape the gallows under the
change OF law, and that he cannot be
placed on trial under the same charge
again. II he should escape on the tech
nicality, the state will be able to convict
him Of joint highway robbery and impose
a life sentence. s.2.s.
<..'- - Mcdonald Starts Suits.
Some time last week a correspondent at
Repville sent a story to the Grand Forks
Herald that A. b. Mcdonald had been
arrested on the charge Of running some
stock over. the international boundary line
and held Under 81. 500 bonds on the charge
The article was sent to Fargo and Mime
apo1is papers, and now Mcdonald has
started suits against the papers publish
ing the item. alleging he was not arrested.
The Forum in Fargo, the Herald in Grand
Forks and 4 Minnea polls paper are said
to have been sued for 100000 to $4,000
each. Mr.. Mcdonald was formerly pub
Usher Of the Fargo Argus and later owner
of the Renville toWnsite.
w. c., Ross Of Ayr was held to the dis
trict court under $500 bonds on the charge
OF slandering Mrs. Aftchilison Of the same
place The case will be heard ut the April
term.
;MHNDAN, N. D.--A coal miner from
Dysart. Iowa. received fatal injuries while
irving to board q freight train. He had