Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-01-29
provements and spend some time on.
their claims are likely to lose the land
in short order.

Bismarck, N. D., Jan. "a. Special
Correspondence: There are rumors
Of lreachery in the resubmission
camp.
The bill repeating druggists per-
mits was measure of the enforce
ment league and the league officials
state that it was prepared by them
and has their approval. The intro
duction Of bill in the house similar
in every respect, by Weed Of Logan
county, came as shock to some
members. Mr.. Weed has been one Of
the leading resubmission men this
session and the object in having him
introduce the bill in the house while
appearing to be move to harmonize
the anti-druggists and the resubmis-
sionists, is claimed as nothing Of the
sort, but a plan of the druggists
committee to get the bill killed.
To date there have been IS bills in
trOduced in the house.
Senator Plain of Cavalier, who de-
feated Ole Axvig last fall. enjoys the
distinction Of having the first bill pass
the senate, the measure being a very
meritorious one, increasing the pay
Of district court jurors from 81 to 50
per day. This bill will undoubtedly
pass the house also as members ex-
press themselves favorable to it and
some would vote for a bill allowing
even more compensation.
Senator. LaMoure introduced a res
olution thanking Moses K. Armstrong
who lived in the state as early as
1859 and has been identified with the
northwest since that time, for a copy
Of early Pioneers Of the North
West.''
Congratulations were also extended
TO- Mr.. Armstrong on reaching 10
years Of age and being in full health
and vigor. The resolution was adopt
"a unanimously.
Senate bill No. IA. was passed. 1t
relates to J. the probating Of wills.
President Bartlett asked the mem
.bers to have clerks, appointed on their.
recommendation report for duty. !? A
number had failed to show up. The
bill introduced by Senator Little pro-
yiding for the completion Of the cap
itol building is.a timely one and the
legislators seem to be favorably dis
posed toward it. The necessity for
completing the building has been
recognized for many years and now
that the finances Of the state are in
condition to justify expenditures OF
this kind there seems to be no reason
why the bill should not be passed and
the needed Improvements made: as
one representative expressed it, the
state should have a capitol building
in keeping with the prosperous con
ditions and the erection of the north
wing is move in that direction:
Representatives from Stutsman
county are working hard to secure
the passage Of the personal injury
bill introduced by Representative Nc
Kenzie. "A number of rairoad men
are here trying to secure favorable
consideration of the measure. 1T is
the same as that introduced by Rep
resentative Watson two years ago.
The Minnesota Land Company dis
posed Of fifteen townships of Missouri
Slope land yesterday. The deal was
consumated in the twin cities and
the names OF the purchasers could not
be learned. The recent heavy deals
in rea. estate indicate that there will
be great activity in real estate circles
and Bismarck land men believe that
this year will be a better one than
last for their business.
Bismarck, n. D., Jan. Especial
Correspondence: Today was pay day
at the capitol and something like
$50, 900 was put in circulation. Mile
age for the members is included in
this payment. One hundred and forty
members and one hundred and ten
were paid today.
Much is expected of the bill intro
duced by Cassell for the druggists
committee in the house last week,
that druggists shall have
stocks of 81, 500 worth of drugs in
small towns and 81, 500 worth in larger
places. To be explicit the druggists
who are trying to sidetrack the bill
taking away their permits, expect
much of the Cassell bill. The OBJ
ject in introducing the bill is to make
members believe that it will remedy
all the deficiencies in the present
dugigsts' law, will drive out all who
are selling liquor in quantities SUM-
cient to displease the members Of the
enforcement league and others who
are interested in the cause of tenn
perance. It is argued against the
Cassell bill that there is but a small |
percentage Of the drug stores of the
state that have stocks Of less than
d, 500 and should the permit law re-.