The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-15
EXPENDS 100000
. ON DRAINAGE WORK
CAssa COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA,
PIONEER IN MOVEMENT.
Four Drains Already Completed and
Work Progresses Rapidly on Sew
eral Others-Major Murphy Arrives
at Fargo for Trial on Charge Of
Forging Ward County Warrants.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Fargo, N D., Jan. 15.-With 100000 already
spent in drainage work, Cass county Is somewhat
of q pioneer in the movement in this state.
There has been a lot Of agitation this winter
because of the heavy loss to crops last and
the farmers more directly interested in the
movement than formerly.
The Argusville ditch, twelve miles: the Smith
drain, six miles; the Harwood drain, six and
half miles; the Reed drain, two and one-haIf
miles, are already completed at cost of more
The Leech drain, fourteen miles, the Leonard
drain, five miles, and the big slough drain of the
same length, are all well under way.
The Grandin drain. to cost $4,000. has been
ordered and other petitions in for seventeen
niles of ditch in the southern part Of the county.
Murphy at Fargo.
| Major Murphy appeared here today for trial
On the charge of forging Ward county road war
| rants. The hearing is expected to be pro-
| tiacted one. many witnesses have been sum-
! moned by both the state and the defense. Major
| Murphy has fought the case in every form to
! prevent q trial at Fargo, and sought to have
| the case transferred to the nearest judge on
change OF venue, carrying the matter to the
supreme court, where he got adverse decision.
Some new law points were raised in the effort
to prevent the case from coming to trial but all
failed The friends of the major insist the
prosecution is political as he was the political
boss of Ward county for many years.
Stock Growers Convention.
Tomorrow is the opening day of the Tristate
| Grain and Stockgrowers' convention, which will
| be held here four days of this week. The ad-
vance guard Of the speakers and the delegates
began to arrive today and are ready for the
work OF the convention to begin. Secretary
johnson has the assurances of the people who
are on the program that there will be no dsap-
pontments from their failure to appear.
| Secretary Johnson has made skirmish for ex-
| ira rooms to accommoda tie the visitors, and will
be able to care for all those who cannot find
accommodations at the hotels. He says his adj
vices are that the attendance will be in excess
of that at any Of the former conventions. e.
New Primary Election.
/ There is considerable speculation here over the
probable results Of the primary election law
at the approaching city election. 1t will be the
first trial given the measure and the expert
ment will be watched with interest. Each can
dldate will have to secure petition signed by
per cent of the voters, and after being defeated
in the primaries it will be impossible for him to
get on the official ballot as an independent.
Mayor Wall and former Mayor johnson are
supposed to be the opposing mayoralty candi-
dates. new ward is being created and In ad-
dition to the election Of new alderman in each
of the old wards, two will be returned from the
seventh