The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-08
Special to The journal.

Special to The Journal. IL .-.c.
Grand Forks, N. D., jan s.-A state drain
age convention will be held Wednesday and
Thursday Of this week, for the purpose of FORM
ing state drainage association and discussing
matters Of interest touching on the drainage
of the Red River valley.
The first session will be held at the Metro
politan theater when the convention will be
the Grand Forks Commercial club. Mayor George
Duis will welcome the delegates to the city and
temporary organization will be effected.
At O'Clock in the afternoon an address will
be delivered by James J. Hill, president Of the
Great Northern railroad. AS Mr.. Hill is often
referred to the father of drainage in the
Red River valley, his address will be Of particu-
lar interest. He will be followed by Senator ].
l.. Cashel of Grafton, who will speak 'Plans,
Cost and Results Of Drainage in the Red River
Valley" "5a
! Drainage Work in Minnesota" will be the
subject of an address by George A. Ralph Of
drainage commission. These three addresses will
complete the program Of the first day and in
the evening the delegates will be entertained
at banquet at the Commercial club rooms, by
the club. go s...'
On Thursday, addresses will be made by A.
l.. Fellows, state engineer; Attorney Scott Rex;
c. G. Elliott and John 7. Stewart, both Of the
division Of irrigation and drainage of the agri-
large delegations.
Every valley county has appointed delegates
and most of the cities will be represented by
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Good Government League.
= A local republican good government league was
organized in this city with Alderman ]. II: Free
man as president; G. F. Wyvell secretary, and
G. l.. GRADER, H. Bendeke and George B. Win
. ship, members of the executive committee. A
county and city committee has also been ap-
pointed and the work of organizing leagues
:is being taken up thruout the state, it being
the intention of the league officials to have an
organization in every county and every 1egisla
tive district long before the primary elections
in the several counties, when delegates to the
state convention will be selected.
The first trial Of the new primary law will
be given In Grand Forks and Fargo, where
municipal elections will be held this spring
| There is much guessing already as to what the
effect. will be on municipal affairs.
Land Sale Disapproved.
T At an adjourned meeting Of the board of uni
versity and school lands, held at Bismarck the re-
cent sale Of school lands in Cavalier county, helt
at Langdon, was not approved, owing to the fac
that 1t was not conducted either by the lane
commissioner or his deputy! The sale was tt
t have been held by Deputy Land Commissions
Coats, who was unable to go to Langdon from
! here, the. first day Of the recent big Storm Th,
sale was postponed day, and when Coat
| was again forced to give up the trip, the sal
was conducted by the county auditor. The lam
sold well. There were but two small pieces of
fered and both were sold. In disappearing tn
sale, the board directed that another sale b
held at the earliest time possible and this vii
probably be about the middle Of March.
/ New appraisals were ordered in Mcintosh
Logan, Emmons,, Dickey, Morton, Burleigh an
kidder counties, the land in these counties hay
I Ing appreciated to such an extent that the boar
deemed this action advisable. The cash receive
from the sale Of school lands last fall amount
4 in round numbers to $436O0O. and adding to thj
$4,000, received from the general government a
the states share Of the sale of government Ian
In the state, brings the total receipts for las
fall to more than $46S, 900, which represents a
r annual addition of about ST. 500, 600 to the pe
manent funds of the common schools and til
various state institutions