The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-04
Poole's Court Martial
Proves Interesting
BURKE Criticised For Appearing Before Supreme Court
Augmentation Bills Must be Cut Downward
County Representatives Should be Given
Second Terms
Second Terms

YES Should be Given
Terms
dents representative, Thomas Murphy]
NOW R,ave under consideration large
number of bills tending to strengthen
the prohibition laws and Inn the event
of there becoming naws tine sale ot
Intoxicating liquors by drug stores
would be absolutely prohibited.
The annual convention of States At
torneys, held at Bismarck, present
recommendations upon several bills
whidh are now being considered. They
expressed themselves as being in
flavor of the present method of pay
ing taxes, in favor OF law for assist
and states attorneys amid clerk hire,
opposed to giving governor the power
to remove state and county officials,
oppose law requiring county treasurer
to go into every precinct and the leg
islatrure rs asked to change the rape
law making the PENALTY for first
degree from ONE to twenty years sec
ond degree from one to item years.
Grand Forks was chosen as the
place for holding their next annual
convention.
If the bill INTRODUCED by represen-
tative Olson of Ramson county should
become a law quite number ,of
travelling men would be forced to seek
new fields. The bdEl prohibits all
liquor dealers from advertising or
having agents H. me state for the
purpose OF soliciting orders for in.
Intoxicating liquors.
SENATOR Kennedy is trying hard to
| add another law to those we alread y
have on our statute books Relating tc
pure food.
The bilu which he has introduced
! provides for the sanitation of bakeries
| cannentes, packing houses, confection
,a1'ies, restaurants, hotels, groceries
meat markets, and all other fool pro
ducing establfslhm also places
where food is packed, stored or dis
tributed and all persons who handle
the material from which food is
prepared or the Finished product ami
defining the Duties of THE food com
missioner.
An effort to- improve the country
reads in tine purpose of bill intro
d1ced i'm the house by Representative
Kinney of Rdchlamd county. The bill
provides for certain officers to be
empowered to 1have necessary sur
veys made and a uniform system OF
drainage of roasds, and the 'lands ad
jaoemt theneto, maintained. It is
claimed that such system would
not be costly and it would certainly
be of untold benefit to the farmer.
Chief Clerk W. D. Austin of the
house, is making a strong effort to
complete unfinished business dur.
ing the weeks adjournment so that
every thing will be fin shape ito handle
the enormous number Of bills which
have been introduced.
The state Mbrary which is under
the supervision of the secretary oi
state, contains lauI almost unfinished
number of references upon all law
subjects and under its present system
of indexing it is not only convenient
but one of the best managed Offices
in the capitol building Many Of the
attorneys, members OF the Legislature,
are taking advantage OF the oppor-
tunity to prepare cases which they
now have before the courts besides
preparing bills for Introduction.
Ward county is quite we1l repre-
sented in both houses but it is i'm
portant that the people learn that
the longer a man remains a member
the more influence he has. First
term members are at a great disad-
vantage az it generally takes the ex-
perience OF one or two sessions be-
fore they are in position to secure
the passage of needed laws for their
respective districts. It therefore be-
tooves the people OF districts which
are. comparatively speaking. young
and Of recent settlement to use the
utmost care In the choosing OF a
senator or represent tative and when
they have secured and elected a
man Of ahlttv 70 represent them he