Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-07

TRi1uNg. THURSDAY MORNING. JANUARY = 4
road districts Our country roads under the
supervision 81 supervisor # the county is organ
townships there is road district IN each township
under the supervision of the road supervisor Each ind
vdua in the district subject to poll tax has an option Of
paying the same working day the road The OPP
usually exercised by working or at least BY putting
in the The supervisor usually honest and does the
best he knows how under but ne is not
an engineer and he followed by successor who not an
engineer often undoes the work Of his predecessor
Much better results have been accomplished by the pay
ment of all road taxes in cash. and expanding the I'M
der the supervision Of civil engineer or the building of all
roads and bridges to be let by contract to men,
" #: THE BATTLEsHIP, NORTH DAKOTA.
Our state has been recently highly honored by having the
greatest and largest bateshp built named for her.
It the custom for each state for which batesMp Is
sure that this state viii not be the first state ignore the
CUSTOM It matter Of state interest and state prde put
Section 1856 Of the prohibits an
for this purpose and the amount necessary will have to be
raised by popular subscription
~. g. '|.1 IL. STATE FLAG.
With the invitation to attend the christening OF the bat
tleshp North Dakota request to bring along the
state flag and upon inquiry learned that the great state
Of North Dakota has state flag We have state SEAL
state name, state flower but no state agno emblem
that stands especially for North Dakota We need one;
need it at the Alaska Yukon exhibton need 1t when the
silver service presented to the bateshp North Dakota
need it when National Guard goes to National Encamp-
ent need floating from public buildings side by side
with the stars and stripes to remind OF our dual govern
ment and obligations to each. go s# #& @@Tf.
1 submit the to you with suggestion from friend
who has made the subject Of flags study and who writes as
follows: >~@"@~ .<@'<''
sThere are but two state flags which have white back
groud those of Rhode Island and of Massachusetts, In
both this white flag is bordered with golden yellow
fringe and further decorated with golden yellow cord and
tassels. + .s.*a >%z~gsaa.s
Bue is an exceptionally bad background for design,
the outline Of the state blending with the back
ground as to indistinguishabe at comparatively short
distance
emo state as far know has yet adopted consd
cred the adoption of the Continental buff or OF corn color
for flag background for the State shield AS North
Dakota is, Of course great grain state the adoption OF
such acoor might be held peculiarly appropriate It has
the advantage the white Of being less easily soed 1t
quite effective background white in making prom
nent the contrasting coors Of the state coat OF arms
The Massachusetts law reads: i>
ssThe flag of the commonwealth of Massachusetts shall
bear side representation of the coatofar OF
the commonwealth prescribed by section one OF chapter
Of the revised laws field and on the other
side blue shield bearing the representation Of pine
tree upon white field When carried coors by troops
otherwise the flag shall be bordered by fringe and
surmounted by cord and tassels the fringe cord and
tassels be of golden yellow The staff shall be OF white
ash of wood of similar light color, tipped with spear
head Of gilt ~ @% ~:#%>
The color suggested background would be beau
tfu appropriate but the Great Seal of the state is
placed upon side Of the ag the golden sheaves of grain
the tree will show better against white background
lit up BY the last shimmerng golden of the setting sun
body to design state flag that will be Thing of beauty
and joy forever M
s AsKA-YUK0N-PACIFIC EXPOSITION
This state has been invited to display exhibit Of
natural At the great Alaska Expo
held at Seattle this year. This exposition will
be state admitted into the Union with state and
all the Northwestern be represented Thousands
Of people from the Eastern Southern and Central states
will pass through state route oSeatte and will
pect exhibition Of the resources of North Dakota
together with those of the other states admitted at the
time The state should be- at least we'll represent
ed as it was at the Portland Exposition and submit the
matter to your good business judgment and sound
discretion .s< ~
Il %>*x.3z: STATE OFFICERS
Each platform Of the two great political parties in this
state the last campaign contained plank in favor of
qurng the state officers to reside at the capital city and
give their personal attention to official duty Complaint