Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-11-27
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Articles for the incorporation of the
diocese of Fargo have been filed with
Secretary of State Norton, for the or
ganization of all the Catholic churches
under the jurisdiction of Bishop
James O'Reilly of Fargo.
The Pittsburg & Ashland Coal and
Hock company is foreign corpora
ton that has been admitted to North
Dakota by the secretary of state.
The Farmers and Merchants State
bank at Overly is among the latest
banks to organize under the state law.
The new bank has capital stock of
$4,000, and the directors are P. B.
Haber of Fon du Lac, Wis; Ole
Syvertson, Andrew r. Thompson and
Otis C. Thompson of Overly, and
George Sunberg Of Willo wCity.
The board of managers for the State
Dairyman's association met Saturday
with Dairy Commissioner Flint, who
is secretary of the association, and
decided to accept the offer of the
commercial club of Mandan for the
meeting of the state association,
which will occur about the middle OF
February at the Morton county city.
The exact date will be set as soon
as the various speakers can be ar
ranged for.
The railroad commissioners have
been notified that new depot with
an agent installed has been estab.
lished at Medberry, the first station
west Of LaMoure on the N. p, and
that the citizens there are being rem
dered efficient servic-
Rate Expert Little is in Duluth
working with the Commercial club
of that city on the grain rate case.
The new rates recently proposed by
thu railroads is an increase and will
effect about IS towns in North Dakota
south of the main line of the N. ?.
Mr.. Little has also been at .Milwau-
kee, where a similar case has been be-
fore Commissioner Clark of the inter-
state commerce, and effects the states
of South DAKOTA, Iowa, southern Min
nesota and Nebraska. January 10 has
been the date for the compliments
to file their briefs in this case, and
the briefs by al parties interested
must be filed by February 10. The
outcome of this case will have con-
siderable to do with the case now
pending at Duluth and Superior, and
which so materially effects North Da-
kots.
The railroad commissioners will |
meet at Fargo tomorrow to hear the |
complaint of Erickson and Thompson
Of Reynolds, who allege they have
been Disseminated against by the
Great Northern in not giving them
track connections to serve their grav-
81 pit. The matter Of closing the rail-
road depots at Schaible, fSZferly |
Warren, in Cass county, and the sta
lions at Johnston, Cashel and Honey
ford, in Walsh county, will be brought
before the board at Fargo tomorrow.
Deputy State Treasurer Tom Thar
Alison, who went to Fargo, W'ednes-
lay. is still there. ana his associates
u LuS CdplIOl arc VI IA0 VPAAAOA ~A0~
Tom was unable to make an excuse
stick with the judge and that he Will
nave to serve.
The commissioners of public print
ng We're in session this morning con-
,idering some minor matters before
he board.
The railroad commissioners have
received from the interstate commerce
| sample of tabulated form for MAX
ng up a uniform system of accounts
'or the various telephone companies
operating in North Dakota, and it Is
quite likely that our commissioners
will adopt this form for North Dako-
a. Reports from telephone companys
ire beng received from all over the
state for the purpose of enacting a
inform code of rules pertaining to all
matters of charges, service and con-
struction of lines. Under the law
which went into effect July 1, all tele-
phone companies in the state are I'M
Ter the absolute jurisdiction of the
.ailroad commission.