The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1911-12-21
NEWS NOTES FROM
THE STATE CAPITOL

Bismarck, N. D., Dec. 21.-Sergt.
w. A. Cacciola, attached to the adju-
tant generals department. returned
yesterday from Minot, Williston, De-
wills Lake and Jamestown, where he
has been inspecting militia compa-
nies. He found these companies Of the
state guard in excellent condition.
Williston and Minot are arranging to
build armories during the coming
year. Today Cacciola goes west to
inspect the companies at Mandan and
Dickinson, and will inspect the Bis
marck company on his return.
Warden Hellstrom has notified the
board of control, as is required by
law, of the discharge of inmates at
the penitentiary as follows: Dilber
LaMarr, William c. Miller, George
Joslin, Frank Rosencranz and Albert
DeMares, whose sentences had ex-
pired, and Charles Currie and George
Berg, who were granted conditional
pardons c&
The New Fran Co. at Fargo has
filed articles of incorporation with the
secretary of state. This new COM
pany has taken over the publication
of The Fran, a Scandinavian paper
published at Fargo number Of years
by A. A. Trovaten. The new company
has capital stock Of 5000, and the
directors are H. H. Aaker, G. N. Gun
derson, c. w. Quanbeck, T. E. Tufte,
j. o. Siverson.
The latest church organization to
file articles of Incorporation with the
secretary of state is the Evangelical
Congregational Worms church at
Wishek, which has for its directors
Johann Hochhalter, Christoph Dock
tor and Jacob Schauer, all Of Wishek.
Insurance Commissioner w. c. Tay-
Tor says the newest thing in insurance
is the tentative organization of the
Northern Fire & Marine Insurance
Co.,, at Grand Forks. There is moth
ing" says Mr.. Taylor, "of the 'pent
up utica of the incorporators of this
company" They propose to make
insurance against the loss or damage
to property by fire lightning, cyclones,
tornadoes, or hail, against loss or
damage to automobiles by reason of
explosions, collisions or other acci-
dents, against loss or damage to prop
erty by water caused by the accident
al leakage OF automatic sprinkling
systems, against loss Of rents or rem
tai values, agains the use or occu-
pancy of property, to make insurance
on the lives of persons, including in
surance against sickness, or accident
al or partial disability. This new COM
pany is promoted by Fl. H. Hand, who
is secretary and treasurer, and who
has associated with him G. X. Brad
ley, president; c. Fisher, vice presi-
dent: C. Devries, financial director;
M. G. McEwen, assistant secretary.
100000 and has submitted its articles
of incorporation for approval.
The force Of the insurance depart
ment has about completed mailing
annual statement blanks to all the in
suance companies doing business in
North Dakota. This is one of the
largest tasks of the year exacted of
the department. This year under the
new law the companies are required
to file the annual statements with the
insurance commissioner before Mar. /.
1He case OI IHoIIidS n FOoie against
Amasa p. Peake, adjutant general, is
being argued in the supreme court,
and not little interest follows this
case. Other cases on the calendar
in the supreme court today are the
matter of the state of North Dakota,
ex REL; Norman Nicholson, ct al, VS.
Kenneth Ferguson, ct al, from Fos-
ter county, with s. e. Ellsworth and
E. p. Kelly, and c. B. Craven as at
torneys; A. K. Pruden VS.. Menno
Leiber, ct AL, from Cavalier county
with w. A. Mcintyre and Joseph