The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-01-16
GRAND FORKS MONDAY JANUARY

the question Of division lines, az both
Mandan and Dickinson are aspirants
for the location of the chambers and
some division will be favored by them
that will put those two cities in diff
ferent districts. This would mean
that the Mandan district would COM
prise Morton county together with the
counties to the north touched by the
new extension Of the Northern Pa
cific. as we'll as to the counties to the
south similarly connected with Man
dan. Dickinson's district would COM
prise the remaining counties, includ-
ing Stark, Billings, Bowman, Dunn,
with q probability Of Golden Valley
and Slope counties, the creation of
which depends entirely upon the re-
suit Of legal proceedings now being
carried out.
The fact that the constitution makes
It impossible to create new judicial
districts oftener than once in four
years may result in combination of
the interests involved in the division
of the Fifth, Eighth and Tenth dis
tricts at the present time. The man
ner Of division proposed by the Will
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district, by placing Williams, Noun
trail and Mckenzie in the new. dis
trict, gives the people Of the Tenth
district special interest in the situ-
alton, as Mckenzie county is at pres
ent in that district.
While 1t ts yet very early to talk
of prospective appointments should
the divisions carry and be made eff
fective at once, Frank Fisk of Willis
ton AQoked upon as likely candi-
date Maks Williams county division,
while Am Alger, candidate for the
}udKship racs &t2 last week when
is favored in the Va City district.
Two Probable Appe> Aes.
Governor John Burke is already be-
ing beseiged by Minot people in view
of the fact that he will shortly be
called upon to name the members Of
a board to control the new normal
school in Minot, which board will be
provided for under the terms Of a bill
introduced by Senator Wallin should
it become law There is, Of course,
the probability that one board will be
created for the control of all three
normal schools, but Minot is opposed
to such action and will seek to have
an Independent board named.
Two Of the appointees to such
cal certainties are Martin jacobson Of
Minot and Percy NJ. Cole Of Kenmare.
Both are very we'll known in the
northwestern section Of the state.
Compel sY" Construction.
Action compelling railroad COM
panies operating In the state to lay
connecting wyes wherever their lines
cross is sought for in a bill introduced
by Representative j. A. Englund Of
Kenmare. This measure, IL passed,
will particularly interest the people
residing along the wheat line Of the
500 railroad, and along the several
branch lines of the Great Northern
running north from the main line be-
tween Grand Forks and Minot. =
Up to the present time 1t has been
impossible to force the, companies to
construct the wyes at number of
points along the 500 line where the
Great Northern lines cross. This has
resulted in no little feeling in some
sections. particularly in Bottineau
county, where repeated efforts have
been made to get the connecting links.
Even now that county is engaged in
legal action against the companies
seeking to compel them to make the
improvement desired.
Sentiment Becomes General.
Sentiment. favoring. the repeal of
the state wolf bounty law does not
rest with the state auditor alone, nor
with the eastern counties of the state.
The fact that the county commission
ers of Billings and Bowman counties
presented petitions to the legislative
assembly asking for the repeal of the
measure indicates that sentiment in
the west-where such a measure
would probably do the most good and
where the greatest benefit would be
received-is not favorable to the con-
tinuatton Of the present system.