The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-01-21
DEVILS LAKE SELECTED FOR MIDSUMMER
MEETING OF THE NORTH DAKOTA EDITORS
~ Black General Manager of The Evening mes Elected
President for Ensuing Year. Other Officers Named
And Much Business Transacted.

some OF the leading papers in the
United States.
The Telegram.
Washington, ID. G., Jan. 20.
o. T. Rishotf: With hearty appre-
citation of the compliment paid nc and
with best wishes for the North Da-
&C. A. I-ounsberry"
Resolution Passed.
The following resolution was pre-
sented by Dan " Brennan and was
unanimously adopted with an amend
ment to the effect that the mid-winter
meeting be held at Fargo:
Resolved. that the summer session
OF this association be held at Devils
. Lake at such date in July as may be
deemed best by the president and
executive committee and that Il pro-
gram be arranged by them in consult
tation with the Devils Lake commit
tee In advance and sent out 10 the
members of the association at least
twenty days previous to the meeting" /"
The following resolution expressing
the thanks OF the association to the
press of the city was adopted:
Resolved, that the thanks of the
association is extended to the Grand
Forks Evening Times and the Herald
for the full and complete report of
our meetings, and the many other
courtesies extended our members, in-
dividually and collectively"
Many remarks were made in sup
port Of the resolution in which men,
bers expressed pride in the splendid
report given by the Grand Forks
newspapers, favorable comparison be-
ing made with the metropolitan press
Of the country
Awarded Prizes
The committee consisting of T. R.
Trulshaw, Cooperstown; F. A. Will
son. Bathgate; ]. H. Shears, Sentinel
Butte, made the awards for the best
specimens or displays of job work as
/; follows:
First-Milton Globe.
Second-Lakota American.
Third-Lisbon Free Press.
Fourth-Wahpeton Globe.
Fifth--Williston Herald.
Sixth-Harvey Herald.
Could NsA Re Here
| The association.:.was disappointed
! in that J. ]. Scott of Minneapolis
could not be here. He sent the fol-
lowing telegram:
Minneapolis, Minn, January 21, 1911.
impossible to make satisfactory
arrangements.
j. ]. Scott"
Extended Thanks
In motion by c. e. Boyden of
Lisbon and which carried unanimous
ly. the retiring officers were EXTEND
and untiring services given the asso-
citation.
No Taxation.
| The following resolutions drawn by
DR.. James Z. Boyle were offered by
w. P. Davies of the Herald but after
much discussion were referred to
each individual member of the asso-
citation, the organization not wishing
to go on record as to legislation or
the transaction of business not relat-
ing to the newspaper fraternity:
Whereas. strictly good business
methods should be used in handling
the states finances, and whereas, the
burden OF taxation should be Justly
and eQuitably distributed. be ii
Resolved that we endorse the
proposition of having state tax COM
mission for North Dakota, formed
along similar lines to the tax COM
missions OF Wisconsin and Mime
sofa;
Resolved that we favor consti-
tutional amendment permitting the
classification Of property for purposes
of taxation
Memorial Resolution.
A committee was appointed to draft
a resolution as regarding the death
of a valued member, that OF Alvin
Schmidt of the lIillsboro Banner, who
died last summer. The resolutions
were as follows:
Whereas, God in His infinite wis
dom has summoned from his earthly
labor and calling our beloved brother.
Alvin Schmidt. publisher of the Hills
boro Banner. of Hillsboro. n. d.
Therefore, be it resolved. that the
members of the North Dakota Press
association, in convention assembled
this day in the city of Grand Forks,
n. d., do express our profound ap-
probation of the fine qualities of heart
and mind that distinguished our es-
teemed brother in the ranks OF jour-
nalism and peculiarly endeared him
to the members of our association.
and
Resolved that this association en-
tend condolences to the widow and
children of the bereaved. who have
been robbed by death of il devoted
husband and worthy father. and Of
fer them the consolation of the knowl-
edge that his life's work was per-
formed faithfully and in the measure
of a man who lives III the fmllness OF
earth's ricles-the JOY of its labors
and the pleasures Of its recreations.
Resolved. further. that copy of
this resolution be spread upon the
minutes of this meeting. and one for
warded to Mrs. Schmidt at Hillsboro,
n. d."
Another Good Notion
1t is moved that at the next annual
meeting of the North Dakota Eai-
torial association there will be con-
tests with suitable prizes for the fol-
lowing classes Of work: