Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1911-01-12
STATE OFFICIALS
Give ASSURANCE
THAT NO STATE SCANDAL Is IN
SIGHT
STATE ITEMS OF GENERAL AND
PERSONAL INTEREST

Bismarck, Jan. 7.-State officers
at Bismarck deny that any sensation
al scandals are about TO be uncov-
cred at the capitol, although rumors
are current here and elsewhere in
the state that such is the case. The
Fargo News today states that r.,-
mors are pending on the street.
that certain securities in the state
treasurer's office could no. Dc real
lied upon.
Nothing official has been given out
and the state examiners for the
and the state examiners and the bond
ing company are at work on the books
Former State Treas. Bickford is quot
ed in the News as saying the rumors
do not concern him as he owes the
state nothing and the books will he
found all right when the examination
is completed
The state board of auditors has the
work of checking in and out of all
state officials
Bismarck, \. d., Jan. G.-There
have been important changes in the
office of adjntant general and a num-
Der of matters of interest to the nat
lonal guard since the first Of the
year. Col. w. c. Trueman of Graf
| ton will be a welcome visitor about
the capitol at times during the next
two years. Taking the position of
adjutant. general Saturday, it will be
necessary for the Grafton man to
spend more or less of his time in the
city during his term of office.
Adjutant General A. P. Peake, who
retires from active service in the ma
tional guard Saturday, has had
long career in army matters in North
Dakota. Enlisting in the company
at Valley City in 1885, he became
captain of the same in 1888. In
1891 he became major, in 1892 he
was named lieutenant colonel. and
in 1905 he was again raised to the
position of colonel His advance to
the rank of adjutant general took
place two years ago, and after next
Saturday he will be retired with the
title of brigadier general.
Among the prospective appoint
ments is that of hotel inspector
William O'Gorman of Grand Forks,
candidate for hotel inspector, filed a
petition with Governor Burke Fri
day afternoon containing the names
of over 500 union commercial travel
ers of the state.
The railroad commissioners held
considered complaint of travelling
men of the state in regard OF the
I"pulling" of mileage books. In a
petition sent to the commission it is
stated that when there is fraction
of mile in distances between towns
conductors tear off for the full mile,
whether the fraction is more or less
than the half of a mile. The re-
quest of the committee was that the
mileage books he marked on the half
mile. The railroad men made an
other suggestion that will probably
be accepted by the commission. The
conductors will be instructed to draw
the extra mile where the distance
| is six-tenths, or more over the even
mile and to draw the short mileage
where the distance is four-teoths o;
less than the even mile. This will
give the travelling men what they
asked for and at the same time will
save the roads from changing their
forms of mileage.
A petition was received from the
'Ambrose-Flaxton branch of the 500
in which it is said the train service
up there is entirely Inadequate t' the
needs of the towns along the line
and that the trains are run with
great irregularity. Commissioner
! Anderson and Mann were delegated
J to make trip of investigation over
the line and report at the Fargo
meeting of the commission, January
12.
At the Fargo cmeeting the matter
of the complaint of the launderers
association regarding the return
cha,g &C on empty carriers will &c
taken up. The matter has been
pending before the board for some
time and has been postponed on sew
eral occasions for the convenience of
the attorney interested.
! Mr.. and Mrs. George Palmer of