Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-02-02

Gus OF central and western members
of the legislature comprising the ma
jority of the Republican members of
the legislature has declared for the
plan of apportionment that will place
the Valley all in one district.
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A new juvenils court bill came up
in the senate and was referred back
to the committee. The bill is fathered
by Senator Duis and supported by a
number OF public men and women of
the state interested in a better method
of caring for juvenile offenders. The
bill was %favorably reported by the
senate committee on judiciary, but
went back to the committee for the
-5eason that it conferred jurisdiction
on the probate court and this seems
to be in violation of the constitutional
provision fixing the limitations of the
probate court in counties where the
jurisdiction has not been increased
by a vote of the people. 1t may be
that the jurisdiction proposed will be
GU upOll luc ulSGI1CI COuIlS.
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The women of the state who favor
suffrage are making an active cam
paign for the passage of the proposed
constitutional amendment granting
suffrage to women The bill was first
killed and then reconsidered on mo
ton of Senator Pierce and SEN to the
women suffrage committee. There
are a good many supporters of the
measure, but it is not believed it will
pass at this session.
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Several ley judicial districts are
proposed in the state. There is one
bill to divide the Eighth district, one
to divide the Fifth and one to divide
the Tenth. The state is growing
rapidly and more judges will probably
be authorized by the present legisla,
ture.
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A general system of improved ac-
counting for state departments and
state institutions is being agitated and
bills for this purpose have been pre-
sented by Representative Nestos in
the house and Senator Gunderson in
the senate
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The Democrats seem to have stolen
a march On the Republicans in the
ratification of the income tax amend
ment to the constitution of the United
States. Two bills for this purpose
were presented on the opening day of
the ses5"l, one by Senator Duis in
the sem Ia and the other by Repre-
SENTATIVE Doyle in the house. Both
men a1% democrats. The Doyle bill
was pa in the house after a live
ly scri ge and is now in the SEN
ate COZ. tee on federal relations.
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The ne ing in the Bickford case,
involving ! e charge of e~mbezzlement
against the retiring state treasurer,
was compit ed and Bickford was held
In $4,000 bonds to the district court
of Burleigh county at the May term.
His brother, A. B. Bickford, formerly
associated with the retiring ~treasur-
er's bank. was placed under bonds also
as a witness. The case required two
days for the hearing at the prelim-
mary examination and a number of
prominent political leaders were
among the witnesses summoned.
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There is a large number of uniyer-
sity graduates among the members of
the legislature and state officials and
a university alumni organization was
perfected at the capitol a few days
ago, celebrating its organization with
a banquet, attended by many of the
former students and President McVey
of the institution.
A piece of flannel dampened with
Chamberlain's Liniment and bound on
to the affected parts is superior to any
plaster. When troubled with lame back
or pains in the side or chest give it a trial
and you are certain to be more than