The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-07
The DEPUTIES and
CLERKS AT CAPITOL

Bismarck, n. d., Jan. with the
incoming of Governor Burke for a third
time number Of changes in the state
capitol have been announced and rum
ored. The changes In the various Of
fees in the way OF officials, deputies,
clerks and employees has been the prln-
cipal topic OF conversation in the cor
ridors OF the state house for the past
week.
In the governors office no change
has been slated Private Secretary
Bgrne win continue in his present
position, and William Burke, nephew
of the governor, will remain in the ca
pacity of stenographer.
Secretary of State Norton has al
ready announced the changes in his
office, which were published in The
Forum at the time they were made
John Andrews, editor of The Lidger-
wood Broadaxe, takes the position as
deputy, while w. j. Anderson of Rug
BY, another newspaper man, will be
| the chief clerk. So far only one stem.
| ographer, /. B. Phelps, has been en-
| gagged. E. e. Morris, the deputy for
several months past, will be retained
in the office Of the state department
as corporation clerk. The present state
printer, Mr.. Behounek, will be retained
In that department. In connection with
his other work he will act as secretary
OF the public property board and as
supply clerk. In the law library, e. p.
Wing, Bismarck, as previously an
nounced, succeeds Mrs. Nellie Call.
No changes have been announced in
the office Of the auditor Of state. Mr..
Brightbill has continued all the present
employees, comprising Deputy Jorgen-
son, Earl McCanna, chief clerk, and M.
A. Selvig and D. McPhee, bookkeepers.
and Helen McGillis, stenographer.
The state treasurer's office has been
taken over by Gunder Olson of Graf
ton, the newly installed treasurer.
Capt, Thomas Thoraldson, also of
Grafton, becomes the deputy treasurer.
Mrs. z. Mitchell has been retained as
chief clerk. The chief bookkeeper in
the office will be Left Swenumson and
Miss Mckenzie viii be retained as
bookkeeper.
The commissioner Of agriculture. w.
G. Gilbreath, has announced that no
changes will be made in his office and
G. w Wolbert will continue as deputy.
The other employees, M. G, Hagen as
chief clerk, Richard Thistelwaite as
statistician, and Fannie Slattery as
stenographer, will remain at their
desks.
In the office of State Dairy Com
missioner Flint the same force will
continue during the next administra-
ton. e. p. Pierce is the deputy and
Miss Constance Straw is the stenog-
.rapher.
The attorney general will continue
his two deputies for the time being. c.
L. Young and Alfred zuger hold these
positions, but it is understood that the
latter is in line for an appointment.
Fl. G. Heffron fills the post of field or
special assistant attorney general The
two stenographers who are employed in
the office, Elsie Nylen and Maud Haz-
ard, will be continued in service.
w. z. Parson, as has been announced
already in The Forum, was appointed
deputy superintendent OF public i'm
struction by the new superintendent.
e. J. Taylor. Olive Proctor has been
appointed stenographer Just now
Alice Olsen is assisting with the stem
ographic work. William Moore has
been appointed to do some special
work in the line of preparing exam
ination questions for applicants for
state teachers certificates. Other ap-
pointments in this department are ex-
pected to follow, but will probably be
left over until after the adjournment
of the legislature or until something
definite will be known regarding the
amount of money that will be available
for expenses for this department
1t is expected that Commissioner
Macdonald of the board of school and
university lands will be reappointed at
the expiration OF his present term in
July, He has only served one term and
his reappointment for another is looked
for by his friends His deputy, Burt
Thurston, a newspaper man of EN-
mons county will doubtless be con-
tinued as wifi also Gilbert Haugen,
lease clerk, W. E. Sellens, bond and
mortgage clerk, Ruth Rosser Brown,
assignment clerk and Lydia Keitham
and Alice Holland. stenographers.
In the department of the state Il
brary commission, Mrs Minnie Clarke
Budlong VIII continue as secretary.
which position also carries with II the
is the first assistant and legislative
reference librarian, and I. A. Acker is
his assistant during the session of the
Legislature Miss Florence McPhee is
clerk of the travelling library board
records. Miss Jessie Ramp is clerk for
the department and Miss Haldora Pet
erson is stenographer for the legisla-
tive reference library department
For the railroad commission, w H.
Stutsman was elected president of the
and Thomas Hall will be
continued as secretary Miss Mabel
W. Ainlott, who has been one OF the
efficient stenographers of the commits
sion, has been continued. The MEM
bership OF the board win be the same
as in the past, consisting OF the pres
ident and @. Fl. p. Anderson and Henry
Mann
As previously announced In The For
um, Colonel Treumann of Grafton. Is
now adjutant general of the North Da-
kota National guard, taking his posi-
ton today The office force at the
capitol building consists of r. r. Stead
man. major. II. s. A., retired. as mile
tary secretary; w. f. Harris. regular
Q. M. sergeant first infantry. N. %. N.
O.. and sergeants Gacciola and Rock,
OK II. 5. A.. on detail
Warren .. Austin, formerly deputy
state treasurer and former chief clerk
OF the house, has been appointed dep
uty insurance commissioners by the
w. G. Taylor. So far
there have been no other changes an
nounced In Mr. Taylors office. Tracy
EHuscka will continue as chief clerk;