The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-02-26
NEWS NOTES FROM
THE STATE CAPITOL.
burt Wants a Depot.

Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 26,-The rail-
road commissioner has received a petit
ton from the village of Burt, down
on the Mott line in Hettinger county,
asking that the railroad company be
required to establish a suitable depot
building there. 1t is claimed that
the freight and express shipped to that
point is p~romiscuously piled on the
ground, is destroyed by stock, is
frozen and otherwise de]teriorated in
value. That the railroad company does
not provide a man at said point to
care for freight and express and that
there is no waiting room with a stove
in it for the comfort of passengers
Waiting for trains.
Church for Benedict.
The Concordia S~kandivisk Evan
gelical Lutheran church at Benedict
has been organized with John A.
Johnson, Jens K. Johnson and A. b.
Gunderson, all of Benedict, as trus-
tees.
Increased Capital Stock.
The Lakota Mercantile Co., has in
creased it's capital stock from SO, 900
to $4,000.
Have Ordered the Ballots.
At the conclusion Of the meeting
of the board of commissioners of
public printing of the ballots for the
March primary election were award
ed. The work was divided among
several of the printing establishments
over the state, and was allotted by
counties to the different shops.
The Devils Lake Journal will print
approximately $4,000 for the coun-
ties of Ramsey, Cavalier, Bottineau,
McHenry, Nelson. Wells, Sheridan,
Steele, Towner, Rolette. Pierce, BEN
son, Eddy, Foster, Griggs at s11,5O
per 1000.
The Times-Herald Publishing CO., of
Grand Forks prints 80, 600 ballots at
$3.50 per 1000 for the counties Of
Grand Forks. Walsh, Pembina and
Trail.
The Globe Gazettee Printing Co, OF
Wahpeton will print $4,000 ballots at
$3.50 per 1000 for the counties of
Richland, Sargent, Dickey and La
Moure.
The Bismarck Tribune Co, was
awarded $4,000 ballots at $3.50 pei
1000 for the counties of Burleigh, EN-
mons, Mcintosh, Logan, Kidder, Het-
finger, Stark, Mclean, Billings and
Dunn.
Walker Bros. & Hardy of Fargo
were awarded $4,000 ballots at s12.5t
per 1000 for the counties of Cass
Benson, Barnes, Adams, Bowman and
Stutsman.
mi. 49, nnt1+in- ~ - Nsa~aor
will print 10000 ballots at $11 pei
1000 for the counties of Morton
Oliver and Mercer.
The Minot Independent will prini
4 10, 900 ballots at sill for the counties 0!
Ward, Renville, Mountrail and Burke
The Williston Herald will print 1900
ballots at Sill per 1000 for the coun-
ties of Williams, Mckenzie and Di.
vide.
Delegates Appointed.
Governor Burke has appointed dele.
gates to national conventions to bl
held in the near future as follows:
TO the national drainage congress
which meets at New Orleans, Apri
1913, T. r. Atkinson of Bismarck
John L. Cashel of Grafton and @. "A
Wheelock of Fargo.
To the Twelfth international Con
gress of Navigation which meets a
Philadelphia, May %. Capt. I. r. Ba
ker of Bismarck, John Bruegger D
Wiiliston and Joseph Mann Of Wash
burn.
To the American Academy of Polit
ical and Social Science which meet
at Philadelphia, March 70, ID. p. Hol
Of Fargo, Nj. N. Hatcher of Fargo, an
Fred G.. Cleveland Of jamestown. TIL
members Of this delegation cornpos
the commission which the governo
appointed some time ago to deal wit
matters pertaining to the employers
liability act which will be considere
by the next session of the Legislature
10 the National Civic federatio
meeting at washington, d. c. whic
meets March ST., Pres. +. t. Move
Of the state university; ". r. Love
OF Fargo and Fl. y. Bessessen OF Har
vey.
TO the conference On the Railleise
dtalianl system of rural banking
Nashville, Tenn. April 1-6, g, p. LoE