The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-02-19
NEWS NOTES FROM
The STATE CAPITOL
Conference at HeIena.

OF neafCh or North n south DakOta
Minnesota, Montana and Washington
are to meet in conference at Helena or
March s and 8, for the discussion Of
uniform sanitary regulations for pas
senger coaches on trains. The rail.
way commissions of states mention
ed including North Dakota, will be
represented, and an effort will be made
to have all the states adopt the same
regulations. 1t would be useless for one
state to adopt such regulations as nc
passenger train is in any state long
enough to make a regulation of any
state anything of value.
Want a sidetraek.
The business men OF Ray have filed
a petition with the railway commission
asking that the Great Northern be re-
quired to construct a sidetrack there
with a loading platform and engine
booth for the loading and unloading of
grain and heavy machinery,
Will Take an Appeal.
On Dec. 6, the railroad commits
sion issued an order requiring the
Great Northern to stop it's east bound
Oriental limited train at Leeds for the
accommodation of passengers going
south on the N. p. and also such pas
sengers desiring to go east out Of
Leeds, or that the railway company in
stall such other train service as would
accommodate that traffic The order
was made effective March /, but Muir
ply & Duggan, attorneys at Grand
Forks for the railroad company, have
field notice that an appeal will be TAX
en- in the district court of Benson coun-
ty, and it is quite likely the service
will be delayed for some time.
Would Exchange Books.
The town of Maxbass offers a propo-
sition that will be an inexpensive way
for some Of the smaller towns to i'm
prove their library service. The libra
ry at Maxbass has about 100 volumes
Of standard fiction, histories and geo.
graphical readers that have been read
in that town and the books are in good
condition and there is a desire to ex-
change these books with those of some
other town who have completed read
ing their books. Secretary Budlong
says if the towns desiring to enter into
this exchange scheme will keep her
posted as to addresses and the kind Of
books they have she will assist in the
plan.
Fire Prevention Day.
"It is practically certain said In
surance Commissioner Taylor this
morning, that North Dakota will this
year fall into line with other progress
sive states in the setting apart and
observance Of Fire Prevention Day
And this is how a Nebraska school
boy, in an essay on the subject, de-
scribes fire prevention day:
81 am much in favor of fire day for
the foregoing reasons: First, it
teaches us that we are to take pro-
cussions against all spontanus COM
busticles such as sellyoulloyd. gaso-|
line and suddenly stepping on top of.
matches near things that will catch
fire and burn If there is not water
close by to dampen the sparks just
starting. Second, fire day is good
because we will not burn to death if
we are caught in a burning school
house and can't get out, and third,
birthday and Thanksgiving, but
ITS udy mas got lnSm dl peat
Auto Licenses.
The secretary of state issued auto
licenses today as follows:
253-A. J. Danstrom, Fargo.
254-C. H. Baker, Fargo.
255-F. M. Rich, Willow City.
256-Berny Bracht, Chaffee.
257-Frand Thies, Leonard.
25S-C. S. Dow, Grand Forks.
259-Lawrence Haas. Hamar.
260-Charles Heinrich, Fessenden.
261-W. F. StrabeL Fessenden.
262-Fred McGarry, Willow City.
263-William Thurlow, McHenry.
264-First State bank, DeSart.
265-A. J. Edelbrock. Bisbee.
266-State Bank of America, Bis
bee.
2S7-state Bank Of America, Bis
bee.
viii Increase Capital.
The Ellsworth Land Co, of Fargo
has filed notice with the secretary of
state that a meeting Of that company
will be held May 2. to decide whether
or not the capital stock will be in
creased to 100000. w. C. Macfadden
is president of the company, and b.
Simonitsch, secretary.