The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-02-22
NEWS NOTES FROM
THE STATE CAPITOL,
Scott Was ParoIIsd.

Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 22.-When the
boaro OF qarole met last week in adj
dition to giving H. A. McConville a
parole, Edward Scott, SEN up from
Barnes county in 1907 for eight years
for manslaughter, was also given a
parole.
Returned From Billings.
State Supt. E. J. Taylor has return
ed from a trip to southern Billings
county, where he attended a number
OF interesting school officers meetings.
He found that Billings county was ex-
ceptionally fortunate in having an sx-
cellent corps Of teachers in the coun-
ty schools, and was also highly pleas
ed to note that the people of that
county took not a little pride in pro-
noting educational matters.
Will Go to the Asylum.
Upon the report Of DR.. f r. Smythe.
prison physician, DIR. Wylie of the in
stitue of feeble minded, and DIR. Hotch-
Kiss, superintendent of the insane
asylum, h board of control will
recommend to Governor Burke that
Frank Norton and James Jerome, now
inmates Of the ~penitentiary, be sent
to the asylum at Jamestown for treat
ment. Norton's true name is Frank
NoVotny. He is a Bohemian, 2S years
OF age and was sent up from LaMoure
county in 1907 for five years for for
gerry. 1t appears that he was at one
time in the navy at the Philippines
where he contracted fever, and he is
now deranged and causing the guards
and officers all kinds to troubIe
Jerome's true name is James Johnson
and he was sent up from Bottineau
county in 1908 for three years ard
nine months for third degree burglary.
He thinks he has a tumor and other
imaginary diseases.
Will Meet at New Salem.
A breeders and dairymen's meeting
will be held al New Salem Friday
and Saturday Of this week. This will
be the annual meeting of the North
Dakota Holstein Breeders Circuit as
ISOLATION, and among the speakers
will be c. Larson, city milk inspector
of Bismarck, and who is connected
with the state board of health. He
Will speak on dairy bacteriology. Prof.
j. II. Shepherd and Prof. w. b. Rich
ard of the agricultural college win de-
liver addresses, as will C. f. Kellogg.
cashier of the First National bank at
New Salem, who will talk on farm
bookkeeping, and Dairy Commissioner
Flint, who will speak on the influence
OF quality In dairy products. There
will be a number of others on the
programme and the meeting promises
to be an interesting one.
Inspecting Mines.
j. w. Bliss, assistant state engineer
and ex-officio, left on the north 500
for his annual inspection of the coal
mines of the state. His work takes
him to every coal mine in the state.
and the information obtained is very
accurate. showing the number OF men
employed, the amount Of coal mined
during the year, and the condition Of
the mines as to the safety of the en-
ployes. The report made from this
inspection is printed in the biennial
report OF the state engineers.
January Collections.
The collections for the month OF
January received by the state land
- AAShl hdS IEdCHeQ a LOJal OF
S796,368.71, with several counties to
hear from yet with good sized remit
%tances; $4s,957.77 for rentals: s407.-
368.s6 was for interest, and s34o,056.sS
for principal.
Issued Requisition.
Governor Burke has recently issued
requisition papers to the sheriff of
Steele county for John Gerber, wanted
for trial at Sherbrooke for violating
the prohibition law. Before his case
was called he left for Minnesota. 1t
Is only very rarely that requisition
papers are issued in that kind of q
case, there being but two of the kind
ever occurring In this state.
Visited the Pen.
DR.. John Gillette Of the state uni
versity, who spoke before the Bis
narck Commercial club last night on
Industrial Possibilities OF North Da-
kota, with Legislative Librarian Iver
Aker, visited the penitentiary yester-
day. DR.. Gillette at the university is
at the head OF the department OF So
GEOLOGY. He has made c~riminoIogy a
special subject, and has visited nearly
all the penal institutions Of the coun-
try.
Need Cars.
Potato shippers and dealers iii prod
uce are having some trouble in being