The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-04
NEWS NOTES FROM
THE STATE CAPITOL

Bismarck, n. D., Jan "A hearing
was held yesterday before State En-
gineer Atkinson on an application of
g. A. Falk for the appropriation for
water from Curlew creek at Glen III
lin for irrigation purposes. The ap-
plication was opposed by Atty. J HI.
Newton for the Northern Pacific and
the people of Glen Ullin, as the APP
preparation of this water would affect
the supply of water for both the Town
n the railroad company. AS there
is a condemnation suit now pending in
the district court at Mandan for the
condemnation OF certain lands owned
by Falk, for railroad the
hearing on the application yesterday
was postponed until the suit now in.
court is settled.
New Years greetings were sent from
the secretary of states department
yesterday in the shape of notary com
missions to the following: Matthias
Bayer Of Gladstone, e. j. Schiller of
Danzig, William j. Side of Mandan.
e. fl. Brock of Wishek, F. HI. Denien
of Guthrie, Alvena KllnghelI of En-
derlin, Gunnar Olgeirson of Washburn,
AVA ~. GLiSu rps t&
Out at Dickinson, M. S. Lee, Alfred
White and Atty. Thomas H. Pugh have
associated themselves for the purpose
Of organizing the Dickinson Laundry
Co., and have filed articles of incor-
poration with the secretary OF state.
This company has a capital stock of
$4,000.
Two more church organizations
have filed articles of incorporation
with the secretary of state. One is
the Northwestern Holiness association
at Granville, with w. ID. DwelIo,
George Lippman and e E. Woodall
as trustees. The other is the st. Paul
congregation of the Lutheran synod
church of Scott, Williams county, with
Otto Julson, Ole e. Ellingson and Jul
Q. Haugen, all of Scott, as trustees.
Secretary of State Norton has re-
ceived the first consignment of state
auto tags for the year 1912. The tags
this year are enameled in white with
red letters and figures. The law re-
quires the colors to be changed each
ear.
Miss Olive Proctor, s~tenographer in
the department of public instruction,
leaves tomorrow for Riverside. Cal.
where she will visit for the next three
months with relatives. She will be
accompanied as far as Denver, Col, by
Miss Odessa Williams, who goes to
Laramie, Wyo., to visit her sister.
l.. H. Patten, with the state land de-
partment, has returned from his home
at Larimore, where he visited during
the holidays. He says the northern
part of the state has experienced some
extremely cold weather the past week
or two
The state auditing board is sched-
for an important meeting to be
held on Saturday Of this week. The
last session of the legislature added
to the membership of the board, which
now consists of the governor, attorney
general, state auditor, state treasurer
and secretary of state.
State Auditor Brightbill and Private
Secretary Byrne were at the peniten-
tiary yesterday taking the annual in
voice OF the institution as is required
by law.
Among those registered Yesterday
at the rooms Of the historical society
were Leah and Julia Saur of Dris-
coll, John Budda of Hebron, and
George and Alex Ulrich Of wilton.
Among the distinguished visitors
yesterday at the rooms of the historic
cal society was DIR. Beeds. the Episco-
pal missionary who has been station
ed at C~annonball for a number of
years. Or. Beede is probably as well
posted on the history of the Sioux In
dams as any man in the state.
Chief Justice Spalding of the SUI
preme bench has returned from Fargo,
where he has been visiting his family
during the holidays. ard the bench was
occupied by all the members of the
court, taking up the argument OF cases.
Among the attorneys from out of city
who are interested in cases before the
court are A. b. Coger of Rugby, and
Otto Grethen and John o. Hanchett
of Harvey.