The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-06
NEWS NOTES or
THE STATE CAPITOL

Have Returned
Bismarck, N. D., April 6.-Attorney
General Miller and S~tenographer l.
Mark Oseth, have returned from the
twin cities where they have been
hard at work for several days on the
Ignite coal rate ase.
Gone to Minot.
Rate Expert Little was called from
Minneapolis to Minot this week by the
North Dakota railroad commissioners,
who were in session in that city.
Planning Bridges.
State Engineer Atkinson is busy
preparing plans and specifications for
a highway bridge over the Little Mis-
souri, at Marmarth. The work is be-
ing done for the county commission
ers of Billings county.
Examined Banks,
Deputy Bank Examiner L. J. Bleek-
er, is back from an inspection trip
through the southeastern part of the
state.
New Bank.
A charter has been issued for the
State Bank of Sutten in Griggs coun-
ty. This bank will be opened for
business about July /. The Farm
ers State bank of Bentley has taken
over the Bentley State bank.
Visiting in City.
Miss Agnes Christie, principal Of
the Glen Ullin high school, is a pleas
ant guest in the city at the home of
Assistant Attorney General and Mrs.
Young. Miss Ruth Hosmer. assistant
principal of the same school, will ar
rive to spend Easter with Miss Chris
tie and MI. and Mrs. Young.
New Notaries.
The department of state today is
sued notarial commissions to:
Henry o. Hanson, of Grace City. a
Carsten S. Eckmann of Ambrose.
Robert Getty of Crystal Springs.
c. D. Funk of Bowden.
Returned From Coal Case.
Assistant Attorney General Young
has returned from Minneapolis where
he has been for the last three weeks
on the Ignite coal rate case. A great
amount of testimony has been intro
duced by both sides and it will take
some days longer for the hearing. G.
w. Hiilman, one of the most promi-
nant rate experts in the United States
with two assistants, have aided great
ly in clearing UP the enormous mass
of expert work introduced into the
case. And when the Northern Pacific
witnesses who are now in Washing
ton, D. c., return to st. Paul and give
their testimony the case will be ready
for the supreme court. Mrs. Young,
who has been visiting in the twin
cities also returned last night.
New Corporations.
Articles or incorporation were filed
today with the secretary of state by:
Fairview Farmers Elevator & Mer-
camille CO. The purpose for which the
company is formed is to buy and sell
all kinds Of grain, seed, coal and wood.
The capital stock is $4,000 and the
directors are F. e. DER of Hannaford,
M. l.. Ladbuy of Darcy, Ne1s Olson
Of Hannaford, Robert Knuze of Darcy,
J. M. Freer of Hannaford, Henry Cur
tbs of Hannaford, and 3. J. Moshe of
Darcy.
Holy Trinity of Dresden. Father NJ.
Dougherty is the pastor of the church.
Taylor Issued Warning.
A few weeks ago the state insur-
ance department issued a note Of
warning against the Lahaska Insur-
ance Co. of Philadelphia, Pa. This
morning Insurance Commissioners Tay-
lor said. Reports and inquiries COM
ing to this department indicate that
the Lahaska Insurance Co., a Penn
s~ylvania concern, is increasing instead
Of diminishing its activities in this
state. The company is not only
authorized to transact business in
North Dakota, but it is an extremely
weak and unreliable concern and could
rot gain admittance to any state in
the union through the expressed will
of the insurance commissioner and
ONLY a that official had no alter
native under the law. At the close of
business Dec. 81, 1910, the total Id
mitted assets of this company amount
ed to only S3,742.57, n even at that
it had a net cash surplus of only $172.