The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-05-21
NEWS NOTES FROM
THE STATE CAPITOL.
Mousa Rixsr Drain.

Bismarck, N. D., May 21.-State En-
gineer Atkinson has gone to Upham
and Westhope to attend to matters in
connection with the Mouse river
drainage project.
Gone TO Kennare.
Mrs. M. C. Budlong. secretary Of the
state public library commission, left
today by way of Valley City for Ken
mare. she will spend several days
there cataloguing and classifying the
public library.
Semi Annual Meeting.
The semi-annuaI meeting of the
library commission will be held at the
| capitol June s. Prof. o. G.. Libby Of
the university is president of the COM
mission and the other members are:
Mrs. Clara L. barrow of Fargo, Hon.
r. A. Nestos Of Minot, Supt. e. J.
Taylor Of Bismarck, and A e. Sheets
Of Lakota.
Goes to ST. Paul.
Supreme Court S~tenographer Mark
Oseth left this morning for st. Paul.
Mr.. Oseth will take the testimony in
the Ignite coal rate case which will
have a final hearing in st. Paul this
week.
Important Resolution.
Supt. e. j. Taylor has returned from
Grand Forks, where he attended the
high school conference held at the uni
versity Friday and Saturday. One Of
the most important resolutions passed
during the season was the one recon-
mending to the high school examining
board that the regular completion ex-
aminations be scheduled for two weeks
later. Should the board see fit to put
this suggestion into effect 1t will do
much toward adapting the work OF the
high schools to the needs OF the state
where all Of the interests center around
agriculture. 1t would cause the school
of the state to open two weeks later
In the fall, and this would mean much
to the older boys and girls OF the
farms. The extra two weeks in the
spring would also mean much to high
school athletics as 1t would mean extra
time after the advent of warm weather
for the spring training.
Deposits increase.
Oliver Knudson. state examiner, has
just completed the abstract report
showing the condition OF state banks
and trust companies in North Dakota,
pursuant to the call Of April 16, 1912,
and it is interesting to note the growth
and general condition of the banks as
compared with the figures Of March
II, 1911, especially in view of a year
when crop conditions as q whole were
below normal. Further comment is
unnecessary in the face Of the follow
ing figures:
Loans ana discounts ..$2, 4T,sSS.57s
Overdrafts ..-.s...,.s.. 105, 226. secs
Cash and due from banks 2,SS5,34s.5 sac
Capital surplus and pro-
hts .......-. .s..... o11,622.ST%
Deposits .........s...,. 8,004,04S. 20*
Bills payable .......... 1.541,s54.7Os
aIncrease.
HSDecrease.
New Corporations.
Secretary of state Norton has is
sued articles Of incorporation to:
The Vahcouver-Porta Realty Co.
Of Portal. The company is formed for
the purpose Of conducting, managing
and operating a general business in
the buying and selling OF improved
and u~nimproved town and city real es.
tate, and in the general business Of
real estate brokers, In the state o1
North Dakota and In the Dominion Of
Canada. The capital stock Of the COM
pany lis $4,000 and the directors are:
G. e. Davidson, Al. N. Olsen. ID. III
McKechney, Ole Bekkedahl and "A. q
Messenger OF Portal, and G. E. McCon.
non OF Minot, and BoyeF Mcdonald
Of Estevarl, Saskatchewan. Can.
F~srfnssnade Improvement Co., 81
~Brinsmade. The capital stock Is $25,.
900 and the directors are Thomas Ose
Edwin Bsissbart and IA. E Puhler 81
Brirsnade.
Statements of statessner.
The statements ana cuts for ths