The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-16
NEWS NOTES FROM
THE STATE CAPITOL.

VINO mad automobile tags sent them
yesterday are as follows:
69.-J. J. Walker, Cavalier.
70.-Wilmot P. Houghon, coopers-
town.
Tired Maser, Dickinson.
72,-Benj. Cameron, Grandin.
7Ss-H. B, Finch, Grand Forks.
74.-D. F. Mclaughlin, Cando.
75.-Carl J. Farup, Park River.
76.-J. ID. Robertson, Park River.
T.--John a. Dunn. Park River.
7S--Ben Killeran, Cooperstown.
79s-P. r. Trubshaw, Cooperstown.
Sol. w. Boeing, Mimic.
A number of people over the state
owning automobiles have simply
written the secretary Of state ask
ing that their number of last year be
De granted until application is filed
for this year, and then 1t is not like
ly then al receive the same number
as they had last year.
Some time ago the railway COM
mission, which also has jurisdiction
over all the telephone companies OPP
Grating in the state, requested the
telephone company operating at Bis
marck to report the matter Of the.
25 cent rebate charge. This item
has been added to the local patrons
monthly bill for some time but has
never been reported to the commits
sion. If the matter was entirely
within the bounds of the corporate
laws of the state the telephone COM
pany probably would not hesitate in
l x,aoIrEvr - . ehnrxyt,cr a., 4hoN raan1oN
Eventually all telephone companies
will be required to discontinue that
item Of charges.
Dairy Commissioner Flint has re-
| ceived a letter from Joel G. Wink
jer, dairy and food commissioner Of
Minnesota saying that he has finally
decided to attend the ~dairymen's
convention to be held in Mandan, Feb.
10 and 10. Mr.. Winner was formerly
employed by the government in dairy
work in North Dakota, and he has a
wide acquaintance in his address
which is on the programme will be
followed with interest.
The old sports in Ben Whitehead's
town will have a good opportunity
now to get on the water wagon. The
Williston Mineral Springs Co., has fill
ed articles Of incorporation for the
purpose of exploiting natural springs
and using the water in a sanitarium
and hospital to be established at Will
liston. The company has a capital
stock of $4,000 and the incorporators
| are ]. F. Brothers, J. Jos. Blair and e.
]. Hagen, all of Williston. ,
The Farmers and Merchants State
bank is a new bank just organized
at Sarles, a town of 346 people in the
northern part of the state. The new
Institution has a capital stock of $780,
600 and the directors are James j.
McCanna of Cando. Ira A. Marlette
and Herbert A. Grimshaw Of Sarles.
/, The Archer Supply Co., at Finley
has filed articles of Incorporation with
$25, 900 capital stock. This company
will deal in farm produce, implements
and supplies. The incorporators are
w. w. Archer, e. J. Archer and Edythe
M. Archer, all of Finley.
Today the secretary of state issued
notary commissions to G. f. Nc.
Erline of Michigan City. o: j. Ruet
of Woodwork, Geo. o. Thoe Of Ford
vile, L. N. Torson Of Rugby and w
H. Wilson Of Clyde.
Recent bank elections have caused
a number of changes in bank officer
around the state. The First Stat,
bank at Rhame has been purchases
by parties at Bowman, and S. Brown
succeeds Albert Bollum as cashier
The officers of the Martin State banl
have moved up a peg, and F. A
Samels is president, j, P. Samels
vace President and j. A. McGregoI
cashier. At a recent meeting of tn
stockholders of the First State banl
at Garrison it was voted to increas
the capital stock from $4,000 t
$25 5000.
The demand around the state TO
travelling libraries seems to keep u
at a good rate this winter. Mis-
Florence McPhee. the assistant Ii
brarian of the library commission
says there are fifty applications on I'll
now that canno be supplied for lac
OF books. The commission buys tn
books for the travelling Libraries tina
go mostly to the rural districts, blu
lack of funds makes it impossible t
supply all demands.
Judging from the equipment an
supplies that are being packed read
for shipment to the different militi
companies of the state from the ad
jutant generals department on
} might think there was an Indian out
break all along the frontier. 1t
the intention Of the department I
I have the guard fully equipped hefor
inspection is held.
Under provision of law the super
intendents OF the six state institu
tons under the jurisdiction of tt
board Of control, will meet here wit
! the board Wednesday, Jan. "A, whe
! matters in general for the coming yea