The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-02-06
NEWS NOTES FROM
THE STATE CAPITOL
VIII Increase Stock.

Bismarck, N D., Feb. 6.-The GWin
ner State bank has been authorized
to increase its capital stock from
$4,000 to $4,000.
Will Assist Prosecution.
Attorney General Miller has left for
Grand Forks, where he will appear in
the prosecution of the murder case
against Sylvia Molstad, who caused
the death of her illegitimate child
while in a hotel Of that city.
Confer About Rates.
l. D. Richardson, general manager
Of the North Dakota Independent Tel
ephone CO. while here from Fargo, was
at the capitol this morning to confer
commission regarding a schedule OF
telephone rates.
Argued Today.
Among the arguments to be heard
today in supreme court will be the
case against the defunct Peoples State
hank where some state funds were
deposited when the bank went into
the hands Of a receiver.
Hospital for WiIIiston.
The Wittenberg Hospital association
at Williston has filed articles Of in
corporation with the secretary OF state.
The new hospital will have church
affiliations and the inc]orporators are
Rev. Albert Johnson, T. o. Hougen.
Simon Westby, L. C. Wingate of Will
liston, and o. J. Hagen of Culbertson.
Large Collections.
The state land department has just
finished compiling it's statement of re-
ceipts for the month of January, some
figures in detail will be forthcoming in
a day or so regarding the large amount
received for that month. The collec-
tions for January of this year are by
far, in excess of former years, but
there are bond propositions enough
filed with the department to give the
board of university and school lands
plenty of opportunity to dispose of all
the money the law permits them to
loan.
County Seat Case.
The famous Ignite Bowbells conn
ty seat fight will not be argued before
the supreme court till the April term.
Judge TempIeton of Grand Forks de-
CIuGu lll0 case III ldNOT OI bOWUGllS,
and the Ignite people have appealed
to the supreme court. The attorneys
have been working diligently on the
case now for six months. Ignite
claims it won the county seat fight by
108 votes and that many of the votes
were thrown out unlawfully, while
Bowbells claims that the votes were
thrown u because they were illegal.
Statements Later This Year.
Owing to the fact that the lest ses-
sion of the legislature extended the
time to March / for insurance COM
panies operating iE the state to have
annual statements filed with out
Insurance commissioner, the abstracts
going to the newspapers for publica-
ton will probably be some later this
in reaching the publishers. Com
missioner w. c. Taylor says on that
account it will be impossible for his
department to have the statements
reach the publishers as early as here
tofore n that he will soon send on.
a circular to all newspapers explain
ing the change of time.
Auto Licenses.
NAhOLtopA1H 1lNCASGS nave De6H IS
sued by the secretary of state today
to the following:
NV. @. Langdon, Fargo.
173-Chr. Rodal, Cummings.
174-First State bank, Fordville.
175-O. G. Allowed, Beech.
176-Dr. e. p. Quain, Bismarck.
177-Wachter Dray and Transfer
Co., Bismarck.
17S-Frank Rudnik, Mimic.
1871, b. McEown, Surrey.
1S0-Angus j.. johnson. Fordvflle.
ISL. O. Robertson, Darlington.
182-Si6ney Clarke, Grand Forks.
1s3-R. S. Lunde. Cooperstown.
1s4-L. o. Highly, Williston.
1s5-W. B. S. Trimbley Co. James,
town.
186-O'Connor Bros, Grand Forks.
1s7-A. J. Hutcfiins, Lakots.
1Ss-Alfred Mikalson, HazeIton.
1S9-Crandell & Monosmith, Minot.
1907. A. Smyth, Bismarck.