The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-04-02


Haugen of the board Of school and uni
versity lands has left for the northern
and northw western parts of the state
where he will have charge of the leas-
ing of the school lands at the county
seats in that part of the state and
will be gone for about month. Bert
Thurston, deputy in the department,
has also departed and he will go to
the southeastern part and it is plan
ned that he will be gone for about two
weeks.
Better Fire Protection.
The board of trustees Of public prop
erty are taking some steps for the
better protection of the capitol build
ing and the records contained therein
There will be q good many improve
ments made in the fire protection, new
hydrants will be put in and the fire
fighting apparatus changed so that IT
will be standard with that used by the
city fire department. There viii be
number of additional chemicals plac-
ed in the building and couple OF
large asbestos doors have been placed
on the third floor, where it Is expected
it will do a good deal of good in con-
fining a fire. If one should be started.
The night watohman will also be re-
Quired to handle a time clock and the
system used is such that his where
abouts will be accounted for every
minute of the time he is on duty.
Hall Has New Clerk.
Eugene waIla of Jamestown has
been appointed as a clerk in the Office
Of Secretary of State Hall and will
start in his new work this morning.
Abstract Company incorporates.
The Barnes County Abstract Co.
has incorporated with a capital stock
of $4,000 The incOrporators and first
board Of directors are as follows:
Ernest @. Wanner, Theodore Henry,
and G. H. Henry, all of Valley City
and Is really a combining of the two
old abstract companies there.
New Grain Company Organized.
company to be known as the Nor
ton Grain and Mercantile CO. of Walsh
county, has been incorporated for the
purpose Of dealing in grain and all
kinds of farm products buying and
selling real estate and other branches
of business. The place of business will
be at Morton, Walsh county. The
company Is organized with a capital
stock OF S6e,000 and the following men
will constitute the first board Of di-
rectors: A. G. Bylin, Lars Erickson,
c. L. Johnson, ]. T. Gustafson, G. H.
Garnaas. and Henry Mathison, all of
Morton postoffice, Walsh county, North
Dakota
Swing Around the Horn.
State superintendent of Public In
struction E. ]. Taylor has left for Mi
not where he will attend a. meeting of
the board Of control of normal schools.
From there he will go to Devils Lake
to look after summer school matters,
and from there to Fargo, where there
is meeting Of the agricultural high
school board. He will also attend
meeting at Grand Forks before re-
turning to Bismarck on Saturday.
Not Enough Libraries.
There are going to be large num-
Der Of disap appointed communities dur
ing the coming two years on account
of the fact that 1t was found impos-
sible to make an appropriation for the
library commission with which they
might have added to their travelling
libraries. Minnie Clark Budlong, Sec
retary Of the commission, stated that
those who desired fall deliveries should
put in their order now as all the cases
now on hand have been ordered for
months ahead. It is hoped there will
be some way devised to get around
the shortage of books before the end
of the period.
Governor Hanna at Chautauqua.
Rev. Mr.. Karr, well known over the
state and just at the present time much
interested in the promotion of the
chautauqua at Valley City, was in Bis
marck yesterday and called on the
governor. Mr.. Karr was successful in
persuading Governor Hanna to. take
part in the opening exercises Of the
chaHtaudua next June He states that
great preparations have been made to
give one of the best progra mmes ever
attempted the coming summer.
Property Exempt From Taxation.
There has been considerable inter-
est manifested in senate bill No. 2S
which was introduced by Senator Tall
colt and which will be come a law on
July /. There was no emergency
clause attached The bill read to amend
session laws of 1911 and as a matter of
fact, it is change back to the law as
| it stands in the, code at the present
time. The personal property exemp-
ton has been placed back at $50 where
it has been SO for the past two years.
Sections /, 2, 3, and are practically
unchanged, Section 6 makes 1t plain
that dormitories and boarding halls in
educational Institutions must not be
operated for a profit il they wish to be
exempt Section remains unchang-
ed and is the same with the excep-
ton that property of sororities, fra
ternities or organizations of college
students. .....f 9 ~ ... ~. III. i.- i
Work on Journal Compieted.
M. T. George, VINO was chief clerk
in the house of representatives, has
completed the work on the permanent
journal Of the house of the last legis-
lature and has returned to his home
at Flasher He had as his assistants
on the work Albert Void of Grand
Forks, and Mrs. M. j. George.
Hardware Company Organized.
The Harlow Hardware Co, of Har-
low, Benson county. has applied for
and been granted articlek of incorpor-
alton. The company Is capitalized
for $4,000 and will engage in the
hardware, general merchandise and
real estate business. The directors are
A. B. Larson OF ,Nestrand. Mimi. and,
| C. A. Larson and Olaf p. Lalum of
Harlow, NJ D.
Foreign Corporation.
The Farm Land Co.. OF Seattle,
| Wash, has fled it's articles OF incor-
poration with the secretary of state as
required by law and will establish
agencies In the state and conduct
| their business from several towns.
They are engaged in the purchase and
| sale of real estate both in this and
other western states.
Certificate of Authority.
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