Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-11-05
TELEPHONE law
NOT UNDERSTOOD
GENERAL MIscoNcEP1IoN OF
PROVISIONS is APPARENT
IN NORTH DAKOTA.
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Bismarck.
There seems to be very gen.
eral misconception of the provisions
of the new telephone law among the
smaller companies of the state and as
consequence rates are being raised,
lines constructed and exchanges in
stalled without reference to the regu-
lative powers of the state railroad
commission. 1t is not presumed that
this disregard of the law is intentional,
but rather arises from ignorance of
the provisions of the statute on the
part of the country and smaller compa-
MES, as the large companies have TAX
en- pains to follow the law in every
particular.
In order that more general know
ledge of the provisions of the new tele-
phone law may be had an outline has
been prepared by the railroad COM
mission, whose members feel that the
sooner its provisions are observed
the better it will be as obviating pos
sible difficulties and expense to com.
panies and individuals later.
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Plan To Get Settlers.
Governor Hanna is going to try to
get the names of all those who register
for the Fort Berthold opening, and
fail to draw a homestead. The names
would be used in cooperation with the
state immigration board, to try to in
terest those who register for the Ber-
old lands and fail to secure a home
stead, in other lands in North Dakota.
1t was estimated that possibly So
900 would register for Fort Berthold
lands. There are only about 1000
homesteads to give out of these $4,000
names, the government will retain only
about 5000 to 5000 names of appli-
cants. The rest, will be burned.
Governor Hanna, stated in an inter-
view he,e that he believed that these
people are interested in North Dakota
and that many of them>could be secur-
ed as settlers If the matter was hand
led in the right way.
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Reverses Lower Court.
Dennie Manson, a section foreman
for the Great Northern in Ward coun-
ty, cannot recover damages from the
railroad under the federal employees
liability act because he was injured
while pumping hand car. The SUI
preme court has just reversed the YER
dict of the district court, setting aside
the judgment ordered for the plaintiff
by that body.
Manson and twelve other men were
pumping a hand car from the place
where they had ceen working, to their
home. 1t began raining, and one of
the men let go the handle to put on
his coat In SO doing he lost his bal
ance, and Manson reached for him,
with the result that both were thrown
off the car and injured.
There is no evidence, the court
holds, that the plaintiff had complain
ed of the crowded condition Of the car,
that he had asked for more hand cars,
or that the railroad was in any man
ner negligent.
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Can Not Offer Reward.
A number of Darlington residents
have written Governor Hanna recent
ly asking that he offer a reward for
the capture of the two men implicat-
ed in the killing of Police Chief
Nelson, of Darlington who escaped
following the shooting.
Governor Hanna has taken the mat
ter up with Attorney General Henry
J. Linde, to ascertain his power in
that line. The Attorney General after
going into the matter, stated that the
cannot offer reward.
The state law provided that reward
can only be offered for the apprehen-
sion of man charged with a crime
punishable by death. The death pen
atty was abolished in this state by
the last legislative assembly, and the
law relative to reward is made mop
erative.
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Valuations Increased.
State Auditor Jorgenson has H.
sued statement showing the total
of all properties in the
state to be $685., 1929, an increase
from $313,2S6,198. the valuation a year
ago. The greatest increase in any single
item is in farm lands, which increased
from $165, 32S,330 to $213, 137,O40. A
portion of this increase was brought
about through the increased acreage,
there being total of 39,O89,O9" acres
on the rolls at this time as against
38S,443,537 a year ago.
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For Game Refuge.
Four sections of land a few miles
southeast of Towner, N. D., have been
set apart by the state game and fish
board as game refuge, the first to
be established in the state. The tract
Is to be a game refuge for ten years;
all hunting will be forbidden. The
game laws provide heavy penalty
for being found within $50 feet of the
of the refuge with firearms.
The tract will be posted every eighty
rods around its boundary. 1t is well
timbered and especially adapted for
grouse and deer.
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TO Test Theater Right.
Devils Lake.-The right of city to
refuse a license to a theater will be
tested in the supreme court Of North
Dakota, as result of the determine