Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-05-05
DIRECTOR OF NORTH DAKOTA Ex.
PERIMENTAL STATION GOES
TO WASHINGTON
news LETTER FROM CAPITAL
Interesting News Of State House Hap.
penings and Reports Of Officials
Arranged for Convenience
Of the Busy Reader.
Bismarck.

bureau of agriculture. in connection
with the plans for extension work in
North Dakota during the coming year
toward which the fed,%Al govern
men makes substantial contributions.
1t is likely that the home economic
work among women will be especially
featured during the year. with the
likelihood that a woman economics
agent will be engaged into work IN
some certain county for stated per.
iod.. The state experiment station re
ceives in excess of $4,000 under the
provisions OF the Smith-Lever bill,
and it receives about $4,000 from other
federal funds, the same being applied
to extension work in North Dakota, all
maintained and operated under the d.
rection of the experiment station.
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Must Pay For cIoudburs:.
Because four inches Of rain fell at
Dickinson, N. D., within nine-hour per-
od. the Northern Pacific railway must
pay a group of Dickinson merchants
between $4,000 and 100000 for dam
age to their stocks of goods, stored in
Easements.
The North Dakota supreme court,
deciding the case of Soules & Butler
against the Northern Pacific III favor
of the plaintiff, holds that the railroad
was negligent in failing to provide cul-
vert of sufficient dimensions to carry
away the great food of water. Nine
suits, including this one just decided,
hinge on the outcome of this action,
and it is understood that one or two
others may be filed.
The rainfall in question occurred in
July %, 1914, and was one-fourth of
the annual fall of the district. AS a
the annual fall of tho district. AS a
result, the water backed up on the
north side of Northern Pacific right
of way. In defending the suits, the
railroad maintained that the cloud
burst was an element they were not
compelled to take into consideration
In building their culvert.
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"Reasons for Pure Bred Sires."
Winners IN the Pure Bred Sire con-
test. conducted by Commissioner OF
Agriculture r. F. Flint, have just been
announced. The contest was started
several months ago. and cash prizes
were offered for THE Ten Best Rea-
sons for Using Pure Bred Sire
Tho winners announced are:
First Place, ]. H. II. Alexander, Ayr.
College, N. D.
Second place, Geo. +. Stewart. Gilby.
North Dakota.
Third place. P. H. Jeardeau, Nc
Clusky. North Dakota.
Fourth place, ]. L. Tompkin, Fargo,
North Dakota.
Fifth place, Jno. Bostrom, Bismarck,
North Dakota.
Sixth place, w. A. Christianson.
Granville, North Dakota.
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immigration Act Valid.
Judge Neussle has held the immi-
grafton law constitutional. Bismarck
attorneys brought action several
months ago, securing an injunction re-
straiping members of the board from
putting the law into operation. They
claimed that the law was unconstitu-
tional because of creating the board
and making the appropriation for i'm.
migration work in the same law. Judge
Neuss!e decided adversely to the
claims
II Neussle had sustained the con
tention of the petitioners. the board
of regents. board Of control, tax COM
mission and other state boards, would
have been knocked out.
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Would Force Election.
A last gun in the fight to put house
bill No. ia before the people of the
state has been fired by Attorney ]. F.
Sullivan, of A1andan, who has appeared
before Judge Nuessle in district court
at Bismarck and asked an alterna-
tive writ of mandamus to compel Sec
rotary of State Thomas Hall to put the
matter on the ballot at the June cleo
ton.
House Bill No. ia, as passed by the
last legislature, classes all representa-
tives and statesmen of liquor houses
as "bootleggers' and makes the TAX
ing of an order for goods shipped from
the twin cities or elsewhere violation
of the prohibition statutes.
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Candidates Announce On Same Day.
Both U. L. Burdick of Williston and
J. H. Frame of Grafton are in the
field for the republican gubernatorial
nomination. Their coming out" par
ties were held on the same day. Sim
ultaneously with the publication ST
Grafton by Frame of his announce
ment as a candidate for governor,
meeting was held at Williston by the
"Burdick for Governor" club at which
Burdick formally opened his campaign.
Colonel Frame declares he is not
bound by promises to any man and
will do my best ii elected"
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Executives at Dedication.
Plans are we'll under way for the
dedication of the Red Trail bridge
across the Little Missouri at Medora.
Governor Hanna has already received
word from Governor Stewart of Mon
tana. accepting the invitation to be
present on behalf of himself and
staff. Governor Burnquist of Mime
sofa has also been invited to attend,
but has not been heard from as yet.
An invitation was also sent to ex-
President Theodore Roosevelt. but he
has stated that he would be unable to
attend.
Would Remove Officials For ireland.