Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-06-23
SUMMER SCHOOL
At STATE T. OPEN
TEACHERS FROM ALL OVER
NORTH DAKOTA ARRIVE
FOR SESSIONS.
NEWS LETTER FROM CAPITAL
Interesting News Of State House Hap
psnIngs and Reports Of Officials
Arranged for Convenience
Of the Busy Reader.
Bismarck.

the annual summer school OF the UNI
versity of North Dakota.
The opening session was taken up
with enrolment of students and In
the afternoon the classes met for the
first time to begin work.
The summer school Is made up OF
two sections-the elementary and col.
lege sections. Prof C. C. Schmidt is
in charge Of the elementary section,
which is maintained for the benefit Of
the teachers of graded and rural
schools of the state, and DR.. A. ]. Ladd
is in charge of the college section.
maintained for university students and
high school teachers who want to i'm.
prove themselves in certain subjects.
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Discuss Livestock Rates.
President Stutsman of the railroad
commission has returned from Chi
cago, where he had been in attendance
at conference between railroad COM
missioners of the western states, live
stock shippers, shippers organiza-
lions, packers and others interested
as shippers of livestock.
1.-THE object of the conference" says
Mr.. Stutsman, was to discuss the
new bill of lading about to be put in
force by the interstate commerce COM
mission so far as the same refers to
livestock shipments, many objection
able features having come to light
which the shippers are anxious to cor
rect.
Zone feature, especially of interest
to shippers. is the arbitrary valuation
placed upon livestock in determining
the value of the same in case of dam.
age or loss. The shippers contend
that the value Of animals should not
be taken as basis for the freight
rates imposed, or as limitation Of
liability in case Of loss.
There we're many other matters Of
similar import which were discussed
at this meeting, and all of these were
referred to committee Of Is repre-
senting all of the various interests,
four of such committee being railroad
commissioners Of western states.
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May urge INCOME ak.
Tax Commissioner Steele will spend
the next two weeks In Wisconsin
studying the workings Of the Wiscon-
income tax laws. If this law appears
to work we'll it may be recommended
to the next session of the Legislature
for trial in North Dakota.
With several candidates pledged to
the exemption of farm Improvements
from taxation and other advocated
schemes for cutting down the revenue
received by the state, some method Of
making up the deficit must be found.
Commissioner Steele will make de-
tailed and careful study. In case this
law is found not to work satisfactorily,
q full report of his results will be made
in the biennial report of the tax com.
mission.
Exercises At indian School.
Graduation exercises at the Bis
marck State Indian school have Just
been held. Following the program. an
exhibit of the work done In the vari-
GUS departments was available for Wis
itors.
Heretofore there has been no d.
finite course of study at this school.
The pupils attended certain number
of years and then returned to their
homes. Last winter graded course
was adopted. Both academic and in
dustrial work is given and no pupil
can receive certificate until they
have finished the course
In the class are one from the Man.
dan tribe, one Arickara, one Chippewa,
two eros Ventre, and two Sioux In.
dams.
Opinion cn Prairie Fire Damage.
Justice Bruce, in a lengthy opinion
holds that where the soil Of land is
injured by prairie fire, the measure
of damage which can be collected by
a renter will be the difference be-
tween the value of the leasehold inter-
est before and after the fire.
The case was one wherein NJ. T. Nc
Gilvra sued the 500 line for prairie
fire which had been started by sparks
from the railroads engine. The plain
tiff had a term lease from a trustee
which provided that he must vacate
on sale of land. On these grounds.
the railroad company attempted to get
out of paying the dar . yes done to the
farm whereby the fertility of the soil
was seriously interfered with.
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State Funds ApportIoned.
Warrants in favor of the various
school districts of Grand Forks coun-
ty have been made out by County Au.
ditor Hans Anderson for the equitable
distribution of the May apportionment
received from the state. The quarter
ly apportionment received for Grand
Forks county amounts to $57,724.94.
The per capita from interest and In.
come totals 1921; the per capita from
fines and penalties, 2 cents; per capita
from the state, $3.50. The total per
capita apportionment is 1884 for each
pupil.
Two Escape From Prison.
James ]. King and one Mulick, both
convicts, have escaped from the peni.
Tertiary. King was employed In the
brickyard and got away under the
eyes of the guard. Mulick has been q
trusty whose work has been to herd
the cattle. He started out with them
as usual in the morning and was not
missed until evening King was missed
within a short time and is believed to
be in hiding near Bismarck. Mulick
may have escaped at any time during
the day. Rewards have been offered
for their arrest.
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Regents Hold Meeting.
The regular monthly meeting of the
North Dakota board of regents. which
has been in session at the state uni.
versity for several days, came to q
close following the transacting of con.