Sioux County pioneer., 1916-02-25
LOW GRADE GRAIN
MAKES BEST BREAD
e,IaE FOOD COMMISSIONER AN.
houNcEs RESULT OF YEARS
OF EXPERIMENTS.
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After wheat milling experiments
covering seven years, Prof. E. F. Ladd
of the North Dakota experiment sta.
tion has announced that lower grade
wheat yields the best and most bread.
Results of his investigation will fur.
nish new basis for grading wheat,
or at least for determining what diff
erences in prices there should be be-
tween different grades.
Figures bring out the fact there ia
not a great deal of difference in the
quality of -four from different grades,
but the differences are more often in
favor of the lower grades says his
statement.
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Member Of Control Board Dies.
Fred o. Brewster, resident member
Of the state board of control, died at
his hime after an illness of nearly u
year. He had been failing for more
than year, but took to his bed few
days before the last session of the leg
islature adjourned. Leakage of the
heart, together with complications was
the cause of his death. He made q
valiant fight to regain his strength
and insisted until the last that he
would recover. The last few weeks
were painful ones and for several
months his intimate friends knew that
he could not live. He was forty.eight
years of age.
Mr.. Brewster was member of the
local lodge, Shriner and an Elk. His
friends over the state were legion. He
was appointed to the state board Of
control by Governor Hanna in 1918
and reappointed for four year term
in 1915.
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Tests Fire Marshal Law.
The legality of the North Dakota
fire marshal statute, or that portion
of it which gives power to the state
fire marshal to condemn and or.
der removed structures consider
ed dangerous, will be tested in the
supreme court, when L. Glerum Of
Devils Lake appeals, from the ruling
of A. H. Runge, fire marshal.
A year ago Glerum suffered fire
to property in Devils Lake.. To pre-
vent repairing the structure the fire
marshal was called and took jurisdic-
tion. Proceedings were started and
an order issued by the fire marsahl
to prevent Glerum Carrying out his
plans.
Glerum appealed to the district
court, but Judge Burr sustained the
order Of the fire marshal. 1t is from
this that Glerum appeals.
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Regents to Buy Supplies.
The question or arranging for con-
tracts for the publication of the cata-
logues, for the janitor and dormitory
supplies, for uniform regulations re-
garding the government of the var
ious educational institutions, annual
budgets, entertainment and lecture
courses and kindred subjects, was to
come up for consideration in a prelim-
mary way before the state board of
regents at the regular meeting here.
1t is probable that arrangements
will be made for the letting of con-
tracts about the April meeting.
The board believes that better
quality of goods can be obtained at
possibly reduced rates through let
ting the contracts in this manner than
by permitting each institution to
award its own.
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Help Save Game Birds.
Appeals sent out by the North Da-
kota game and fish board to the sports
men of the state to assist in feeding
and caring for the birds has met with
prompt response and cooperation" an
1ounced ]. P. Reeve of this city, the
president of the board. "This has been
an extremely hard winter and excep-
tionally hard on the BIRDS" continued
Mr.. Reeve. THE snowfall has been
the heaviest in nine years and the cold
more extreme than for Is or 20 years.
The combination has worked a great
hardship for the BIRDS
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Must Aid Farm Work.
County commissioners are without
authority, under the present North
Dakota law, to refuse aid to better
farming work when a valid petition
carrying the names of 25 per cent Of
the legal voters of county, is pre-
sented to them. This decision of the
supreme court was announced in the
case arising in Ward county, where
the board of commissioners sought to
abolish county aid for the better farm
ing association.
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Affirms Old Decision.
The supreme court has affirmed the
district court decision in the Starck
county case which has been hanging
fire for some years. The case is the
outgrowth of the alleged embezzle-
ment of funds in the office of the audi
tor five years ago. Some of the bond
ing companies disclaimed partial lia-
bility in the matter and former states
attorney took the suit on contingent
basis, thereby realizing a considerable
sum for both himself and the county.
The amounts had been considered un-
collectable.
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Steele Advocates Changes.
Adjustment Of the township asses
sor and the installation of county as
sesing officer, were urged by H. H..
Steele. member of the state tax COM
mission, in an address delivered be-