Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-08-11

stock In the banks had increased from
1916 less than $4,000. The total cap
ital stock of all banks in the state was
$9,713.000.0o, June 30, 1916. Surplus
and undivided profits show an increase
Of half a million dollars in one yeal
June %, 1915, there was on deposit
In North Dakota banks $54,524,276 and
on June 30, 1916, $75,137,260, an in
crease in deposits of over $21, 000,0 900.
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Money Fails to Elect In N. D.
Defeated candidates in almost every
instance spent more in vain efforts to
obtain party nominations at the recent
primary election than did the success.
full candidates, according to statements
of expenses filed with the secretary Of
state.
E. B. Goss, defeated for a supreme
court nomination. spent $748.02. while
]. E. Robinson, who was the top man
in the list of eight candidates, spent
only $14.40.
D. H. Macarthur, winning candidate
for the Democratic nomination for gov
ernor, spent less than either Of his de-
feated rivals, 1t costing 1896 to win,
while L. A. Platou spent $706.03 and
Halvor Halvorson spent $454.94 to
lose.
Lynn ]. Frazier, successful as the
Republican candidate for governor. had
a still more economic campaign, his ex-
penses totaling $3.50. John H. Frame,
third in the list of candidates, spent
$S7O.50.
For commissioner of agriculture and
labor, Robert F. Flint spent $4,000
and was defeated. John N. Hagen, his
rival, spent 1927 and won.
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Charge Discrimination.
Charging unjust discrimination in
freight rates against the shippers Of
North Dakota, as compared with north
western states similarly situated, q
committee Of Fargo jobbers and manu-
facturers, representing the Fargo Man.
ufacturers' association, has filed COM
plant with the state railroad CON-
mission, asking a fiat reduction of 10
per cent on all freight rates between
30 and 100 miles from point of origin
and Is per cent reduction on all
freight rates for greater distances.
The state railroad commission will
take up the complaint at hearing to
be held in Fargo October 5, the manu-
.facturers, or plaintiffs, being allowed
until September to file briefs and ar
guments in substamiation of their
claim and the railroads being granted
30 days after that time in which to
file their answer.
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Asks Students Release.
President F. L. McVey Of the North
Dakota university has written a let
ter to Secretary of War Baker, urg-
ing him to release from duty, all stu
dents of universities, high schools and
colleges who may belong to the ma.
tional guard at the border and who
will be unable to return when the
term opens next September.
The calling of thousands Of stu
dents to the border will be big drain
on the educational institutions Of the
country unless favorable action is TAX
en- by the war secretary.
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For State Park At Pembina.
Plans to establish a state park at
Pembina, at the Red river, will be fos-
tered by the North Dakota Historical
society. 1t was on this ground that the
famous Selkirk settlers of the seven
teenth century located. This land is
owned by the city of Pembina, which
will deed it to the State Historical So
ciety.
Bismarck's Ambulance Fund Greatest.
Bismarck with $500, is leading in the
movement to raise money for the pur.
chase of a motor ambulance for the
First North Dakota regiment. 1t was
planned to buy the automobile with mo-
ney appropriated from the state en-
Urgency fund, but this was found to
be impossible. Then, following tele-
gram from DIR. T. NJ. McLachlan to
the effect that all of the other regi-
ments at the border had motor ambu-
lances and that one was badly needed,
a movement was started to raise the
$4,000.