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When the last of the jury cases of
the January term Of court in Cass
county was completed and the jury
discharged, petition signed by twen-
ty-four members Of the jury was
given Judge Chas. A. Pollock, urging
him to become a candidate to sue
coed himself at the coming June pri-
maries. Judge Pollock refused to
commit himself. "Regardless of in
fluence or station in life, and believing
the interests of the people of that
judicial district will best be served, We
wish to return you to your present po-
sition," read a part Of the petition.
Many in the valley believe the sena-
torial or gubernatorial bee is buzzing
for. the Judge.
Nearly one hundred farmers from
Benson county, N. D., visited North
Oaks, the farm of j. ]. Hill. The
North Dakota men were shown thru
the big barns where every care is TAX
en- to keep the high grade stock we'll
protected from the cold. Their trip
into the state of Minnesota, and espec-
tally the Hill farm, was for the pur-
pose of gathering the best ideas on
the handling of live stock. The Ben
son county delegation included a ten
day live stock tour into. Wisconsin.
The members of the delegation were
entertained at breakfast at the Webb
Publishing Co. plant, and with BAN
quet given by the St. Paul Association
Of Commerce, at the Sherman Hotel.
To celebrate the twenty-fifth ami
versary of North Dakota's entry into
the union, the North Dakota associa-
ton of Washington has planned ban
ouet at the new Ebbitt hotel for Feb.
22. TO which invitations have been sent
to former President Theodore Roose-
welt, John Burke, United States Treas
urer, Major James Mclaughlin OF Bis
,narck, John Hancock Of Grand Forks
paymaster in the United States navy,
and Fred bennett of Milton, former
commissioner of the United States
land Office. George Schuett, formerly
in the hotel business at Grand Forks,
! Loren Nelson, formerly Of Grafton
and president of the association, and
Joseph Miller, secretary, are in charge
of arrangements for the banquet
About 100 North Dakotans are expect:
ed to attend. Among those who will
be on hand are Colonel C. A. Louns-
! berry, former editor of the Bismarck
Tribune; Adolph Bennett, formerly OF
, Devils Lake and for the last 18 years
an official in the congressional library
/ r. W. Farrar of Wahpeton and Will
liam Conley, formerly Of Grand Forks
, and now chief of the valuation dlvls-
ion of the interstate commerce COM
mission.
| Lack of systematic methods Of mar
! keting potatoes, thus bringing about a
fluctuation in prices in Clay county,
, Minnesota, of from 25 to AZ cents the
same day in four different markets
were pointed to by ?. &. Clement
agent of the Clay County Agricultural
association, of Moorhead, who spoke
; in Grand Forks at the seventh annual
, North Dakota corn and clover conven-
ton. Mr.. Clement said that potatoes
in four communities were listed at 70
| 80, 40 and AZ cents, and usually the
best were being sold at the lowest
price. In overcoming present unset.
entifv marketing conditions, he urged
potato growers to provide themselves
with suitable warehouses. Thus they
could hold their potatoes until the
market reached a profitable figure. he
also urged farmers to sell if the prlc
ranged, in the fall, at from IS to AZ
cents. The profit would be small. but
the necessity of storing would disap
pear. ]. G. Haney, Of Grand Forks
also discussed the potato marketing
problem, and it was proposed that a
commission be appointed to make
study of the situation in North Dako-
ia.