Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-12-29
Denies Discussing Case.

was expected all oaths OF office would
be administered.
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Denies Discussing Case.
Governor Hanna emphatically den
les allegations made by the county
commissioners Of Hettinger in theif
appearance from his custer decision
to the effect that he discussed the case
with parties not concerned as princi
pals or witnesses and that undue pres.
sure was brought to bear to, induce
him to change q decision originally
arrived at in favor of the commission.
ers.
"No one from Hettinger county con.
ferred with me privately at any time
in connection with this matter" stated
the governor. 1.-THE case was at no
time discussed outside of the hearing
held in my Office. l considered that
in this matter had been made Judge
and that in my judicial capacity I had
no right to talk over matter in which
. decision was pending"
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Court Dispute Unsettled.
Justice-elect James e. Robinson
has just served notice on State Audi
tor Jorgenson that he would be held
personally responsible for any war.
rants issued to retiring members Oh
the supreme bench. Robinson fled
with Jorgenson his certificate of cleo
ton, dating from the first Monday ID
December and advised the auditor that
his term of Office began December 4
and that he will claim salary from that
date.
"Your are cautioned" read Jorgen
sons letter, against paying the re-
firing Justices any salary or giving
them a warrant for any salary for the
month of December, 1915. If you
should give them a warrant for De.
cember salary it will put the state to
trouble, and the expense Of bringing
suit against you and against the retir
ing Justices to recover the same"
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To Limit Game Bags In Dakota.
A game bag limit of five will be rec
commended to the state legislature this
winter by the North Dakota game
board of control, as measure Of pro-
lection to the prairie chickens Of
North Dakota.
The rapid disappearance Of the bird.
which have brought to North Dakota
year after year hordes Of sportsmen
from over the entire nation, has
brought about such an acute condition
that North Dakota sportsmen arc
practically a unit in favor Of the re-
duction of the bag limit, and they also
generally approve Of the game boards
recommendation for a delayed open
ing Of the season.
Under the recommendations as nov
outlined, the game board would fix
September 20 as the time for the op-
ening of the season, the hurting to
be permitted 30 days.
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Base Pay on Population.
County officers salaries, beginninE
January 1, will be based on population
instead of assessed valuation, as here.
tofore. The law to this effect was
enacted by the last legislature. At
the same time the legislature adopted
an act providing that there should be
no increases in salaries over those paid
on the 1914 assessed value prior to
July /, 1917. The two conflicting
statutes left many county officers in
doubt and Attorney General Linde
was called upon for opinion. He has
advised that there is no question in
his mind that the salaries after Janu-
ary will be paid on a population ba.
sis, which will mean an increase in q
majority of the counties.
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Guards Ordered Home.
The North Dakota National guard
First Infantry-together with the Min
nesota brigade headquarters and the
Minnesota Second infantry and the
Wisconsin brigade headquarters and
First infantry and field hospital No. 1,
are among the units ordered home by
General Funston to be mustered out Of
the federal service.
Sixteen thousand troops were des
ignated by General Funston to leave
the border service and return to their
respective states as soon as transpor
tation could be arranged.
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Seed Law Not Enforced.