Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-07-14
NORTH DAKOTA REGENTS PLAN
STUDY OF MARKETS AND
FINANCE.
NEWS LETTER FROM CAPITAL
Interesting News Of State House Hap.
penings and Reports Of Officials
Arranged for Convenience
OF the Busy Reader.
Bismarck.

erly of the University of North Dakota.
under the direction of Thomas Cooper.
director Of the experiment station.
Studies will be made of legislation
which has provided the best basis for
cooperation and the forms of coop
erative organization which have most
effectively served the community. The
results will be published and made
available to the people of the state.
Attention will also he given to the
matter of farm finance, rural credits,
and such other features of rural eco
nomics as properly come within the
range of the office. Particular atten-
tion will be given to those features of
organization which may be brought
about by proposed federal rural credits
legislation.
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Hanna Third In Race.
Governor l.. B. Hanna, who was re-
garded generally as strong candidate
for United States senator, brought ur
the rear at the polls. Porter ]. Nc
Cumber by vote of nearly two to one,
while R. A. Nestos of Minot, late en-
trant, polled vote 1000 or more
greater than that given the governor.
Governor Hanna polled only about
$4,000 or 10000 out of total vote in
the state of nearly 10000. The great
est jolt was in his home county of
Cass, which he carried by only 1877
over McCumber. In previous years,
Cass county always gave him mai
GRITTY of from 1000 to $4,000.
The governor leads the field in only
six counties-Billings, Cass, Hettinger,
Morton, Stark and Williams. He was
low man in % counties. The last
available figures for senator give Nc
Cumber 24,935; Nestos, 1925; Hanna,
14,O75.
Educators Seek New Laws.
That school legislation Endorsed BY
officers of the Morton county associa-
tion will be put through the next ses-
sion of the legislature and will have
revolutionary effect in the state is
asserted by educators.
1t was Morton county which initia-
ted movement for medical inspection
of pupils in rural schools. Resolutions
have just been passed favoring COM
pulsory statewide medical inspection.
Three points were endorsed.
Firts: Medical inspection is abso-
lutely necessary for the welfare of all
pupils; second, not only the pupils but
the teachers must>come under the pro-
visions, and teachers before being CIV
en- a contract must present certifi-
cate of personal physical condition;
third. provision must be made for the
expenses of examination.
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Want Rate Reduction.
Representatives of the Great North
ern, Northern Pacific and 500 roads
conferred in Fargo with the State Rail-
road commission and representatives
of Fargo's manufacturing interests on
the question of reducing freight rates.
weeks adjournment was taken at the
weeks adjournment was taken at the
end of which time the railroads will be
in position to state definitely whether
or not they are willing to make any
freight rate concessions in this state.
At the conference, the railroad rep
resentatives declared that reduction
in the North Dakota rates would bring
them face to face with rate reduced
in Montana. South Dakota, Minnesota
and other states in slIich the railroads
operate and which are similarly situat-
ed.
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Board Changes Policy.
The North Dakota railway commits
sion meeting here, was expected to an
nounce policy of abandoning its pro-
posed change in grain grading to con-
form with the reports made recently
by F.. F. Laid.
The proposed state grain grading
regulatings would have compelled
higher payments for lower grades of
wheat, on the theory that such low
grades of wheat are worth more for
milling purposes than the present
standar of prices governing the mar
ket; would indicate. In other words,
low grades are for milling purposes,
but slightly less valuable than high
grades, the spread of prices being far
out of proportion.
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Test Halls N. D. Officers.
Covorol oop,,oio cionod oH3ooro Po;1oa
to pass federal examinations for mill
tary service, and have been discharg-
ed. First Lieutenant Bert Olson, and
Second Lieutenant Gunder Larson, of
l.. Company, 1Iillsboro; Captain Bar
ker of X. Company, Dickinson, and
First Lieutenant Haly Hanson of F.
Company, Mandan, are among those
failing, has just become known. Mar
ried men with dependent families also
have been discharged, while more than
hundred privates who failed to pass
federal examination were retired.
Survey Report Not Ready.
DR.. E. B. Craighead, representing
the educational survey commission.
has informed the state board of re-
gents that it would require six more
weeks to place the survey report in
condition for publication. Drafts of
the report were submitted to the board,
however. Upon this survey, which is
directed by P. P. ClaXton, United
States commissioner of education, reor-
ganization of North Dakotas educa-
tional system, SO far as the higher in
situations are concerned, is expected.
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Vaccine couses Trouble.
The last three companies of the
Il: IL.