The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-12-21

were told to get out of the wheat bust
ness and not to go into politics because
we might lose our heads" Mr.. Patterson
be tied to COW. He created consider
able, merriment with his original re-
i marks.
talk He said the farmers had accom-
plished a wonderful revolution by the
ballot. He said the farmers movement
was, being watched with interest by al
| Dakota will do more radical things than
| any other state in the Union has ever
| done. What has been regarded as rad
icaliSm IN the past in the future will be
Geo, Reishus of Minot. one of the
younger members Of the legislature,
place in farm. advancement Farmers
have learned that it costs as much to
grow a razorback as a full blooded hog.
lied BY its breSity and wittic tic ia'a''e
r. A. Nestos spoke about making
money none, and getting an EDUCATION V 50 one one
Howard Wood. of .Deering, member of
the legislature. made an excellent i'm
preston. He didn't have any particular
grow where one grew before, but he
wanted to be certain he'd get as much
for the two blades as he would for the
one.
II. l.. Halvorson, who always hits the
nail squarely on the head, recommended
that the legislators pay more attention
IS 81 ay to .11h to the 0h aW books
full of words: AS an example he re-
ferred to Blackstone. He spoke of find
ag or I'm meth eS of getting the 80 per
held by ten per cent of the people, back
to the masses. Our system Of law max
Ing has been wrGng enabling the few to
e, "A, johnson spoke briefly,
Thos. Hall, secretary of state con-
siders the board of control and the board
plan. He recommends a codification Of
our laws, throwing out much cumber-
some matter. He suggested that it might
be well for paroad and tee
Bismarck during the coming session Of
the legislature.
John Wallin, former Senator, recon-
mended that the game board system be
done away with and doubling the cost of
hunting licenses He believes. the sher-
if and other officers can handle the
in two years would have around 800, 900
from the sale of licenses that might
be used for educational purposes. Any
dearss Year DE for the he pay pfvese
hunting the birds that the farmers feed.
NJ. ?. johnson, newly elected railroad
commissioner, outlined some of the work
which the commission hopes to accom-
plish.
DR.. A. Carr of Minot paid his respects
to the Chiropractors who he said get
while medical doctors have to study five
years. and did not neglect his, oppor-
tunity to put bug in the legislators
ears. ....s
A, e. Bowen, of Fargo, who has had
much to do with the nonpartisan organ
lzation, spoke at some length. He warn
ed the farmer legislators that they were
being watched by the farmers of other
states. A big eastern dailV has pnn1Ov.
ed a man to cover the legislative pro-
eeedings, Informing him that if the
be considered big, news. He spoke Of the
work being done by the league in Mime
sofa, where there are now 10000 men,
bers, in South Dakota, 10000 members,
the hard wheat in the United States is
grown in those states and in North Da-
kota and the farmers ought to be able
not be made without mixing soft wheat
with the hard. He spoke of j. ! II.
Worst,s address at Fargo in 1915 when
ers of North Dakota. lost $4,000 900 in
one year from unfair dockage and grad |
ing and in marketing farmers lost $685. |
600, 600; an average of $1,000 for every |
bought at wholesale and sold at retail
but the farmers buy at retail and sell at
wholesale, he said. Minot would have
and farmers would not have had to
study their Sears, Roebuck catalogs to
save ten cents on pair of overalls and
not SO many merchants wives would
have sent away for goods to the Nation
al Suit and Cloak Co. He paid a tribute
to A. c: Townley. who guided with q
master hand the building of the nom
partisan league. II
Among the other legislators present
we noticed Senator Ole Ellestad, Of Bal
four; Rep: Andrew Oksendahl, Tun-
bridge; Edw. Hamerly, Sherwood; J. c.
Miller. SOuriS. Senator r Gronvold f.F
Rugby, who has been in the house two
sessions and the senate ten sessions; F.