The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-20
The Day at the State House

where he conferred with United
Estates Commissioner P. p. Claxton
: on the working out of changes in
North Dakota's educational system
proposed as result of the survey in
which DR.. Claxton participated. En-
route, DR.. Craighead visited his old
home in Missouri and found the houn'
dog still hale and hearty.
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EDITOR THOMPSON HERE
E. C. Thompson, editor of the Park
River Herald, called on capitol
friends today. d:f't
So Ma%G 'r'l % sti9Af&
At FULL sTRENGTH-t' ~i:t
July Is, i'm the opinion of Adjutant
General Tharalson, will find the First
regiment, North Dakota National
Guard recruited to full strength. AS
previously noted, Co! of Wahpeton
ALREADY tmusters it's full war compile
ment Of $50 men, and Co. II, James
town, has attained the same distinc
ton. Co. K Of Dickinson ranks sec.
ond, with ,14O;, Cos, A, Bismarck; F,
Mandan; NJ, Grand, Forks. and C,
Grafton, are. we'll over 100 men, and
the companies below that quota are
meeting with good success in recruit
ing, ~ ,,.aa ~ gtg ia>g
RIDING TO HOUNDS ,r ,,y,s
Riding to the hounds has become q
popular pastime with F. G. Neumier,
press representative; Ernie Orchard,
deputy state bank examiner, and 9TH
er capital city folk who have the
early rising habit IT'S rather thrill
ling sport, for instead of a coy fox
or willy rabbit, the prey hunted is
of the human variety, and the dogs
are the prison bloodhounds, as fero-
cious and deadly.looking and as mild
and gentle pack of animals as ever
chased Eliza across river filled with
soap.box cakes of ice Master Of the
Hounds Alternately, who recently
came here from convict camps in
Texas to take, charge of the prison
pack, is teaching the hounds some
new tricks. His training is done early
in the morning; penitentiary guards
who set out a half-hour or so in ad-
vance of the hounds, assuming the
role of fugitives. Then the dogs are
unleashed, Alternately and his COM
paniOns leap into the saddle, and
there is wild, hilarious dash off over
the prairies. The dogs have not to
date failed to bring down their quar-
ry. This morning the two escaped
convicts' were freed on the water
tank at the rear of the capitol; 1t was
cool and breezy about their lofty
perch, and they were mighty glad
when the dogs loped up and invited
them to come down and be fgura-
lively torn to pieces.
TO DISCUSS Question:
Upon Governor Frazier's return
from his present league stamping
tour, which probably will be Satur-
day, conference between the chief
executive, Adjutant General Tharal-
son, Major G. A. Fraser of Fargo, who
is scheduled to succeed Tharalson;
Major Dana Wright, U. S. A., one of
the governors most trusted military
advisors; Major r. R. Steedman, u.
S.. A., and the states legal counsel,
relative to the proposed change in
the adjutant generals Office. 1t is not
known whether the governor or Ma
jor Fraser have obtained expert legal
advice as to the possibility of the
latter serving as registrar of deeds of
Cass county and adjutant general at
the same time. A Cass county COM
missioner is quoted as stating that it
can be done. Others bold that it
cannot. Should Fraser find it impos-
sible for him to retain both offices.
1t will be a question as to which one
he will relinquish. So far as finan-
cial gains are concerned, the Cass
county berth is much more attractive,
as the office of adjutant general pays
but $1,000 per annum. II Major Fra
ser becomes adjutant general, it will
result in a shift in officers of the
First regiment and may also affect
commissions for the second. Men
eligible for commissions in the Sec
ond guard regiment have been recon-
mended to the governor, and their ap-
ointment probably will be threshed
out at the conference Saturday. That
Adjutant General Tharalson is sched-
uled for a good command is the gen.
eral.Opinion about the capitol, but Mr..
Tharalson denies any present knowl-
edge Of future plans.