Emmons County record., 1917-11-15
FARMERS WILL HAVE TO BUY
MANY BUSHELS OF ALL
BUT WHEAT.
ooInes At STATE CAPITOL
What 10 TranspirIno In the Different
Departments Where the Affairs q
State Government Are
Administered.
Bismarck.


grain in North Dakota and farmers
OF the state will have to buy 1000 900
bushels OF seed oats. half as much
barley and 100000 bushels Of flax
for sowing next spring. J. N. Hagan,
commissioner OF agriculture, declares.
A shortage of seed corn also exists.
Hagan said. but no scarcity of wheat
for planting Is anticipated.
Shortage OF crops and inmaturity
OF the grain in the central and west.
ern part OF the state, he said, are
responsible for the shortage.
Preliminary Survey Completed.
State Engineer Herbert A. Hard
announces that the North Dakota re.
clamation commission has completed
preliminary flood control surveys on
the Sheyenne river in Nelson, Griggs
and Eddy counties.
The Sheyenne has been examined
for about 200 miles of its course
through these counties. and there
have been located sites for several
reservoirs designed to hold back
spring floods from the Red River val
ley. and which will form in the deep
valleys through which the Sheyenne
runs number of large and perma-
nent bodies Of water which will make
excellent park sites and summer re-
sorts, in addition to assisting in the
natural irrigation OF the soil.
State Bonding Act in Force.
North Dakota's law of 1915 permit.
! ting the state insurance commits.
sioners to furnish official bonds for
county. city and other officers in
competition with private surety bond.
ing concerns has been put into effect
by the supreme court of the United
States. which dismissed because OF
lack of jurisdiction an appeal OF the
Dakota Trust company of Fargo, ut
tacking its validity
While the bending act was passed
In 1915, 1t never has become effec
tive. It's constitutionality was imme
diately attacked by the Dakota
Trust company, which claimed Tire
state had no constitutional right tC
compete with private corporations
for business of this nature. The su
preme court Of the state ruled thai
the act was not unconstitutional. and
the Dakota Trust Co. then appealed tc
States. which now disclaims jurisdic
! tion.
Certificates Made Easier.
Far-reaching changes in the regula
tions for teachers certificates, all de
signed u increase the number OF vel
trained teachers. we're made at thu
meeting of the state board OF educa
ton recently held here.
One important change is thai
fourth grade certificates tsecont
elementary will be granted withou,
examination to graduates from public
high schools located in the Unitet
States when covering four years O.
work above the eighth grade and rep
resenting Is one-year courses, provid
ing they have completed at least one
half year in pedagogy; ard thirt
grade certificates first grade eIemen
tary) will be granted to those com
pletins a similar course. provided the.
have completed one-half year each IL
pedagogy and psychology and in ad
dition have had eight months OF sue
cessful teaching experience.
Busy Refuting Report
Active circulation OF reports tina
the food pledge campaign undertaken
by the food administration would lea,
to the confscation of foodstuffs II
homes, is reported in German com
munities of Morton county, and
also has gained considerable headwa,
iii Mandan, according to food pledg
circulators.
The state food director. DR.. e.
Ladd. is directing = campaign t
stamp out the propaganda work. bu
Indications are that 1t will requir
several additional days in which t
complete the canvass Of German sex
tions because of the prevalence q
the propaganda lies.
Many Suspicious Fires.
State Fire Marshal H. L. Reade I
back from Grenora, Williston an
other points in the northwestern PAL
Of the state. where he was called I
| "vCoIleotC oubpiSiouo uiCo. AIbOu
suspected in connection with thre
fires at Grenora. and at Minot con
plicated confagration claims consi,
Grafton. Two calls have just been r,
ceived from Temple and one fror
Burnstad. where = rural school bull,
ing was destroyed by hre.
. To Enforce, Public Towel Law.
Rigid enforcement Of the Law pr,
hibiting the use OF roller towels IN
public drinking cups win be take
up immediately by the nembers I
the stste board Of health n the r
suit Of the recent meeting held |
Fargo. In many Of the hotels. cafs
and restaurants of ths state. It
said roller towels Axs IN common us
but that the propristors have ail
paper towels which can be used
The choice Of the guest. IN masy sue
!, places no pretsnss 10 made 70 d
eesve the law regarding oomns