Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-03-15

ptooaolo tnat William Lemke OF Far.
go will be associated with Attorney
General LANCER in representing Gov.
ernor Frazier in the matter.
In the meantime, a majority of the
state auditing board has voted in ia.
vor Of paying salaries and other cur.
rent expense items incurred under the
administration of the present board.
Secretary Charles Brewer is on the
Job every day as usual, and none OF
the institutions are suffering,
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Cost Of Legislature.
Recent figures indicate that the
cost of the Fifteenth general Assem-.
bly, will be considerably less than or.
iginally indicated. With a majority Of
items in, the aggregate today is a
trifle more than $109,145.75. The state
auditor believes that the extreme
maximum will be under $4,000. Jan
uary 81 members and employees of
both houses received for mileage and
per diem $31,4SS.10; the February 10
payday amounted to $24.172, and on
the closing day checks to the extent
of $25. 1873 were distributed. making a
total of $80,793.1O paid out in wages.
per diem and mileage. The miscel-
laneous expenses, including printing.
postage, supplies. ETC., will boost the
total to $109,145.75, with number of
items yet to be entered.
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Road Commission Bill Signed.
Governor Frazier has signed house
bill 1853. creating state highway COM
mission to consist of the governor,
state engineer, commissioner of agri-
culture and labor and two members to
be named by the governor. The chief
executive becomes chairman, and the
state engineer secretary of the COM
mission, which is required to meet at
the capitol within thirty days after
the act takes effect. Inasmuch as the
bill carries an emergency clause, it
became effective upon approval and
the board must organize not later
than April 5. which will place 1t in
position to prepare for the early spring
campaign of bodybuilding.
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Elevator Bill Vetoed.
Governor j. Frazier has vetoed Sem
ate Bill "a, the terminal elevator
bill, which was passed by the Fiji
teenth Assembly two hours before it
adjourned.
The governor in vetoing the bill
sent message to the secretary Of
state In which he stated that he is
satisfied that this measure would
hamper and retard real progress, dis
courage the people and make the
struggle of the farmer against the
gamblers much harder and would tend
to block the ultimate establishment
of a terminal elevator and flour mill
ing system on business basis that
will insure success"
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calderhead Elected.
j. H. Calderhead, prominent farmer
Of Cartwright, serving four years as
state auditor of Montana before COM
ing to North Dakota, has been elected
secretary to the railroad commission,
succeeding Walter F. Cushing, whose
resignation takes effect April 1. Cal
derhead is pioneer non.partisan lea
euer and was very active in last falls
campaign. "No other changes are
contemplated at present, said Com.
missioner 8. j. Aandahl in announc.
ing the appointment Of Calderhead.
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Case 10 Reversed.
Basing the opinion on purely tech.
meal grounds and evadlng or ignor.
ing the sectarian issues prominently
involved. the supreme court handed
down an opinion reversing Judge Pol
lock in the famous Wild Rice school
district case, appealed from Casa
county. The supreme court holds that
the public schools Of North Dakota
are under control Of the legislature
and the respective school boards have
no other powers than those which the
statutes confer upon them.
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Back from N. e. A. Meeting.
Edward Erickson, state supervisor
Of rural and graded schools. il home
from Kansas City, where he attended
the annual convention of the section
Of superintendent and supervisors OF
the National Education association
The meeting was very successful
more than 1000 members being in at
tendance, Mr.. Erickson reports. The
general meeting of the association will
DO held in Portland, Ore, in July
while the next session of the superin
tendents' and supervisory section vii
be held IN Atlanta, Ga. next February