Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-11-22
ltes in the two yeans:

Examining company's Socks.
w. c. Edwards OF the state exam.
iner's ONCE has gone to Helena. Mont.
to make an examination OF the Bank.
ers' Insurance company at the re
quest of the company.
The Bankers company, which has
had much trouble in adjusting its 1917
drouth claims. contends that It il
mailing out drafts to policyholders ~
rapidly as losses can be determined.
It declares an Investigation Of it4
books will prove this. The state OK.
aminers Office Is concerned through
. circular recently mailed to the state
banks requesting that they withhold
payment on certificates Of deposits ia.
sued In lieu Of notes given by policy.
holders until the Bankers company
has satisfied the state OF it, good
faith. This circular was followed by
the garnIshment Of state bank re.
serves in Twin City banks by the Hel.
ena Insurance company. MIR. Edwards
has gone to Helena at the expense Of
the insurance company.
Draft Cost $2.72 Per Man.
The enrolling Of each man drafted
from North Dakota into the United
States service cost 1912 man, or ap.
proximately $4,000
This is the report made by Nelson
A. Mason. secretary to Governor Fra.
sier. In response to telegram from
F.. II. Crowtler. provost marshal gen.
eral. in charge OF the draft.
General Crowder wished the report
to use in connection with tabulated
statement being prepared TO show the
preference of the selective method OF
raising an army over the volunteer
system.
Great credit" said MIR. Mason, rs
due Adju.ant General Fraser and his
efficient lieutenant. Charles I.iessman.
for the economical manner in which
the work at the capitol has been done.
The local and district exemption
boards co'operated fully in reducing the
expense to a minimum"
Indian School Closed.
Commissioner Cato Sells has or.
dered the closing OF the Bismarck In.
dian school for the remainder of the
term. because. he says. of the. diff
Guilty in obtaining help. No one in
Bismarck had any knowledge OF these
difficulties or that the closing OF the
school was even considered until there
came formal statement to this effect
from the Indian department.
The Commercial club took the mat
ter up through Senator McCumber.
Representative Norton and Commits
sioner Sells, emphazing the injustice
of deprving the children of the cen.
trail and western North Dakota reser.
ra!ions of the educational privileges
offered by. the school.
Secretary Remission of the club wired
in part: The closing OF the Indian
school will deprive $500 Indians OF
this territory Of school privileges. Ef-
ficient help is abundant and all costs
normal. Difficulties are administra.
tive only. Please investigate thor.
oughly."
$4,000 For N. D. Projects.
twenty-five thousand dollars Of Fed.
eral money has been made available
for the reclamation projects in North
Dakota by the action OF the North Da.
kota emergency board in arranging
for an increase of $4,000 over the
original appropriation Of $4,000 for
such work.
The Department Of Agriculture hat
agreed to furnish $4,000 for reclama.
tton work providing the state fur.
nlshes $4,000. Between s.o0o.O00 and
100000 acres of land in the Red
River valley is tie object of the 70
ssemation work now under way.