Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-10-18
SUPREME COURT IN DECISION
FINDS GCvERNCR APPOINT.
MENTS WERE LEGAL.
D0INGs AT STATE CAPITOL
What Is THANKSGIVING In the Different
Departments Where the Affairs Of
State Government Are
Administered.
Bismarck.

A majority of the state supreme
court in opinions flied find that George
A. Totten OF Bowman. and Robert
Muir OF Sarlcs. Nonpartisan league
appointecs. are entitled to seats on
the state board of regents, and that J
A. Power of Leonard and Emil Scow
OF Bowman, incumbents. whose terms
expired July /, 1917, must make way
for them.
This supreme court decision gives
Governor Frazier control of the
board of regents, and with 1t, of all
higher institutions OF learning in the
state. He seated one of his men,
Rev. c. T.. Nermilya of Valley City.
several weeks ago. when Frank White
resigned from the board to become
commander of the Second regiment.
The seating Of Totten and Muir leaves
Chairman Lewis +. Crawford OF Sen.
tinel Butte, and Or. J. d. Taylor of
Grand Forks in the minority
Coal From Wyoming.
That the entire state of North Da,
kota must depend upon Wyoming
fields for the bulk Of its coal other
than Ignite during tie coming cold
season is an impression gained from
late bulletins of the United States fuel
commission. Very Little Montana coal
will come into the state. they believe.
Mines at Red Lodge are controlled by
the Northern Pacific, which will con.
sumo practically the entire output OF
nj nd
shops. Bear Creek coal has been com.
mandeered by other railway comran,
les. and the Wyoming mines are the
nearest source of supply other than
native Ignite fields left open to North
Dakota.
| Wyoming has great wealth of coal
and can easily supply the northwest
has been assigned to the producers OF
this state. with instructions to take
care Of this territory and to leave 9th.
er districts to other fields.
Frazier Honors Eequisition.
Governor Frazier has recognized
requisition papers issued by Govern.
or Lowden of Illinois Tor the return TO
held in the Eddy co:nty Jail at New
Rockford. Noffke is charged with an
accomplicc Of entering fiat in Chi
cago last April, attacking the proprie.
tress. tearing from her ears earrings
valued at several hundred dollars and
taking $3.50 in cash.
Phone Companies Assessed More.
Ct,ta tnIn NIL l,1
assessed at sl.7SS.14O this year as com,
pared with Sl,3G7.172 last year. &C.
cOrding to the figures approved by the
state board of equalization today.
The increase in the total assess.
mcnt of the telephone companies is
accounted for by an increase in the
number of phones and in that an ex.
ceptionally large number of new com.
panies not taxed before will appear on
the tax list.
With the assessment OF the teie.
phone companies the valuations OF all
state properties OF the state have
been passed upon Tentatively by the
state board of equalization.
The total valuation of all proper.
ties. as left by the state board at the
present time. is 1894. ,499. or ap.
proximately $lO.O0O.OOO more than
last year.
The increase in the states total as.
sessed valuation Is made up by an in.
creased assessment of railroad and
corporations. while farm lands. city
and town lots. and improvements
thereon, are left virtually the same.
To Make Own Grain Tests.
The state grain grading and inspec'
ton department has installed at its
Offices in Fargo complete grain
grading and testing equipment. The
apparatus is valued at several hundred
dollars. Heretofore the department,
has been compelled to rely upon the
agricultural department for these
tests Hereafter the tests will be
made in the Office Of the grain grading
commissioner, and much time will be
saved
Light Year for Hail Insurance.
The season Just closed has been the
lightest for the state hail insurance
department since the fund was estab
lished, Insurance Commissioner OILS
ness advises. The total amount col
lected in premiums will not much ex
coed $4,000, as against 100000 in 1916
but out of this fund the state pays
62k per cent on the losses as ad
justed. as compared with 80 per cen,
paid last year.
Can't Store Prairie Chickens.
! Game Warden William Rekes made
application for writ of mandamui
!. compelling Secretary George Hogut
). of the North Dakota game and fist
. board to issue permits for the storage
;. of prairie chickens on the ground!
;. that the provision Of the old game Law
: permitting the storage Of prairie
< chickens had not been repealed b!
the new act passed at the last session
! OF the state legislature. The applics
J. ton was denied by Judge Mussells II
; district court. who ruled that the oil,
Law had been repealed