Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-07-05
$4,000 CONTRACTS
ARELET BY BOARDS
REGENTS AND BOARD OF CON-
TRACT PURCHASE SUPPLIES
FOR STATE INSTITUTIONS.
DoINes AT STATE CAPITOL
What 10 Transpirins In the Different
Departments Where the Affairs Of
State Government Are
Administered.

Departments Where the Affairs Of
State Government Are
Administered.
Bismarck.
Contracts for $4,000 worth of gro.
cerles have been awarded by the
board of control and the board of re-
gents also let many bids for supplies
of all kinds.
The total amount of the contracts
are as follows: Coal, $4,000, divided
as follows, Ignite, $62,50O and btu
minous, s17,5OO; printing, $4,000; dis
infectant and soaps. $4,000; brushes,
brooms, paper towels and toilet paper,
$4,000; linens, $4,000; crockery, ST.
900; hardware, $4,000; canned goods,
$4,000; groceries, 100000; ham.
bacon and lard, $4,000; flour, $4,000.
Hospital Corps Staff Completed.
The staff of the field hospital corps
was completed when the governors
office announced the commission of
Captain Charles E. Hunt of Valley
City as major; Ernest E. Wands of
Lisbon, and Charles E. Howard of
Cogswell, it was announced, have been
commissioned first lieutenants in the
North Dakota field artillery.
Great Northern Appeals.
The Great Northern railroad has ap-
pealed from an order of the state
board of railroad commissioners for
the construction of platform and
station house at East Fairview. The
present depot is at Fairview, which
Is In Montana, half mile from East
Fairview. ]. H. Calderhead, secretary
Of the railroad commission, has gone
to East Fairview relative to elevator
matters.
Ask Higher Rates.
The railway commission this morn
Ing received communication from
the Ward Fruit company of Minot,
asking that the board grant the rail.
ways request for a Is per cent in
crease in intrastate freight rates, pro-
viding the commissioners on investi.
cation find the companies entitled to
this boost.
To Pass On Exemptions.
Governor Frazier has announced
that the county exemption boards in
North Dakota would be the same as
the registration boards, with the ex-
ception of those in Billings and Ran
som counties, where Judge J. o. Gray
and Judge Thompson have been Ger.
tilted to serve in place of the county
physicians, who served on the regis.
tration boards.
Ignores Filings Of Candidates.
william Lemke, state chairman of
the Republican Central committee,
came here and filed nomination of
John NJ. Baer, as candidate to sue
coed the late H. T. Helgesen, United
States representative from the First
district.
Due to legal difficulties which have
arisen with regard to the time limit
set by law for the filing of petitions
Secretary of State Hall has announced
that he will ignore this nomination,
as we'll as that of o. B. Burtness
which was placed in his hands by
friends Of Mr.. Burtness following a
convention there last week, until de-
cision is rendered by the supreme
court of the state.
Ignite Price Advances.
The board of control has awarded
contracts for Ignite coal for the in
situations under its direction. The Da
kota Ignite company of Dickinson
Will furnish fuel for the Mandan train
ing school and the state capitol; the
Washburn Ignite company of Wilton
for the penitentiary, hospital for the
insane at jamestown and school fol
the deaf at Devils Lake, and the Tru
ak Mining company at Noonan, for the
Dunseith sanitarium and the institu
lions at Grafton and Bathgate. Prices
for Ignite are so cents higher than
last year, and to this increased cost
probably will be added 8 cents, as the
higher freight costs made possible
the beneficent workings Of the leagues
new distance tariff measure.
Taylor to Dickinson School.
E. J. Taylor, former superintendent,
OF public instruction, who during the
past few months has been in charge
OF the certification department of the
state board of education, has resigned
and has accepted the conductorship Of
the summer school at Dickinson. He
10 succeeded in the state department
by Morris j. Kernal Of Valley City
who recently received doctors do
gree from the University Of Chicago
Flag Pole for Manajon.
The state board of control has erect
ed flag pole on the lawn of Cover
nor Frazier's mansion. The pole 1.
40 feet in length. A large flag hal
been secured for the governor.