Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-12-20
What North Dakota Officials Are Do
ing in Administration of Laws
in the Different Depart.
men.s at Bismarck.

SuuS1eAoA lAlO Iue country ulSLrlCtS.
$4,000 For National Park.
Representatives Leiderback of Kill
deer and Norton Of the Third district
are quite confident that Congress at
this session will take some definite
action toward establishing the Kill.
deer National Park and game preserve
for which an appropriation of $50, DOC
Is asked.
The park, If established, would en-
brace the entire Kildeer mountains,
the scene of many historic Indian bat
ties and a natural beauty spot.
or the amount asked for, it is point
ed out $4,000 would be used to pur-
chase the $500 acres.
The last session Of the state legis-
lature here passed a resolution ask
ing the Federal govrnment to pur.
chase the tract Of land and make a
national park of it.
Both representatives were Of the
opinion that action on the matter
Will be taken up in the near future.
Many Apply For Auto Tags.
Applications for 1918 auto tags are
reaching the secretary Of states of.
ice in good condition in spite of the
fact that considerable mental arithme.
tic is required On the part of an ap.
plicant. Beginning at $3.50 for a Max.
we'll, checks accompanying the tags
run at 81 for Fords, $3.50 for the As
model Buick; $3.50 for the "a model
Overland and $3.50 for the REQ. But
few half-rate applications, covering
cars upon which a license fee has been
paid for three years or more, have
Ibeen received to date.
Slight Chance Of Draft Release.
One hundred North Dakota
registrants who have appeals pending
with President Wilson already are at
Camp Dodge. The probability of any
large percentage Of these men return.
ing home is slight, according to the
statistics of the district board, which
show that Of a total 734 appeals from
decisions of the district board for
presidential clemency, but "a have
been acted upon, and in every case
the action of the district board, hold.
ing the registrants for service, has
been upheld by the president.
Wheat Acreage May Be Cut.
Representatives Of the Bureau of
Markets from Washington, were told
that many farmers Of North Dakota
who had suffered severly from the
1917 grain grading system, would not
plant wheat next year unless the
grades are greatly modified at the
Fargo and which was attended by
Federal grain grading hearing held at
more than 800 farmers from all parts
of the state.
After arguments, which became
heated at times, J.. W. Duvall of the
Bureau of Markets, admitted that
the apparent benefit to the farmers in
the present system was not due to the
grades, but to the exceptionally fine
crop of wheat this year.
Living Cost Below Average.
North Dakota is living more cheap
ly than the average American state,
according to statistics just made pub
lie by DR.. 3. r.. Ladd, federal admin
%lstrator. An eighth of a barrel of
wheat flour costs SLAB in North Da-
kota, $1.51 in Minnesota and S1.63 as
q national average. Potatoes are 40
cents the peck in, North Dakota, as
compared with 81 in Minnesota and
~ Ia the nation. Onions are one cent
i the peck cheaper here than the ma
tlonal average. Sugar sells for 9.5
cents here, as against SO cents ma.
tionally; butter is AZ cents, as com
pared with SO; eggs, 43 cents the
dozen, as compared with so; round
steak 20 ceIts, as against %; hens 20
cents, as compared with 81; pork
chops 33 cents, as against 35.
pr. Ladd quotes North Dakota fig.
ures as the average prevailing over
the state generally November 10,
They probably will not apply to every
city in the state.
Prepares For Rush.
Lists OF every county and township
OFFICER requiring q bond are being re
cetyed by Insurance Commissioners Al
b. Olsness from the various county
auditors. But four bonds have been
issued to date, but data Ia being ac
STIMULATED In the Office OF the com
mission which viii prepare tho ,de
phrtment TO handle the immansc
amount OF business which VIII come
with tho expiration OF the surety
bonds for which d majority or ths
counties have contracted ON n two
year basis, The, ftae will handle
this business IN the future.