Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-12-13
S5,00Q,000U. SLOAN
TOAD ON.O.FARMERS
STATE COUNCIL OF DEFENSE
ASKS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
FOR IMMEDIATE FUNDS.
D0INGs At STATE CAPITOL
What Is Transpirine in the DlHcren.
Departments Where the Affairs of
State Government Are
Administered.

Bismarck.
The North Dakota state council Of
defense has wired Secretary Newton
u. Baker urging that he recommend
sn immediate loan to the farmers of
North Dakota OF s5,000,OoO for the
purchase OF seed grain and feed for
stock. as war measure.
The council OF defense found that
In accordance with the aid that can
be given by counties In the issuance
OF seed warrants. under an act Of
1903. at least $5,0O0,OOO from some
other source will be required
May Ask Special Session.
Farmers in the western part of
North Dakota who suffered heavily
when their crops were destroyed by
last summers record drouth, are con.
templating calling an extra session of
the state Legislature to secure funds
10 carry them over the winter without
selling their seed wheat, according to
reports received from the western
part of the state.
The question of food, feed and seed
for the farmers in this section. the
reports say. is getting serious. Unless
some action Is taken. the reports say.
a serious problem will face the farm.
ers Of the western section OF the state
and unless this is remedEed the famn.
ers will 1t be able to do their duty TO
the nation in raising bumper crops
next year.
N D. 10 Under Average.
| North Dakota has reached-.48 per
cent of its goal in the food pledge
campaign. figures now totalirg 43.97l
or 32 per cent Of t.le total number OF
families in the state. According to
Federal Food Administrator DR. T. F.
Ladd OF the North Dakota Agricul.
tural College this is under the average
| for the country.
Names Three to Office.
certificate of the appointment Of
Patrick NJ. Casey OF Cass county. to
be a member OF the state board OF
control has been filed with Assistnn,
Secretary Of State Wilder by Gov
ernor Frazier Casey succeeds r. S.
| Lewis. former chairman OF the board
/ whose resignation took effect Dccem.
bar |. The new members term OF
office dates from December |.
( Casey has been president Of the
Equity Cooperative Packing Plant
Co. since it's organization. and has
! heen prominent in league organization
work
| The governor also appointed Her.
bert G.. CASTOR. editor OF the Fargo
Courier\ews. a member of the state
council OF defense. and appointed l..
J. Wehe of Ramsey county. chairman
OF the military advisory board Mr.
Wehe thus becomes custodian OF the
military reservation at Devils Lake.
Officials Ask Injunction.
Lewis F. Crawford. president. and
Charles Brewer. secretary. OF the
North Dakota board Of regents through
Attorney Andrew Lawrence OF Fargo
have procured from District Judge c
NJ. Cooley. temporary writs OF prohi.
bition and Injunction against Robert
Muir. George Totten and c. F.. Yer.
milya, restraining them from in any
manner interfering with the official
position Of the petitioners
The injunction is returnable in dis.
trict court at Grand Forks where the
papers were served during a session
OF the board there.
100 Farmers Bring Suit.
One hundred farmers holding un.
satisfied claims against the National
Union Fire Insurance Co., OF Pitts
burgh, Pa. on crop insurance policies.
lave begun suit IN the owman county
district court at Bowman according
to advices received from Obert A. Of.
son by Insurance Commissioner OILS.
ness.
Patriotism Displayed by Blind.
Real patriotism is being displayed
by North Dakota's unfortunate wards
who live in eternal darkness at the
Bathgate institution for the blind.
writes Supt. B. P. Chapple to the
state board Of control. Cornmeal rye.
barley and other cereals are replac.
ing wheat -four to such an extent that
the consumption has been reduced so
per cent. Sugar consumption has been
cut in half; meat is served at but one
meal daily, and there Ia one meatless
day each week.
School Land Sale Approved.
The sale OF $4,000 acres OF school
lands has been authorized in Barnes
ana Dickey counties by the board Of
university and school lands. at their
meeting here. Twenty-one thousand
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