The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-05-03
STATE BOARD OF CONTROL AND
BISMARCK CITY COMMISSION
COME TO AGREEMENT.
HAPPENINGS AT STATE HOUSE
What North Dakota Officials Are Do.
ing In Administration Of Laws
In The Different Depart.
ments at Bismarck.

n Main, from the Mckenzie hotel
corner to Thayer street, the difficulties
which for months have plagued the
capitol street car line seem near an
end.
An agreement to this effect was ar.
rived at, when Governor Frazier, the
state board of control and the city
commission met in joint session. The
heavy rails which paving necessitates
and new creosoted ties will cost the
state about $4,000. Two thousand dol.
lars will be available from the funds
appropriated by the Fifteenth Assem-.
bly, for maintenance, and the remain.
der will come from another source.
Members Reappointed.
Secretary Wanner of the board Of
control has certified to Governor Fra.
zier the appointment of w. P. Macon.
Der of Wilton and James A. Brown
OF the board Of control to succeed
themselves as members of the state
board of experts. w. P. Dopking of
Flasher is r%eappointed state parole of.
ficer.
To Bar T%ubercular Stock.
Hereafter all pure bred cattle trans.
ported into North Dakota other than
from Federal or state accredited tn.
berculosis-free herds, must be moved
to destinations in quarantine and held
under the direction of the State Live
Stock Sanitary Board for examination
not less than sixty days after their ar.
rival.
All health certificates accompany.
Ing shipments of pure bred cattle
must be Immediately forwarded to
the state board on the arrival of
stock.
A fine of not less than s25 nor more
than $500 is prescribed as the penalty
for violation.
President E. j.. Walsh of the board
Issued the order which became effec.
tive May /.
Expect Five Per Cent.
The state board of auditors will
meet in a few days to open bids for
the 100000 terminal elevator fund
which is to be loaned to state banks,
b board expects to get five e
cent for the money.
Federal Bureau at State Capitol.
The federal government will sta.
ton a man in the office of the com.
missioner of agriculture and labor at
the sta-e capitol to aid that office in
the securing of farm laborers, accord.
Ing to an announcement. 1t is also
expected that Secretary of Agriculture
Houston will send a man to this state
to do field work In securing farm Ia.
borers.
Il am satisfied that the federal gov.
eminent plans to help us as much as
possible" said j. N. Hagan, commits.
sioner of agriculture and labor. 1--WE
will need help because l am not able
to fill the small demand for men that
we have already received"
Emergency Is Questioned.
Sixteen laws passed by the Fiji.
teenth assembly with emergenc
clauses should not go into effect i'm.
medlately because the emergency
clauses were lot properly drawn, &C.
cordlng to a statement made to the
state auditor. Auditor Kositzky has
asked Attorney General LANCER for
an opinion in regard t o the matter as
several of the laws carry a]ppropria.
lions.
Dunseith to Get Money.
The Dunseith tuberculosis sanato.
rum will no lose its emergency an.
preparation despite the fact that a
clerk of the assembly failed to certify
to the passage of the merg
clause. Attorney General LANCER so
ruled and that institution will get its
$4,000 appropriation.
Sustains Present Regents.
The North Dakota supreme court.
IN a decision handed in the famous
board of regents controversy, denied
the petition of Attorney General vii.
liam LANCER and others for a writ ouo
Warranto to GUST Lewis F. Crawford.
Frank White, j. D. Taylor, Emil Snow
and ]. A. Power from their Offices as
members of the board.
The decision held that the regents
act, which empowered the governor
to nominate and the senate to ION.
firm nominations of members of the
board, did not conflict with the
initiative and referendum amend.
ment to the constitution.
Land Values Increase,
The average value Of an acre If
North Dakota land without improve.
ments is estimated by the United
States department of agriculture tn
be worth $31 today, whereas five
years ago the same land could have
been bought for s24. Improved land
is worth 500 the acre, as compared
with $50 in 1912, and the average
price for all land is $33 the acre IN
1917, as against $50 in 1916. The
average price Of M%ontana's unim.
proved lands are worth s35, thus civ.
ing North Dakota a higher rating han
the treasure state.