Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-10-11
TO ASK Low RATES
ON WYOMING COAL
STATE RAILWAY COMMISSION 70
MAKE APPEAL TO RELIEVE
SITUATION.
DolNGs At STATE CAPITOL
What 10 Transpirins In the Different
Departments Whore the Affairs Of
State Government Are
Administered.

state government are
Administered.
Bismarck.
The North Dakota railway commits.
sion will appeal to the interstate com.
merce commission, the federal. fuel ad.
and to Judge Lovett, re-
Gently appointed director Of rail traf.
&c, for lower rates on Wyoming coal
to Great Northern and 500 Line points,
In order that North Dakota consumers
who find it impossible to obtain east.
ern coal may purchase the Wyoming
fuel at a reasonable price. Low
through rates already are in effect
from the Wyoming fields to Northern
Pacific points as far east as Wadena
MIMI, but neither the 500 line nor
the Great Northern has to date made
any concessions.
Must Inspect Wiring.
The fact that every municipality in
North Dakota Of 1000 population OF
more must revise present fire ordt
nances or enact new ones to provide
for electrical inspection under an act
of the last legislature, was emphasized
by State Fire Marshal H. l.. Reade,
who also is chief electrical inspector.
Comparatively few municipalities
now provide for electrical inspection.
and several are considering new fire
ordinances which do not carry the
necessary provision. The state fire
marshal urges that these ordinances
be amended in order that the cities
may comply with the law.
Held First Meeting.
At Minot the state board Of cleo.
trical examiners in its first meeting
passed on "a candidates for state Ii
censes. Such license is now requir
ed from every electrician operating
in the state. whether he be journey.
man, master or specialist.
To Distribute Information.
E. F. Ladd. state federal food ad.
ministfntor, at the request of Herbert
Hoover. United States food admins.
traitor, has named the following news,
paper men to act as a state board OF
directors for public Information per
tanning to all matters regarding feder
al food administration.
Norman B. Black, chairman, Fargo
Forum, Fargo; H. f. CASTOR, Courier
News. Fargo; w. p. Davies, Grand
Forks Herald, Grand Forks; ]. H.
Bloom, Devils Lake Journal, Devils
Lake: C. A. Johnson, Minot News,
Minot; q. d. Mann, Bismarck Tri.
bune, Bismarck; ]. r. Burgester,
jamestown Capitol. Jamestown; H. L.
Kellogg, Jamestown Alert, James
town; A. l.. Westernhagen. Western
Newspaper Union, Fargo; r. 8. Phil.
lip. New Rockford Center. New Rock.
ford and Oliver s. Norris, Nonparti-
san Leader, Fargo:
1877 Die From White Plague.
According to statistics compiled in
the office of DR.. c. ]. McGuren. state
health officer. 1877 deaths have been
caused in this state from consump-
ton during the period from January,
1909, to July 1, 1917.
No residents of Grant or Slope
counties have died from the disease
during that period, according to the
report. The greatest number Of
deaths occurred in Rolette county,
which had 81 victims. The state tu-
berculosis hospital is in this county.
The following reports show the num-
Der of deaths in each county:
Adams, 8; Barnes. "a; Benson. 20;
Billings. 2; Bottineau. 25; Bowman,
2; Burke, 6; Burleigh, 10; .Cass. 4s;
Cavalier. 16; Dickey. 4; Divide. q;
Dunn, IL; Eddy, 4; Emmons, s: Eos.
ter, 6; Golden Valley, 6; Grand Forks.
81: Griggs. 10; Grant, o.; Hettinger. z;
Kidder, s; LaMoure, z; Logan, 10:
McHenry, Is; Mcintosh, s; Mckenzie.
10; Mclean. Is; Mercer, 2; Morton.
IS; Mountrail, q; Nelson, IL; Oliver.
4; Pembina, "a; Pierce, 8; Ramsey,
20; Ransom. IL; Renville. 3; Richland,
81; Rolette. 81: Sargent. 20; Sheri.
dan. 4; Sioux. 4; Slope. o; Stark, g.;
Steele. IL; Stutsman, Sc; Towner, s.;
Trail. 30; Walsh. 81; Ward, 25; Wells,
Is; Williams, II.
Railroad Board In Court.
The North Dakota rail board viii
appear in the federal district, court at
Fargo on petition of the Northern Pa
ciac and Milwaukee lines to show
cause why the commissions orders
for physical connections between
these two lines at Elgin should be en-.
forced. While the Northern Pacific
and Milwaukee tracks parallel one an.
other within few rods at Elgin. there
10 no connection at present, and the
transfer Of freight must be made BY
team. involving . heavy expense to the
shipper. ~ M -.
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