Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-01-24
STATEFUNDS GO
TO STATE BANKS
State Officials May have to Wait
For Salaries, Says Admin
istration Member.
NEWS OF STATE HOUSE
What North Dakota Officials Are Do
ing In the Administration Of Laws
In the Different Departments
At Bismarck.

eve now have about 100000 in
unpaid bills. To assure the legisla.
tors their mileage and per diem and
other expenses of the extraordinary
assembly, it is possible that state
officials will be required to do with
out their salaries for one month" said
one member of the state administra-
ton, Wien discussing the special ses-
sion.
Tax collections are now coming in
in fairly satisfactory way. and we
are meeting current expenses, but We
have almost half million in accum.
ulated expenses to pay, and this spe-
cial session is a new item of expense
which was not anticipated nor in
cluded in our budget"
State Banks Are Named.
National banks were given little
consideration in the naming of the
state repositories by the state board
of auditors in regular session at the
state capitol. State banks were given
the preference in every instance, only
three national banks in the state re-
ceiving recognition, while on the
otter hand every state bank filing an
application was named depositary.
The seeming discrimination against
naming of the state repositories" said
Secretary of State Thomas Hall in
discussing the action of the board.
was done to strengthen the new
guaranty fund act. The surety fund,
which guarantees deposits, will ben
eft by one-quarter Of one per cent on
all state deposits by placing them
with the state banks.
State Loans Farmers $4,000.
The state board of university and
school lands has approved farm loans
to the amount of $4,000. There were
other applications which could not be
allowed because the commission had
not collected in sufficient money.
Anderson Gets State Job.
State Land Commissioner W. ].
Prater has announced the appoint
nlent Of A. S. Anderson, Bismarck,
as deputy land commissioner to sue.
coed Charles I.eissan, resigned. Mr..
Leissman was recently chosen secre.
tary Of the state board of regents.
Defends Capitals Name.
Members Of the Women's Relief
corps at Fargo who some time ago
adopted a resolution asking Governor
Frazier to change the name of the
capital of the state, have been sent
a letter from the Governor telling
them that "as Bismarck has been out
of German politics for some time and
had nothing to do with the present
trouble" it would not be advisable to
change the name of the state capital
Directed to Prosecute.
Attorney General Larger has been
directed by the commission to prose-
cute case now in court in which the
Northern Pacific has appealed from an
order of the board directing that a
transfer track be installed at New
Rockford by the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific.
Brewer Back In Newspaper Work.
Col. Charles Brewer, who resigned
his position as secretary of the board
of regents has re-embraced his first
love, the newspaper profession. He has
gone to st. Paul to take a position with
the Pioneer Press. Later he may be
associated with a great newsgathering
organization.
Bids Called For.
+ The board of regents has approved
plans for the 100000 central wing to
the science hall at the agricultural col.
lege at Fargo, and called for bids to
be presented at the February meeting.
Large Earnings From Auto Tags.
The motor vehicle registra.
ton business of North Dakota in
1917 earned the state $211,536.12 for
better highways. and there already
has been collected $15.546.4O in pay.
ment for 1910 automobile tags issued
for 1918. The department had $116..
IS on hand January 1, 1917, and du-
ring tle year ending January 1, 1915,
1t dfsbursed $195,O3275 in receipts
from 1917 business and $4,000 in re.
ceipts from 1918 business. The bal.
ance ON hand January 1, 1918. was
$29,318.99, showing a total business
for the year of $227,352.74.
Cass county paid $1O,78l.50 into
the automobile registration depart.
ment and drew out $2.997.11 for the
improvement of its highways by the
county. Grand Forks paid $S.106 and
drew $2,25s; Ward paid $s,21s.5o and
drew $2.562.62; Burleigh paid 1888
and drew $l.343.55.