The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-07-25
STATE OFFICIALS
WILL WORK OUT

Bismarck, July 19.-"Ten days al
hard labor" is the self-imposed sen.
tence which is to be worked out by
practically all of the officers and en-
ployes at the state house during the
harvesting and threshing season this
fall. Many of the officers have their
own farms where they will put in
their time and the employees will be
drafted for work they have not al
ready signed up with some particular
farmers. Everyone about the build
ing realizes that they are not going
out on a vacation trip and that they
will be expected to work, but still
there is a spirit of fun mixed in their
preparations. Many of them are 60
ing about their preparations in SER
ious manner and long walks, golf, ten
mis- and even chopping wood and
working in the garden are some of the
marketing" methods being used.
Ninety-five have signed the roll
which was circulated by Nelson Ma
son, secretary to the governor.
Governor Lynn j. Frazier will put
in his time on his own farm at Hoople
in Walsh county.
John Hagan, commissioner of agri-
culture and labor, has large farm
at Deering and will devote all the time
he can spare from his office assisting
in getting in the crop there.
Carl R. Kositzky is going to the
farm of Hollan, south Of Kuhn. Ko-
sticky has been getting ready for the
work by taking care of a two-acre
garden and doing other work.
Attorney General LANCER is going
up near Westhope, where he is ex-
pected to cover a lot of ground if he
goes as fast as he does his state job.
Tom Hall, secretary Of state, is 60
ing to his own farm in Oliver county,
where he can be the boss and run
things to suit himself.
N. c. Macdonald, superintendent of
public instruction, has been drafted
by H. W. Rupp of Baldwin in Bur-
leigh county, who has thousand
acres of grain in. 1t is said that Mrs.
will go along and assist
on the same farm.
s. A. OIsness, commissioner of in
surance, has a farm of his own where
he will spend the harvest season, or
as must Of it as he can spare from
the Office.
Judge Robinson of the supreme
court is going to South Dakota for his
work on his own place, according to
reports and the other members of the
court will work at places not yet de-
termined
The members of the board of rail-
road commissioners are all farmers
and will probably work on their own
places.
Frank E. Packard, chairman of the
state tax commission, has signifed his
to help where he is need
ed and has several offers in sight.
George E. Wallace has a place near
Bismarck and with the assistance of
his sons is going to get the crop in
from that place. Commissioner
Steele has also signed up as willing
to help where he is needed.
Scores of employees in the various
have already been as
signed to farms, and others are
awaiting the call" 90
Some will be available for the har-,
vest and others for the threshing as it
would be impossible to send them all
out at the same time, and the assign
ments are to be handled in such
manner as to leave enough people in
the departments to make it possible
to take care of all the pressing bust
ness of the state during the harvest
All expect to work overtime on their
return to get the work caught up
again.