Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-16
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!. OF AUDITORS
ENDS 3 ! I|!|S' TODAY ]
Officers are Elected, and q
Resolution IS
Adopted.

North Dakota will adjourn this after
noon after having accomplished even.
more useful work than was expected
when the meeting opened YESTERDAY
morning. Is SIS, "
Today's ession was opened with an
Auditors by City Attorney Geo. "A.
lively discussed various phases of
these county officials, with special.
reference to the added work necessi.
tated by the eelective service. +.
TIL address vas followed by reports
OF various committees, and then the
election of officers took place, with
the following result:
F: F. Vaughan, Towner county,
president; w. R. Tucker. Cass county.
Sheridan county, Observation-Disclosures.
At noon the convention adjourned
until 2 O'Clock and after lunching
went around the city sightseeing in
automobiles provided through the eff
forts of the Commercial club.
Resolution Adopted.
Shortly after the opening of the
afternoon session the following reso-
luton was adopted: 3@
Resolved. that a vote Of thanks is
hereby expressed to the people Of
It u lOI -SI1c1T. llOoRALdl1Iy IL
cOurtesies shown county auditors now
assembled and that vote of appre-
citation is hereby expressed to Hans
Anderson, genial auditor of Grand
Forks county. for his untiring labors
In making the boys feel. at home,
while in Grand Forks, and his aim to
make the present session of county
auditors of interest and great value
to them as such officers.
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tary Of the Auditors Association con-
vey to, H. N: Dyste. county auditor Of
Sargent county the appreciation Of
the County Auditors association for
his patriotism in going to the front,
and that the auditors of North Dak0-
ia stand 100 per cent loyal behind
him.. and the government of the Unit
ed States in winning the war.
Resolved furthex. that a vote of
thanks be extended the retiring off,
GERS of this association in their labors
to raise the association to a higher de-
gree Of efficiency. q.
Resolved further. that a vote of
thanks be given for the able address
delivered by Geo. A. Bangs, relative
to the County. Auditors. and Local
Boards work also citizens of the Unit
ed States and their united effort to
win the war.
Resolved further. that each audi
tor of the State of North Dakota send
September ], a memorandum of such
laws that need correction or change,
with a view of having the work per-
formed in the auditors office more
practical and efficient, and that the
Legislative committee submit to the
county auditors, on or before Decem-
Der 1 following a tentative outline Of
the changes and corrections suggest
ed and that each auditor thereafter
members of the legislature and aid
them in their adoption.
Resolved further, that the secre-
tary be authorized to include in
printing Of pamphlet. pertaining. to
questions submitted to- the associa-
tion 1917, also the minutes Of the con-
ference for 1918 and the important
legal questions answered by States
Attorney Elton and at least ten COPIED
Of same be mailed to each member Of
the association.
Resolved further that every au-
ditor put forth his best and greatest
effort to have each and every voter,
now serving the nation at the front OF
in training, furnished a ballot so that
he may express his choice for officials
who shall formulate the laws and ad-
minister @lue, anu ina III the eXeE.
ctsing Of our soldiers and sailor boys
franchise. same be made as simple
and avoid of as much red tape . POE
sible." ~ i,
Assistant States Attorney o.. b
Burtness CAV legal opinions in re.
Spouse to queries deposited in a ques-
ton box. Most of the questions were
closely related to the work of the
county auditors throughout the state
Last, night the members of the asso.
citation and a number Of business mer
Of the city, guests of the occasion
met at the Hotel Frederick tor the
annual banquet. President James A
Brown of the state board Of control
speaker of the evening. was unable tt
attend. but after a bounteous dinner
several members of the county were
called Upon to make short |talks.-C F.
Fouts, POSTMASTER Of the occasion
in a few words called upon ex-Mayol
Dinnie to speak, Mr.. Dinnie said tina
he wa glad that the association had
taken such steps toward loyalty. ant
that such meetings as the preR.st ant
would benefit the members by an ex
change Of views. w. w. Felson ther
reviewed the work Of the day. ani
pledged the support Of Pembina coun,
ty. In his introduction Of ex-Audito,
Addison Leach of Fargo, he statet
that it was his wish that politics coult
be kept from the meetings. but sine,
1t had entered in some of the speech,
esq he wished to state his view, ant
said that he was neutral in the stat,
matter, as he didn't care who licked
the Nonpartisans. He denounced tn,
plan Of putting SIC in the slot ma
chine which he compared I o draw