Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-25

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~ of Steele county and a member of
the assembly, arrived early Wednes-
day morning for the session.
w. D.. Austin looks natural on the
job of house clerk. He has performed
in that capacity on several previous
According to, a Minot report. Rep
resentative L. l.. Stair of Bottineau
county is being groomed as q candi-
date for lieutenant governor.
There's a noticeable. absence of Ii
quox about the legislature this year
Yes. there have been times when
bone dry laws have surely put a
damper on the traffic.
State Auditor kositzky hasn't wor-
ried much about the possibility of IN
Vestigations SO far as his office is
concerned. He points to the record at
tanned in the collection of $1,000 in
taxes from private car lines. of which
Cass county received $525; Ward.
Stutsman. 1884, and others in pro-
portion: to the assessment of 269 tel
ephone companies not previously tax
ed; to the adjustment Of claims on
insane patients in Renville county:
to the collection from counties Of
$4,000 in old fines, not previously
RENTED to the state; to the collection
OF $4,000 in inheritance taxes from
counties; to the elimination of war
tax on mileage used by state officials,
and various other features worked out
under his administration.
Senator Pendray and Representa-
tives Peterson of Towner and Gieger
of Pembina had the honor of escort
ing Gov. Frazier from his office to the
house chamber at the joint session
yesterday.
The senate employment list. in ad-
dition to w. j. Prater, chief clerk. and
w. a. Mills, sergeant at arms, follows:
FIRST assistant secretary, l.. H. Con-
radson.
~Engrossing and enrolling clerk and
bill clerk. A. S. Reitan.
Voucher clerk and bookkeeper.
Mrs. S. A. Hogue.
stenographer. Miss Muriel LaShelle.
Bill room clerk and messenger.
Nels Sostrum.
Post room mail clerk and other
duties. L. w. Owens.
Messengers. Herbert Bertel and
James Miesener.
"SLClIud1L duu OIneT
duties. Andrew Balser.
ALI talk of Investigations of various
state officials has gone glimmering.
S. ]. Nagle of the board of control
may be slightly modest in some things
ne Is quite willing to tell about
calls the fact that Attorney General
William LANCER, on his first visit to
the Magic home. several years e
hought the district school was in SEES
sion there.
Senator Kirkeide of Benson coun.
tE, who has been i'll for some time and
VINO was not expected to attend the
session, was on hand for the opening
lay, n while not feeling as spry as
IN other days, is very much on the
job. ~ '"e
obert Olson. representative from
Bowman. is spending his idle hours
boosting the Bowman band, which
was organized two months ago. Mr..
Olson, aside ron footing an oboe,
busy on the first concert, which will
be given February 90. Fred Olson.
former Grand Forks man, is director.
Edgar L.. Richter, Of Larimore. who
Is representing the Publishers Mutual
insurance company, is taking in the
legislative session. Mr.. Richter for
nlerly was president Of the North Da-
kota Press association,
Senator Drown of Cass county is
one of the chief boosters for the
amendment to the grain grading and
inspection law. BY removing the in
spector's Office from the railroad COM
mission. and making a separate de-
partment of it, the work can be made
more effective, he thinks. Senator
Drown introduced the bill at the last
legislative assembly.
j. A. McGovern. deputy grain in
spector and grader. is in Bismarck to-
day to attend the legislature.
Members Of the board of trustees OF
the State Firemen's association held
a meeting at Bismarck yesterday and
last night. The board is to make a
further investment in Liberty Loan
bonds.
Mel George, prominent attorney OF
Ashley and formerly of Grand Forks,
was attracted to the city this week by
the extra session.
When the bill to increase the
maintenance fee for inmates of the in
sane asylum and appropriate $4,000
for immediate use came up in COM
mittees. it was found that it was un-
constitutional as it contained two
bills. The $4,000 appropriation wa
embodied in a separate bill. intro
duced in the senate yesterday after
noon.
The increase to s24 as the main
tenance fee for inmates of the asylum
will give an extra monthly income OF
$1,000, which. it Is estimated. will re-
tire the $4,000 to be advanced in
eight months.
NJ. J. George Of Ashley. former
chief clerk Of the house and former
two days of the session in Bismarck,
leaving yesterday for Carson. N. D..
Justice A. NJ, Christianson OF the
supreme court, who has been in a To-
cal hospital for some time, having un-
dergone a seige of la grippe. returned
to his desk Wednesday and Is gain
ing strength rapidly.
Inc mousse received b peCtlon
Thursday from the Home Guard OF
Golden Valley; asking state recogni-
ton.
Representative O'Connor Of Grand
Forks voted against the proposed
change in the grain grading law, by
which the administration Of the de-
partment Is taken from the railroad
commission. declaring he believed the
original law unconstitutional. and
hence he held the amendment also Is