Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1921-12-01
FIRST OFFICIAL
ACTS OF new N. D.
ADMINISTRATION

AsAS1 ~ ~ . Os~>~
Adjutant General Fraser
Ordered to Meet Marshal
Foch Special at Fargo.
Bismarck, N. D., Nov. 25.-(Spec-
iaD-The new state administration
prepared TO do business today.
After the Inauguration Wednesday
and the holiday yesterday Governor
Nestos; Acknowledgement Johnson
and Commissioner of Agriculture and
Labor Kitchen, as the Industrial
Commission, prepared to go over
numerous reports and ascertain the
general condition before proceeding
to make readjustmcnt of policy.
The first official act of Governor
Nestos followed his Inauguration
Wednesday when lie officially recog-
nized the visit to North Dakota Sum
day of Marshal Foch, directing Adj
jutant-General Fraser to. proceed to
Fargo and come to Bismarck on the
Foch special train. The first offic-
ial act of Attorney General Johnson
was to notify c.. l.. Crum, of Mandan.
that his services were no longer re-
CURED as q special assistant attor-
ney-General Crum came to North
Dakota from Mantana after being
involved in charges of disloyalty dur
ing the war. The first official act
of Commissioner Kitchen. was to
sign the appointment of r. G. Cat.
ron, Of Jamestown. his deputy.
F. w. Cathro, manager of the
Bank OF North Dakota, offered his
resignation. A. Johnson. director of
audits, also offered his resignation.
However, d number OF the Nonparti-
sans in office Indicated that they
selves from office even tho they
new administration.
Ex-Governor Frazier left Bismarck
by automobile, Thanksgiving morn
ing for Hoople, where he owns a big
farm. Mrs. Frazier was to follow by
train today. H. A. Paddock, secre-
tary to the Industrial, Commission
left for Minneap o1is. sss7st William sA
Anderson, assistant attorney-gener-
al, who came here. from Minneapolis,
also was to return to that city and
a.number of other Nonpartisan Of
iee-holders Tprepared to leave the
state. i,
!t..: Frazicrs Final Message
. Lynn ]. Frazier left the capitol at
noon, "wednesday not waiting for the
inauguration, but before leaving
gave out the following message:
II have but one more message be-
fore leave the capitol for the farm,
and that is message of heartfelt
thanks to all members OF the Non
partisan League and to all others of
our citizens who have so loyalty. sup
ported my administration thru five
long years of struggle and who have
stood by me and my associates in VIC
tory and in defeat.
THE only regret have as l sur
render the responsibilities of Office,
der greater service to the people of
our beloved state; but we have done
the best that was in lis, and the fight
is still OH and will be until the COM.
plete success of the industrial pro-
gram is assured.
I'VE have left the Bank of North
Dakota, the keystone of the program,
lin splendid financial shape for our
successor to use, and l sincerely
hope he will be able to Immediately
aid our hardly pressed farmers.
IT leave office with malice to-
ward none and charity to all and
with the abiding conviction that the
people Of North Dakota will not only
settle the grave problems that con-.
front them, but will, in the future
as in the past, be in the front trench
es of the forces that are now strug-
Cling to establish economic freedom
for the producing classes of the
world. s
(signed) Lynn J. Frazier. s
The Inauguration
The inaugural ceremonies, presid-
ed over by Secretary of State Thomas
Hall, We're not participated in by the
retiring state officials though they
had been invited to take part.
The invocation was by Bishop
Wehrle, Of the Bismarck diocese Of
the Roman Catholic church, and the
oath was administered to the new
! officials by Justice "A. M. Christian
son Of the supreme court, who spoke
briefly. ..i : 38 a u t.. 4
Governor Nestos then made his ad-
dress, and the ceremonies were com
8cluded with SONG. Afterwards az
reception was held In the governors
Office. t,sg Ess III .j
i Terms Of office VI
Certificates Of election to the three
new officials were signed shortly be-s
fore Il p N. BY. Miss Nelson and Mr..
Hall and by Governor Frazier.
.Ragnvald Az. Nestos Of Minot is
duly elected governor y for the residue
I Of the term, ending the first Monday,
in January, 4 923;; that :ss
5 .ssSveib ibjorn Johnson 81 Grand
Forks, is al 8el lected attorney -en-f
$eral Tor the residue Of the term, end.
Ing the first ON In 4 anuarys'
hat sss. \
Joseph A.5s tpflen of Sentinel
Butte, is duly elected comn,is sioner
Af agriculture and labor for tho resi-
due sof { term ending tho first
Monday ins January II