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The Bismarck tribune., 1933-01-10
Estimate Coolidge's
Estate at $500, 900

Northampton, Mass, Jan. l0.-R
The value Of Calvin Coolidge's es-
tate, which he left to his widow,
Grace 0oodhue Coolidge, and the
text Of his will, will not be revealed
until Jan. II. when the document will
be filed for probate.
Ralph w. Hemenway, Coolidge's
former law partner. found the will
Monday among papers at the Cool
idge estate.
Hemenway described the will a
simple and brief" It was drawn up
during Coolidge's occupation OF the
white house. The actual date, how
ever, was not disclosed.
Mrs. Coolidge was named execu-
trix.
There was no Official estimate OF
the estate, but neighbors in North
ampton believed 1t would be at least
$500, 900.
Coolidge,s only known real estate
holdings were his home here, 1.-THE
Beeches," and the Coolidge homestead
ct Plymouth, vt. He was known tc
have had stock holdings.
The Bismarck tribune., 1933-01-10
TNONEW Bills ARE
OFFERED IN House
Revision Of Law Covering De.
linqusnt Taxes Asked BY
Twsts, Svingsn, Crockett

Two bills we're In the legislative
hopper Tuesday awaiting action BY the
North Dakota house.
The first bill Of the session for the
house provides for easier redemption Of
property by eliminating penalties and
interest and cutting the principal Is
per cent on property sold at tax sales.
It Is sponsored by Representatives.
Einar Twete, Burke-Divide counties,
G. o. svingen, Bottineau, and william
NJ. Crockett, Cavalier.
The bill also provides for INSTALL
ment redemption Of such property
sold at tax sales In 1881 or . prior
year and which Is still held by the
county.
Twete and the other sponsors Of the
bill want It enacted as an emergency
measure because, as they said, many
residents Of this state are unable to
pay the full amount OF taxes assessed
against their property and their
homes with full interest and penalty.
and many municipalities are thereby
deprived from q considerable amount
Of their revenues"
Bill No. 2, is sponsored by Repre-
sentative H. F. Niewoehner, McHenry,
and amends the high school tuition
law enacted in 1881.
Niewoehner said he has provided
for reduction In high school tuition
for nonresident pupils from 81 to
$l.50 q week, putting the tuition on
the basis used prior to 1884,.
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this WOMAN
LOST IS LBS.
OF FAT

Miss NJ. Katner Of Brooklyn. n. X.
wrltess ~Have used KFuschen for the
past 4 months and have not only lest
Is pounds but feel 80 nauch better 1n
every wav. Even for people who
don't care to reduces kruschen 10
wonderful to keep the system healthy.
being q nurse should know for I've
tried 10 many things but only Krus.
chen answered a1l DurDoses." (May Ii
1897.
TO lose fat SAFELY and HARM
LEssLY, take q half teaspoonful Of
Kruschen in q glass Of hot water In
the morning before breakfast-don't
miss Q mornings bottle that lasts 1
weeks costs but trifle-but don't take
chances-be sure It's Kruschen-your
health comes first-get It at Finney's
Drug store, Halls Drug store, Cowan's
Drug store. or any drugstore IN Amer.
lea. II not joyfully satisfied after the
first bottle-money back.-Advertise-
meut.
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MORE ROOM NEEDED
AT GRAFTON SCHOOL
EXECUTIVE ASSERTS
Many On Waiting List But Can.
not Enter Until Death
Brings Vacancies

The greatest need" at the insti.
tuition for feeble minded at Grafton.
with Its population Of 6S4, is for more
room, A. r. T. Wylie, superintendent,
reported to the state board Of ad-
ministration.
There are many on the waiting
list, he said, and applications are
coming In at the rate Of two q week.
Most Of those on our list are for
the custodial girls ward. Some Of
these have been waiting several years
This ward Is crowded to its utmost
capacity and new patients can only
be received as vacancies occur. Va
cancies are slow here, usually from
DEATH" he added.
B. P. Chapple, superintendent OF
the school for the blind at Bathgate,
said the state should take some ac-
ton to provide q water supply for
the school.
Water now is obtained from the
Tongue river.
THE Tongue river rises about IS
miles to the southwest of Bathgate
in the Pembina hills" he said. Its
sources are clothed with timber and
thickly- growing small shrubs and
trees. It then flows through q farm
ing country for many miles with nu-
merouS turns and curves. Since the
grassy prairie has been made into
farms, soil blows and washes into
the river and Is filling the bottom Of
the river badly in places. Farmers
and WOod-gathererS are gradually
denuding the sources Of timber and
shrunbery. The river is gradually
shrinking. and we think it is almost
inevitable that in not far distant
years it will be uncertain as a water
supply, especially in the fall and
winter Of dry seasons"
More room is also needed at the
state tuberculosis sanatorium at San
Haven, DR.. Chas. MacLachlan, super
intendent, reported.
"The last two years have been at
tended by constantly increasing
waiting list and demand for infirm-
ary space" he said. "What provi-
sions the state will make, II any, at
the legislative session to relieve this
constantly growing menace to the
health Of its citizens will be governed
first by the states finances, and Sec
ondly by the interest its citizens show
In urging the members OF senate and
house to provide increased accommo-
dation for the states tuberculous.
Fully realizing and calling atten-
ton to the situation two years ago
and fraught with anxiety at our In
ability to overcome 1t, we have EN-.
ployed every resource at our com.
mand to afford temporary relief"
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apply to Q contract as to . mortgage
AZ It u now, the holder Of . contract
Is not compelled to abide by the same
rules that govern mortgage, and
even though . man has made . sub.
stantial payment he Is apt to lose
out II he fails in any part Of II and
he has no chance for redeeming.
We also believe that taxes should
be paid Jointly by purchaser and
mortgage according to their interest
In the land, ana not saddle the whole
tax burden on the purchaser.
II the new state regime II really
interested in the welfare Of the whole
people and not Just that Of q special
few, It will see that all discrimination
Is stopped and every man has Or
equal chance. For, Is matters stant
now, 1t is practically impossible fol
q man TO pay for q farm, either or
crop payments or otherwise.
Were It possible to make ever,
bushel Of wheat in storage lega
tender for one dollar, 90 far Is Nortt
Dakota Is concerned. there would b
no depression. Her people are large.
" agriculturiSts. Her towns and
cities depend on the farmer for thei,
welfare. She has no large factories
and her hope lies With the farmer
II he prospers, our towns and citiel
prosper. II he fails, they suffer With
him.
Something has to be done abou,
our huge farm Indebtedness. W.
must have Z scaling down al alonl
the line until the debts are such thai
we can pay them.
And something also might be sale
about the high prices the farmer
must pay for all he buys compared
to what he gets for his products
After Ill, what Will bushel Of wheat
buy7 One pound of the cheape,
grades Of coffee. three bars of toile,
soap, etc. I. Has there ever been I
time when the farmer had to pa,
so much for his necessities as HI
does today?
The farmers dollar Is worth 2!
cents, one fourth Of the real dollar
He can never pay under such condi.
tions, and he should not be expecte<
to. We are not prophetic; II we wer>
We would say that some day soon tn,
farmer is either going to demand hi!
debts be scaled down, or repudiat,
them altogether-hasn't he had .
very good lesson from our former al
lies, especially France.
France has the gold. but refuses I.
pay. The farmer has no gold but 1
being made to pay upon threat o
eviction. He has been pushed q lonl
way, but before he reaches the jump
ing off place. he is going to turn up
on hts enemies and fight.
A FARMER,
The Bismarck tribune., 1933-01-10
Canadians Collect
Government Loans

Winnipeg, Jan. 10.-tR)-Despite
economic conditions, collections by
the Farm Loans association were bet
ter In 1882 than In 1891, officials said
Tuesday. They attributed improve
ment entirely to the new plan put
into operation by the Manitoba gov
ernment last spring, whereby every
borrower or purchaser is given credit
for payments made to the associa-
ton to the extent Of $l.30 for each
dollar paid on account OF the mort.
gage or agreement Of sale indebted
ness.
The Bismarck tribune., 1933-01-10
WANTS REAL ACTION
Bismarck, N. D.,
Jan. 4. 1892.

Editor, Tribune:
It is an old saying that q lot Of
us hindsight instead Of foresight, and
this certainly applies to the Bank
Ot North Dakota SO far as state-owned
lands are concerned. No doubt those
sponsoring the program In the first
place thought state borrowing on
farm lands would prove OF much
benefit to farmers and the amorti-
cation payments would be easily TAX
en- care Of. No doubt this would have
been true in practically all cases but
for the demoralized markets for all
farm products and the precarious con-
dition Of agriculture because Of this
condition. For when . man has no
money how can he be expected to
pay his debts?
In any such arrangement, we must
always take into consideration the
bad, as well as the good times
something that was not .done-and
we must act accordingly.
Does anybody imagine the farmers
want to lose their homes that they
have toiled so many years for? Does
Anyone suppose the farmer wouldn't
pay II he could?
We believe the one and only fair
method OF paying back loans Il to
have the mortgage or contract spe-
officially state that farm products are
to be considered worth what they
were at the time said contracts were
made out. II they are higher, some
division would be fair. but It Is mani
festly unfair to compel the repay
ment of three or four dollars for
every dollar borrowed, and this Il
exactly what banks and others are
compelling our farmers to do when
they charge the interest rates they
do. to say nothing Of full payment
of the principal. We believe our leg
islature should enact q law on this
very subject, and we also believe that
when an initial payment has been
made on land the same rules should
The Bismarck tribune., 1933-01-10
Yours,
J. +. SULLIVAN.
SEEMS REASONABLE
Richardton. N. OAK.
Jan. ., 1881.

&VlCk1Uk0UO41s GNs AeOAse
Jan. ., 1888.
Editor, Tribune:
On December 81, 1857 an article ap.
peared In your paper that Mr.. 1yer-
II, state land commissioner urged
quick sale Of lands held BY the state
board and said they sh0uld pass 70
private hands to bolster taxes.
This Same suggestion was made 70
the land commissioners several years
AGO BY, parties who have experience
In farming and who have seen the
misuse Of credit and tho increase IN
taxation west Of the Missouri river
for the last 30 years.
The present system Of allowing
loans on recommendation Of the off,
cial hoard 6e appraisal = entirely
wrong. In many cases the loan rec.
commended was much too high and
out Of proportion to tho value Of the
land, with the result that thu state
land department y holding title BY
foreclosure to l23.O07 acres with .
capital investment Of q. 80 07l0o.
This y exempt from taxation and tn
actual taxpayer = compelled to make
up the difference n additional taxas
The Bismarck tribune., 1933-01-10
Editors Note: Mr.. Meyer asked
that we publish this open letter
to the governor. We are doing
10.
ASKS PERTINENT QUESTION
Bismarck. N. D..
Jan. 9th, 1883.

Editor, Tribune:
We frequently hear stories about
state officials and employees being able
to buy their groceries and other sup
plies through state institutions or
though the purchasing agent ct the
capitol, getting them ct some kind Of
Z reduced price and We are led 70
wonder just what part, II any. Of these
stories are true.
Would It be unreasonable to ak
the Warden, or other official at the
state penitentiary Is 70 this, and to
ask him to tell the public through
your columns to what extent this =
permitted and In just what manner
It = handled?
It = quite easy when listening 70
these stories to wonder II anybody gets
q graft out Of this: do the purchas.
ers pay anything for the service O.
do they get the goods ct exactly the
price paid by the state7 Just what
= the reason for selling goods pur-
chased BY the state purchasing De.
partment? II this = . saving. can
anyone buy In the same manner7
have even heard that fur coats
are purchased through the state pur-
chasing agent: Of course ! do not see
that this would be any different from
groceries, hardware or other commod
tiles, but might Be = little more un-
usual
May We have something In answer
to this form from someone who
knows? Such stories. II untrue. should
be stopped: II true. It should Be fai1
that we Ill know about It. And II IT.
. good thing why not spread Il
around. State employees are not thl
only ones who might like TO be f.
vored Z little Just now.
INQUIRER.
The Bismarck tribune., 1933-01-10

economics In later years. Tor that
reason the teaching Of thrift Is en-.
titled 70 m outstanding place In the
curricula Of our schools.
Bismarck's City School management
deserves hearty communication and
cooperation In It's efforts to teach boys
and girls the wholesome habit Of
thrift. Tor more than two years,
now, regular weekly deposits Of money
have been made In school and the
number Of depositors Is steadily in
creasing until, by last report, 81 per-
cent Of our public school children
have learned the value Of systematic
saving.
OF course money Is not the only
thing to Be conserved. Time, health
and property should be carefully
guarded and made to count for the
| greatest possible good.
The legislature now In session can
confer no greater blessing on poster.
ity than by making provision. wisely
| planned, for the teaching Of thrift In
the public schools Of the state.
We hear many stories these days
about the tight-fisted Scotchman but
be It remembered that poor.houses In
Scotland are few and far between and
that two-thirds Of It's inhabitants, men
women and children, have savings
accounts. which fact may have ten
dency to put the smile on the 'other
side Of the cheek"
II no legislative provision Is made
for the teaching Of thrift It becomes
doubly imperative that some organiza-
tion stress the need Of instruction,
and It seems to be entirely within the
province Of the PIT. A. to undertake
the task.
To this end, every local PIT. A.
should have q chairman Of thrift. Her
duties are obvious and material to
carry on the work easily obtained.
Please write me for any needed ma
terial or suggestions relative to q
thrift program.
This local chairman OF thrift should
arrange for q special program on Jan.
II, or As near that date as possible
that being the anniversary Of the
birthday Of Benjamin Franklin, the
great apostle Of thrift.
Let every teacher in North Dakota
inspire her pupils to start savings
accounts to the end that they may be
able to solve the problems Of adver-
sity that are sure to come with the
proverbial "Rainy Day..
Sincerely yours,
j. w. RILEY,
State Chairman Of Thrift, PIT. A.
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country's taxpayers, he claimed, and
would reduce the interest rate tor
farmers.
The Bismarck tribune., 1933-01-10
LIKES NYSTUL STAND
Garrison, N. D.,
Jan. 3, 1888
Editor. Tribune:

40 tIlUOC Oll tIlS OutO1uC Va VAC VeAA "
now In power politically In our state.
. ray Of hope looms in the far dis
tant horizon. And as an outsider, as
far q political affiliations are con-
cerned; 1t comes rs grateful and even
more so, than II 1t came from the
political faction to which have in
the past affiliated with.
It Is q pleasure to me, as well as to
others I presume, to recognize the
frank and plain statements quoted IN
the Bismarck Tribune Is coming from
John Nystul, . member Of the League
executive committee. In those state
ments many fine things are said, and
II they are any indication or guide as
to what might be expected Of the COM
ing session nothing can be feared Of
them. But on the other hand there
Is always that pack Of pie-counter
politicians to contend with: as well as
the radical who in the past found his
mental nourishment In the pastures OF
the League. But II the coming ad-
ministration can outgrow some OF
these ever permanent ideas Of the
League In the past. viz: state going
into business" much viii be overcome.
The motto, Of say If We pool the
business Of the other fellow. just when
may we look for our own business to
be pooled, might be kept In mind.
The business Of our state and Its Of
ficials Is to run the government OF the
state and that Is q great plenty. They
should no be pestered with caring TOR
the business Of the, state In busi-
ness"
The outstanding feature Of those
statements Of Mr.. Nystul's was reach
ed when he stated: This Is no time
for political revenge or the building
up OF . political machine. We are
especially pleased to note that Mr.
Nystul conveyed the idea that It was
not so much . matter Of victory as
it was responsibility. II there were
more John Nystuls In the League ana
fewer trying to run the state who
have not only failed but fallen down
In ability to run their farms ana
business, nobody would feel uneasy g
to what might or what might not
be done. am not Offering any brief
IOI N0Is NyOt0Ss - = NO ASOO SvSes ~
the gentleman, but am only com.
menting upon what has been stated
q coming from him.
II our Governor, Mr.. LANCER. uses
his best judgment. and ! believe ne
viii. there win be no one kicked out
OF the states service that Is doing the
state an outstanding service. In say
ing this I have two In particular N
mind, one In the Bank, the other IN
the Highway department. and have
reason to believe that the Governor
viii be guided by his own good judg.
ment In seeing that our state y no.
deprived Of service In the interests Of
politics. Herein I am not trying 70
dictate nor even suggest to the Cover.
nor. nor to anyone else, but just ex.
pressing . wish with the interest Of
! our state In mind, and not the M
terest Of any particular individual OF
faction.
Responsibility Is the wages Of VIC
tory and results and service are the
compensation or remittance due VI q
electors from those elected.
And In conclusion I wish to say ]
feel that the best interest Of our state
win be foremost In the mind Of our
Governor and those entrusted With ii
care.
| Yours,
J. z. SULLIVAN.
The Bismarck tribune., 1933-01-10

A.oortain tribe Of Southern Indians,
the Todas. regard their purveyors oe
milk - holy men.
The Bismarck tribune., 1933-01-10
OPEN LETTER no GOVERNOR
Baldwin, N. D.,
Jan. Z, 1888.
Mr.. william LANCER,
Governor Of North Dakota.

MI. william LANCER
Governor Of North Dakota.
NV Dear Friend Bill:
When you had the nomination Tor
this high office In June, I made up
my mind and allowed my conscience
to tell me that you would be our
next governor, and therefore start
ed from then on to support you. re-
Rardless that am . Democrat. I
proved to you that I did. Now gee
here, Bill, the people, that is. the
rural people Il am one OF them)
don't want you to have any new law
passed that would abolish local gov
ernment. saw In the local news
paper some recommendations BY the
survey commission. They want the
repeal Of township government.
Now let us admire our forefathers
and not forget them. They wanted
It that way, and let township gov
ernment remain In North Dakota.
With pride, with respect ana honor
to our forefathers, don't let VI think
for . minute that 1t Is obsolete.
There are times, again and again,
where q justice Of the peace Is need
ed badly, Just to take an oath from
someone or take an acknowledgment
That alone Is worth while. A town.
ship election Is no expense to the
taxpayers. Why should the board Of
county commissioners appoint . jus
tice Of the peace? In the case Of q
county assessor, how far would some
rural taxpayers have to 60 when
their assessments are reviewed? Who
knows more about . township than
the board Of supervisors Of that
township
As to needy poor, health and other
things, and roads, there Is no need
OF the county, as It has been done
In some instances, grading roads and
then let them turn back into Russian
thistles and other weeds, making
them harmful to the public. have
reason to know this as I am carry
ing U. 8. mail. II you want our
great state Of North Dakota TO ad-
vance In prosperity, then have suct,
new laws enacted, II any, as will
keep education at home. as town.
ship government Is an education. II
distributes the laws among the rural
people and that is what our schools
need. Our children should be taught
more about the laws OF North Da-
kota.
I would suggest to you the repeal
OF chapter 3, board Of Cancellation In
the justice code Of the supplement "a
the 1913 compiled laws Of North Da-
kota. In my mind that law is ab.
solutely worthless and should not be
on the statutes.
I am, sincerely yours.
JULIUS MEYER.
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WOULD TEACH THRuT
Bismarck, n. D.,
January 5, lo32

Editor, Tribune:
Much Of the distreas and suffering
experienced today throughout tl1e
length and breadth Of our land y the
result Of waste and extravagance dur.
Ing years Of plenty and prosperity.
Food. clothing and shelter are fun.
danentally essential and must take
precedence over music. pictures and
automobiles. however desirable these
latter things may b. That being true,
the spirit Of thrift must be inculcated
early IN LIE Il ct all-Sew learn e
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-03-02
DECISION GIVEN IN
FAVOR CLOSED BANK

The ~1iquidating agent In char re-
Of the Farmers 4 Merchants State
Bank of rIentyw wood has just WOE u
ease Of the HHstSf importance IL,
that banks deIDsitors. The ease In
voIyed the claim of the MOnzs fa
Dakota Power Co, that it Ere allow
ed II preference as to the funds rssA-
leeted by the Plenty wood fsank- fse
fore ii closed its doors, for fhe cariHn-
ant
Such collections were the nassnth-
~ payments due the MonlaEa Daks
TIL Co. for electrical service and
the bank was local collecting AGENT
for the electric light company
Ordinarily. when such collect Spzax
are made, as the local collector IL
merely agent for the company. tfae
claim is a preferred ONE. and nauasa
be paid before general claims are
paid. As the claim amounts to a ra-
ther large sum, If it were Il prefer
red claim, and not a general ONE. ths.
depositors would have to wait long
er and get less from the Irsaayemt
bank.
The case was tried before Judge
s. X. Paul, Dec :, 1892. tle TaaiH-
tiff being represented BIZ Hildeasraza4
x Warren of Glendive. and the SuF-
e~rintendent of Banks, Mr.. Frank H
johnson. by Howard LeMis of This
city.
Upon the trial it developed faaat
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-03-02
INGWALSON STOR {
AT FLAXvILLE SOLD

e. q. christianson, owner and
EIia of the local Ingwalson Co,
store, informs the Herald that the
stock OF goods and fixtures Of the
lngwaIson store ait FIaxviIle have
hetn disposed of and the store there
closed. The goods were purchased
BY Stanley Michel and William No
thelfer, proprietors of the I. G. A.
Store at Whitehall. and have been
added to their stock there. The deal
was closd Feb. 25.
The F1axyilIe store was q branch
of the PlentyWood store, and has
been managed by Miss Sarah Han
son since its organization about 4
years ago by Miss Hanson, Mr.. Ing
watson and Mr.. Christensen. Miss
Hanson was formerly employed at
the Ingwalon store here.
1t was decided to close the Flax
vile store when MIR. Ingwalson an
nounced his intentions of retiring.
At that time the balance Of Ingwal-
son stores were taken over by their
managers, Mr.. Christianson becom-
ing owner OF the Plentywood branch.