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Newspaper
Golden Valley Chronicle
Location
Beach, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1908
Page
8
The piece notes the national and state governments coordinating on farm labor for the coming harvest. Farmers expect strong yields and seek workers to cut and thresh. Immigrant labor may be sent to localities, via Washington or state officials, with estimates of needed workers requested by the federal government.
Judge Charles F. Templeton ruled tax judgments remain valid indefinitely and are not governed by the ten year limit on other judgments. In Hansen vs. Grand Forks County, taxes on land dating to 1893 keep a lien despite transfers to Michael Hansen. In Oxender vs. Grand Forks County Commissioners, the court upheld the county board action to rescind the appointment of the superintendent of the poor farm at Arvilla.
The Socialists of North Dakota ignored the primary law and named a complete state ticket at a Fargo convention. The plan allows ballot access this fall without complying with primaries, listing electors and officials from governor to railway commissioners.
Gov John Burke of North Dakota will serve as a vice president for the International Congress on Tuberculosis to be held in Washington from Sept 21 to Oct 12 under the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis. A committee led by Dr James Grassick Dr H H Healy Dr Victor H Stickney and Prof L Van Es M D V and Fargo oversees North Dakota participation and related exhibition arrangements.
Delegates from Head of the Lakes and Devils Lake met to organize a commission and clearing house at Superior for grain shipments under Wisconsin inspection and weighing rules. A North Dakota Bankers Association committee reported stock sales and the scheme's rapid progress. Bankers French of Penn re elected president and E Beisbart of Brins secretary.
North Dakota State Fair association directors met at President Scott's Fargo office with David Clark Bottineau Louis Pond Churches Ferry and J H Matthews Larimore present. They approved contracts and settled routine matters and praised the artesian well completion at the fair grounds ensuring high water quality and ample supply.
The department of instruction releases schedules for North Dakota summer schools. Counties and host cities include Richland Wahpeton Grand Forks Pembina Walsh Mayville Valley City McHenry Ward Minot Cass Fargo with conductors B G Burch J Kennedy Thomas Hillyer George A McFarland W M Kern H W McArdle and others.
Government will deploy four three man crews to western North Dakota after July 1 for a reconnaissance soil survey west of the 100th meridian. Minot and Williston will be headquarters with northern routes, and Bismarck Dickinson for southern routes. Richland County detailed survey will be led by Frank Bennett from Wahpeton.
A Northern Pacific right of way agent has been near Mandan arranging for the branch line south of the city. Construction will soon start, boosting Mandan business and land values in Southern Morton county. The project will create a wholesale distributing point for farmer supplies and invite a jobbing house.
Bowbells prominent citizen Frank J. Glenn died after drinking bedbug poison he mistook for alcohol while aiding a cold. He was about 42, left a wife and two children, and had run the local furniture business and Mall Route No. 1 driver duties for fourteen years.
Mayor J D Taylor of Grand Forks removes four patrolmen Hd Hutchinson Joseph Benson John Herrick and A P Halverson from office with no charges filed Their successors Matt Lavalle James Coan John Tracy and W E Bliven assume duties Odin Overby is appointed chief of police to replace Chief Lowe The council previously turned down Overby s appointment but the mayor names him again pending July council action
The hail insurance boom continues as favorable weather boosts expectations of a large crop. Farmers who delayed coverage now seek maximum limits. A Jamestown agency last week wrote enough policies to put the year's business over 2 million dollars, with potential further growth. City Attorney Wilder won dismissals of two two year old suits over town sewage discharges into the James River as the city enlarges a septic tank and improves conditions.
Minneapolis born artist Miss Margaretta Heisser died at a Grand Forks hospital after a long career in art education and portrait painting. She studied in Paris Rome and Florence, taught at Moorhead and in Minneapolis, and painted figures including University of North Dakota officials and state leaders. Her body will be cremated per her wishes.
President Geo B Howley of the Minnesota State Federation of Labor arrived in Fargo and praised North Dakota labor conditions. He noted Fargo painters on strike and urged laws to curb child labor and creation of a labor commissioner with deputies and a factory inspector. He cited Minnesota's existing commissioner, deputies, and an inspector as a model.
M C Verdegan died in Jamestown from typhoid pneumonia after a two week illness. A longtime Northern Pacific conductor he recently traveled to Sand Point Idaho and fell ill on return. Burial planned in Green Bay Wisconsin with family and Fraternal Order representatives attending. survived by wife and young child.
In Minot the local lodge schedules a Tuesday night meeting to finalize plans for the Grand Lodge gathering on July 15 and 16. Members of all committees are urged to attend to show Minot’s entertainment capabilities to visiting representatives from towns statewide.
The column lists numerous North Dakota items including Elk day at Valley City fair, court house bonds in La Moure, upcoming race meets, efforts to remove gypsies, new incorporations, Ellendale opera house, summer schools, Brinsmade fire equipment, Nome horse traders, Dr Campbell moving to Valley City, Lemmon land office, train service in Wahpeton, Brinsmade hotel debate, North Dakota state fair airship, Jamestown directory, Devils Lake fines workouts, Adams organizing baseball, pension theft in Bismarck, county drainage progress, land entry probes, Jamestown directory recep tion, state fair 2025 features, Page injury, Casselton rural route, Equity society activity, Devils Lake outings, rapid settlement growth, Bismarck drunken brawls, Bijou theater dispute, Nome robbery, Fargo airship show, sidewalk and crossing repairs protests, Richard Sykes returns from Manchester.
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