Great Northwest May Test Banking Law in North Dakota
W C McFadden secretary of the North Dakota State Bankers association says banks may seek equitable assessment of their property by tax officials. He argues 100 percent valuation would reduce levy and promote the state, noting the association has appealed to the tax commission and may pursue court action if needed, though no suit has begun.
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Fargo
N. D
North Dakota
W. C. McFadden
North Dakota State Bankers’ Association
McFadden
Bankers’ Association
State Tax Commission
Commercial Club Plans Public Auction of Lands
Hettinger North Dakota September 17 The Hettinger Commercial Club outlines a public land auction to aid incoming settlers this fall. Land owners listing properties with the club land bureau will have the sale managed by the club with no commissions or charges. The new plan aims to facilitate land transfers for a growing western community.
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Hettinger
N. D
North Dakota
Commercial Club
Commercial Club Land Bureau
North Dakota clubs push fair land dealings for settlers
At Grand Forks the North Dakota Federation of Commercial Clubs formally discussed real estate misrepresentation and inflated prices. Officials urged action by Commercial Clubs to protect buyers. The Hettinger experiment may pave the way to better relations between new settlers and communities.
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North Dakota
North Dakota Federation of Commercial Clubs
Grand Forks
Hettinger
Celebration Planned by Elks for Open House in October
Bismarck dispatch notes Elks of the city preparing a large October 10 celebration to mark the new lodge home. Events include a monster parade, baseball games, vaudeville, band music, street attractions, a ladies reception, an automobile ride, and an evening dance. A class of about 100 candidates will join Elkdom, with a duck supper for visiting Elks. County officials appoint Williams County Mixer of Cottonwood Lake as official paper, replacing Buford Tribune relocated to East Fairview.
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Bismarck
N. D
Elks
The
County Board of Commissioners
Williams County
Cottonwood Lake
Buford Tribune
East Fairview
McKenzie County
Fourteen Teachers Nearly Drown In Mouse River Collision
In Minot North Dakota fourteen school teachers barely escaped drowning when the launch of George Bissel struck an underwater iron pipe and leaked. The propeller was knocked off and damage followed. The group, travelling to Wildwood for a picnic, later went to Mrs. John Campbell's home for lunch and a restful afternoon.
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Minot
N .D
Mouse River
George Bissel
Bissel
Lentenday
Wildwood
Bey
John Campbell
Jarvis Street
Teach Convicts Agriculture in North Dakota Penitentiary
North Dakota weighs replacing twine and brick making at the state penitentiary with farm work to give prisoners practical modern farming training. Support comes from the North Dakota Banking Association and the Better Farming Association as unions block trades these men learned behind bars.
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Bismarck
N. D
North Dakota
North Dakota Banking Association
North Dakota Better Farming Association
Prisoner Training Reforms Urged By State Bankers Association
A Grand Forks convention committee of North Dakota bankers recommends reforming penitentiary training, expanding land purchases and farming properties using modern methods. The aim is to train prisoners in new agriculture, meet labor demand, and avoid union labor clashes while seeking a balanced approach praised by phil oanth ers.
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State Bankers’ Association
Grand Forks
Girls Rode in Boxcar on Damaged Westbound Train
Fifteen school marms riding a westbound train were confined to a wreck four miles west of Woodworth North Dakota. After the wreck, trainmen cleared two boxcars and loaded the teachers and other passengers, transporting them to Pettibone and then Willis ton. Most teachers were from town and Illinois en route to begin teaching along the line.
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Woodworth
N. D
Pettibone
Williston
Illinois
Good Yields Near Arnegard North Dakota
In Arnegard, Sept 17 farmers report strong harvests with wheat yields of 20 bushels per acre for Jacob Evanson and 40 bushels eaten. P A Stenehjem threshed 200 acres at 12 bushels per acre. A A Stenehjem 16 bushels wheat and 51 oats. flax yields about 15 bushels per acre. Quality No 1 hard and favorable grain market boost farmer income versus last year. WANTED clean cotton rags at the Graphic office.
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Arnegard Arnegard
N. D
Jacob Evanson
P. A. Stenehjem
A. A. Stenehjem
Packers Have 150000 Banquet Planned in Chicago
The American Meat Packers association with 700 members will hold a gala banquet at the Congress hotel on Sept. 22 costing about 150000. The menu and entertainment are fully provided with an English lane entry, a Elizabethan room setting, a live fox hunt within a wire enclosure, and a ten course dinner ending with the hunt. Attire includes scarlet hunting coats for gentlemen and cream colored waiters in knickerbockers.
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Chicago
American Meat Packers Association
Congress Hotel
Juan Miller
Congress
J. Ogden Armour
Peacock Alley
Chicago Society
Pactorniers
Mighty Hunter Registers Lands at Fort Peck Reservation
Glasgow Montana September 17 Henry Piers a Valley county resident about thirty miles from Glasgow registered Tuesday for lands at the Fort Peck reservation and surrounding areas.
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Glasgow
Mont
Henry Piers
Valley County
Hvng
Fort Peck Reservation
County men supply coyote pelts for bounties
The county treasurer distributed three hundred twenty one dollars in bounties to four men for pelts. One man delivered twenty-nine pelts plus six lobos and earned one hundred seventy seven dollars. Fred Carnahan brought in twenty six pelt earning ninety three dollars. L B Shackleton and Wm Pipal combined seventeen pelts for fifty one dollars.
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Fred Carnahan
Bret
L. B. Shacleton
Wm. Pipal
Prominent Attorney Dead in North Dakota
Fred B. Andrews, 34, former Burke County state’s attorney and notable North Dakota Republican, died suddenly at his Rowbells home of Bright’s disease after a day trip from Minot. He practiced law in Bowbells for eight years after work with George Bangs in Grand Forks. Survived by a wife, a stepson, and a one year old son.
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Minot
N. D
Fred B. Andrews
Burke County
North Dakota
Rowbells
Bright
Andrew
Andrews
Burke
Ward
Bowbells
George Bangs
Grand Forks
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Graphic Office
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Uben
Sjnaluns
Stevens Arms
Bes
Chicopee Falls
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