Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1879-11-18
4a1nestnuu11 alert.
oncial Paper OF stutsman County.
Marshall Mcclure Editor &Prop'r,
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The Fargo Times building is heated
by steam.
Many Interesting locals have been
unavoidably crowded out this week.
NTH. Weber is erecting large frame
building just west of The ALERT Office
e B. Lathrop, carpenter and builder,
left last evening tor his home in Mlnneap-
oils.
Rev NJ r. Baldwin will preach 20
the good people of jamestown, ON Sunday
Nov. 22d.
Mr.. Vcnnum, brother of our highly
respected county official, Geo. Vennum, is
spending few days in our city.
%. L. Churchill and f. w. Webster,
two prominent men If Three Oaks, Mich,
dropped in on us this morning.
Mrs. J. NJ. Thompson,s wife Of our
week Mr.. T. wears smiling face.
Sheriff D. D. McFadgen and G. B.
Green, both Of Valley City, was in town
on Tuesday.
jamestown will have one Of the
finest grist mills in the Territory when
completed
mNelgtbor Coc, of the Valley City Times
made us very pleasant visit last F.iday
afternoon. Many thanks; come again.
If you want the advantage Of good
schools, good society, pure water, good
land aud health giving air, come to
jamestown. ..-...... .-. .,.
-One great reason why some people
never get rich is they never have sense
enough to know when they are poor. We
are Door.
Our town youngsters are crying to 60
barefooted: It is warm enough, children,
but then you know that "malnma says
you mustn't"
Our highly esteemed friend, Frank
Barney, has been quite Ill during the past
week. Frank has the sympathy of the
"gang."
The new Touring mill just st arted up
at Wadena, MINI, by the Wadena Mil
Co.. is said to be making 6rst.class
grade Of -four.
The Valley City Times man wants to
know if be can Lave "roast goose on
Thanksgivings day." We have no objec
tion. He can have a roast dog. 40 Tar as
we are concerned.
Our efficient prosecuting attorney, A.
A. Allen now holds forth in the new
building lately erected by Mr.K King Bohall
Those desiring his assistance will jdnd
him in the lower apartment of the build
ing. We don't mean the cellar.
The Fargo Times says that some people
think that jamestown is to be the coming
city between Fargo and Bismarck.
''Some people" why bless your heart,
Chambers, the fact is universally conceded
already. Jamestows cannot help becom.
ing Acity, right of, too.
I'VE are IN receipt iof letter from
= Chicago party who is desirous to know
if our city would not like to negotiate
for system of Holly's water works. He
must be green. Why, man, ws have had
, system of wster works here for the last
thres years. Try Fargo or sone. other
other small "hamlet."
There are several who subscribed for
TRB ALHRr prior to its coming into our
hands, whose year is nearly up. and We
notice that they sre behind On their sui.
scription. Now We do not believe there
is one smoag this nanbcr who do not in-
tend to pay,o, want to, but somehow they
kcep.put.iny it of and thus unconsciously
deprive their printer II his only means of
support. This 10 the vcascn Why We make
it \ rule to collect our subscriptions in 3D.
vance. 1t gives us = chance to improve
eur paper and our subscribers IN oppsr.
sunity TO :rca!::c the f9'l ~ ii il l.,
sesswc;,t.