Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1879-10-07

trying all the doors without success. the
burglars commenced smashing out the
windows, but Mr. Neirling who was sleep
ing in his Office was awakened by the
noise and frightened them away.
The boys on Dick Ahrens work train
came very near being burned to.dea'h,
one day last week, by a prairie fire. s.
-Tha, Mountain Lion is on the war path
again. Last Tu'sd.v night it paid Mr..
Lees ranch visit and carried off year
ling steer This is the third or fourth
off nce of the kind and We think it about
time hunting party sas organized for
the purpose Of hunting down the blood
thirsty monarch of the forest.
An attempt is now beng made by
several prominent citizens of this place to
organize stock ompanv Of fifty thous.
and dollars carital, for the purpose Of de.
veloping the ricl, coal mines at this place.
This is All enterprise worth engaging in,
the city aill not be slow to lend a help
ing hand.
The Bismarck Tribune is once more
free from the mud sills which have been
keeping it in = state Of unpleasant un-
certainty for several wee2s. lis present
publisher and founder, Col. L 'uns',erry
has full control Of the paper, while Mar
shall Jewell prrs'des over the JOB depart
ment. as manager and proprietor. The
Tribune j, a mo1"l paper and we are
glad to see it placed ."n a sound footing
MIR John Irving, missi"nrry Of The
American Sunday Scho,l Union, spent
last Sabbatl, i" cur village. He admitted
the jamestown Sunday school into the
Union and took orders for q Bibles and
a. many song books. Mr.. Irving seem,
to be All earnest worker in the SUNDAY
school work, and is undo lhtedly dong
much good. He preached Sunday eve..-
ing to a crowded house
w II. H. B'adle, Surveyor General Of
Dakota, and suprentenlant Of pa'nic in.
strlctions called on us last Saturday Mr.
B. has just returned from the Black Hills
country, where he has been doing go"d
work in the schools Of that reg nn H.
reports that for all the N ny d,sadvan
tages under which the scn"ls in that
CLINE, have to laoor they are not behind
many OF those in our own, and that
some of the best teachers the states aff,rd
are employed.
"A meeting was held in the psrlors Of
the Dakota House last evening for the
purpose Of considering the organization
Of a literary society at in ,his;city Off
GERS pr" ten, were l'osen to preside tor
tho evening, snd an organization Was
effected. We are very much in favor Of
this move ON the part Of our Young friends
and trust that their forts will be crowned
with SUCCESS. The s"ciety will be known
AZ the jamestown Literary S"ciety" and
will meet one evening in zach week ior
the purpose giving literary entertain
ments
"A grand rafting match with dice came
of at the Pacific House last Saturday
evening which resulted in considerable
fun for the boys The rafting was for 90
elegant gold watch belonging to certain
lady of this village, who put it up for
dfty dollars. E. P. Wells, Of the Land
Journal threw the number that drew the |
prize. but considering the old addage -
hird in the hand is worth two in the bush,"
sold his chance to James Lees for twenty
I've dollars. Mr.. Lees WAS lucky enough |
To get the watch, and Bn. Wells geu er
INA onn,,oh tn act 'em m ~ the hnv.