Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1879-01-30

~ being in the basin Of an extinct lake
and wonderfully fertile. He will cores
pond for The ALERT next summer.
The Lake Kampesks country IS settling
up fast, and memorial is to be presented
to morrow by Mr. Gamble, of Yankton,
(they having no representative for land
district about Lake Kampeska with IN
Office ut the Lake. 4a.
No bills of general interest have as yet
passed. although many are in very for
ward condition
Mr.. Langntss has introduced bill
giving local option in liquor licensing
or requiring the assent by ballot by the
voters of the different counties, before
liquor can he sold IN that county This
bill is likely to- pass
A bin introduced for the establishment
IF an insane asy lum met snag in the
Council, and was withdrawn, and \ new
bin is being prepared bo a committee
which will likely 60 through.
Mr. Burbank has given notice in the
House OF his intention to shortly present
Il memorial to Congress, that the oath Of
settlers taking out first homestead papers
before clerk Of the court he made the
same as before the land officers, also to
empower the clerks Of the court to make
out final papers on pre-cmption claims.
C. L. Simmons. land commissioner Of
the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad,
has prepared railroad bill which has
been introduced in the House. providing
First, by the terms Of the bill, THAT the
liabilities of STOCKHOLDERS is limited to the
pay ment If their stock, and when the
stakeholder l'ds once paid for his stock
he is not liable for the debts of the cnr-
poration, nor is he liable in any event
be ond the amount of his unpaid stock
Second. in the manner Of collecting taxes,
this bin provides for the payment of two
per cent on gross earnings for the first
five years, and three per cent on the gross
earnings thereafter, in lieu of the present
mode Of taxation
There is some excitement in the mat
ter Of an alleged DISCREPANCY Of the Ter.
ritorial TrcaSurr's accounts Gov How
ard says there is something wrong.
Treasurer E. 4. Sherman says mot so
and his friends claim that the Governor
has BIT off more than he con chew, and
that they can prove it A joint commit
tee is examining the trcasure"'s books and
We understand that they find them all
right
The territorial officers and the legisla
ture are invited to an excursion by the
officers of the Dakota Southern Railroad,
from here to Beloit On tue Pembiua Rail
road and return, square meal at Belolt,
&c. They have accepted the invitation
but have not set the day, but will most
likely set the day after the close of the
session, as the lawmakers do not relish
losing their $4.00 per diam, which they
will loose if they go sooner than then.
The thins; that interested US most since
our arrival, was the swearing Of Edward
II. Foster to support the Constitution OF
The United States, the organic act of Da.
kota &C., rs Assistant Clerk of the Coun.
Gil. at 81. 90 per dav. Yea, we think so
E. s. Wicklin, of IIamlin County, south
Of Lake Kampeska, has been admitted ia
Il scat within the bar Of the House, not
exactly as \ member, but that he may
represent, so far as his voice goes the in.
terests Of that g'owing section, which is
not attached to any representative dis
trict, but which, will, on the new appor.
tionmcnt, be granted either Councilman
Or Member Of the House.
We again request the citizens of James
to an to forward correspondence. aud the
sending in Of local items for The ALERT
We are doing all in our power to forward
the interests "f our county in cur absence
from THE ALERT, please forward our in
terests in return by helping oar substitute
in making the local columns Of THE
ALERT interesting.