Jamestown alert., 1879-07-03
LOCAL RlP-RAPS.

Tobacco.
"A. Klaus is having new baru built
back of his hotel.
~-Hagart, the Z. S. Deputy Marshall,
went east yesterday.
The family of VIM. Mclean arrived
here last Saturday noon.
--G. w. Goodrich lett for Fargo last
Monday, and returned this noon.
--R. NJ Winslow is havinga house and
office built east of the Dakota House
MIR. II A. Towne. Superintendent of
tile: n P. r. r., passed east last Friday.
Heavy rain and very hcxyv wind last
Monday night, fer about fifteen minutes
M. S. Maltby commenced hauling
timber for his new meat market Wednes.
LAY.
A. McKechnie started this morning
70 locate the mail stations on the new
route.
"A Sergeant and four soldiers came
down from Fort Totten, yesterday, at
noon.
M. S. Maltby purchased II head Of
sheep from the drover, mentioned else
ashere.
Brother w. S. Bowen, of the Press
and Dakotian, at Yaukton, passed east
Saturday.
Levi Nellis, Auburn, Cayuga Co., N.
T., arrived here last Monday, and is think
1ug of starting at carpentering.
Mr.. z. D. Scott, lumber merchant of
Minneapolis, stopped here Monday noon,
and left for Bismarck the next day.
--FouND. "A small brestpin was found
last Sunday morning in front OF the depot.
,,sll at this office and prove property.
Mr.. James Mckenzie pnt in new
set Of fues in the tank engine last week.
The old ones had been in use four years.
Vol. l, No /, o; the Grand Forks
Herald, is on our able, which is ): col
-Venuum s McKechnie have the con.
tract for carrying the mail between Forest
4Citv and jamestown. which is 1870 miles.
II. Vessey. our feed man, has got a
new sign over his building. He is also
improving the looks Of the front, by sid
ing it up.
DIR. w. H. Lewis left last Saturday
<or St Paul and the East, to be gone un-
iii spring "s are sorry to loose him even
Tor that time
MIR. Chas. Hamilton, one of our black
smiths, is as busy as mailer, and no
wonder, for he is splendid workman in
steel and such like.
Mr. d. NJ. Kelleher is going to put
balcony in front of the whole length OF
mis- hotel, which will add materially to its
looks and convenience.
MIR. Geo Shippey, wife and Guild
arrived last Tuesday from Bismarck Mr.
5hlppey is partner Of W. Spangenburg
IN the ssddlery business.
COY. Bross went east Saturday, on hi!
return from trip to the Yellowstone snc
Fort Benton. He expressed himself vel
',lease'! with the country.
Henry Ringutt, our shoe maker, il
having the frame, between James Lees
saloon and the county building, finished
and will move his shoe shop in shortly
Last Tuesday night, drovcr from
Winnipeg, arrived here with 400 head o
.heep and about 95 lambs He left yes
rerday after disposing of some at thl
.,ace.
-WANTED-On our land books. th
rames Of parties willing to rclinquish, +"
a valuable consideration. their tlee-claims
vrc-emptions, and homesteads near James
town. +. II. & &. II. FOSTER
Mr. Jas r. Winslow. yesterday, Will
miles south OF town, caught three haw k
and one plover. The plover he put in hi
,,oat pocket, and pined it up SO that h
could not get out, but alas, he did. Tn
hawks he brought in all right.
Mr. f. W. Bremen, Post Master an
Post Trader, Of Fort Totten. arrived Tue:
lay noon from St. Paul. He is lookin
.s bale and hear'y as usual, except tn
r,atch over his left eye. but that is onl
shcre on account Of said eye having a
Abscss.
DIR f. Penticost, of Utica, n. Y
arrived here this noon, and will renal