Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1879-12-16

Mr.. Il. I F. A. Hsger, formerly Of
Hagerstown, Nd, have just located in
the city. We are informed that they bave
recently purchased one hundred and fifty
lots of the II. r. CO., and will at once
proceed to engage extensively In the real
estate and banking business.
Eau Claire Free Press: Mr.: r. A Bill.
who has for some years been engaged in
tile law and abstract business left to doy
Tor Jamestown. Dakota, where he will
engage in the ssme business. His many
friends in this city wish him success in
his new deld Of enterprise.
III. Nierling Esq. deupty county
clerk and register Of desds,, Of stu.sm.n
county. will tske bio departure to NOR.
row for Lansing lows. his old home, where
he will spend . few weeks visiting old
friends and relativsA John il right
down good fellow md" respso ted BY oil
who have the pleasure Of Ais acquaintance.
4 new dra to BE- known q g. II. Smith
g Co., hss just sprung into existence.
The members Of tShis new arm are
carpenters Of supss,or ability and skill,
and ars we'll known is thi. community
Any one desiring any thing done in their
line Of business would. do we'll 70 call
on them. Sec their card.
bismarck has . new twelve hundred
pousd bell, and it is saii that it can be
heard eight miles. That's nothing
Jamestown has belle that only weieh,
two hundred pounds, and we'E bet 60c
against JEWELS trunk, which is equivalent
to two to one, that her "Mary" chimes
can be distinctly heard Is miles.
N. P. Times: Jamestown has probably
the right material for music on wind
instruments and will no doubt raise q
vigorous band: but the prosperity of the
place is done until the scheme blows over.
The "scheme" probably won't blow
over until after the blowers have discours.
cd few notes at Valley City's funeral.
Joe. D. Mills, Esq.,, head salesman of
the wholesale and retail house of Curtin
& Winslow, of this city, leaves tomorrow
for Chicago and other prominent cities in
the east. Mr. Mills is regarded as being
one Of our most trustworthy and reliable
Young men, and his absence will create a
vacancy in the social circles Of Jamestown
which will be felt by all.
We understand that M. Joseph
Delgey, OF this place was married last
Saturday afternoon. We do not know
who to, neither csn We learn; but the
ALERT, wishes them much happiness all
the samee. If our ministers and talented
justices of the peace would take half the
pleasure in handing in their marrige
notices, wedo in publishing them, we
in all probability would get more of
them to publish than we do now.
Fargo i1lmes)
The Minneapolis Tribune unwittingly
indorses the Argus scheme of making an
L out of northern and western Dakota.
Running on line to the Missouri and
then south, taking in the Hills, is the
wild and impracticable idea suggested by
the Argus and ex senator Spencer. The
onl! sensible and probable division will be
on the torty-sixth parallel from Minnesota
to Montana The Hills and southern
Dakota will soon be united by railroad:
northern Dakota and the Hills will not.
N. P. Times: We read muchly of the
IL. A. Us. at Jamestown What kind of
an animal is that? Possibly the Lions
All Unbound"-those prairie lions that
packed off horses last summer. The
quadrupeded, or bibed, or compact, or
thing, or what ever you are, can't be any
relation to the celebrated IL. P. Rs" of
Fargo, for the water is said to be bet.
ter on the James, than in the red. Lost
Lost. Who are you any way:
If the much troubled editor of the
Times will drop up here some evening,
he shall be let into the mystries of the
order; after which he will be (allowing
for the the little he knows now wiser
than Ewes tempter.
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TOO MUCH GAS.