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

being erected at this place will be com.
pleted in about 40 days. go.
Those who have kindly assisted US in
getting our Office in running order, OF
otherwise will please accept our thanks.
The first regular stage coach on the
Firesteel route, arrived 1T Jamestown last
Thursday. Leaves Monday and Thurs.
day.
THE ALERT is on sale at the, Dakota
House and post office. Single copy five
CENTS; l2 copies fifty cents
The grand stand at the fair ground in
Adrian. Mich. fell IN the third inst, and
injured about t~ o hundred people. Many
have died from injuries received.
"A champagne dinner was indulged
n by several prominent citizens, last
Sunday. at the Kelleher hotel, which
was attended hy many pleasantries.
The Jamestown yard is full of trains
unable t" proceed further on their way on
account Of the Turning of some cuivert.
west Of this place.
The officers of the Northwestern r.
r. pass'd through this place en- route for
Bismarck, wne'e' they will remain for a
few days interviewing the courtrv.
There is considerable talk amongst ou.
citizens about Col. Lounsberry They
want MIN to be their next representative
ut Yank,on. We have no objections.
I'm our next issue we propose to give
description of the new court h, use Just
completed in this city, together with a
short sketch relating to our schools aud
church.
Owing to the burning Of culvert, 8
miles east Of 18Th Siding. between here
AMI Bismarck the mail train due TO leave
here at l20, was delayed "a hours Mon.
day last.
We trust that our readers will le>
member that we are stranger as yet, and
that il we have failed to learn every ones
business they will not think We Do not
want IT,.
-Geo. Grimm. of Jefferson. Wis.,, who
is erecting large hardware store at this
place, will commence operation in few
days. The building is 25x8o, aud twu
stories higu.
e. P. Wells, editor Of the jamestown
Land Journal, has commenced the erec-
ton of three thousand dollar reside, ce.
The editor Of the ALERT will probably put
up one just like it in the year 1880.
Grimm, Gieseler & Miller informs US
that their stock Of stoves and hardware
has been shipped and will be here in a
few days. Parties desiring to purchase
stoves will do we'll to give them call.
-Gronden H. Gele. living near Valley
City, was burned to death, on Wednesday,
by prairie fire. When found he vas "
ing on his face with his clothing ent,r,ly
burned of with the exception Of bis boote.
Mrs. L. Davis, formerly of St. Paul,
is the city seeking . location for
millinery and fancy goods. hn. D.
seems to be very enterprising woman
and will no doubt be . valuable rQuisit
to our city.
If some Of our merchants oD frost
street would throw 4 few yards of Is
cent calico over some Of those old bnxes
and barrels, that grace their premises it
would improve the appearances of things
wonderfully.
The second annual meeting Of the Red
River and Northern Pacific sunday Scbo"l
Convention. will be held in the Presby
terian Church Of Fargo, commencing
October 2oth. Henry Plant, Of Mimi.
apolis, will conduct the Bible readings.
Next week the Ysrgo Times will be
printed by steam power. 1t will sppear
in the form Of column folio, cut and
pasted, same as the Pioneer Press Cham
bers will make his righteous neighbor,
the Republican, feel like . pig among
hogs. ......
--Nisa Lizzie Wells and Prof. Kindek,
Of Fort Totten. will favor the jamestown
Literary Society with some 6nc vocal and
instrumental music, on Friday evening At
the Dakota House parlons. Mr.. George
Grimm will also favor the society with
readings.
Chan. Potter, Of the Wsdsna House,
Wadena MINI, and G. J. Stewart, County
Auditor, Of Wadeua County, dropped in %
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