Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1880-06-15

teen different buildings within the city
limits
Mr.. Mcclure left for St. Paul Friday
noon, where be will purchase several hun
dred dollars worth of new material for the
Alert, which will be considerably en-
larged and improved. u
Rev. J. B. starkey, presiding cider of
the Methodist church for a Territory COW
ering 100000 square miles, preached in the
school house last Wednesday night to a
small audience It was one of the finest
sermons that 1t has been our pleasure to
listen to IN the Territory. All who were
not present missed rare treat
1t is not pleasant for us to be compell-
ed to call the attention of our county
commissioner to the bridge north of
town, so many times, but it is in danger
condition and ought to be fixed.
A very large portion of the Dakota
house prosperity can be justly attributed
to the manner in which the cooking is
done. Very few houses have better.
Last Thursday evening the guests at the
Dakota House enjoyed one Of the most
luscious strawberry short cakes ever set
upon table. It came thanesrest to being
"home" short-cake of anything we have
ever tasted.
One of the large plate glass windows
of Learned Bros was accidentally broken
by stone which was care!essly thrown
by small boy. Mr.. Barbour informs us
that this is the fifth glass broken since
November fifteenth.
The Temporary quarters of the James,
town Bank in Learned Bros hardware
store have been elegantly fitted up with
solid black walnut counter surmountcd by
@ fue plate-glass front. The gentlemen
composing this banking house arc genial,
energetic men, and will make business
: move.
Photographer Haynes, of Fargo, has just
returned from Columbia and Grand
Rapids, where lie has been taking views
of that region. He has also taken sever
:. alof jamestown and vicinity which, to-
: gether with those of the lower regions, arc
for sale, or soon will be, at Will Elmer's
drug store.
t! Henry Flohr. our new shoemaker, al
though in business but two weeks here
has turned out some work that would be
credit to Chicago. Mr.. Flohr learned
i his trade in Germany, and having come
!, to jamestown to stay, we should show oul
: appreciation of fine work by encouraging
him with large patronage. ...
3 In our last issue We suggested the pro
: priety of calling a citizens meeting to
e make arrangements for Fourth Of July
celebration. At that time we were not
e not aware that the Turnvcreln Of the vii.
q lage had already perfected their arrange.
ments to give US a rousins celebration on
f Saturday, July Sd. Next week we will
!, publish tho program in full.
: trip from Fort Totten to jamestown
eighty-four miles, in twenty-four hours
and stopped five hours on tho way, list
d Monday and Tuesday of last week. They
were after a deseftor and succeeded in
d capturing him on Wednesday morning
with the assistance of An Indian from the
a Fort.
> The grandest soldiers reunion held
IS since the war met at Milwaukee, June
Grant, Sherman, Sheridan and many Other
8 of the leading generals of the war were
> there. Representatives from every battle
field of both the Mexican war and the wat
of 81 were present The oraton by Bishop
} Fallows, Of Chicago, was very ine and the
G enthusiasm unbounded. The old veterans
hailed the nomination of their old com
), rade Gen. Garfield, with delight.
Mr.. Sam P Snider, of Minneapolis, is
il a plucky individual. Tuesday he went
: down the river, but owing to disagree
g ment between him and Mr.. Wells abou,
y the desirableness Of sleeping on the
9 ground he was compelled to return on
= Thursday. On Friday he started with
. Maltby, reached Beaver Greek, when the
buggy upset in water four feet deep, and
). of course drenched them completely
: That evening Mr. S. wore Mr.. Flin.'s
;. clothes, four sizes too small. Saturday
!. morning he struck out again, and had the
! good fortune of not only seeing some very
tine country, but Of finding Mr. Holcomb's