Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1880-03-23

1t is neatly printed, we'll edited aud is
credit to that rising metropolis. A. De.
Lacy Wood is its editor and proprietor.
J. II. Baldwin will preach to tho good
people of Jamestown, at the Court house,
on Saturday, March 9th, at 2119 o'clock
p IN. and on Sunday, at 1014 a. m, and in
the evening at ~.
Barber Thompson showed generous
spirit toward h,s craftsman by giving his
professional brother, Flaherty, who was
arrested here last week, five dollars
Flaherty was broke.
Pat Moran has just erected very COM
modious addition to his barn on the north
side. The addition is put on to accomo.
date Mr.. Bingam, who will arrive iu 4
few days with large stock of live horse
flesh.
fany one has any desire to further the
interests of the ALERT they do so by sub.
scribing or advertising in it. There Is no
use of being timed about the matter, we
need more material and it takes money to
buy it.
The express Office at this point is now q
full billing office. 1t has formerly been
only what is called non reporting Office.
The change il one Of Importance a. tho
agent can now bill direct to any point in
the States or Canada.
We have nothing against Mr.. Bill, per
sonaIly, and regard him ~ a gentleman in
his wsy, but he must not be allowed to
run tho whole machine until he has first
learned the oil holes. He might be
troubled with hot JOURNAL.
The trains during the past week Lave
not been as successful in getting over tho
road as we could have wished; but they
have done well, considering the many
unovercomeable obstacl les with which
they have had to contend.
Hong Kong, late from the pigtail EN-.
pire, is corresponding with A. 4. Allen.
correspondent of the Fargo Republican,
with view Of giving him position for
Z year, if he suits, as head washce man
in steam laundry, which his celestial high.
ness proposes to star: in this city. f..
Mr.. r. NJ. Winslow and wife, accom-
panied by Miss Clara Wlnslow, their ac-
compl,shed daughter, arrived in the city
on the evening of the 14th inst. We under
stand that hr. w. and his interes ing
family will make jamestown their home
during the spring and summer.
A very pleasant party, composed Of our
leading ladies and gentlemen, congregated
at the Dakota House parlors last Sabbath
evening and enjoyed some excellent music
and singing accorded by Miss Clara Win.
slow, Miss Lizzie Wells, Aessrs. Bush,
Elliott, Bill and others.
Dell Rapids Exponent: The first thun.
der shower OF the season occurred Wednes..
day evening about seven o'clock. It was
accompanied with jus: little rain, slest
and snow. .a
The same storm struck US here. It's 90
vigorating, Bro. Griswold, to get thunder
occasionally.
With this issue We commence the pub.
lication of the ALERT ali at home, having
given up the patent inside system. We
do this not because We are opposed to tho
patent inside system, but in order to make
room for advertisements and original mat.
ter. In size our paper is now equivalent
to niue column paper with patent insides
and will afford US an opportunity to do
justice to all matters pertaining to local
Interests.
Argus:--The ALER', come days since,
made mention Of the fact that the fellow
who claimed to have been robbed at the
Dakota house, jamestown, was an unmiti.
gated fraud. The last ALERT has it right.
The Argus received its Information FROM
Gov. Tilden's confidential friend. En-
mons.
A small colony consisting OF the fol-
lowing persons arrived last week. They
are frsn Jackson, Michigan, and have all
the. necessary equipments to..mako farming
on an extensive scale success: II. T. Bush,
J. T. Bush and wife, s. F. Corwin and
wife, II. Billings aud wife. J. Mcknight,
A. 0. Ayres, r, Jordan, +. Woolfer, E.
Shaffcr.
SEEDING TIME.
Yesterday afternoon A. Klaus com
mepced seeding on his farm adjoining
t,-o 1>h;a fart shnn}I h> ar fySc;ant ay;