Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1880-06-22

We do not expect to be- with you, boys
on the glorious Fourth and we trust that
you will not disgrace US by taking in too
much "booze." We may not he feeling
very well on our return, and if we are not
there is no telling what We might soy
about you the week following. just fol-
lew our illustrious foot steps and keep
sober. 3.a..9 s> .... ...~ g..
The engineers Of the Chicago, Mil
waukee and St. Paul; under the charge Of
Mr. W. Dunbar, arrived here on Tuesday
of Last week. This is merely q prelim.
mary survey and may or may not mean
business, depending in measure, we
presume, on MI. Dunbur's report. He be-
gan the survey about IS miles south of
Columbia, and passes six miles west of
Columbia, almost on due north line until
a short distance below the mouth of
Beaver Greek, when the line diverges suf-
fciently to the east to enter the valley in
Sec. IS, Of 137-63. y. - /.
This line passes about II miles west Of
Grand Rapids. MI. Dunbar, who has been
over Iearly the whole of Dakota, says the
James River Valley contains the cream Of
Dakota, .. ~SE .NE IN ~-. .
The editor of the Northern Pacific Far.
mer knows oil about raising chickens.
Only q few weeks ago he paid 8. 8. Gar.
! dner and Chss. Stuart of his city an
enormous price for dozen blooded hens
eggs, and put them under one Of his
! 'best hens" The hen was good setter
and stuck to the nest 80 closely that it
died of starvation In less than two weeks.
Another hen was given in charge Of the
nest, but like her predecessor, starved to
death. Hall, mistrusting that job had
been put on him, examined the eggs, and
to his astonishment discovered that they
had been boiled. @A Y 49, Els.
Wheat and oats, report Of acres sown
by J. W. Goodrich, aud breaking being
done this season: On farm Of w.
Goodrich wheat in six acres, heavy, %
inches high oats. 20 acres, 81 inch high,
and thick. On Lloyd farm, for which I
am superintendent, 240 ac1es wheat, good
as my own; 20 acres oets, Mr.. j.. H.
I Bonds, 80 acres wheat, $40 acres oats.
! Mr.. Weston, 1s0 wheat, 10 oats. Swol-
lenbsch, 100 acres wheat, 100 oats. Break
ing on my own, 50 acres; for Lloyd. from
| 500 to GAO acres. Sample Of wheat pre-
sented, % inches long, oats. 81 inches
long. J. W. GOODRICH
The so.called Peak Family gave an en-
tertainment before small and much dis
gusted audience in this city last Wednes-
day evening. While We do not desire to
urduly criticise the performing Of this un-
wholesome and almost defunct gang pro
fessionals.we do take some degree Of inter
est in rernarking that they are pronounced
! by some Of our Dakota exchanges IS be-
ing guilty of dead beating several print
ing bills and other bills in vicinity Of
Mitchell. These reports may or may not
be true, but there is one thing sadly ap.
! parent; that is, that the illustrious Peak
! Family Mas sadly degene,ated during the
past few years. One or two more trips
will bring them down to tho lowest round
in the professional ladder. from which
they will drop into the loathsome kennels
Of obscuritv to rise no. more. Tho origi-
nal Peak Family, with one or two excep.
tions, have exchanged their bells for gold
On harps long ago, and are now, mo doubt,
giving free entertainments to the celestial
| inhabitants of the New Jerusalem.
Bismarck Takes Off Her Hat.