Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1880-01-27
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Crsnberries at Curtin q Winslows.
n. 8. Msltby hss returned from Fort
Totten.
Fresh oysters at Curtin & Winslows.
Mr.. 1uman says his posters are not
troubled any more.
Everything in the line of Groceries At
Curtin and Winslows.
Postmaster Kelly has the thanks of the
ALERT for favors extended.
All kinds of Glassware at Curtin and
WinslowA
Practical German lessons are not Just
the thing. are they, friend 1nman!
Curtin 4 Wiuslow keeps full line Of
Dry Goods.
The ALERT is on sale at the Dakota
house andlpost Office.
Our yard has been full of freight cars
and engines during the past few days.
old papers for sale at this flee for
7t cents perj1oo.
Hamlin Russell and Cuyler Adams, of
spiritwood were in the city Wednesday.
A new postoffice called Carlton has been
established between Tower City and the
Sheyenne.
Another dance was held at the court
house last Saturday evening. What's
the matter with the town, anyway.
Mr.: J. Dunn, of Alsep, owns garden
spot of 1000 acres. He proposes to
break one hundred :acres more i'm kthe
spring.
The word "Supplement" was printed
on our extra sheet through mistake. 1t
is intended to be por ton Of the paper,
proper.
Butter is extremely scarce in the vicinity
of Glyndon, SO says the News. The
deficiency is probably due to scarcity
of cows.
The new postoffice building is rapidly
being fitted up. We will soon have
postoffice which will be credit to the
town.
There is strong talk of annexlng Canada
with the United States, and the scheme
is strongly favored by both Canadian and
American authorities.
'che moss covered bucket that hung
in the WE'LL" But it don't hang there
any more. Thompson has gobbled it: It
was his own bucket, though.
I have received sample of the famous
Triumph Seeder, which is on exhibition at
my office. 1t is a perfect model of strength
and beauty, 1t is the finest ever shipped to
the Northwest. HI. 1NMAN.
Mr.. McKechn ie moved safe weighing
5000 pounds from fiat car standing
near the depot to the court house, dis
tance of 80 rods, without scratching off
bit of paint.
Owing to the severity Of the weather
west of Bismarck, Mr. Adams has been
obliged to take off his line of freighting
teams. We understand that two of his
best horses are so badly used up that
they will probably died.
Mr.. Frank Hagar, who is about to
engage extensively in the real estate ana
banking business at this place, returned
from St. Paul last Thursday, where he has
been for several days on business. We
understand he will again leave for the east
sometime this week.
Mr. Benjaman, manager and proprietor
Of the jamestown and Firesteel stage line
reports that he has already sunk five
thousand dollars on that route this VIM
ter, but says he is not discouraged and
will make a paying one in time. Ifthere
is any one deserving Of success it is Mr..
Benjamin.
When Edwards is called upon as he
soon will be, to answer to three or four
criminal charges, now said to be pointing
toward him from Chicago, he will prob
ably be too ibusy to give much atten
ton to the "Enterprising citizen of James,
town" Oh! we shall miss thee, Thou
imp Of darkness.
Mr.. J. Dunn, of Alsop. was in the VIII
lage on Wednesday, looking after an
employee who he had sent here with a
span of $4o0 horses for the purpose Of
getting them shod. It seems that the
unfaithful servant put the horses in
harm and then flied himself I'm with