Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1880-09-21

tour acres Of buckwheat and gets two hun.
dred bushels. His wheat and oats not vet
thrashed.
A. A. Allen, Esq, was yesterday after
noon elected delegate to,the Judicial Coz
vention at Fargo BY the Republicans of
Stutsman county.
Another installment Of workmen from
of the Northern Pacific extention for the
valley railroad, together with the necessary
outfit, arrived here last Friday afternoon.
There seems to be- a determination to push
this road to rapid con- pletion.
The Alert was yesterda morning favored
with call from two newspaper men, II.
B. p. Phillio. of the Grand Rapids (Wis.)
Reporter, and J. N. Brundsge, of the
Tribune of the same town. These gen.
tlemen are prospecting along the line o.
tensibly for the purposeof investing some
Of the superintendent wealth which is
sure to be accumulated il the newspaper
business.
Morris is still humping away at the
coal hole, which is now down three hun
dred feet, with all the indications favor
able: 1t seems strange that our landed
propnetors do not take hold Of this pros
ject and see that it is pushed forward rap-
idly and thorough test Of the territory
in this vicinity made. The discovery Of
coal in paying quantities would be an in
estimable boon to the people and enhance
the value Of real estate beyond computa-
ton.
The house-warming at the new resi-
dence of Major Lyon last Friday evening
proved to be very enjoyable affair,
in which the elite Of, the town partici-
pated. The guests were numerous, the
refreshments bountltul and elegant, and
everything passed off most delightfully."-.
The festivities were continued to late
hour, and when the gathering finally
broke up the guests departed to their
various homes we'll pleased with their
evenings entertainment and with the most
kindly feelings toward their generous
host aud amisble hostess.
Republicans Of Dakota should remem-
Der that this is the last delegate election
before admission as State, and neither
local or personal disappointment should
be allowed to divert one vote from the re.
publican cause. Let Dakota enter the
union as republican state with united
party, and let that party lay the founda-
tion for future prosperity. An immense
fund will be raised from railroad taxation
and from the sale Of swamp and school
lsnds. Let the republican party see that
these funds are wisely handled and hon.
estly applied Bismarck Tribune.
During the last week new town, to
be known as Dawson, has been plated.
1t is located just fifty miles west of James.
town. and 6fty-three miles east of Bis.
marck. A new depot, 24xs0 is already
promised, and will probably be erected
this fall. The townsite is owned by r.
E. Wallace, Of the Bank Of Jamestown,
+. D. Hsger, prominent real estate
dealer of this city, and ]. D. Thompson,
of Brainerd. Among the prominent real
estate holders in Kidder county, is A. E.
Taylor, II. A. Towne, G. HI. Davis, J.. B.
sanborn, F. N. Billings, O. Billings, and
Fred Billings. These holders are all more
or less prominently connected with the
Northern Pacific. and it is not unrcason.
ahle to suppose that they will look sitter
the interests of their own little Dawson.
When the Alert gets deed for q corner
lot it will say more about this soon to be
important village.
THE CROPS.
As thrash,ng proceeds We are more
favorably reminded OF the superior pro-
ductability of our soil and of its inestima.
BILE value for agricultural purposes. At