Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1880-04-13

gOO0s the markets AFFORD ana sells them at
as low figure as possible.
E. p. Wells of the renowned Land
Journal, was suddenly called by telegram
to Milwaukee last Tuesday, to see his
father who Is dangerously i'll.
Chas. Allen. Of Battle Creek, Michigan,
and an old acquaintance Of Capt. Elliot,
Of this village, arrived last week. Mr.. A.
expects his people next week.
The number Of pounds of local freight
received at jamestown in the month of
March was 1857, ZIG. Coal, for company,
1,438,060 pounds. amount consumed by
engines, $4,000 pounds.
Peter Auberton who knows all about
moving buildings, moved the new build
ing recently purchased by Mr.. Elmer for
drug store, 100 rods in one day, the
building is 1ex24.
y jamestown has three thousand dollar
school house and there Is 1879 scholars in
in the district. And some are in favor OF
hiring some half educated women to teach
it. 1T was always thus"
Our newly elected justice of the peace,
gave a good dinner at his residence on
Front street last Sabbath afternoon which
received liberal patronage from his many
friends and acuuaintances.
L. B. Miner, who is Major Lyons right
bower and q confidential Friend of Susan B.
Anthony, has been engaged in the delight.
full employment Of setting uD farm ma
chinery during the past week.
Capt. H. T. Elliot, escorted by Rev. II.
L. Inn,an. and Others, made trip
down the river lest Friday and returned
Sunday afternoon. The bows report a
grand country and very enjoyable trip.
Jim Winslow who used to steal chick
ems (:> by holding slow match under
their 'noze' away over in Wisconsin, has
returned from Duluth where he has been
on important business connected with
tho enterprislng 6rm.
TIE RESULT of last Tuesdays election
was as follows: Number of votes cast.
90; of which A. A. Allen for Superinten-
dent Of Public Instruction received 81;
G.. J. Goodrich, Justice of the Peace 81;
Will Elmer, Coroner, 0s. No opposing
cand ilates in the field.
Will Elmer proposes to show the people
Of Stntsuan county that no additional
ornaments to the burg, by way of high
toned drug stores, are necessary, by put
ting first class stock into his new
building. Will deserves success, if any
one does in this wide, wide, world.
Mr.. N D. Walling, of Coldwatcr,
Michigan, and an intimate friend and old
class mate of our much esteemed attorney
at t.law, A. A. Alien, arrived in the village
last Saturday. Mr.. W. will while away
a few days sight seeing and visiting with
his old friend Mr.. Allen.
Argus:-E. P. Wells called yesterday
to hand over the last copy of the James
town Land Journal, which the ALERT
thinks the smartest paper ever pnt forth
on the subject. Mr. Wells knows how to
turn sharp corners.
Well, yes, we would remark he does.
It looks so to q man up tree, anyway.
A slanderous d"wn-sast paper says:
:" A Dakota father tending q six-months
old crying baby, gave it tract which a
colporteur had left, and the baby chew
ed it all to pieces in three minutes.
Then he handed it a pack Of cards to play
with on the floor In moment it picked
out the ace of spodes, looked up and
smiled"
One Of Jamcstown's ambitious youths
realizes the truthfulness Of the following:
dip the Atlantic ocean dry with tea
spoop; ; twist your heel into the toe of
your boot; sending up fishing hooks with
balloons, and fish for stals; get astride of
goss,mer and chase c comet; choke a
mu.q,,ito with brickbat- in short. prove
all things hitherto considered impossible,
but never attempt tn coax = women to say
she will when she has made up her mind
that she won't"
A. 4. ALLEN. our village attorney.
having been appointed by our efficient
board Of cou1ty commissioners to appear
in all CT ses for the county. has given the
board the benefit Of his opinion regarding
the taxation of railroads and We under
stand that his opinion was that
the lands should bs taxed, but that it was
question as to t',rir taxability owing to
the fact that it had not been as vet decid-