Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1880-07-13
James Lees has boy at last.

James Lees has boy at last. n,
The rate of,territoral tax for Stutsman
county will be three mills.
Have you been to Uncle Bandts new
saloon yet? '@'.'
The first green apples have arrived.
Strong ate too many. . 5.s3.t'
Our painters and carpenters are having
all they can do. 4
Elder Inmana sold E. P. Wells over
$500 worth of machinery one day last
week. ~ =
~ The weather and mosquitoes have made
it lively for Northern Dakota, during the
past week.
% -Four hundred jamestown people made
the discovery last week that there were
few mosquitoes: ,.....s.,. p.ros 49,.
A party consisting Of three families ar
rived here last Sunday from Jefferson,
Wis. They came through IN wagon and
were just six weeks on the way.
Another family arrived the same day.
They came from Southern Iowa, and were
eight weeks on the way.
I'VE are glad to :, note c,t tia. the Honorable
Board Of County Commissioners have
needed our "gentle voice. and ordered the
reservation bridge repaired.
The Commissioners also ordered the
road supervisor to remove the obstruc-
tions placed in road No. 1, between the
bridge at Klaus's mill and the foot Of the
bluff.
Our Sunday School Superintendent,
Mr.. J. A. Olds, is o model in many re-
spects, and deserves a great. deal more
backing than he receives from the people
Of this community
Don't forget that the celebrated,C Chap.
lain McCabe, will BE in Jamestown next
Friday, July 16, and give us one of his
world renowned services Of song.
We expected to publish portion or all
Of Mr.. Aliens Grafton this week, but are
compelled to forego the pleasure for want
OF space. .,-
Fishing seems to have been the mania
here last week. On Thursday second
party co insisting of some of our best citi.
zens went to Spiritwood Lake. They
report big catch" ."'' @> 80.
The Importance Of jamestown as rail-
road station is fully demonstrated by the
insuficiency OF side tracks, and the over.
crowded state Of the freight depot. Were
it not for the fact that We have in Mr..
4Harrisean unusually efficient agent, the
blockade would be much greater.
It was vel ltouching spectacle to see
Col. Flint at II 80 p. m. Tuesday, hatless,
coatless. shoeless, and his pants rolled
half way up above his knees,engaged in the
delightful task of scrubbing the floor of
the Office, and quoting Macbeth: "Out,
id spot, OUT" but the spot would not
out. -.
1t was not until our friend, Mr.. Jones,
drove up to the print shop door one day
last week, and handed out large supply
of garden plunder, such as green peas,
lettuce, etc., that it occurred to US that we
had not lived in vain. The stuff was raised
in Mr.. Jones's country. garden, which is
located in close proximity to the blushing
village of Burton.
-~ Mr.. J. F. Cornwell and son and Mr..
Will Clark, have located on Sec. 20, $50,
e3. They are putting up two residences
26x26 and very substantial barn with
basement story. We are extremely
pleased to have men Of such energy and
pluck become permanent residents in our
county. and wish them every imaginable
success. -.
Rev. Mr.. Sloan preached at the school
house last Sunday morning at 10 o'clock
and in the evening at 7:3O.. At the close
of the evening service the congregation
extended Mr. Sloan a call to become the
regular pastor of the church We are
glad to welcome Mr.. Sloan here and hope
he may be successful in building up a
large and prosperous society.
Jas. Lees is more than happy. After a
dreary lapse of time he has won the
bets, Its boy. Judge Harris staked a
$45 suit Of cloths on its being girl, also
Peter Aubcrton, $45 suit, and a 81 hat.
Other small bets to the amount of $40