Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1880-11-16
Mr.. Nickeus is enjoying 2 good trade
Joe d Mills las just finished thresh-

Joe u Mills las JUST unlsueu
ing.
Mr.. Hendricks finished tllreshing yes,
terday. ~
E. P. Wellslcft for the east last Friday
noon.
Do not be bashful about subscribing for
The Alert.
The new addition to the Dakota House
is completed.
Mr.. Lloyd is soon to lay off an addition
to Jamestown.
Something should be done about
town organization.
The board Of County Commissioners
meet again this morning.
The city was decorated with snow last
Friday morning
We understand that the next change
of time on the N. P. will only give Us
one train each way day.
A new street lamp illuminates the front
Of Major Lyons trade palac.
Tony Klaus is talking of spending the
winter at Green Bay, his old home.
Barber Poole is doing good business.
lie appears to catch all the ''boys.
Real estate transfers will be published
regularly each week in the future.
Those who bave lived in this country
for several years predict very mill win.
ter.
H. L Inman. our energetic machine agent
is talking of spending the winter in the
states.
Tie board of county commissioners
meet for the purpose Of making an Off
cial canvass of the election returns LAY.
Elder 1nman visited Valley City last
Thursday for the purpose of looking af-
ter his business interests in that place.
Messrs. Bush s Son possess one of tue
best built bouses she village affords. As
to convenience, there is nothing like it.
Building IS going on as lively as ever.
aad the probabilities arc that our carpen-
ters will be kept busy all winter.
O.. D. Weston one of cur prominent
farmers, intends to move his family to Al
bion, Michigan to spend the winter.
Olympic Hali is getting to be favor.
itc resort for the stylish young gentlemen
and ladies of the city.
Mr.. Kelley is building an addition to
the postoiiice to make room tor Fields
& Phillips.
Antelope do not appear to be SO plenti-
fu this season In this vicinity as they
were last season at this time.
Frank Barney and several other "gild.
crs" have been in the city during the past
week Thereby hangs tale.
There is much business to be transacted
by the toard OF county commissioners to-
day, and it is altogether likely that there
will he An afternoon session.
Kelleher will 60 to Bismarck for the
purpose of seeing that there is no skull.
duggery" practiced on him when the OH.
cial count is made.
If you want to get an elegant drink OF
genuine booze" in the shape of Tom
and jerry" call at the devils nursery kept
By Dole s. Elmer.
Ed Hager writes from Grand juno.
ion Iowa, for copy Of The Alert and
adds hat he expects to be in jamestown
ere long.
Shows and lectures arc beginning to
make it special point to reach James
town, and yet jamestown cannot collect
one cent from them in the way OF license.
1t has got too late to build church this
season and the good people of jamestown
will continue to worship in the school
bousc as OF yore.
We understand that there will be an
effort made to secure a tirst-class teacher
for our school next season. We are now
paying Mr. Foley more than he proves
himself to be worth. A nice young man
all the samee.
wv. Goodrich has named the Lloyd
domain, of which he is manager. the City
Farms" and has had his stationery printed
accordingly
A. A. Allen is now Justice Of the
Peace, and will take great delight in
"hooping" it up to the boys whenever an
opportunity offers.
Mr.. Knapp. and his son William, who
by the way, is mad because he was not ap.
pointed Governor of Dakota, have been
fooling around the print shop sith their
pain brushes duriu. the past week. The
gentlemen have done US good job.
Bob Ingersoll closed his speech in New
Y rk the other night with this exclama-
ton "Oh! l love the old republic, bound
| ed by seas, walled by the wide air, domed
by heavens blue, and lit with the eternal
| stars"
"Jam,e" in the Fargo Republican says
the editor OF The Alert has sold his re
| v,lver, beer keg, and dry goods box, and
now g-aces his sanctum with walnut ta-
BILE, easy chair, carpet. lamp ami pen"
A small but select company of friends
consisting principally of young folks con-
veped at the residence of Major Lyon last
Friday evening and passed few hours
very pleasantly to- ether. The program
consisted largely of social chats, dancing.
&c.