Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1880-06-22

Major Lyon enjoys a good trade.
Rye he's commenced to head out.
We will soon have plenty Of brick.
Wheat will commence heading in about
q week.
Timm makes good ice cream every Sat-
urday and Sunday.
Our letter from the Front is quite
romantic this week.
1t looks kinder" natural to see Maltby
back in the meat market.
Supt. Towne will commence the erec~.
tion of q new store at Burton. in few
days. a.#..
A gentle shower yesterday made the
grass greener and the gentle ''skeeter"
more ambitious.
DR.. Campbell informs Us that he Is 60
ing to put fifteen hundred dollars into an
other residence in Jamestown.
The Northern Pacific Times has i'm.
proved wonderfully since it discarded IT.
patent bowels.
The able committee in whose hsnds the
celebration has 80 wisely been placed, are
doing all in their power to make it sue.
cess. r. E,7@ .'. .E@...a.0s,"'' ..
A jamestown girl Tilted her lover last
week because hs would not stop eating
onions. How peculiar some girls are, any
way. ,r.-v-s.,~,. s,.~s., s@s-~,~.,~,y.-.~.
Don't ever buy half interest in a pony.
We tried it ana found it to be Z very un.
profitable investment.
Horse fiesh has been disappearing very
mysteriously Of late in the vicinity Of
spiritwood.
The new depot at Burton is progressing
finely. Burton is q promising little burg,
and will in short time be prominent
trading point. -~~' ...s -
y Our Sabbath School, which by the way
is onesof the most interesting in the
North West, has an average attend ance OF
eighty seven.
Owing to the hotness ane dampness OF
the atmosphere We can not PRINT the great
er portion Of our edition until this after.
noon. Our roller composition is not just
the thing for this kind o'weather.
Little Wolf, big Indian Of the Chip.
pewa persuaaion died few days since ut
the advanced age Of one hundred and
nineteen. He was an inveterate smoke,
and great lover of ''tangle.foot
A drove comprising two hundred and
fifty cows passed through this place last
Saturday morning. They were from,
Minnesota and bound for some rancho west
of Bismarck.
Mr. Taylor, road master of the n. p,
| informed us last week at Bralnerd that he
would commence the erection OF new
depot at this place as soon rs possible.
! u, n. Kelleher would get more votes
if he was darncd fool enough to run Tor
congress in this county than Fl. s. Back.
!, Back has not As much principal hog,
and Kelleher has.
The 9th infantry passed through this
city last Saturday evening, en- route for
Colorado. 1t required two trains and
tour engines to convey the men and lug
gage. ger -.
J. G. Weir and Elder Inman are am.
using themselves this morning by setting
up Mccormick self binding harvester.
There will be meeting Of the Ladies'
Society at the Dakota House., Thursday
afternoon of this week at four o'clock, TO
make arrangements for serving refresh
ments On July 4th, Ali ladies interested
are invited. %AEt tA ~
We are iuformed by means Of private
letter from our able prosecuting attorney
RIA. Bill, that Judge Barnes has granted
the request for term Of court to he held
in Stutsmsn county. The first court
will be held some time this fall Tally
one for Mr.. Bill.
The people of Jamestown and Stutsman
county may congratulate themselves OH
tie return Of M. 8. Msltby to the mee:
market at the old stand. Msltby was a
J clever 6rst-class man in the business, aud
! gave universal satisfaction. Now after An
absence of eight months. he has been in
Educed by our citizen to engage in the
business. All may depend on getting
nice meats at all times
/ Three car loads Of sheep belonging tc
Mr.. G. Edwards aud Mr. n. 1fcAdame
passed through here last Wednesday even