Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1880-06-08

Our devil spent ono half day last week
looking for an 1talic period.
Parties desiring good fresh milch cows
can be accommodated by calling on James
Lees. 3.." .~
A large train Of emigrants camped at
at this place Sunday, and left yesterday
en- route for the Black Hills.
James Elliot, of 18th Siding, died at
St. Cloud last Friday. Mr.. E. was form
erly we'll and favorably known at this
point. ......
The public debt statement for May,
presentsa a remarkable showing, the reduc-
ton being nearly SIC, 100000.
: The big and fast locomotive manufac-
tured to make fast time between Phil
adelpha and New York, made her trial
trip Friday. The trip to Jersey City, GO
miles, was made in 9715 minutes: the re-
turn trip in soK minutes.
We know several good people who can
not afford to take copy of their county
paper, who are conspicuously figuring for
a seat under the show tent which is ad-
vertised to bo in Fargo on the 10th.
q 20, the Sunday school" etc.
H. S. B, who wants to be sent to Con-
gress will find himself badly scooped,
after tie first ballot is cast in the conven.
tion. The democrats are too sharp to non>-
mate such dough headed aud unprinci-
pied "hlathersklte" as Mr. Back. Nay,
not so.
Rev. DR.. George A. Peltz, prominent as
Sunday school worker. one of the editors
of the SIS Times and pastor of tho Bsp-
tist Church, jamestown, N. Y, has been
forced to resign his passionate because Of
immoral practices. 1t is said he confessed
he had sinned and was penitent. it is not
stated in what his guilt consisted.
An addition is being made to The Tribune
building to accommodate the new steam
power press and jobber which will soon
be put in. This move has become ncces
sity, owing to the rapidly increasing
circulation of The Tribune and the i'm
mense increase of business IN the job
department Bismarck Tribune.
Deadwood News: A rumor is afloat that
the Jamestown Alert is to Ie removed to
Desdwood and issued as frst-class morn
ing journal. The jamestown man, it is
understood, thinks the Dcadwood field
is open foy, frst-class morning paper,
with an editorial staff of unquestionabls
newspaper ability. .... ae
We do not doubt tho necessity of such
paper in Deadwood. Well probably drop
up the first of next week and talk it over.
The talented outside man Of the Fargo
Republican, at the close of very ably
written artical on Jamestown and its peo-
pie, gives the Alert the following cbsr-
acter: "And now a word for the James,
town Alert, which is spicy, reliable,
and well-managcd paper. 1t is under the
propietorship Of Marshall Mcclure, who
is an experienced newspaper man, and
who gives the people Of Jamestown pa
per in keeping with their present town .
Berton is as yet in its infancy, but like
all infants, it will grow. 1t is beautifully
located and surrounded by a country Of
questionable richness, and the parties
who are interested there, are like the bus
mess men Of this place-ambitious, en-
terprising and comparatively wealthy. Par
ties who have lately become interested in
this new locality, inform US that at least
twenty-five hundred acres will be broken
there this season and that one company
will break half of that amount alone. We
are more than pleased to note the fatter
ing prospects Of this prospective burg and
trust it will grow rich, and like James
town, become noted for its ambition.
NeWsFirm.
The popular firm, SO widely and favora-
bly, known throughout Dakota as Curtin
& Winslow, has gone to be numbered with
the firms that were, Mr.. James Winslow
retiring and leaving the general merchan-
disc business in the hands Of Mr.. David