Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1880-05-04

Skulls OF long standing.
Major Lyons family will be here soon.
Mr.. l. will occupy the ro,ms over his
store until lie can build.
Tie addition to the Dakota House will
commence this week. 1t will be 70x90.
Mr. Klaus MEANS business.
w. L. Ford. formerly of the N. p, is
now clerking at Lanlberts. Glad to see
him thus engaged.
J. 5. Smith, Of sauk Centre, is assisting
Mr.. King Boha'l in the management OF
Mr.. Vesssy's extensive four nnd feed in
terests. s@
f. p. Wells il detained IN Milwaukee
on account Of the serious illness of his lit.
tie son, Jimmie.
The Nettie Baldwin Is experiencing no
trouble in getting down the river. Capt
Smith s.ys she will run on dry land.
The country school mans never looked
swcetcr, and the country boys never looked
greener than they did oa examination day.
We are obliged to Mr.. Kcnrney for .
copy Of the Columbus Democrat, which is
a very interesting paper, full Of wisdom.
A good brother Of the Methodist per-
suasion. tav,r &c congregation with
very instructive sermon last Friday
evening
1t il reported that Capt. Smith spends
alargs portion Of his valuable time when
on watch, sl,ea,ing muskrnts. .
A new residence near the bridge las
just been erected by Mr.. Klaus 1t will
be occupied by tho mill builders for the
present.
The local freight going west only runs
as far rs this place and lays ovet until
morning 1t arrives abSut seven p. IN.
Read the n. p. Time card. Some i'm.
portant changes have take place on the
St. Paul, Duluth and Min1esota Divisions.
IL we'll US ON the Dakota and Missouri
Divisions.
r. A. Walker, of the Hall - &c company
called on II. ycsterday. Would lave
thought nothing 1T it had he not tired to
sell US SAFE. The idea, Robert, of uur
buying safe.
Thos. H. Bowditch takes tn. place of
Mr. Minor AZ clerk ut Mr.. Lyons general
store. Mr.. B. seems to have an eve to.
business, and il making some cDmmcnda.
bls Improvements in its appearance. Mr..
Minor will give lls attention to his farm.
Mr.. F. Martin, of Tremblcau county,
Wis, and who is said to be- something vt
an architect, arrived last week with his
family. Mr.. NJ. is at present occupying
Mr.. Bnyington's residence, three miles in
the country.
ID. NJ. Kellcler, who il one Of the best
posted politicians in the county, thinks
tliat it would DO good scheme to give
Judge Barnes complimentary vote in the
convention. He sa.s it would please the
good old man, and would not hurt his
opponent.
A. A. Allen, whose literary name is
Jamie, has given up the laundry scheme.
He has struck new lead It's bath
house this time, and hi. argus eyed part-
ner. Hong Kong, Of the pig tail pcrsua-
sion. is * ected here in few days to in
vestigate the feasibility of the project.
Mr.. R. Baldwin, Of Minneapolis. was
in town last week. looking after the in
terests of the Janss River Navigation
Company, Of which he is heavy stock !
holder. Mr.. B. 10 taking q deep interest
in the this country and doing great deal
toward promoting its interests He 10
the main backer in tho bo:t just built
at this place.
The first excursion party of.the season
came off Sunday. Thirty three gentlemen
and ladies took passage 1t or the Net.ic
Baldwin tor down river. They went eight
miles and returned by means o, private
conveyances. The boat was late and could
not spend the time to bring them back.
w. H. Campbell, of the firm Of Thorl,l
s Campbell, physicians and surgeons, of
this place, returned yesterday after an sb-
sence of several weeks in the east. These
gentleman are first class physicians, and
being men Of energy, they will no doubt
thrive and prosper.
| Our friend. jerry Collins, mourhs the
loss Of a good veil. He says ikaiktter to
Us that the stone work. whic badly
executed. has cavsd in, rel Ilnr the well