Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1880-06-01

brewery here. We were misiEtOrmcd.
The Ladies Society will give straw
berry festival on next Thursday evening
At the Dakota House, from eight to ten
o'clock. Admission five cents. All are
invited
We notice that the river bridge north
west Of the village is in an unsafe con-
dition. A portion of the railing has been
knocked off and otherwise damaged.
Mr.. Atkinson, of Davenport, Iowa, has
returned and will commence operations
on his village addition at once
Gov. Ordway has, been confirmed by
the senate. We are, Of course, to infer
that Dakota has been "heard from.' 20
consistency thou art jewel"
jamestown is one Of the prettiest towns
in the great northwestern one whose pros
poets are the brightest for settlement, i'm
provement and wealth-Press & Dakotian.
Those who went to get a first class job
o: blachsmthing done, should call on
Lambert Smith & Son. O
Those desiring 70 secure copies of the
illustrated edition Of the Bismarck Trib-
une can get them by calling at tits Office.
Capt. Elliott, accompanied by several
gentlemen, among whom we notice Haynes
the N. P. photographer, and correspond
ent Of the Fargo Republican, left for
down river this morning.
Our new boat club made its debut last
Sunday by grand fishing excursion to
an alaali pond few miles from town, and
returned with the usual fisherman luck.
Alkall water may be tirst-rata for naviga-
tion, boys, but it amt much for fish.
Old settlers tell us that no season for
several years has been SO favorable to
crops of all kinds as the present one.
That the uncommon wet and cold weather
we are having is very beneficial to the
wheat crop in this region, as it will afford
it an opportunity to get fairly rooted.
Mr.. Geo. Vcnnum informes US that
he has m outfit Of twenty ''tender feet
who will proceed at once to jump-evsry
claim upon which there is no actual settler
or shanty. This course will. have ten
dency to create comnotion in the ranks
Of claimants generally. >.. ....
The Jamesto own Hotel has new register
We also understand that Mr.. Kslleher,
the whole souled landlord Of that excel
lent house, has commenced to make ex
tensive Improvements in its interior, by
way of new and elegant office and coun-
ter.
The Dakota House, which is, without
doubt one of the best on the line of the
N P. west Of St. Paul, has been com.
PEELED to turn away many customers
during the past week, owing to lack Of
room. AS soon as the new addition,
which is 70 by 80, is completed, there
will be great rejoicing.
Mr.. Jones is doing much for the enter.
prising town of Burton. He is now build
ing an elegant depot and selling lots in
that vicinity. Mr.. Jones is one of these
still, long g-headed fellows, who knows
great deal moro than he is willing to let
the average portion of humanity find out.
Of course we would not think of eating
ANIMALS alive, and since it is necessary
that they should be slaughtered for our
use, would it not be more in accordance
with the eternal fitness of things, from q
sanitary point of view, if from no other,
it our enterprising butcher would trans
fer his slaughter house to the outskirts Of
the village, instead Of knocking the poor
brutes on the head in such close proximi'
ty to ys tender hearted editor?
Sheriff McKechnie's team raised the
d-dickens Sunday by running away and de-
molishing things generally. Fifty men and
boys afoot and horseback went in pursuit
of the flying horses, yelling and aourishing
hats and sticks, frightening them al
most to death. One chap in his anxiety
to reach the scene of action excited the
admiration Of the crowd by standing on
both ends at once. No one seriously hurt.
Tho past week has been one of the
most exciting ard interesting our little
metropolis has ever witnessed. Every
thing boomable has been on the boom.
Land agents, carpenters, blacksmiths
machine agents, shop keepers and saloon
keepers have been over run with business.
The down river element and the James
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