Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1881-02-04
The Capital City.

| The Capital City
No trains either ~ay to-day.
! The Sunday Argus ls good one.
The coal shed is being closely watched.
The Alert is enjoying rush IN its job
department.
The Dakota Republican favols railroad
taxation.
Additional locals will be found On the
fourth page.
The passenger train from the east on
Tuesday va. several hours late.
Attorney Bill has new I'D this week.
| Observe gentle reader, the same.
The Elder now reports that he will
continue to sci, farm machinery and that
! he will work on salary.
There il some talk among the "boys'
OF getting up first class party about the
22d of February.
Henry Robinson is with us again and
can be found at James Lees, his former
place of business.
We are now publishing a .larg portion
of our congressional and territorial news
on the second page.
Should the fraternity feel 30 disposed
they might chip in and get the Aandan
| eat .>H o,,l,,vo r,,too
The Fargo Daily Argus kept mum on
the railroad taxation bill. Il was prob
ably looking out for its own bill.
ST. L.mbert & Co. will soon com.
mence the erection of . mammoth store
directly in front Of the one now occupied
Henry Dorm will soon engage in the
farm machinery business. Henry is a
good salesman and is we'll thought of by
the public.
It's probable that the present session
of the legislature will not last much
longer. It is thought that it will adjourn
to meet again sometime in the fall.
Rev. Mr.. Tanning is proving himself
! to be IN IN of more than ordinary sbil.
| ity. Jamestown has reason to be proud
of her minister, and it is to be hoped that
it will not forget that he cannot live on
promises. A man of Mr.. F.'s ability
dou'l have to starve.
The erection of the new NJ. E. church
is being pushed forward with all possible
vipo,. 1t looks cow AS if our Methodist
friends would get the start of the Presoy'
terians. 1t is hard to tell, Lowever,
just how the holy tussle will end.
Yanktou is greatly in need ofa rail
road. The one it now has, running from
Sioux City, is of no possible use. There
Is not an engine on the road that is capa
bic of hauling four empty cars ever one
hundrcdth part of an inch Of frost A
heavy dew furnishes sufficient mater.al
for three weeks blockade.
| Mr.. J.J. Flint, of the Dakota House,
which BY the way is second to ncne In
the country, proposes to commence the
erection of an elaborate addition at an
early date There are few, if any, better
kept hotels in the west than this same
Dakota House.
Our accommodating station agent, Mr.
Harker, informs US that he is soon to be
given night operator. This is certainly
very pleasant piece of intelligence to
The Alert, as the arrangement will enable
US to get to press in the nk'rning With all
the morning specials. Fortune favors
the brave," don't it, George.
1t is rumored that Mr.. Thompson will
soon retire from the restaurant business
1t is hoped that Nj. T. will do no such
thing, as he keeps his restaurant in
manner both creditaole to himself and t,
the city. Filst class restaurant men in Z
city of this size are hard to fad.
The Elder is always committing some
disastrous blunder. The latest and the
one most fatal to his earthly prospects
dates back to the shaving of of those
beautiful side whlskers. The result is
that his girl has returned to her fest and
more becoming love, and left tue Elder
blooming alone"
Mrs. Henry Powell wishes to announce
to the ladies Of jamestown that she is pre-
pared to do all kinds of dress aud cloak
making, cutting and fitting in the most
approved manner and latest style. with
neatuess and dispatch. Satisfaction guar
snte.d in all respects. Residsnes Oh 9th
Ave.
The probable defeat of Mr.. Benefits
bill is received with little surprise by the
republicans of jamestown. They have
long Az, ceased to expect anything fron,
the bloody handed dem 'crae7. But the
time will come when bourbon commit.
tees will not shape the ends Of q republi-
can territory. Their time, thank God, is
| short
One of the cnmiag young men OF this
city is Dan Long. present clerk IN u.
Curtin's general store. 1t will be rcmcm>
bered that when Nfr. l. FIST came to
jamestown, nearly one year ago. he went
| to work at such work as he could get
instead of laying around waiting for
soft lob AS a result he Is now firing a
very important position in one of our
I.sdinp establishments, and 10 gradually J