Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1881-10-28
Territorial News.

has located at Hillsboro.
The Grafton News man has a po-
tato Weighing three pounds.
The demand for Black Hills salt
exceeds the supply.
Ice was found one-onarter of an
inch thick Wednesday night in
Yaukton.
Mr.. NIhitcomb, living near
Springfield, was killed by a iero.
cious bull a few days ago.
Walsh county is prepared to pay
sixty dollars per month rent for build
ings suitable for county purposes.
Over $4,000 has been subscribed
and promised toward the building OF
u mill ant elevator at Grand Forks.
The receipts Of the Northern Pa
ciiic freight Office at Fargo during
Scptcmhsr, amounted to S29,972.l5.
Threading on the Grandin farm is
finished for this season. Seventy
Thousand bushels have been shipped
to Fargo.
Lead City Tribune: The timber
ing in the Homestakc mine, would
make IL forest exceeding six miles
square.
Huron Tribune: The Ordway
| branch Of the G. T. n. w. r. r.. is
now running its trains into Ordway,
ninety miles north of Huron.
The brick work on the court house
is nearly done, and plastcring will
commence shortly. The building
will be credit to Polk county.
The Groton Mirror says: Five
cars of cmigrant movables were
side tracked to be unioaded here on
Monday; and SO they roll in every
day.
A large number of the bones of
Indians are being unearthed in the
various excavations being made for
the penitentlary building at Sioux
Falls.
Fisher Bulletin: Thompson, Da-
kota, a new town on the Short Line
between Grand Forks and Fargo,
is thriving, prospcring and growing
like Canada thistle.
The Grand Forks Plaindealer
says: Grand Forks is going to have
an elevator Of 100, 900 bushels capa-
city and q 200 barrel per day flour
ing mill, and don't you forget it.
Crookston Chronicle: A move.
ment is in progress looking towards
the organization ofa lodge ofknights
Of Pythias in this city. We believe
a good lodge can be started here.
Bartlett Trip, the wheel horse
Of Dakota Democracy, favors the
project adopted by the Republican
central committee for securing an
expression OF the people in regard
to division Of the territory.
Mr.. Margaret Fleming, of Elk
Point, died at the residence Of her
son, Henry Fleming, last Sunday
morning. The deceased had reach.
ed the remarlla bic age Of one hun;
drcd years and four months.
The duty on wheat from the Uni
ted States to. Manitoba is twenty
cents per bushcl, and fifteen cents
per bnshcl the other way. Farmers
this side Of the line realize about
twenty cents a bushcl more for their
wheat than the Manitoba producer.
Madison ". Brooks, a son of
Capt. c. Il. Brooks, was fatally
shot last week while piowing. HE
gun was on the sulliy plow and tbs
hammer caught, dlscharging the
piece and sending the contents into
his bowels. He died within
few hours.
General George D. Hill died in
Ianllton, Oct. "A, aged sixty. In
1861 he was appointed by Presi-
dent Lincoln surveyor general Of
Dakota, and was the first surveyor
general sent to this Territory. Al
though at one time quite wealthy,
he died in poverty.
A farmer named Tullis, residing
near ||llmot, brought a sack contain
ing fifty. five potatoes to town one
day last week which weighed seven
ty five pounds. This is another ins
stance OF what Grant county can
show up in the way Of magnificent
agricultural products.
Press & Dakotaisn; The Odd
Fellows Of Dakota do not seem to
haye much faith in the speedy divi-
sion of the territory. They selected
their grand master from Bismarck
and called the next session of the
grand lodge of Dakota at Fargo
year and a half hence,
A1ilkbank Review: Prairie fires
illumine the heavens nearly every
evening, and to the eye present
grand scene. Farmers Who have
not yet burned around their houses
and stacks should not delay another
moment. We have already heard Of
several losses ny neelecting to guard
against the sweeping fires.
Deadwood Times: Excitement at
Crow Peak is Increasing. Grow
Peak .ias an altitude Of 6, 100 above
sea level. and the out. t.cropping Of
ore is about two-thirds of the way
to the apex. There is = distance Of
800 feet, ..hous foot iii with on
top of the ground. A company
has been organized that viii soon
develop The property,
ST. t:aecns ;terald: The elevator
at St. Vincent has stopped receiving
wheat, and is closed for repairs.
Tlgis IS owing 10 thc fact that the
hlljidiHg has settled about eight in
chps. About $4,000 bushels OF
wheat is in store, AMI tie company
is hard ii work removing it, and ex-
pecl 10 have the building again ready
to receive wheat early ,cyt week.