Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1881-05-06

I -. Su'tlnS Qe',VeSg wagon IS KEEP
on the move.
Hugh Kennedy is going to Bismarck t
cook for one Of Lambcrt's outfits.
1t is intimp,cd that the Elder knows
where Fuller's plow wheel is.
r. a. Sheets i,Ds ysmoosed Ismbett's
but will remain in town for time.
I he Car loads Of cattle shipped to this
place are nearly all disposed Of.
About seventy Eve GEMS buys some
men in this tow1.
! The County Commissioners met last
evening, ca $ned So each and ad.odl ned.
4 - tiai,l Of 50 cars passed through last
! esshius loaded with freight for The ex-
| tension
Tine many friends of Mrs. E. P. Wells
Will be ned to lea i that she is quite
sick.
Rrmor sayeth that M.tby, or milk
man, wi take uuto himself helpma' /,
! SOON.
| The new bath room takes them all in
AMI when they come out they are grsatly
changed in appearance.
C.S. Woodruff has opened an employ
ment office, where those wanting help or
those desiring to hire out eau he fixed.
All distractions have been ordered out
of the public highway, but as yet no stepe
have been taken to remove them.
We are sorry to learn that Tony Klaus
is i'll. Brace up, Tony, this is too good
weather to be lunguishing on sick bed.
Subscriptions papers for the benefit Of
john McGee have been circulated and met
with good success. The carpeatels will
assist him to build new house.
BY reference TO The columns OF both
the Daily and Weekly Alert parties de-
string seed wheat o" breaking to do, will
tiud several places where they eau be sup
piled to their satisfaction.
Folks living on the north side are un.
der the impression that there is band IL
town, although as yet they have not had
the pleasure Of hearing it They would
be pleased to have the boys come over
that way and jam some wind.
Thcle is a man in this town who thinks
he has got his hand in the county's pock.
ct, and from the way he has CON ,neuced
to get his work 10, we would arise to re-
mark that i: looks as though he had.
Messrs Hodge and Cunningham from
L. B. Miners old home In Michigan. are
in town. MI. Cunningham has bought
land and will locate immediately. Mr..
Hodges has also purchased extensively,
but will return home to attend to his
mercantile business
Fa,s Fergus had the misfortune to lose
one of his llolses last night. The animal
was taken sick in the afternoon aud Mr..
Fergus left it iu charge Of his sou while
he went after some medicine During his
absence the horse got into the river and
before asss tance could arrive drowned.
The Mcssrs. Speiegelbo,g, OF Boscobel,
Wis. are in our town. They are very
much pleased with the James River Val
ley and yesterday bought half section Of
land, and have concluded to have the
whole broken during the present season.
They are merchants of extensive means
and we are glad to see them in our midst.
Orders have been received at Fort Tot
ten to forward the two companies of cav
airy now stationed there, to the Exteu-
sion. The indians are beginning to he
troublesome, and thcl~ services are need
cd. The pay master is expected here on
the 18th, and the men will probably be
paid of as they pass through jamestown.
Mr.. Benjamin., the proprietor OF the
stage line lsnniug south, has secured
daily line, and has Tue stock on The road
here for that purpose. Tbs will be a
great convenience for people living along
down the valley. NJ Benjamin has also
secured the line ,unp ug from Wate' town
to Belch.l's Ford, and there connecting
with the north and south l,ae
John Peepsock came up from Columbia
on Wednesday after load of supplies.
He bought span Of mules, a Fish Bros.
wagon, some seed wheat, ard with load
of about 800 pounds started back. He
had got half way to the Rapids when the
Fish Bros. wagon broke down. AL
though the wagon was new one, John
sold it for $s5, and then returned to
jamestown and bought wagon of an
other kind, which will stand the wear.