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Hoo Indians Return, Gale.
A party Of Sioux Indians were
ruesta ar a Ieadino MiIwaukaa botol

A party of Sioux Indians were
guests at leading Milwaukee hotel,
says Pecks Sun, and the ladies had
great deal Of amusement with them,
studying. their customs. That is,
they all did except one lady. The
ladies called upon the Indians and
the savages returned the calls almost
before the ladies got to their rooms.
One lady called on a chief and then
went to her room and retired, and
pretty soon there was knock at her
door, and she found that it was the
chief. She told him to come in the
morning. The lady unlOcks her door
in the morning so the porter can come
in and build fire before she gets up.
She heard knock in the morning,
and supposing it was the porter, she
said, "Come in.'' The door opened
and in walked Mr.. Indian. She took
one look at him and pulled the bed
clothes over her head. He sat down
on the side of the bed and said Howl"
Well. she was so scared that she
didn't know elbow" from Adam. She
said to him in the best Sioux that
she could command, "Please, good
Mr.. Indian, 60 away, until I get up"
but he didn't seem to be in hurry.
He picked up pieces of her wearing
apparel from the floor, different arti4
cles that he didn't seem to know any
thing about where they were worn,
and made comments on them in the
Sioux tongue. The stockings seemed
to raralyze his untutored mind the
most. They were those long, 90o in
the shade stockings, and they were
too much for his feeble intellect.
He held them up by the toes and said
"Ugh J" The lady trembled and
wished he would 60 away. He
seemed to take great delight in ex-
amining the hair on the bureau, and
looked at the lady as much as to say,
"Poor girl, some hostile tribe has
made war on the pale face and taken
many scalps." He critically examined
all the crockery, the wash bowl and
pitcher, but he was struck the worst
at corset that he found on a chair.
He tried to put it on himself, and was
so handy about it that it oc> 4rred to
the lady that he was not % fresh a
delegate as he seemed to be. Finally
she happened to think of the bell,
and she rung it as though the house
was on fire. and pretty socn the
porter came and invited the Indian
to 60 down stairs and take a drink.
The lady locked that door too quick,
and she will never leave it open again
when there are Indians in town. She
says her hair, on the bureau, fairly
turned gray from fright.
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Bound 70 Hare 1t.

Elder Traverse was once the most
noted man in eastern New York as
camp.meeting leader. He had a
powerful voice, was fluent speaker,
and in the prime of life could get
away with any man who ever sought to
disturb his meetings.
The elder was once holding a camp
meeting near Yonkers, and word
reached him that notorious rough
known as "Chicago Bob" intended to
De Oh hand sunday for a row. He
made no reply and took no precau-
lions, and when Bob appeared on the
ground with a cigar in his mouth and
a slung.shot in his sleeve the elder
didn't grow pale worth cent. Bob
had come out there to run things,
and he took forward seat. When
the people began singing he began
Growing, and thus created confusion.
"Robert, you had better sit down.
observed the elder as he came for.
ward.
"Chicago Bob sits down for no
mani" was the reply.
"Sit down, Robert" continued the
elder, as he put his hand on the
loafer's arm.
"Here goes to clean out the crowd"
crowed Bob, as he peeled off his coat.
Next instant the elder hit him
under the ear, and, as he fell over a
bench, he was followed up and hit
again and again, and while in semi
unconscious state he was carried off
by his friends.
Next day he was the first one to 60
forward for prayers. The elder put
his hand on his head, and asked:
Robert are you in earnest?'
81 am"
care you really seeking after
faith! 2"
"You bet 1 am! If faith helps a
man to get in his work as quick as
you did yesterday I'm bound to have
it if have to sell my hat"
He didn't get it very strong but he
did no more Growing while the meet
ing lasted.
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The Word "BItSSarA."

OF late there has been considerable
newspaper discussion about the
origin of the term blizzard. The
daily Republican is enabled to give
positive information concerning the
first use Of the word, as applied to
storms, by a newspaper. Yesterday
representative of the Republican
directed the following note to resi-.
dent of Milwaukee who, in the days
when Minnesota blizzard meant
death to scores Of settlers and hun.
dreds Of cattle on the northwestern
frontier, lived in that portion Of the
country: "What is your recollection
of the origin Of the term blizzard =
The following reply was received
last evening: Lightning Ellis"
whom you will remember as one OF
the northwestern weather prophets,
originated the word blizzard as it
was subsequently applied to the aw.
full storms which devastated Mime
sofa and northwestern Iowa in the
'60s. The word was first given to the
public by o. G. Bates, esq.,, through
the columns Of the Northern Tindi.
Gator. Perhaps you remember his
saying, in the old Vindicator Office in
the barracks when he used the
word blizzard for the first time-as
he had heard Lightning Ellis use il
to head an article on great storm,
that the term will immortalizs
Lightning Ellis"
Undoubtedly the word was first
used in print in the Northern Vindi-
Gator, as above described, some time
in the COS. The Vindicator was then
published in the officers quarters of
old Fort Defiance, at Estherville. o.
C. Bates. the editor, was a brother
OF Gov. Bates of Michigan, and
nephew or cousin Of Senator Bates of
Missouri. Lightning Ellis" was at
the time one of the decided charac.
tiers of the frontier. He was called
Lightning because Of his amazing
slowness. He was genuine star
gazer and weather prophet, and is en-
titled to the credit, doub tless, Of
originating the term. At any rate,
the Daily Republican can show the
word "blizzard," as applied to a
storm, in a newspaper published
nearly fifteen years ago, and challen.
ges earlier public use OF the term
Milwaukee Republican.
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at the neatly folded exterior Of any
letter in question to discover its sub.
ject matter and treatment thereof.
THE WORLDS FAIR.
What a PennsvlUGnta Commute
st0sser Thinks Of the Prospect Of
Its Being Held.

What a Pennsvlcanta C0nsMts-
stoser Thinks Of the Prospect Of
Its Being Held.
Mr.. J. H. Lippincott, one of the
two Pennsylvania members of the
Worlds Fair commission, said re-
Gently to a correspondent that very
little more than conjecture could be
given regarding the enterprise before
the middle Of April. He was then
asked: "What effect will General
Grants resignation have upon the
prospects of the FART" To which
he replied: "Bad in one way and
good in another. Bad, because it
looks as though the chief officer of
the enterprise had lost confidence in
its success. Good, because the Gen.
with his multiplicity of business
cares, could not give it the attention
it needed. Gen. Grant accepted the
presidency in the hope that his name
would help the project, but without
the intention of making it his sole
business. When it was found that
work-hard, continued work-must
be done by the head of the affair, the
Gen. sent in his resignation The
selection of shrewd, energetic bust
ness man like Hugh j. Jewett to be
the head Of the concern was a step in
the right direction. but he should
have been consulted and his willing.
ness to accept ascertained before the
tender of the position to him was
publicly announced. 1t damages the
prospects of the fair to have the
Presidency go begging in this man.
ner. Mr.. Jewett's reasons for declin-
ing are good enough. He has as
much other business as he can well
attend to-" "What do you think of
the prospect of success yourself, Mr..
LippincottF. 81 am not in situa-
tiOu W huOW ihOAO you
are. The exclusive management Of
affairs 50 far has been in the hands of
the executive committee, land scarcely
anybody outside of New York knows
anything more about it than what he
has seen in the newspapers. Every
thing now depends upon New York
subscribing the $3,OOO,OOO necessary
to set the matter afoot. There seems
to be a surprising GOODNESS and lack
of interest there. Not one Of the
metropolitan dailies has given it the
support which such an enterprise
deserved. 1 think there must be
something behind their inactivity"
In further conversation, Mr.. Lippin-
colt intimatsd that if the scheme fell
to the ground he would not be sur
prised.
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The Machines all Just upaed We will
sale e uragan.
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Garfield, Blaine aud Window.

The three "shining marks" of the
new administration are President
Garfield and Secretaries Blaine and
Window. A Washington letter says
of them: Thus far, then, President
Garfield and Secretaries Blaine and
Window have become the star per
formers, and the glasses of every.
body in the audience is leveled upon
them. 1t is this sort of responsibility
pressure, and constituencies that wears
men out: Blaine has been the object
Of it so long that it surprises no one
to notice that his hair perceptibly
whitens; that his fits of abstraction
are more frequent and more profound.
that his intervals of rheumatism last
longer. and that he suffers from in.
somnia. About as many men have
applied to Blaine for appointment as
to the President. His correspondence
is mountainous, and his ante.rooms
constantly crowded. Still his extra
ordinary facility for disposing of
everybody cheerily and rapidly, has
kept the desks of the State Depart
ment cleared for action. So far as
the business proper Of the depart
ment, so largely routine,is concerned,
it differs from the Treasury and the
Interior. With Secretary Window
the accumulation Of business has
been abolutely appalling. The stem.
ographer, who sits opposite him at
his desk, and who served all through
Sherman's term, says he has never
seen anything like it. The inter.
viewers which by card are supposed
to terminate daily at 2 O'Clock to give
time for the Secretary to sign papers,
do not let up until 4 o'clock, when
the building Is supposed to be closed,
and all day long the pressure con.
tinues. The feverish condition Of
affairs in New York, incident to the
discussion of the funding bill, met
Secretary Window on the threshold
of his official life; the responsibility
for decision, practically in his
hands, of the propriety of an extra
session, which required being looked
at from so many sides, was forced on
him for consideration, and 1t is not
at all surprising that in the few
leisure moments he has had with his
intimate friends he reverts frequent
ly to the dignity, repose and desira.
bility of a seat in the Senate, and his
sincere regret at leaving 1t. He does
not appear however anywhere except
in his office and home, and occasion.
ally at an evening dinner, which, If
anything, is an additional burden to
him. He is temperate man, a good
eater, and, as yet, sound sleeper,
so he will probably outlast many
other men under like pressure. But he
is paler, thinner, and the crows feet
about his eyes are deeper, and he
wears tired expression, which indi.
Gates that his new occupation makes
a heavy draft on his vitality. And
what Of Garfield, who, a. all the
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A Scene Daring the Malone De.
bate.
Washington Special.

washington special.
Gen. Logan, who had been sitting
quietly in the front row, now came
to Mahone's rescue. He said that
never in all his experience in the
senate, where every senator has the
right of free speech, had he seen a
senator so arraigned for what he
might do. 1t required more courage
and manhood to strike off party
shackles and assert freedom Of opin-
ion than for any other act. Then
Gen. Logan showed how Ben Hill
had gone into his state convention, a
union man, and voted for secession.
This hit cut Hill to the raw, and was
followed by burst Of applause. He
thought that men ought not to be
criticised for changing their opinion.
Hill was not himself always a demo.
crat. He said that the only reason
Mr.. Hill applauded David Davis
action was because he wanted his
vote. Gen. Logan paid high tribute
to Mahone's courage, and respected
him for telling the country and the
senate that he is tired Of the Bour.
bon democracy. A sharp colloquy
followed between Mr.. Hill and Gen.
Logan, in which the latter main.
tanned an easy ascendancy. During
it, it was noticed that George F.
Hoar was becoming very angry. Mr..
Hills taunts grew so course and ven.
omous after time that Mr.. Malone
arose and snapped his fingers like a
sharp snap of pistol, as he ordered
him to stop. Mr.. Hill now took a
new turn, and said that he would not
believe that his friend Malone could
be guilty of the treachery ascribed to
him by republicans, and was about to
set out upon line Of malignant de-
tense, when Mr.. Hoar lost his self.
possession, and in an outburst of
Indignation poured fourth torrent of
dignified rebuke that shamed Mr..
Hill into silence. Mr.. Hoar, with
his voice shaking with emotion, said
that it was due to the character and
dignity of the senate that there should
be an expression of indignation at the
degrading exhibition that had taken
place in the senate. This strong
language made a sensation and COM
manded silence. Ben Hill sank back
into his seat and drummed his fingers
angrily upon his yellow.white teeth.
Mr.. Hoar said it was the first time in
the history of the senate when a sen.
ator had presumed to rise in his place
and lecture one of his peers upon
what he thought was degrading and
treacherous. Said Mr.. Hoar, bluntly:
cit was none Of the business OF the
senator from Georgia how Mr.. Malone
should vote. For that he was res.
ponsible to his conscience, his country
and his God" No former slave-swner
or plantation master could crack his
whip over free senate. [Sensationl.
Every word of the Georgia senator's
speech was an insult to every senator
present. He had no more sense Of
personal propriety or true manhood
than in the days when he betrayed
the cause of the unionists he repre-.
sented to go with the secessionists.
The test applied by Mr.. Hill was
degrading, as if any petty vote of any
senator upon any question Of offices
could be construed as an untrue, dis.
loyal act.
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The Mexican Southern Railroad
company has been organized in New
York. u. s. Grant was chosen presi-
dent. G.. M. Dodge vice.president,
and Russell Rage treasurer. A reso.
luton was adopted requesting General
Grant to proceed to Mexico to repre-.
sent the interests of the company.
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ADVERTISING RATES /:

Local NOTICES will be inserted at the fol-
owing rates-Five lines or less, 50 cents; ID
cents for each additional line.
Jon PRINTING, both Plain and Ornamental,
executed with neatnosS and promptness, and
ut prices that Will compare favorably with
any other Job Printing House In the country.
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CITY OFFICERS
MAYoR-Eiwin Bradley.
TREAsCRER-Isnac Marks.
RECoRDER-John 4. Shaubut.
CTR SURyEYoR-M. II. Haynes.
JrsTICRS-P. Il. johnson, .. Leonard.
COUNCIL.
J. f. Meagher, Prcs't Henry Hcllcsheim,
Frederick Boegan, q. q. Pitcher.
g. {. Burt. n. Weis
Henry Guth, q. l. Lidgerwood,
3. lamm, John Nahowald,
W. w. Paddock, Jesse Welch.
CHEF OF PoLICE-O. J. Robinson.
POLICE CoSSTABLE-Gco. constants.
NIGHT-W ATCHMEN-w. h. Young, George
Blake, Alex. Mcdonald
Police Headquarters at City Hall, Fire De-
partment room.
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Grand and Only Opportunity to Buy Sewing
Machine at Less than Cost



ing Sewing Machines
Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1881-12-09
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SHALL WE VAC(INATE

ED. ALERT. In these times of
small pox II is wei! TO discuss the
subject of vaccination. As it has
been under discussion IN many of
our older states. the Medical Asso-
citation of Conn. held its semi .annua
meeting at New Haven, Nov. 10th !,
1881. This subject of vaccination
was under discussion, many eminent
physicians claiming, while it was
no protection against smallpox, it
induces fer,nsnt in the blood with
all active tendency towards the
formation Of pus /: crysipeias was
liable to intervene, also, leprosy
other diseases to numerous to men
tiop. After partly ventilating the
subject they unanimously passed
The following resolution
Resolved. That the Medical Asso-
ciation of Conn., hereby derlafc its
convictions against the practice of
vaccination, and all legislation
making it compulsory and ask
the legislature of the several statss
to pass laws prohibiting sanitary
boards, schools boards and other
local authorities from making and
enforcing regu ations for that pur.
pose.
". B' DoDax:
Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1881-12-09
Stick to your Farm.

Where q few years ago the coun.
try was inhabited hs only p few
hardy pioneers, there are th1usands
Of that class Of people who always
follow the pioneer, young, strong
men who come here to build mp the
country and carve out fortune for
themselves as their ancestors did i'll
the older portions of the country.
All men meet on a common level
here: tfherr Are no old family
names or great relations 70 hep 4
young man up in the world. Each
and every man must depend on
himself and his own ability for
whatever he is to be or to have
All i. life and energy, and has n
tendency TO give to each man per.
sonality different from that which
is seen in the old countries, bring
either the good or bad, whichever
predominates, to the surface. A
few years will bring the luxuries as
we'll as more Of the comforts Of
life the pioneer will again push
on to the west the ronghnesr will
wear out and refinement take its
place men Rill make less money,
but will be more content With smal D
profits than the present generation
are with large ones. Land that to-
day is worth six or eight dollars an
aprs vii! be worth thirty or forty,
and that, tpe, aFiHt tfe cream OF
the soil has been taken. Thus will
history repeat itself: 'Ehe Oldest
inhabitants in nonntry are always
the lucky ones. .-Watertown topr:
Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1881-12-09
SURE TO COME.

Last spring many conjecturcs
were indulged in by the Alert and
people ofJamestown as to the course
Of future railroads. Work for the
season has closed and we cannot re-
frain from saying that the progress
has been satisfactory. The James.
town branch is under way aud will
be pushed III the spring. The
Fargo and Southwestern is to be
put through in haste. The North
western and Milwaukee roads hay-
ing completed their line in Southern
Dakota will now turn their atten.
tion towards Northern Dakota and
will compete for this part Of the
country. Rumors are rife of their
intentions. Their activity will
compel the Northern Pacific to nc.
ton, even were it disposed to put
aside its branches till the main
line is completed, which it iisj
not. Again the Manatoba rod
will push its Fort Totten branch
westward in the spring, and the
n. p. board to control the Mouse
river region must hurry the branch
from this place. So everything
points to railroad activity in the
spring, and where last year was
conjecture, this coming year will be
reality.
Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1881-12-09
RUPERT.
Grand Rapids Racket.

Our snow is gradually going off,
and wagons are now the order of
the day. 49,,
jeff Smiths daughter left for
the east Il few days since, and was
well pleased with the country.
Land is still booming notwith.
standing the recent snow. ia mes
Stoddard sold a section and a half
last week at good sound figures.
La Aouye Co., orders are selling
at 40c. on the dollar. We call this
a good send off:
The Alert should say squire .
now not "lnayor I" al he is the
heaviest justice in the county.
Deisen is the best feeling man in
the valley he says business is improv.
ing and surpasses his most sanguine
expectations.
The Capt. went cast he says on a
pleasure trip. but what will happen
time will show.
Our county commissioners built
(well something | will not try to
name it) building this fall which
reflects great credit on their judg-
nent,
Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1881-12-09
THE GREAT EVENT.

The ladies fair, supper, and grand
musical entertainment, to occupy Klaus
hall on the evening OF Thursday Dec. 18th,
promiscs u pc The most unique. varied and
attractive entertainment cIcr offered in
Northern Dakota. There will be an ela=
boratc supper served at so PM, to which
it is expected every family in Jamestown
and the surrounding country vii come en-
nlassc. This early hour is fixed to enable
the children aud families from the country,
10 have supper and plenty of time for the
,fairs, hszaars, and music, end get hpnle
aud TO bed early Supper will DC served
constantly until 10 y M. The band will
play, charming ladies will preside over
tables of fancy articles, wonders and Gu
rioaitiea gathered frpm many places for
this occasion. Over Two hIndriai tickets
have already been disposed of by the ladies
and the Alert predicts that not les. than
five hundred persons will encourage the
ladies Ivy their presence. Tickets, includ
ing supper eeveuty-fivc cents, children
onty twenty-five cents.
Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1881-12-09
Mr.. Bush was Elected.

At the conclusion Of the Village Coun-
Gil meeting Monday eve Mr.. Flint suggest
cd that as Mr.. Decker had opened his new
restaurant it might be ip order for the
Board to call and sec him. He therefore
moved that u ballot be taken for the most
popular man on the Board, and the one
receiving tile most votes should pay for
the oysters. A vote was accordingly taken
and Mr. Bush having received all THO
votes but ono was declared elected, and
the party adjourned TO Mi. Deckcr's, and
when they retired Mr.. Bush dropped some
thing like V into the till. After all
popularity costs money.
Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1881-12-09
Mr. Necker's Opening,

Mr.. Decker had very successful open
ing Tuesday night, From soon after supper
until after il O'Clock therc was constant
throng coming there, not one of whom
went away dissatisfied Mr.. Decker has
neat and pleasant place, and though as
yet not fully started, everything last cy-
ening gaTe 'eVidence that he understood
his business. He has secured Hugh Ken
nedy as cook, and Mrs. Poole and Miss
Hunter attended the tables. There is q
private entrance tG the dining room.
The second story is not yet finished, it is
intended for lodging rooms. All join in
wishing Mr.. Decker success