Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1881-03-04
John Nichols family are all enjoy ing

John N1chOl's family are all enjoy In:
the mumps.
A first class tailor would not go hungr,
in jamestown.
Uncle Brand has his saloon decorated
with embIematlc figures.
Two car loads of lumber for the James
river bridge have just arrived.
There will be several rentable rooms
over Porter's machinery ball.
Why don't some one build something
| in the shape Of buildings to rent.
Mr.. PohI intends erecting residence
next month. It will be in the Gothic
style.
Architect Schemburg is kept busy
drawing plans for residences to be built
in the early spring.
1t is reported that large wheat eleva~
tor will be l,,ilt at Eldridge during the
coming season.
Painter Knapp is about to erect au
elaborate paint shop on the back end OF
his lot on Fifth avenue.
Schomburg, Clausen s. Heinze bavet
commenced the erection Of neat office
just south of Mueller's hardware store,
Scho,nbu,g, Clausen s. Heinz have
the contract for building seven new resi-
dences as soon is the weather will per-
init.
Kindschi Bros s. Gasal have fifteen men
engaged to 60 to work on the Pipestem
bridge, and will commence as soon as the
lumber arrives, which will be soon.
Kindschi Brothers & Gasal have put up
800 tons Of ice for Mr.. Danner. 32a tons
will be used III the brewery and the bal.
ance will be sold in town.
Messrs Shomburg, Clausen & Heinze
are soon to issue map Of Stutsman couu-
ty. A good scheme and just what the
people need.
T. s. Wadsworth has rented the sra-
cious room in the north .ast corner OF
will engage in the land and broker busi-
ness.
A meeting Of the citizens Of Stutsman
county will be held ut Z 80 o'clock, NO.
day evening, March 7th, at the office of
the Dakota House, to consi Ger plans and
constitution tor the new building asso-
citation.
Mr.. Klaus informed an Alert reporter
this morning that lie had ordered two
more Of those celebrated Hungarian roller
mills. This viii. make four OF these cost
~ mrch ncs e!nplo. ed in the mill.
Mr. Lees has bet a $40 dollar suit q,
clothes with Mr. Curtin that he " i'll raise
thirty bushels Of wheat to the acre the
coming season Mr.. I. will put in be-
tween two and three hundred acres.
Porter, the new farm machinery man.
has secured lot near the jamestown cIe-
vator upon which lie will erect an extcn.
sive machinery hall at an carly date. The
upper story will be done of into rooms
and rented to families
Another new building looms up on the
north side, making six new ones since
last December We understand that the
new struci ure is being erected by those
celebrated wood artists, Watkins &
Smith, and is owned by our meek friend,
Chris Tinm.
Emigration to Dakota promises to be
much grelter the coming season than it
has ever been before. Every mail brings
to The Alert dozens fletters from parties
living at q distance, filled with inquiries
concerning Dakota, and cspccially the
James River Valley.
Mr.. T. B. Harris having failed to quail
ifv for the Office of Judge of Probate it is
understood that our Board of County
Commissioners have appointed Mr.. J. IT.
OFT to fill the place. The selection is a
good one and will meet with the favor Of
a majority Of our citizens.
Messrs. Jones s Eager contemplate tie
erection Of several buildings at an early
date. They will build an office near that
of Shomburg, Clausen s. Heinzc, on Fifth
avenue.
A grand ball was given Friday evening
at the residence of Chan Bassett by the
young people of jamestown, and it was
tie event Of the season. The guests be-
gan to arrive at an early hour and by 9
o'clock the large and elegant rooms were
comfortably filled. Good musicians were
IN attendance and dancing VAS ndulged
in by some while games furnished amuse-
ment for others. A fine supper was
served at ~ o'clock. Mr. Bassett and
his estimable wife seemed to know just
how to make people enjoy themselves and
the party did not break up until o'clock
The young people Of jamestown will re
member the occasion as one of the bright
est in their social life.