Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1881-02-25
Will some one start meat market?
Moon says that '.stock' is going down
About tour inches Of snow fell last

1 MOON says that STOCK is gong down
About tour inches Of snow fell las
night.
1 Wallace often wishes he could eat By
telephone.
Mr. Barbour informs us that he is ex.
pect,ng A!r. Learned to arrive next Wed.
nesday.
Major Lyon mourns the loss Of his pc.
hen which died yesterday noon with its
boots on.
Two magnificent new tables grace the
ready made clothing department of u.
| CurtIn's store.
John Vennum is expected home next
week He will bring new dray aud a
car load of horses
Two parties are figuring on the brick
business and the probabilities are that :he
field will soon be occupied
Passenger train No. 3 from the east
was two or three hours late to-day. Cause,
too much snow on the Minnesota divis.
ion.
The Bismarck Daily Tribune will ap.
pear on or about the 1sr Of April. If
Lounsbcrry gets out as good a daily as
he does weekly no one will have just
cause for complaining.
The snow is yet too deep in certain
portions of the rural districts to permit
our country friends to visit the city in
wagons or sleighs.
Those taking the daily Alert can have
their weekly seat to any part Of the Uni
ted States or old countries, direct from
.hls Office, by leaving address.
The Daily Alert is under many obliga-
tion to the daily Argus for courtesies rer-
dered The Argus has ever shown dis
position to grant us favors when asked.
The material for the new bridge across
the James river is on the ground and will
he erected at once under the able super~
vision of architect Aubertin. It will be
located just south Of the railroad bridge
Mr. KIars informs us that the little
gun will be fred tomorrow in honor. Of
that gaol man, Washington, and adds
that in his opinion Washington was as
good man az St. Patrick.
If tue Northern Pacific yard master at
this place would exercise little more
pains i'll keeping the crossing near the
Jamestown House clear, he would confer
a favor upon the people OF this place.
We neglected to state ia Friday even
ings daily that tue weekly Alert would
be put into the postof flee, and not detiv.
cred by special carrier as heretofore.
Nearly every one that takes
the weekly in the city, takes the daily,
and it would be hardly reasonable to de,
liver the same news twice.
j. ]. Flint, proprietor Of the Dakota
House, has commenced the erection OF
sample room expressly for the accommo-
dation Of travelling statesmen. The build
ing will be 1924 feet in size and 16 feet |
high and is to be located nearly opposite |
Mr.. Wellsland office. It is fsrtLer un-
derstood that the upper story will be
done off in an elegant manner and used
for barber shop. Verify, the town be.
gins to boom.
The pound sociable at the residence Of
Major Lion last evening was decided
7uccess The people began to gather at an
EARLY hour and at O'clock the house was
filed to its utmost capacity. The exercises
were opened by music on the piano by
Miss Minnie Ii on, this VAS followed b;
4 duet by Miss Wells and Mrs. r. A.
Bill, which was loudly apn!aiiel AZ.
er several songs and little preliminary
work AMONG the deacnnesses the auction
,egan. There was everything to be sold
rom prize package to a paund OF poor
sugar. dry goods, boots, cigars, confection-
sry, and other things 10 numerous
o mention. Quite neat sum
ras realized from the sale. The penple
dispersed about 10 o'clc,,k and all went
home feeling that they had been highly
Interested. Special notice is due Major
Iyon aud his pleasant family for the pains
aiken by them to make each feature Of
he evenings entertainment enjoyable to
Ii.
The Jamestown Incorporation bill,
Which has recently passed the lower house
f our territorial legislature, is exciting
considerable attention among prominent
itizers OF this place. II is plain that
Majority of the better class are very much
a favor of the measure and ere very anx-
)us that it should be successful. Some
re of the opinion that should jamestown
e organized as village it wndd be
ompetled to pay tor the building of
ounty buildings and other county i'm
rovements made within the corporation.
his idea Is wrong. The whnle county
taxed for county Improvements and not ]
Ie locality alone in which the improve
lcNts are made. The amount received ! .
ON fines, licenses, ETC., will go a leng
ay toward making up for the extra ex-
ense brought upon 'he tax payers of the c
llEaGe by vill2ge charter Some ODD. Sc
le measure, not because it is not Just and
roper, but simply because they did hap
EN- to get liked" on the board of trus :
,es.
Birthday in James
town.
The demonstration of patriotism began
lfiy THIS morning. Great prepa- S
ons had been m ,de tn celebrate The
lrthday of George" in becoming man. I
sr and at q. m, "a salute of 13 guns was /
-ed from Klaus battery by that able
the Elder, who has already
that duty Oh the two greatest .
,casions jamestown has ever yet known. !
g.: The reception to Gen. Sherman and o