Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1881-02-18

Z. llulllu.
II L Ashley, the farm king Of the
blushing burg Of Eldndge, supports one
Of the finest rigs in the country.
Mr.. Matthews. the Grand Rapids mai
ca rner, returned last evening and reports
the cause Of his delay the immense amount
of snow IN the vicinity Of the Rapids.
A man filed with booze stopped It Mr..
Kelley's residence the other mulning
nearly frozen, but after. drinking about Z
quart Of pepper tea recovered enough to
proceed home.
We publish in another column . very
interesting letter from G. A. Tuttle, Two
Rivers. Wis. He has become very much
Interested in this country through reading
The Alert. 81
The work Of framing the NJ e. church
will commence - soon ~ the weather will
permit. The s,lls. lumber, etc., are On
the ground ready for business. DR..
Baldxin, Judge Allen and Rev. Mr..
Wrigh; are collecting subscriptions.
The Street Commissionef should look
into the condition. of the streets from the
Pacific House t. thecourt house They
are bad. and if they do not believe it
keep ysur eyes On the county officials
about eleven o'clock at night.
''Asye saw 90 shalt thou resp" ssys
the Good Book. Put wheat in properly
and there is but little doubt but that it.
will yield an abundant harvest. Do not
attempt to do too much. It is better to
put 80 acres in we'll than 100 in bad
shape. There was never anything msde
BY trying to do more thau could be done
right.
W. E. Tusx, the checker king, has
been in town the past few days rubbing
up our crack checker players in lively
manner with his mastery skill Out of
about thirty games played he lost hut
one, and that to Mr.. King the telegraph
operator, winning all the rest but thr.e or
four draws. The players were oil pleased
with "Tru" aud he promises to come
again. Truax says the jamestown boys
oil belong to the royal family and he was
never better en- .ertsincd in his life. Part
uf the games Mr.. T.. was blindfoldcd
while playing but lost none while play
ing in that manner.
We are just in receipt Of telegram
which We publish in another column
announcing that our energetic rep
resenta,ive, Mr.. Wells, has alter some
hard labor, succeeded 10 creating a new
Legislative district out Of Barnes, Ransom,
La M"ur and stutsman counties. This
gives us q positive republican district, ind
cuts US off from Bismarck. which is dem
ocratic By an anOverwhefminx majority. Mr..
Wells deEies being or having been in any
way connected with the mob that has eE.
deavored to break down our present ex-
emption law. and expresses hope that
TIE Alert will act accordingly.
Last year the attention of incoming
immigrants was directed more particular
ly to the rich country laying south of
jamestown. Not word was ever said
about the grand country north, and com
paratively few of the hundreds that vis-
tied this rexionever heard Of any other
section of the great James River Valley
than that portion first mentined 10 the
above. This year it will be differen'. While
hundreds will 60 south Of us. it is equal.
~ true that many will find homes in the
upper country. along the line Of the
Jamesto ~n and Mouse River branch Of
the Northern Pacific, which will certainly
be built during the next season.
Letter OF Inqsiry,
WoLcoTvILLE, IND, La GRANGE Co,
Feb. 4, 1881. !
ED. ALERT RT-Having received q COPY |
of he Alert, snd being interested in the |
same I take the privilege Of ask ing 4 few
questions l'eforc undertaking the Journey.
First.-Tbe population Of Jamestown,
second,-Ihe population of S:utsman
county.
Third.-What portion Of the countrt
will be set aside rs the territory of Penn.
blna.
Fourth. length Of winters.
Fifth.-Can land be bought within .
mile or two Of Jamestown?
Sixth-under the tree culture act Who
Is to furnish the seeds or cuttingss
Seventh Does the r. r. COMPANY
make any reduction in fare to pu-cllasers
If land.
l, also, would like to zee the busiIess
1ir. ctory of jamestown. There are sew.
nal young men in this vicinity going
vest to 60 iuto business. I would like
9 know what length your school terms
IRE sud bow many school buildings there
ire in the county. I am asking consid-
:rable, but bear with me and send me 4
'opy Of your paper. Yours,
BE-. NEWMAN,
ANSWERS TO THE FOREGOING.
First. Five hundred.
Sccond.-About one thousand.
Third. The division question being
cry much mixed 1t il hard to say what
'Ortion will be set off, but it is quite
that when . division of the
.rri,ory .ioes take place il viii be On the
9Th standard parallel All of that Dor.
ion north OF the 46th parallel will be
allied North Dakota, and tba, portion ,
outh of that line wiifbc known a. South ]
>akotA.
Fourth.-Winter usually sets in about
he 10th Of November and lasts until the
liddle of March. Wheat was sown here q
Ist year on the 22nd of March.
FIfth.-1es, but NOT ct Q reasonably
~ figure.
Sixth.-Our merchants keep the seed
u sale and sou can get cuttings Of John
ea, Of Bismarck, u. T., Que hundred Q
liles vest Of this place.
Seventh.-Yes, sir. To thoss Who 4
urcpase land of them a reduction of \