Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1881-03-18

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Mr. Klaus furnished the lumber 70
bo:h the new churches.
District court will be held in April in
stead of March.
Mr. Hall will leave for Grand Rapid.
sometime during the coming week.
Jimmie Herbert is digging we'll neal
his new residence on the north side.
Mr.. McGinnis of the Bank Of James.
town, is expected here next week
Porter s. Roper will open branch es-
tablisl,mcnt in Grand Rapids this summer
T. w. Fields will occupy the new
building Pat Moran has just innished on
Front street with his jewelry store.
Sheriff McKechnie has sold all his
oxen, the result Of a little judicious al.
vfrtising in The Daily Alert
II is generally believed that the greater
portion Of the Fort Seward reservation
has been secured ny "squatters."
If seeding commences ON the 22nd ot
March this ) ear a change must soon take
place in the atmosphere.
Over eight hundred shares Of the Build.
ing Association have been subscribed for
and the balance are partly spoken for.
Ole STRAIN, not Ole Bull, has just pur.
chased lot ON Jones addition and will
erect mansion thereon at an early day
j w. Johnston has rented and is now
occupying the office Of H. L. Inmsn as
headquarters for mis- machinery business.
DOC Campbclls new jewelry store ON
Fifth Ave. Is rapidly approaching c.m.
p!etloa and the Doctor Will soou move
therein
The jamestown mills stopped Wednes.
day on account /, 1 the scarcity of fuel for
the engine 1t will not start IL, ain until
the liver breaks Cp.
Mr.. Curtin says that those wishing
to order fax seed through him must do so
within few days. as he will forward his
order IN very short time.
Abner Scidmore will erect $4,000
residence on his farm in the country
His eighty acre piece adjoining town has
been sold to a resident of jamestown.
The mail between this place aud Fort
Tottcn arrives and departs regularly.
The mail going south comes and goes US
the spirit moves and the snow allows.
S. F. Lambert's new commercial empc.
ruin will he 50x75 feet with commndi-
GUS cellar underneath. s +. has an eve
to the future prospects of the capital city.
Mr.. Roper. Of the firm of Porter s.
Roper, is expected in jamestown Satur-
day. Mr.. Porter is also expecting a car
load of drags, pulverizers and pumps this
week.
Mr.. II. L. Hall, who has just put IN
ne% and extensive stock Of general mer-
chandise at Grand Rapids, D. T.. has Just
recovered from tedious spell Of sickness
Glad to see him up again.
Ina private letter to Mr.. Klaus, Mr..
Buchanan ot Rio, Wisconsin, saws that the
railroads IN that part Of the state are hope.
lessly blocked. the snow being ten feet
deep on the rails.
. Catholic services will be held next Sun.
day morning at hsf past uins, at the
court house, by Rev. Father Hcpperles
Sunday. March 9th. Rev. Father Hep
pcrle will be absent from jamestown.
Major Lyon is not without farm. Far
from ii. He owns tree claim and he
proposes to set out 500 banana slips dur
1Hs, we iSA' SiiASNl IVuA NSchS. lc lar
seeing major thinks that ihi. c. innate is
admirably adapted to tropical fruits.
The trustees ofthe Prcsny leran church
have purchased their mate ial, hired
foreman to superintend the work of con-
struc;lon. and have let the contract of
building the basement walls, and will
hasten the enterprise to any carly compile
ton.
H. Griffin Of Eldridge, who has for the
past three months been lingering in the
east with view Of patching up a broken
down constitution, returned to jamestown
yesterday. Mr.. G's many friends Will be
glad to hear that his health has gleat!y
improve during his absence.
Councilman Wallace says that there is
no doubt but that the Milwaukee s st.
Paul rad will be built into jamestown
during the coming summer, and that it is
the purpose of the company tn commence
grading as soon as tue frost is out Of the
ground.
The St Paul drummer who went to
Grand Rapids to sell goods to the mer-
chants Of that metropolis, narrowly es-
capped the fate Of being buried all winter
in that delightful region. Truly, i. was
a profitable trip. Deicem says, send us
down more; send Gown all that come
along.
Barber Poole has signed the pledge for
six months and will resume business in
his old stand Mr.. Poole is one Of the
best BARRIERS jamestown has ever had, and
but for his 'spirituous" propensities he
could have been enjoying substantial
and lucrative patronage. Now that he is
making n ,ole effort to abstain, we hope
his old customers, together with many
new ones will favor him with their
patronage.
The opening IF the old Fort Seward
reservation to settlement will no doubt
occasion gr, at deal of sqiabbling for
the best Corner lots Just what will be
done with those who have been living
upon the reservation for tue past few
years. it is hard to say. Some are of the
opinion That they can hold tfeir claims,
while Others think they can not. In any
event our Tented attorneys will get
their work in for large share Of the
profits.
The question now arises who will erect
the first brick building in Jamestown.
Whoever does will, at the same time.
gather unto himself an "etcrnal weight of
glory" His name shall be handed down
through several thicknesses of succeeding
po>terity and all the world will know
that he lived Yea, more than that, wc
will see that his grave is kept green when
he "croaks" and get a permit from the
sewing society to plant sun
flowers at the head of his grave.