Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1881-07-15
Capt. Elliott came up from Grand Rap

ids last evening.
The thermo.netet reached 102 degree
in the shade yesterday.
Hall g. Sox have their hotel liz oper'
! tion ut Grand Rapids.
Indians brought down six loads OF Or
hides from Fort Totten yesterday.
Breaking has been pretty much SUI
pended on account of the dry weather.
Several Of our y oung men are contcm
plating trip to the end Of the track.
Major Lyon expects to move into nj
new store shortly after the first OF tn
coming month.
The Dakota House is full Of guests am
cots are being called into requlsltloi
to accommodate the many patrons.
The mail r3ute between Bismarck ant
the Black Hills has been discontinued
by order of the Post Office Department
The financial statement of the county i
a. good thing as tue celebrated 1851"
puzzle, only you can't come ss near work
ing it outy
The trip of the N. P. officials to James
town has resulted 10 many Inquiries from
abroad, and we believe it will result in {
boom for jamestown.
MI. Kearney, northwest of town, anC
Mr. Severn. south Of town, have com
menced harvesting their barley and say
that it is turning out we'll.
The Hager Brothers are putting up q
hotel in Mandan 80xlOO feet IN size; also
block ot three steres 751100 in size and
another store 95x1O0 in size.
Nj. ii. DuBuisson is the name of the
gantl, man who is to open the new store
on Fourth avenue. He will run . general
merchandise establishment with dry
goods at the head.
Every one who wants hay is now en-
gagged III putting it up Or hiring the same
done, and with the present favorable
weather and abundant crop a liberal sup
ply will be gathered III.
McALPINE-M COURTNEY. Married, on
Wednesday. July 18th, by Justice
Steinbach, Sergeant McAlpine to Miss
May McCourtncy, both OF jamestown.
Another legal gentleman has been look
ing our town over with view of locating
anu practiclng bis profession. He is at
present in Fargo and if he is not pleased
with the outlook there will return here.
Mr.. Gray of spiritwood lake, one OF
the enterprising Gray Bros, was in town
to-day. The Gray Bros do not keep u
hotel, as has been represented by sone,
but they are mighty hospilable gcntle>
men.
Geo. w. Horton and wife of Wisconsin
are visiting at the residence of Mr.. +. L.
Wells, aud examining the town and coun-
try with view 10 investment, and pos
siDle future residence in this part OF Da-
kota.
Lumber has advanced two dollars on
thousand, not throug Ii any maneuvering OF
our local dealers, however, but through
the influence of eastern manufacturers.
This measure will have tendency to en-
courage the manufacturing Of brick.
The surveyors on the Fargo s South
western railroad are reported within few
miles of Grand Rapids, and the graders
are il the vicinity of Lisbon, Ransom
county. 1t is authoritatively stated that
the road will reach the James river at
Grand Rapids this fall.
One of Mr. Cornwall's oxen died yes
terday while on the way to town from
some Is miles north of here where he had
been breaking. The OK suffered from the
heat but kept up until it reached the
new bridge across The James when 1t fell
down and gave up the ghost.
Mr.. Denis DorEey has rented the build.
ing formerly occupied by Maltby as meat
market, and will open a bakery. Mr.. D.
will erect large brick oven Immediately.
This room was rented for u meat market
short time ago, hut Nc Kechnie hired
the butcher and thus left it vacant.
There are upon an average of twenty to
twenty five applicants for the position OF
school teacher in the organized districts
in the county. The salary is SAC per
month. The salary of the principal of
the Jamestown school is to be 800 per
month and that of the assistant $40 per
m onth.
The surveying party of tie N. P. who
are to set the grade stakes of the line 60
ing north arrived here yesterday noon and
at once went to work. From the tenor
of special dispatches to the Pioneer Press
which we publish there is no reason to
doubt the early commencement Of this
| branch.
The Alert stated few days ago that it
would this week publish the financial
statement of the county. When we said
We would do this we supposed statement
would be forthcoming from the County
Clerk, but as the thing which has ap
peared is SO utterly incomplete and in-
comprehensive that we do not care to let
it have any circulation, and so it does not
appear in our columns.
! A row occurred in saloon On Monday
evening in which Jack Mckenzie and an
Englishman took leading parts and which
ended by Marshal Dorm locking McKen.
zie up, and his beng brought before JUS
tice Douglass and cinched to the amount
of ten dollars and costs, making a grand
total of fifteen dollars, which sum not be-
ing forthcoming he was remanded to jail.
Justice Allen was called upon yester-
day afternoon to hold court upon case
in which Harry Wade was accused BY