Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1881-06-10
Oats Tor sale by Bush & Corwin.

| ed on its new lot.
Kelleher wins the contest case. Set
special dispatch from Fargo.
The addition to the Dakota House bar
her shop is up and doubles the size Of tn
building.
BY the removal of Kellcher's barn th
appearance Of Fifth avenue has beer
greatly improved.
The body of the Presbyterian church i
being printed by our artists, Knapp
Son.
Mr.. Flint is identifying his hote
grounds with evergreen trees Of the bal
sam persuasion.
The first raft of lumber for the new
town of Saratoga Springs will leave herr
some time this week.
The roof OF the new Methodist church
has commenced sagging, and the question
now arises as to how it can be fixed
4 telegram from Mrs. Weninger, wife
buried here and the grave marked.
Julius Herscl, If Arcadia, Wis, brother
of our Charles Hensel, accompanied by
his cousin, Frank A. Hcnsel, Is in town.
Paint your houses when they are frst
built and save expense. The longer one
waits the more it will cost to do the
work.
1t is reported that Mr. Danner Is soon
to have $25, 900 partner and that the
jamestown brewery is to boom in propor-
ton.
These are the days when the sad eyed
gopher seeks to destroy the honest gran
gers sweet corn and other tender veceta-
bles.
John Do9c's counters together with an
immense quantity OF bar hxings have ar
rived. Ar. D. expects to open some
time next week.
With continuance Of the present fa-
vorablc weather the harvest in Stulsman
county this year will far surpass any we
have had in the past.
sp:ugenberg is said to be guilty of the
terrible crime Of deserving his comrades
tor the society of the fair and bewitching.
play"
Another train Of freight teams from
Fort T0lten, with Indians in command,
camned on the north side last night and
this morning loaded up with government
freight and started to return.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Pres by
terian church, held Il strawberry festital
and dance Mt the Dakota House on Satur-
day evening, which was numerously at
tended and whicll resulted in clean up
Of over $50.
Building sidewalks on Fiftl, avenue is
getting to be quite popular among the
prominent merchants of that street.
Nothing adds more to the appearance, as
well as the convenience Of place, than
nice sidewalks.
The Methodist festival advertised in
these columns to take place 4ast evening
at the new church, was literally attended
despite the storm. The strawberries and
Ice cream were of the best and the total
receipts were nearly $50.
Notes of preparations for the coming
Fourth arrive with every mail. All of
the towns in North Dakota are going 10
do something i'll that line. Bismarck
threatens an excursion on the river and
Mandan Catholic picnic.
Write it down in your hat that on the
9th day Of June, 1881, Billy Goodrich
Drought into the Alert office bunch of
wheat that measured 25 inches in length,
and looked as though it would go over 40
bushels to the acre. Next?
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Presby~
terian church will hold a picnic at Kel-
leher's grove, near town, on the Fourth of
July. Every one is invited to be present
and get their dinner-by paying for it.
Ice cream in varied forms and colors will
be among thc dellcacies served.
The Swamp Angels not content with
what glory they earned in playing foot
ball, have challenged the r.. s. rs to
play game of base ball. The prellmina-
rles arc arranged, the mines selected and
Tomorrow evening is the time appointed
for the event to come off.
George Melsel, the barber who has
purchased Schomburg's building and bus
iuess is ,bout to put an addition on to
the rear, 1924 in size. He intends to put
In more bath tubs aud to have every thing
tidy a-ound the place. As barber he
gives general satisfaction.
-Four out of FIVE of the men who heard
Of the death Of Weninger by drowning
Sunday, at once began telling story OF
how near they had come to drowning
once upon time, and that if they had
been in the river this man could not pos
sibly have drowned.
The gentleman who had the misfortune
to lose one of his best horses should not
try to get even with the world by hauling
it within few rods of neighbours house
to rot above ground. There is, we think,
law enough in Dakota to compel him to
bury it, and the gentleman can rest assur-
d that if necessary it will be ,f,'c.l.
S. J. J. Brown, Esq, Of the law I'M Of
Brown & Brown, takes an active part
with his son in the manipulation of legal
tusin,ss Mr. b. is gentleman advanced
in years, but full of vigor and enterprise
The Alert takes pleasure in extending to
Mr. Brown hearty welcome to our vii
lage, and bespeaks for HIM liberal share
of business in his line.