Jamestown alert., 1881-07-08
MOney furnistleL for poving up.
RlOO 900 to loan. VIM. q. White.
C. Z. Hale, D. D. S Resident Dentist

C. e. Hale, D. D. S, Resident Dentist.
Our census is rapidly increasing.
Calsomiue John has returned to Brain
The Thermometer reached 400 .ir the
shade last Friday.
A Bismarck man always speaks Of the
cucumber as the summer bologna.
Call upon Johnston, thelmachine man
if you want to buy wagon cheap At
The corner brick of the Lloyd block
was laid Monday with appropriate cere~
monies.
The jamestown excursion party which
went west the first of the week returned
on the noon train Saturday.
Born.-Friday, July 1st son to Mr..
and Mrs. r. Pohl. Father happy and
mother and son doing we'll. DR.. Thor
old. in attendance.
The scholars Of the school presented
M. Foley With a gold pen and autograph
album a, the close OF the school exdibi-
ton Friday evening.
The wheat between jamestown and
Fargo is looking very good with the ex-
ception of a small strip cast of Ca sclton.
which has been damaged by the tlo"a
Is NJ. Kelleher has resigned his position
as member and Chairman of the Board OF
County Commissioners. We understand
taat the vacancy will be filed by appoint
mcnt.
John the Baptist, who processes no re
llgious procl:vitles On the ground that 10
one can explain the origin ."' the creator,
climbed the CREASED pole without the aid
OF the rope.
This habit some people have of riding
into sa looms and other places Of business
on horseback is getting monotonous, and
it shauld be the duty Of the Village Mar
sbal to put atopte it.
Chief Marshal Kel)eher desires the
Alert TO extenG to Messrs. Allen and
Klaus and the assistant marshals' his sin"
cere thanks for the valuable assistance
rendered by them.
c. r. O,dine, piano.tuner, is in town
He is going to Bismarck but will be back
IN about a week. The papers speak OF
him as an excclls mt tuner, worthy Of pat
ronege. He tunes by the year. That is
what we won't.
Mr. Thompson advcrtises to sell his
laundry fixtures and lease the building tn
a responsible party. His business has
grown to such al extent that it is mort
than he cares to handle.,. This is good
opportunity for some one TO- step into
profitable business.
The course being taken by S. K. Barnes,
Gen. Pass. Ags- of the N. p, with refer
erencc to bouncing several unnecessary
servants, lis being backed by the General
Manager of the road The Northern Pa
cifia would seem atone time to have beer
conducted. largely. upon the Star Route
principle.
Mr.. McKechnie7, has secured the ser
vices Of Mr.. Farr In his meat marketsrand
his customers may now expect to have
meat cut up as it has NOT been before
Mr.. r. is competent butcher and has
had experience in the. business which will
enable him to suit all.
A race between Wadsworth's and Nick
Gus horses occurred Tuesday eve on the
bluff northeast of town. The course was
half mile, straight away. and fora purse
of $40. Wadsworth's horse came in ahead
'by about length. Considerable money
up in the way of bets changed hands.
Difficulty is being experienced By our
carpenters in getting plastering done and
the completion Of several buildings is be-
ing delayed in consequence. There are
plenty of plasterers in town, but few OF
them seem to love "budge' better than
work, and in consequence fail to carry
out contracts.
Some miscrsant about a week ago pol
soued Curtin's pup, Don, and it has suf-
fered terribly since and is but just able to
move around now and will probably die.
The thing Who would be mean enough to
purpesely do the like of this would not
h. state at shooting the president. He
should be sent to the spirit land at once.
Parker, the pen man, returned frcm
Bismarck Tuesday and in the evening
brought out the banjo and big trunk and
after some music proceeded to explain
how to get two dollars for one. He sue
ceeded in making few people think he
vas nm here for his health. but the num-
dred dollar bills did not fly around as
lively AZ on his previous appearance ara
he caught on TO less of our peoples wealth.
The Fargo Argus says "Let US Excurt,'
or in other words go or an excursion.
1t is a good idea and one which, the peo-
ble Of JameStown should think ever.
why not. after ve have recovered from
our Fourth, get up grand excursion to
D,,m.rck and then 4 short sttarnboat
sside on the river, The thing could easily
Re arranged. and many Of our people VII"
Ave q curinsity to see that wicked city
spuld have chance to do so at small
iopsley {, money.
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