Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1881-04-22
james Lees has flushed seeding.

Pat Moran is building an addition tc
his saloon.
Ed Decker's addition to his store is near
iy completed.
A. Klaus is giving his new Office q
fresh coat Of paint.
Mr.. Roper, of the firm of Porter s. Ro,
per, is quite sick.
A select party Is to be given at the de.
pot this evening.
r. c. Jordsn is building several resi-,
dcnces on claims in the country.
The Daily and Weekly Alert on sale al
Flslds' jewclry store, on Front Street.
slowey & Thomas are putting tin
roof on Vcssey's hotel at Eldridge.
-Four car loads Of stone left here TO-DAY
to help build the wall around Mandan.
John McAlpine was chosen bridge cx.
aminer last evening by unanim Gus vote
Grimm, Gelseler s. Mueller have pur-
chased S. F. Lambert's stock Of hard ware.
MIR. Atkinson has bought one of the
Chicago pulverizerS aud commenced sesd-
ing to-day.
"A. Stciubach has added car load
OF doors, windows, ETC., to his stock of
furniture.
The building formerly occupied BY H.
l. lnman tor an office is to be sold at
sheriff sale tomorrow,
Poole has just received a new cup raak
anu cups with his customers names on
t':em in gold and fancy colors.
Granger Fuller visited his rancho YES.
terday for the purpose of learning the
dairy business
Dir. Davis, a brother-in law of Mr..
Waller, has arrived trsm Iowa and will
remain in this vicinity.
Ten Car loads Of rails for the extension
are laying on the side track here on nc.
count OF high water in the Missouri.
COL J. s.. Conrad, commander at Fort
Tottcn, who has been east on vacation
returned this morning to his old quarters.
A family Of cmigrants who had ed
near The mill were compelled to seek
quarters that were less moist sterday.
Granger Fuller has plow that has bad
habits. During the last week it has been
found in the DEVILS Nursery several times,
A Mr. Klauscn will arrive from Ger
many in few days. He will bring car
load of cows from the states for the pur-
pose Of starting dairy.
While Henry Ghcski was leading bis
team OF horses to wuter yesterday, one Of
them wheeled and kicked him in the face
lnjurng him quite severely.
The water in James river is rising very
fast, but rs there is not water enough in
North Dakota to inundate jamestown, no
fears are entertained.
Klaus mill has shut down on account
of high water in the JIM Tie water has
risen so that it has everfowed the lower
floor Of the mill.
The carpenters have commenced tear.
ing off the siding from the east end of
the Dakota House preparatory to putting
up the addition.
Mr. Hurd, for some time past connected
with the Dakota House, has severed his
there and will leave for the
east in few days.
Mr.. Fuller has just got his milkery
running in good shape, and the milk EN-.
anating from his stock Of COWS is by no
means of wa:ery cast.
The bids for building the school house
in district No. 2 were opened and read
yesterday afternoon. The contract was
awarded to z. Martin for $475, he being
The lowest bidder.
r. A. Bill willie in Valley City last
week purchased two span of the finest
horses We have yet seen in Stutsman coun-
ty. They are for use on his farm, near
this town.
Lumber Tony says that he is in no way
connected with the getting up of the par
ty to be held in the depot on Friday
night, but that it will be good one all
the same
White & Nickeus' cracked team in
iulgetl in harmless run away this after
noon. They fetched up near John Ven
NUNS barn, where they collided with a
lumber wagon and were captured.
Seeding has commenced in earnest and
,ow may be seen the mild and gentle ten
i.rfoot treading the furrow behind yoke
If stays, with his face the complexion of
| ripe pumpkin.
The report which Is being circulated to
he effect that Klaus mill dam bad been
washed away, is untrue. The dam Is in
IS good condition as the day it was put
n, notwithstanding the rise in the
James,
The proposed road from the north lead
ny into jamestown, will be a great con-
Venience to farmers living in that direc-
ion. At present thes are compelled to
come in from the west side and in some
Instances to go several miles out of their
way.
J.W. Johnston the machinery man, has
ust recci ed a car load of the Mccormick |
and car load of the White
water wagons. These wagons are splen-
lid for use in prairie country, The