Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1881-12-23
Preferred tile James River Valley.

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Preferred the James River Valley.
o. w. Bennett has written q letter to
The LIE Mars, Iowa, Sentinel, of which
the editor speaks thus. o. w. Bennett,
our former townsman, of Fargo, Dakota,
has another interesting letter in this issue
descriptive of Fargo and the adjacant
agricultural regions Of the wonderfully
productive Red River Valley, which from
his letter seems indeed the land of prom
Use and prosperity. He mentions that Mr..
Il. Sykes, of Stockport, England, who
owns large possessions in Lyon county,
Red River Valley of $4,000 acres. Mr..
Bennett was the means of including Mr..
Sykes to go up to the New Northwest
country, and accompanied him in his eX-
tensive travels. Mr.. Bennett has opened
real estate office in Fargo, and is pre-
pared to give information to all applicants
both in this country and abroad We all
know Ors, well and that what he states
may be relied on.-Fargo Argus.
Mr.. Sykes purchased the above mention
ed 45, coo acres in the James River Valley
and selected it in preference to the Red
River Valley for particular and good rea-
sons which are fully set forth in Sykes
pamphlet entitled Gland and Farming in
North Dakota" Everyone interested in
lands and farms should write the N. p.
r. r., at St. Paul, for copy and it will
be forthcoming free of cost.
Remember Deckers oyster supper to-
morrow evening.
Mr.. Mexican came up from Sanborn
yesterday afternoon.
Martino, Miss Montague and Mr.. Logan
are stopping at the Dakota House.
Mr.. II S. Van Cleve went to Minneap-
OILS yesterday to spend the holidays with
his family.
For the benefit of subscribers in the east
we would say that our weather continues
glorious. Mild and dry, with no snow.
Mr.. Dodge expects to receive an offer
from an eastern theatrical manager to
star as soon as he as played in Jamestown.
1t is reported that Mr.. Reeves little child
is not expected to live. Its illness is said
not to have arisen from vaccination as re-
ported
1t is presumed that the new building
for the James River National bank will be
erected on the lot now occupied by E. P
Wells land office.
Chief Justice Shannon's retirement from
his office will not meet with general salts
faction, no matter what the qualifications
OF his successor may be.
Mr. Wadsworth says that advertising IN
the Alert has been the direct cause of
selling % Ordway lots. If you have got
anything to sell let people know it,
Judge Allen took q job of cutting wood
enough to get breakfast with the other
morning. and not being an expert with
the little hatchet, now walks the streets
supported by two crutches.
Messrs. Lenham and Cooper of Sanborn
were in town yesterday The former gen
tleman is in the mercantile business there.
and the latter is one of the brothers who
own so many thousand acres of land north
of SanDorn
Mr.. j. Rippburger, who VISITED this sec
ton last summer and purchased land
around here and Grand Rapids, writes us
that lie is selling off his real estate and
preparing to come out here in the spring.
He says many Others " i'll come with him
and he PREDICTS that we shall be over
flowed with land lockers in the spring.
Enterprise: A series of revival meetings
that have been held in Sanborn by the
pastor of the NJ. E. Church, assisted by
Rev. David Writ of Valley City, and Rev
Demorest of jamestown, resulted in great
ly quickcning the church, and reclaiming
some who had wandered away from the
fold of Christ. The meetings arc closed
for the present.
Our visit in the east was brief, but it
was long enough to convince us that about
one-third of the population Of Michigan
would come west if they could get any
thing near what their property is worth:
In Cedar Springs, Mich, our old home,
village property is gradually depreciating
and as a rule is not worth as much to-day
as it was when we came away, sea.e four
years ago. Money is wer:h only 6 and
psr cent.
T.is Christmas entertainment, to be given
! At the Presbyterian church tomorrow
night promises to be an event of very
Interesting character, and will consist OF
songs. recitations, and the distribution 0.
presents Neither pains nor money viii
have been spared to make the occasion
pleasant for all who may attend. All per
sons desiring to present their friends Will
gifts. are invited to place their present,
upon the Christmas tree. which is oper
Tree to ALL The doors will he open at {. n
O'Clock and the exercises begins promptly
al 7pm.