Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1881-05-27

Inc IFeSiuenL ana trustees DI the tllln6
OF Jamestown do ordain as follows:
No person shall ride OF drive any hors
or horses upon any street or alley in tn
Village Of jamestown faster than trot
nor az q greater speed than at the rate o
six miles per hour, under penalty o
three dollars for each offense.
L. LYON.
The Board adjourned to Monday even
ing, May Both, ut Mr. Whites office, at
p. m. W. II. CAMPBELL, Village Clerk.
License your dog.
Danncrs team now delivers ice regular
ly to customers.
The new store on Fourth avenue is 90.
ing up at rapid pace.
Major Lyon keeps the largest stock o.
boots and shoes in town.
VIM Goodrich is quite enthusiastic
over the country north of Sanborn
Grimm, Geiseler s. Mueller have Just
received new installment of hardware.
Mr. Harker has moved into Mckenzie s.
house, on the south side
Quite party are going down to Sara.
toga Springs this week.
schomburg will increase the size of his
bathroom and put in another tub.
E. P. Wells is having picket fence
built around his garden and residence.
Mr.. Fowler has gone to New York to
receive trsatmen for an alb cess which was
forming on his neck.
Farm Machinery Johnston, " no has been
east for several days, returned yesterday.
He reports pleasant trip.
f. P. Wells went down to Grand Rap.
ids to day with party of gentlemen who
are interested in that direction.
Thero will be German services in tie
school house, Monday evening, May 3Otb,
at o'clock. REV. j. 4. FUNK.
A gentle farcas occu rr.din D. M. Kel-
leher's kitchen last evening, in v hich one
of the females took a leading part.
Mr.. AcGee desires the Alert to thank
the numerous friends who so kindly as
sisted him during his late misfortune.
Tony las gone into the wire screen bus
ness. Those desiring to debar the gen.
| tie "skeeter" had better see him at once
M~~ D---<5--.i--' -.--a n..s a'1ersJ "tnno',
daus hters of Anton Klaus, Esq, have ar
rived and will remain for time on a visit
in this place.
Some of our farmers say that breaking
is unusually hard to do this year, and
that 1t requires four horses to do now
that three did last year.
The snow must be pretty much gone
iu Southern Dakota for this year,
judging from the fsct that our February
exchanges are beginning to arrive from
that country.
| A hook agent selling Gaskeli's Com
pendulum has been in town and succeeded
in selling number Of books. He was
mild hammered man and had very neat
way of taking in his victim.
The La Moure House, at Grand Rapids,
is we'll under headwuy with large force
of carpenters at work on it. 1t is to be q
two story building, with good sized ad-
dition for kitchen purposes.
The lightning rods In use on the houses
in Jamestown we're evidently put on by
an amateur. No insulators are used, the
rod beng laid on the shingles and sides
Of the building, aud then piece of tin
Is tackled over it TO hold it in place.
Mcssrs. Poole, Hyatt and the Western
Man went out to Spirltwood Lake yester-
day on fishing excursion. They brought
back 1875 pcuads of pickerel as the result
of the days sport: The largest fish tip
ped the scales at IL pounds.
! A lady just from England said there
were thousands Of refined and educated
girls in England, who, if they knew the
situation of affairs here, would like to
come to the Great West Can't some of
our young men get number of them to
come!
We understand that the party just
from England are we'll pleased with the
James River Valley, AMI especially James
town. The letters written by them in
plaise of our country will result in hun
dreds coming to this county and village.
They are desirable class of people, and
We have room tor all such.
Edward Mcmahon, banker of Jeffer-
sonvi!le, Wis accompanied by his wife
yesterday. They left for Grand Rapids
this morning. Both these gentlemen are
large property owners in both Stutsmau
and LaMoure counties, and are we'll
pleased with the rapid strides jamestown
taking toward metropolitan greatness
| Porter s Roper, who are erecting a
fine Office and warehouse 20x48 in size,
two stories high, just east of Lambert
Bros, hardware store, are doing splen-
did business in the way of selling lumber
and farm machinery. They have recently
| received new installment Of the latter,
among which we notice the celebrated
Deering twine binder. These machines
are regarded by those who have used
them as being superior i'll all respects.
Rev n. Huelstcr, of Jacksonville,
Wis, and VIM. Huelster. of Napervillc,
Ills., connected with the Western Union
Pub. Co., ard J. N Cross, of New York
state, in company with E. P. Wells have
gone to Grand Rapids. The first two
gentlemen are largely inter ested in both
S utsman and La Moure county lands,
which they are improving as fast as pos
sible. Such men are of great bene6. to q
new country and we take pleasure in no.
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