Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1881-03-11
Curtin is enjoying a good trade.

| Souuty udS UeCu organized.
Henry Dorm, it is thought by some
would make good village marshal.
No less than fifteen buildings hav
been commenced during the past week
Lathrop s. Smith are framing severa
new buildings for the village and coun
try.
Sheriff McKechnie is soon to have tw
pleasure boats built to use on the ragin,
James.
Mr.. Klaus thinks that Jamestown will
need another schoolhouse in less than 8
year.
1t the exemption bill should pass con
gress, the boys all say they will have t.
get married.
The wayward young man has signed
the pledge and promised to "booze" nt
more.
If you want bill Of first-class lumber
at the lowest possible figure, call on A
Klaus.
Every incoming train brings new arri
walls to- the land of promise-the jaime:
River Valley.
1t is reported that Ed. Strong has ac
cepted charge of one of our Sabbath
school classes.
F. D. Hager refused one thousand dol.
lars Tor one OF his best lots on the Forth
side, last week.
Mr.. Foley informs US that his school
will close in three weeks. A two
weeks vacation will follow.
Tom Collins, who by the way was never
known to tell lie, says that the little
daily improves with every ISSUE Thanks.
Chas. O. Francis, officiating manager of
The renowned Spiritwood farms, orders
tile little daily sent to him for three
months.
Dr.. Campbell is having new jewelry
store built on 5th Ave-, just beyond the
new Office of Schombulg, Clausen &
Heinze.
Over seven hundred shares of the new
Building Association have been sub.
scrjbed for The emalnder will soon be
]aken.
One hundred and sixty entries have
been made in La Moure county during
the past year. Capt. Elliott made the
first one.
Every farmer with whom we bave con-
versed upon the subject, express deter-
minatiou to commence seeding at the
earliest possible convenience.
Judge Allen threatens to cut that
thing-a'ma-wig z Of moustache of his off
because it gets in his ears o'nights. 1t
must be very ear-itating indeed.
The N. p. R R. is rushing the freight
through, and there is but few hours of
the day or night when there is not a
freight train on the main track or one of
the switches at this point.
Several car loads of coal consigned to
this place have been forwarded to Bis.
rarck to supply the shed at that place.
1t seems that recourse to the Baby Mine
has been cut off by high water.
Dole s. Elmer have just received a new
brand Of cigars, with the following brand !:
No. l Hard, Dole & E lmer." The cigars
were manufactured especially for them,
and are kept 10y no other firm.
There are several valuable claims in the
vicinity of jamestown that will be jumped
by some one, if some one does not comply
with the requirements Of the law, which
is much easier to do than to struggle with
contest case.
Dole & Elmer have new alarm clock
which they set to 60 off at precisely five
minutes to 1 p. m. This newly invented
device is instituted for the purpose of re-
minding the inmates Of purity hall" that
it is time to shut up
Had it not been for the untiring eff rts
of Mr. Wells the amount of exemption al
lowed by law would have been reduced to
$500. MIR. Wells was very bitterly OPP
posed to any reduction whatever. but if 1t
was to take place he preferred to see it
placed at $1,000 rather than $500. Had
he approved any reduction whatever the
probabilities are that the $500 basis
would have been successful.
Several youngsters, ranging in ages
from eight to twelve years, called at one
of our principal law Offices yesterday and
one of its inmate to draw up
Temperance pledge, binding them never
to touch a drop of intoxicating liquors
during their natural live. The example is
certainly commendable, and one by which
older people might profit.
MIR. McKechnle informs The Alert that
Miss Barnes application for the position
of associate teacher, together with the pc.
tition referred to, is now in the hands of
the board and that her application will
recelve their consideration at their first
meeting. 1t is heped that the boar,l
will give Miss B the position. First,
because she is in evely way capable of
filling it; secondly, because it is the ear
nest desire ol the general public that she
should have it. We believe that our
school hnar,i will act with the majoritv of
our people IN ti,,se mstteis which so ma
teriaily affcct their interests.