Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1881-11-11
ADVANCEMENT.

III the way OF building as shown IN
yesterday report foots up $13s ,O25.
These figures should prove to the
average outsider that those who
are here have implicit confidence in
the success ofth country. 1t proves
in fact, that the country is . sue.
cess, and that those who have come
west have not idled away-their-time,
but have improved the many su.
perior opportunities the country af.
fords one to make money. The
Alert feels perfectly safe in saying
that there is not u single new com.
mer to this country Who has went
to work with a fixed determination
town, that has not been successful.
The grand success of jamestown as
q village has been more than equal.
led by the rapid strides made By the,
magnificent country thatsurrounds
it. Over Que hundred thousand
acres of soil have been prepared for
next seasons crop, and about two
hundred homesteads and prc.emP.
tions have been proved up on, which
gives the country about 1866 acres
more of accessible property. The
buildings erected in the country
during the past season have been
many, and as a rule of superior
grade to those of any preceding
year. These developments po' ut
with unmistakablc accuracy to
one fact, and that il, that North
Dakota is destined to be, at no dis.
tant day, the richest and most sue.
cessful state or territory in the
United States.
1t has long been known that the
water Of alkali ponds and marshes il
injurious to horses, though cattle take
no hurt from drinking it. The the.
ory Of the best authorities 40 to the
formation of these ponds il, that they
are not brackish a. result Of %.
sorbing alkali from the earth beneath
aud Immediately around them, but
because the rainwatsr which supplies
them drains the surface Of thousands
of acres and carries with it alkali
washed out Of the ashes of the burnt
grass of the prairies. Thus the
neighboring land 10 relieved of the
alkali made from year to year, and as
a consequences the ponds and marshes
become continually more brackish.
TO drain them becomes TO the farmer
matter Of imperative necessity.
This will remove The danger to hor.
ses running at large, and at the same
time establish water courses ever
more fresh. In the meanwhile oxen
can be used for agricultural purposes;
successive crops will take up the
excess of alkali that has not been 70.
moved by the flow of surface water;
the prairie fires will cease with the
cultivation Of the soil, and the whole
district eventually sweetened and
made avaaLle for abundant crops. !,
Sp;ritwosd Items.
The new store 10 completed and
Messrr. Eagan and Tllden have
moved into it. They have . good
stock.
Flowing is still going on at the
big farm.
II. Mattison the energetic foreman
of the S. iritwood farms, returned
from jamestown couple of days ago
fully impressed with the necessity
for the new Court House.
Mr.. D. J. Stevenson who come
here foom Glyndon, Minn. to recu.
perate his health will return to Jes.
sup, Iowa, and thence to his home
in New York city He has quite re.
covered his health in this invigora.
ting air, and will probably return
next season to look after his interests
here.
The Spiritwood boys are making
preparations to 60 down into tho
woods when they get through plow.
ing.
G.. MORROW.
Proceedings Of the Beard sf Village |
Trustees.
JAMESTOWN, D. r., Nov. g, 1881. |
Board Of Village Trustees called to or.
order at 8: 30 p. m. ]. r. Bush in chair.
Clerk called the roll and found present
J. T. Bush, president, A. Klaus, L. Lyon
and James Lees.
Mr.. Dsvid Curtin was introduced aud
took the oath Of office to Dill the ~.
cancy caused by the resignation Of, 4.
Klaus - truates.
Minutes Of last meeting read and ap-
proved.
On motion Of L. Lyon the following &C.
counts were allowed and the clerk in.
structei to issue orders for the amounts,
viz:
Qusrtar salary of Village Narshall4 $3.50
II days work by Street Com. $500
Account A. klaus, lumber. ..... 16O.8S
Account Vilpgs Msrshall ...... 400
On motion of James Lees, seconded BY
L. Lyon the street commissioner wss in.
-4ruc,ed to complete all sidewalks now in
course of construction and also to com.
Elete the approaches to all cross walks
built.
Mevsd by James 1ees seconded BY l..
Lyon, that Il. G. Jordan be advanced
ess- -hundrediand City dellars $3.50 on
his contract, Of building the Engine
House.
Carried.
On motion OIL Lyon seconded by D.
Curtin r. G Jordan was Instructed to
build an spprosche to the Engine House
Moved by l.. Lyon seconded by James
I.ers That the president Of the board in.
swct the Engine House and if he thinks
that brackets be required on the front of
Sid Ergire House have them put on,
tirricd.
Moved nv L Lyon seconded by James
7 tl,at Aiinhse. Schmidt ha a,arcin&ed