Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1881-07-15

that same land produces from 40 t.
SO bushels Of wheat to the acre.
R.-Can you tell us about tn
branches from Fargo?
ME. MI have no opinion abou
that. The main line win be finished
in two years.
R. Where will you 60 from thi
point?
Mr.. M.-Twill 60 fishing down tt
Detroit IN those lakes. Mr.. Willard
is going from here to Casselton brancf
and out on that. ! think they viii
extend the Casselton branch down tt
Pembina. From there we 20 t.
Sauk Rapids, thence to St. Paul, anc
will remain there two or three days
Dakota Daslles.
Parker doubled her assessment las,
year. .....
Madison has received her first pi
apo, O. Z. Bachelor being the pur.
chaser.
Yankton has had female organ
grinder, accompanied by little gir]
playing the tambourine.
The corner stone of the Alexander
Mitchell house, at Mitchell, was laid
with imposing ceremonies on the
lSth. ...
At Salem strong vein Of water
has been struck at a depth Of fifty.
two feet, and there is now ten feet
Of water in the well.
The Merchants hotel at Yankton
has been closed for repairs and reno
vation. II. A. Harvey has retired
from its management.
The Valley City Times says the
Methodist society of that place has
81, 200 for a church edifce, and will
build it as soon as $500 more is OBJ
tanned. .. .....
DR.. E. J. Ruddock, formerly of
Verinillon, has been appointed physi-
can for the Hoopa Valley Indian
agency, Humboldt county, northern
California. ...
Alexandria Herald: "a bunch OF
timothy grass has been shown us from
a farm four miles east of town, that
is three feet high, with heads from
five to eight inches long"
Of the eight graves in the GENE
terry at Glendive, only three OF the
occupants died natural death, the
rest having passed away in the ap-
proved frontier style, "with their
boots on" -.
Michael Horring, a wealthy far
mer from Loodi, was killed last FRI
day at the Vermillion ferry, his team
running away, throwing him out upon
the ground and breaking his neck,
causing instant death.
E. II. Beach, Of Hope, TRIAL
county, is charged with incest with
his daughter, aged II. The girl was
out on the farm doing housework for
her father, and be attempted to vio-
late her person. The officers are at
ter him.
The Black Hills Pioneer says that
the trouble with the bull -whackcrs
at Pierre, on the freighting line be
tween that place aud the Hills, is
over. Two companies of troops have
arrived there, and the teams are now
being loaded.
Mitchell Capitol: "One of our city
bellies keeps a lap pig with blue rib
bons in its ears. The little pet Berk-
shire trisked away from its mistress
on main street last evening, causing
more amusement than camp meet
ing
Ole Bjorklen1, Swede brick ma
son, living near the Vermilion, COM
mitted suicide at 2 o'clock Friday af.
ternoon by hanging himself in his
stable while his folks were at church.
He was man of good habits and
well off. Temporary insanity was
the alleged cause.
= According to the Press and Dako-
taian the petition for Mr.. McGllly-
cuddy's removal as agent at Pine
Ridge, was gotten up during his ab-
sence at Washington, and most of
the signatures were obtained by fraud
and deception, many Of the chiefs
not being aware OF the nature Of the
contents Of the paper.
The Coddington County Courier
says that Nelson Bowloin was sut-
focated by gas while descending into
well, about twelve miles from Wa.
tertown. His son William started
down in the bucket to help his father,
and some twelve feet from the surface
he too was overcome by the gas, and
fell from the bucket, breaking his
neck. The bodies of both father and
son had to be removed by the aid Of
poles.
Yankton Press and Dakotaian.
"Nearly four years ago Mons Nelson'
a scandinavian, was convicted ofrape,
committed upon little daughter of
Mr.. Larson, in this city. He was
sentenced to the penitentiary for six
years, and had served over three
years when his friends made applica-
ton to the governor for a pardon,
which was ultimately granted, and
Mons Nelson is now on his farm in
Union county. Circumstances have
since arisen which raised belief in
his innocence, and that the crime for
which he suffered was comitted by
another man."
Union County Courier: Mr.. O,
F. Davis, one of the clerks in the
general land Office and who occupies
one of the Dakota desks there, has
been making his first tour through
the territory. He was in the city
last week. having visited northern