Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1881-08-19

Farmers. bring in your crop reports.
The potato crop will be good but net
large.
John Nichols commenced threshing t.
day.
The Alert il Indebted to the Argus for
Especial" tsvors. 50 are the people Of
Jamestown.
If We thought any one wss interested
in the matter We would mention the fact
that as many as four men attended the
school meeting last evening.
The Steele town site promises to devel.
sp .nts village Of considerable size. It
is said that good hotel and two stores
are to be erected at once.
The Daily Alert 10 taken in nearly sv-
cry town ON the line of the Northern Pa.
ci6c between Fargo and Bismarck II
even goes to Dawson.
Capt. VIM. McC Clelland, Of Pittsburgh,
Ps., and friend Of 8. K. McGinnis, will
arrive tomorrow, Saturday, for the pur-
pose Of looking the country over.
The shooting match Of yesterday proved
to be one of the most delightful occasions
of tho season. Jamestown has the mate.
rial out of which to make crack club.
Janestowp 10 the only placs Of any size
on the Northern Pacific that will not be
represented at the Minneapolis fair.
There is nothine very inspiriDg in that
idea, 10 there!
Fargo Argus: The Fargo 4 Southwes.
tern road Is now completed to point
abnut As miles southwest OF here, and
work is being pushed as fast Is the lin
tied numberof hands employed will per-
nit.
Fargo Argus: It is reported that the
Hon. Judson Lahoure has given IN order
for full set of record ln,oks, to be made
by the Pioneer Press ir the very latest
style, to be presented to La Moure county
at his expense, in honor Of its name and
organization.
Mr.. Lloyd thinks that his bank will be
ready for business in seven or eight days.
The vault is rapidly approaching compile
tion and the birck work Is nearly finished.
The building when graced with all the
finishing touches will be one Of the finest
the metropolis affords.
Mr.. ". L. Keeper and wife, brother-in.
law Of s. K. AcGinnis, Of the Bank of
Jamestown, who lately arrived from
Wheeling, w. Va, has purchased land
along the line Of the new road and will
give his attention to farming. Miss Fer
gusnn Of the same place accompanies them.
On the 18th Mr.. E. P. Wells telegraph
cd an enquiry to Col. r. NJ. Newport,
Gen. Land Agt. of the N p, at St. Paul,
and on tho 18th reply to this inquiry
was received from q T, J. McCsrty, at
Fargo. while Col. Newport sAys he never
received the telegram from Mr. Wells.
Mr.. Wells never before heard Of Mr.. Nc.
Carly and does not understand how he
should have got and answered dispatch
addressed to Col. Newport.
Mr.. +. P. Wells received on Wednesday
letter from Rev. Mr.. Tanning. dated At
Woodstock, Ills. Monday, the 18th. The
host OF friends here will b rejoiced to
know that the reverend gentleman reached
his old home safely and was already feel
ing better than when he lett here, and it
is the prayer Of .ll good people that he
may be fully restored to health and spared
for many years Of useful labor ia the field
where he has won the universal 1--we and
respect of the people.
H.H. Russell, Esq and Dr.. E. G. Gray,
Of Fon du Lac, Wis, are looking over the
country under the guidance Of Hon. E. P
Wells, . former Wisconsin acquaintance
Mr.. Russell is the manufacturer OF the Gel
ebrated Russell Hollow Tooth Harrow,
with headquarters at Chicago, and if he
and the doctor c.n ''catch on" in the Jim
River Valley they will do not little to
induce immigration hithel ward from their
very extensive acquainrsnce. Both gen.
tlemen participated in the initial meeting
of the jamestown Sporting Club yester.
day.
Sioux City Journal: The day before the
closing exercises Of the Ysakton high
school Sioux City young naan ordered q
first class bouquet Of G. H. Wright to be
sent up to one of the sweet girl graduates.
A gorgeous bunch Of flowers was pre-
pared and forwarded. On receiving the
pasteboard box containing the gift the
young lady was much astonished to read
this legend printed on the box in bold
letters: "Six Pa,n Fine Cambria Draw
ers." 1t 10 not safe to send first class
goods IN second hand boxes.
Married.
| DoRN-WoJsEK.-M Married, on Tuesday,
| Aug. 10th, by the Rev. Father Hep
perle at the residence Of Mr.. Martin
Mutz. Mr.. Henry Dorm to Miss Lizzie
| Wojsek, both Of Jamestown.
The ceremony was performed At II
o'clock in the forenoon and in the evening
the people in the vicinity Of the brides
home, together with large party from
town, met at the school house and had
social dance and supper. Nessrs. Smith
and Delger furnished the music and thu
festivities were continued until ~ early
hour.
Rescue, No. I.
The above is the name of the new hoot
and ladder truck which has arrived fol
the Village of jamestown. It is foul
wheeled truck, has five ladders, was maa'
ufactured in Chicago, il beautifully paint
cd, and is something We may all we'll b,