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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-08-11
A Fine Garden.

One Of the finest gardens we have yet
had the pleasure of seeing in this county
y owned by Mr.. r. S. Reeves, of this city
1t comprises about three acres and con-
sists Of every species of garden truck.
Among the various kinds of vegetables we
noticed about fifteen hundred heads of the
finest cabbage plants we have ever seen
at this time of the season, As for peas,
onions, tomatos, beets, turnlps, radishes
and potatoes, there is no end to them.
We also observed very fine patch of
what Is called Squaw corn, which is in a
healthy condition and will be ready ~
the dinner table in few days. As q
gardiner MIR. II. is, what we Dakota folks
call, an assured success.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-08-11
Prospect Hill.

Prospect Hill is the name of new and
beautiful residence addition laid out by
Acssrs. Atkinson & Pannell on the other
side of the river beyond the mill 1t is on
the beautiful elevation from the James
River and commands fine view of the
- dewn IN the valley. The people are
~ Acatching on to the idea of subur-
ban residence locations as Is evidenced by
the fact that one hundred lots have been
sold in this addition within the last week,
and some twenty residences have been
projected for that addition and will be
built this fall. A view of this location at
once recommends il as the most eligible
Dlocs tos suburban residence in town,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-08-11
Another Boarder at the Bast,le.

Night before last a young lark with too
much fighting booze aboard undertook to
pick rumpus with one Jesse Eucke and
got it, and with it more than match for
tho muscular entertainment he sought.
To make things even he went away for a
few minutes and returned with butcher
knife with which he essayed to carve his
advelsary, but was not permitted to carry
his ssnguinary propensity for gore into
execution. In the morning Eucke made
complaint before Justice Allen, who is
sued . warrant for his arrest and placed
1t In the hands of sheriff McKechnie.
When Mack fastens his grab hooks on a
man and says "Come," he cometh, and
Brown, though somewhat reluctantly,
trod the WINE press as many wouldbe
maneater had done before. They pro-
ceeded as far as the stairway that leads up
70 Aliens court when the prisoner set
back In the harness and refused to climb
the golden stair, whereupon Mack got his
''Samsonlan" blood up and he threw him
up the stairs. The prisoner felt his dig
nifty compromised by such getting up
stairs and made an effort to knock Mack
down the stairway to balance the ac-
count; but Mack was too quick for HIM,
lifted him settler and yanked him into
the presence of the court, who proceeded
to hear the case. After hearing the EVIL
dence Of three witnesses Judge Allen held
him in q bond OF $500 for his appearance
ct the next term of the District Court, in
default Of which, not having any rich re-
lstions to back him, nor bonanza wheat
crop to put up as collateral, he was COM
mitted TO jail. When he came to the
stairway to 60 down he bucked again,
but % Mack had thrown him up stairs he
hustled him down on double quick and
soon had HIM looking through the bars
from the inside at the Bastlle, where he
will have from now till the September
term Of court to mature his defense.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-08-11
A Denial.

BISMARCK, Aug. 1o.-Rufus Hatch, the
New York banker, denies the report that
he has purchased any land on the North
ern Pacific railroad He is out here as
the representative of millions of dollars
in the hands of New York capitalists,
which will be loaned to the Northern Pa
cifc if he finds the country as represent
ed. He expresses himself as astonished
at the immensity of the enterprise, its
thrift. and inexhaustable resources He
states that the Northern Pacific will not
ave to 60 to Europe to negotiate its
loans. e
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-08-11
A Boy Murdered.

New YORK, Aug. 9-Florentlne rentz,
aged 10, was murdered by his mistress, a
young girl named Kate Hertz, this morn
ing The murderess is still at large. Jno.
Schneider, hackman, who was intimate
with Kate and jealous of Crentz, was ar
rested this afternoon but could throw no
light on the murder or give no clue to the
girls hiding place. The boy was playing
In Wlllett street. Mrs. Crentz went to
Pell street to identify her son and was
also arrested. While the boy was in
Willett street, Kate came up Sc eemlngly
drunk and said Crentz was dead and that
she killed him. The police think it pos
sible that the murder may haye been COM
mitted without premedltatlon in quarrel
as only one stab wound was in 1lcted and
that cut the jugular vein.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-08-11
The Branch.

Mr.. Chas. Hutchinson who has charge
of the grading of the jamestown branch
informs the Alert that he received orders
yesterday to prepare twenty miles more Of
grade for rails at once. This will make
the ironing of fifty miles of this branch,
this season dead certainty. 1t is thought
by those who are intimate with the Off
GERS of the road that an effort will be
made by the company to reach Fort Tot
ten by the first of December in order to
head off the Manitoba which Is making
every effort possible to gain that point
this season. An immediate opening up
of the great wheat belt north of James,
town will add very materially to our COM
ing boom.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-08-11
Murdered by Burglars.

CAIRO, ILL.,, Aug. l0.--At Columbus,
KY. last night, Mr.. Albert Lower, trav-
cling salesman for Glour & Nichols, Of
Detroit, and brother-in-law to J. D.
Roberts, druggist of Columbus, while at
tending to the latter's business during
his absence, was murdered by burglars
while trying to prevent their escape from
the store which they had entered by the
rear window. Lower was found dead by
the housekeeper this morning. No clue
to the murderers. Considerable excite
ment privails at Columbus and vigilant
searching has been commenced at once.
The murderers secured two or three pis-
tolls and also robbed the cash drawer
Lower leaves wife and two small child
rem.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-08-11
THE METROPOLIS.
The Real Estate Report Shows that lPeo.
pie ATE st4l Catching on.
The New Elevator and Prospective HOTEL
Other Items Of Interest.
The Alert Flourishes.

The Alert Office put in a new 1900
pound burglar resisting and fire proof
safe, yesterday, bought of L. Hayward,
agent. The Alert is here to stay, and
having grown frcm 14xl6 "shack" and
carpet-bag of ''pied" type, to steam
printing establishment with the best lob
and news office west of Fargo, and the
best daily and weekly paper west of
Minneapolis, enconced in q handsome
brick building on corner lot, with new
safe as above stated and the modest pro-
prletor asleep, and IN his dreams playing
with the angels, the editor takes advan-
tage of the occasion to boast a little of the
flourlshing condition Of the Ale rt, which
was one OF the pioneer enterprises of
jamestown when it tried mans soul to
start newspaper.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-08-11
FStAl Accident.

ST. PAUL, Aug. "a man, who had
on his person papers showing that his
name was E. D. Wallingford, from Ohio,
fell over the bluffs near the foot Of Mn
nesota street, about 6 O'Clock last eve
ming. He was still alive when picked up
by Officer McFetidg, but died before the
hack reached Mccarthy & Donnelly's
undertaking rooms where he was con-
veyed He had registered At the Mani
toba House as E. Ruskett and had also q
pawn ticket for watch with the ticket
bearing the same name. His inju ries
were chiefly internal producing hemor-
rhage.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-08-11
Forest Fires,

SANDWICH, Mass, Aug. 10.-The forest
fires reported yesterday are rapidly reach
ing their height. The wind IS south,
blowing harder than ever. Fifteen valu-
able houses and out building are on the
line of the flames, all of which seem to be
fated. The residents are packing their
household goods, watering their roofs
and plowing up ground anxiously waiting
movement at a moments notice. The
loss of property will be much larger for
the next forty-eight hours if the winds
keep in the present quarter. The fire is
now six miles wide and progressing toward
Monument.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-08-11
Final Proof on Timber Claims.

Final Proof on Timber Claims.
Minnesota Farmer.
The blank forms for this purpose have
but lately been issued by the land depart
ment at Washington. The several land
offices are now supplied, and from these
the clerk of district courts and judges of
the various counties, who are authorized
to take proofs, can get blanks.
The claimant can make final proof, by
himself and two witnesses, at the expira-
ton of eight years from the date of entry,
or within five years thereafter. 1t must
be shown that not less than 2,7OO trees of
the proper character were planted on each
of the acres required to be planted; that
the aforesaid trees have been cultivated
and protected for eight years preceding
the time of making proof, and are to
each OF the ten acres SIS trees in good
under the acts of 1874, are
reqnired to prove that they have
cultivated an amount of timber sufficient
to make the ten acres required by an
act of 1878, and that the required
number of trees are living and thrifty at
the time of proving up. The character
Of the trees cultivated must be such as are
recognized In the neighborhood as of val
ue for timber, or for commercial or do
mestic purposes, or firewood.
In making proof the claimant and
his witnesses must swear in detail
to the fact and manner of planting
and cultivating for each year; the num-
Der, kind and SIZE of the trees as near
as may be, and IN general everything
they may know connected with the SUBJ
ject.
The final entry fee whether on an so or
16O acre claim, is a. If proof is made
before the county judge or clerk Of the
court, whatever they charge will be IN ad-
dition to the a.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-08-11
By Western Associated Press.
FOREIGN NEWS.

ALEXANDRIA, Aug. 9.-The family of
General Stinc have arrived. When they
left Cairo on the Sd inst, everything was
quiet.
LONDON, Aug. lO.-The Royal Irish
Dragoon guards left Aldershot this morn
ing for Southampton where they will en-
park for Egypt.
BOMBAY, Aug. 9.-Flve transports with
troops sailed for Egypt yesterday Seven
more start to-day, Gen. Sir Herbert Nc
Pherson and staff start to-day.
Sn1LA, Aug 10.-The sixty third regl-
men of foot has been ordered Immediate
ly to reinforce the Indian contingent for
Egypt. Three more batteries are order
ed to hold themselves IN readiness for SER
vice.
SOPHIA, Aug. 10.-In east Bulgaria, as
far as tie river, Yanta was proclaimed in
the state siege in consequence of the pre-
valence Of the br1gandage reports. Prince
Alexander approved that new electoral
law be introduced in the counsel of state.
PARIS, Aug. 9.-Two men, while at
tempting to climb over railing around
the Tuilleries and gardens, during the
display of fireworks, caught hold of the
electric wires used IN the illumination of
the grounds, and we're both struck dead
instantly.
LONDON, Aug. s.-The Hillsdale's con-
slider the delay from America touching
their status may have arisen from the
fact that the amateur rowing association
addressed the presidents of various
American clubs instead of their secretary.
There is no chance of accepting the
Hlllsdale's challenge, unless the rowing
ASSOCIATION have answers before to-mor-
row.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-08-11
ColIision-Mystery.

COLUMBUS, o., Aug. l0.--In colli-
sion between passenger and freight train
on the l. B. & W road, near Springfield,
this afternoon, Conductor James McNary
was killed, and the engineer and brake
men were severely, if not fatally injured.
A number of the passengers we're severe
ly shocked. The freight train was off Of
time.
Two boys named Krepper, aged eleven
and thirteen, living with man named
Teegarden, at Lithapolis, sixteen miles
south of here, have mysterlously dlsap-
peared. They started to pick blackber-
ries. Their buckets, shoes and stockings
were found in the woods. Ther is no
water within two miles.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-08-11
LOCAL LACONICS.
4 Distinguished Party Of North Dakota
Viewers Took in the City
Yesterday.
2eply1to "Citizen"-Another Trans q ressor
In Limbo-Items Of Local
Interest.
Tho Hatch Party.


From the Daily, Wednesday,
About twelve O'Clock yesterday, a spec
ial train consisting of two Pullman coach
es and two baggage cars, arrived from
the east bringing the great banker and
speculator, Rufus Hatch. He came not
alone, but was accompanied by thirty
other gentlemen and ladies of distinction
all of whom had come to take a peep at
the great northwest
The party was met at the train by a
number of prominent citizens, who had
carriages in waiting to convey the DIS
tinguished gentleman and his guests into
the country, where they could have the
privilege of gazing on our extensive
fields Of ripening grain.
The party consists of Mr.. and Mrs Ru-
fus Hatch, Lawrence Jerome, John G.
Wyman, Judge A. j. Vandcrpool and
Miss Vanderpool, Mr.. and Mrs Carolin,
A. d. Woodruff and Miss Maggie L..
Woodruff, Miss Sadie Gray, DR.. HenryL.
Nicoll, w. H. Brackett and w. G. Baird,
Of New York; Miss Lille Fenton and
Miss Sadie J. Wood, of Brooklyn; Miss
Fannie 5. Myers, Miss Lucy F. Myers,
Miss Mamie A. Myers and Miss Kate W.
Myers, of Poughkeepsie, New York; Mr.
and Mrs. john Clay, Alfred Cowles. Jr.,
and Miss Cowles, Edison Keith, Jr, and
II. A. Patterson, of Chicago; and F. M.
Glubb, young officer of the Royal En-
gineers, now stationed at Bermuda They
were accompanied from St. Paul by Gen
eral Hermon Trott, general land commits
sioner of the Northern Pacific road.
They have on the train two splendid
quartets; female one consisting of the
Misses Myers, and a male one con sisting
Of Messrs Baird, Brackett, Carolin and
Woodruff, who enlivep the proceedings,
and now and then wake the prairie
echoes with some ringing glees and cho-
Tuses.
After an hours drive in the country,
the party returned, expressing them
selves as being highly pleased with the
sppearanGe of our town, and as for the
countl1 they could not praise it enough
From Jamestown, the party proceeded to
the end of the track, where they will
pass few days in hunting and fishing
On their return to jamestown it is ex-
pected that they will remain over one
day.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-08-11
Another Boom Commenced.

A strong force of workmen commenced
excavating for the railroad car shops on
the other side of the river yesterday, and
the Alert is Informed that the work will
be pushed through to completion as fast
as possible. All the men whose labor can
be utilized will be employed to work on
this the biggest enterprise and the most
important of any ever before engaged in
in this town. 1t will bring an increase of
from 1900 to 1000 to the population, and
disburse among the laborers from $40 900
to $50 900 per month, most Of which will
enter into the different channels of trade
in the city. This settles beyond question
the fact that Jamestown is to be the me-
tropolis of North Dakota in extent wheth-
er 1t be the capital city or not. The fu-
ture of jamestown IS destined by every
advantage of location and enterprise on
the part of the citizens to become in few
years the boomer of all booming cities in
the territory, and they who 'catch on"
now may let go with full pockets at no
distant day. "God made the country and
and the people make the town. is an old
saving, and God has made in this part of
the James River Valley the most beautl-
full country the sun ever shone upon, and
the people are following it up in the con-
struction Of the town. jamestown is uni
versally conceded by all strangers who
stop here to be the prettiest location and
the incest commencement for city any,
where on the line Of the road.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-08-11
Milwaukee Items.

MILWAUKEE, Aug. 10-Charles Howard,
a one legged colored boy, of Oshkosh,
was sentenced to six months imprison-
ment for robbing the safe of Geo. Baum
bach, of that place.
Thomas Stapleton was arrested as one
of the parties who assaulted and robbed
Louis L1edermann, of this city.
Louis E. Meychel. the famous female
socialist of France, and Baron You Vail
mer, of the German Reichstag, will lee
ture IN this city some time in September,
under the auspices of the local socialistic
organization.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-08-11
IOmcial.
Proceedings Of Board Of County Commits
sionerS,

Proceedings OF 6O2T0 OK county Oomm1o-
sioners,
In session, Aug. sth, 1882, at 4 o'clock
p. m.
Present, Nickeus, Moran and Hen
bricks. Nickeus IN the chair.
Minutes of last meeting were read and
approved.
On motion the county treasurer was
authorized to cancel the personal tax of
j. E. Schwellenbach for the year 1881,
the same being erroneous.
The petition of &. b. Clark and others;
also Alfred G. Fletcher and others for a
public highway was received, and the
road supervisor was authorized to
notify the petitioners that the section
lines are public highways, and also the
road supervisor was authorized to ex-
anime the same and report to the board
the amount of work necessary to make
the same passible.
On motion the county clerk was au-
thorized to issue to A. McKechnie one
halflof the amount of the cost for bridg-
es in county orders when the material IS
received.
The following bills were allowed:
j. J. Nierling: services as school
superintendent. t................ &16l 90
Bowen s. Kingsbury, copies of
school laws. q 70
Buck s. Mills merchandise furnish
ca pauper '...........:...':. %
Wilson & Ball attorneys fee in
the case of county treasurer VS..
the N P. railroad for collecting
tax on railroad lands. ........ $50 90
Lloyds bankers were allowed sl42.2
in cancellation of road orders Nos. Isl
and l56, of district No. 2, and Nos. As
and Al of district No. l.
w. s. Dood was allowed S10S.50 IN
cancellation of road order No. 157 of
district No. z.
Board adjourned until Sept. 4th, at 10
O'Clock q. m.
GEO. W. VENNUM,
County Clerk.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-08-11
Bad Partner.

DETROIT, Aug. s.-Sunday afternoon
Dan B. Hibbard, we'll known citizen Of
Jackson, went to the house Of his son-in-
law, Edwin P. Smith, called to him to
come to the door, and told him he had
come to kill HIM. Pulling out a revolver
he shot at him four times, but without
killing HIM. Smith is partner with
Hibbard IN the foundry business. 1t is
claimed that some outside financial trou.
bles has driven Hibbard so nearly crazy
that he is not responsible for his acts,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-08-11
Minnesota Disasters.

DUNDAs, Mimi, Aug. "a twelve year
old German girl named Ludwig, was
thrown in front of a reaper and her legs
were fearfully cut yesterday. It's thought
that she cannot live.
Simon Bsrrigar, a large farmer, four
miles south of here, was burned out night
before last. His house, two barns, horses,
cows and hogs were destroyed. Nothing
was saved The loss was %, 900. No in
surance. The fire is thought to be an in
cendiary.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-08-11

at Taylorville, on the charge of commit
ting an outrage upon Emma Bond, in the
latter part of June. An immense crowd
was in attendance. Miss Bond IS yet un-
able to be ont of her bed The state
closed its testimony to-day Specials state
that the effect of the evidence thus far
has been to render it almost certain that
if set at liberty they would be lynched.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-08-11
Murder and Suicide.

CHICAGO, Aug. 10.-Paul Tallver, a
mechanic on Division street, who has fire.
quently quarrelled with his young wife,
took heroic method of ending their
troubles this afternoon. Taking her to
one side IN their domicile he asked her if
she would obey him after this. Receiving
an evasive reply, he pulled a 80 caliber
revolver and fired two shots into her
breast, killing her instan tly, Gong into
another room he then put bullet through
his own hea rt. They had been married
two years and had one child
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-08-11
Democratic Question,

There Is grat life in the ranks of the
republican party in behalf of their Or
ganlzation for the coming campaign, but
oil is quiet in the democratic ranks. Our
old standard bearers in jamestown and
Fargo have been set aside rs members OF
the central committee. Will the present
member for the l4th representative dis
trict give the word and plans for action,
or what shall he donel
A, sCyoHSURe,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-08-11
Lynching in Progress.

CHARLESTON. S. C., Aug "A special
to the News and Curier says: Dan, Blake
ly, colored, was lynched near Lancaster
yesterday for an attempt to assault a
white girl, and that yesterday another
colored man was lodged in the Lancaster
jail for an assault upon malatto girl,
sud It i threatened to lynch him also,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-08-11
Burslary-Dakota Wheat.

MLwAuKEE, Aug. 9.-The safe of Geo.
Baumbach, druggist at Oshkosh, was
found to have been burglarized this morn
ing of $40 in money and some valuables
On change to-day samples of new
spring wheat, of fine quality, were re-
ceIved from Dakota with the information
that shipments will soon begin.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-08-11
SMALLPOX,

ST.. PAUL, Aug. 9.-Five cases Of the
most violent type of smallpox has been
discovered IN family named Lund, in
the village of Stanchfield, Itssca county,
this state. Two children died few days
ago, and it is believed that none of the
five now sick will recover. A local
board of health has beeu organized by
the state board Lund's house has
been auarantined and all inhabitants of
the neighborhood have been vaccinated.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-08-11
Fine Wheat.

Farmer Boyington brought in some
very fine samples of wheat consisting of
Golden Sea, Russia Fife and China Tea.
The wheat was all sown IN February and
n the finest we have seen this season.
Mr.. Boyington is to be congratulated.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-08-11
FAR AND NEAR.
Delegate Convention at Nandan Eniven-
cd by Fixhts-Anti-Pettlgre
delegates Elected.
Mandan Convention.

Special Telegram to the Alert:
MANDAN, Aug s.-The delegate conven-
tion held here tonight resulted IN the
llveliest fights ever seen between the Petit
grew and anti Pettigrew factions. The
latter, however, carried the convention
and elected Frank Meade, John Foyarty,
E. F. Doran, J. Simmons, E. Boley and
w. A. Carr as delegates. A solid anti
Pettigrew delegation.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-08-11
Roasted Alive.

LITcHFIELD, Mimi, Aug. 1o-The
house of George Harding, of Forest City,
was burned, and two children, aged one
and four years, persisted in the fire. A
Mrs. Mitchell, who had charge of the
children, went to neighbors and left
them alone, when the house took fire
with results above stated.