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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-10-27

DR.. Drake and family had close cal
from death the other night by the escape
of coal gas from the stove, and but for
the wakefulness of child in the family
they would probably all have been found
dead in bed in the morning. DR.. brakes
mother, who is living with them,
was aroused by the child, but was
so bewildered and stupitied that she could
not 60 across the room, but by some
means she aroused the Doctor and hi.
wife who were in about the same condi-
ton, none of them able to realize what
was the matter. But finally the doors
were opened, fresh air admitted and gas
driven out, when every member of the
household Immediately became deathly
sick and remained so all the following
day. 1t would have required but little
longer time for the gas to have done Its
deadly work so that none of the family
could have been aroused. The escape OF
the gas into the sleeping apartments was
from defect in the stove flue and was in
no way due to carelessness, but it sug-
gests the Importance of beng extremely
careful and guarded as to this dangerou.
and deadly poison.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-10-27
The Hay Burning Case.

The hay burning case of which the
Alert made mention yesterday morning
was heard by Justice Watson yesterday
afternoon, Justice Hayward who issued
the warrant having gone to Fargo on the
afternoon train. Sheriff McKechnie
went out to Spiritwood and brought the
defendant, Thomas O'Donnell, in to an
swer to the complaint made by Pharaoh
Fergus as stated in yesterdays Alert. ].
E. Marsh appeared for the prosecution.
The defendant had no counsel. The facts
of the case:as brought out by the examin-
alton were substantially as follows;
The hay was cut and stacked by Fergus
on the southeast and southwest quarters
of section II, township l4o, range 62. the
former of which is held by O'Donnell as
claim and the latter he claimed to be
acting over as agent. Mr.. Fergus testl-
fed that in haying time O'Donnell gave
him liberty to 60 on to his claim and cut
hay without any reserve as to shares or
recompense. This, how ever, was denied
by the defendant who claims that he was
to have an undetermined share of the hay.
Some few weeks ago the question of divi-
sion was insisted upon by O'Donne]l
which was refused by Fergus who clalm-
ed it all, when O'Donnell set up a claim
to the whole of it by right of ownership
of the land in the one case and by agency
in the other, each insisting that the other
should have none of it. Tuesday about
noon O'Donnell went out to the land and
was seen by son of Mr.. Fergus coming
away from the two stacks that were burn
ed Just as tho fire made its appearance,
There were three ricks of hay on the land
in question, and the two that were
burned contained, as Fergus testified, as
much as twenty five tons, the value OF
which was $500 per ton.
Mr.. DAILY, who had conversation with
the defendant at Spirltwood in the even
ing, testified that the defendant told him
that he set fire to the hay, but that it was
his own.
The defendant himself testified that he
| gave the plaintiff the privilege OF cutting
| the hay ON the shares, and that when
| plaintiff refused TO allow him share ht
| claimed it all and told plaintiff he should
have none of It, He admitted burning
the hay and gave as reason that he die
so to prevent Fergns from getting it, bu
IN connection with this admission ad
mitted that plaintiff had an interest in it
At this stage of the case, and upon thi
state of facts before the court, justice
Watson held the prisoner TO answer
the next term of the district court in
bond of $500, in default of which he wa
committed to the county jail.
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Married.

tthe home Of the bride in St. Paul, Oct. 21st
1682by Rev. d. G. Hunt, Mr.. Charles NJ. Autch-
inson, Of jamestown, D. T., and Miss Mamie E.
Hartley, daughi er Of L. G. Hartley, No. $50, Sum-
nit avenue. St. Paul.
The above accounts for the frequent
e. ''business" visits that Charley has made
to St. Paul this fall He has been play
ing it fine on the boys, and when he re-
turns to Jamestown it will require several
rounds Of cigars to fix things up and re-
store harmony. The paper that brought
the news Of the wedding here states that
it was quiet affair, attended by only a
few Of the BRIDES intimate friends, Misses
Allie A. Scott and Julia Warren acting
as bridesmaids, and Frank j. Brown and
D. b. Russell, both of jamestown, as
groomsmen. The Alert joins with the
many friends Of Mr.. Hutchinson in wish
ing him and his bride long and happy
life together.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-10-27
A Town on Fire.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct 25.-Advices
have just been received from Hop
kinsyille, Ky, to the effect that the town
is burning up. One of the principal ho-
tells, bank, and the opera house are re-
ported to have already besn destroyed,
while other important blocks of build
ingss are on fire.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Oct. 25-FIve
blocks, three in length and two Ia hredth
of the town of Hopkinsville, burned late
this aftern oon, and tonight is still 5urn-
ing. The fire is SAID now to be under
control. Loss heavy, including bank, ho-
tel, post and telegraph offices.
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weight and dignity to religious service
by his very presence. In the large Sun.
day school, of which he was the honsred
and beloved superintendent. his Chris
tian influence was perhaps most power
fully felt. And there he seemed at home.
His heart turned with fondness toward
the young, and worked responsive echoes
there. His last days were illustrative OF
the man. Without murmur he suffer
ed and without a fear he died.
N, D. TANNING. q
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From Thursdays Daily.
A County Hospital.

!
Not the least among the public institu
tions and enterprises that will soon be
| imperatively demanded in Stutsman coun-
ty is q hospital or ''poor house," as it Is
sometimes called. Cases have already
occurred and will increase in number as
the population increases, which dema nd
and are entitled to the care and comfort
such an instution alone will afford. With
all her magni6cence of production, Stuts-
man county cannot afford to let the sick
and INDECENT suffer for the necessaries of
life or die for the want of care. Such
persons are found IN all climates and in
all countries, and wherever civilization
extends, some provision more or less ef-
fectual is provided for this class of unfor-
tunates. In new country these things
are usually left undone until the subject
and question IS forced upon tn e people IN
some form which will impress its neccs-
slty and Importance upon them. That
such humane provision is not made in
every locality is due more to neglect than
to "Man's inhumanity to man." which,
as Pope asserts, 'makes countless thou
sands mourn" But this question should
no longer be neglected or evaded by the
people of Stutsman county. The home
less stranger who now falls sick in cur
midst must rely upon the forbearance of
the hotels or generosity of private fami.
lies for care The most comfortable ho-
tel for the purposes for which it was
built, is necessarily disagreeable and in
convenient place for the sick. for the rea-
son that it IS arranged and provided for
Numerically opposite purposes. 1t is
hard and burdensome enough for private
families to take care of their own sick
when circumstances require it, but it is
doubly burdensome for them to care for a
stranger.
The question then is how may such an
institution be the most economically pro-
vided and conducted! In most of the
counties in the states such institutions are
self sustaining, and upon the same plan
could be made so here, after the necessa-
ry expense of preparation. A half Sec
ton of land brought under cultivation
and supplied with the necessary build
ings, cultivated by the pauper labor and
some hired help, would produce and re-
allzc net profit over the cost of produc-
ton more than sufficient to pay all the ex-
penses of the institution. Such an insti-
tuition must be provided sometime, and
the land can be bought cheaper now than
at any time in the future. This farm
should be out two or three miles from
town, and could now be bought for one
fifth what it can be bought for in two or
three years from now. There can be no
question about the economy of an early
purchase of the land, nor can there be
any dispute as to the need of such an in
stitution. Humanity toward the sick and
INDECENT who are unable to take care of
themselves requires it, and it is no more
than right that the burden of caring for
them be equal upon all, as it would be
with q county hospital.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-10-27
The Jury Bribery.

WASHINGTON, October 26.-The De-
partment of Justice to-day made the
public the first part Of the report OF the
special counsel, ii. II. Wells, appointed
to aid in the trial OF certain class Of
criminal ofenses, alleged to have been
committed in the progress Of the recent
tria. OF the star route cases, so called.
Wells says: ssAfidavlts show, if they
are to be believed, that members of the
jury were offered i.r!bes III money for
their votes, which they listened to and
considered with persons thus attempting
to dcbauch them, and these solicitations,
it IS alleged, proceeded as well from
agents OF the government as from official
persons on trial, but l assume it can
make no difference whose agents
made tie disgracefa proposals and
ihat condign punishment should
fall upon the guilty parties. The
case Of Juror Edwin A. Doniphan
is first considered. II appears that before
the jury was swora one Fred x. Z Shaw.
member Of the regular panel said to Doni-
plan he would like to get on this case aud
having been perelnptorily challenged by
Merrlck for the United States he abused
Merrick. From the affidavit James Leon
ard it appears that Immediately after
Shaw had testified in his voirdlre he was
an impartial juror aad been elected he
said, Oh we'll, damn it, they will never
,;,t4 4 n.
lwould hang out until hell froze over be-
fore they should be convicted At another
time lie said lie would do anything in the
world to save Dorsey. SHAY said
to Doniphan look here, | have a
good thing for you and will make little
myself, too. l have got money in my
pocket to give YOU if you will favor S.W.
Dorsey. l have 5000 or $500 l can give
you now and will make 1t $1,000 within
ten days. Juror William K. Brown
makes affidavit that he was approached
on the part Of the government and offered
s25, 600 The man says: Brown was q
member of my lodge. I believe he did
not know what he was doing His name
was Arthur Payne (colored). He brought
me an agreement and he must have
thought nc a Id fool. said, who
sent you to me? Iwould like to see the
man. He said his name was Fall. AZ
soon as he said that l was confident thev
did not intend to give me money just to
make good thing. l would say, drove
him away. He said he wanted to convict
Brady and Dorsey or any of them. It
was my opinion he was putting upa job
on me, Shaw added it would make good
thing of it that Dorsey was powerful
man and as soon as the trial was over
and Dorsey got clear Brewster would be
histcd. Shaw, it seems, dld later, actual
ly offer money to Doniphan. Prosecu.
tion of shaw is recommended.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-10-27
HOME HINTS.
Jamestown Has OutgroWn its Village
Clothes And Sheuld be Furnished
With The 6arb OF 4 City.
The Matter OF Health More Important
Than Wealth, and Both May be
Frittered away by Neglect.
Government.
From the Daily, Wednesday.

From the Daily, Wednesday.
The question of the proper and best
form of government for our town is one
that will soon come before our people in
more tangible form. jamestown has
outgrown the juvenile garments Of vii
lagc and requires the more adult garb of
city. While there is more expense at
tached to city form of government tha n
that of village, there are compensatlng
advantages that more than make up the
difference. There are many questions
that will soon be upon us that are too
ponderous for village government to
handle, the principal one of which is that
of sewerage, one that must be met and
disposed of sooner or later and the sooner
the better. The health of the city is of first
importance and IS large element of Its
wealth. To allow the city to degenerate
into pestilential valley of death would
be to allow its wealth to decline into a
worthless waste The name of "village"
is "give away'' to the town down in the
states where every railroad station from
five hundred inhabitants upward is lncor-
porated as city and has its mayor, city
council and other metropolitan function
aries. Here IS jamestown with its 1000
inhabitants which will be increased to
5000 in another year, going out to the
world as village, and being measured
by the 500 lnhabltant railroad stations
down east in comparative way as infer
ior to them. We need city government fo1
the various inherent advantages it would
bring and for our name abroad, and ap-
plication should be made for charter as
soon as the territorial legislature meets.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-10-27
Dublin Dispensing Law.

DUBLIN, Oct. 25.-At the opening of
court to-day Judge Barry IN charging the
jury said that although tie cases to come
before the court were few, they were most
serious. He believed there was direct
evidence against ten men charged with
numbering the Joyce family. lie could
not say whether the fewness of cases was
due to the improvement Of the country or
not
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-10-27
More Of the I.as. .inanuatis .,

WASHINGTON, Oct 25.-Tie secretary
of the navy. .has received Official reports
from Chief Engineer Melville and Lieut.
Danenhower, of the Arctic exploring
report is detailed narrative Of his expe-
rience subsequent TO his separation from
the Jeannette's boats al the mouth of Il G
Lena river, including the adventures G,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-10-27
CITY Government.

The subject of the form of government
and the proposition to change to that of
city government, advocated by the
Alert, meets with the general and hearty
approval of the substantial business men
of the town, and we hope they will take
the matter in hand at the earliest moment
he opportunity afforded to secure a
charter for that purpose. AS has been
before stated by the Alert, the name of
village gives out to the distant places and
people false idea Of the importance and
magnitude Of jamestown. People form
their ideas of our town and measure 1t by
comparison, and when they have not the
| things themselves before their eyes they
compare by name. A village down in
the states means little town of anywhere
from fifty to 300 inhabitants, and the
people there measure every village by
that standard For this reason the vii
lage organization under which we now
are working is Objectionable, because it
gives out false impression and idea Of
the extent and importance of our town.
Because of this many who come here
from the distant states are astonlshed to
find thriving town of 1000 inhabitants,
and business enterprises and buildings
that are characteristic of cities of 0,0O0
inhabitants. Because Of the name Of our
organization people there do not believe
the statement of the papers as to the
number of our population and the extent
of the business enterprises of our town for
the reason that such towns have city or
ganization in their country and measuring
everththing by that standard they think
the same rule must apply to the towns OF
the northwest. Another reason for their
belief, or disbelief, rather, is that they
know it requires from twenty to forty or
fifty years to build up town of the d.
mensions of city in their country, and
they cannot conceive how town of such
dimensions can arise to such proportions
in three or four years out in what they
have been taught to believe is wild and
and almost uninhabited desert, and the
name of our village organization confirms
them in their skepticism upon the subject
of our population and the extent of busi-
ness interests. For these reasons, and an
innumerabte array of others that might
be offered, the Alert urges it upon the
people to take the earliest steps possible
to secure charter for the organization of
our town as city. The advantages of
such form of government in the regula-
ton and transaction of the public business
of the place have heretofore been given
are patent to every one who will give the
subject thought, and need not now be re
Deated
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-10-27
yellow Jack.

BROWNSVILLE, Tex, Oct 26. = Some
cases of fever have developed among per
sons just arrived, all Mexicans One
American outside of these cases. The
general health of the place is cncellent
Troops continue in good health. In Pen
fever and two deaths were reported TO-
lo,
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JOHN J. NE1RL1NG.
County Supt. of Public Inst
HIT
TAKEN Up.

Tuesday morning, Sept 26, IN township
l3S, range 81, sec. Il, pair of bav
horses, Weighing about 1000 pounds
each. Notice is hereby given for the
owner to come and prove property, pay
damages and take them away.
l4-5t L. w. SMITH.
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Lost.

A yoke Of oxen, one light red the other
dark red with white face and line back.
Age five years. Any information by which
they may be recovered will be amply re-.
warded. Address, ". B. York, either at
jamestown or Brenner. l4-3t
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Mr.. Geo. o. Thompson, formerly OF
New York City, Is dead. The tidings
will be received with universal regret. by
his manliness and integrity, his warm
sympathies and patient fidelity, he has
won all hearts. Though among US
but few months, he has left his impress
sion upon the circles IN which he moved,
and his memory will be an inspiration to
many. His noble earnestness in every
good work Is worthy of the highest enco-
MUM. His gentleness was contagious.
For the work of true man advancement
he always had an encouraging word and
strong hand to help. Especially will
his church miss him. There he stood in
an eminent degree tower of great
strength. His labors unwearied, and his
spirit constant. He seemed 10 give
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Wanted,

One hundred and fifty teams and 200
men Immediately. Apply to
WALKER s. BLY.
e-tt jamestown, u. T.
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officers were elected: H. g. Clemmer and
l. g. Wade were elected directors and
Albert Mouch clerk. The meeting ad-
journed to meet next Saturday at 7:3O,
when the question of school house site
will be decided upon.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-10-27

To give strength and tone to the sys-
tenn, use Browns Tonic Stomach Bit
tiers. 1ltf
Never neglect congh or cold. but GET
bottle Of Vests Pulmonary Balsam az
once. yAtf
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school District No. 18.

The superintendent was very busy
most of the day organizing a nev school
district, to be known IN the future as
aeaupl district No. Is. The following
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-10-27
Notice to Teachers,

The regular teachers examination for
Stutsman county, Will he held in the
school house in Jamestown, next Tuesday
October 31st, 1882, commencing at 3
O'Clock, a. m. All teachers and candi-
dates for certificates are requested to be
present.
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Wallace's Tonic Bitters give universal
satisfaction. Formula on bottle. Try
them; be convinced. lA-tf
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NO. IA.

the crews Of whale boats; search for the
lost party, Capt. DeLong, and final dis
covery Of their dead bodies. II gives
somewhat fuller details than have hith-
erto been published, built contains no
fact of consequence which may not be
found in the reports, letters and inter-
views already in print Lieut.. Danen-
hower's report is detailed narrative Of
his journey home through Siberia from
Bclun, at the head OF Lena delta, to St.
Petersburg.
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LATE DISPATCHES.
A Singular Suicide.

GRAND Forks, D. T., Oct. 23..-Last
night couple who had been stopping at
the Griggs house for a few days paid Sd
and pawned their jcwelry to pay the bill,
stating that they had lost heavily at
gambling. They then went to the Com
mercial hotel, registed as J. w. Ford and
wife of Chicago and retired. This morn
ing at 1880 the wife came down stairs and
said her husband had suicided, soon after
retiring by taking large dose of NOR
phinc. He first threatened to kill her if
she gave an alarm, and made her knccl
and swear she would not interfere. Upon
going to the room he was found evidently
to have been dead several hours and on
the table were an empty morphine bottle
and the following two letters. the first
written IN Ink and the second in pencil
Grand Forks, OAK, Oct l0.-Dear
Fred: Come here at once as want to see
you in regard to the claim you have
bought. Bring $500, as am broke ;Ey
money is all gone. l am at The Gr!gss
house. Call for j. w. Ford and wife
Chicago. Cash that note of West &
Brooks for $4,000 and bring all along, as
l think can win if play my cards hiy'i
enough. You know my Old tricks am
ever your loving brother. Will.
Grand Forks, Oct. %. .-Ii.is is ali my
own planning. My personal effects g, TO
May. am satisfied and happy. Ny
only regrets are that / could not hiring
her out in good style. bly, Larimore
property all shall go to her and 50, Coo Of
the notes that Fred has in trust for him
and l. May shall have the Canal street
property in New Orleans, Barnett the
Chicago house, Fred my old home also
$4,000 each of the notes held by Fred.
My engineers cuff buttons desire to he
sent to my mother These are my las!
wishes on earth. [Slgued
Following the above, written in crooked
lines down, instead of across, the remain
der Of the page, is the following after
thought:
Give me decent funeral and send my
body to E. A. Barnett, No. 154 Newlerry
avenue, Chicago, LII Don't blame my
wife for this, as she knows nothing about
1t.
No inquest has been ordered and it is
difficult to obtain any clue as to who Ford
is, but he is believed to be 4 professional
gambler and has been at Fargo and Lari-
more recently. He arrived from Larl-
more Friday night and managed to win
$500, and then lost that anil several hun
dred dollars more He claimed to have
been married Tuesday, but the lady pass
ing as his wife, when interviewed to-day
said they had never been married but
were to be. She was formerly @ waitress
at a Larimore hotel, but nothing more is
known of her and she now refuses to an
SMer any questions.
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Delays are dangerous. Take Vests
Pulmonary Balsam, the reliable remedy,
and cure that cough. l4-u
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FINANCIAL kND COMMERCIAL.
New York s.oes M.r...

New York, Oct. % Money aeae c,o..s !.
Prime mercantile paper efaS 8"
S4S1i; do ex. demand, Sss6 q
uotations. ~ as ssest
orthern Pacific - 80
do preferred 81
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