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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-09-01
A oharmins Entertainment.

The ladies of the Presbyterian church
did neat little financial job last night,
and they accomplished their object in a
way that reflected credit on themselves
and afforded pleasure to their legion of
friends. On the handsome parsonage
lately erected by the congregation, debt
of few hundred dollars remained, and
this debt the ladies resolved to cancel
They had series of secret consultations
and the issue was delightful festival,
and the winipg out Of the veAatlous debt.
The spacious dining room of the Dakota
House was kindly placed at the disposal
Of the ladies. From s to 1850 D. m. the
room was thronged with the prominent
business men and the most charming
matrons and maidens Of Jamestown.
They were royalty entertained and they
contributed generously and gladly to the
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-09-01
rh. New Hotel Project.

That enterprising resident of James
town, Mr.. Anton Klaus, kindly exhibited
to the Alert reporter, yesterday, the plans
for the new hotel to be erected in James.
town next spring. 1t will have frontage
of 200 feet on Front street and a frontage
of l3O feet on Fifth avenue, covering
eight lots. 1t will be three stories high,
built of stone and brick and its construc-
ton will cost about s75 900. The design,
made by Mr.. Klaus, is an excellent one.
On the ground floor there will be twelve
fine stores-eight on Front street and four
on Fifth avenue. On the same floor will
be the hotel office, barber shop, dining
room, kitchen, ETC., the main entrance to
the hotel facing on Front street. The
parlors will be on the second floor. In all
there Will be 104 sleeping rooms in the
hotel. Mr.. Klaus has done much TO benc-
fit Jamestowa and he has the means and
the desire to do much more. This new
hotel will be an ornament to the city aud
it will be as useful as ornamental.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-09-01
The Bismarck Rebellion.

The Alert had talk yesterday with
another prominent republican, and a
very conservative man, over the action of
the Burleigh county republicans in repu-
dating the call for the legislative district
convention, to be held at jamestown on
the Goth of September.
"There may be some question:" said
the conservative republican, I" as to the
regularity of this call. An effort will un-
doubtedly be made at the Grand Forks
convention by the delegates from the va
rlous counties of the legislative district
to settle this dispute in q manner salts
factory to all parties concerned. Then, ii
Burleigh county should fail to come into
the fold after. the rest of us have offered
the olive branch and have yielded to her
oil that Is fair and all that she is entitled
TO, we shall proceed, without her aid, to
make the nominations and then to elect
our nominees.
"All the counties in the district will, l
am satisfied, unite in this course. Bur
leigh county will then be put on the de-
fensivc. But the other counties will, l
am satisfied, leave no stone unturned to
secure a fair and amicable remedy for all
complaints that may DC made with any
fairness by the Bismarck clique. When
that IS done, If they still kick, we shall
ask no more of them.
''Should the Burle,gh county republi-
cans refuse all our peace offerings and de-
cline to support our nominees. their &C.
tton would not jcopardize the success OF
the republican ticket in this legislative
district, for the republican majority in the
district is sufficiently large to overcome
all the opposition that the bismarck
clique could bring to work against US.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-09-01

The 4th quarterly conference of the NJ.
Z. church of jamestown station was held
In the study of the church last night,
which was presided over by Ed. 6. Il,
Hair, OF the Red River district, at which
the following officers were appointed fol
the ensuing year:
Trustees, 1. e. Wade, A. A.. Allen, DIR.
Baldwin, j. T. Bush, Il. NJ Winsiow, }
y. Duff, and J. w. Davidson.
Stewards, l.. II. Townsend, J. W. Day
4s4n, Mrs. Il. Davidson, Mrs. j. I.
H4ah and Mrs. John fennuw.
The pastor for this station will be an
pointed by the Minnesota conference
which will be held al Qwatonna, Mime
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-09-01
Railway Building in August.

CHICAGO, Aug. 3o.-The Railway Age
figures show that a greater number of
miles of railway were constructed during
August than ever before in similar
month in the past history of the country.
The total is l,207 4 miles of new main
track exclusive of side track, laid
on twenty different lines, exceeding by
more than 800 miles the construction dur
ing July, which it was thought could not
be again eqpalied. The construction for
the mont hs Of the present year on 23s
lines in thirty-two states has been 7,O4s.s S
miles of main track. The construction of
the entire year is estimated at $4,000
miles
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-09-01
Il Patrick Lynch q Murderer!

The people in jamestown, the legal
fraternity IN particular, are considerably
excited over the case of Patrick Lynch,
in confinement at the county Jail as an
escaped murderer from Indiana. ...
The prisoner yesterday labored under
considerable excitement. Upon the re-
ce,pt of the telegram from the Indiana
authorities to hold the man, the shackles
were put upon him to render any attempt
at escape futile. He said to Sheriff Nc.
Kechnie, last evening, II wish to God
you didn't have that warrant for me-
and at the same interview he admitted
that his name was Patrick Lynch The
sheriff is satisfied that Lynch is the man
wanted by the Indiana authorities, who
will be in jamestown early next week,
and he intends to keep close watch on
the prisoner until they come and claim
him.
Messrs. Turner and McHugh were busy
yesterday morning, preparing a petition
for writ of habeas corpus, to be for
warded to Judge Hudson, at Fargo, IN the
afternoon mail In the petition it is al
legged that the man is unlawfully restrain
ed of his liberty. They ask Judge Hud-
son to set the 18th day of September for a
hearing at the court house IN jamestown,
and they maintain that the Indiana sheriff
can't get his clutches on the man until af-
ter the hearing is had. f..
Mr.. Dodge, the prosecuting attorney.
says that the prisoner has no possible
show to escape through the medium Of a
writ of habeas corpus. That his contine-
mcnt in Jail, to await rcquisition from In
diana, is under the law; that one party,
an eye witness to the murder, made afii-
davit that Lynch committed the crime,
and that Sheriff McKechnic also made af-
hdavit that the prisoner, when arrested
by him, admitted that he had killed An
gus McNeal, saying, "1'm the man, hut
most any one would cut a man IN self de-
fense."
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-09-01
ELDRIDGE NOTES.
From the Alert's Correspondent.

From the Aert's Correspondent.
A visit to the Davenport farm, last Sat
urday, revealed the fact that 620 acres Of
wheat have already been cut, and that by
the end of the present week the remain
ing 300 acres will be harvested and ready
for the threshlng machine. The grain is
heavy andsin fine condition. Should no
continuous rain set in, it Is estimated that
it will all grade "No. l Hard,'' and yield
2s bushels per acre.
The traffic in real estate is again on the
boom, and land of all kinds is in great de-
mand.
Jerry Collins and +. E. Jones will rep
scsent Eldridge IN good shape at the Min
neapolls exhibition with fine samples of
Scotch Fife and Patent office wheat, white
Russian and Hungarian oats, and Red
top, Rip-gut, Blue-point, Crow feet and
other specimens of wild hay, some Of
which has attained a height OF eight
feet.
Chas. 3. Clark is building fine two
story house on his lately acquired piece of
land adjoining his model tree claim.
Barley is being shipped quite freely
from the elevator, in order to make room
for the wheat which will pour in IN about
ten days.
Never in the history of this country
have harvest hands been so scarce. Not
wlthstanding the fact that there arc 1900
additional havesters in Cass and Stutsman
counties, third of our farmers are
losing grain daily on account of not hav-
ing sufficient help to take care Of it.
RITpERT
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-09-01
JAMESTOWN BOOMING.
A Batch Of Gratifying Reports Showing
tho Wonderful Productiveness
Ab out Jamestown.
Tho Real Estate Market very Active,
with Ver5- Large Transactions
In Town Lots and
Farm Lands.
From the Daily, Friday.
A Visitor From Switzerland.

From the Daily, Friday.
A Visitor From Switzerland.
Adolphe OFT, representative of the
"Swiss-Amcrican Land Office" head
quarters at Baste, Switzerland, and editor
of the "Helvetian," a sprightly weekly
newspaper published at Basic in the in
tcres of all parties anxious to emigrate to
the United States, favored the Alert with
most agreeable call last evening Mr..
OFT has been in jamestown for several
days and has been handsomely enter
tanned by Anton Klaus, Mr.. Cassal, a
fellow countryman of Mr.. OFT, and other
townspeople. He has thoroughly inspect.
ed the jamestown belt and he pronounc.
es 1t the most fertile and attractive coun-
try he ever viewed. Mr.. OFT comes to the
Northwest with the very highest testimo-
mails, prominent among them an auto
graph letter from Mr.. Droz, the president
of the Swiss Cenfederacy, commanding
him to the kindly attentions of the Amer
lean people. Mr.. OFT has established sew
eral very 1ourshlng Swiss settlements in
the United States, noticeably a Kentucky
settlement now numbering over 500 pros
porous and happy people. He intends to
establish a Swiss colony in North Dakota
and has about decided to plant it in the
immediate territory tributary to James
town. He will bring here 300 well to-do
skilled farmers from the oldest republic
in Europe, and he is satisfied that as many
more desirable Swiss immigrants will To-
cate here IN each succeeding year.
Mr.. OFT says that the Swiss people look
upon America as the promised land.
False reports concerning the Northwest
haye kept the Swiss emlgrants from this
favored land. On his return to Basic he
will correct these erroneous opinions and
show to his conntrymen that North Da-
kota is not, as Gen. HaZen and other Ii
belous scribblers have declared, a great
desert; that, to the contrary, 1t is most
fertile land and just the place for the
thrifty "Switzers" to locate upon and
speedily grow into independence. He
will leave to-day for Bismarck and
Miles City, but will return to Jamestown
within the next few weeks and soiourn
for some days. The distinguished repre-
sentative of grand, old Switzerland is GER
tain to be most cordially received. He will
return to his mountain home III about two
months.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-09-01
After the silk Banner.

Quite party of gentlemen and ladies
were busily engaged all of yesterday, at
the engine house, selecting and preparing
for shipment representative specimens of
this years crops IN Stutsman county, for
exhibition at the great Minneapolis fair,
to commence on Monday next Promi-
nent among the lady workers were the
mother and sister of Hon. E. p. Wells and
Mrs. Waldo Dennis.
An Alert representative took hasty
survey of the exhibit last night, and amid
the confusion, occasioned by the hurry in
the preparation on account of the larger
part of the specimens coming late in the
evening, gathered the names of a few of
the contributors. There was full car load
of the specimens which will creditably
represent Stutsman county amid the ag-
gregation of the wonderful products of
the Great Northwest. Among the num-
erous collections were noted the follow
ing:
d. Curtin, oats six feet high, and vines
of wild grapes and hops. Mr.. Wycht,
northeast of town, matured ears of corn
grown on sod of this years breaking.
Mr.. Weston, near Eldrdge, stalks of corn
nine feet in height. Messrs. Wells and
Atkinson, fine specimens Of wheat and
oats. A fine bundle of flax from 22-14l-
63. Mrs. Nichols, specimens of currant,
gooseberry and raspberry jelly OF this
years growth. II. W. Dewy, fine speci-
mems Of cabbage, beets, turn,ps and pars-
nips. j.. Thompson, fine display of
vegetables, among which were cabbages
three and half feet in diameter. j. j.
Flint, a half bushel each of seven differ
ent varieties of potatoes, fine enough to
make an Irishman ahsolve all allegiance
to the Green Isle. Pat Moran, hill of
potatoes amounting to nearly peck, and
a specimen of his oats which yielded ia
bushels per acre. A. Klaus, a specimen
each of his hand and steam moulded
brick. Joe. Freeman, specimen of his
lime, Stacked and unslacked. Hundreds
of other specimens as good as those named
above were among the lot.
The exhibit was loaded in a car last
night and will start this morning at eight
O'Clock for Its destination. Messrs. d. l..
Wilbur and Waldo Dennis will start for
Minneapolis this afternoon to superintend
the arrangement of the exhibit on the fair
ground. Another car load of specimen
products, mainly vegetables, will probably
be forwarded about Sunday next.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-09-01

cause. Socially and financially the en-
tertalnment was grand success. To
Mrs. J. j. Flint, Mrs. A. r. Hathorn,
Mrs. II. M. Wallace, Miss J4lzzie Wells
and Miss Minnie Lyon especial credit is
due. OF course, the devout pastor, the
Rev. Mr.. flaming, and his wife contrib
uted largely to the grand success of the
entertainment.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-09-01

Jas. II. Watson, carriage manufac.
turer, Geo. Ii. Hadley, a wholesale gro
Ger, and Geo. Durham, a hanker--all of
Charlottesville, lnd.-are in town, anx
iogs TO invest largely in the James River
Valley Their old townsman. Mr.. Fry,
of Fry & 1nsley, will see that they arc
well taken care Of whiIe here.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-09-01
THE LOCAL BUDGET.
More About the Suspected Murderer
Another Interview Concerning the
Political Rebels up 5
Bismarck.
0tutsman County and the Minneapolis
Exposition-What the Good Metho-
dist Brethren are Doing.
From tbs Daily, Wednesday.
Northern Pacific Beneficial Association

From tbs Daily, Wednesday.
Northern Pacific Beneficial Association
Vice President Oakes, of the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company, has authorized
the general manager to guarantee all ben
efits payable by the above named assocla-
ton to its members, to the extent of ST, ,ooO
per annum. This is practically a contri-
button to the funds by the Northern Pa
clfic company of 100000, if interest be
considered at per cent; but at the rate
of government bonds it would be equiva-
lent to not less than $150, 900 invested in
such securities for the benefit of the asso-
clation.
The company also agrees to put in COM
plete order and turn over to the associa-
tion, free of charge, the large building
now used as Il hospital at Brainerd. Also,
to erect such additional buildings as may
be required from time to time without
cost to the association
The local treasurer of the Northern Pa
cific railroad company IS authorized to act
- custodian of the funds without charge
A large part of the consideration to be
paid to local physicians will consist of
free transportation over the railroad, and
this also will be furnished by the compa-
ny, and relieves the association of expen-
ses to that extent. RESIST
1t is also proposed, that wherever shops
may be located, neat and comfortable
dwellings shall be erected by the compa-
ny, to be rented to employees, and also
libraries and reading rooms established.
This cannot all be done Immediately, but
is embraced in the plans of the future.
The association at its late meeting de-
clded to foster libraries and homes for its
employees In this laudable undertaking
the association has the authorized support
of the management of the company.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-09-01

sofa, October 4th. 1t is very probable that
the present pastor, Rev. w. l.. Demorest,
wall be returned to this station another
year, and it certainly is the wish of the
congregation that he may be returned.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-09-01

4 hard SAse from Aberdeen came to
grief in jamestown yesterday. He boast
ed that he carried "a heap of lead in his
body" and that he could clean out any
man in town. Marahal Mansfield re-
marked to him, .sif you had as much
sand as you have flesh and muscle, you
would be dangerous man to tackle; l
doubt your possession Of sand and l ad-
wise you to skip the town. The Aber-
deea heavy weight skipped.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-09-01

The Jamestown Roller mills are run
ming at full force on new wheat, Pat
Moran furnishing the grain, choice ar
ticle Of No. Hard. The first new wheat
purchased by the mill will be delivered
to-day; it is thousand bushel lot and tie
price to be paid is eighty-one cents per
bushel; Cornwall IS the raiser and seller.
The mill at full capacity consumes 500
bushels of grain in twenty-four hours and
the steadily increasing demand for the
''Belle of Jamestown indicates that the
machinery will be kept in constant mo-
ton for some time to come. The export
demand, from the county and up the rail
road, to the end of the track, also shows a
steady increase.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-09-01

A car load of Stutsman county pro-
ducts was dispatched to Minneapolis yes
terday morning, and on the afternoon
train Messrs. D. l.. Wilbur and Waldo
Dennis left for the same city, commits
stoned by the Jamestown Board Of Trade
to see that the exhibit IS given good
place in the exposition building. The
gentlemen will remain in Minneapolis
during fair week, to watch over the ex-
hlbit and to give to inquirers all desired
information relative to jamestown and
the James River Valley. On Sunday an
additional lot Of grains, grasses and vege-
tables will be forwarded to Minneapolis
by express, and Secretary Wade desires
the Alert to urge all residents of the val
ley to send in to him by Tomorrow night
the best that they have in their fields,
gardens or meadows.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-09-01

A special edition of the Northwestern
Land Journal, edited by Prof. c. H.
.Clemmcr, principal of the public schools
of Jamestown, is now in press at the
Alert Office and will be issued the first of
next week 1t will contain full informa-
ton concerning North Dakota's boom,
her big crop of 80, and will be valuable
paper to send out into all parts OF the
United States, containing, as 1t does, such
information as the home seeker and in
Price five cents per copy. Orders left at
the Alert Office will receive prompt at
tention.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-09-01
The Davenport Farm.

S. L. Glaspell, one of the owners of the
Davenport farm, near Eldridge, and It's
manager, informs the Alert that the har-
vest will be completed this week and that
the threshing of wheat will commence on
Monday next. There are 500 acres in
wheat and the yield per acre promises to
exceed thirty bushels. The $50 acres in
barley threshed out nearly 10000 bushels;
fraction less than forty bushels to the
acre. The oats, l35 acres, have been cut:
the yield will go from 80 to 100 bushels
to the acre, as most of the crop is White
Russian and very heavy. Over $50 tons
of hay have been cut and stacked this
season. Over 600 acres will be put in
crop next season. Mr.. Glaspell says that
he intends to hold on to the wheat until it
Is worth one dollar per bushel in this
market.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-09-01

At last the spell of silence that has hung
like mighty calm over the place where
the West Main street bridge was wanted
is broken. To-day the heavy thud Of the
pile driver will be heard al that place,
and before the dog-star wanes good sub
stantial bridge will be erected over the
placid James that will afford safe and
convenient crossing for the heavy loads
of grain that Will be coming into mark
ct, The timhers, grown especially for that
purpose. have arrived,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-09-01

A fall of two dollars per barrel on flour
is not bad TO take.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-09-01

A German baker, who has had many
years experience In the restaurant busi-
hess, was in town yesterday prospecting
for location to engage IN the business
here A first class restaurant Is !. Seaan
"a awaiting somebody who will come
here and furnish meals at reasonable
price The exorbitant price of board is
fermenting vigorous "kick" on the
part of those whose circumstances are not
up in the range of the milllonaires.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-09-01
Accident On the Northern Pacific.

VALLEY CRY, Aug. 30.-The incoming
$50 west bound freight train ran into an
open switch north of the depot this morn
ing, colhding with two engines and a
loaded box car. No one was injured, and
the only damage done was to de-
molish the pilots of two engines and smash
the headlight of the other, besides throw
Ing the box car, which was loaded with
coal, over into the slough as shls point
The responsibility CT she accident has not
as yet been attached to any one.
CHICAGO, Aug. Edward Welsh,
arrested three or four days ago for the
robbery of the First National bank at
kewanee, ILL.,, passed through this city
this evening, en- route for kewanee in
charge CT the detective who arrested him.
reporters for the press were not allowed
to see him. but Plnkerton's detective
agency, winch has charge OF the case,
says that he made confession the effect
OF which Is that J. S. Scott, of st. LOUIS,
who formerly resided in Kewanee,
planned the robbery although he took no
direct part IN 1t
TGeseS, \. f., Aug. GA. G. Hess
ing, the famous German editor of Cliica-
go, known as '.Bess Hesslng,' was muir
dered by Apaches, IN Sonora, Mexico. last
Saturday. No particulars,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-09-01
The Illinois Outrage Case.

TAYLoRsvTLE, ILL.,, Aug. 3O.-Emma
Bond was resting quietly at midnight, bu,
the attending physicians agree that she
has a poor chance to recover, and hel
death is expected to occur within a few
days. 1t was thought once yesterday that
she was dead, respiration having ceased
for while. She has been at times un.
conscious and once or twice was found to
be raving. While in this condition she
made some remarks. that reflect very
seriously upon one of the prisoners. Mr..
Bond says he has within the past week
obtained some new and valuable testlmo-
ny, and is now more firmly convinced than
ever that he has the right parties. Elliot
Hobbs still remains III confinement, though
he has shown conclusiyely that he was at
Mitchell, seventy-fve miles away, on the
night the assault was committed. Al
though bonds have been perfected for
Montgomery, Pettis and Clement, they
prefer the shelter of the jail to freedom.
1t is hardly probable, however, even if
the girl dies, that the mob will again at
tempt to lynch the prisoners.