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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-10-13
Far'Fetched Temperonce Arguments.


Such remarks as ''The sad occurrence
last evening which brought death upon
Thomas johnson, should be powerful
lesson to the intemperate and careless
ones," and "The terrible accident and
death referred to IN our local columns to-
day, is temperance lesson of most prac-
teal but awful naturc;' which appeared
in the Capital yesterday evening, were
uncalled for and not justified by the cir
cumstanccs Of the occasion. The man
johnson did not show the drunhard or in
temperate man in his countenance, nor
was there any evsdence at iae inquest
that he was drunk on that day or that he
had been an intemperate man during his
stay here, but the evidence was to the
contrary, SO far as there was any on that
point. The mere fact of bottle with
whisky in it being found on his person
proves nothing, it is not even a reasonable
presumption of intemperance. Such far,
fetched temperance arguments do the
temperance cause no good, but rather
harm. The car wheels would have Just
as fatally crushed minister with bible
IN his pocket under like circumstances,
and the argument would have held Just
as good against the ministry. 1t might
be said that a minister would not do such
a careless thing. Neither do our men
who are called drunkards do such a care
less thing. The Alert has no objection to
temperance, but rather admires the man
who practices 1t to the highest point, but
taking advantage of dead mans calam
ity, and imputlng reproachful habit to
him which the circumstances and facts do
not justify, in order u draw a moral on
this question, is, to say the least, carrying
the principle that "the end justifies the
means'' to an extreme.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-10-13
The Devils Lake Region:

Since the opening of this remarkable
portion of the territory to settlers by the
secretary of the interior there has been an
influx of settlers there almost equal to
that which has been going on in James
River valley. The region is an interest
ing one not alone because of its connec-
ton with one of the most exciting cpl
sodes of the Indian troubles and the con-
troversies that have been going On for
years relating to the status of the red
men claiming its fertile and romantic
acres, but for their intrinsic value to the
agriculturist and those in search of health
aud homes Immediately upon its being
opened, Lieut.. H. NJ. Creel of the Seventh
cavalry, secured one of the most advan-
tageous sites on the north shore of the
lake and began improvements which
events have since shown were amply
justified. The town of Creelsburg is To-
Gated on navlgable arm of Devils Lake
at point where five railroads will con-
verge, and which is destined to be one of
the important railway centers of the ris-
ing northwest. The townslte is centrally
located with reference to the lake on a
beautiful plateau sloplng southward and
contiguous to a magnificent growth of
heavy oak timber. The entire region
roundabout is fast filing up with enter
prising settlers who will contribute large.
ly to the material wealth of the new city.
For the guidance of those desiring infor.
nation respecting this section, Lieut..
Creel has had the whole of Ramsey coun-
ty surveyed and has issued large typo
graphical map of the county, showing
tho location of the projected railroads
with those already located, the location
of hills, timber, swamps and plains. 1t
is one of the most valuable maps vet ls-
sued and gives better idea of the pic
turesque lake region than any descrip-
ton could. 1t will prove Invaluable to
the prospective settler, and is a credit to
its protector wdo deserves to reap rich
reward for his enterprise and forethough.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-10-13
Jamestown. D. T.. Oct. 4, 1882.


In session October 4, 1852.
All the members present, J. Nlckeus in
the chair.
Minutes of last meeting read and ap-
proved.
The report of A. A. Allen justice of the
peace referred back for correction.
The report of John S. Watson, justice
of the peace, was received and approved
and the following jurors, G. Q: Thomp-
son, John Clayton, Geo. Lutz, II. L. Ash
ley, Alex McArnold, Dennis Dorney,
Joseph Freeman, Daniel Campion, W. II.
Kaymer, NJ. +. Foley, Samuel DAILY and
Z. 4. Campbell were each allowed S1.0O
fees in Justice court
On motion the report Of G. O. Thomp-
son, expert appointed to examine books
and accounts of county from the organi-
zation to July l, 1882, received and ap-
proved and the same ordered published
To the Board Of Comfy Commissioners OF Stuts-
man County:
l have examined the books Of the county clerk
and county treasurer from the organization of the
county down to July l. 1882. From the imperfect
manner in which the records were kept during the
earlier history of the county and the amount OF
matter to be gone over the task has been tedions
and difficult one. / have examined all the vouch
ers and checked them of against the entries on
the books and gone over all the footings including
mentioning. One Of Sc III the tax list for 1851, and
one Of S935 in the order book. where county orders
I'll and 2e22 were s,id to be lost, and order 236
given in their stead and all three orders We're after
ward presented and paid, With these trifling ex.
ccptions believe the accounts to be substantially
correct.
The county funds in the hands Of the treasurer
amount there stood:
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From Fridays Daily:
An 1nSidiouS Evil.

The warning given by the Alert to the
citizens of jamestown concerning the i'm
minent danger incident to the manner in
which the refuse of the town is disposed
of, has awakened considerable interest,
as it should, but the matter must not be
left to rest here. Further investigation
has developed state of facts that call
for prompt and reppressive action on the
part of our authorities in order to undo
the evils already accomplished, and to
prevent any further injury to our bcautl-
full and naturally healthful city by plant
ing the germs of disease. The city is
underlaid with shale and sand through
which the water of the James River is
filtered, and from which the supply for
domestic purposes is obtained. So long as
this is kept free from contamination, SO
long will the water be pure and health
full. But as soon as these absorbent sub
stances are brought in contact with fecal
matter or with the refuse of the kit chen,
they will take it up and carry it to the
nearest we'll and thus distribute the seeds
of disease far and wide. This fact can
not be too we'll known. It IS not a mere
theory but is fact, established by bitter
experience in all parts of the civilized
world. All the modern works on hy-
giene, sewerage and water-supply abound
in accounts of such poisoning, and the
older cities in the east are spending I'M
mense sums of money to obtain water
free from such contamination. Among
the more recent instances directly bearing
on the question, arc two cities in Ohio
and Illinois where the children IN atten-
dance on the public schools were attacked
with vlrulent fever in consequence of the
poisoning of the wells by contiguous
cesspools. This fact is too we'll known,
or ought 10 be, by those interested in
the public health, to need recounting,
yet in the face of such evidences there
are number of cesspools being dug in
this city which will, if they are not stop
surely repeat the experience of these
cities as seeds will germinate under favor
able circumstances. the Alert is but
doing its duty in urging upon the authorl-
ties the necessity for immediate action.
The health of the city is far more impor-
tant than the convenience of few, and
it should he guarded with jealous care.
One of the first things to be done is the
appointment of board, whose duty it
it shall be to look after this matter, and
empowered to enforce sanitary rules re-
gardlng the disposition of all refuse mat
ter. Till this is done the city will be at
the mercy of the Indifferent, the unthink-
ing or the careless. 1t has heen suggest
ed by one, we'll informed on these mat
ters, that every cesspool or vault now in
existence, or IN process of construction, +,
should be made water tight and its con-
tents regularly emplied. There may be
better plans which are quite as available,
but 1t is imperative that some plan be de-
vised and put into operation if we would
preserve the natural health of the city.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-10-13
Of this season will be well learned and that
such unnecessary risks will not again be
run,
LOfdcial.]
Proceedings Of the County Commits.
0iouer1.

81ou0fD.
Proceedings Of Board of County Com
missioners in session October 2, 1882.
Present; Hendricks and Moran and
Nlckeus.
Hendricks in the chair
Minutes of last meeting read and ap-
proved.
The question of bridges laid over last
meeting on motion taken up, and county
surveyor instructed to make plans and
specifications of said bridges.
On motion the polling precinct petit
toned for by Leisch and others was grant
ed, and voting place made at school
house of school district No. 4, said dis
trict made to include all of Stutsman
county north of township l40 lying be-
tween the Pipestone and James rivers,
and 7. G. Barrett, j. j. Leisch and Dan
iel Purcy were appointed judges OF said
district
On molten the townships 1SS and 1871 OF
ranges 62 and G3 of Stutsman county, was
made one election district, and voting
place fixed at Ypsilanti in the school
house of school district No. 8, and Geo.
D. Dewey, W. II. Colby and B. Brough-
ton were appointed judges of election.
On motion, John McAlpine, Thos. S.
Collins and John Dee were appointed
judges of election for Jamestown pre-
cinct.
On motion, Charles Morrow, c. o.
Francis and Geo. Elliott were appointed
judges of election for Spiritwood precinct.
On motion, Charles Holmes, Henry
Vessey and F. E. Jones were appointed
Judges Of election for Eldridge precinct.
On motion, James Dunn. Pat Hayes and
John Green were appointed judges of elec-
ton for Alsop precient.
Board adjourned until Wednesday, Oct.
4, 7 O'Clock.
GEO. w. VENNUM,
County Clerk.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-10-13
Feas ing.

For several hours last evening Klaus
hall was thronged by the wealth, intellect
and fashion of the city at the invitation
of the Ladies' Aid society of the Presby-
terian church to feast on the succulent
bivalvc. The occasion was primarily to
get money to do good with, but the ladies',
as they always do, began by doing good
from the first. They placed around the
floor Of the hall, in picturesque positions
a number of prettlly decorted tables, Sc
lectcd the most charming of their number
to attend them and entertained their de-
lighted guests with good things to eat
and equally good things to listen 10 and
to see. 1t is really surprising how much
pleasure can I've derived from dish of
oysters and cup of coffee thus surround
ed and served AS result of their ef-
forts it is pleasant to announce that the
sum Of 1925 was received during the
evening. Everything about the affair
was in the most exquisite taste from the
elegantly printed bill-of-fare, the deli
clously prepared oysters and the fragrant
Mocha, to the rich toilets of the fair men,
DCTS VI Vic various COululllIccS Ills
should certainly be repeated unless they
have another and more agreeable surprise
in store.
The various committees were made up
as follows:
Soliciting Commlttec.-Mrs. David
Curtin, Mrs. Geo. o. Thompson.
Committee on coffee Mrs. j. a. Dole,
Mrs. b. NJ. Hicks.
Committee on oysters.-Mrs. j. j.
Flint, Mrs. A. r. Hathorne, Mrs. E. D..
Strong.
Table Commltteo-Mrs. L. B. Dur
stine, Mrs. NJ. L. Parker, Miss Lizzie
Wells, Miss Mary Mulliken, Miss Ollie
BoSae 1 Mis- GaFrS W,aos hata' Mss Eose
Hicks, Miss Charlotte Lloyd, Miss Edith
n. Del Plain Miss Mabel Jones.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-10-13

mlttee is composed of some of our most
enterprlsing business men and the Alert
doubts not they will accomplish some
thug in that direction. While it would
not be prudent to make their intended
plans public If known, we think it safe to
say that their efforts will not only not be
in vain, but will aid materially in secur-
ing the railroad advantages we so much
need. There are several roads heading in
this direction and by little effort on the
part of the people of jamestown we may
reap inestimable advantages from some
Of them.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-10-13
ReRister Of Deeds.


The most important Office to be filled
at the coming election IS that of Register
of Deeds, and it is in the hands of the peo
pie to place man there who will at: enc
to it himself and do it carefully; mau
who will be as considerate of the wants
and the wishes of the people after thu
election as well as just before; man who
by education and practice IS fitted for the
place, and who will give it his osn per
sonal supervision and attention. Such g
man is L. B. Miner, who IS now before the
people of Stutsman county as candidate
tor this office. A man in every way capa.
bic and OF known integrity and business
qualifications.
The first steps towards securing good
officer is to attend the primaries and see
that delegates aresent to the county con-
ventlon who will properly represent them
in that body. We believe it is the wish
of a majority of the people that Mr.. Min.
er should have the office of Register OF
Deeds the next term, and the way, and
the only way for them to secure that end
is to attend the primaries of Saturday
afternoon in their respective voting pre-.
CluCtSs Auu S1OOoC AC4S5dISo "AAS "AAA WV
for his nomination IN the county conven-
ton. The will of the people is often frus-
trated by negligence on this very point,
which is an all Important one. The work
must be begun in the primaries. Take
care of the primaries and the county con-
vention will take care of itself, for the
county convention is composed of the
delegates or representatives of the masses
of the people in the several voting pre-
cincts. The Alert would urge 1t upon the
people to attend these primaries next Sat-
urday, the l4th inst, at 7:3O o'clock in
the evening, for there Is where they can
give their expression upon the subject of
who shall be the candidate. The friends
of Mr. Miner who desire his nomination
at the county convention for Register OF
Deeds should not fail to attend the prim-
aries for the appointment Of delegates to
the county convention, and be sure that
they send good men, men who will fairly
and squarely represent their wishes.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-10-13
Real Estate Transfers.

Z S to Amanda + Waller, sw u sec 10,
tp l42, G5; $400. Presumption.
Z S to S l. Glaspell ne Ii sec ID, tn
AZ, 65; $500. COMMITTED homestead.
to Mary A Means y NV II and s
x nc a sec y, tp 1ss, e3; a4o0 Pre-
emption.
Vloletta E Shore to Sarah B Jones, e hf
NV or sec S, tp l39, r GO; $4,000.
Joe d Mills to Mary A Branch, lots As,
| blk 5S, Klaus End add; 81.
Steinbach & Lloyd to Mary J Mumford,
lot in Highland Home cemetery; $40.
William Hollands and wife to A & "A
Learned, lots II, 13, IA, Is, blk 25; 3d..
600.
Towne & Iigbcc to A A Allen, lot 1,
blk 8, Eldridgc; $50.
Geo + Hamilton to D NJ Kelleher, lot 5,
blk "a: $500.
VIC Mueller to Geo Grimm, quitclaim
| OF interest III lot Il, blk 80; $500.
Francis G Kelley to B w Fuller, lot 8,
blk 16, S4OO.
J + Pannel to Edison d Strong and D
Curtin, lots l, 2, 6, Z, blk 1, Pannel &
Tileston's add; $3.50.
Il Long to Therisen Alutz, lot 1876,
Vennum & Jones' add 81.
oOuu NAC0luulo W xuOIl186 w BELL. lois
l., 2, 3, 4, 5, blk II, Capitol Hill add;
S84O.
W NJ Lloyd jr and D Nick Lloyd to An
ton Steinbach, lot IL, blk 13; 1926.
Cuyler Adams to Eagan & Gleason, blk
IA, Spiritwood; $3.50.
Keziah Nichols to B S Russell, lot l.
blk S, McGrnnis' add; $500.
Sarah B Jones to S Russell, lots 400.
40, AL, 412, 4l3, 4l4, 4l5, 416, All, 41s,
4l9, 420, 4Gl, 462, Jones & Vcnnum's
add; $500.
Levi Higgins to Z J Blossom, lots Z. 8.
blk 73, Klaus 3rd add; $3.50.
Sarah B Jones to Edward Webb. lots
229, 23O, Jones & Vennums add; e4OO.
Cuyler Adams to David Hammell, lot
Is, blk l, and lot Is, blk 8, Spiritwood;
sl75.
W G Mueller to Lyster Hayward, undiv
3 int in lots Z, s, 9, blk 20; $500.
Klaus, Hager & Haupt to FL Chap
man, lots As, 46, blk Ia, Klaus s. Hager's
Park add; 500.
n P R to Richard Sykes, hf sec 8.
and secs l3. Is, II, q, 81, tp 146, 50,
also secs IS, 81, 27, tip i46, r 70, contain.
ing $40 acres; s21, $50.
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NEWS NEBULE.
A Hospital Netded-An' Oyster Feast
The Pale Horse and . Stranger
"A Reading Room.
Description Of a Mammoth Business
House-New> OF Interest to 5,..:
Everybody.
From Wednesdays Daily.
.... Death Of q Stranger.

Death OF Stranger.
Some days ago q German, who was
stranger in strange land, and had been
working on the Davenport farm came to
town sick and wandering both in body
and mind. One night he laid in an empty
box car. and next day sauntered about
town without "where to lay his head"
until finally he stopped at Warmers sa-
loon, reporting to him that he could not
getlodging at any of the hotels; that he
was without money and had no relations
living in all the wide world. Mr.. War
ner had no place to keep him, but gen.
erously improvised him a bed ON some
boxes in his saloon, and gave him food
whenever he would eat anything. Thus
the sick man spent several days. during
which time DR.. Fuessenich occasionally
gave him medicine and money, and re-
ported his case to the county commits
sioners. Nothing was done, however,
until yesterday evening, when, Mr.. Nick
Gus sent DR.. Thorold in to see him. An
Alert repOrterp accompanied Mr. Stein
bach to see the unfortunate man and
we're there when the doctor came in. The
man was then sitting on his bed of box
es, so nervous with prostration that he
was in perpetual tremble, his eyes pro-
truding from their sockets and deathly
pslor covering his face His answers to
questions interpreted by Mr.. Steinbach
showed he was not in his right mind.
Upon the case being reported to Mr..
Nickeus he directed the man removed
to the court house and employed Mr..
Clark to take care of him. He was &C
cordlngly removed to the court room and
as comfortably provided for as possible,
but died within three hours afterwards.
While our town for the last week has
been all "broke up'' over the attempted
closing of Il saloon in town and a war on
saloons in general, this poor diving
stranger, sick and homeless, was being
cared for and ted by saloon keeper, one
of the men against whom the righteous
indignation of these modern reformcrs
was directed. The Alert does not sup
pose these reformers knew of this case,
hut it would suggest that If they would
devote as much energy in searching out
the needy and suffering ones, as they do
in their aggrcsslons upon the liquor deal
ers and their traffic, and in providing
means for their comfort and alleviation,-
while they might not make so much of
sensation in town they would perhaps
increase the number of jewels in their
crowns in the New Jerusalem above.
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Withdrawn.

1t was rumored on the streets yesterday
that all opposition to Mr.. Nierling's can
didacy had been removed by the volun-
tary withdrawal of Mr.. Hicks from the
canvass. 1t was also reported in connec-
tion that he would now engage IN the
coal business instead. In this Mr.. Nicr-
ling's opponent shows good judgment as
his withdrawal at this stage of the game
will leave HIM in admirable shape to
avail himself of any chances that may
present themselves to him in the future
Mr.. Nierling is hard man to defeat from
the fact that he is one of the oldest resi-
dents the county affords and has by per-
sonal experience proved to the public that
he is equally qualified to meet the re-
quirements of the office which he
seeks
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-10-13
The Jim Valley Railroad,

Mitchell Capital: Engineer Dunbar,
who, it will be remembered by the Older
citizens of Mitchell, was with Mr.. Kimball
when the & ID division was located to
Chamberlain, arrived in Mitchell last Fri
day morning with party, and left Sat-
urday for tho north. He will be in the
field until cold weather, and should the
winter be as favorable as last, may not re-
turn for several months. Itwould be i'm.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-10-13
County Superintendent,

The office Of county superintendent Of
schools is very important ono, as the
organization of new districts and the de-
velopmert of the public schools IN our
county require careful and judiclous man
agemcnt on the part of that officer. The
efficiency our schools also largely de-
pend upon the county superintendent,
whose duty 1t is to sec that competen,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-10-13

proper to make any statement in regard
to the work that he has come to do fur
ther than the general mention herein
made. 1t is forward movement, how
ever, of great interest to our city, and is
the beginning of work that will very
soon place US on north and south line
from the Council Bluffs division to the
Northern Pacific Mitchell, Scotland,
Yankton and Sioux City of course will be
points on the line, but north, not even
the point of intersection with the North
ern Pacific has been decided upon.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-10-13

teachers only are given the legal right to
occupy the position. Mr.. P. H. Foley,
the candidate for that position is himself
an experienced teacher, and thoroughly
acquainted with the public school system
in all of its details, and if the people con-
fer that Office upon him we believe it will
be efficiently and judlclously managed,
and that our public schools will prosper
under his official direction.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-10-13
More Of the Dead German.


The German whose death the Alert
noted yesterday morning, seems to have
more of I. history and to have been bet
ter connected than was at first supposed,
as diary and some letters found on his
person seem to indicate. The record IN
his diary shows that he had stopped over
night with man, whom he names, in
Fargo, and on the 2sth ult of his
walk from Sanborn to Jamestown, The
last entry made in his diary was Friday
last when he noted his coming to War
ner's saloon and the help that Mr. War
ner gave him. He had on his person a
letter from his father and brother ad-
dressed to him at St. Louis, Mo-, and
from which it seems they live IN the
southern part of Germany. They both
write very kindly to and of him, the faith
er saying that if he was as good a boy
here as he was in Germany he wonld get
along, and promising to send him some
$1,000 III money soon. The deceased
seems to have been millwright by trade,
and his father owns q mill IN Germany.
The writing in the diary is in German,
but in a neat hand, and his language in
dicates that he was a man of more than
ordinary education and intelligence The
letters and his diary show that his name
was William Plumer. Mr.. Stelnbach has
the diary and letters, and will translate
them so that his relations in Germany
may be apprised Of his sad death.