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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-03-31
MORE PATENT WAR.
The McCOrmicks and Their Combination
Claim to Own all Automatic
TWine Binder Patents
and Bring
SUITS AGAINST APPLEBY EFT AL.

SUITS AGAINST APPLEBY EFT AL.
There has been considerable talk for a
day or two past among the machinery men
and their customers In regard to recent
action of the Mccormick folks and n. c.
Thomson and Helen A. Gorham, of Rock
ford, Illinois, who, it seems, have COM
bined together undeI>an old patent of one
Gorham who is said to be the first inven-
tor of the twlne binder.
THAT APPLEBY' S TwINE BINDER.
so-called, which is being used on other
machines, is an infringement en- the orig
inal Gorham patent, and that this Illinois
combination has brought suit against all
those manufacturers using twine binders,
to compel them to pay royalty or dis
continue the so-called Appleby twine
binder or ANYTHING similar thereto in the
future, alleging the same to be an in
fringement on the original Gorllam
patent.
c. H. Mccormick is the well-know
first
INVENTOR OF TIE HARVESTER
machine. He made the first practical
harvester ever put into a wheat field and
continued TO manufacture more cXten-
sively than any other corporation in the
world. The McCormicks make twine
binders, wire binders, iron mowers and
self rakers and have grown 50 immense
ly rich that now they aIe able to enter
into a law suit that probably involves
millions of money, for the purpose
OF TESTING THE QUESTION
of whether man who obtains a patent
from the United States government has
any protection or not.
Among the more prominent machines
that will he particularly effected by this
action at law brought by Mccormick Is
what is called the Minneapolis twine
binder, few of which were in use in the
Red River Valley last year. 1t is said
they have some five thousand machines
about ready to turn out for the harvest
of 1882, all to lie equipped with the So
callej Appleby twiae binder. the in
venter of which is superintendent of their
factory and personally inspects every de-
tail in the construction of their machine.
They claim that his reputation as . first
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-03-31
Building Association.

AT meeting of the Building, Loan and
Savings Association Monday night at the
school house, two loans were made. VIM.
Spangenburg bid in 81 900 at q per cent.
premium; NJ. l.. Parker bid in 81, 900 at
same premium. 10 show the rapid ad-
vance in value of this stock, ten shares
were declared forfeited and offered for
sale last evening There were six months
fines against the stock, and notwithstand-
ing that fact the delinquent would be 50
ahead to-day should he put in an appear
ance. 1t is thought probable should
enough express desire to take a new Sc
ries Of stock one would be issued.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-03-31
The Grand Central.

BY this name the well known James
town House will in the future be known,
Mr.. Auldschul and Mr.. Foley having de-
cided on this name. The house will prob
ably be opened on or about the 18th OF
April In addition to the rooms in the
house, Mr. Foley will have the use OF the
rooms over the new store which will give
him thirty-six sleeping rooms and make
the house second to none in capacity
The hotel and store are to be brick
veneered, and MIR. Foley announces his
intention to have everything connected
with his house in tirst-class shape.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-03-31
Skipped.
Davenport Democrat.


One of the best known citizens of
Princeton township, in this county, was
James L. Sharlow, who had lived in the
township from his youth up, and run
farm of eight hundred acres only four
miles northeast of Princeton village He
was one Of the best known litigants, too,
that ever retained counsel-and you can't
count the different lawyers he engaged
during his years of litigation on the ends
of your fingers, either.
Seldom has term of court been held
in ten years, anyway, when Sharlow VS.
Somebody, or Somebody vs. Sharlow, was
no, on the docket. Sharlow's fine farm
has been covered with mortgages for
vears-and all his personal property has
likewise had its chsitel blankets for shell
ter for good while.
But Princeton township knows Mr..
Sharlow no more-though the county Jail
may
On the night of the sth inst. Afr. Shar-
low, with the assistance of five of his
psighboys, put all the household goods
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-03-31
Don't Get Impatient.

20 the numerous persons in town who
have lately arrived and are desirous of
looking at the land of the famous James
River Valley, we would say, do not be-
come impatient because you are on cx-
pense and can not see the country as well
or as soon as you could wish. This snow
will soon disappear, the roads will dry up
in day or two and you will be able to 90
out and make a good location and one
that will eventually repay you hundred
fold for the loss occasoned by few days
waiting at the present time.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-03-31
Snrinc Time.

Tuesday was one of the livelicst days
of the season, there beng more people on
the streets and more business in progress
than at any time this season. Several
teams of lumber started for the country,
a dozen teams were hauling lumber around
town, and all our drays were continually
on the move The warm sun got away
with large part of the snow, and it. will
need but a few more such days to start
people out into the country and and farm
ers at work seeding.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-03-31
The Dramatic Club.

There has been much inquiry made re-
yarding the dramatic club as to whether
1ts members will appear in public again
this season. 1t is quite likely they will do
so, and would have done so ere this had it
not been that some Of its members have
been absent in the east, and the abund-
ance of theatrical amusement in James
town a short time ago, The club had Sc
lected Caste as their next play and will
probably commence to rehearse it or some
other piece at once. The two entertain
ments which they gave were literally at
tended and third would be equally as
successful.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-03-31
Still they Come.

W. 7. Allen returned from Homer,
Mich, Yesterday accompanied by Frank
Pennoyer and D. Parneo, He says Jack
Pennoyer and James Newton were to
leave Albion, Mich, on Saturday for
jamestown with two carloads of stock.
ETC. Mr.. Allen says cars are loading at
all the towns for the James River valley
and that the Weekly Alert has done much
to arouse an interest in this country
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-03-31
Prepared for Business.

There will be large amount of paint
ing done in jamestown this season. and of
this kind Of work Mr. A. 3. Balcam is
predared to do his share. He has recently
erected neat shop on Second street, near
John Moore's livery stable; has put in
stock of paints and oils and will, as he
says, do all kinds "f work, such as plain
painting, granting, sign painting, wagon
painting and calsomining with neatncss
and dispatch. He is expecting two Of his
sist him and the other will engage in
farming.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-03-31
Yankton Press and Dakotaian, Ger

Beadle, in his efforts to procure census
~ southern half of Dakota through
the 5 ool district plan, nnos 'i''. ,ne
rapid settlement of the country is lIa.'
to keep him busy. Since he sent out his
first installment of blanks to eleven hun
dred districts, some two weeks ago, he
has been notified of the formation OF
about two hundred additional districts
These have been supplied and the general
has hopes that by working early and late
he will be able to keep up with the edu-
cstioaal advancement Of Dakota.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-03-31
The Episcopalians.

We understand that the Episcopal So
ciety is seriously considering the idea of
erecting a church in Jamestown at an
early day, and possibly this summer. The
society owns three lots on the north side
and us members embrace some of the best
people in town Should the society de-
eide to build, they are promised substan-
tial aid from the East which, with the
fund that could be raised here, would en-
able them to erect an editice Creditable
alike to the society apd town. So it may
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-03-31
Death of Mr.. Carey Kinney,

Readers of the Alert will call to mind
the 1act that mention was made of the de-
parturc of the Misses Kinneys for Clcve-
land, in response to a telegram announc-
ing the serious illness of their brother
Carey Now comes the Press of that
place announcing his death on the 10Th
inst. The cause of his death was cerebro
spinal fever, and his illness lasted but a
few days. He was engaged upon the re-
portoriN staff of the Press, and the paper
spcaks'of him in high terms.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-03-31

took his wife and baby and left for James
town, where he arrived last Wednesday,
dead broke, having spent all his money
for meals and railroad fare. OF course,
he inc aired for his old friend Case, but
not to his advantage, as the outlook at
present would indicate. Mr.. G. is a man
Of ability, and we believe him to be wor-
thy of the consideration Of the people Of
this community, and it is hoped that eve
nv one will interest themselves in his be-
half in 50 much as to find employment
for him. He is willing to do anything, no
self and family. Give the man chance.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-03-31
Let's Make Brick.

From time to time notice has been made
of brick buildings in contemplation OF
being erected, provided the necessary
brick could be sbtained to do so. NOW
comes word direct from the constructing
enoiree,s office at Brainerd that 350, eco
hrick will be used by the n. Z. \. H. IN
Jamestown this eeason if they can be got.
From this it would seem that BRICK snops
are to be put up There is good clay here
and a ready market for all that can De
,node 1t will soon be time to begin the
n,orl. .-d no time should be lost by those
.ai,,1, ,.,,;,,,r '-t0 this industry.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-03-31
A Worthy Act.

AT a meeting Of the Knights Of the Red
Cross last evening this resolution was
unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That an assessment of the
sum of 81 be made upon all Sir Knights
Of the St. Vitus Encampment, to be for
warded to aid in the relief of the sufferers
in the overtlowed district in the Mississippi
pi valley.
This order now numbers about seventy
five members
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-03-31
'Taint So.

Mr.. Sharlow, whose name appeared In
the Davenport Democrat in an unenviable
light and was copied into the Alert, says
that he has been misrepresented and that
he is taking steps to convince people OF
the fact. He claims that he did not leave
his old home in any underhanded way or
take any moftgaged property with him.
He will furnish his statement of the case
and will send to Princeton for the sheriff. S
certificate in the affair. He also states
that he, like all Others, has come up here
to better his condition
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-03-31
Here it IL Again.

Every mail brings notices to the Alert
of people about to start for the James
River Valley. The latest at hand is the
following from N. S. French, of Thom-
son, Carroll county, ILL.,, and reads as fol-
lows: Please send my paper to Grand
Rapids, La Moure county, D. T., as l
shall soon start with about fifty of my
friends for the glorious valley of the
Jim So much for the teachings of the
Alert
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-03-31
Notice of Annual Dist. School ns.,t,-.

Notice of Annual Dist. School Meeting.
Notice is hereby given TO the qualified
voters OF district No. 1, of Stutsman coun-
ty, Dakota. that the annual meeting of
said district viii be held at the school
house at Jamestown, on the fourth dav
OF April, A. ID. 1ss2. at nine O'Clock. a.
m, for the purpose of electing one direc
tor, voting list school tax, receiving dis
trict treasurer's report ,Ind such other bus
mess as may come before said meetsnp.
A. McKEcfiNfE, Dist. Clerk.
Dated this 18th day of March, 1882.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-03-31

1876 1877 13s 232 233 2s4 200 2Ol 2O2 2O3 2o4
205 206 207 208 209 and 2lO Jones g. Ven
NUNS ad, 81, TOO.
Geo j Kispert and wife to D G & F w
Buck lot l6 and p Of lot II 80, SO, 900.
Theo Kitchen to I B Lloyd, lot 10 b Is,
$500.
NJ q Smith to Chas M Hutchinson, lots
10 II and - b II, 1925.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-03-31
The Golden Northwest.

Is the name of publication gotten up
by the N. p r. r. in the interests of i'm
migration. Another number is soon to be
issued and in it the Alert understands
jamestown is to receive grand send off.
Our immigration building is partly the
cause of this honorable mention, and the
advantages of such building are to he
held out to people bound to the North
west. Thus does little public enterprise
already begin to repay for the outlay.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-03-31
md agricultural implements that three O,

and agricultural implements that three or
four wagons could carry, and lit out from
his old home for the west, his two broth
ers going with him, and fourteen head of
horses also All the goods, implements,
wagons and horses were under mortgage,
and he had no right whatever to take
them away; The party made their way to
Lyons, crossed by the ferry to Fulton,
Illinois, where horses, goods and imple-
ments, were loaded on the cars the same
day, and in a hurry, and off for Dakota
went Mr.. Sharlow
Sheriff Leonard and deputy Susenmehl
have been in Princeton to take charge of
what is left-and what is left is in the
neighbors' hands, they supposing they had
a right to it. as they bought it. For in
stance farmer had span of fine horses
for which he paid Sharlow 1900, all igno-
rant that mortgage of 5000 was over
them. The sheriff attached twenty five
tons of hay which Sharlow had sold to
neighbors, but on which mortgage was
placed as soon as it was cut, and the pur
chasers didn't know it, There was 100
tons of mortgaged hay on the farm which
the mortgage looked out for A mean
thing which Sharlow did, was to sell
team to deaf and dumb farm hand who
had deaf and dumb wife, and take the
good team away and leave an old blind
team instead, with worthless COW as a
sort of rcparation.
1t is likely that Mr.. Sharlow will have
occasion to visit Davenport before he can
settle down comfortably on Dakota farm.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-03-31
Seed Corn.

| have on hand and for sale one huu.
dred bushels OF the MEDIA Minnewakau. or
Devils Lake Indian corn: Yields from
sixty TO one hundred bushels per acre.
sieo per peck. or $500 per bushel. Ad-
dress, FRANK PALMER.
Fort Totten. ID. r
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-03-31
lSTOWN STUTSMAN COUNTY, FRIDAY, MARCH 81 1882

be that jamestown will have two addi-
tional churches within its limits before
another winter.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-03-31
The same paper adds;

IJdI5C1 dUU3, n
The Princeton township farmer, James
L. Sharlow, who skipped out between two
days with hundreds of dollars worth of
mortgaged property, has been heard from.
He has settled down on a farm of 320
acres near Jamestown, Dakota rented
farm he writes.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-03-31

Choice seed wheat, barley and oats for
sale II the elevator e. e.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-10-27

The ScoURGE IN PITTsYLvANIA-A LAND CT
MOURNING. Chatham correspondent IF
the Wing writes further of the great ravages
of diptheria in Pittsylvania as follows:
q I rode thirty miles to-day through the
diptheria district in order to learn the nature
and extelt of the disease. 1 interviewed
farmers, merchants and doctors. ascertained
the names of one hundred and twenty seven
children who have died within the last two
months within radius of five miles. One
family has lost seven another has lost six !;
three have lost five each; one has lost four
eight have lost three each; eighteen have
lost two each ; thirty-iye have lost one
each.
''Dr Martin has treated sixty cases, twelve
of which have died. In twenty cases, three
died DR.. Dickinson treated forty-one cases,
eight died. Dr. Ramsey sixty five cases,
fourteen died. DIR. Shelton sixty-three cases,
seventeen died. DR.. Anderson one hundred
and thirty-two, fourteen died. was unable
to find several other doctors who have been
practicing in that section. 1t will be seen
that the six above named doctors have treated
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-10-27
$50 cases, sixty-eight Of which died, which
shows fearful mortality.

SHOWS IeaIiul mortality.
g The disease has spent its fury in some
neighborhoods for want of material, and is
spreading in other sections where it is equally
fatal, A prominent merchant at Berger's
store informed me that he had sold more
shrouds within the last two months than he
ever did In any two years of his mercantile
life BEFORE and an undertaken near the place
has done nothing else but make collins for the
past two months.
"The disease appears in different forms.
In some cases the patient is attacked with
vomiting, emitting in the last stages q green
and blue fluid. Some die from strangulation,
some from general congestion, and others from
blood poison, the most malignant. Cases
that do not die are left with their systems
completely wrecked. Some are left CROSS
eyed and have the dropsy, and others para
lyzed in different parts of the body
D." People outside of the infected section are
completely demoralized, and will not go near
them and consequently it has been hard to
get sufficient help for the sick, and many have
had to neglect their crops almost entirely
during the sickness in their families.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-10-27

VAGARIEs OF AN ONO FARMER.-Fifty wears
ago John Elcholtz went from Pennsylvania to
Ohio with capital of two silver half dollars,
bequeathed to him by disappearing father.
The boy left home vowing that he would be
the richest Elcholtz living, and to that end he
toiled like slave and lived like a miser He
has just died at Urbana, worth about $1OO.-
600, and he might have accumulated much
more if he had possessed as much common
sense as industry and frugalty. During the
last twenty years he had been absorbed in the
idea that it was folly to sell wheat at whatever
the price might be at any particular time as it
was sure to go higher. Accordingly he has
been perpetually holding for rise" and the
result is that thousands of bushels are now
stored in and around his barn, much of it ut
terly worthless through decay. This season
he predicted a general failure of the wheat
crop throughout the Northwest, and enormous
prices in consequence. Acting on this belief,
he refused to SOW any grain, for the reason
that he should need all his teams to haul his
old stock to market and couldn't be bothered
with crops in the field. His family are said
TO be bearing the affection of his death with
much fortitude and composure intending
when time has assuaged their grief to live as
other people do,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-10-27
SERMON FROM A CHIMNEY TOP.
MIDNIGHT ADDRESS BY A YOUTHFUL. SON.
NAMBULIST,


A gentleman residing in the vicinity of
Wichita, Kan, relates the following singular
case of somnambulism. He states that last
winter his son Charles had severe attack of
fever, and while sick would get up regularly
every night at midnight and walk about the
house, apparently fast asleep. Nothing SIN
gular was thought of this as long as the young
man continued sick, but his nightly walks
have been repeated since his recovery, and
more recently he has been in the habit of
going out of doors, and careful watch has
been kept upon his actions. About a week
ago his father found him in the stable groom
ing one of his horses, and at another time
feeding the hogs, on each occasion being. fast
asleep and the time peing about midnight
But now comes the strangest thing of all On
last Monday night, about twelve O'Clock, mid
night, the young mans mother and father
were awakened by terrible rafting upon the
side of the house SLIPPING on their clothing
they went into the yard, when they discovered
the young man seated upon the top of chin
ney, clothed only in his night shirt and hat.
Fearing to awake him, they quietly watched
his actions In few moments he arose, and
waving his arms as if addressing an audience,
said 1--WE will sing, AL hail the power of
Jesus name" after which, in loud voice, the
young man himself sang the entire hymn and
sat down. In moment he arose to his feet,
and said : II take my text this evening from
first John, fifth chapter and twenty-ffth
verse" and then he repeated: 'verily, verify
Say unto you the hour is coming, and now is,
when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son
of God, and they that hear shall live." After
repeating this verse the young man proceeded
to preach a sermon about fifteen minutes
long. After concluding the sermon he himself
sang the doxology and pronounced the bene-
diction. After awhile he began to climb down
the lightning rod. Before he reached the
ground bis father placed tub of cold water
where he would be compelled to step into it,
and he received a good wetting, bringing him
at once to his senses, since which time he has
not been troubled with sleep walking.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-29
YEsrERpAY's SCORE


| The concert of the Oriola Octette last night
was the most delightful within the recollec-
ton of the writer. No local concert has
ever been better managed. The curtain went
up promptly and Messrs. Piano and Levy
gave duet, "The Merry Wives of Wind
sor," with fine rhetoric of tone go to speak.
The Octette sang Whites "Give Me My Own
Native Isle" producing splendid mellow
harmony. A quartette from Verdi's BELLA
Figlia Del Amore," was sung with BETTING
expression by Misses Pierce and Steele,
Messrs. Steele and Ryan. Miss Alice Fuchs,
a young lady who excited great enthusiasm
by her appearance before a Memphis audi
ence a short time ago, sang aria from
Robert lie Diable, and sang it with fervor
that won the applause of all. Messrs.
Hunter, Knowlton, Mahan and Grit
fifth sang "Gayly the Dance" by
Coe. Miss Jennie Camp sang very
winningly Wand's "Why Love Thee" Mr.
Emile Levy was almost stormed with ap-
plause when he performed on his beautifully
toned crystalonicon. The lullaby was es-
pecially melodious. Miss Bessie Pierce sang
Bellinis "Casla Diva" in a sweet, inspiring
voice and a pretty, frankness OF manner. Mr.
W. Steele proved to be most versatile
comedian in his singing of the
comic cong, "The Grasshopper." He
would adorn the professional stage. The
striking feature of the concert was the
"Misereri," from 1'ovatore, with Miss Fuchs
as "Leonora" and Mr.. G. d. Hutton as
tense dramatic passion, and her acting in
the scena was strikingly fervid. Her singing
was slightly explosive fault she can soon
correct. The concert wound up with the
singing of Dancing Ger the w ayes" by the
Octette