Jamestown alert., 1882-01-06
Mrs. Ward Bill has been in Fargo on a

Mrs. Ward Bill has been in Fargo on
,isit.
The weather continues mild and threat
.ning.
DR.. Thorold has been elected county
physician.
Attorney Allen is able to get around
without crutches.
John Moore will build new barn for
his own use at once.
A stray land locker continues to drop
INTO town now ana then.
The new town of Frcczeout is waiting
for thaw before it is pushed.
George Atkinson is having some trouble
about the making of certain jackets.
John Doyle, of st. Paul, is stopping
with A. A. Doollttle and looking the town
over.
James and I. r. Aylcr, of Grand Rapids,
are in after frelgkt for that thriving
town.
Notwithstanding the present cold snap
amid January is predicted by the wealth
cr prophets.
The small pox bills have come in and
though cut down by the commissioners
are still heavy.
Several parties had circuses with their
pumps yesterday morning because they
would freeze up.
Six saloon keepers have neen granted
license to sell liquor for six months by the
county commissioners.
The county commissioners were in ses-
sion again yesterday and Mr.. Nickcus was
sworn in ana elected chairman of the
board
Mandan Criterion: Our contemporary Of
the Pioneer ought to know more Of conf
dencc men since his experience with Ear
mer Brown" Of Miles City short time
since
The Alert dislikcs to excite the curiosity
of the ladies, but will say that 1t has just
printed the invitations to wedding:
Both Of the parties bein: well known in
jamestown.
Mr.. McGinnis has published plat Of
jamestown, showing the original town
site, his own, Klaus, Lloyd's and Jones &
Vennum's additions II was compiled and
drawn by Hcinze brothers, and is neat
thing.
Mr. Whitman came up from Crane
Rapids Tuesday to attend the Fargo con
vention. Judge Davis aud Mr.. J
Il. Crum were elected TO 60 witlle him
but being unable to get away sent theil
proxies.
D. G. Buck, of Vermont, arrived yester
day Mr.. Buck succeeds J.. G. Nckcu
in the firm of Nlckcus & Mills. The new
firm intend to push every energy to re
main among the leaders in jamestown
mercantile life.
Mr.. McKccknie says it is qucter arount
Fort Tottcn than it has ever been since III
knew the place, but that everyone antiei
patcs rush there in the spring, and TIN
ensuing year will see a great chang
around the lake.
1t is said Jay Gould is daily subjcc, Il
manipulation. His nervous system is ur
! strung, and to restore his vitality he
shampooed, rubbed and pounded to kee]
! up the circulation. In fact, lie is trcatc'
bodily as if he were sl,aky railway Sc
cllrity.
A deserted city six miles long has beel
found in the deserts of Arizona or Nev
Mexico by the Smithsonian institute part
of explorers. All the dwellings are hewI
out of the solid rocky face of the cliffs 0
mountain range, and tho work date
back untold ages.
The bar-rooms of Texas are now re
quired bv law to ne closed from to
O'Clock OH Sundays "This arrange
ment," said an advocate of the measur
in the legislature, "will give liquor AM
religion just about an even chance, ant
may the best of the two wln.'
A gentleman recently from Fort Totten
and who has long been a resident there
says that it is not generally known, bu
is fact nevertheless, that there IS larS
fresh water lake northwest from Devil
lake some ten miles. He says tt Is 2
miles long, heavily timbered on its bank
and beautifully located.
Bismarck Tribune: The people wh'
have settled in North Dakota and hav
used their best energies IN developing TIN
country and adding to the resources 0
the country, have right to ask and ex
cept local government that will be &C
cessible to them without too great expense
of time or money for the transaction o
their business.
Bismarck Tribune: The Steele farm
will hereafter be known as the Great Dal
ry farm on the line of the North Pacific
Steele is now filing his ice house and ha'
already bought 300 cows. Butter ant
cheese will be his specialities and a refris
orator car, expressly built for the purpose
will carry the product, lie will also pu
in hcnncry. The age of the egg will be
known TO the purchaser.
Mr.. II. b. Chess leaves for Minneapolis
tomorrow and next week "Wednesday
will he married to Miss Hattie T. Steb'
bins, one Of the bellies of that city. They
will return here 9l Thursday and go II
housekeeping in part of Mr.. Davidson's
house. PR. Chess says he will build
81 200 house On south Fourth avenue in
the spring. p. S.-This item has no con-
nection with wedding invitations mention
ed elsewhere.
There has necn complaints made by sub
scribers to the Weekly Alert that they
fail to receive their paper. Af,er in
vcstigation we have concluded that the
fault does NOT lay at this Office, or at the
postofficc, but ariess from other parties