Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-09-08
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Meeting Of Board of Village Trustees.


from Geo. II. Purchase ex planning that 9
considerable part Of the dirt hauled by
HIM from the bank cellar and charged tc
the village, in a bill formerly rendered.
was put upon the private property of Bush
g. Corwln, by direction of the president OF
the board, and that the action of the
board refusing payment till he should re-
move the said dirt is unjust.
Upon motion Of J. J. Flint, seconded
by j. J. Roper, the entire board was con-
stituted q committee to investigate tho
matter and report to the next meeting.
The following bills were allowed and
the clerk instructed to draw orders in
payment thereof, viz:
J. b: Gotinets, for burylng dead
horse. w
David Curtin, for chairs and lamp. 90
Hayward and Mcislen, for rent of
ground for hook and ladder house 90
W. +. Mansfield, for billet and nip
DcTS. ~
W. E. Mansfield, for assistance in
preserving the peace. .......... ~ 70
w. &. White rendered his resignation
of the office of village attorney, and upon
motion of j. j. Flint, seconded by j. j.
Roper, it was accepted
Upon motion Of j. J. Flint, seconded
by l.. Lyon, 0. Fl. Hewitt was elected to
the Office Of village attorney.
Upon motion of l.. Lyon, seconded by
David Curtin, adjourned.
DEWITT e. FLINT, Village Clerk.
BY G. N. Culver, Deputy.
Jamestown is soon to be visited by a
noted medium of Chicago, a lady who is
SAID to be able to call back the ghosts of
the departed from Guiteau to Adam and
Eve. We hope our citizens will provide
samples of James River Valley wheat and
oats for the inspection of those old patri-
archs. Wouldn't old father Abraham
sclamp on' to the bonanza wheat farms,
and wouldn't Caleb and Joshua bet their
bottom dollar that this is tie veritable
land OF Canaan which they visited after
the exodus from Egypt! And there is
Solomon, wouldn't he offer round price
for the court house site upon which to
build temple! And Samson, how he
would arm himself with buffalo jaw bone
and 60 up into the Turtle Mountain coun-
try and "slew" the Indians and half
breeds--and all that
1t is reported that Bismarck carried off
the prize banner at the Minneapolis ex-
position. Well, we don't care coptinen-
tai for the banner, anyhow: People will
have to pass through Jamcstawn to go to
see it, and after once getting sight of the
metropolis of the James River Valley it
will take more than flag to overcome the
impression on the mind Of the traveller.
What we said about capturing that flag
was all "taffy" We didn't want tive
wouldn't have It, If that flag had been
awarded to us, Bismarck and Fargo in
their envy would not only have called
our place Jimtown in quotations, but
would have called US flag station be-.
sides.
The street commissioners attention is
again invited to the board walk leading
from the Dakota House to the railroad
crosseng. 1t is dangerous thing in its
present condition, and an unguardcd Pc
destrian is liable to break limb, and the
CITY inherit bill Of costs for injuries,
There are numerous defective street cross
ings in the town, and animals IN crossing
arc liable to get their legs in the holes,
and sustain great injuries. The city
authorities should see that these places
arc repaired immediately and avoid an
accident that we may be called upon to
chronicle any moment, from delay.
There was something of q sensation IN
town yesterday evening on account OF
the old, old, yet ever new, story. They
ssloved not wisely but too well" and the
result Is there are three instead of two
Dakota is a far distant country, but it is
not beyond the jurisdiction of the laws of
nature. The only way ont of the difficult
ty seems to be for him to marry the girl,
aud then their family matters Will be no.
body's business but their own, and they
can compromise. The names OF the par
ties are, withheld out of regard for the
indiscreet damsel's parents.
Three men named Chase, one from
Boston, Mass. one from Dcs Moihes, la.
and the other from some equally distant
point, all strangers to each other and not
at all related as far as they know, met
yesterday at the Dakota House for the
first time. They are all in this country
with the same object in view-looking
for investments that will pay heavy divi-
denGs They seem very much pleased
with the country, and 1t is probable that
some of them will locate ib this vicinity
Reports come up from Minneapolis,
that good many men from towns up
through the country arc getting on big
sprecs down there. SOME men seem tc
think that when they arc away from
home they have , frea license 10 make
| fools of themselves, and make that an oc,
casion of bacchanalian revelry but o,
course none of them arc jamestown peo'
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