Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-09-29
ADDITIONAL CITY NOTES.

Mrs. W. A. Phillips, living in section
2s, left turnip at the Alert yesterday
which measured 36'. inches around and
weighs 10 pounds.
A. Z. prichard, arrived here from
jamestown, N. y, and Will immediately
put the new commercial Office of which
he is manager i'll shape for dong busi-
ness on Monday next
Parkhursts new town of Arctic las
been recognized by the government,
postof]icc having been established there
aud Henry Griffin appointed postmaster,
! his papers having arrived Yesterday.
The jamestown temperance society ap-
| pears to be IN earnest and tho Alert an
tlcipates, as well as the many friends of
the society, that much good will result
| from the efforts. Let the good work 20
on.
y. W. Kelley is going TO ship couple
Of car loads Of vegetables consisting of
| onions, potatoes and cabbage to Montana
i'll few days. Parkhurst supplies Il hun
| drcd bushels Of onions from his "Arctc''
| farm.
F. Kapp, of London, anu an acqualu-
| tancc Of those cntcrprisn= gentlemen
Mcssrs. Alden & Waters, IS spending
few days in the city. Mr.. H. was for
many years connected with one Of the
leading journals of his city.
}. }. Frey brought in thirteen turnips
yesterday afternoon, the largest one Of
which measured 81 inches around and
weighed 10 pounds. The other twelve
were very nearly us large. They were
donated to the exhibit now being made up
to send down to the st. Lous fair.
The Alert is requested TO give notice that
the regular annual meeting win be held
at the Presbyterian church tonight, the
principal object Of which is to rent the
pews and employ pastor for the cnsu-
ing year. The members Of the congre-
CATION, and especially the pew holders,
arc requested to be present
The Alert has received Il unique en-
craving from the Chicago st. Paul, Min
ncapolis & Omaha railway. The back
ground is jet black, with an engine bell
engraved in gold bronze in the center
The lettering on the background is red
and that on tho bell rcd with
black shade The design is ingenious
and work of the artist is perfect
The gentleman, +. l., Pollctt, of Oc-
onomowac, WIS, whom the Fargo Re-
publican reported as mystcrlously disap-
pearrng from that place 4 few evenings
ago, and whom it feared had met with
foul play, is perhaps the gentleman nam
ed +. l.. Pellet who came to Jamestown
about that time and has been looking
over the country Acreabouts ever since.
He Is all right.
j. W. Hanlcy and VIM. Orange, two
very excellent and influential gentlemen
of Champaign county, ILLINOIS, are in cur
city with their wives. These gentlemen
have come to this grand Northwest Oh
the lookout for land. We hope they will
succeed in finding what they want, as the
Alert and the citizens Of Jamestown
would gladly welcome them as citizens,
should they conclude to stay with us.
w. +. Ball, present district attorney Of
this judicial district ard late chairman Of
the territorial convention is i'll the city.
Mr.. Ball is one Of the ahlcsl attorneys in
the territory, aud who has many friends
in tho district who would be glad to sec
him nominated 1t is thought, how
ever, that Mr.. Ball Will give way and
give place tr a jamestown man, it being
perfectly proper, considering the eternal
fitness Of things to do SO.
Mr.. Hayward, general agent of the
Accident Insurance company OF North
America, returned from Mandan ycstcr-
day, where he has been writing up acci
dent insurance among the railroad cn-
ployc>. lie leaves for GlcndiYc and Bill.
ings the first of next week to look after
the boys there. Engineer Delano, who
was killed last week on the Southwestern
branch, had carried {; policy with Mr..
Hayward till recently, but declined to re-
new. as he intended to give up railroad
ing very shortly.
!. \. Atkinson is now in the third
week Of his thrcshIng campaign and is
shclllng out the No. hard at the rate of
1000 to 200 bushels per day. lie says
if the weather continues fair So that no
time is lost he will complete his thrcsh-
ing in two more weeks after this. He
will have between 5000 aud 10000
bushels. Mr. Atkinson says he did not
come TO Dakota to raise wheat for less
than a dollar bushel, and he is storing
his to hold for that prlcc,
While the .Nert never had any faith III
the futnrc Of Newport, ii always sup
posed that i'll case the railroad touched
the town site al all it would show it
enough respect to put i'll Il side track and
stop for passengers 10 get of aud on.
The Alert has always been al admircr Of
Newport IN spite o! its lack of faith in its
future and feels that the railroad company
has shown both Mr. Keepers, lis propric.
tor, aud those who have gambled III its
lots great injustice. We bleed for the
lost cause
Mrs DR. Ihoroid and daughter, who
saw the train move off leaving them
standing on The platform The day before,
guarded against repetition of the d,s