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Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1882-01-13

The struggles of the past few years
have carried jamestown beyond the
limits of mere way station, and
just on the threshold Of 1882 we see
ber blossoming into healthy city,
The solidity Of her growth together
with the flatter,ng prospects she has
for Development in tho uesr future,
will 60 long way towards accounting
for the wonderful degree Of conf.
denoe there is being placed in her,
both at home and abroad. Located al
Jam estowh 10, in the midst of one
Of the greatest wheat and stock pro.
ducing countries in the known world,
no one will attempt to dispute the
grounds upon which she bases her
claim for future prominence.
Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1882-01-13
The Dramatic Club.

AT the request Of numerous citizens the
Dramatic Club have consented to repro
duce "Onc Hundred Years Ago. and
"Seeing the Elcphat," and have selected
next Monday evening, the 10th inst, as
the date. 1t is necessarily postponed mn
til then as some of the members of the
club will be in Fargo all this week. The
two plays and the manner in which they
will bs handled is 50 we'll known as to
need but little comment, and We will sim
ply say that they will be even better than
At the first appearance. The club has
sent for two new plays but il mnst nccessa-
rily be some time before they can be ready
to present them. The last performance
just about paid expenses Of hall, costumes
and printing, and as more scenery will be
needed for tile forthcoming play it is pro-
posed to partly nay for it in this way.
and reserved seats can be secured at
Churchill & Webster's.
Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1882-01-13

It now appears to be a fixed fact
that new land district is to be form.
ed, and that jamestown is to be
made the hub. This move though
somewhat delayed, surprises no one.
Any thinking person will see at a
glance that U. 5. land Office situ.
ated at Jamestown, the centre of the
vast territory tributary to it, is
only one of those unavoidable ac-
csssories which seem to transpire in
the course Of time. The probabilities
are that in few months the land
Office now located at Fargo, will be
moved further up the line, and it
would not surprise any one if it was
to be moved to Hillsboro Or some
point in that region Of the country.
Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1882-01-13
Commemorative Reselutiens !.

Upon the death Of Mr.. James L. Ridge.
II, noted Odd Fellow, the lodge at For
Totten adopted the following resolutions
which by request We publish:
Whereas, 1t has pleased the All Wise
ruler Of the Universe to remove from thil
world our beloved brother, James L.
Ridgely, the venerable grand correspond
ing and recording secretary Of tho sover-
eign grand lodge Of the Independent Or
der of Odd Fellows, who departed this life
in the city of Baltimore, Nd, on the 10th
day of November, 1881, full of honor and
good works, and
Whereas, 1t is meet and proper that the
members Of our beloved order should cx-
press IN fitting words their appreciation OF
the high character and exalted usefulness
of our deceased brother in advancing Odd
Fellowship to its present high standing
among the great moral and benevolent in
stitutions Of the age.
Therefore, by the brothers of Crofton
Lodge; No. is, L.. O. 0: F., in their lodge
room assembled be it resolved
First, That We thank God that 20 noble
and 70 excellent an Odd Fellow, AZ our
brother James L. Ridgcly, has lived and
been spared for nearly forty years to dis
charge the high duties Of grand secretary
Of the supreme legislative, body ofsour or
der. and for over fifty years TO illustrate
in his own life the virtues and benign in
tluencc Of Odd Fellowship.
Second, That it becomes us as Odd Fell
lows to strive to immitatc his virtues and
follow his shining example, that also like
himwe may perform faithfully our allotted
duties among men, and with him receive
from the Judge of all the Earth, the vel
come Of swell done good and faithful SER
want, enter thou into the joy of the Lord. ,,
Third. That to tho relatives and imme-
diate friends and also to the officers and
members Of the sovereign grand lodge
who have long associated with our de-
ceased brother in the discharge of frater-
nal duties, VIC extend our deepest sympa-
thy in the great loss they have sustained
in his DEATH
Fourth, Resolved that the members Of
our lodge wear a suitable badge of mourn
ing for the period of one month.
JAMES MIcnEls, II. &. co
HENRY HALE, p. G. oo'lril'tce'
Fort Tottcn, Dec. II, 1881.
Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1882-01-13

The enormous land sales IN North
Dakota during the past few years,
and notably during the past year;
the vast Arrears OF country opened UP
for settlement during these years
and notably the last; The significant
statistics of tue t!rcc land Offices of
our section from year to year; the
marvellous immigration Of settlers
during these years, notably the last,
a tide that is evidently but just be-
gun to rise; all point with nnerring
certainty to statehood for North Da.
kota somewhere III the near future;
and as 4 preparatory step to that dc.
eirable contamination, we, the North
Dakota, unite in asking 1or = sekar.
ate territorial existence, now.
Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1882-01-13
GRAND RAPIDS.
Dark Deeds Brought to Light by Our
Special Correspondent.

Hall Il Sox are having quite good bus
iness in their hotel this winter.
Albert Franks is now in town.
The commissioners held tEcir regular
meeting OH Monday and Tuesday and had
quite an interesting meeting. The board
Is now in fine working condition. Coun.
ty bonds are still at 90 cents, and We
hope they may remain there.
New Years eve VIC had q very pleasant
time at the county clerks Office, and .
Literary society was organized with plenty
of funds to MAINTAIN it in Anc condition
Fred Neverman shot a large prairie
wolf few days since,
La Moure county elected Edwin w.
Z Whitman, Clarence w. Davis and John
II. Crum, as delegates to the convention
at Fargo Jan. 4th, 1852.
Arthur Hall, brother Of H. L. Hall has
been spending a few days in town, and
considers this booming place.
Judge Davis has been spending . few
days in town attending session of tn
board.
Henry Hartman is . pa pow, aud is
expected to live. Mother doing well.
Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1882-01-13

Never has there been time aimee
this region Of the great North vest
came into public notice, when it stood
90 high in the estimation Of the
world a. it does at the present time.
Merchants. mechanics and day la.
borers have been blessed with that
success which = country like this only
aff0rds. During the next few months
many and important are tho changes
that will take place within the boun-
deries Of our county. New railroads
will be constructed leading south and
north, and as = result jamestown
will 10 made the one great supply
station for the vast country surround.
ing it.
Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1882-01-13
Some Changes.

The writer first visited Fargo In 1873.
The headquarters hotel, burned in 1874,
was built but not occupied. There were
half a dozen log shacks and a few tents
where the city now stands, but no frame
buildings, The town was on an Indian
reservation. and there were less than .
dozen settlers iu the country Immediately
surrounding. Between Bismarck and
Fargo there were only half dozen .et-
tiers. Mrs. Bishop was at Mapleton
Ferd's family at Valley City, Duffy's at
the gravel pits, aud Bcllhvmer and Good.
rich's at jamestown, and Oscar Wald's at
APPLE Creek. There was little improve,
ment made in the country until about
1876, when the bonanza farming interests
began to attract attention. Fargo is now
u town of j, 900 people; Mapleton, Wheat-
land, Cassclton, Tower City, Sanborn and
New Buffalo, between Fargo and Valley
City, are flourishing villages; Valley City
has probably 1900 Inhabitants; James.
town nearly 1000, not to speak of
Steele, Daws sop, Eldridgs. CLARK, Spirit.
wood, and other embryo villages. Towns
rising t. the dignity of cities, even, have
sprung up as it BY magic. This along
tie line of the North Pacific. Down
the Rcd river. aud along the branch
lines Of the st. Paul Minneapolis
& Manitoba ruad the development
has been equally remarkable. Sixty
thousand people are now located where
i've years ago there we're not more
than five thousand, and still the rush COM
tinuss. Less than two years ago the wri-
ter spent day at Fargo attending the ed
itorial CONVENTION. Since then the city
has more than doubled in population, snd
property has trebled and doubled again
in value. The country is not better about
Fargo than it is about Bismarck, but every
man with pluck enough to live in north
crn climate has transformed himself into
an immigration sgent, and has used every
means at his command that would contri-
butte to the common end that all had in
yisw-the settlement of the century and q
boom for Fargo. Many who came with
out money arc now smeng the solid men
of the land. Investments in the city and
country have been encouraged; capital has
been roped in TOR loans to farmers, for the
construction gf brick blocke; tor water
works and for everything that would adj
vance the interests Of the country. The
newspapers nave been sustained beyond
all precedent. Instead of struggling tor
bare existence, they have been patron:
lied t. the full capacity of every man in
business. Yesterdays Argus, for instance,
contains forty columns Of live advertising
snd the Republican, the evening daily, is
nearly as we'll patronized.-Bismarck
Tribune.
Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1882-01-13
The Olive Branch.

Mr.. Sox, Of the mercantile 6rm Of
Hall & Sox, of Grand Rapids, came up last
evening. Mr.. Sox informs the Alert that
the little difficulties that have been dis-
turbing the breast Of that quiet CONS
munity, on account Of the course taken W.
the county officials in certain pubic
matters have been amicably settled aud
that all are working together harmonious
ly. The Alert is glad to hear that a reconcile
iation has taken place. and trusts that
the people of La Moure county will never
be SO foolish as to quarrel among them
selves again. Such course can only prove
disastrous to the interests of their county,
which all should labor diligently to pro-
mote. 88
Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1882-01-13

Special telegram from Bismarck under
date of Jan. 8, furnishes the following in
formation conserving John Nichols and
party, which may be Of interest to the
readers of the Alert.
Nichols, the jamestown land explorer,
and topographer and geological repre-
sentative of Henry Willard, arrived this
morning from scout extending north
ward from Jamestown. From the Mouse
river country, thence to the Mis-
souri, river and down to Bismarck. They
found an excellent country for both settle
ment and railroad nuilding The soil in
Mouse valley is very rich, with growth
of grass unequalled in all the numerous
Dakota explorations of Nichols. 1t will
cut from three to four tons of hay per
acre. Besides wheat raising, this country
affords the rarest spot yet discovered in
Dakota for herds of cattle, ranging from
to l 900 head. They also found good
lot of oak timber, and passed by two good
water powers. Nichols says the best agri.
cultural plain in Dakota that he has yet
seen is north of Fort Tottcn to the boun-
Diary line. 1t discounts even the Red river
valley, and is in most respects equal to the
soil and advantages Of the great James
River Valley which is tributary to James,
town.
Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1882-01-13
How to Detect Incipient Small Pox.

While isolated cases Of small pox are
being discovered in various. parts of the
city, itmay be-of interest to known how
to detect the disease. DIR. Robert B. Nc
Nary yesterday gave Globe Democrat
reporter the following AZ infallible: sThc
feeling of tiredness and pain in the back
are almost universal and prominent SYM
ptoms, but the one thing that distinguish
es small pox from every other is the hard
ness of the eruption. by pressing and
passing the hand over the forehead or legs
the feeling is exactly that which would be
caused by medium-sizcd shot being bur-
led under the skin, and the severity of the
disease may certainly be known by the
bumps. st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1882-01-13
Z Help Z !, + tlle CIuL.

We wish the generous public who SO
liberally patronized US before, to under
stand that the reproduction Of the same
drama and farce by our club, is owing To.
tile necessity of want Of funds 70 i,ur-
chase new scenery for another new and
startling drama and farce, which we pros
pose producing on short notice should the
people assist us in our endeavors BY turn
ing out Ell lnasse at this sour second appear
ance in g One Hundred Y cars Ago, and
I" Seeing the ELEPHANT" on Monday
night. DRAMATIC CLUB.
Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1882-01-13
Dakota Matters,

Pioneer Press: Dakota and her case can
not bc whistled down the wind by demo-
cratic statesmen Of the small bore callbre.
She is destined to shine as one OF more
states in the constellation, and that, too,
before many moons have wancd.
Gov. Ordway in an interview at Chicago
stated that the people of Dakota arc salts
fed with the newly appointed judge, Ed
gerton. Judge Shannon, his predecessor,
and others were of course opposed TO him
at first, but they were now fully satisfied
with him and his work
Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1882-01-13

The bill for the admission Of Dakota as
a state provides that seventy sections of
land shall be given for the nurpose Of
building state prison; that one hundred
sections shall be given for the support Of
normal schools. and ninety sections for the
support Of agricultural colleges: SECTION
seven Of the bill provides that oil salt
springs in the state not exceeding twelve
in number, with six sections of land ad-
joining, shall be granted to the state for
t. use. such land q be selected by the
governor Of the stste within two ysars
aitey the admission cf fhs state.
Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1882-01-13

It has been said that this is a
great country possessed ofmarvelous
possibilities. So 1t is, and the indi-
vidual who is 80 fortunate as to
catch on Stutsman county, soil dur.
ing the next few months is the party
who will be pointed out in The
Sweet By and By," rs being level
headed man.
Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1882-01-13
One Of the most Important add

One Of the most important add.
tons likely to be made in jamestown
o. rather in the in the interests OF
jamestown, during the coming year
is the institution of extensive brick
works, which arc promised by our
ever enterprising citizen Anton
Klaus. The result Of this enterprise
will be the erection of a better grade
of buildings during the coming sea.
son.
Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1882-01-13
Prepssals Wanted,

The school board of district No. 5,
Stutsman county, will receive until Feb.
lst. 1885,, sealed proposals for the construc.
tion Of school house. Plans and spccifi
catious may be seen at the county clerk /,
once st
IAyEs BrckAsAs, District Clsgk.
Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1882-01-13

Cassclton Reporter: A Norwegian by
the name of Grobensen got beastly drunk
last night, and going home to his winter
place in Shanty town, abused the wife of
his bosom in brutal manner. That is to
say, he abused her until she got mad.
Then she rose up in her might and went
for her LEGGED lord in a way which was
very cheering to the small but select au-
diencc. which was attracted to the per-
formance. She choked her victim, hit
him with chair leg pulled out couple
of hsndsnts to taffycolored hair and ad-
journed the meeting by kicking him un-
der the table. She was every way equal
to the occasion and proved herself fit to
attend ). ward caucus il not to vote. Wife
heating beside that particular hearthstone
is At present An unpopular amusement.
Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1882-01-13
The West Side.

1t is now well known fact that an ef.
fort will be made to bring the land lying
just across the James river iuto the mar
ket as village property during the coming
season. The property is owned by Messrs.
Kelley and Fuller, of jamestown, and the
Alert understands that these gentlemen
will not sell to spectators under any CIR
stances, but will dispose of the lots to such
purchasers as will bind themselves to build
thereon. If this course is adopted there
is but little doubt but that within few
months many fine residences will grace
tnc west banks of the raging James. Let
the boom 70 on.
Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1882-01-13
Raising Stock.

The time is coming when the farmers
of this country will realize the Importance
of raising stock as well us wheat. No
country, however prosperous it may be-
can well afford to make q speciality Of
any one product to the entire exclusion d +
all others. Cattle, sheep, hogs and ponl-
try are jnst as essential to this country as
they are to any other, and in our opinion
the solidlty of the country will never bcl
fully established until the raising of stock
as well as grain becomes general. If
every farmer in the country would make
it point to have one car load or moro Of
of young cattle to sell every spring, or
fall. he would find it very much to his
advantage, pecunairily, and especially
would 1t be the case, in the event of Il fail-
ure of crops; calamity which is liable to
befall any country. s
Latest Reports from the Kelleler. Eli
ott Contest Case.
Special to the Alert.
Fargo, d. T., Jan. 1s-The case Of
Elliott VS.. Kelleher was called Tuesday
noon, plaintiff, Elliott has examined four
witnesses, and rested last night at five
O'clock. The defence will commence to-
day and consume five days, when the
plaintiff may rebus, and will not be ready
to argue fora week. pinney conducts tho
case for plaintiff, and Dodge for defcn-
daut. 1t bids fair to be one of the most
interesting cases tried here It will be 8
argued by Pinney and Ball, for plaintlff;
A. H. Barnes and w. E. Dodge for de-
fendant.
Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1882-01-13
Proceedings Of the Board Of Csanty
Commissioners.

In session at 10 o'lock a. IN. on the 10th
day of Jan. A. ID. esq.
Full board prescnt-Nickcus Hendricks
and Moran
Minutes of last meeting read and ap-
proved.
Report of County Attorney Allen in the
matter of u. G. Brown received.
On motion q county order for 81 Is:,3
was allowed ID. c. Brown 10 reimburse
him.
Application made by Otto Gasal for IL
cense to sell liquor for six months from
Jan. 5, 1882.
On motion bond approved. and license
granted
On motion the following bills were al
lowed:
Culver. Page, Hoyne .S Co., Chica
go, books, etc., ...>.i... s:337 %
Pioneer. Press Co., books for clerk
OF court .,.....,....-... 81 90
Peter Aube1tin, building she'd intlac
rear of court house. y a.
John Moore, livery hired by DIR.
Baldwin to visit poorhoylst. ... 81 IN
John A. Moore, livery furnished for
burial of pauper II q,
S. S. Pluver, drawing goods from
p0ornouse -..s.s.. 2 -
l.. Is. Miner, express charges paid
on BOOKS .... :, :, IS
On motion the following road orders
cancelled and county orders issued. No.
Is. for $3.50; No. lis, for 1894; No. 116,
for s17. S
On motion Peter Aubcrtin allowed coun-
ty orders to the amount of so per cent Of
contract price Of building bridge across
James river. north of 9Th Ave, James
town. Allowed t492
Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1882-01-13
Going 10 Have Cemetery Of His Own.

VHUInS 70 H1V6 u cemetery OF HIS UWhs
Undertaken Steinbach having become
convinced that Jamestown will never pos
sess that important requisite SO essential to
all well regulated cities, known as Gem.
etery, unless the measure is made matter
of private enterprise, now proposes to lay
out ono on his own account, and to sell
the lots to any who may wish to purchase
them. Mr.. Steinbach says, however,
that if at any time there should be an
association formed he will turn whatever
he may possess in the way of cemetery
over to the said association, ana does not
desire to have it understood that his pre-
sent move is actuated by selfish notions.
Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1882-01-13
Latest Reports from the Kelleher. Elli-
Ott Contest Case.
Suspended.

Mr.. King, who has for the past two
years presided over the destinics Of the
telegraph officers at this place, was siis-
pended BY the company last Monday. It
appears that Mr.. King failed to deliver
train order to ono Of the passenger trains
as he had been instructed to do BY tho
train dispatchcrs on the Dakota Division.
Mr.. King has host of friends in this
city who will deeply regreet tue misfor-
tule that has bcfallen him, and will hope
that the officers Of tue road will reconsider
their action and either reinstate him, of
give him place equally as good at soma
other point.
Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1882-01-13

The Garfield deSter bills foot up el1e.-
oee, of which Bliss, OF whom the roet once
remarked that Ignorance Is HISS, csales
IN for tla, ,0eo.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-09-07
1850 pm


No. connects with TIL ough train from Aew
YORK Via Baltimore and HagerstoWn. Leave
New YORK at 4.SO d m leave Baltimore at 1000
a In.
Also, with train leaving Norfolk at 1925 m
leave Lynchburg $50 IN leave Bristol sac a
IN arrive al MurrlSto~n 9.35 IN connecting
with ram Tor " off Greek and Warm Springs
n T.; at knoxville with trains of the K. d o. and
K. d A. Railroads.
Arrive atChattanOoga al 40 . m !; connecting
Vita trains for Memphis, Nashville and Cincin-
natl.
arrive At Dalton 400 p IN ; Rome 100 p IN Sci
ma lO2O IN; Atlanta o.l5 III connecting with
trains for Charleston aud Savannah
NO. connects with through Jrain from New
York via Virginia Midland and Shenandoah
| Valley, anu leaving New Y ork via Harrisburg at
10 p M via Wa hlH7 ton. This train connects al
Chattanooga with Trains for Memphis and Nash
vile at Cleveland with trains for Selma Ala. ;
at Dalton with W. s. a. 4. r., for Atlanta, New
Orleans and the south.
No. connects At Chattanooga with trains from
Cincinnati at Cleveland with trans from AT
lanta and nome anu Selma II Knoxville with
trains OF The <. q. and K. q A. Rail-
roads; at Bristol with through train for
New York VIA Roanoke only: Leave Lynch
burg at 100 m; arrive at Richmond II 80
Z Ill Lave Rlcnmond 300 D III arrive al v ash
lngtOn 80 p m; arrive at New YORK $50 d m,
IhlS train also connects at Norfolk with BAY
Line steamers for Baltimore at $50 p II, daily
except sunday, and on Mondays, tuesdays,
Wednesdays and Saturdays With Old Dominion
Steamships for New iOsk,
No. connects at Chattanooga with trains from
memphis and NaShyih at Cleveland with trains
from Atlanta, New Orleans Selma and the
south connects at Bristol with through tram
for New York via Virginia Midland Railroad,
and via Roanoke with Shenandoah Valley Rail
road. Arrive at Lynchburg al 100 M arrive
at washington 1000 p m arrive at New York
$50 a m.
Pullman sleepers on trains Nos. and be-
tween New York and New Orleans Lynch
burg, md between Chattanooga and New oTk
via Roanoke ana Harrisburg Leighton Sieepers
between Lynchourg and Memphis through
FariOr coach ON trains Nos. and between
Cleveland and Selma tlIr0 gh coach on Nos
and between Cleveland ana Selma.
IRAN No. makes al Chattanooga close through
eCnnecLlOn 10 lexas.