Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1882-01-20
Dakota News.

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Small pox has got as far northwest US
Bismarck.
The Queen Bee mill at Sioux Falls is
shut down.
improvements in Vermillion last year
were 100000.
Hard maple wood sells for 50 a cord in
Sioux Falls.
Nation Junction offers bonus for q
steam Touring mill.
In Turner county, the liquor license is
fixed at $500 per year.
There are ever $4,000 square miles Ill
the Bismarck land district.
! Dry wood sells for S. cord in Bis.
aarck; liguite coal for "a, so ton.
The Pioneer Register figures salem's
building Improvements for 1881 $3l 100.
Gov. Ordway has been admitted to
practice in courts of the Second judicial
district.
Judge Shannon on the Sd was admitted
% practice in the courts Of the Yankton
district.
Improvements at Madison last year
amounted to $G0,391. The population is
6O2.
The Cataract house at Sioux Falls is
icing enlarged. and will be the finest ho
el in Dakota, with $50 rooms.
A mail pouch containing thirty.six
registered packages was stolen Al Glen.
live on tue 5th. No clue to the robbers
While the percentage Of increase in New
Mexico from 1870 to 1880 was 80, and
that of Washington was 2l3, that of Da.
keta was S52.
BY the explosion ofa lamp the depot
1t Springfield was burned on "Wednesday,
the agent and his wife barely escaping
with their lives.
Pierre expended in building improves
'nents iu 1881 the handsome sum of
tl05,650. This is big for town only
fourteen months cid.
Ed Wardner, we'll known in transpor-
tatisn circles, has disposed of oil his in.
terests in Deadwood and returned to Mil.
waukce to remain permanently.
The large hotel building erected by G.
W. Mead at the Springfield depot q
couple of years ago, has been moved to
Springfield, some two miles distant.
Parker New Era, z: "E L. Perry was
in town Thursday selling a load of pick
creI which he and his party caught in
Skunk Lake. They caught 500 pounds
IN a little time"
Judge Edgcrton has granted writ of
error in the Brave Bear case, retulnable at
the next term Of the supreme court,
whereby the execution OF Brave Bear is at
cast postponed until after the Nav term.
Tee Yankton tress says: Bartlett
rripp and United States Attorney Camp.
bell were not held to answer for contempt
by Judge Shannon for their li(e)vely tilt
il tue court room while trying the Knowl-
ton case"
The Sioux Falls Brewing company,
With capital stock Of $4,000, has been
Incorporated. The officers are: G. K.
Toward, PRESIDENT w. d. Sites, secrc-
airy and treasurer; Geo. A. Knott, gener-
Il manager.
The case of Brave Bear, the Sioux 10,
liau convicted at Yankton Of murder, and
sentenced to be hung March ., will be
AIKEN to the supreme court on writ Of
error. This will probably postpone the
execution until after the meeting of the
supreme court in May. Three murder
cases will come before the supreme court
heAt session, Brave Bears, Egan's and
NlOwlton's.
The Black Hills has railroad running
from Lead City to Woodville distance
If niue miles. It is owned by the Home.
ia kc mining company, and is so crooked
shat it is impossible to know way from
stations which way the train is going 1t |
will be used by the Homestake company
III hauling the wood use at the mine /
which amounts to $4,000 cords year Ii |
IS claimed it will save the Hvmestake a
quarter of fmillion Of dollars.
Major Edwards, Of the Argus, while in
Chicago the other day, was sought out
and pumped by an Inter Ocean Reporter.
After dwelling on things in general for a
season, the Major in answer TO the ques-
zion, ''wllo are the coming men Of North j
Dakota said
Among the most prominent men in
North Dakota-men who will be pushed
20 the front in the event OF the division |
If the territory--ars Colonel Lounsbsrry, |
sditor Of the bismarck Tribune, and the |
irsl man to establish paper in North
Dakota; man who also has been iden
utied with the interests Of the territory
since rs, and than whom no man has la
bored more faithfully and earnestly to ad- |
vance it's every interest," the Hon. L. r.
Wells, Of Stutsman County, who was
,F he lat ~
and who will be pushed forward by the
central section of the territory as delegate
o congress. Mr.. Wells came to James
iown, the county seat Of Stutsman county,
some three years ago, from Milwaukee.
lilo ls a young man of energy, and has
made his Influence felt in all matters of
interest connected With the territory since
mis- arrival in it, The Hon. George Il.
Walsh, Who has bsen member Of the
tsrritorial legislature almost since the Or
yaRization Of his county, has many friends
who are urging him forward a. 4 candi-
date for delegate to congress in the event
of division of the territory. Judge A
len>iye Endorsement for the position if he
place. =
In the notice published last week of the
marriage of Capt. Elliott 10 Mrs. Allen at
Grand Rapids, an incomplete list Of the
presents received was given. Having re-
| ceived full list the Alert, ont of justice
20 all concerned reprints them in full
| as follows: Gold watch and chain and
lapple gray pony--groom to bride; silver
swinging water pitchcr-Messs. Robert
son and Drable, st. Paul; silver castor, c.
c. and G. B. Allen, Grand Rapids; silver
,utter dish--A. Mckechnie, jamestown;
liver cake basket, Miss Lizzie deGrief,
| ;rand Rapids; silver pickle castor-Davis
siros., Dickey's Landing; clock and ink
.taud-J. D. Mills, Jamcslown; set silver
>niyes, forks, spoons, butter knife aud
pair napkin rings-citizens of Grand Rap