Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-09-22
ADDITIONAL CITY NOTES.

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The sale Of foreign tickets at this sts-
tion il increasing daily, and jamestown
u becoming one OF the largest ticket Sta
tions on the line.
John Mclean, of Bismarck, expresses
himself - being highly pleased with the
nomination, and 10 thinking of becoming
. jamestown 'boomer."
Special kilograms were sent from
Jamestown to all the daily papers in the
Northwest giving the details OF the con.
vention hero on the 10th.
Gen. Anderson, chief engineer of the
Northern Pacific railroad is expected here
to-day and will 90 up to the end Of the
track on The Northern Branch.
Work in the railroad yard has nearly
suspended the past two days in conse-
quence OF scarcity of help. The yard
master is unable to procure assistance.
The several delegates have returned to
their constituency. Some to tell how 1t
ought to have been, and some to tell
wha. . glorious thing it is to 5e on the
right side.
Judge Hudson commended the grand
jury for it's good behavior and good
sense, and discharged them. THIS is Ger
tain!" very hsttering for Stutsman county
citizens.
The Daily Alert will be sent free OF
charge to all the farmers in Stutsman
county from the oath of this month until
after election. Advertisers will bear this
fact in mind.
The cattle that were in the Crystal
Springs wreck escaped from the cars. ne.
cessitating the employment Of three men
to herd them. The jobs certainly an un.
pleasant one. ..... ....
Captain b. b. Gurley will take his de-
parture soon for Washington territory,
whore he contemplates locating perms-
nently: The Captain has been resident
of the Northwest for many years.
The N. P. will soon put large force
of carpenters at work erecting section
houses, depots, ETC., on the J. 4 N. W.
branch. The new dcpots are to have bay
windows, and will be Of the most TASTY
and convenient style.
A stock train bound east was ditched lust
east of Chrystal Springs yesterday after
noon, and two cars Of stock thrown from
the track. The cars were badly damaged
but the cattle fortunately escaped with
slight injury. The cattle belonged to
Col. J. H. Pratt, the owner Of one of the
largest ranches in Montana.
j. j. Cooney, who robbed Hanks and
Morris at the Northwestern House, Satur-
day night, of $25 each, was indicted by
the special grand jury. The trial Of the
culprit will probably occur to-day.
Twenty-four dollars of the stolen wealth
was recovered.
Owing to the pressue on the advertising
columns of the Daily Alert its enlarge.
ment to an eight column paper is now
contemplated in the near future. The in.
crease Of Its circulation to nearly every
most valuable advertising medium west
Of Fargo.
The work on the three story brick
building of the First National bank i.
progressing very satisfactorily. The wall
for the second story on the south
side is nearly finished and the work is be-
ing pushed forward as rapidly as possible.
The building when completed will be one
Of the finest in the city, and will bc an
ornament to the place. s
Late yesterday evening Justice Watson
issued warrant for the arrest of q man
named James W. Sickles who lives up in
the vicinity Of Newport, and is charged
by the affidavit OF ono his neighbors with
malicious mischief in manning stock by
shooting. II found by the officer, as lie
very likely will be, he will be broug ght in
to-day for an examination.
The North Dakota Capital, the new
evening daily, made its debut before the
public yesterday evening. 1t is a hand.
some six column folio, we'll written, neat.
ly printed, and taken all in all is a daily
Of which Mr.. Burke, the editor and pro.
prietor may we'll feel proud The Alcr,
wishes the enterprise success and takes
pleasure Ill introducing it to tho favorable
consideration OF the people Of jamestown
and Stutsnlan county.
The following additional arrivals came
in At the Dakota house last night; j. A.
Scott, st. Paul; e. W. Dickson, Csnand.i.
qua, n. Y; {. T. lngersoll and wife and
| three children, john B. Haladsy, =. s
Quilkin, Miss A. A. Goodrich, Grand Rap
ids; l.. Trinkhams, Madison, Wis; I. NJ
Men smara, st Paul; Joseph Shier, e. G..
Scott, Fargo; John b. Fellows, Winona
Mimi; V. A. Hanchett, Hastings. Mich
The frame WORK for the Willard park i,
nearly completed, and is handsome
piece of workmanship. The park com.
mittec should use SOME remedy TO,
Strengthening the crooked telegraph pole
in the park, or haye ii removed. It would
be only proper that the telegraph com.
pany erect good pole there aad paintut
50 as to compare favorsbly with the fin.
| ishing touches on the fence and stand
Have it looking nice while at it,
The Alert understands that B. NJ
Hicks, yet green from the states, has,
since the Alert announced that Mr.. John
Neirling would be a candidate for The
| office Of county treasurer. announced
himself as a competitor for that position
! Mr.. Hicks, no doubt, possesses many ad-
| mirablc qualities, but it seems to tn,
Alert, as it does to many others, who are
personally friendly to H., that he had
better wait until he had proved his citl
zenship before he asks the suffrages O
this people, as against man who has II
education and has been resident Of the
county since its organization.
In the trial of the case of the Territor,
vs.. Jshn Severn, on charge Of msliciou
mischief, the jury failed to agree Elevel
of the jury, convinced by j. s. Watson