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Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1882-01-06

The General Land Office is daily
in receipt Of applications from per-
sons desiring to obtain l6o acres of
public lands, advancing as > reason
military services. Such applications
the offici.ls report - lnstigated by
interruptions claim agents. Com
missioner McFril has issued All cx.
planatory order which says: The
bounties given by law for services
rendered in the army or navy during
the late civil war were not given in
land, but in money. The only privil-
sges in connection with the public
lands granted such soldiers are
found in sections 1904 to 1890, re.
vised statutes, allowing homestead
entries to be made by them, their
widows or minor orphan children.
on condition Of residence on the land
entered for a prescribed period, with
tho cultivation Of the soil"
Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1882-01-06

The question has arisen at St.
Thomas, Canada, whether man who
ren.s a pew at church can use it for
sleeping apartment during the
hours Of service. The clergyman
made complaint Of one Of his congre.
cation, who was a constant snorer,
and notified him that if he couldn't
keep awake he must stay at home.
The man refused, and was arrested
to1 interrupting divine worship, but
the judge acquitted him on the
ground that when a man rented a
pow he could do what he had a
mind to in it. The pew was Ike a
berth in q sleeping car, and a man
could sleep in it or sit up and listen
to tho sermon.
Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1882-01-06
The Weekly Alert.

During the past few weeks large num-
Der of subscriptions to the Weekly Alert
have expired. Bills for another years
subscription have. beon made out and
placed in the hands of Mr.. A. F. Doug
lass, who will attend to the collection of
the same. 1t is not the intention Of the
publisher to send the Weekly Alert a
single issue after the time has expired far
which it has been paid for. Many who
are taking the Daily will not care for the
Weekly, but those who do NOS can give
Mr.. Douglass the address of some friend
or relative ia the east, and the paper will
be sent them. By dong this you will
assist in making known our advantages to
the outside world and attracting attention
and emigration to this section. The
Weekly Alert has large subscription
list in the east and no one thing brings
more people here than it does In the
coming year it will be better than ever !,
and paper which you may be proud to
send away.
Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1882-01-06
A New Departure.

Realizing that it is almost impossible for
any one however capable he OF she may
be, TO do two things at one time and do
hoth well, the publisher of the Alert las
determined to devote his time in the fu-
ture to the important work OF preparing
copy for the paper, and refrain from dab
bling with matters pertaining to the me-
chanical departments OF the office, as IT
has seemed necessary for him to do in the
past. In the future Mr.. p. II. Judkins
will have full control of the mechanical
department and Ill matters pertaining
thereto. Parties desiring to have changes
made in their advertisements, or to have
them discontinued, should advise with
him the day before the changes are de-
sired, so as to give ample time for exec,l-,
ton. 1t is our purpose to make the Alert
tirst-class paper in every respect, and 80
far as possible meet the demands Of our
rapidly increasing town and county. Be
licving thatthe public generally will ap-
preciate our efforts to do SO, and not lose
sight Of the fact that it costs money to
publish good daily paper, we enter upon
the new year with increased determine
ton to get to the front. ED.
Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1882-01-06
Our Washington Letter.

WAsHrNGroy, d c., Jan. 2, 1882.
There are several important ques-
tions relating to the financial inter.
ests of the country which are to come
before the present Congress. The
House is partly made up Of new and
untried members, whose OPINIONS and
views on finance are unknown to the
country generally, and naturally this
creates feeling Of solicitude among
{ ,ose classes to be most affected by
financial legislations The question
Of renewing national bank charters
for another twenty years is one OF
more tban usual interest, and about
which vide difference Of opinion is
known to exist in Oongrcss.' 1t III:
wolves other questions of Importance
or one more, at least. Tho circu.
la,ion of national banks is based
upon or secured by United States
| hoeds. Ifthc present rate Of tax.
a'ion continues, other condition, re.
| maioine as favorable, ihe nationa!
| deb, would prohably be paid off be.
fore the extended bank charters ex.
pred, This Honld bring the qnes-
| ton to the vital point-shall the
present rate of taxation be III maintain.
ed or decreased, aud if the latter,
where shall the reduction be made:
in the internal or customs receipts !?
The freetradcrs and revenue reform.
ers favor a reduction of tariff; duties,
while the protectionists prefer to ace
the entire internal system OF taxation
abolished rather than reduce the tar.
if.
Attorney General Brewster's letter
to Col. George Bliss declares that
the Star Route cases are to be prose
cuted in earnest. He wants the
eases thoroughly and carefully pre-
pared for presentation in court, and
announces his purpose to take charge
of them in person there. The utter
most penny lawlessly received and
taken from the public Treasury must
be recovered, he says. This sort Of
talk by the Attorney. General does
not indicate that the Government
has any disposition to 'flet up" in
the pursuit Of the Star Route rob:
bers.
Adviccs received at the Postofiice
Department from different section
of the country-Washington, Terri
tory. Minnesota, Texas, Iowa. New
York, Kansas. Indiana and the North
western States generally-report an
alarming spread of small pox. In
one case in which the disease had
made its appearance in the family Of
a postmaster ut Walla- Walls, Wash
ingtop Territory, the postal authori.
ties have directed the silretiea to re-
move the office and effects. Before
this could be done the sureti.s took
small rox and died. In many cases
the mail from post offices of towns
suffering from the disease will be
auarantined, and in some places the
disease is so bad that mail matter
from those points will be s,opped,
Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1882-01-06
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The New York Churchman says
the novelty Of the Revised Edition
Of the New Testament has worn off
and the demand for it has gone also.
For regular diet the Bible of our
grandmothers is good enough.
Minnesota politician prepicis that
the nomination of Mr.. Edgerton for
the office Of chief justice Of Dakota
was part Of programme to make
him senator when the territory
s all have been admitted as a state
At the rate at which the national
debt is now being paid off, within
ten years the bonds deposited to
secure national bank circulation will
be reached, ard in few yeers there
after none will be left. What shall
then be used as 4 basis for bank
issues?
There are at present only five men
of foreign birth in the United States
Senate. OF these three-.Jones Of
Nevada, Fair Of Nevada, and Sewell
Of New Jersey-are Irishmen; one
Beck of Kcntucky--is an English.
man, and onc-Jones Of Florida-is
a Welshman.
Although no reference was made
i'll the delegate convention to the To-
cation OF tho future capital, it was
visible that the idea that such
th,n:, might take place at no distant
day: had not altogether faded from
she minds OF the delegates present.
Senator Windom's new house in
Washington is built of pressed aud
moulded bricks, wish brown stone
trimmings. All the interior fittings
arc Of native woods. The cost OF the
house 'wiil be about S35, COO. Justice
Stanley Matthew's house, on Con-
necticut avenue, is also Of brick and
brown stone, and is TO cost $4,000.
Gan. Sheridan is reported as enter
tanning the opinion that there will he
another Ute uprising III April. There
really may be some truth in the ru-
mored Vaccinations of the Morlnons
to incite this tutnultuous tribe to acts
of hostilities as they will doubtless
be driven to desperation by the
heroic policy of the administration
against polygamy. fthesc Indians
should be melted to warfare, they
ought to be corralled in the Taberua.
Gle and "llowrd to forage off Of their
friends in the Saline basin.
Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1882-01-06
5AMESTOWN'S ADVANCEMENT,

Four or even three years ago it
would have been difficult matter to
convince any of the few who lived
Ii, jamestown at that time, that with
in the next tev years it would have
developed into booming LITTLE city
of one thousand inhabitants, possess
ed of all the advantages and business
tact Of an eastern city Of three times
its population, Mr.. kelleher, Mr.. Lees,
or even the meek and lowly Rraune
would have laughed at the idea, and
been far more willing to have put the
advocate Of such 4 doctrine down as
2 hopeless idiot, than to have given
one hundred dollars for the ground
upon which jamestown stands tc-
day. 1t waa not until af.er the aban-
dnnmeut of Fort Seward that the few
who had pitched their tents n the
beautiful James River "alley began
to turn their attention towards agri-
cultural pursuits. In taot it had
never occurred to them that the hun
dreds of Thousands ofacres ofbonnd-
less prairie that surrounded them
was valuable for farming purposes,
and it was not until the years 1859
that the real value Of the soil upon
which they had lived for so many
years, was fully demonstrated. From
that period up to the present time the
country has gradually settled up;
thousands Of acres Of the once sup
posed to be worthless prairie land
have been broken up, and hundreds
Of thousands Of bushels Of golden
grain cleaned from its surface. The
Aler: refers 10 these facts for the
purpose of showing the real cause of
Jamestown's development and for
the purpose Of establishing the solid
ity of its growth, 1t can be seen
by the most skepticai reader, at a
glance, that it is the country AROUND
jamestown that gives it !ife ard not
nethipg else ss some would argue.
Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1882-01-06

Jamestown has four banks, all ot
which appear to be enjoying . pros
porous business. They are known by
the following titles: First National
Bank, r. e. Wallace, president;
James River National Bank, +. p.
Wells, president; Loyds, Bankers,
w. M. Lloyd Jr., and D. Nick. Lloyd
proprietors; and the Bank Of James
town, r. L. Wallace, proprietor. The
sol;dlty Of either Of the above named
banks is regarded by the people Of
this country as unquestionable.
Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1882-01-06

There is not another town, city, or
village in the Northwest that is hold.
ing out tho inducements to new
comers that Jamestown 10. Those in
the east contemplating coming west
should not lore sight Of the fact that
there is not only plenty of desirable
land to be had in tho James River
Valley. bat a bountiful supply Of tho
purest and best water ever quatfed.
A]kali is a thing unknown in the
great James River Valley.
Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1882-01-06
Citizens Convention.

The convention on Saturday was call
ed to order by Mr.. Wallace, and after
several motions vote for delegates to
Fargo was taken and resulted as follows:
Wells, s5: Wallace, &C; Nickeus, GO;
Dodge, 36; Curtin, 20; Kelleher, -. Messrs,
Wells, Wallace and Nickeus were de-
c]ared elected, with Mr., Wells as chair
man. Resolutions in favor of division and
the name g North Dakota were read
and adopted,
Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1882-01-06

President Arthur intends TO raise
the po.iticn Of high private secretary
to a higher plane by getting congress
to make the salary $4,000 and then
adding 81 500 from his own pocket.
He expects to secure the services of
some statesman with unbounded po.
litical knowledge and the keenest
social tact.
Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1882-01-06
Proceedings Of the Board OF Village
Trustees.
JAMESTOWN, Jan. +, Is

JAMESTOWN, Jan. /, 1857,
Board Of village trustee. in session at
7;45 j. IN. j. T. Bush in the chair.
Present, J. T. Bush, president, J. j.
Flint, d. Curtin and l.. Lyon.
Minutes of last meeting read and ap
proved.
The following accounts were allowed
and the clerk instructed to issue orders,
for the amounts, viz;
Andrew Kindschi, laying sidewalks $40 80
Grimm, Gicseler & Mueller, nails, 4 Is
Hanscom, work on streets: | 90
j: T. Bush, g g g so
z. Martin 60 !" &C -. 25
George Oppy. ss 8: {: -. Is so
John Vennum, work as street conf
missioner. rs so
r. S. Winslow, for coal. ......... Is 95
VIM. c. White, quarters salary as
village attorney 43 IS
W. II. Campbell, quarters salary as
village clerk k.................... 43 10
| David Curtin, tor pals 70" Fire Co. l3 80
Geo. w Vennum & Co., for pals. ) %
Moved Iy l.. Lyon, seconded by j. J.
| Flint, that Robt, Jordan be allowed s15
on account Of work done OH engine house.
| Carried.
Moved by j, J. Flint, seconded bv ID.
| Curtin, that Rcht Jordan he appointed
fire warden, at salary of $3.50 per day Of
ten hour. length.
Moved by j. j. Flint, seconded by D.
Curtin, that John \ Moore be appointed
chief eugiueer Of the fire department.
Carried.
Board adjurned to next regular meeting
Jan. 10Th, 1882.
w, H. CAMPBELL, Village Clerk.
Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1882-01-06
Pre,osals Wanted.

The school board of district No. 1,
Stutsnan county, will receive until Feb.
1st, 1882, sealed proposals for the consiruc-
tion of school house. Plans and spccifi
cations may be seen at the county clerk
Office. st
JAMES BUcKASAE, District Clerk.
Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1882-01-06
n;sso.utio,,n Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the firm
heretofore know as Spangenberg Il Co.,
is this day dissolved by mutual consent
of both parties. All outstanding detts
viii be cancelled by Wm. Sparfsenterg.
Ii, the future she firm will be known as
Spangeabcrg s. Stallnaan. "a lw
Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1882-01-06
A FARM MaeHElg.Isssss Iss.g HAEL.
To hc Erected by ]. VII. s,ss.lviaa am
and J.. ". 1psiss.an.
Goodrich. AZ 5 oi.ssse,,.

.fs
Twas always thus in ts:ss fiiss country
OF Ours, If 1t beeoEles aIs,stgessa ans Kind
Improvement is ncrise,l tiissf.ssis aFways
some one on the ground rcasl to make Il.
We DO not have 10 stand around and WON
der why IL is that semc lsods tlorsra Il do.
something, as is cussonaa.s III places 81
less ambition. We just simply ss' to work
and equal tho enlcrgcaeS 'isl.is Il it,st
What J. w. Goodrich, ana j .lohnstou
propose to do IN t;ie Was. 81 t.Jcefal,r 1.
spacious and creslitaila Ears. Isas.i,fl,erv
warehouse. ishe.hiliItli,is Nil t.s. locatctf
on the old Pacific, Hu;lsp l.f sassj tie ma ii,
part will I've es5x7p fecs ii soc. s..a starics
high, and a Shed ri0inias h.,i;k II Inc
sasns dimensions These .lsnacn have
contracted for some of IN srss, .],if,ss,-
manufactured, and VIII pure is;sst. III sslcj,
quantities a. To cnable sfas,ssi 10 selI 81
wholesale or retail Iiesa a ic1ner, nm
derstand their business sa.fsi ssfs:nr ws31
and fas-orahlv kfss,ssn III lis stss.isiry will'
no dunit meet sssal thai ssas.es.ss heir ~ Z
tefprislng disposition merits Their ssl-s
yeriisancnt ran I've found III both Dn,fv
end Weekly Alert.
Senator Hoaf delivered i t,;ielaiirs "a, !.
iogy on Prrs;sient ssrsiel.l. As Warces,es.
Mass Friesy evening and I'll s,;is,r tl.e
uruss.sl sorrow a .sis sir.ss3. s. sias,sf ana
Is: Re soa ef tie Iassss ssssszs, - tIes13l
| and saalace and eas;lc asS Il sesrs. IN
the coffin OF the canal Baf aa2ca fnS,s
her wreath. 2 81
Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1882-01-06

The house committee on Pac fic
railroads is SAID to be made up in.
i,nical to the Northern Pacific, and
trouble is anticipated about the ex-
tension Of their land grant.
Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1882-01-06
The Land Office Business.

The following is the list of entries made
at the Fargo land office during the current
year Tho aggregate number of acres
taken foots up one million one hundred
and eighty thousand three hundred and
twenty, and averages six hundred and
eleven entries per month. Here is the
Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1882-01-06
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How We Let Go Of the Old Year. and
Caught On to the New Year in
.JOmestoWn.
Music by the Baud, Dinner at the Da.
kota House, New Years Calls aad
TOny's Dance.

AS the old year went out and the new
year came in the cold weather which had
set in gradually became sevcrer and Satur.
day was colder than the week previous.
the thermometer getting down near zero
The band was out, and as the bell rang
out the old and rang in the new year.
played several pieces. Aside from this
there was little stir Saturday evening. 1t
might have been thought everyone was
busy preparing good resolves for the com
ing twelve months-and perhaps they
were. The early riser Sunday morning
found two inches of snow on the ground
and snow still falling. Many attended the
churches in the morning and listened to
good and timely discourses. At half past
one the guests and boardcrs at the Dakota
House were furnished new years dinner
by Mr. Doolittle, the new proprietor, and
better one has seldom, if ever, been fur
nished at this house. The snow continued
to fall at times throughout the day, but
there was little wind.
Monday morning was cold, the ther-
mometcr going down to IA degrees below
zero The day was made holiday, some
of the store opening at the morning but
closing at noon. The banks did not open
at all. After dinner the calling COM
menced, and though not general, was par
'ticipated i'll by u number of gentlemen.
Mrs. Irwin was assisted in receiving
by Mrs. Winslow and Miss. Wallace; Mrs.
Nickcus, by Mrs. Mills, Mrs. Geiseler and
Miss. Nellie and Belle Schweilenbach. Be
side the gentlemen who made regular
calls number visited their lady friends
and wished them the compliments of the
season.
TIE DANCE.
The dance at Klaus Hall was the finish
ing up Of the festivities and it was worthy
to usher i'll the JOYS and sorrows Of another
wear. Never has dance in jamestown
hcen more enjoyed by those attending it
than this was. We regret to say that it
was not financial success to its cnterpns-
ing and public spirited manager, and it is
not to the credit of those who stayed away
that such was the case. The Fargo mi-
sic was, as it always is, excellent, and as
much can be said of the prompting.
About 80 couples were present and went
through a programme of "a numbers, con-
sisting of the usual list of plain and fancy
dances. Mr.. Decker served supper at his
restaurant and no one who partook of it |
had any cause to complain of want of va
rictv or quality. 1t fully established Mr..
Deckcr's reputation as a caterer, and |
proves he can get up supper equal to |
any occasion. The last dance was finish
ed at quarter to three a. m. and the tired |
dancers went home to rest feeling grateful |
for having the opportunity of passing the
hours so pleasantly in such hall and with
music in keeping.
With the new year opened the Alert
wishes all abundant prosperity and hap
pincss, and says ofitself that il will cndea-
vor to keep at tho head and hopes in the
year 1882 to make as marked IN improve
mcnt as it has in 1881.
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Cured by a Miracle.


The Philadelphia papers publish the follow
ing IS. f. Delavan, of 542 SillimaR street,
and well known in West Philadelphia, after
eight years of suffering. has been cured, so he
claims, by a miracle. 1T win be eight year:
next June, = be told a reporter to-day, "since
received severe stroke Of paralysis. The
doctors, some Of them eminent, and had FIVE
of them in all. took a great interest in my
case. They said that they could not cure me,
that was a doomed man. ! had no use Of
my body with the exception Of my arms, and
II is impossible to tell Of the agonies | suffer:
ed. Every day | expected would be my last
Four weeks ago, between midnight and one
o'clock, | distinctly heard voice say, why
not trust God to healF r. A moment after
ward the voice said, eCan you not trust God
to heal n A third time / heard the same
voice. Then / prayed, and answered yes.
From that moment was convinced that !
would be healed. Nv pain ceased before
morning, and could lift my legs to ease my
spine. When daylight came ] got down on
nv knees for the first time in eight years, and
from that day until this | have been well.
That Mr.. Delavan has been cured suddenly
alter a long sickness there is no doubt He
IS a member of the American Mechanics
Lodge and Manchester Council. Fellow mem
hers testified that there was no deception
in his case, and that they had watched by
his bedside when they thought his end was
near. The Rev. ]. Ringrove vouslFes for him,
and made his case the subject of talk in
Christian Hall, West Philadelphia, Sunday
afternoon and evening. Mr.. Delevan was
there and told cf his sufferings and his cure
BY faith He sought to draw a great moral
lesson, and his manner was so pathetic that
sobs were frequent throughout the great audi
enceii
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Select 4oetrg.
THE RoYs.

There comes the boys. Oh dear the noisel
The whole house feels the racket;
Behold the knee of ehristie's pants,
And weep DER Berries jacket
But never mind; if eyes keep bright,
And limbs grow straight and timber;
We'd rather lose the trees whole bark
Than find unsound the timber.
Now hear the tops and marbles roll;
The floors-oh, woe betide them'
And must watch the banisters.m
For know the boys who ride them.
Look well as you descend the stairs,
often find them haunted
By ghostly boys that make no noise
Just when their noise is wanted.
The very chairs are tied in pairs
And made to prance and caper;
What swords are whitfield out of sticks;
What brave hats made of Paper.
The dinner bell peals loud and well
To tell the milkman's coming;
And then the rush of "steam-car trains
Sets all our ears humming.
How Oft say Nhat snail 90
To keep these children quietT
III could find good receipt
certainly should try it.
But what to do with these wild boys,
And all their din and clatter,
Is really quite grave affair
No laughing, trifing matter.
Boys will be boysr-but not for long;
All, could we bear about us
This thought; How very soon our boys
VIM learn to do without us.
How soon tall and deep-voiced meii
WIN gravely call US Mother
or We be stretching empty hands
From this world TO the other.
More gently should we ehide the noise,
And when night queIls the racket,
stitch in but lovely thought and prayers
While mending pants and jackets