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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-08-18
An Important Convention.

DULUTH, Mimi, Aug. 16.-The canal
convention resumed it's session this mora.
ing. Judge St. Julian Cox made strong
speech, picturing the future Northwest;
he pronounced the Northwest the great
est producing region on the globe, and he
recited the necessity of greater transpor-
tation facilities. Gen. Banning, of st.
Paul, made one Of the best speeches OF
the convention, showing that the United
States must keep the bal
ance of trade in her favor
to maintain sound financial system.
Judge Ives, of Crookston, said that he
had watched the development of the
northwest since 1877, and now sees the
necessity of greater carrying capacity to
the markets of the world; the canal Is q
pressing need Knute Nelson made q
speech on the development of the new
northwest.
Resolutions were adopted as follows:
The convention, having heard the report
of engineers and representatives famll-
lar with the northwest, Resolved, That
in our opinion canal is practicable; by
building forty miles with suitable locks
and dams to utilize $40 miles of deep wa
ter, lakes aGss rivers now navigable for
steam vessels, between Lake Superb
or and Red River. it would be made
practicable for crafts propelled by steam
to tap the regions of the whole northwest
territory. The work can be done rapidly
and at reasonable cost. 1t will afford an
outlet to the Atlantic seaboard for an area
of country equal to the middle and eastern
states, that will practically extend the ex-
isting northern water route, from the At
lantic, through the lakes, to the North
west; it will furnish cheaper transporta-
ton; 1t will bring through to us the prin-
cipal traffic Of the Northwest and be .
powerful commercial link between the
two people. We urge upon congress an
appropriation for an examination and
survey.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-08-18
FOREIGN ADv1oEs.
Reports Of the Condition Of the Harvest
Throughout Europe.

Reports Of the Condition Of the Harvest
Throughout Europe.
BY Western Associated Press.
LONDON, Aug. ia dispatch from
Berlin says that IN Germany, although
damaged in few districts, the main
crops are fully up to the average.
In Russia, the crops in the central and
southern provinces, which suffered great
ly from rams in sections, will be light and
considerably under the average. In Fin-
land, Cortland, Livona and the valley of
the river Dongood, a medium harvest has
been secured. Throughout Hungary the
yield Is good.
In European Turkey the crops are SUI
perior to any since 1872
In Sweden and Norway there is fair
average.
Rains ruined two-thirds of the harvest
IN Bohemia.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-08-18
nuRDER AT FORT LINCOLN.
Threats to1ynch the three murdeFerS-Ds
tails Of the bloody deed.


tails Of the BLOODY deed.
Special to the Alert.
MANDAN, D. T., Aug. 1.-THE details
of the dastardly murder committed near
Fl. Lincoln were fully brought out at the
coroner's inquest to-day. The evidence
is conclusive that Jacob Booke was liter
ally dubbed to death by the prisoners,
John and Charles Trumbell and Ira Hall.
The skull of the victim showed several
terrible cracks, and verdict charging the
three men with murder in the first degree
was rendered by the coroner's jury, with
out leaving their seats. The crime hav-
ing been committed on an Indian rcserva-
ton the preliminary examination will be
held before United States commissioner
ut Bismarck, tomorrow. Major Mitchell
is conducting the prosecution in very
able manner, and has associated with him
Geo. P. Flannery, of Bismarck. The
sheriff is preparing to ward of q possible
lynching.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-08-18
Jsmestown's Big Elevator.

The elevator of the jamestown Elevator
company is rapidly approaching compile
ton. Last evening the crib was COM
pleted; its construction alone consuming
81, 600 feet of lumber. A frame story,
fifteen feet high, will be erected upon
this crib, and this work will oe done with
In the next fifteen days. Grain will be
received on and after the first of Septem-
ber. With an addition to be at once erect
ed on the east end of the elevator, the total
capacity will be about u, 900 bushels OF
gram. When completed $4,000 feet Of
lumber will have been consumed and Co.,
GOO shingles. The enterprising farmers
who market their grain in jamestown
will soon I'LL it with mo. Hard"
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-08-18
The Minneapolis Fair Exhibit.

The Jamestown Board of Trade held an
adjourned meeting last night, Mr.. Nc
Ginnis in the chair, to receive a report
from the committee Of seven, selected 81
Monday night, to arrange for fitting ex-
hlbit of James River Valley products al
the Minneapolis fair. The attendance
was large.
Just prior to the call to order Mr.. Cur.
tin came into the room with sheaf o1
oats over six feet high and in magnif.
cent condition.
The committee, through Secy. Wade
recommended the appointment of fl
nance committee, to raise funds outside
of the board, to be put with the board ap.
preparation, so as to make the exhibit q
success; also, the appointment of com
mittee to attend to the exhibit, it's collec-
ton, its shipment to Minneapolis, and its
proper placing in the fair building.
Hon. E. p. Wells made q strong appeal
in favor of first class exhibit, one that
would attract the attention and admlra-
ton of all. He suggested that some com
pCCcuV Aal NC cuAplOJcu W CdAc cuGA1e
charge of the collection of the exhibit
Mr.. Vennum moved that the chair ap.
point committee of three to take full
charge of the exhibit, and the motion pre-
vailed. The chair appointed as said com
m1ttee George W. Vennum, E. P. Wells
snd D. Curtin.
Nessrs Burke and Dudley were appoint
ed committee on finance.
Mr.. Dennis suggested to the beard the
propriety of making a display of the val.
ley's products at the depot, hotel plat
forms, etc. On his motion Mr.. Wade and
Mr.. Wilbur were appointed a committee
to attend to this local exhibit.
Mr.. Wells urged a complete exhibit
that it should not be confined to our three
staples, wheat, oats and barley. He want
ed all the resources of this valley well
represented.
Secretary Wade stated that our native
grasses were very fine, some twenty va.
rieties.
The meeting was then adjourned until
Saturday evening next, at O'Clock.
The committee on finance will to-day
call upon the citizens of jamestown fol
subscriptions. Last night the following
.1~o~ ~s,><s J..
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-08-18
THE DAY AT HOME.
The James River Valley Exhibit-How thu
Big Elevator Looms upland Buy.
ers In Town.
The Romantic Story Of q Female Temper.
ance Lecturer-Harvest Scenes at
the Troy Farm. .'
A Chat With q Woman.

A Chat With Woman.
From the DalIy, Thursday
Miss Cynthia Eloise Cleveland, tenn
pcrance lecturer and president of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
OF Dakota, paid her respects at the Alert
office yesterday morning, prior to her de-
parture for Fargo, where she will COM
mence war against the prevailing vice
of that city on Sunday night next.
In the course of brief conversation
with the lady, who seemingly Is on the
shady side of thirty, the Alert man soon
ascertained that she was a woman of
zeal, bravery and work, with a remarka-
BILE history. That she is woman of in
dependence Is established by the fact
that she is the owner of tree claim in
Nebraska and homestead IN Dakota
the latter, IN Hide county, she located in
the midst OF winter after weary tramp
through heavy snow storm.
Her whole heart is manifestly engaged
to the temperance cause. Three years
ago she entered on the work IN Dakota
In the Black Hills she successfully wres-
IICu Will Clc mlucCS. AdItT, size went 10
Bismarck, then the end of the track, and
preached temperance and religion to the
Goddess Wretches who then abOundeG IN
that town; 1t seemed, to quote her own
words, "as if every God given virtue had
been burned out of their hearts by vile
rum" Still later, she went out to far off
Gleudive, visiting the saloons and dance
houses and beseachlng the vile sinners to
face about and escape the wrath to come.
A lone female, she has traversed the
entire territory, time and again, IN season
and out OF season, sometimes in the COM
pany of saints, oftener in the company of
sinners. 81 have never been insulted," i"
she proudly said, 'and am not afraid of
ever being insulted. The people out here,
even in the roughest settlements, have
big, generous hearts-no matter how
great their vices, they never insult wo-
man or allow one to be insulted in their
presence"
Truly, glorious record. Even the
hardened drlnker will bend the knee in
homage.
Miss Cleveland stated that she would
revisit jamestown inside of the next sixty
days. She said that seveal ladies in the
town had volunteered to organize To-
cal w. q. L. U. in jamestown. AS she
retired from the sanctum she said:
"Mark one prediction! When Dakota is
admitted into the Union of States, it will
be with constitutional prohibition OF
the traffic in liquor!"
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-08-18

and have strong inclination to James
town and vicinity. Wheat is King. If
the war IN the East spreads to Europe, as
it seems not unlikely, it will, of course,
help wheat; and if panic should again
overtake us in America, still wheat lands
would be paying investment. So that
it looks as though wheat lands are safe,
and, in all probability, great investment
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-08-18
MASS CONVENTION
OF the Liberty Loving Republicans OF
6tutsman County.
They Elect g F'rst Glass Delegation to the
Grand Forks Convention.

From the Daily, Wednesday.
Pursuant to published call, signed by
Thos. s. Collins and Marshal Mcclure
chairmen republican county committees
. mass convention of the republican vot-
ers of Stutsman county was held, last
evening, at the court house IN this city,
for the purpose of electing six delegates
to represent the county at the republican
congressional convention, to meet at
Grand Forks on the 6th of September.
The convention was called to order by
r. s. Collins, when on motion of John
son G. Nlckcus, Mr.. Collins was elected
permanent chairman, and j. E.. Marsh
was selected as secretary.
On motion of Maj. Lyon, it was re-
solved thatp committee of three be ap-
pointed by the chair to nominate list OF
delegates to be voted for by the conven-
tion, and the chair thereupon appointed
~ such committee VIM. NJ. Lloyd, Jr.,
Maj. Lyon and George W. Vcnnum. The
committee, after deliberation, reported
the following names as said delegates: r.
E. Wallace, E. p. Wells, Thos. B. Lloyd,
W. E. Dodge, J. G. Nickeus, B. S. Rus
sell.
E. H. Foster moved that the following
names be substituted as said delegates: E.
p. Wells, r. E. Wallace, }. c. Nickeus,
w. E. Dodge, M. Mcclure, Will Burke.
A. A. Allen moved that the last named
list of gentlemen be declared the delegates
to represent Stutsman county in the Grand
Forks convention, and the motion pre-
vailed. a, ..s,
On motion of r. A. Bill, Esq, the sec.
retary cast ballot for the entire conven-
ton and the chair then declared that E. P.
Wells, Il. E. Wallace, J. c. Nickeus, W.
E. Dodge, M. Mcclure and Will Burke
were the duly elected delegates to the re-
publican congressional convention.
On motion of j. e. Nickeus the conven-
tion instructed the delegates to vote IN the
territorial convention as unit.
After instructing the county committee
to redistrict the county for convenience in
the matter of future elections, the con-
vention adjourned sine die.
After adjournment of the convention
there was considerable informal talk, and
the prevailing sentiment was that the con-
vention had selected delegation of rep
resentatlve men, who would faithfully
labor for the interests of North Dakota,
and the James River Valley IN particular,
at the Grand Forks convention. There
was general expression of qualification
that the convention had been conducted
in such decorous, harmonious and fra
ternal manner.
Delegate Pettigrew had many friends
in the convention and at first the lndlca-
tions were that his friends would name
the delegation, but the final and conclu-
sive action Enthusiastically showed that
the bulk of the republicans of Stuts-
man county favor North Dakota man,
as the territorial delegate IN the next
Federal Congress. No EXPIRE ssion was
made IN the deliberations of the conven'
ton in favor of any one particular man.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-08-18
All the WAY from Canada.

DR.. Trlmble, of Niagara, Canada, is at
the Dakota house. with his bride The
DOCTORS gentleman of ample means, and
he intends to inves; largely in James Riv-
CT Valley lands. He came to Jamestown
on the representations of his old friend 8.
j, j. Brown, and, after tour through the
wheat delds Of this ueishborhoad, he
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-08-18
Harvesting at the Troy Farm.

j. Van Deusen, the general manager of
the famous Troy farm, at Tappan, Dako-
ia, sends to the wheat growers of the
James River Valley, through the Alert,
the following friendly challenge: "Come
out to the Sand Barrens' and see US be-
fore the wheat harvest is finished | will
show you thousand acre patch which
your famous Jim River country cannot
beat, for money. Our teams, which are
in extra fine condition, and accustomed
to strong work, cannot pull through the
light running Wood binder on full cut,
and through portion of the field stall
on four feet wide. Sheaves so abundant
that no vehicle can pass between them
Shocks look like the old geography pic
lures of Hottentot village. That's the
kind of Sand Barren we are this
year."
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-08-18

CHICAGO, Aug. 15.-Amimikence, OF
Little Thunder, chief of the Chippewa
Indians, died this morning at Mercy hos
pital. He was over sixty years old, and a
good Indian. He was one of the two sur
vivers of the Custer massacre, he and q
tsanster having narrowly escaped Iron
the Sioux:
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-08-18
The James River Valley Exhibits.

The special committee of seven, ap-
pointed by the jamestown Board of Trade
to arrange for fitting exhibit of the pro-
ducts of the rich soil in the James River
Valley at the approaching Northwestern
Exposition, at Minneapolis, will report
progress to the full board, at an adjourn
ed meeting to. night. The Alert is assured
that satisfactory progress has been made
and has been requested to urge full at
tendance of all interested residents of the
James River Valley at to-night's meet
ing.
The farmers Of this section must be up
and doing, if they desire to reap any sub
stantial benefit from their exhibit. ALI
along the line, from Fargo to the Yellow
stone, active committees are hard at
work, aiming to secure for their respect :
I've localities the very best showing. The
following from the Bismarck Tribune of
Yesterday is case in point:
The North Pacific space in the Mime
apolis exhibit will be double the size of
that occupied last season, and the pros
poets are that still more space will be ne
cessary. Burleigh county has its pretty
little cottage which was so much admired
last year, and If that cottage does not re-
celvc the prize banner offered by Col.
King for the best exhibit of grain, then
there is no virtue in superior samples.
Farmer Wallace brought IN another large
load of grain yesterday and proceeded to
put it with the balance of che samples
thus far received IN the car set out for that
purpose by Agent Davidson. A better
collection of grain and grasses could not
be found in any country. 1t requires
about 200 bundles of oats and wheat to
thatch the roofs and sides of the pretty
little Swiss cottage on the fair grounds, so
that farmers will see the Importance of
giving plenty of what they have.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-08-18
CROP REPORT.


We cOndense the following reports of
the crops in various parts of the territory,
believing they will be of more interest to
the readers of the Alert, at home and
abroad, than anything else we could pre-
sent. Generally speaking, the reports
from all parts of Dakota are of the most
cheering nature. .
Stutsman county has beyond question
the best crop ever grown within its bor-
ders, of wheat, oats, barley, potatoes, tur-
nips and other vegetables. There are
also some excellent fields of flax ....
Hand county has a good crop of all the
cereals, and sod crop of wheat, barley
and oats is noted that equals the best on
old cultivated lands.
Black Hills comes to the front with a
fine crop OF wheat, oats, barley and tim
othy.
The Lake Preston Times says that the
wheat is ready to harvest, flax and corn
growing nicely.
The Salem Register has head Of Rus
sian oats sixteen inches in length which
contains l3O berries.
The Parker Era says the recent fine
weather has made the corn fairly Jump
out Of the ground, and everything indi-
Gates heavy yield this year.
E. NJ. Bond, who owns thousand acre
stock farm near the Bijou Hills, has a
hundred acres of corn which he expects
will yield seventy-fve bush els to the
acre, .a. ,. ..
Grant county reports oats that will
vi eld from sixty to seventy-tive bushels
per acre.
The Elk Point Courier says the rye
fields are of such luxuriant growth that a
tall man on tlp-toe cannot see out.
The Frederick Free Press says the corn
in that vicinity is looking we'll and prom
lses large yield. Oats on sod excellent
and new potatoes raised on this years
breaking are abundant IN market
The Groton Drown County, Advocate
says farmer brought in some samples
New England and part of New Jersey
to the Jim River Valley The wheat
heads measured four and half inches
and produced thirty-seven stalks from one
kernel.
In McCook county the wheat is heavy
sound and good; likewise oats, flax and
barley, while corn is booming.
In k1ngsbury county the yield of wheat
will be from twenty-five to thirty-tive
bushels per acre.
Kidder county has an increased yield
over any former year.
Burlelgh and Morton counties, on the
| Missouri, are jubilant over their booming
crops of all kinds.
Cass on the Red River has had too much
rain, but this year is an exception in that
| respect, and even with this disadvantage
that county will come up with very nearly
an average crop.
Barnes county on the Sheyenne has a
booming crop of wheat, oats and barley.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-08-18
FINANCIAL AN0 COMMERCIAL.
Nev York s&ock Marke4-

New York, August 1T.-Money is quoted at sos
per cent, closing at per cent.
Prime mercantile paper is held at sH@6k per
cent.
Sterling Exchange-Bankers' bills steady at
81 4.S53 do ex. demand, S4.S9.
Railroad Stocks-The following are the latest
quotations.
Northern Pacific. ................... 5H
St z, NJ q No.. Observation-Disclosures. ia
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-08-18
The NArkoto:

New York, Aug, 1T.-The wheat market opened
i@ lower for cash lots
Receipts, !, ,s25 600 bushels: shipments. $4,000
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-08-18
Land Buyers from Wisconsin.

Quite large tracts of land in the neigh
borhood of jamestown have just been
purchased by Wisconsin parties. An
Alert representative had conversation on
the subject last, evening, with Mr.. j. j..
Roberts, a merchant of Waupon, Wis.
Four years ago he visited this region and
purchased a quarter section near Ed
ridge. Recently he returned to James
town IN company with party of friends.
The thrift and enterprise manifest in
jamestown and the wonderful settlement
of the surrounding country in the past
four years persuaded HIM that invest
ments in North Dakota lands, and es-
pecially about jamestown, were sure to
be profitable ones, so he purchased Sec
tion of fine land just south of Sanborn.
Stoddard Jess, cashier of the Waupon
bank, is now at Sanborn, with intent to
purchase two or more sections. Maj A..
T. Pratt, superintendent of the extensive
boot and shoe factory at the Waupon
pe1itentiary, has also become the owner
of a section of fine wheat land, between
Jamestown and Sanborn. ..
Mr.. Roberts says that the colony of
Wisconsin people, some IS families, loca-
ted south of Sanborn, is very prosperous,
and that the crops this year are magniti-
cent in all that nelghborhood. The Wis
consinites have founded a town in the
center of their settlement, to be dotted
down on the map as Clark City, and they
intend to make it one of the most flour
ishing tributary villages to jamestown.
A fine store and school house have been
erected and other improvements are in
contemplation.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-08-18

More Hotel Accommodations Needed.
Night before last all the ho tells IN
Jamestown were crowded to ovef1owlng
and many applicants for accommodations
were necessarily refused. Among the
latter were two females, one married and
the other single, hailing from the New
England states. After applying in vain
to all the hotels in town, they were
about to pass the night in the depot,
when the proprietor Of the Commercial
house came to their relief and secured
then a room. How the disappointed
males passed the night the Lord alone
knows. If this rush of visitors contin-
ues, and there is every reason to be-
lleve that it will steadily increase, it will
be absolutely necessary for jamestown to
secure more hotels. The town for its
size now has more hotels, and good ones
too, than any other town in the north
west, but she must have more to proper
" accommodate her guests. Quite a
number of parties, residents and visitors,
talk of building hotels, but talk alone
will not remedy the existing evil. That
the hotel business, properly conducted,
pays we'll IN jamestown cannot be gain
said.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-22
81. Michaeps Church Bazaar.

The grand bazar for the benefit of st.
Michaels church, West st. Paul, will open
tomorrow night in the new building att
end of the bridge in the Sixth ward. The
generosity of the members of the above
named parish who were so fortunate as not
to be afflicted by the high water of two
years ago is still fresh in our memory.
when many of the members of st. Mich
aels church threw open their homes and
gave shelter to the suffering people. They
now, fearing lest it might seem strange
and improper to leave their
own parish and rent one
of our public halls to which they have a
Just right, have erected temporary build
ing which they have rendered most secure
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-22
GERMAN SOCIETY EVENTS.
-4esMsenesst-Dssrc hein0nder,
AT THE ATHENGuM.

The German society, the veteran social
organization Of the state and city, and
which celebrated the twenty-ninth ami
versary of its existence only last month,
will enter the arena of amusements with
renewed vigor, increased active member
ship and full determination to keep up
with the spirit and demands of the time,
and has mapped out full and busy rou
tine of work for its several active divisions
for the current and coming autumn and
winter season. Unencumbered by pecunia-
~ or financial embarrassment, with .