Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-07-27
Railroad Meeting.

Inc STOCKHOLDERS OF the James Rive
Valley railway met at the Office of Wells
Dudley & Co., Tuesday evening, pursuan
to notice by the president.
President Rose called the meeting {.
order and on motion Marshall McClur,
was appointed secretary of the meeting
After hearing the report of the com
mittee on permanent organization th,
following gentlemen we're put in nomi
nation for directors: II. e. Wallace, 3
P. Wells, David Curtin, D. Nick. Lloyd
J. w. Goodrich. II. NJ. Winslow, s. K
McGinnis, jeff. Smith. L. Lyon, r. Rose
and Anton Klaus.
The nominations being declared closed
Mr.. Wells moved that they proceed Il
elect seven directors by ballet, which
carried.
The ballot for the election of director,
resulted in the election of the following e
u. Mex. Lloyd, E. P. Wells, II. E. Wal.
lace, A. Klaus, D. curtin, jeff. Smith
and j. w. Goodrich.
The finance committee reported that
they had secured subscriptions to the
capital stock amounting to s65 ,oso, five
per cent. of which was paid in.
Mr.. Klaus moved that Mayor Flint, L.
Lyon, X. M. Winslow, J. A. Atk inson,
Alfred Dickey, ]. w. Goodrich, L. b.
Durstlne. $. X. McGinnls and Wv.
Dudley be added to the finance committee
which was carried.
Tho articles of incorporation were then
read, adopted and signed after which the
meeting adjourned.
The board OF directors is composed of
men whose names and standing IN busi-
Eess and financisl circles guarantees the
success OF the enterprise, and it is the
duty and to the interest Of every stock
holder and citizen to aid them by all
means in their power, as the benefits Of
the road will be alike to all proportlonate
to their business and property interests.
D. NICK. Lloyd is a capitalist of large
wealth and extensive property interests
IN Jamestown and the James river VAL
ley.
f. P. Wells, president of the James
River National pank and also Of the
North Dakota Loan aud Trust company
is man of pushing enterprise and of
extensive property interests
r. E. Wallace, president of fhe FIRST
National bank, is one of our most enter
prising men, and has large property in
terests here.
Anton Klaus, the father Of Jamestown.
and one of Its most energetic boomers,
has the greater part of his wealth in
vested in this city.
David Curtin likewise IS 4 man Of
jeff. Smith, of La Moure county. nds
large property interests in that direction
on the proposed line of this road and will
do his whole duty in advancing the
scheme.
j. w. Goodrich agricultural implement
dealer and extensive farmer, is man OF
enterprise and good business ability and
has large property interests in the town
and country Immediately around,
With board of directors composed oi
men of such financial standing and busl'
ness capacity as the above, and with the
whole people with like interests to sup
port them in providing an outlet to the
south there will be no failure of the en-
terprlse but 1t will be pushed through Il
completion both certainly and rapidly.
The circuit clerk of Mason County, Ill.
H. A. Wright by name and Gus. Wrigh
by fame, was made the victim OF mis-
taken identity by 2 Peoria policeman
few days ago, by being collared by th
municipal minion of the law as
smasher." Being struck with sport
ing spirit Wright started to Chicago
! "blow in" a little ''dust'' on the race
and being married man Of old a
/ uuaintance in the town and of discre'
habits with the damsels, a young lady
|, his place who was going to Chicago on
a visit was committed to his charge. II
J. Young lady was dressed in blue whit
n proved to be the source Of all the troubl
j. though the fact that Beecher was passi'
a through that country at that tine mig
t. have aroused more vigilance than usu'
!, The police department had received
re- elegraa from down the road to arrest
Is Young lady with blue dress on who "
running away with "masher,' and q
consequence the innocent couple IN qu'
rs ton were spotted by the 'cops' as
H. ones wanted and gathered in as soon
ne they stepped off the train. Every
N tempt at explanation was answered
at the police with the rejoinder "you ca
re play that on me-" and the only way
OF of the difficulty was to seek identlficatl
II bv some responsible resident Of the
Is of Peoria which was not found until
ay tram had departed fer Chicago,
he which the parties really wanted
'e ceeded unmolested, that young lady
as blue having thoushtlessly changed
III hue of her outward apparel. We pub
this for the purpose Of pointing mo
49, which Is, never travel with a girl '
-, wears blue dress, it's dead give aW
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lin, Grand Forks News: In Dakota pi
IN eering there are some queer experiel
| OF of people from nearly all climes and
diverse avocations in their first essays
ific agriculture. A London cockney, tr.