Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-09-28
From Our Exchanges.

The Mitchell artificial stone is a sue.
cess.
Oneida, Sulley county, has a wellcupa-
bic Of supplying 100000 gallons of water
a day.
The Mitchell Republican predicts that
there Will bc lively demand for hay be-
fore next spiing.
The Castalla Republican (Charles Mix
county wants vigilance committee to
take care of horse thleycs.
The Watertown brick yard has burned
y million BRICK this season. and will have
100000 more ready for use before the
close of the season.
The new Miner county court house is
to be built after the Italian style OF arch
ltccturc, two stores high. 1t will stand
on foundation four feet high from the
ground. constructed Of Sioux Falls jasper.
Huron Times: 1t is truly laughahle to
observe the claim of the Pierre Journal
that the Northwestern shops are surely
to be moved from Huron to Pierre, while
the company is constantly engaged in en-
larging the capacity Of tho shops here.
Huron Times: The people of Blunt
will be- delighted to learn that the corner
stone of the new Hughes county court
house will be laid at Pierre, on Saturday,
Sept. 10Th. While its walls are being
raised the hopes Of the Bluntites Of &C.
curing the county seat will fade and dis
appear.
Fargo Argus: There is report that
the detectives have secured undoubted
evidence that certain officials have been
approached by the defendants who are
soon TO :,e tried for the murder of the
Ward brothers. St. Paul parties inter-
ested IN the matter are said to be working
night aud day to prevent trial.
Mandau Pioneer: A stock company
known as the Pioneer Publishing compa-
ny OF Mandan has been incorporated un-
der the laws Of the territory with CAPT
tai stock of $4,000. A controlling inter-
est in this company is held by Il. NJ. Tut
tie, who intends managing and editing
the paper on the lines that it has been
run during the past four months.
Black Hills journal: Whatever the
result of the vote upon the constitution,
now being manufactured at Sioux Falls,
and whether Dakota be divided or ad-
nitted, the convention certainly did one
very wise thing in sending committee
Of its members to Omaha to confer with
the committee of senators regarding tic
opening of the Sioux reserve. The gen.
tlemen who composed the convention
committee were familiar with tho I'm.
por,ance of opening up this tract to set
tlenent, and they set it properly before
the senators. Little doubt is felt that Tie
senate committee will report favorably
upon the project, and such report will
be nearly equivalent to the opening.
Grand Forks Plaindealer: The corner
stone of the university of North Dakota
will be laid on Tuesday, October 2 under
the auspices of the Grand Masonic Lodge
Of Dakota. The Grand Master, o. 5.
Clifford of Canton, will he present in per-
son and liberal representation of the
fraternity is confidently expected. Ar,
rangements are being perfected with the
railroad for excursion tick IS good for
that day and return the next, for all parts
north of Fargo and west of Crookston.
The fare will be one and one-fifth for the
round trip. The trains from the north
will run ahead of time upon that day
arriving here about noon.
Mason City, Ills. Journal: Judge Ed
gerton, of Dakota, has decided that the
capital commission which few months
since selected Bismarck in that territory,
as the capital was an unconstitutional
and illegal body, and that hence its acts
arc null and VOID. Meantime the corner
stone of the new capitol has been laid
with imposing ceremonies, and the work
of building is progressing. The case will
he reviewed by full court and will prob
ably he appealed to the United States
court. The division of the territory and
| the admission of two states will be the
! only proper solution of the difficulty
Elk Point Courisr: Hon. X. +. Petit.
grew emphatically gave the lie to the
circulated report that he was engaged in
a scheme with Judge Campbell to set ur
q state government in opposition to fed.
eral authority, by his action in the Sioux
Falls convention. He ardently and siren
uously opposed the proposition to elect
any officers under the proposed consti-
tuition until the constitution was ratified
Sy congress. His course and action or
all important subjects coming before thu
convention was commendable. lie wa'
in favor of giving the temperance peopl,
an opportunity to vote upon the question
of prohibition and also favored taxing
railroads tho same rs other property W,
believe in 'glving tho devil his due, ,
hence these remarks.
Fargo Argus: Reverend Father Stepha,
who Is beloved by everybody in Fargo
Catholic and Protestant, that knows hin
takes his departure this morning fol
Jamestown. Soldier, priest, musician
civil engineer, Indian missionary ant
government Indian agent, IN all his lon,