Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-07-27
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LATEST CITY ITEMS
X. D. Gibbons, Of DEVILS Lake Is in the
city.
S. G. Wright, of Fargo, was in the city
last night.
The Northern Pacific passenger trains
we're al on time yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcclure started to st.
Paul "n the train yesterday afternoon.
The James river has flushed up little
since the rains and is now 10 . good
stage.
F. H. Hodges, of Champaign, ILL.,, was
registered at the Dakota House last
night. -.
Between the strikers and the lightning
last night our telegraphic report did not
materialize
n. E. Foley, proprietor of the Grand
Central, returned from his Rocky moun-
tain trip yesterday.
1t Is expected that all the arrangements
will soon be perfected to commence
work on the street railway,
The Bismarck Tribune publishes in
full the Alert's report OF the railroad
meeting last Saturday night.
Fishing parties to Spiritwood are al
most a daily occurrence now. Nearly all
are rewarded with all tho fish they want
The St. James hotel has become quite
. favorite place with boarders and the
travelling public. Mrs. Pierce is an ex-
cellcnt hostess.
The Northwestern house ID crowded
with patrons every day. Messrs. Nichols
4 Flint are making a success of their
hotel enterprise.
James Lees the bonanza farmer Of Jim
Lake was in town yesterday. Mr.. Lees
has the distinction of being the best far
mer in the valley.
q. v. Brown, who came down from
oykeston yesterday, reports the crops up
in that country looking fine, and the
town growing rapidly.
Street commissioner Redfeld COM
menced filling up Main street yesterday
morning, one of the places beng that in
front of the Alert office.
The clouds got somewhat tangled up
yesterday evening which produced
racket up above in the way Of lightning
and thunder and ended with grand
ssbleaux of ram.
j. j. Nichols brought in very fine
sreclmen of wheat and oats from the vi
cinity of Melville yesterday, from the
Chambers farm. In the vsclnity of Sykes
ton he says it is even better yet.
Tke .~-n Edwards who was arrested at
~,-..IugtOn
takru on that night by an Iowa sherin.
edwards is reported as saying ne was moi
the man that was wanted.
The social to be given by the ladies OF
n. Episcopal church tomorrow n'gnt'
- ,he new railroad building, will se .
..rv rleasant affair and will no doubt oe
attended by large number 81 our c''''
:zens. , !.
= II. Anson, the energetic boomer OF
SECESSION ana manager Of the Sykes =
Hnrhes land and improvement enter.
rr;se received visit from his father ano
mother Who live in Minneapolis yestsr'
dsy aud the day before.
The Mess Nlins,re's with Bessie Lon's'
King rs the leading prims donna Will en-
,tertsin the people of this city in an On
.cagement of two nights At K'sns ns'' ~
saturday and Monday nights. IicKe'
for reserved seats can be had At Cnurcn
Ill & Webster's.
Charlie Rattinger who came throug
IN the train from Bismarck yes'e'u'
.f,erroon reports that the passenger ~
freight depot at Dawson burned aow
~ -. about consumed when ths t1s'
,n,a,ed that station. The cause o.
a.kiug fire is not yet known
The rain coming on so late yesseto'
.r.ninr darkness came on about an ho'
.,.ar than usual. After people HI
h..n vork,ns by lamp light Tor son ~
time .hey were greeted by : oea..'.
.,.n... 49,. xhich called out upon the Walks
lars. number Of people to admire =
sight. Ian ,
number of telegrams nave ven
.,.;vel here from Wisconsin ana A'cl
-, inou,r,ng after friends and prope'
). c.n,ngton, the inquiry having nc
nronp.ed by the exaggerated lepo.,
~. etorm last week at that place "n' =,
were published in the St. Paul anu :
cago papers.
:. .o.m. the man who brought the
-. .,..t Rev. spoor, the Methodist M
,.,er a nborn, was killed Mono's
@ ,..aoo. BY lightning va. mistaken. ak. ,>.r
are not quite sure now shas any -
.t.,l was killed there nor that there
.,v thunder storm. A mas VINO w
make such q mistake ~ 'na' '''s" ~
+. mistake about storm.
Everybody speaks with assurance CO.
cspaAence Of the new rai'rosu s.'1,
Everything points to the immso'..s ~.
.... and energetic prosecution OF the
.s-.r;sc aud It is expected that Oeiof'
80. of next winter wlIiten the ets