Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-05-25
LATEST CITY ITEMS.

shape.
Another new store is being erected at
Cleveland.
j. H. Thurston, Of the booming town
of Darlington, came down last night.
w. p. Wells, of Evansville, Ind, Is
here on q visit to friends and relations.
8 The weather was clear and bright yes
terday and all kinds of vegetation is on
the boom.
Tomorrow will be gala day IN James
town, and the evening the event Of the
season at the banquet.
@. H. Cameron, of Yankton, is in the
city on business connected with the
surveyor generals office.
Farmer Dewey called at the Alert
office yesterday. He says he can't live
happily without the great family journal.
Chief OF police Schmitz had a tusslc
with recalcitrant prisoner yesterday
morning, but lie bagged his game all the
same.
Frank w. Webster, of the firm of
Churchill u Webster, started yesterday
on recreating visit of couple of
months IN Michigan and Ohio.
Attorney Beidelman is expecting the
arrival of his wife from the east every
day now. Mrs. b. has host of friends
IN jamestown who will welcome her re-
turn.
Mr.. Sarles, senior member of the firm
of Sarles & Durstine, arrived in the city
yesterday overland from Glendale,
where he had been looking after his luu.-
Der interests
The telegraph battery for the James.
town s. Northern II. II. telegraph wire is
at this station waiting the completion of
the line to Darlington where it is to be
attached to lines.
General passenger agent Barnes of the
Northern Pacific railroad has favored
tho Alert with handsome illustrated
publication descriptive of Yellowstone
National park and also copy of the
Railway Passenger Agent.
Attorney Tredwell announces his in
tention to 60 into the law and real estate
business at Sykesvllle. Mr.. T. is bril-
liant young attorney and will no doubt
do we'll In that coming metropolis.
The Capital Commission took a look
at Bismarck yesterday and will proceed
to-day westward returning Saturday to
jamestown, where they will probably
spend day or 50 looking 0 yer jamestown
and surrounding country.
The wreck of a freight train by run
ming into drove of cattle mile and q
halt west of Tappan yesterday afternoon
about four o'clock killed engineer Hall
and badly injured brakeman. No fur
ther particulars received. The train was
the one that went west from here in the
morning.
At the meeting of the members
of the Ladies Aid Society, of
the M. E. church yesterday afternoon it
was decided to give an ice cream festival
Friday evening, June lst. The necessary
committees wore appointed and every
thing promises pleasant and enjoyable
OCCASION
Upon the arrival of the Capital Com
mission at Steele, 1t was raining so hard
that but a portion of the commission ven-
stured out to view the hallowed ground
upon which Mr.. Steele and his friends
hoped the new capital would rest. Mr..
Steele deserves much credit for the gal
liant fight he has made for his town.
= The announcement is received giving
notice that the first number of the La
Moure County Progress, new paper to
be laun ;hed at the new town of LaNlourc
will be issued on Friday, June 2lst, by
the Progress Publishing 60. That enter
prising town is the terminus of the Far
20 s. Southwestern railroad aud ibids fair
to soon become q prominent and impor-
tant place.
The Alert notes with pleasure the in.
creasing business of the new firm of G..
+. Dickinson & 20. The taste with
which they arrange their goods in the ele-
giant new store room in the First National
bank building fronting Fourth avenue,
and the gentlemanly treatment they be-
stow upon their customers is receiving
the reward of an excellent trade at the
hands Of the people Of Jamestown and
vicinity.
Mr.. Green, superintendent of the tel
egraph of the N. r. was in the metropolis
yesterday enrouss for the end of the track
in Montana. He reports business in his
department constantly on the increase
necessitating the erection of additional
wires. The N. p. has the best telegraph
facilities and best managed system of
telegraph service of any railroad in the
world and the success is all due to the
excellent executive ability of its head
officer Mr.. Green, who is recognized
ameng the telegraph fraternity as an
electrician with but few equals,
a rumor is afl0at that an eastern tele-
pheae company with capital of $1.oo0,-
600, il negotiating for the purchase of the
Jamestorn Telegraph and Telephone
company. The officers of the company
are reticcnt on the subject and will
neither affirm nor deny the report. This
comp.>ny rs purchasing all the exchanges
throughout the northwest for the purpose
of establishing telephone communica-
ton between tie different towns and