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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-06-15

THE democratic convention in Iowa and
the republican in Ohio lost sight entirely
of the main chance to have aroused a
tidal wave in favor of their respective
tickets that nothing could have overcome.
They should have incorporated as u plank
in their platforms resolution favoring a
constitutional amendment prohibiting
cyclones within their respective
states. With anti-eyclone platforms all
other issues would have been rendered
obsolete from their comparative insignlfi-
canoe and their tickets would have swept
these states like broad guage tornado.
The bourbon, the stalwart and the half
breed would have marched up to the
polls, forgetting all past differences, and
voted solid for the cyclone prohibition
ticket. The people would have gone to
sleep on man who would attemp. to
discuss the tariff or liquor prohibition is
sues during the campaign. This short
sighteduess on the part of these conven-
tlons shows they lacked the engineering
genius of shrewd politicians. That is the
issue Samuel }. Tilden will spring upon
the country next year when he comes
forth the rejuvenated standard bearer of
the antiquatcd democracy. The Louis
vile Courier-Journal mans pig and
poultry story is all blind to mislead the
republicans as to their intention. They
intend to come before the country with
an anti-cyclone platform which would
take like wild fire in the middle and
southern states and be unobjectionable to
the New England States.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-06-15

Col, Geo. w. Balm, the eloquent aud
honest Kentucky temperance lecturer is
now laborlng with. the ungodly hosts of
Bacchus at Minneapolis from which
place he will proceed 10 Bismarck to visit
his two sons who are in business there.
Col. Balm is one of the few temperance
lecturers who practices what he breaches,
who teaches both by precept and exam
pie. The American people have been
disgusted and the cause of temperance
dishonored by the lecturing tours of old
buns who tell their ribald stories of
drunken debauch, and how through their
own brutality they brought down to the
grave in grief an angel wife. These ''re-
formers" spend the winter SEASON llctur-
ing better people at hundred dollars
night and spend the summer at some
fashionable watering place in riotous
living aud dissipation. But not So with
COL BAN. He can point to an unsullied
life record of exemplary temperance, and
is in every way man worthy of the
respect and confidence of the people.
He is charitable IN his feeling, exemplary
in his habits, honest in his convictions,
and brilliant orator
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-06-15

THE papers from the southern portion
of the territory say that every county south
of the 46th parallel has appointed dele
gates to the Huron convention to be held
the 10Th of this month. They all claim
it is strictly South Dakota affair in
which the North has no part as its object
is to consider the subject of framing q
constitution for South Dakota. Some
few opponents of division will go down
to the convention from North Dakota
but the probability is they will be snow
ed in and frozen out by the avalanche of
division advocates that will come up
from the "solid south" The convention
originated with that section of the terri
tory with special view to division and
they seem to stand upon their right to
"regulate their own domestic affairs in
their own way" as they certainly have a
right to do SO long as they violate no
law of the United States.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-06-15

THE antlquated sage of Gramercy
park, as shown by the Henry Watterson
dispatch sent all over the country yes
terday morning, has not lost any of his
political shrcwdness, even il accumula-
ting years have added to his gray hairs.
The people may or may not have been
interested to know that he has been re-
modelling his mansion, ,and that he keeps
a fine lot of pigs, poultry and blooded
stock. Many widow woman with six
fatherless children has done the same
thing and never thought of inviting a
metropolitan journalist to give publicity
to the fact through his paper and stimuli
taneously through the associated press.
But we suspect the main point Tilden
wanted to leak out under this covering
was that he was yet physically strong
enough to wear the robust Couricr-J Jour
nal man out in a tramp about the premi-
ses. This fact was made especially prom
inent in the account Mr.. Watterson gave
of his visit which he says Mr.. Tilden
was ''good enough to send for him" to
enjoy. Watterson tells us all about The
home of TlIden in detail even to his rosy
cheeks and family of nieces, about his
mansion that is undergoing reconstruction
on a grand scale and that the library was
still the same, about his pigs and chick
ems and how the old man tried to entrap
him into treason to the butter and eggs OF
the blue grass region. All these things
Watterson gave away with q reckless
disregard Of delicacy, but when he comes
to Mr. Tllden's opinions upon political
questions the sanctity OF the old mans
home occurs to him and he says he can
not think of giving thes private matters
to the public. This account ends
like chapter in story in
the New York Ledger, leaving
the reader right where he is most anx-
ious to know, without the -redecming
assurance that it will be ''cont,nued in
our next" If Wattcrson intended to
perpetrate joke on the American peo-
pie he succeeded, but the laugh will be
confined to himself and Tilden as every
body else was victimized and will realize
the situation with broad grin very much
as one contemplates the result of betting
with man on his own game.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-06-15

THE Indictment of parties at Bra,nerd
and Duluth for completely in land frauds
will serve TO correct tho evils and abuses
that have prevailed to considerable ex-
tent throughout the northwest. While
in most cases these things have no doubt
occurred without corrupt intention such
things should be at least discouraged, ,and
these indictments will serve that purpose
very etfectually. The only safe way of
transacting legal business is to comply
with the law strictly. Ministerial officers
of the law are often lmportuned to exc.
cute papers IN an illegal manner as q
matter of friendly accommodation to the
applicant, and It is done more as mat
ter of accommodation than from any cor
rupt motive on the part of the official, but
this Is no justification. No one should
ever ask an officer to do that which ex-
poses him to the penalty of the law as an
act either OF accommodation or friend
SHIN
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-06-15

THAT grand old hero and valiant sol
d,er, Gen. Terry, whose headquarters are
at ST. Paul and who for many years has
had command of the military division of
the Northwest, delivered the annual ad-
dress to the graduating class at West
Point last Tuesday. His address abounds
in the goo d solid sense characteristic of
the burly old warrior who, although cir
cumstances never placed him so high on
the roll of fame as Grant and Sherman is
none the less enviable in his record SO far
as it goes. He is known far and wide as
successful Indian tanner, to which the
minions of Sitting Bull can testify.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-06-15

THE killing of Dukes at Uniontown,
Pa, by o son of Capt. Mutt whom Dukes
murdered last fall, while it cannot be JUS
titled by the law has so many mitigating
circumstances that the young man will at
once receive the sympathy of that public
sentiment which the crime and acquittal
of Dukes justly outraged. 1t will be re-
membered that Dukes had under promise
of marriage despolled the virtue and good
name of Capt. Nutt's daughter and then
had the audac,ous impudence to propose
to the father that he join in the perpetra-
ton of the crime of ABORTION to cover up
his own infamy. Under these circum-
stances the father was exasperated of
course and if he had shot the seducer of his
daughter on sight public sentiment would
rather have applauded than condemned
the act. With almost superhuman for
bearance, yet with determination, he de-
manded that Dukes should marry the
victim of his perfidy, and at an interview
upon the subject instead of making the
only reparatio1 possible he shot and killed
the father thereby adding the crime
of murder to that of Sc
seduction. They were both men occu-
pying high official positions, which added
notoriety to the case. A few months ago
Dukes was tried on indictment for mur-
der and much to the disgust and outrage
of public sentiment he was acquitted.
The exasperated citizens manifested every
conceivable evidence of contempt and
condemnation for the Jury except actual
violence and this they only escaped by
withdrawing themselves from all. associa-
ton with the outraged populace. Dukes
was member of the legislature but pru-
dentislly resigned while measures were
in progress to deprive him of the right to
a seat, and resumed his Office in the
practice of law though without business.
He was warned that 1t was unsafe for
him to remain in Uniontown, but he
needed not the admonition. The son of
the murdered man being thus daily
brought in contact with the murderer Of
his father and seduccr of his sister, whom
the law had failed to punish, became des-
perate and with his own hand rid the
world of universally execrated and de-
spised villain, and the world will respond
with hearty amen.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-06-15

dissensions and internal strifes South Da-
kota has lost the delegate in congress and
capital but she has seen the folly of such
suicidal policy, has buried the hatchet
and presents solid front on the division
question, and she is giving out no uncer-
tain sound on that question. If she fails
in securing division she will set about re-
gaining the capital and she has the votes
to accomplish it.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-06-15

the city Of jamestown or on any psiyase
property not his own, nor belonGipk q
the person with whom be lives, md ~
ing unable to shew the permisslon ef No.
owner or occupant shall be deemed guilty.
Of misdemeanor. ,5I !.
Passed June A, 1883. q "a "a
Approved June 6, 1883.
Published June 49, 1883. III iss
JOE D. Mills, JEROME J. FLur. ss
City Clerk. Mayer.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-06-15

Valley City Times: Several lottery
men from Fargo tried to open up business
in Valley City Saturday but Sheriff Nc
Fadgen informed them that he much
preferred that there should be no un-
pleasantness. The gamblers left for
). Jamestown, where they will doubtless
find things more congenial. City Clerk
Marsh issued them license but the de-
mands OF the county IS what foored
them.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-06-15
AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE No.

Any person found drunk Or intoxlcatcd
IN any street or other public place within
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-11-07
Common Council Proceedings.

Regular meeting. NOVEMBER, 1888.
Prcsent-His honor, the Mayor, and
Aldermen Smith and Weisel. No Quo
rum.
Adjourned to Saturday evening, Sd inst
Adjourned meeting. NOVEMBER 9, SO.
Present-His honor, the Mayor, and
Aldermen Hayes, Smith, Hall, Mcany and
Weisel
Unread Council Proceedings were read
and approved.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
Petition J. D. Woodward for permits
sion to erect a Skating Rink upon same
site and in similar manner as that of last
year. Granted
Petition A. Galloway and others to
change grade sidewalk north side of
Bridge street in front lot g. block 20, Aus
tin village. IA inches higher than the grade
center of Bridge street, thence declining
east feet to present grade. Laid on the
table.
The following bills were approved and
ordered to he paid:
r. Griffith, services city recorder. Oct. % 90
Nick Kolle, services nightwatch, Oct. 30 90
A: Dickerson. 3 months rent room for
H. & L. Co. to Jan. II, 1884 .............12 90
Dorr & Void, supplies street lights. p 50
P. Geraghty, sundry street labor, Oct -. 4S on
Lars Nicholson, repairs pumps. l 3
Bills referred as follows: n. X. Noble
J. P. fees, $10.35. to Committee on Judici-
ary F. l. Crane, lumber, $115. TO Com
mittcc on Bills.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
City Recorder reported Treasurers re-
ceipt for October apportionment, $257 s..
Ordered on file. Also reported commun-
resolution passed by County Commits
sioners Oct. 10, 1883, acknowledging re-
ccipt from City of $4,000 as pledged
towards construction of Court House. and
releasing the City from all demands. Or
dered on file.
Report of N. X. Noble, J. p. fines col
lected, So 5, with Treasurer's receipt
for same. Referred to Committee on Ju-
dietary.
Report Street Commissioner Geraghty
on street taxes for September and Octo-
Der: IL taxes worked out, ) taxes COM
mutcd. Ordered on file. Also reported
that street lamps are needed at the bridges.
On motion the City Recorder was instruct
ed to purchase five (5) lamps, of which 2
are to be placed at Bridge street bridge
and at Water street bridge. Also re-
ported that owners have not relaid side
walk in front lots and 5, block 81, Dav-
idson's Addition. On motion, the City
Recorder was ordered to advertise for
bids for constructing the same Also re-
ported that sidewalk in front lot 2, block
81, Austin Village. had not been relaid.
On motion, the Street Commissioner was
instructed to relay the same.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Alderman Hayes, of Committee on Bills,
reported in favor of paying referred bill
of Griswold & Elms, for street lamp sup
plies, $24.2S, in Sept, Oct. and Nov, 1882.
Report concurred in, and bill ordered to
be paid to D. II. Stimson, collector
Motion by Alderman Meany that the
Street Commissioner place ratings on the
walk side of excavated lots NV corner of
Main and Mill streets. Carried.
And the Council adjourned.
ROBERT GRIFFITH, City Recorder
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-11-07
DECLINE OF MAN.-Nervous weakness,
dyspepsia, impotence, Sexual debility,
cured by "Wells' hRenewer. "~v1~s7-~

CAN'T SAY ENouaH. cannot speak
too highly ,sof Burdock Blood Bitters
they have been i great blessing tome.
Cured me of biliousness and dyspepsia
from which had suffered for years;
For sale by Dorr s Void.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-11-07
HIGH FOREST.

Mrs. Patten entertains the next sociable
at her house.
-Threshing is in progress, and crops are
turning out good.
Rev. Haley. the NJ. e. pastor, has begun
his labors In this place. From all reports he
is generally liked.
Mr. Turner and Burr futile have returned
from "Old Visions where they have been
canvassing for the last two months.
j. 8. Pierson has a new buggy. He thinks
1t pays to let the boys have his old one to go
smash-up.
The Stewartville mill has begun work
again, after having undergone a general re-
pair. They have the patent rollers now, and
warrant No. -four.
s.. H. Knapp returned home from France
last week, Bringing with him three valuable
horses, two Normans and one Cleveland Bay,
He also has twenty head of HOlstein cattle
now in quarantine at New York. Tor.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-11-07
ROSE CREEK.

-Threshing about done.
Not an empty house in town.
There is talk of grist mill for Rose Creek
In the near future.
-Potatoes continue to pour into market to
the tune of Ac per bushel.
boots and shoes which he has been closing out
so cheap.
Elder Baker of Minnea polls. was down
Sunday, and preached to the good people of
this place.
&C. Il. Varco has just received a mammoth
stock of ready made clothing, which is going
OF like hot cakes.
Politics are running pretty high now a
days. We understand one of our tOwnsmen
has at stake with a party from Austin on
SenatOrshiP.
"A. H. Williams has finished his new barn
and granary. Geo. Sutton's mammoth barn is
receiving the finishing touches. Thos. Cronan
IS feet.
-MARKET.-Wheat 65@.5c. barley 32@4Oc,
oats zoe, corn o. X. TASK Old Jack Frost), Pota-
toes zoe, beans, $l.5C@$2. chickens (iressed) lOc
turkeys 12c, geese. ducks and game also find a
market here.
Died, Oct. q, 1882 in Minneapolis. Of ty-
phoid pneumonia: Mrs: A. A. Wilson: For q
number Of years M: Wilson was I resident Of
year ago he moved with his family to Mime
apolis. The deceased was brought to Rose
TEX
She leaves husband and small children to
mourn her loss. XYZ.
Well Rewarded.
A liberal reward will be paid to any
party who will produce a case of liver,
sidney or stomach complaint that Elec-
trio Bitters will not speedily cure. Bring
them along, it will cost you nothing for
the medicine if it fails to cure, and you
will be we'll rewarded for your trouble
besides. All blood Diseases biliousness
jaundice, constipation, and general debil-
ity are quickly cured. Satisfaction guar
anteed or money refunded. Price only
fifty cents per bottle. For sale by all drug
gists. 6
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-11-07
"Battle of the Books"

The Literary Revolution" which caus-
cd such sensation a few years ago, and
which was supposed to have been tho
roughly overthrown and done for, seems
to be "ablaZe" again, more fierce and
flourishing than ever. Its '1O0-page
catalogue, free" and "books sent to any
one to be paid fof after receipt and exam
nation, evidence of good faith being
given" are now being advertised in thou
sands of papers, and it opens ones eyes
to see the books otfercd-this time tho
roughly beautiful pography and the best
of paper, presswOrk and binding. instead
of small type and cheap work, as formerly.
And one must acknowledge that they are
indeed 1.-The lowest prices ever known"
We quote few samples, the books being
always unabridged, and in large type:
Tennyson's Enoch Arden, cents.
The Cotter's Saturday Night, cents.
Caesars Commentaries, Cicero's Orations,
and numerous other ANCIENT Classics for
English Renders" reduced from 81 to rs low
as Ii cents each.
Bacon's Essays, Is cents to 40 cents.
Dore's famous Bible Gallery, 81.
Irvings Sketch Book. 25 cents to go cents.
irvings Works. in 6 large and most beauti-
Ancient Egypt under the Pharoahs, reduced
scott's Waverley Novels, reduced from $50
George Eliot's Works. reduced from $l2 to
1915.
And whole host of the great poets of
the world ranging from 40 and so cents
upwards: also plenty Of other books
equally interesting and astonishing the
old-time book buyers The books are
sold only to buyers direct, and not through
booksellers. Those who would be inclin-
ed to believe such claims fabulous, are
confronted with the privilege of exami-
nation before payment" and the witness
of ones own nelghbors on every hand
who have already received their books.
1t is certainly worth a postal card to get
the catalogue free" For that, address
John B. Alden, Publisher, 10 Vesey St.,
! New York. ~ s,. .:.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-11-07
Don't Spill the Milk.

There is no use crying over spilled
milk" says the old saw. If you are not
only bald, but have no life IN the roots of
your hair, there is no use crying over
that, either. Take both time and your
self by the forelock while there is fore
lock left. Apply Parkers Hair Balsam to
your hair before matters get worse. 1t
will arrest the falling off of your hair and
restore its original color, gloss and soft
clean, richly perfumed, cures and heals
the scalp.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-11-07

A Word OF CAUTION.-Railroad men,
mechanics, commercial Travellers base
ballists, farmers, and others who labor
out Of doors, arc peculiarly liable to acct.
dent and injury. Thomas Electric Oil
for bruises, burns, bites and sprains, is
one of the finest applications yet devised.
Sold by Dorr s. Void.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-11-07

That is daily bringing joy to the homes
of thousands by savin many Of their dear
ones from an early grave. Truly is DR..
Kings New Discovery for consumption,
coughs, colds, asthma, bronchitis, hay
fever loss of voice, tickling in the throat,
pain in side and chest or any disease of
throat and lungs, positive cure. Guar
anteed Trial bottles free at any drug
store. Large size S1.0O. 6
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-11-07

WHAT can't be cured must be endur-
ed" This old adage does not signify that
we must suffer the miscries of dyspepsia,
when medicine with the curative prop
critics of Burdock Blood Bitters is availa-
BILE It is one of the most substantial and
reliable remedies sold to-day. Sold by
DOrr s. Void.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-11-07

Spent fifty dollars in doctoring for
rheumatism before I tried Thomas
Eclectric Oil. Used a fifty-cent bot
tie of this medicine, and got
out in one week. For burns and
sprans it is excellent" James Durham,
East Pembroke, n. Y. For sale by Dorr
& Void.
HONESTY THE BEST PoL1CY-In adver-
Using medicine it is best to be honest :;
deception will never do; the people won't
stand it. Let the truth be known that
Burdock Blood Bitters cure scrofula aud
all eruptions of the skin. This medicine
is sold everywhere by druggists. For sale
by Dorr s. Void.