Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-08-03
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The Ridotto CT ub had pleasant dance
at Klaus nall last night. s-
The northern lights appeared last
night in magnificent splendor.
Our farm machinery dealers are all
busy now setting up harvesters to be
taken out by the farmers.
Mr.. Speaker, one of the proprietors Of
the Capital, took his departure yesterday
for his old home, Chicago. &.
The rain night oefore last produced
quite change in the weather so that it
was cool and pleasant yesterday.
Deputy sheriff G. d Smith, of Caring
ton, was in the city last night and re-
ports everything lovely IN the junction
city. #s@
1t is something of treat to 60 into the
well filled jewelry store of Fields 4 Co.,
and take look at their fine stock even
if one is too short of cash to buy.
The steamer Butte, one of the finest
that ploughcd the waters of the upper
Missouri, burned at Ft. Peck the other
day. No particulars have yet been re-
ccived.
The members of the Jamestown base
ball club met and had coed practice
yesterday afternoon. The boys are in
earnest now apd will soon produce nine
that will be credit to the city.
The man Edwards, arrested at Caring
ton last week to be taken to Iowa on the
charge Of horse stealing escaped from the
sheriff who had him in charge just before
arriving at their destination, but was re-
captured.
The railroad buildings will be hand
somely and gorgeously decorated when
the presidential party comes along. Our
real estate agents will be on hand with
plats to sell the president few corner
lots.
The railroad agents are now making
out their reports for the month Of July.
The business at this station exceeds that
Of the previous month by several thous-
and dollars, and ticket sales show an IN
crease. t
A great many of our farmers confident
" believe their wheat will make twenty
five bushels per acre. The weather could
not have been more scasonablc than for
the last month if the farmers had dictated
it themselves.
For the convenience of the people Of
the west side in getting to the railroad
offices and freight depot crossings and
walks will be asked for across from the
Alert office corner to the opposite corner
on Front street.
That rag ball entertainment will be
given by the ladies of the Methodist
church in the new addition to the old
freight depot on Tomorrow evening.
Each lady who attends is expected TO
bring a rag ball with her name in the
center, and the gentleman buying ball
takes the owner to the Ice cream table.
The funeral of Freddie LathrOp TOOK
place yesterday morning at ten O'Clock at
the Presbyterian church, attended BY =
large number of friends. large pro-
cession folio xed the remains to their final
resting place in Highland Home cemete'
ry. The afflicted parents have the sim
cere sympathy of all.
The Fargo Republican gets its work In
On the Postville, Iowa, Review man In
good shape. 1t says he is driveling
fool and capacious liar with q heme-
opathic head and alopathic feet; that 1t is
hard on Iowa that this fellow has deter.
y mined to live and die there, but it Iowa
caa stand 1t Dakota can.
~ HAYWARD had man arrested Tor lar-