Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-06-01
What Our Exchaus ga Say.

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Pierre Recorder Gov. N. G. OIdwsy
and Col. Geo. L. Ordway were offered
$4,000 in cash for eighty acres ,mme-
diately east Of Bosier addition. They ro-
fused it of course.
Aberdeen Pioneer: Every stranger that
comes to this town is struck with the rap
I'd development that is being made in
building. New buildings make their ap-
pearance daily and our city il like vast
work shop. So much clattcr is made by
the hammer and saw, that it reminds one
of an eastern manufacturing town.
Valley City Times: Seven thousand
apple and numerous other varieties Of
trees have been planted this spring by G..
w. Cowdrey. AS proof Of the fact that
everything will grow here, Mr.. Cowdrey
states that currants, strawberry and other
fruit settings, planted last fall are in ex-
cellent condition.
Fargo Argus: A report comes from
southern Dakota that Gov. Ordway's plan
of division now Is by the Missouri river,
aud that the south will oppose this to the
bitter end. There lisa growing sentiment
IN favor of the Huron convention, and it
is likely to be we'll attended, being re-
garded as pivotal movement for the
basis of future important action.
Fargo Republicans: The county records
of Trail county, which 80 mysteriously
disappeared few weeks ago, just as
mysteriously reappeared on Friday morn
ing last. The county recorder was much
surprised when, on going to hif Office on
that morning, he found the books entire,
al piled up in front of the court house
door.
Grand Forks Herald: A special cleo
ton will be held in Walsh county, June
14th The division Of the county aud the
issuance of >2O,00I for the erection of .
court house, are the questions to be sub
mittcd to the people. The bond scheme
will probably carry, but it is doubtful
about the result of the division qucs.
ton.
Vermillion Republican The board Of
directors Of the deaf mute institute last
evening adopted the plans Of w. L. Dow
for the new building. 1t will be struc-
ture 60 by 100 feet, two stories with base
ment, built of Sioux Falls, jasper trim
med with pressed rcd brick, and will be .
very snowy edifice and very conveniently
arranged. Working plans and specifica-
tisns will be gotten out at once, and pro-
posals for erection invited. President
Sherman was directed to request the ter
ritorial treasurer to place the bonds on
the market as soon as possible.
Sioux Falls Press: A land case of con-
siderable importance 10 reported from the
Grand Forks land Office. The facts are
briefly these: A brother and sister en-
tered adjacent homesteads and proved up
IN six months. The sister then sold to
the brother, and he in turn, after putting
. mortgage ON the land decided the whole
800 acres. Information is laid before the
commissioner at Washington to the effect
that the parties had never resided on the
land. An investigation was ordered.
The mortgage and ass,gnees were ably
represented by counsel, but 1t 10 said that
the testimony is very damaging and will
eventually result In the cancellation Of
the entries, and the loss Of the loan aud
purchase money on the part of the lnno-
cent defendants. The struggle for lands
In Dakota will make it necessary, IN or
der that parties may hold their CLAIMS,
that they shall be able to show toler-
ably accurate compliance with the re-
quiremcnts of the law. Those who have
SIMPLY gone through the motions may
consider themselves in perpetual danger
of serious trouble.
LONDON, May 31-Rome reports prob
able rupture between Prussia and the
Vatican.
New ORLEANS, May 31-Boiler ex-
ploded at saw mill killing two men and
badly wounding four.
ToRoNTo, Ont, May 31-Jas. Young,
N. p. r., appointed provincial treasurer,
wee ). C. Wood resigned.
BALT1xcRE, May 3l-Pedestrian match,
score at midnight: Hughes and Noremac
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