Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-04-20
NEWS ITEMS.

lnc ice IN the fcO ltlVCf AT \1fauu
Forks below the railroad bridge broke on
Monday and moved down the river about
half a mlle The water rose to twenty
one feet above high water mark. No
damage is reported from the rise
An election will be held in Yankton
county the Oath inst to vote upon the
question of refundlng the railroad in
deDtedness by issuing new four per cent
bonds IN lieu of the old eight per cent
bonds with accrued interest. If the
proposition carries, which now seems
probable, it will settle and dispose of that
incumbus that las for years been made to
hang over the entire territory so un-
justly. ....t .s.. .., ...
DULUTH HERALD: At prayer meet
ing in Spencer Brook, brother con-
fessed that he had stolen timber from the
railway lands, but would never do 90
again. The following day two of the
farmers at the meeting had occasion to
cross over the railroad company's land,
and who should they find but their pray
ing brother and his son engaged in car
rying away all the timber they could lay
their hands on.
BEN BUTLER has written a letter to an
anti-monopoly paper recently started at
indianapolis to inform it and Though it
the people that his being located In one
corner of the union would be an objection
to his candidacy for the presidency. We
hardly think it would, or rather we think
there would be so many stronger objec-
tions presented that the one he refers to
would not be reached. The name of Ben.
Butler IS thought to be an insuperable
objection of itself.
In tho death Of James Taylor at Abcr-
deem a few days ago vacancy is made
in the ranks Of the pioneer journalists of
Dakota. He was one of the editors and
proprletors of the Herald, 5at Yanktou,
from 1873 to 1879, since which time he
has been engaged principally in the real
estate business. His name is entitled to
20 on record as one of the immortal
band who brought Dakota out from al
most an impenetrable obscurlty to the
brightest light IN the national galaxy.
As the sun dlspels darkness SO does
newspaper bring to light new localities.
Devils Lake has been known Of as mil
itary post and Indian reservation for
many years, but very little is known of
that section of country by the people off
at distance. But it's sun is risen now.
A newspaper IS born at Creel City, on
the north shore of the little sea known
IS Devils Lake. The paper is sprightly
infant and has been christened "The
Creel City Inter- Ocean" which will pro-
claim to call the world and the rest of
mankind" the advantages of that coun-
try. -....... ... .nr.
The great question which both polit-
ical parties dread to meet, and which,
like Banquo's ghost will not down at the
bidding of either, is the tariff question.
1t is the rock upon which political parties
will 20 to pieces. The eastern wings of
both parties favor protective tariff and
the western free trade or tariff for rev.
enue only. The democratic moguls at
Chicago the other day approached this
subject only by indirection, and if any
ono should ask whether they favored a
protective tariff, free trade, or tariff for
revenue only, the answer wonlu be that
they did, and that is iabout as definite an
a uswer as could be given.
i"uE rspidity Of the Development of
the Northwest II shown by the increase
of ma u matter at St. Paul, the main dis
tributiu.y point, which has doubled in the
last eigh teen months. The mail matter
d,ily handled At the union depot is from
sixteen to eighteen tons. One can hardly
comprehend ton of mail matter, and to
thinkof sixts en- or eighteen tons one 10 lost
in amazement. 1t also shows that the
people of the Northwest are 4 reading
people, Notwithstanding they are busy
people. TIE unauswerable wonder OF
the century has been what becomes OF all
the pins? and next to this is what be-
comes of all the papers!
TIE people and papers Of Boston are
somewhat indignant because of an army
of detectives and policemen, numbering
in all about fifty, who were there to guard
and protect the Princess Louise aud her
husband from harm on their arrival in
the hub. 1t wasn't q very tiattering CON-
n]iment to the amiability and hospitality
.m The people of that great city, but in
stead Of kicking about it they would
better explain it as due to the presence OF
old Ben. Butler in that city. They could
obtain the atlidavits of hundreds of Ia.
dies in the city of New Orleans who re.
sided there when Ben Butler held it under
military government that he is bold
bad man, and that his presence in Boston
as civil governor of Massachusetts, justi-
TED the precautionary measures taken tt
protect the Princess.
TnE death of Leonard b. Hodges, vel
known throughout the Northwest, which
occurred at st. Paul last Saturday morn
ing, vas an event of more than ordinar,
interest and regret. In some respects
IS little short of a. calamity. He va
known throughout the Northwest ss tn
forestry man upon which subject he va
an enthusiast. He is said to have beel
the originator of the timber culture act
and the idea of growing grove OF for
~,.t trees nnnn every section of land Al