Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-06-22
LATEST CITY ITEMS

MCOlnnlS IL In Tie gem Guy.
D, e. Eheart, of Altoona, Pennsylva-
MIA, and an old friend of merchant Bow
man, is in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hamilton parents of
our highly esteemed Judge Hamilton ar
rived in the metropolis yesterday from
Altoona Pa.
Maj. Lyons family, who have been up
to DEVILS Lake on fishing and hunting
excursion of week were expected to re.
turn yesterday evening.
Two fine cars of the Manitoba railroad
containing officials of that road were IN
the train going west on the Northern
Pacific railroad yesterday.
There will be special meeting of the
board of trade tonight at the office of
Wells, Dudley & Go. and 1t IS desirable
that there be a full attendance as busi-
ness of Importance will be considered.
II. w. Kelley, accompanied by his
sister Miss Jennie, rcturncd' from Omaha
to-day. Miss Kelley has seen attending
high school in Omaha during the past
year and is just returning home for a
short vacation.
The genial Sam Matthews came in from
Bismarck yesterday and is guest at the
Grand Central. Although Sam IS not
now citizen of Jamestown he has as
many friends here to the square inch as
any man who ever lived here.
Miss Jennie Kelley, daughter of our
postmaster, returned home yesterday
from Omaha where she has been attend
ing an academy for tho past nine months.
Miss Jennic's many friends in jamestown
are glad to sec her among them again.
The Alert is requested to give notice of
meeting of the Royal Arch Masons. this
evening at O'Clock for the purpose ofor-
ganlzing chapter IN Jamestown. All
who are interested will stake due notice
and govern themselves accordingly.''
David Goodman of the big Northwest
ern Clothing House in McGinnis block Is
~ u
ang every day. They have the largest
stock of clothing west of St. Paul, sell a
good grade of goods and sell them
cheap.
Col. Plummer, the heavy weight OF the
Fargo Republican, is 10 deliver the ora
ton at the Lisbon Fourth of July cele-
bration. Col. Plummer IS forclble and
eloquent speaker and will no doubt do
the American eagle justice on that occas
sion as he surely will the dinner.
Mr.. Holmes who IS canvassing for j. T.
Eager in the farm machinery business
found Dr. DePuy's horse down eighteen
miles south of town. The horse Is un-
hurt and seems none the worse for the
trip. Nothing at all of the harness was
found and it is strange how he divested
himself of the harness.
Mr.. Thos. Vennum, brother of &.
W. and In IN Vennum Of this city, ar
rived in Jane ''own yesterday for the
frst time Mr. v. was accompanied
by Mr.. DOnavan o.
nols, in which city these gel le'nen na''
carried on heavy banking bus. '"e'' 'oi
many years.
Last week, Il. Reynolds, of Jackson
vile, ILL.,, sold three lots on south Fifth
avenue for 81 SEQ and next day the pur-
chaser sold them to another party for
$500, " hlch was fair days work. Such
trades are not made every day, it us true,
but great many such are made IN the
course of year.
Coroner Eager yesterday received no.
'tice from e. D. Smith, at Darlington OF
the finding of the dead body of man
out IN the prairie, but no further partlcu-
lars were received. 1t is supposed by
some here to be Ole Scobey who used to
work with II. B. Chess, in this city, as
he was seen out in that direction, section
is, township las range GS, sometime ago
and was supposed to have been lost as he
was not heard OF afterwards.
Fargo Argus: 1t Is said that Kev.
Hudson, son of Judge Hudson, has ac-
.cepted call from the Episcopal church
of Jamestown, but will for q short tlule
officiate at Yankton before going to
Jamestown.
There seems to he some m,sunderstand-
ing concerning tie above as we have
made inquiry of some of the members of
the vestry of the Episcopal church, the
only authority from which such call
could properly emanate, and they know
nothing about it.
The Alert is informed that the con-
tractors will have the new court house
ready to turn over to the county next
Monday. If accepted by the county COM
missloners as it probably will be, the
county officers will move into their new
quarters immediately. Tho building is a
beauty, and an ornament of which the
entire city may we'll feel proud. A year
ago the virgin soil where this handsome
.edifice now stands was unmoved, and
where are now large number of hand
some residences was prairie. The
growth of jamestown is the wonder OF
everybody who saw the town then and
see the city now.
Fargo Republican,: The trustees OF the
insane hospital at jamestown have re-
ceived their commissions and will hold
their first meeting at jamestown at an
early day. 1t is expected that site will