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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-15

THAT nearly all the projected railroads
in this territory have been on compare
lively a stand still this summer 10 not be-
cause of failure OF these enterprises but
because of the universal stagnation in
railroad building throughout the whole
country. Presidential campaign years
always temporarily suspend railroad build
ing for the reason that capitalists are too
much engrossed with politics to give at
tention 10 such enterprises, and capital is
always wary Of investment on the eve of
u change Of administration when there is
always and necessarily more or less doubt
sbout the policy of the incoming admin
istration. Next year the enterprise If
railroad building will be relieved Of this
doubt aud the immense crop of grain pro-
duced this year will start up again rail-
road building with increased vigor. and
oil the projected lines and many more
will be built The James River Valley,
nearly all the grade OF which is compile
ted ready tor the ties and iron the Lake
Traverse, Sanborn s. Darlington, and .,
least one line from the southeast through
10 Bismarck are among the assured rail-
rosd enterprises of next year. These will
not only provide ready communication
,etveen North and south Dakota, but
competing lines to the great grain mar
kets.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-15

BEN. BUTLER has fully decided and
made up his mind to run on the two nOm-
nations he has received, namely that OF
the greenbackers and anti-monopolists.
With Q az, 900 retainer from railroad
companies in his pocket he can afford to
make lively canvass for the ant,-mo-
nopoly party with that energy aud eonsls-
tency for which lie is somewhat noted
and at the same time speak from expert
mental knowledge of the value of the
greenback AZ q circulating medium.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-15

BRICK PoNERoY IS out with a prospec-
tns announcing the coming Of new
weekly illustrated paper to be called the
United states Democrat which he IS going
to publish in New York city IN the inter
ests OF Cleveland and Hendricks. About
ten years ago when Brick thought he was
100 big for LaCrosse, Wis. where he
gained his noteriety, he went TO New
York 10 revelutionize and Pomeroyize the
democracy Of that city, but the contract
was too much for him and he abandoned
the field to reprobacy of mind and tried a
hand on Chicago Failing there also he
became a greenback lecturer and having
wern ont in that he went 10 Colorado as
secretary of a mining company and later
started newspaper at Denver. The
trouble with Brick Pomeroy is that he
does not measure himself correctly nor
the people. Like Caesar he is ambitio s..
He struck tide IN Lacrosse that soon led
to fame and fortune. Some took his pa
per because they liked its sentiments,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-15

In the report of the Minnehsha coanty
republican con 7entlon held the 9Th inst.
at Sioux Falls to appoint fourteen dele
gates to the territ oral convention TO be
held at Pierre the 18th of next month the
name of w. W. Brookings appears as q
proxy for one Hall. This same w. W.
Brookings was appointed on the commit
tee on resolutions, 80 that he must have
been something more than mere nom
NAL member Of the convention. There
never was but one w. w. Broeklngs on
the American continent and that one lives
at Sioux Falls. This w. w. Brookings
lives at Sioux Falls, too, strange as 1t
may seem, and still more strange his be
ing member of a republican convention.
w, w. Brooking was once upon a time a
member Of the supreme court of this ter
ritory and two years ago figured quite
prominently as democratic candidate for
delegate 10 congress though not very con-
splcuously IN the election returns that
same fall.
The presumption is that this w. w.
Brooklngs who figured in the Sioux Falls
republican convention is none other than
the yeritsble Judge Brookings of that
name and place. In view of the fact that
this convention was opposed to Raymond
and of the assertion of Judge Brookings
sometime ago that the people made
mistake in electing Mr. Raymond, it would
certainly, on that score, do no violence
to his feelings to participate In csnven-
tion opposed TO the reelection of Mr..
Raymond, or, IN other words, opposed to
repeating that mistake. Judge Brook
ings was ON the bench long enough TO &C.
Quire the habit of sticking to an opinlsn
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-15

oiAers TO see what the audaciOus Brick
hud 10 say and still others for other rea-
sons 81 that from all causes nearly every
body in the Northwest took the Lacrosse
F'e,nocrat.' Presuming upon the not0r'e-
York enterprise Pomerey's Democrat, and
the same his Chicago paper. But IN go
ing to New York his name lost ITS charn,
and he has never been able TO recover IT,.
In the business career of Brick Poracroy
there is u lesson from which all may
profit. Let well enough alone. When
yon have good thing sticK to it. Be-
cause you can swim river do not risk
yonr all in an attempt 10 swim the ocean. l..
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-15

Now comes the report of lady who
had been an invalid for four years Icing
instantly healed through the efficacy of
prayer She is the wife of Rev }. G. lr-
win, Presbyterian minister of Fullerton,
Neb The miraculous cure or restor alton
took place IN Chicago where she had been
taken on bed IN July for medical treat
m.nt She asserts that she prayed earn
estly for several days, the day it was &C
complished her husband joining her in
the prayer While lying on the bed the
oath of July during prayer of herself and
her husband she felt that she was cured
and Immediately got up and remained
up all the balance Of the day and has been
we'll ever since.
These facts may all be IS stated BY the
lady and yet her conclusions may be and
probably are wholly erroneous. The doc
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-15

ouCo cApEcSSou 8uu uC u0 UOuUt 8UueI00
to this one with more than judicial deter
minasion.
But what can he say when arraigned
before the democratic bar on the charge
Of heresy? How can he feel gulltless in
the face Of the record against him? If he
is not the man he should hasten to make
a statement to the public and commence
suit for libel against the Sioux Falls Lead
er for publishing HIM ss proxy in Z re-
publican convention. This delegation
viii 60 to Pierre headed by K. Y. Petit
grew with tomshawks in their belts 70
take the scalp Of Hon. John 3. Raymond,
in the way OF which Judge BrookiDgs
cannot be suspected Of interpreting and he
may attempt to justify his connection
with the convention on the ground that
the lend justifies the means" II he has
absolved himself from oil allegiance to
the democratic party We suggest that the
democrats in the territory wear Grape on
their Cleveland hats the remainder Of the
campaign. 80 "
The principal resolution reported by
the committee of which w. w. Brook
lngs was member is an instruction to
the delegates 10 use all honorable means
TO secure the nomination Of . citizen Of
Southern Dakota, and 1t II not probable
that, in making up that resolution, he
lost SIGHT for a moment Of his own clti.
zenship and place Of residence.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-15

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Mrs. Elmer. The woman whom he de-.
nounced Is I prostitute only few
months ago becomes credible witness
for him when he wants to ,nake I po,nt
against the proprietor OF the Alert.
That he "a the w,ll,n1 teol and anolo.
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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-15

SENATOR EDMUNDs may be a cold blood
ed man and oil that but 1t was mean
punstcr who said the senator was hot be-
cause Lieutenant Greeley did not name
an iceberg after him. Perhaps Greeley
felt Il little delicacy upon ths subject as
Edmunds had a vete upon the approprla-
liobs for relief expeditions.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-15

Jimmy Blame or Grover Cleveland are 60.
ing to be married or at least they ought ia
be for fear something might happen. This
was enough then and IL enough now a.
days to set the tongue Of scandal wagging
so that the gossip may be rehabilltated
thirty years later anu used as campaign
document. Similar stories were circula-
ted Of Washington and Jefferson in their
day. Jackson carried loaded pistol over
. quarter Of century for the man who
should dlsrespectfully speak of the cir
cunstances of his marriage and even
"Honest Old Abe'' was lampooned with
early iudiscretions when he was cand,-
date. Whether in any Of these4cases the
stories were trne or false does not e:ome
a national question and cannot he made
-, and unless they appear Of record in a
court they should have no place In the
literature Of the campaign on either side.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-15

THE Rev. Henry Ward Beecher having
read the story Of Gov. Cleveland's bad
breaks some years ago says that he can
not support him for president. Some
weeks ago Beecher gave notice TO the
world that he could not support Blaine
ou account Of his bad record Old Ben
Bntlsr will now send in his measure to
the brooklyn pulpit politician and if his
record will rot bear inspection st. John
will have snow. The latter name might
be supposed to have some attraction to
MIR. Beecher. lie could hardly be ex-
pected to 60 back on one bearing the
name of the beloved disciple even though
he might not he able to agree with him
upon general politics The Uulted States
has never had a saGL for president
though we have several sainted presi-
dents. While living they are not called
saints but terms Of very different signifi-
cation are applied to them which are gen.
orally accompanied by facts Of record in
justification. Distance lends enchsnt-
ment to the view, and the more distant
the brighter they seem to be. Washing.
ton, jefferson, jackson and Lincoln were
abused during their candidacy for the
presidency as much rs candidates now are
in proportion to the number Of papers
published The candidates in former
times were not as rule any better than
they are now. 1t is the distance their
lives are from us that makes the differ
ence. That is about all there is in il.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-15

Col. Villas is importuned to stand for
governor of Wisconsin on the democratic
ticket this fall. The colonel would like
the governorship very we'll but the facing
of the republican majority is what he
he does not like.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-15

: NE uootAHS u tue loS SSsStINS IcpuUll-
can central committee held in this city
yesterday was quite an important one IN
some respects other than those which ap-
pear in the record of the proceedings
While there was some contest between
Bismarck and Valley City for the homer
OF being selected as the place for holding
the convention no bitterness is engender-
ed or should he entertained over the re-
suit. Bismarck being the capital of the
territory and - convenient of aecess o.
any point in the district Is the most ap-
propriate place for holding the conven.
ton and the members OF the con- mittee
by maje,ty Of two to one so decided.
The time fixed upon for holding the
convention is also intelligently made ~
BY that time the candidate for delegate 70
congress will have bses selected and In.
snusncesin connections with that subject
will have been done awsy with, SO that
the legislative convention will be untram.
meled OF that element in our territorial
politics. The result Of the Pierre conven-
ten may suggest and neceasitate some
changes In the present view OF the legis-
lative question. There 10 good feeling IN
the party all over the district and with a
like disposition Of fairness to all parts of
the district in the aom,nating convention
when it shall occur there will be No diff
Guilty in electing every candidate.
81 The selection of mem bers Of both hous
es OF the next legislature will be one of
more than ordinary in portance because
Of the duties that will fall upon them and
the leeislaaion 4that she circumstances
VIII demand At their hands. TIE three
principal subjects that will engage their
attention will be re-districting the terri
tory into new legislative districts to cor
respond with the increased number Of
members of both houses, settling by leg
islstive enactment the seat of govern
ment, and legislation looking to divis
ion of the territory. Not only honest
men, but men of good judgment and lib
eral views will be required to dispose of
these questions in manner that will COM
mend itself to the masses Of the people.
To this end men should he selected who
are in no way bound TO do the bidding of
cliques or corporations, and men of sufti-
cient personal integrity to keep aloof
from such entangllng alliances. For no
other official position should the office
seek the man more or the man seek the
Office less than for that of the legislature.
In nearly all other positions of official
trust the man is required to give hond for
the faithful performance of his duties,
but in this position his honor is the only
security required, and it is too often the
case that this security is not sufficient to
indemnify his constituents or to Withstand
the temptation of personal aggrandize-
ment at sacrifice of the general interests
Of the people.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-15
The WEEKLY ALERT.
J. q. WARNoCK, EDITOR.

PIERRE has already commenced ma
king preparations for the territorial re-
publican convention which is to meet at
that place on the 18th of september and
she will do herself proud on that occasion.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-15
LA INQUIRE NEWS.
From the La Moure Progress.)

A mail route from La Moure north.
ward has been petitiened for. asking for
postoffices at the residence Of G. r. Fra
lick and John Oleson, IN this county.
Coal VEINS aggregating 20 feet in thick
ness, of excellent bituminous coal. have
been discovered near Yankton, only 26
feet from the surface.
There have been q great many harvest
ers sold in La Moure county this fall.
Car load after car load of engines and
threshers are now coming in.
A great many La Moure county farmers
began cutting their wheat this week
The quality is unexcelled, and the guam.
tity per acre in many cases astonishing.
La Moure's Masonic Lodge, having
rented elegant rooms in Lloyd's new
brick block, are now having them fur
nlshed. 1t is the intention to have q
hall second 10 none.
Fargo Argus: The Fargo furniture
company is preparing to furnish and
equip the ew hotel at Ls Msure from
cellar to garret. This is . @2o, 600 job
and manager Moseley is the best equipped
in Dakota for the undertaking. Alder
man Kissner says the La Moure hotel ID
the handsomest, most stylish and CON-
plete structure Of the kind in tho land.
Col Lounsberry, Of Bismarck, has been
mentioned as q possible candidate for
delegate to congress and his candidacy has
been looked upon with favor BY politici-
ans of every class, but the gallant Colonel
now comes to the fren: like brave Tro-
jan and declines the honor. He states his
reason for declining to become . candi-
date in the following terms: "Bismarck
has everything to lose and nothing to
gain by drawing fire upon itself By pre-
senting candidate for congress, or tax.
ing an active part looking to the defeat
of Raymond. ~ Columbia Dispatch.
There is some talk Of Theodore Roose-
vel; "a candidate for delegate to con-
gress from Dakots. He OWES cattle
ranch there aad il he remains On it until
election he will have gained rssidsace
in the territory. Rsosevslt has nade
h,mself very popular snsag the repub-
licans by rsfuslng to oct with the mug
wumrs and the sdairstion which As hes
excited among the Dskotiaas may result
in h,s being sent to csngrsss Il DulstA
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-06-19
A Big Fee.


'The biggest fee ever paid to a men,
Der Of the Louisville bar, so far as [ have
ever heard" said prominent lawyer
yesterday, "was something over $4,000.
S. B. Stewart was the lucky man, and up
TO that time he was considered a very
ordinary practitioner, but that fee made
his name and fortune. He was counsel
in suit brought somewhere about 1852
or 1858, I don't remember which, to set
aside the deeds to all that property of
which Cave Hill and New Broadway is
now part. He engaged Judge Robert
son, and, believe, Henry Clay to assist
him. They won the suit, and after he
had divided with them he had COM
Portable fortune left for his own fee. He
is now in Washington, and is wealthy
man."
another big fee was paid to Judges
Harlan and Wood, by William Williams,
Jr., in a suit to set aside resulting trust
made by him to his father. The case
was remarkable one, and the decision,
which was in favor Of the plaintiff, while
it recognized the statute in regard to re-
sulting trusts, established the doctrine of
oral trusts. think the case is reported
in 9th Bush, and I remember that I
once won a case in Bullitt county on the
precedent established by that decision.
The fee in this case amounted to about
S30000."
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-06-19
RIPE OLD
AGE
CIFIALE REMEDIAL AGENCY,
tf6 Futon st., New York.
A stolen Kiss.
New Orleans Times-pemocrat.

new OT1OA4S 1lI06S-D6uOCraC.
Sometimes the monotony of a Record
er's Court is varied by peculiar affidavit,
and when the event occurs every body,
from the porter to the Judge, becomes in
terested to wonderful degree. Yester-
day a case of this character occurred, the
complainant being Mr.. William R.
Nixon, a respectable middle-aged gentle
man, who came into court and swore out
an affidavit against Edward Mullen of
No. 100 Constance street, charging him
with an insult and abuse, and giving the
names of Mrs. William R. Nixon, Owen
Mullen and Louis Barthe as witnesses.
Insult and abuse warrants are very COM
mon, but in this instance the circum-
stances of the case, as related by Judge
Clark, who was posted on the matter by
Mr.. Nixon, have peculiar interest, ow-
ing to the remarkable character of the
insult. 1t seems, according to the story,
that young Mullen, with a number of
friends, was conversing on the sidewalk,
when Mrs. Nixon, who is a handsome
lady, hardly 81 years of age, appeared
on her steps. The conversation accord
ingly turned on her, and Mullen made a
bet that he could kiss her, and, the wager
being accepted, he crossed the street and
imprinted kiss with lightning-like ra-
pidity. Subsequently Mrs. Nixon in
formed her husband of the affair, and
he became very angry, and for time
things looked squally, but he finally
cooled down and had recourse to the law.
Judge Clark has fixed the case for trial,
and the witnesses will all make their
bow before him shortly, and under oath,
tell all about that criminal kiss.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-06-19
Who He Was.
Albany Argus.

AIDauy Argus.
One day polar and precise person
wrote Charles Francis Adams" on ho-
tel register in the western metropolis.
''Of Adams Express?" inquired the in
domitably immodest hotel clerk, flash
ing the splendor of his property smile
said, was the reply; 81 am Charles Fran
els Adams, late Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary to Great
Britain; son of John Quincy Adams
sixth President of the United States, and
and grandson of John Adams, SECOND
President of the United States" ooh
yes" said the undesirable clerk, "but
we don't go much on daddyism out in
Chicago.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-06-19
A Hard Question Answered.

A good story is told of the Roman
Catholic Bishop of Atlanta, Ga. He re-
Sunday school children, and wound up
by asking in very paternal and condo
scending way: "And now is there a-a-ny
little boy or a-a-ny little girl who would
like to ask me a question:" After a
pause he repeated the question; "Is
there a-a-ny little boy or a-a-ny little girl
who would like to ask me a question:"
A little shrilI voice called out: "PIease,
sir, why did the angels walk up and
down Jacobs ladder when they had
wings?" ooh, ah, yes-I see," said the
Bishop; "and now is there a-a-ny little
boy or a-a-ny little girl who would like
to answer Little Mary's question:"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-06-19

with poor appetite, and perhaps slight
cough in morning, or on first lying
down at night, should be looked to in
time. Persons afflicted with consump-
ton are proverbiolly unconscious of their
real state. Most cases commence with
disordered liver, leading to bad digestion
and imperfect assimilation of food
hence the emaciation, or wasting of
the flesh. It is form of scrofulous dis
ease, and is durable by the use of that
greatest of all blood-cleansing, anti bilious
and invigorating compounds, known as
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-06-19
How to Save Money.

and we might also say-time and pain as
well, in our advice to good housekeepers
and ladies generally. The great neces-
sity existing always to have perfectly
safe remedy convenient for the relief
and prompt cure of the ailments peculiar
to woman-functional irregularity, con-
slant pains, and all the symptoms at
us to recommend strongly and unquali-
fedly DR.. Pierce's "Favorite Prescrip-
tion"-woman's best friend. It will save
money.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-06-19

We recommend Carriers Iron Pills to
every woman who is weak, nervous and
discouraged; particularly those who have
thin, pale lips, cold hands and feet, and
who are without strength or ambition.
These are the cases for which Carriers
Iron Pills are specially prepared, and
this class cannot use them without bene-
fit. Valuable for men also. In metal
boxes, at fifty cents. Sold by druggists
or sent by mail. See advertisement else
where.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-06-19

A CARD.-To all who are suffering from er
rors and indiScretiOns of youth, nervous weak
ness early decay loss of manhood. &c, will send
This great remedy was discovered by missionary
in South America. Send selfaddressed envelope
to REV. JOSEPH T. Imam, Station d, .NetO York.