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

The Louisville Post says IN rejoin)er t.
an exchange which publishes the lam
pa,gn scandal against Cleveland that Il
has IN possession the facts in reg4d q
Blalne's conduct while q school te}cheI
in Kentucky, of the mob that threadnetl
him, and Of his submission to the,{ de-
mands to avoid being lynched, whlh Il
will publish verbatim al nauseam i'll the
republican papers continue such wal fare
on Cleveland. 1t il not probable hat
Cleveland seduced young girl years tgo
a. charged or it would have been bro} ght
against HIM when he was candidate foI
governor. 1t is now for the first tine
published that Blaine ever taught sc1 1psl
in Kentucky. and If lie did it is impr( Pa-
BILE that the mobblng affair ever ocihr-
red. Such q mode of campaign warltre
would be disgusting if true and when lot
true It is infamous.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-08

! A mean man down in the capital of
Illinois short time ago wrote an encour
aging and endorsing letter to Gov. Cleve.
land stating that he had always supper
ted the republican ticket but would sup
port him this campaign and signed the
name of prominent minister to the let
ter. Cleveland felt SO grateful and en-
the minister personal letter thanking
him tor his support. The minister was
about as much surprised at receiving the
letter as Gov. Cleveland was in receiving
an answer to it from the munster disa.
busing his mind Of the fraud that had
been perpetrated upon him by some un-
crank.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-08

A correspondent Of the Bismarck Tri-
bune steps on and effectuslly extermin-
ates the sensational story Of antiquarian
relics found in cave on the knife river
short time ago oy some hunters. The
writer declares it absurd to set these rel
les, be they in form and IN fact as repre-
sented, up against the we'll established
fact that the mound builders and tribal
Indians were the only two races that have
Inhabited this country before the advent
Of the white man. The idea of wooden
idol exposed to the elements, air and
moisture, wlthstanding the centuries that
have elapsed since the mound builders
even inhabited the country with no other
protection than cluster Of bushes in
front of the cave is characterized - .
ridiculous burlesque upon archaeology. 1t
Is suggested that they were put there pur-
posely to be discoyered, like the Cardiff
giant, and the enterprising hunters are
encouraged to pursue their researches
until they unearth the sculptor of this
modern specimen Of ancient wood carv-
ing
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-08

Z THE notice of chairman Wallace of the
republican central committee Of this leg
lsla.ive district for a meeting o. the men,
bers of the committee in jamestown on
the 18th Of this month is published in
this paper. The object of the meeting is
to fix upon an apportlonment Of delegates
from the several counties in the district
and the time and place Of holding the
convention for nominating two members
for the council and four for the house Of
the next legislature in pursuance of the
late law of congress increasing the rep
resentation in our territorial legislature
to dolble the former number. There
need be no contention over any OF the
questions that will come before the CON-
mittee at this meeting nor do we believe
there will be. There are no axes to grind
IN making the appointment and all the
counties in the district will be fairly dealt
with. The place of holding the conven-
tiOn should and no doubt will be selected
alone with view to the greatest conven-
ience of access to the greatest number Of
delegates.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-08
STATISTICS and estimates furnished tn,

STATISTICS and estimates furnished the
agricultural department at Washington
place the wheat crop of Dakota this year
at twenty-five millions bushels Allow
ing ten bushels each to every inhabitant
Of the territory for home consumption it
would leave surplus Of twenty 1.-TWO mil
lions bushels to be exported either as
grain or -four. Count this at the net
price of 80 cents per bushel and it will
bring into the territory Sl7,6O0,0O for
this export alone, and it IS low estimate
to say that the other gram sent to market
from this territory will swell the sum to
q round go, 900 900. If any state or ter
ritory can make better showing than
this in proportion to the number Of in
habltants we she'll be pleased to give it
the advantage Of the extensive and cos
mopolitan circulation Of the Alert.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-08
IT is announced thai: ConkIing will tax.

IT IS announced that Conkling will take
the stump in New York for Blaine against
Cleveland. THIS will not distress Cleve-
land as much as it will Blaine, as the re-
suit of Conkling's opposition to Cleveland
in that state for governor two years ago
is still fresh in the memory of both these
candidates for the presidency. 1t is not
presumsble that Cleveland will be either
Indifferent to or ungrateful for an oppo-
s,tlo:: that promises HIM little short Of two
hundred thousand majority IN his own
state as it gave 1t for the same cause two
years ago. Blaine should suggest to
some friend up in the mountains the pro-
prlcty OF inviting Conkling to come up
and spend the season until after the 4th
OF November fishing. There is no public
speaker in the state of New York whom
the republican committee could so well
excuse from campaign service this year
as Conkling. The cloud which fell upon
him in 1881 has not cleared away yet.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-08

HAVE the newspapers Of the territory
conspired together and combined tc
smother Hon. Hugh j. Campbell, United
States District Attorney for Daketa, out
Of political existence? The last heard OF
him he had changed his tactics, he had
ceased prosecuting Gov. Ordway and was
giving his attention to defending his own
official record before couple of govern
ment agents from the judicial department
who had been sent out to investigate him,
and the contract seems to have 50 closely
and wholly engaged his time and atten
ton that he has been unable to make
himself conspicuous In anything else.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-08

CARTER HARRISON is stirring up the
"seur NASH democrats down IN Illinois
on the sumptuary question. He tells
them if Blaine is elected they will have
to skulk around to the back door to get
their grog and points to Iowa as sample
of what they may expect under Blaine
administration. He tells the German re-
publicans that they will get no more
schooners of lager if the Maine man is
elected, but does not explain how Blaine
will reorganize the legislation OF the
Sucker state. Take away Carter Harrl-
sons egotism and demsgeguism and 1t
would require the aid of powerful mi
croscope to make him visible. He says
for himself that he is the best
mayor that Chicago ever had. That Is
saying a great deal for himself but how
must his predecessors feel' He ought to
have some considerations for their feel
ings.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-08

The position Of II. F. PettigTew on the
delegate question sesms to be enc Of dis
tressing doubt to the Press and Dakstian.
At one moment it thinks the Sio1x FAlls
statesman is an aspirsnt fer Mr.. Ray.
mond 8 place as territorial delegate and In
the next moment 1t suspects him Of laying
the ropes for congressional or senatorial
honers when that section shall become .
state. Mr.. Pettlgrew il rustler and an
indefatiguable worker, and wherever he
may have set his aim of Political ambition
he will either get there himself or SIDE
track somebody else on the road to the
same place, as he did Geo. H. Hand two
years ago. Mr.. Pettigrew was good
worker while in congress, his most bitter
political opponents will accord him credit
for that. He is one of these positive,
rustling men who has strong friends and
bitter enemies. He has repeatedly disa.
vowed any intention or desire Of beng
a candidate for the nomination for dele
gate this year, but he dees not disguise
the fact that he intends 10 take . hand IN
making the noEinatisu. Mr.. Pettigrew
made mistake in going inte the absurd
movement for south Dakota sovereignty
and statehood year ago, but hs absn-
doned it early in the infancy OF tie
scheme
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-08

THE report of Consul Mason with ref
erence to the cholera epidemic at Mar
seilles and Toulon, in France, furnishes
sanitary officers in all parts Of the world
many good and practical hints. As a
rule people know too little Of the cau'e 70
of the disease and especially of those that
occasionally assume an epidemic form.
The subject Of health is the most lmpor-
tant one that affects the human family,
for without health wealth and all the sur
rounding comforts and luxuries OF life
are insipid and comparatively worthless,
and yet 1t is one that least engages the
interest and study Of the masses Of the
people. The seeds Of disease are matters
which affect the whole community and
not alone the family or families that are
responsible for them, and for this reason
sanitary laws arc enacted and can be en-
forced which otherwise would he an In
frlngement upon personal and property
rights. Municipal authorities are EN-
powered to make and enforce rigid ssni-
tary rules and laws but unfortunately
they rarely ever exercise it fully.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-08
The weekly ALERT.
J. q. WARN0CK, EDITOR.

The Mandan Pioneer Is not q bit mod
eat in its claims for legislative representa-
tion in the west Missouri part of this dis
trict. 1t claims one member of the coun.
Gil and one Of the house, which, counting
councilman equivalent to two members
Of the house, a. the law dees. would give
them three eighths Of the legislative rep.
resentation Of the district while the ap-
portionment Of the delegates to the res
pectlve parts OF the district show only
abont one. ffth the population of the dis
,rlct west Of the Missouri. Representa-
,,os IN the legislature IS based upon the
population and not the area Of the terri.
tory consequently the large uninhabited
area Of the west Missouri country is not
to be considered in Z fair division of the
representation. At proportionate di-
vision Q: the representation one council
'nnn alone, which Is equivalent TO one
fourth the representation of the district
would he more than the equitable share
Vi that part Of the district while one MEM
ber Of the house wenld be less than its
proportion. Our west Missouri neighbors
should not manifest gall IN their claims
Of proportion OF The legislative rcpresen-
lation. The eastern part of the district
will accord them just proportion and
that IS all they have any right to ask.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-08
NOTICE OF FINAL PROOF

Land Office, at Fargo, d. T., Aug. 7th, 1854.
Notice Is hereby given that the following HAnsd
settler has filed notice Of her intention 70 nAke
final proof in support Of her claim and soears
Anal entry thereof on the sd day OF Ssptenbsr,
1884, viz:
LIBBIE WHITE,
D No 1912, for NV sec 4. tp 40 n, 81 ", and
names the following a. her Witnesses. VIC:
Goodrich, all Of jamestown, Stutsman county,
D. T.
The testimony to be taken before Chas. T.
Hills, Clerk of the district court at Jamestown
D. T., on the 20 tn day Of september, A. D., 1884,
at hie Office
SGT HORACE AUSTIN, Register
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-08

THE Black Hills Journal objects u q
DIVISION of the terrrltsry that will tie that
part to southeastern Dakota. For this
reason that paper objects to division on
the 46th parallel. 1t says the Black Hills
district has no interest in common with
either southeastern Dakota Or that part
lying north of the 46th parallel, and if it
fayors division at all it will be such di-
vision as will be of advantage to that part
Of the country. 1t favors division on the
Missouri river as NEST likely to secure
that end. One Of its objections to being
linked 10 South Daksta il the internal
and inserminable strife among the people
OF that section. Adoption into snch
family IS net very inviting, that il true.
but some part must be attached to that
unhappy family and perhaps the Black
Hills could stand it as well as any ether,
and better SO long as the Sioux .:eserva-
ton lies unsettled between them -
peace chasm. There IS mutual desire
between North and South Dakota to be
divorced from each other in government,
not from any personal dislike Of the peo-
pie of the one section for those Of the
other, but there is climatic and asricul-
tural lack of affinity which makes them
one unhappy family but would make
them two happy snes.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-08

JUDGE HUDSON IS asked upon the afti-
davit of s. T. Church to appoint q receiver
for the Fargo Republican. The srgu.
ments pro and con will be heard Saturday
of this week. The Alert hopes the Re
publican company may be able to show
cause why the petition should not be
granted. The Republican is an excellent
and ente-prlsing newspaper, and the
embarrassment of being placed in the
hands of receiver would not only seri-
ously cripple it as newspaper enterprise
but would reflect badly upon the great
young city at the gateway to the greatest
wheat country in the world.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-08

FOSTER county has adopted the no del
egate system Of making up the county
certain day and vote on candidates and
the one having the greatest number in
the aggregate vote for a certain Office will
be the nominee for that office at the reg
ular election. The plan Is thoroughly
democratic in the general sense of the term
and it is COED one. In that way, if the
ballot is conducted honestly, each COM
munity will have its just representation
in the selection of candidate.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-08

Now comes sensational report, which
may develop into an authenticated fact
Of the discovery Of cave on the Knife
river near the west boundary line Of Nor
ton county, about twenty miles above
Stanton, which, as reported to the Bis
mark Tribune, contains some rare and
pre- historic relics that may furnish a key
to an extinct race. The d,scoverers found
among the bones and skeletons an idol
which they as amateurs decided to be Of
the Hindoostan or Chinese pagan variety,
and specimens of copper which they i'm
sgine antedate the christian era. The
discovery OF this pagan gsd so soon after
the pagan Bob lngersoll passed wesi over
the Northern Pacific railroad is probably
coincidence without any relation what
ever more than that of the DEVILS Lake
fire with the farce of the Ward murder
trial which an exchange points to as 3
divine retrlbntioa in answer to the voice
of the Ward brothers blood crying from
the ground for vengeance This pagan
god discovery, however, if it proves to be
as represented. will be something taugi-
BILE to base scientific study and learned
guessing upon. These relics do not seem
to belong to the Sioux and Rec tribes of
Indians that have for ages held dominion
over that country and who from SUPER
stition let them severely alone. Time
will soon tell whether this discovery is IN
the interest Of science or that of some en- :
terprlsing boomer who is about opening a
hotel At Stanton.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-08

THE Bismarck Tribune manages to
keep the Steele Herald in hot water all
the time by, ss the Herald asserts, mis-
coEstruing the meaning Of its language.
Our neighbor should take consolation in
the thought that only the righteous are
prosecuted. 1t has not been very long
since the Tribune laid heavy hand on
US in connection with q roller skating
rink affair, and IN comparison with that
we are disposed to look upon the grew
anCe of which the Herald complains ss
q very light sffliction.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-08

WHAT is your opinion Of the future of
jamestown? is often asked of our citizens
by strangers who are prospecting in the
Northwest. At some seasons Of the year
it may be necessary to answer this ques-
ton by words and logic alone, sustained
by accepted theories and established facts.
But the quicker and more convincing
way now to answer such an inquiry, if
the inquiry should be made in the face of
the visible and incontrovertible answer,
IS to point the inquirer to the massive
brick blocks that are Icing built, not
alone for this generation but for genera
tons yet to come. Not less than one
hundred thousand dollars are now being
expended upon new brick buildings with
in stones throw of each other, BY men
of we'll known business acumen. These
are not boom enterprises; they are based
upon faith in the permanent stability OF
the town and its future. No present ad-
vantage could compensate for such an eX-
penditure. The returns for this invest.
ment are In the future aad are founded
upon faith in the future alone. They are
made by men who have lived here several
years and whose opportunities have affor-
ded them correct basis for making their
calculations of the future. The first nec-
essa1y demonstration was the productive
qualities of the soil for agricultural pur-
poses. Failure in this would have been
fatal to the town and country both. How
we'll the country has stood the test Of this
development is mere than in any other
way evidenced by the new and substan-
tial character of the buildings in James
town to which we have referred. They
show that the Jaoes river valley has been
weighed in the balance and not found
wanting. They show that its productive
qualities have been tested and established
beyond all reasonable doubt. They show
that jamestown has settled down upon
the bedrock foundation of legitimate and
permanent prosperity.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-08

CAMPAIGN year IS nearly always one of
business depression and financial strln-
gency. One Of the principal causes OF
this is the pending change Of the adm'n-
istration, change of men at the executive
head il not change OF party. Capital is
usually collected in and Withdrawn from
the unessentlal commerce Of the country
in campaign years and held IN the. vaults
at the money centers until the general
character Of tue next coming administra
ton is determined and indicated. this
makes a financial striugency and this
makes business depression. There is as
much money now as ever before and
more, but not so much III circulation for
the reason we have stated. In the far
west we are not so much affected BY the
money stringency as in the east. though
we are affected TO some extent. Money
strngency cuts down the traffic in the
luxuries of life N both food and apparel,
but in the staples and essentials very lit
tie. The principal product Of Dakota,
which is wheat, is staple article Of COM
merce the year round, and can be conver-
ted IN value into cash at any time For
this reason money str,ngency in the east
affects us but very little. With the abun-
daut harvest now almost ready to be gath
cred the outlook in Dakota is far better
than in any of the manufacturing states
of the east We can get along without
many of their products but they cannot
eet along without ours, and 1t takes just
- much bread to satisfy hunger in hard
times as in good. Millions of dollars will
pour into Dakota this fall IN exchange
for our crop Of wheat.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-08

AT the last summing up there were just
seventeen prominent men going about
over the territory on purpose to tell the
people that they were not candidates for
delegate TO congress. If the people
would take these men at their word and
seek new candidate from among others
there would be just seventeen OF the
worst disappointed men in the territory.
Tumble?
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-08

AGAIN we have the announcement that
the capitol building at Bismarck will be
completed IN thirty days, but this time it
is from an official source, the chairman
Of the capital commission, though it is
not promulgated as an official document.
The building would no doubt have been
completed long ago but for the harrass-
ing legal proceedings involving the va
ldity OF the location. That question IS
not yet finally settled, but the "nine
points of law" in possession are with Bis
marck and before the question shall reach
inal adjudication IN the supreme court
Of the Unltel States it will be settled by
the people through their representatives.,
and the question, II adjudicatetl at all by
that tribunal, will only be OF interest as
authority. II IS not within the range Of
reasonable presumption that the next
coming legislature would do 50. foolish
and childish thing as to throw away the
free gift of magnificent capital building
and in pose upon the people the burden
Of building another one At some other
int. Townsite schemers, manipula
tors Of the legislative machinery for u
consideration, and vindictive newspapers
may make an effort, aud probably will, TO
secure such legislation, but the masses OF
the people do not want anything OF the
Kind done. Bismarck has paid more for
the capital than 1t is worth ard it is not
likely that any other town would take
such contract. Ii there is any one thing
in business way more than another fol
which the people of jamestown profound.
" thank God it is that they did not sue
coed in obtaining the capital on the con-
tiit,ons prescribed IN the capital removal
&C; Of the last legislature. The people
in making their nominations for the leg.
islature this year should see to it ths,
men OF Integrity, men of practical bust
ress sense anu not schemers who are ''or
the make be intrusted with these grea'
interests Of the people. We have hae
quite enough of schemlng legislation fo'
SPECIAL interests, now let Us have som'
legislation for the people.