Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-09-18
From TERRITORIAL EXCHANGES.

FROM TERRITORIAL EXCHANGES.
A. A. Allen, Of Jamestown, is strongl.
recommended by the Alert as good ma
terlsl tor . member of the les islature
He is reported very popuIar.-Fargo Ar
gus.
DR.. John Harcourt shipped yesterday
five car loads, 3, 900 bushels, of No. hare
wheat to Duluth. This wheat is the pro-
duct Of seventy-fiv acres. This gives
yield of little over thirty eight bushel'
u the acre.-steele Herald.
The Manitoba railway company an.
nounces that hereafter all ladies, and
gentlemen accompanied by ladies and
holding tickets to st. Paul or beyond vii
be allowed to ride in the sleeper on day
trains without extra charge.
County Record.
Tae Canadian government is becoming
alarmed over the cattle disease, and has
forbidden cattle importation from this
country. THIS action on the part Of the
Canadian government will affect Monta
No to limited extent, but will hardly be
felt IN Dakota.-Fargo Sun.
B P. Tilden has been appointed chief
engineer of the Jamestown & Northern
railroad, and Is arranging to begin con-
struction work on the 18th inst. The
line will be built by the Oregon Trans
continental Company. Under this ar.
rangement trains will be running into
Mlnnewaukan by Nov. 1.-Dakota 6ift.
ings, Mlnnewsuksn.
There are three towns settled In Town.
,er county, and it was organised six months
ago, but has not yet had birth, mar.
n'ge, death, lawsuit, arrest, fight, ser
mon or newspaper, but good crops Of
wheat and political conventions. They
ought to get y Fargo editor up there with
An invoice of ozsne.-Vslley city Times.
The democrats of Burleigh county are
called by chairman Garland, Of the cen.
tral committee, and George Reed, secre-
tary, to meet in mass convention at the
court house, Saturday, septem Der, 20 at
2 o'clock p. M, for the purpose of elect
ting five delegates to attend the territorial
democratic convention at Sioux Falls, Oc.
9ober 1.-Blsmsr.k Tribune.
It is stated that Cass and RichIand
counties are going to combine and take
five If not al Of the members OF the legis-
lature Of the Sixth district, thus leaving
hickey, LsMoure and Sargent counties
entirely out, with bare chance of Ran.
som getting one member. II thls thing
IL done it then oehoves the other counter
to unite with the iisatfscted of Cass and
and wipe them out at tie poolIis' III Ii No;vemc-: ;c:
ber.-Dickey County Press.
1t Is rumered that the e. & N. W. have
purchased the Cooperstown branch and
1t is evident that they have also negotia
ted for the J. r. v. r. K, and purpose to
make Grand Rapids junctlon-brauch
of from the main line at this point. 1t
was farther stated by the party that when
the road was completed it would run
due south to Ordway and connect with the
main line at that point.-Grand Rapids
Journal.
From the Grand Forks papers it is learn
ed that Hon. George H. Walsh has car
ried by large majority tho delegates
from Grand Forks county to the district
legislative convention to be held October
3, which insures his return to the terrific
rial council. MIR. Walsh made one of the
most valuable members Of that body at
the last session, and the only opposition
to bis return is from the fool friends OF
RAYMOND who follow the Winshlp ban
ner.-Blsmarck Tribune.
The wheat crop of Dakota, which has
promised such an abundant harvest from
the time of sowing, has been realized, but
the price is now lower than ever known.
In comparing our own markets with those
of the old countries we find the statement
in late English papers that wheat there il
lower than it has been for over century.
Just how long these prices can obtain the
ascendancy is beyond our power to say
but we have heard those who are well
posted on the wheat market predict that
wheat will be one dollar before spring.
Sanbsrn Enterprise.
Hon. E. A. Williams certainly has rea-
son to feel proud of the universal endorse
ment given him by Burlelgh county at
the primaries. So far as heard from not
. single voice has been raised against him.
Even his democratic friends rejoice. Mr..
Williams served his constituents we'll and
made one of the best speakers the house
ever had. Should he be SO fortunate -
to secure his OLD position, his friends
throughout the territory will be as well
pleased as his constituents at home.-Bis
marck Tribune.
1t has been finally arranged to hold the
firemen's tournament of this territory in
Fargo on October !, 2 and 3. It. is ex-