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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-11-20
THE WEEKLY ALERT.
MARSHALL MCCLURE PEopR.
>. y. WARNoCK .EDrrOR
GREAT IN HIS DEFEAT.

The news comes from James G. Blaine
shat lie takes his defeat ph,losophically
and bows to the expressed will of the pe,
plcc with the grace and dignity that be-
comes An American citizen, OF which he
has always been regar cd true type
NO one can deny but that MIR. Blaine,
whether as private citizen, as q legisla
tor or "s Il cabinet officer has always been
intensely American in his ideas and in
his work. 1t might have been to his per-
sonal advantage had he been less 80, but
1t was not in bis nature or education to
Dc half way nan in ANYTHING. He has
been valiant and uncompromising ao-
'ocase OF strong government, and on
that account he has often been antago-
nlze'! by members Of his own party and
made tie target OF the heavy guns Of his
opponents. lie IS bold and lmpetuous.
and while in congress upon the return Of
the reconstructed rebels lie was always
ready to resent any attack and retort in
kind to any thrust and brsggadocio hurl-
y" Nv H'0 po''J Dy tuC COuIcu-'T2tC DTIR8-
diers The hot headed southern members
could always dnd in Blaine foeman
worthy o. their steel and enc that never
quailed before their onslaughts. From
the very bottom of his soul he believed IN
the government of the United States as a
nation with t:g N, and in the republi-
can party, and he who struck at either
hit James G. Blaine and lie resented it as
4 personal attack. Mr.. Blaine is defeated
but he Is not crushed nor will he ever be
until the mound is made oyer his grave.
he has that 'ndomitable spirit and trans
cendant ability which cannot be silen ed
or hidden by temporary defeat. Maine
can no more afford 10 bury in retirement
James g. Blame than Kentucky could
Henry Clay. AS loug as Blaine lives the
world will know that he is alive.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-11-20

sunshine there is eternal night from thi
very cause Those parents who contri
butte to or cause it do not desire it, an(
knowing the effect do not intend it though
they expect It, The parent that produces
such a gloom in the household cannot es
cape portion of the misery and 1t is not
in the nature Of person TO voluntarily
| choose misery rather than comfort and
pleasure. A PERSONS nature may become
so perverted tha he will choose misery
that he may intlict greater misery upon
others, but never for the sake Of misery
t himself alone
There IS no proposition more absolute.
~ and eternally true than that the more
happiness you give out TO others the more
you add to your own store, and it is
equally true that the more misery you
impose on others the more you suffer y'ur.
self. This is true in the general a:socla-
tions of people and it IS, if possible, more
true in the family circle. Children are
more sensitive to either influence than
Older persons for they have no cares nor
business plans 10 divert their minds from
such influences. they live in the pres: Mt
and give little thought to the future, ex-
ceot for some special anticipated pleasure
near at hand, while older persons are apt
TO be indifferent to the happiness within
their present reach IN striving to obtain
means of anticipated happiness, which
IS rarely ever realized, in the tature, or
by lamentlng over lost and unimprovcd
opportunities Of happiness in the past,
which latter in more advanced life is per-
haps the most prolific of all sources of
misery, for
-'Of all the sad words OF tongue or pen,
The saduest are these: 1T might have BEEN
The Impressions of childhood and Incl
dents of happiness .r unhapplness outlast
all other impressions upon the MIND
When far advanced in years, and the
scenes of the intermediate period between
childhood and old age become almost
blank in the memory, the aged person,
enfeebled In body end mind by the weight
of years, still retains in memory the Incl
dents of childhood as vIvidly as though
they were bat Yesterday. Bear this IN
mind, that the impressions that you make
upon your children in the tender and sen.
sitve years of their chill lhood will never
DC forgotten, and no matter what your
circumstances or theirs in later life. you
will always appear to them as you did in
their childhood. Whether you be father
or mother. if your conduct towards, and
treatment of them be such as to enlist
their respect, confidence and love, you
will always retain that feeling from III. N,
but. on the other hand. if your treatment
OF them should cause them to shrink from
you that feeling will follow you to your
grave and still live after you. Your good
qualities will be remembered but your
bad ones cannot be forgotten.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-11-20

| States, nor will any one be until the 1Oli
| OF next month, the second Wednesday ir
December, when the presidential electors
who were chosen at the recent election
Will meet at the capital OF their respective
states and cast their ballots for president
and vice president of the United States,
certify t., the same and transmit it to the
president of the United States senate.
The presidential electors chosen the 4th
OF this month are under no legal obliga-
tion to cast their ballots for any candidate
that has been named. They might take
up an entirely new man and elect him
and he would be as legally elected to that
Office as any man who has ever occupied
,he presidential chair. 1t is true they are
IN honor bound to vote for the candidates
Of the party that elected item but under
no legal obligation to do so.
Suppose 2Ol OF the electors chosen at
the last election should cast their votes
for Belva Lockwood, there is no power
on earth except revolution that could pre-.
vent her taking the office and exercising
Its functions. The presidential electors
OF each state are distinct body and are
uader no obligations to let the public
know how they voted or the general re-
suit of their ballot which IS sealed and
sent to the president of the senate and
will not be opened until IN February
One elector could not cast his vote other
than he was expected to do without beng
exposed by the others, nor could a part Of
the electors of a state do so, but suppose
the lnducement was such as to make it
unanimous! rhey could all do so and
all be equally interested in keeping 1t
quiet, and with the possible proceeds of
their bad political faith be making tour
OF the Holy Land by the time the vote
should be made public. In such case they
wonld be liable TO criminal prosecution
for bribery If it could be proven but 9TH
erw,se it would be no violation of law.
Suppose that next February when the re-
turns shall be opened by the president of
the senate the electoral votes of North
and South Carolina be given to Blaine,
he would be elected and Cleveland would
be defeated and there would be no help
for it. 1t is true these are not supposable
cases, but 1t must be admitted that they
ale possibilities and u system that admits
even of possibility of such thing can
not be remodelpd too soon
The time may come when the million
aires of Wall street may pool and buy up
enough electoral votes to place man
whom they can use to advantage in the
aice of chief executive of the ton,
Assii s1..ii he present electoral system of elect
ing the president makes it possible for
them to do So Eight years ago the pur-
chase of one electoral vote would have
changed the election this year the pur-
chase of nineteen would do it. The temp.
tation may at a not very distant day be-
come dangerous one.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-11-20
$500 PER YEAR.
in operation in the territory, with pros
poets OF large increase next year"
EDUCATIONAL FACTI TTIEs

in operation in the territory, with pros
poets Of large increase next year"
4 EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES.
nc says, arc remarkably good, the num-
Der OF school houses now reaching 1000,
and the number Of children OF school age
$4,000, an increase Of 60 per cent. over
last year. The amount expended for
sch' OILS during the year Is over 81, SOC, 900.
A large uumbe of buildings intended to
foster higher education haye been opened
during the year, among them the Agrl-
cultural college, University of Dakota,
University OF North Dakota and the Nor
NAL school, Regarding the Black Hills
country. he says that the shipments OF
gold are about $4,5OO, 900 for the year,
slight increase over last year, while sill.
yer mining, which has been somewhat
retarded BY litigation IN the past year,
has great prospects IN the near future.
Agriculture and stock raising have also
developed largely in that part of the ter
ritory IN the past year.
There are nine companies of militia IN
the territory, four well uniformed and
armed, others awaiting arEs and acquire
ments. The growth OF Dakota continues
quite phenominal. The November vote
be thought would be about So 500, on
on which he estimates the population to
be 4l7,5oo. Estimating from other stand
p""nts, however. he IS led to the conclu-
sion'that census Of Dakota now would
how about 450,0oO, and estimating its
DIVISION by votes of 1850 and 1882, he be-
lieves that South Dakota has 27O, 900 and
North Dakota 10000. Both the corn
lation and area of north and south Dako-
ia will more than free the measure re.
quired for
ADMISSION INTO THE UNION.
lie adds: "Her people are not raw aud
unused to self government, but citizens
who have served an apprenticeship in The
cider states, and arc not only fitted by
charac; 'r and experience for the duties Of
citizenship, but fairly entitled to Its PRIV
lleges by all the principles and traditions
of the government. There is something
lncongruous in keeping half million of
people comprising the most independent,
II not the richest, agricultural clas st.e
world, and who, with all the disadvanta-
ges Of territorial condition, have reared
schools and colleges, churches AMI other
public institutions which compare 10 de-
sign, finish and general conduct and dis
clplinc with the states Lalf century old
IN condition of practical vassalage The
sentiment IN favor OF division is practi-
cally unanimous, but very few in either
section Of the territory oppose it,
The report closes With financlal sta,r--
ment showing the territorial debt to be
cut 1894 900 and that the assessed va,ua-
alton of the property has increased from
500, l54,905 year ago to ss4, ,597, ,49s.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-11-20
THE BEAUTIES OF THE ELECTORAL
SYSTEM.

After five months of political turmoil
and colossal campaign lying; after an
election so close that nation OF fifty
millions OF people was kept IN almost
breathless suspense for over week; af
ter jubi!ees by the supposedly successful
party all over the country after ali these
things were brought face t. face with the
constitutional fact that nobody has yet
been elected president of the United
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-11-20

IT is singular coincidence, and one
tia: VII no doubt be highly pleasing to
the Jack 7nlan democrats. that Cleveland
will receive the same number of electoral
votes that jackson did for his second
term. in 1882.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-11-20

Tn. many friends of MIR. aud Mrs Sam
Mathews Will be sorry to learn that the
Continental hotel of which they had
charge at Fargo, was totally destroyed BY
ire early Monday morning by which they
lost nearly all their household goods. The
building was owned by G. F. Kindred and
". A. YerXa, and valued at s72, 900. Dir.
and Mrs. Mathews are the most successful
hotel managers on the line Of the North
ern Pacific railroad and the travelling
public as we'll as their personal friends
Will hope to learn of their acceptance OF
the management of some other hotel
along the line soon.
Some unknown persons broke into Fitz's
hardware Store Sunday night and took
therefrom guns, revolvers and cutlery to
the amount of $500. There seems to be
gang of crooks working their way west
ward and it would be we'll for our citi-
zens to be on their guard and give house
breakers a warm reception from the muZ-
zle of shotgun or revolver. A few cor
oner's inquests with verdicts of justi6able
homicide followed by second class funef-
ais would have wholesome influence
upon such characters, especially these
that should be killed
The senate being republican, there will
be no wholesale removals from Office even
if Mr.. Cleveland is elected. Vacancies
will be filled as they occur, and of course
with democrats. The senate would re-
fuss to confirm where removals were
made for political purposes. Bismarck
Journsi
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-11-20

SOME members of the republican ma
tional committee are now berating Blaine
for the loss of New York, claiming that
he insisted on sending money into OHIO,
wnere 1t was not necessary and into In
diana where it failed of Its purpose and
only leaving S25, 900 in New York where
the main battle was to be fought.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-11-20

In his report to the department at
Washington Gov. Pierce refers to the
hospital at Yankton, the mute asylum
and penitentiary at Sioux Falls, the
new prison at Bismarck, and "the new
asylum 100 miles east Of Bismarck" !,
seems to the Alert that it would have
been fully as easy 10 have referred to the
asylum at Jamestown and been more def. i.
mite, as jamestown IS as readily found on
the map as Bismarck To have named
the place at which the asylum is located
would have saved the precise reader the
trouble of ascertaining the scale of the
map and making a measurement 10 learn
the exact 10 cation of the asylum. AS
matter OF precision the asylum is l0l miles
east and Gil miles north Of Blsmark.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-11-20
Darlington Victorious.

Special to The Alert.
CARR1NGToS, ID. r., Nov. -.
The official canvass of the votes of Fos-
ter county gives the county seat to Car
rington by SIX majority. The event will
be duly celebrated by the people of Car
rington tonight.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-31
Voters, Vote.

We hope the Republicans of Jerauld
county appreciate the Importance to
the country of a full vote on election
day. 49,
1st. The numler of votes is the only
criterion Of Dallota's present popula-
ton, a matter Vitalto attaining division
and admission at the next session Of
Congress.
ID The vote for Judge Clifford will
doubtless be taken as the basis of rep
resentation of the several counties in
the next Republican convention. )
In the case ofdivision and admission,
which will undoubtedly occur before
another election, the vote east in Nov
ember by each county will fern the ba-
sis for that county's representation in
% the constitutionalcunvemtion: ~ in
both branches of the General Assembly,
which will elect United States Senators:
(3) in the district for Representative in
Congressy az in the district for Judge
of Circuit Court and Prosecuting At
torney; 90 in all political conventions
in the new state for nominatingaounty,
district and state officers. =
The Republicans Of Jerauld county
cannot afford, in view of'these facts, to
stay away from the polls. The vote is
the most important and far reaching
in its influence that you will ever be
permitted to cast Organize the voters
of each precinct into solid phalanxes
for the protection Of the county's inter
ests on electionday Regrets for a fail
ure on the part OF orr citizens to do
their duty now and do it well, will be
lasting and vain,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-31
Railroad Survey.

The Sioux City and Pacific survey
party whose completion of a line to
Rapid City was recently noticed in the
Times, left the latter place of Friday
for the purpose of continuing the sur
vey to Sturgis. The line leaves Rapid
river about two miles of the city, pass
ing through a draw to Box Elder. thence
in a northWeSterly direction to Stnrgis.
The party numbe rs sixteen men and is
accompanied by Chief Engineer Aims
worth who is exceedingly reticent as
to the plans of his company. The party
will doubtless. reach Sturgisto-morrow.
a vast amount of railroad information
recently obtained by q Times reporter.
is crowded out of to-day's Times. We
can, however, assure our readers that
the Sioux City and Pacific will he in
operation to a point Omiles from Rap
id by the FIRST Of August next: ndthat
the outlook is de cldedly favorable for
a through line to the Hills at the earli-
est possible moment.-BlackH Hills Times
White Lake Dispatch:-A prairie fire
was started south of Mt. Vernon Sun
day morning, and run to within Il few
miles of Plankinton, dong fearful dam.
age, and leaving nothing behind but
ashes and black ruins. When the wind
is as high as it was that day small
! fro O1larls .rn Of nc an on, N ~ M ,n,n,~I
for tumbling weeds will carry a blaze
for half u mile, and this fire rushed
madly on until the wind changed short
ly after noon and checked it. Several
families were burned out of house and
home, having nothing left but the
clothes on their back. One little girl
eight years old was burned to death
Her thirteen-year-old sister went into
the stable after it was on fire to turn
the horses out, and did not notice
that her sister followed her. Some
thing should be done about setting out
prairie fires, and it would not be out of
the way for the commissioners to take
the matter in hand and make an exam
pie of a few Of the fiends. Nereceived
Sn anonymous note afew days ago say
ing that the first mar in this township
caught setting fire would be let off no
easier than a horse thief. as their vigil
lance committee was of large proper
tons, and had blood in their eyes, and
for us to announce it. This being the
case, people should be more careful.
Dakota has secured the very choicest
location in the main building at the
New Orleans eNposition-so good Il one
that the Minnesota commissioner is
disposed to grumble because the place
for his state is not so good. Our posi-
ton gives us 255 feet Of frontage on
main aisles-2M feet morethan Mime
sofa has-and we come right between
that state and Nebraska, so that our
chief rivals for immigration will have
to rank their exhibits up in comparison
with ours, and Dakcta's display Will
eclipse either. The effect of this can
be very readily understood. Abuilding
for the use Of Dakotaians-a sort of
Dakota home-iS to be erected within
a block Of the main structure. There
is also to be an exhibition of fancy ar
ticlcS from Dakota-a reminder to
Sight-secrs that we are not a set of un-
couth bacE-Woods people up here
which is TO be in clarra az two ladiae
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-31
Proceedings of the Peoples Convention

In response to the call a large num-
Der Of voters Of the county assembled
at the court house, Sat, the 25th.
The convention was called to order
by o. o. England. Thos. within vas
chosen chairman. Il
: Moved that an informal ballot for
county officers be taken. lost. Moved
that the voting be done by ballot, car
ried. -"
Moved that the chair appoint a COM
mittee of three on resolutions, o. j.
Marshall, j. A. Timer and c. T.. Thayer
were appointed.
Tellers and Registers OF Votes hay
ilgbeen appointed the convention pro-
caeded to take an informal ballot for
Register of Deeds.
Seventy-four votes were cast of which
4. l.. Blank received 46. II. Stephens Is,
l.. \. Loomis Is. Mr.. Blank vas then
declared the nominee by acclamation.
An informal ballot was then cast for
Treasurer. w. j. Williams receiving
80 and c. Z. Thayer II votes. On mo-
tion of Mr.. Thayer. Mr.. Williams nom
ination was made unanimous
MoTedto suspend the rules andnom-
mate the remainder CT the ticket by ac-
c!amation. Carried.
The committee on resolutions then
reported the appended resolutions:
Moved to amend the report by modi-
fling the language of the preamble.
Lost. The report was then adopted.
10 Peoples Convention:
We, your committee on Resolutions
present the following:
WHEREAS. The nominations for the
public offices Of this, our home. Jerauld
TO-. have to a certain extent been made
by a ring Of political tricksters instead
of by the people of the county, BE it
RESOLVED, That we the people of
.'erauld Co. in mass convention and
hereby protest against all such dishon-
csty, trading or tricl1ery which tends to
defeat the will Of the people.
RESOLVED, That we hereby invite all
those interested in the cause Of honest
politics irrespective Of party 70 join MS
in the coming election in obtaining q
fair. square expression OF the true will
Of the voters Of Jerauld county.
RESOLVED, That we do not advocate
the creation of factions or side issues.
but demand that peace and goodwill
lnay De united in securing the express
will of the people.
L q NJ I1nn1IAI1
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-31

MILWAUKEE,
&ST. paul.

IL QWIlSa ana operates. over LOO. miles of rn,,
ln,Northern Illinois. WISCONSIN. Minnesota. TX
wa Dakota; and as its, main. lines. branclG,
and connexions r%saclfa!l TIE great business cef
ly answers the description OF short line, and hes,
route, between - D'f
Chicago, MILWAUKEE,, 81. Paul and Minneapolis.
Chicago, Milwaukee, Lacrosse and Winonu.
Chicago, Milwaukee. Aberdeen and Ellcnd:lc.
Chicago, Milwaukee,, Eau Claire and Saltwater
Chicago, Milwaukee,, Wausau and Merrill.
Chicago. Milwaukee. Beaver Dam and Oshkosh
Chicago. Milwaukee, Waukesha x Oconomowoc
Chicago, Milwaukee. Madison & Prairie du Chic;
Chicago. Milwaukee. Oaatonna and Faribault.
Chicago, Beloit, GAINESVILLE and Mineral Point
Chicago, Elgin, Rockford and Dubuque.
Chicago. Clinton. Rock Island and Cedar Rapias
Chicago. Council Bluffs and Omaha.
Chicago. Sioux City, Sioux Falls and Yankton
Chicago. Milwaukee. Mitchell and Chambcrlnin
Rock Island. Dubuque. st. Paul x MINNEAPOLIS
Davenport. Calmar, st. Paul and M%inncmpo)is
Pullman Slccpers and the Finest Dining C;r.
~ me world are run on the main lines of nh
chicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul HALLWAY. and
every attention is paid to passengers ly cut,rta
Gus employees OF the Company.
$. S. MERRILL. AN. H. .CARPENTrp
Gen. Manager. Gen. Pass. and Tkt' r.,
J.T:;CLAitk. GEO. III. HEAFFORD
zen. Hupt. Asst. Gen. Pass. Ar
~. i.HhA1lh c. w. MCDoNAIl
Clerk yf District Cn,,,J
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-31

W~oonsocket News:-Ile dedicatory
services of the Presbyterian church on
last sabbath We're well attended. there
being perhaps three hundred people
present. Rev. WIS. Peterson. of Huron.
preached an excellent sermon from the
text: "Thy Kingdom Come. Thy Will
be done on Earth as it is in Heaven
The report of the Trustees. readily Mr..
Theodore ID. Kanouse, showed that the
church had cost up to date with the
lots, the sum Of So, 100, of which $4,000
had been paid. This with unpaid sub
Scriptions leave the sum of 500 to be
raised before the Boards grant OF 500
could he secured. The programme of
the morning service was Very long and
only Si05 was raised before the meet
ing closed. During the afternoon an
other hundred was raised by personal
solicitation of friends at their homes.
y Ladies society was organized which
assumed anotherhundred. These with
about one hundred more raised in the
evening meeting. made Il total Of see.
When the announcement was made
that the full amount bad been secured,
ri hearts broke forth with thankful
praise God from whom all blessings
TOW The Presbyterian Board Of
Church Erection has granted 500.
making in all 29l0.1S which have been
contributed BY friends Of the Presbyte-
iian cause outside OF orr v commu-
nifty.