Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-10-16
DAKOTA DOTS AND DASHES,

DAKOTA DOTS AND DAsHES.
The Fargo, roller mills have increased
their capacity to 300 barrels daily.
In 1873 Cass county, was part Of IN In
dian reservation.
Oil has been struck near Crook City IN
the Black Hills.
e. e. Waters, Of Plngree, was : guest
of the Metropolitan yesterday.
Aberdeen is to have . brewery, With =
capacity of 800 barrels.
The ladies of Flandrau are holding Jap
anese sociables.
Valley City is soon to have slusging
match for blood and 600 cash. AH5
White Lake buyers expect to p1y out
SlOO, 900 for fax this fall.
Plankinton has contracted with .aChi-
cago firm for water-works to cast 100.
Morton county insists upon having .
candidate for the legislature and latends
to have one or kick.
The capacity of the Waterfowl gchool
building is sufficient not to accommodate
tho scholars of the town.
Geo. II. Thomas post, Of Redfeld, will
give grand camp fire, supper and ball.
Oct. 2lst.
The retail liquor dealers Of Dead wood,
have combined to raise the price Of
liquor.
r. H. Bowditch resigned his position
as secretary. Adjourned till Oct. 18th.
From Fri days Daily
Two.thirds Of the aica ussd IN the
manufacture Of stoves in this country
comes from the Black Hills.
Last week 1902 carloads of Red River
valley wheat we're shipped from Brecken-
ridge.
A small stream Of flowing water has
been reached in the Mitchell artesian
we'll at depth Of 3l5 feet.
Mrs. Bernard O'Connell, living near
Beresfold recently presented her husband
with three well.developed boy babies.
By d. cision of the court Chamberlain
remains the county seat of Brule county,
against the efforts of Kimball to secure 1t.
Mr.. Mcclellan, farmer at Grafton,
Walsh county, will send to the New Or
leans fair a cabbage weighing forty
pounds.
Jas. Fogelson, living near Redfleld has
made 400 gallons of sorghum molssses.
His cane yielded seventy gallons to the
acre.
The Brule county fair held at Klmball,
fell short 40 per cent. of taking IN enough
money to pay premiums. Bad weather
was responsible for the light receipts.
A 3o.ton locomotive for the Homestske
road was recently hauled on wagons from
Pierre to Deadwood. 1t was IN sections
and filled several wagons.
The old settlers gave Judge Clifford .
reception at Vermi]lion last Saturday
evening. Plates were laid for fifty and
a pleasant social time was bad oyer the
the feast.
People along the line OF the Dakota
Central are kicking like Texas steers
against monopoly Of the coal business
which they claim exists there.
The family that came from New
York on foot reached Reddeld last week
IN good condition and health. They were
about five months on the road.
Elk Point having failed on town hall
scheme, is going be content with . skat-
ing rink, 40 by 12o feet, fitted up with .
stage anu galleries.
A formidable petition has been pre-
scnted to the county commissioners OF
Union county asking them TO grant
license for the sale Of liquor.
The Erie Telegraph and Telephone
company is talking Of running . fele-
phone line between Flandrau and Sioux
Falls, taking in the towns OF Egan, Dell
Rapids and Sioux Falls.
The seer etaly's report Of the receipts
and liabilities of the Sioux valley fair at
Sioux Falls shows the fo]loWing totals:
Receipts, 1722. 30; expenditures and PIE.
niums due, d, ,o33 IS. Deficit, 31l.45.
The brick work on the new Presbyter-
IAN college building at Pierre II csmplst-
ed to the second story. The building u
trimmed with artificial stone fren the
| manufactory at East Pierre and leokl
yery neat and substantial.