Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-04-23
PINGREE JOTTlNGs.

anu alter Ills pasS6ge.
PINGREE JOTTlNt,s.
That telegraph operator for Pingree
has not vet arrived.
Fred. Plowe will not 60 TO Harvard,
but will attend the winter course Of the
Pingrec university.
We are not bloodthlrsty, but still the
prospects of long European war does
not depress our spirits
The "Alert' has large circulation,
and in the opinion of subscribers it takes
the "cake' at Pingree.
N. 3. Mr.. j. has not yet obtained q
patent Or copyright on this big scheme.
"Bro. Beautiful will note this.
Mrs. Campbell and Mr.. w. Fletcher
paid q pleasant visit to Mr. james Hos /.
mer's Coteau farm on Sunday last.
DR.. Bennett Is attending Herman Gran
mis-, who is confined to his room with
severe case of inflamatory rheumatism.
Stock owners would now do we'll to
consult the herd law, as Zone COW in your
own barn is better than two steers in your
neighbours tomato garden.
Several farmers have finished seeding
and are waiting rather impatiently for
hay harvest to come round said fl. II
should note this and hurry up.
Why, oh, why did Lateman get mad :
and who is postmaster at Pingree are
the questions that are agitat,ng the pnb-
lie mind AT present in our lively little
city.
Mr.. C. G. Waters has purchased 1000
bushels OF No. Hard seed wheat OF the
Scotch Fife variety, for use on the Alden
s. Waters farm. We believe the price
paid was g0c per busee1. n
The immigration tide struck PiDgree
sharply last week, leaving on our fertile
pralries-not shellfiish-but several set
tiers from the Wolverine state, luite
number OF stock, and also supply of
cedar posts with which We believe the
owner intends to fence around the north
half of S,usman county
Lees township school board met on Sat
urday last. Il. Z. johnson was appointed
teacher of school No. with a stipend Of
$40 per month. Mrs. Brockwsy will
probably teach No 8 at same salary.
Four months term in each case, to COM
mence at once. Four months term will
be given at No. during next winter.
Nearly every man in the world. Is &C
quainted with the name OF NJ. DeLesseps
of Suez and Panama canal fame. PIN
gree. it is true, IS not likely to be selected
as the site for the capital of North Dako
Ia, bat then, Pipgreeites are not ambl-
tious for capitals, penitentIaries, Or any
thing SO small 1t is sufficient for the cit
liens of Plngree to know that Stratford
on-Avon became famous IS the birth
place of the immortal bard, Shakespeare,
so it is also possible that in the fsr and
distant future GONE venerable man will
lead his little grandson along the tree
spangled avenues of PiLgrce and In teach
ing the "yonDg idea how to shoot" will
point out where once stood the village
store, in which the famous Pingree canal
engineer, in the dark ages OF 1885 used
to weigh out twelve pounds of sugar for
81, and at the same time used to try to
solve the problem of-"if two and two
make four, how is it possible for boat
drawing eleven feet, to navigate in
river where the water is only twelve inch
es deep?" We have not space to give
the romantic yarn that old and venera-
bic citizen s.got off, onto his confiding
innocent grandchild, but will tell what
we know Of the Pingree DeLesseps and
the great scheme by which he expects to
epgrave bis name in the templo OF fame.
Mr.. Romaine E. johnson on being inter
viewed said : ~ cannot at present give
you the full figures, but as you appear
interested IN the subject, l do mot object
to giving you the outlines of my plan for
rendering the James river navlgsble from
Arrowood Lake to Ysnkton. IL is very
SIMPLE. First of all, intend to straight.
en- out the few crooks and bends that are
said to be in the river channel. ! shall
then bore series of srtcsian wells cape-
BILE of giving flow of say, for start,
one hundred thousand barrels OF water
an hour, the wells Of course would be
placed at the head Of my System (near
Arrowood Lake, and here should also
build a dam which would give - ees-
eryolr twenty miles long and any feet
deep, in which to store water for vesy
dry seasons. or course jamestown and
other valley cities would do visely to
t. move on to the bluis. = w. extra
large barks came up We shoeM - q =
large flow Of water to acco0s 0sodnos -
and this would be likely ocasse . nooe IS
In order that Jamessown ~ ~ y
under any anxiety ior the pssssne. ~
state that Mr.. J. has scveeal fatle tesaa1e-
meuts to make before sssrsiag ogssaaiosss
such a getting coagrsas - aglsol sie1e :
million dollars Of % Towards ~ tageese-
menss, eneaglne ~ neeao1y nsnhs =
~orknen. purchaaane ~ pee llssls
&C., &c