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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-08-20
luE editor OF the Press and Dakota,an

1HE editor OF the Press and Dakoia,an
seems inconsolable IN the belief that his
removal from the postmastership at Yank-
ton was a national calamity for which
the president should be held accountable
by the American people. 1t may hc some
thing of a calamity to MIR. Bowen, and
while he may have tue sympathy of his
friends and acuualntances We ito not be-
l,eve the people as y nation will lose
much sleep over 1t, in fact hut few would
remember the circumstance or give 1t a
passing Thought If 1t were not for the al
most daily complaining reference TO the
matter by the paper over which Bowen
presides, He IS certainly man with
grievance, which, though imaginary, IS
none the less grievous to him. The Alert
would whisper few words Of consolation
in the ear Of the disgruntled cx-poslmas=
ter, and at tee same time give all Others
in like condition of mind pointer. II
the administration is honest in its policy
it will seek by all legitimate means '
surround itself with supporters Of ,h,'
policy. The only way II can do this is tf
give the federal offices into the hands o
its supporters otherwise it would have I
"house divided against itself, J" Mr
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-08-20
A Little 4 the otber s,a..

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The bismarck Tribune makes the fol.
lowing editorial remarks upon the var
made upon Judge Francis AID the man
ner ip which be is conducting the district
court now ln session At Mandar:
The court at Man,lan is running 20
smoothly and there is 80 little cause for
complaint, that the lawyers and citizens
generally are outspoken in their approval.
All this leads the unprejudiced and nn.
interested outsider to, believe that in The
recent session Of the court at Valley City,
Judge FraLcis has been grossly misrepre-
sented, that the reports OF the proceed
ings have been willfully mutilated in
some way or other before reaching the
public, and that there is, or has been, q
deep laid scheme somewhere, the motive
OF which when finally understood, will
not be endorsed by the members OF the
bar generally. It's possible that the Val
ley city and other papers haye been in
huenced. unconsciously, BY interested and
designing attorneys TO present the scenes
and reports of the Valley City court with
false coloring. If in the fullneas OF time
this fact is proven, the members Of the
bar IN this district will have reason Ia
congratulate themselves II NO undue haste
is taken IN any measure antagonistlc 10
Judge Francis.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-08-20
THE NEW RAILROAD.
Tie James River Valley Railroad 10 be
Completed In Sixty Days.

Mr.. Edward g. Bsily, chief engineer Of
the reorgaDlzed James River Valley Rail-
road company arrived in the city Thurs.
day morning and has established An o.
fice and headquarters in the two front
rooms Of the third story Of the James
River National bank. Mr.. Bailey is 9
very pleasant and affable gentleman and
communicates freely on the subject OF the
completion Of the new railroad that will
give us southern outlet and bring a
market to the doors of the farmers living
along the James river between this city
and LaMsure. Mr.. Bailey is here for
energetic business and not tor flash TO
further specializing scheme - tha peo-
pie had come to suspect Of any movement
towards revivlng the enterprise during
its long dormant state.
Mr. Bailey went down the line Friday
for the purpose of making plans for the
several bridges that will be required be-
tween this city and LaMoure so that the
contract for bridging and completing the
grade can be tered into at once with
the construction company. The bridges,
though several in number, are not large
in any case and will not occupy any great
length of time in their construction by
the large force of men that will be EN-.
ployed.
The engineer says he has not yet re-
celved any plans as 10 where the road
will enter this city and establish depot
grounds but thinks the matter will be de-
termined upon in very short time. He
also says there is no doubt of the vlgor-
GUS prosecution OF the work of construc-
ton and immediate completion and equip.
ment of the road as far South as La.
Moure, but beyond that point he has no
information nor instructions.
This will be gratifying news to the peo.
pie of this city and the farmers all along
the line of the road who have so patiently
awaited and literally aided the enterprise.
1t will make jamestown railroad center
with an outlet to and an inlet from the
four points of the compass, east, west,
north and south. 1t will open traffic
communication with the magnificent
country down the valley and make this
largely the source OF supplies IN mer-
chandise and other commodities OF com
merce to the numerous thriving towns
that will Immediately spring into exist
ence and prominence along the line.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-08-20
IHE department OF agriculture

iHE department OF agriculture at
Washington reports for the close of July
4 decline Of six mill,ors bushels in the
wheat crop during the month. 1t isa no.
,iceablc fact that the estimates have de-
clined every month since their publica-
ilon winch was commenced early IN the
in the spring. In some localities in the
mort Invest The tslimate increased but the
aggregate tor the whole country showed
! u decline. The excess of last year will
prOba blv lie more than neulraliZed 6y the
falling of this year, SO that the price of
wheat may reasonably be expected TO
reach the normal stage again and per haps
in the late market 90 beyond it. But rs
We have sad in years before. we say now,
that the average farmer who every year
markets his wheat as soon as it is ready
for market is the one who makes the best
success Of it. Those who are able to pro-
vide good and secure bins and have extra
gsod Judgment and reliable information
upon which to base calculations may
profit by holding, but this the average
farmer cannot do. Ordinarily the vast
age, damage and interest paid upon
money while wheat IS being held for .
higher price more than consume the rise
in price and when the market declines
adds to the loss sustained. Brain work
Is as essential to success in farming rs IN
any other avocation, and the man who
depends alone upon muscle will find in
the end that he is "pulling hard agains,
the stream
There is a great deal Of amateur farm
ing done in Dakota as in all other prairie
countries of the west. People come frsm
the towns and stores and workshops oi
the east and commenced farming opera
t,ons under the delusion that anybody
can farm, and il failure is made OF it thu
fault Is laid to the country. Farming l!
a science that must be learned the same
, as any other and. he who learns 1t alone
from experience pays dearly for agricul
tural education. There is no other avo
cation in WHICH il Is so importaatto d.
t the right thing at the right time as ii
c farming. The successful farmers plan
r cover the year ahead and hc works t
those general plans subject to mod,hca
e ton by conditions Of weather. Goo
d farming always has been and always wi
y he profitable IN Dakota, but poor farmin
$ never has been profitable here nor any
3 where else. IN no other occupation doe
b the old adage what 10 worth dong at .
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-08-20

enables them to sell their manufacture es
to the west at large profit. Compared
with this interest partisan considerations
are as nothing with them. IL is matter
OF dollars and cents with them and they
will hold their grip TO the ''lsst ditch"
Neither OF the two great parties is uni
ted npon the tariff question and neither
dare make it an issue in a national cam
paign. The most either party dares say
i" lis national platform on this question
IS "tarlff for revenue only" or "tariff for
revenue with incidental protection" both
containing identically the same PROPOSE
ton. A large majority of >th parties IN
the east favor protection, because it is
the interest Of their section Of the coun-
try, and a large majority or both parties
in the west favor free trade because It is
the interest OF their section. 1t is a Sec
tlonal question and will remain 40 for
years to come
The original idea Of a protective tariff
WAS TO liar oyt competition from the ran-
'l'act0rtcs o. foreign countries until our
home enterprises Of similar character
were able TO stand on their feet. and they
hive grown and fo,lrishei under this los
lcrlng care Of the government until they
now stand with their. heels npon the
necks Of congress and the people. In
fanti'c manufacturing enterprises in the
west have no protection against compct,-
ton from these giant monopolles Of the
eastern states which have amassed wealth
and It's concomitant power through the
protective tariff system.
The fact that these powerful monopo-
lies are, from financial interest, opposed
to increasing the representation Of the
flee trade west in the national legislature
settles the question Of division OF this ter
ritory against the proposition, and il is a
waste Of words and procrast,nation of
OF the territory ss n whole,
which will at last he the result, to urge
division further upon congress-
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-08-20

Bowen would not keep. in Il position on
shls paper man who, from conscientious
motives or otherwise, used the ponilon to
defeat his newspaper plans, aud there is
no more reason for an administration
pursuing such suicldAl course. Then
again, a man compromises his own con-
victions and stultifcs himself if, to hold
place under an administration, he aids in
supporting n national policy to which he
Is at heart opposed and if he secretly
connlvcs at opposition TO The policy Of
the administration under whose grace he
holds office he is guilty of unmanly
treacl'ery to the hand that feeds HIM.
Dnriny Arthur's administration the Alert
took the same position and it. was quite
generally endorsed by those who arc now
Kicking against taking the same me,li-
cine they thought was good for the dem
ocralS during the republican adn,inlstra-
lion
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-08-20

The Sioux City, Iowa, Journal states
the following financial proposition 'Hy
counterfeiting the silver dollar and pnt-
ting as many grains of silver INTO it as the
genuine contains, man can make siN-
teen ccnts.'' The journal makes this
proposition on the grounds that th" gen
uinc silver dollar only contains eighty
four cents IN value of silver. There is
apparently good deal of force in tie
proposition, and yet the government,
which holds the exclusive right to coin
money and fix the value thereof, declares
1t to be worth one dollar, and it is. The
journal says the silver dollar only con
iains cighty-feur cents worth of silver
and the authoritative power of the gov
ernment says it contains one hundred
cents worth Of silver. The journal may
be right, taking the worlds standard, but
the the government has the risht to make
ITS own standard. The silver dollar costs
the man who obtains it from the govern
ment, the only source from which It can
be originally obtained, one hundred cents,
it is worth and is a legal tender for ono
hundred cents as a medium of exchange
IN the commerce of the nation, and is re-
ceived back by the government for one
hundred cents. There is therefore no
loss to the people in using 1t rs IA circu-
lating medium and it is difficult to see
wherein thc government is dishonest with
its people in coming and putting it out
among them as a dollar.
The value OF the silver coins is largely
arbitrary The smaller silver CONS do
not contain proportlonate amount OF
silver, but the amount they do contain is
fixed by congress which has given them
An arbitrary value. There is compare
lively little silver money paid in the CON,
merce with other nations. These balan
ces are paid through the banks, an by
paying into any of the responsible banks
of this country one hundred dollars IN on
silver coin the person so doing can OBJ
tain exchange worth one hundred dollars
in any foreign nation, consequently ther'
need be no loss TO the holder Of silver by
commerce with foreig, nations. Tha
this value is arbitrary it shows in the
fact that few years ago the country wa
periodically flooded with Trade Dollars
which contained seven and half grains
more silver than the standard dollar, and
vet they were discounted from ten to fif.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-08-20
MARSHALL MCCLURE. Proprietor
J, q. wARNOCK. Editor

THE case OF Miller, The murderer of Mrs
Smell and child near Grand Forks las,
winter has assumed q very peculiar legal
aspect. Under The law at the time the
deed was committed the p',naliy was
death, or jmres had the power 10 decide
bstween death and imprisonment for life
10 cases Of conviction. The legislature Of
last winter amended the law so as to give
the judge the power to prescribe the pen
atty where plea Of gn'lty was made,
which amendment Was passed after Mil
Ter committed the crime. lie pleaded
gniIty and the judge has no power nndtr
the law In existence Mt the time the
crime was committed to prescribe The
punishment, II jury cannot be ,mpanclled
TO do so and the counsel for The defense
insist that the prisoner should he dis
charged. lie stands c0victcd Of the
crime on his own plea but there ~ no
power to prescribe the punishment.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-08-20
$500 PER y d AR.
Tse Exesplss i peyll,. l..k..

The arrangements for tho excursion u
hinnewaakan under the auspices 81 liz
Methodist church have IL tie man bscn
made ana the excurslon viii probably
take place the 10th of September. M.
Chas. $. Fee. geaetal superint tendent ~
the passenger department of ths Northern
iaclfic railroad, has shown both 4 liberal
and accommodating spirr through which
the tare Tor the rsYnd trip can te mt II
the low price Of $500. Ii Il proposed 10
start from jamestown Il seven 4 he
morning by which the IRAN viii arrive 4
blinnewanksn at eleven. Returning the
train Will start from Mime xaukan about
Ten AZ night and arrive here q two ia
the morning. THIS will give stay 81
nine hours. and it is hoped 70 make Ar.
rangements by which tie excnrs,cpisls
can 60 TO Devils Lake City at the east
END OF the lake and return by steamer.
during the afternoon at small exnense /.
NOW that sh'sN e1cusattss~ls -sassy 1sssssr-v
mined upon the people will have annie
time to prepare for it and no doubt !
large number will avail Themselves Of The
pleasure as well ~ Of the opportunity Ia
see that famous country and lake et 4
small cost. The tram for the use Of the
excurslonlsts wall consist Of three coaches
ana baggage car, the latter TO be used
!or Carrying provisions for every person,
family or squad that wishes to take them.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-08-20
The Murray-WaSS Case.

The Sanborn Enterprise published at
The adopted home and scene of operations
Of the man Wass who was recently con-
victetl of the seduction OF Miss Murray
which resulted in her death, has the fol-
lowing to say on the subject:
Those who heard the Murray Wass
trial last week say that the case of the
prosecution was most complete and the
evidence overwhelming. The efforts of
the defendant to prove an ahbi were
signal failure, and every dodge to avoid
tie descending sword of avenglng justice
was futile. Surprise is expressed that he
should by the payment Of paltry fine OF
a thousand dollars escape the prison cell
he so richly deserves. We were very
cautious both after the crime became
known and during the trial in expressing
our opinion, wishing 20 see the defendant
have fair and impartial trial. This he
has had, and after a long and tedious
tr,sl he has been pronounced guilty by
jury of his peers of one of the most
atrocious crimes known on the calendar.
We have heard expressions of pity for
him, but when we consider the nature Of
his act, and his disgusting conCuct be-
fore, during and since his trial, it seems
to us like laylshing pity upon reptile.
1t has been said by Valley City news
paper that Wass had been "monkeyed
with We believe tins to be fact, but
the "monkeying" was done after he
reached the county seat, and this wretched
unblushing, avaricious goose, already
convicted of usury most extortionate, to
whom the surrendering OF few shining
dollars has ten thousand more tcrrOrs
than have the prison bars, has been most
numerically and effectually plucked by
his prefessed friends. No punishment
could have been dealt out to him that
| would have caused him such agony IS
the less Of these 'yellow boys" as he
fondly called his gold pieces. Slowly the
mills of the gods continue to revolye.
The impression seems to be general
that Mr.. Kelley is responsible for the
transportation of the mail sacks from the
depot to the post Office. In this the pub
lie is mistaken. The postmaster has
nothing whatever to do with the delivery
of the mail sacks to the pos stOfice and the
postal laws give the railroad company
thirty minuies tine to make The delivery.
A. A. Doolittle pesazasd yesterday
morning from a extended scieasn il ".
Paul. II. Was accompanied BY his sister.
Miss Ollie. from Sastsosa.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-08-20

teen per cent while the standard dollar
contained less amount of the precious
metal. The reason for this was he stand
ard dollar had a value arbitrarily fixed BY
congress while the trade dollar had not
The standard dollsr containing 4l2la
grains of silver is worth one hundred
cents because the United States statute
SAYS it ls, not because 1t is,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-08-20

heather DO; tor they think that they shnII. he
heard for their much speakins-Matt. -.
To pray nnderstandingly is PECULIAR
ty more than custom among those who
pray IN public Public prayers seem to
be more for the effect they may produce
upon the immediate hearers than tor
their influence with the throne Of grace.
Such persons will repeat to correct q
grammatical error or hesitate for word
Of euphony, which shows that their
thoughts are more OF earth and its critics
than Of heaven. There Is q general ster-
eo,yped form with great many which
IS varied to suit the tastes OF the au'iisnce
rather than the spiritual needs Of the
hour.
The intelligent view Of prayer is that
it Is means of expressing the desires Of
the heart and soul and not OF communal
eating Information to the Supreme Source
OF intelligence from whom all blessings
flow. In 80 fsr as prayer ls used for the
latter purpose it IS a "sounding brass and
Cuh1lns CSMOdIs uuly 10 he Se3u anu
heard u men. God is not so ignorant OF
Ills own existence that lie need be told
that lie is from everlasting TO everlasting,
nor is lie 80 forgetful as 10 make il neccs-
sary 10 remind HIM that lie has promised
so and so in His holy word. 1t Is a like
folly to pray HIM to suspend the opera
ton OF the laws which govern the uni
verse and send ram or fair weather az
the conditions of the weather in \ particu-
lar locality may seem desirable. If such
prayers were answered there would
probably be as many discommoded as
accommodated and strife would be engen-
dercd between those whose interests were
subserved and these whose interests were
damaged by the condition Of weather
prayed for. People have reason TO thank
God that such prayers avail nothing, and
those who are intelligent enough to pray
ought to know that such prayers are as
absurd and ridiculous ss the snpplications
OF the ancient heather TO Neptune to
calm the waves OF the troubled sea or
raise up islands in the midst thereof
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-08-20

rHE Alert is disposed TO commend laud-
able enterprise wherever 1t is found
whether in our own city or in our neigh
bors. by dlnt OF that heroic energy and
i,beraliy for which Fargo IS noted all
over the northw est she has been selected
as the place for holding the territorial en-
campment o: the militia and the time
has been appointed for the 22nd day Of
September and will continue four days.
The odds in transportation were SO large
ly against the gateway city that her ap-
pllcatlon at first seemed hopeless, but as
soon as 1t was made known that the man
question with the officers authorized to
select the place was the matter of expense
to the territory the enterprising people of
Fargo put their hands in their pockets
and at once more than made up the differ
ence, and while the towns of southern
Dakota have been cathaullng each other
in scramble for the cncampment at the
entire expense of the territory Fargo
walks of with the prize at her own cx-
pcnse, having raised among her citizens
and rendered the muniliccnt sum of two
thousand dollars towards paying the cx
expenses Of the cncampment. The Alert
congratulates Fargo on her success and
commends her enterprise. The cncamr-
mcnt may cost her m ore than il is worth
in an immediate financial view, but the
glory OF success will more than cOmpen-
safe in an exemplary way. The encamp-
mcnt will be the grandest display ever
gwen in the territory and will attract the
attendance Of hundreds of people other
than the members of the various malit1a
companies.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-08-20
The J.Are,aip situat,sa.


No official place should be filled by
anv man whose claims are 20 weak that
they have to be bolstered by the inconse-
quental pretense that hrs town, village
or city must be recognized and counted IN
the distribution OF offices. Those who
urge this matter of locality and try TO
build up prejudice between places are
unit 10 lead or represent the people AMI
their friendship for or opposition to can.
d,dates ought to have no weight At all.
In the matter Of the judgeshlp Of This dis
,rict, in view Of tho anticipated snspen-
sion Of Judge Francis; fsoderick Rose Of
.Jamestown and John q. Hollembaek Of
Bismarck have been publicly proposed -
candidates for the place. The first
named Is said by those who know him
best TO be every way qualified and ut for
the place Mr.. Hollembaek is equally
and very strongly endorsed. The Man
dan Pioneer asserts that "a man could be
found in Mandan who would make
much more decent Judge than Mr.. Hol-
lcmbaek, )" and adds: "If We are to have
a new Judge let Bismarck not be % out
rageously covetoas." Now, If our Man
dan friends have so good man for judge
he will not be opposed by Bismarck men
because he lives in Mandan, and We hap
pen to know, that while majority Of the
bar at Maudan as we'll as Bismarck has