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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-07-30

IT Is reported that two missionaries of
the Mormon church are now in South
Dakota proselyting for the Salt Lake
kingdom on earth. 1t seems almost in
credible that the people Of that s; ction OF
the territory should permit such persons
to open their mouths in advocacy of a
system Of religious fanaticism founded on
a social condition that is ontlawed by the
government. Deny it IS they may, po-
lygamy is the foundation and chief cor
ner stouo of their religious organ zation
now. 1t has degenerated, even though
it was founded IN superstitlous ignorance
th -o~ss. che vfalao r,rAi onse Of a revelation
to Joseph Smith, the degeneracy into po-
lygamy having come through the spirit
ual dictatorship Of the sultan Brigham
Young. Such missionaries ought to re-
ceive reception from the public such rs
would suggest itself if recruiting agents
tor houses Of ass,gnation should come in
their midst
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-07-30

VEhy often items appear in the papers
showing "what industrious men can do
10 Dakots." 1t is only the in ustrious
men and women that do anything any
where. The sluggsrd IS q clog to the
wheels Of progress everywhere and in
every depart ment of advance and devel.
opment Manual labor and brain work
require lndusl, ious people and n one other
accomplish anything in either. lndustri
Gus labor.rs are the builders, the pro-
ducers. They run the mills and move
the commerce of the worll. Industrious
brain workers invent the machinery, plan
and direct the execution of enterprises, in
short, are the motor power that moves
the world. Dakota needs lsborers and
brain workers. There is no place here in
all of our wide domain and untouched
prairies for the sluggsld. 1t may be
trulhfully said that noke but industrious
men and women can accomplish any thing
in Dakota. This is as true of Dakota as
it is of any here else, and It is true of
everywhere else. The reward OF industry
is perhaps greater here than IN any other
portion of the continent IN agricultural
pursuits and some others, but the penalty
Of Incidence is the same. Incidence
means misery and want wherever 1t ex.
rate
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-07-30
THE wonders of science, if such tn,

THE wonders of science, if such they
may be called, are reaching into every de-
par,ment of mind aud matter, and are
powerful aids in the advancement of
truth and justice. In criminal jurispru-
dence the life and liberty of the accused
hangs upon the tests and demonstrations
of science. In recent CRIMINAL prose-
cut:cn where a woman was arlaigncd on
indictment for the murder of her husband
the microscopic expert established her
innocence and corroborated her story
The story OF the woman was that her hus
band came lnto her room in the night
time after she had retired, struck her on
the head with a revolver spattering the
blood over the pillow and then shot her
producing slight flesh wound. Iu her
desperation she rushed upon him, selz.
ed the revolver and shot him through
the heart when h. dropped dead in the
opposite corner of the room. No one
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-07-30

The Bismarck journal very pertinent.
ly suggests that whether Dakota is or is
not admitted as q state her judicial eys-
TEN should be reformed, so as to give US
more district judges and above all give
US separate supreme court so that the
district judges will not be required or
permitted to review their own cases.
While it ls almost hopeless to wish for
such a judicial reform 1t IS at least worth
the while 10 suggest it to congresr. The
constitutional convention scheme for
south Dakota will delay both division
aud admission until another congress
shall be elected if it dues not etiectually
and forever kill the division question.
South Dakota, like Ephra'm, is joined TO
her idols, and she will not hear TO any
thing that does not favor her statehood
scheme. The only thing that can be done
is to let her 60 on in her folly until she
learns by experience what she will not
listen TO in the way of counsel.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-07-30

THE incOnslderate selections of Central
Park in New York City as the burial
place of Gen. Grant has been abandoned
and Riverside Park substituted. This
change was produced partly by objection
of prominent citizens of the city and
partly from mature dellberatlon and bet
ter judgment OF selection by the family.
A monument will be erected over the
grave of the dead hero and the place of
burial should be selected with that in
view. Whether the last place selected is
well suited to this purpose or not we are
not prepared TO say, but It would seem
that Washington would supply the most
fitting place for such burial and for such
monument.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-07-30


In his talk Of trip around the world
at the Methodist church Sunday evening
Evangelist Burnell told the story of the
ascent OF the party up the Himalaya
nounta,ns and how through the efficacy
Of prayer they procured the removal of
the tlon'ls 'he third day so they could see
the top. While we believe that he
made the trip around the world; that
they ascen ed the Himalayas as he
SAYS they did; that it was cloudy until
the third day and then the clouds broke
away; while we believe all that, with all
due respect to his faith IN the efficacy of
prayer to suspend the laws oi the uni.
verse for the accommodation of their Gu
rlosity to see the snow capped summit of
the mountains is little too much for the
nineteenth century. 1t would have been
no more of miracle to have increased
the penetration of the eyeslght If the
party so they could see through the
clouds. This would be the more proba.
bic for then none but the praying pill
SIuuS "OuIu HdNC I(CcIVSu TIC IdVOT VI
the miracle and they only were entitled
to it. Perhaps not only mile from them
was party of impious intijels ascending
the mountain venting their lmorecatlons
upon the same clouds and they may be
going over the world declaring their be-
lief that the clouds were removed IN that
way Now suppose these two parties
should meet somewhere, the one claiming
the clouds were removed by praying and
the other that they were removed by
swearing, how is the one gong TO obtain
any advantage over the other in the ar
gument? We mean no lr1everence, but
| give this illustration to show the absurdi-
" of such a belief. Then again tley
may have reached point above the
clouds the third day. The fact that they
could not see the top Of the mountain
beci use of the clouds for the first three
days is conclusive that the clouds were
between them and the top, and it is bare
ly possible that they passed up through
and above the clouds aud didn't know 1t,
and thereby unconsciously answered their
own prayers by putting one foot before
the other.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-07-30


NEARLY every one has what he thinks
IS an idea upon the best course for Da kota
to pursue when congress shall meet and
very few are slow to put themselves in
the way of g. newspaper reporter and
avail themselves of the opportunity to
express their views, clothed in reportorial
embellishments and magnified by clab.
GRAFTON upon the subject. 1t is not i'm
probable that some 60 all the way from
the interior of Dakota TO st. Paul for the
purpose of being "run down" by the re-
porters and having their ideas cxtorted
from them. 1t Is not an uncommon hing
for those men of ideas, who are ready
with the pen, to write out an interview IN
full in which the reporter is represented
as climbing to the third story window by
ladder for the purpose of aseertaining the
views OF the interviewed on some import
ant question. This is handed reporter
who loses sight of everything but enter
prise AID the readers OF the paper credu-
lously read an l relish 1t rs if they had
obtained a revelation from the unap.
proachable recesscs of the fountain of
knowledge through the most daring gall
of the newspaper reporter. If the idea
expressed strikes popular chord the in
tervlewed party feels that he IS among
the great men of earth, but If his idea IS
shown to be ridiculous and absurd he
either denies the interview in toto or &C
cuses the reporter Of distorting 1t.
There are about as many different
yiews and ideas on the subject of the
proper or best course for Dakota to pur-
sue as there are different individuals ex-
pressing them. The millennium will not
be far away when Dakota people come
to agree upon any plaL of transition from
provincial dependence to state sovereign
ty. There are three principal ideas upon
the subject, each having an endless vari,
ETY. OF plans of accomplishment. These
three principal ideas are representative of
three latitvdinal subdivisions of the terri
tory. In the extreme northern portion
the idea ls division of the territory re-
gardless of statehood for either part; IN
the central portion the idea is no divls-
ion but admission of the whole territory
as state in the extreme southern p0r-
ton the idea IS statehood for south Da-
kota with divisions as means to that
end. The persistency of south Dakota
in weighing the question of division
down with their statehood scheme has
defeated it beyond the point where it wa:
possible to accomplish division, and 81
long as they persist in such rule or ruin
Io,icy so long will Oak ota remain a prov
ince of the national government without
Influence in the national legislature ant
'slthout voice in the election of presl
dent.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-07-30

NEVER in the history of this nation,
except the tragic death of Lincoln, was
there such profound feeling produced
among the people as that manifested
over the death of Gen. Grant The death
of man so prominent in the military
and political history of the country is
like removing an cd and time honored
landmark, and calls up "reminiscences Of
similar character In the history of the
past, one Of the most singular OF which
occurred when Gen. Grant was child Vt
four years. This was the death Of John
Adams aud Thomas Jefferson.
These two illustrious patriots stood
side by side in Independence hall advo-
eating the Declaration of Independence.
and just fifty years from the day they
signed that immortal document they both
died, namely, on the 4th of July 1926.
Adams defeated Jefferson in the contest
for the presidency 10 1876, and four years
later Jefferson defeated Adams for the
same office. But in those days commu
nlcation was slow and they were buried
before half the people had heard Of their
deaths.
The next profound sensation was the
deatE of President iIal lrison on the 4,h of
Aprll, lS4l, just Que month after he was
inaugurated. The next was the death Of
President Taylor, the hero of the Mexican
war, on the 9th of July, 1850. Next
came the first death of a president by
violence and assassination, that Of Prcsi-
dent 1-lucoln n-o11esi.a=.1th--os--As,ria
Next the death by violence of President
Garfield who died on the 10Th day OF
September 1881, from a pistol shot wound
receivfd by the hand of an assassin on the
I'd day Of July before. And last but not
least is the death Of general and ex .presl.
dent Grant on the 23d of Julv 1885
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-07-30

stltution shall be republican In form, is
all the restriction that Is placed upon the
action of the members of the convention
by the legislative act under which they
will convene, and it may well be ques-
toned whether the legislature had power
to restrict them IN these respects or not
The legislature cannot delegate any DOW.
er that It does MT itself possess. Tue
legislature therefore had as much power
to form II constitution for part or the
whole of the territory as it has conferred
upon this convention. That neither has
such power in any legal sense, without
first an enabling act by congress which
has supreme and absolute authority Of
government over the territories, is PLAIN
proposition of fact establlshe by prece-
dent as we'll as by repeated declarations of
the national congress.
Such convention is an inherent right
OF the people and not grace of their
legislature, and the fact that this conven-
tion will be held by assumed authority of
the legislature will not give the constitu-
ton 1t may form and propose any more
weight with congress. All the authority
the legislature had IN the premises was to
appropriate money from the territorial
treasury to pay the unnecessary expenses
OF the convention and restrict the amount
to $40, 900. So far as the restrictive pow
er of the legislature over the action of
the Sioux Falls convention Is concerned
1t may form new constitution for the
United States if it feels so disposed, and
its work would probably receive as much
at the hands OF congress IN
that case as 1t will in proposing Il consti-
tuition for So nth Dakota
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-07-30

than the shady grove. The children
which are the light and life OF picnic,
and without whom picnic would DC like
the play Of Hamlet with Hamlet left out,
can romp and play and gain more health
than they would lose IN u monlhshu t
up at home like birds in cage. Who so
old that they cannot recall such pleasant
occasions in their carly childhood? Who
80 gruit that they cannot enjoy the en-
joyment OF children at a picnic, or any
where else for that matter? Children
have no skeletons in their feasts. They
live in tho present and enjoy it If there IS
any enjoyment to be extracted from it.
Glyc them the opportunity by giving
them plcnics. They are the better for
every such enjoyment, il properly guard
ed, both IN health and morals.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-07-30

Upon announcement of the death of
Gen. Grant, Gov. Pierce issncd the fol-
lowing proclamation which is gem in
Dakota literature aud an eloquent tribute
10 the lllustrious dead soldier:
In recognition Of the universal sorrow
at the death of General Grant, recon-
mend that the day set apart for the f,lne-
raj be observed throughout the territory
by ceasing from ordinary business pur-
suits, and that the people unite in testi-
flying their respect for the departed sol.
der and foremost citizen of his time.
Such liz. are rare, few men are permit
ted to render such service, gain such re-
nown, and merit such distinction. In bis
victories the people rejolced, IN his mic
fortunes they sorrowed, in his death they
mourn. Looking back on the career OF
unexampled success on record, o. surpss-
sing brilliancy, his greatest triumph came
at the close, when nation, forgetting its
past differences, bowedin sorrow around
his bedside and united in gracious tribute
tc his honor and his name. Ucconquer
able in war, msgnanimous In victory,
simple aid unostentatious in peace, he
came close to the hearts of the people,
and to the people is committed the fitting
observance of that day when he shall be
laid to rest with Washington and Lincoln,
epshr,neri like them IN the nations graf
itude and the nations love.
The Bismarck Jou. nal, published at the
home of Judge Francis, gives the follow
ing pointers in regard TO the judgship OF
this district: The complaints against
Judge Francis, while they do not attack
the honesty Of his purposes. are of ma
ture to show him to be unfit for the
bt nch; and when formulated in charges
to be filed in the department Of iustice
with evidence Of their truth and ofzSbe
alleged general distrust of his q0aI6ca-
tions, they aie more than enough to jos
tlfy his removal. 1t is understood that
such charges are being prepared, With
evidence, and that they will soon be SSs.
warded to Washington, accompanied ~
strong petition for the judges tAne-
date removal.
The shipments Of yousg cattle isee
Montana has abou, ceased, and % the
third of August the Shipment Of beef cst-
tie from that territory to eaatern maskets
will begin. 1t is said that stnssy -hvs
car loads will be forwarded over the
Northern Pacific oa that day.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-07-30

THERE Is consider able discussion by
Dakota papers in regard to the powers
and duties OF the forthcoming constitu-
tional convention to convene at Sioux
Falls on the sth Of September. Some
maintain that the convention will be le-
members will he required to take, to form
= constitution for that part OF the terri
tory south Of the 46th parallel whether
their judgment approves Of the act OF
not, This limit % to extent Of territory,
and the further qualification that the con-
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-07-30

At the last meeting of the board OF
education Mr.. Clemmcr, who will soon
visit the east, was authorized to purchase
some philosophical apparatus with view
to paying for II by The proceeds of enter
tainments TO be given by the schools dur
ing the next winter term. The organ
and some of the looks in the school Ii
hrary were ra,d for couple Of years ago
In that way.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-07-30

Witnessed the terrible scene The theory
OF the prosecution was that the wife had
assaulted the husband in bed. afterwards
dragging him TO the opposite corner of
the room, and that her own wound was
self-intictel as disguise. The lmproba-
bility of her being able to west the wea
pom from her husband after she had been
stunned by blow on the head and
shocked by a shot made an apparently
strong case against her. In this critical
situation of the woman the test of science
was made in an examination through q
microscope Of the booC on the pillow
and that on the carpet where the man
had died. The microscopic expert show
ed that.there was almost as much differ
ence IN the two as between daylight and
dark and that the blood in both cases
could MT have come from the same per-
son. AS there is no dist'ngulshable differ
enCe between the blood of a man and that
of a woman in like condition of health
medical science was called to explain the
dl1lerence detected by the microscopes
which was accounted for by the man be-
ing diseased. These scientific tests so
thoroughly corroborated the plain unvar-
nished story Of the woman that no fur
ther doubt renamed of her innocence.
Another case is given where a man charg-
ed with murder explained the blood
stains on his clothing to have come from
a dog, but the blood Of human is so
plainly distinguishable from that Of dog
that microscopic tests showed the falslty
of the prisoners story and he was con-
victed by the same test Of science that
established the innocence of the woman
in the first case referred to- Science IS
noJrespecter of persons and it is the un-
flncbing supporter Of truth.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-07-30
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REPORT OF FINANCE coMMlrrEE

REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE.
JAMESTOWN. OAK, July 23d, 1855.
To the Board Of Education Of the c,,y Of
jamestown, Dakota.
Your finance committee he's carefully
examined the books and vouchers Of your
ex treasurer, Il. }. OFT, ana have COM
pared The within report of his with the
same, and find that it Is correct, and there
is now due and owing the Board of Edu-
cetion Of the city Of Jamestown, Dakota,
from the SAID H. J. OFT, treasurer, the
sum of $40, ,72S.22 funds which came into
bis hands as such treasurer and which he
has failed TO account for to said Board,
aud which he has not turned over to his
successor in office.
L. LYON, Finance
RoDERIck ROSE, Committee,
MIR. KLAUS JULY REPORT, 1885.
Anton Klaus 10 account with the Board
Of Education Of the city Of jamestown,
D.T,
7''ur,e ad, rR40siresi- frvrn = tuau
made from James ] nOmpaOn,
Davenport, Iowa, $5, 900 90
June 2G, Received in school or
ders from city treasurer Mills, 3,4sO,57
June Is, Received IN cash from treasurer
Mills, 74lG3
July l3, Received from county
treasurer for July apportiou
ment, 946 63
Received from the territorial
school superintendent for
photos of school houses, $500
$40, 1929
CREDIT.
i;y school orders paid over TO the
finance committee, e7,359.4 Al
July "a, Cash on hand, 2,s33.S2
slo,l93.2s
ANTON KLAUS,
Treasurer of Board Of Education.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-07-30

picnic Question is consequently live
one. There are many arguments In ia
vor Of picnics and very. few against them.
The idea Of picnic pIe-supposes gath
cring of friends and acquaintances for
mutual pleasure and enjoyment. 1t IS q
relief from the straight jacket fOrmaiity
Of society. 1t is . place where all are
away from home and consequently feel
more st home, psradoxical rs the express
sim may seem. The groves were Go. g
0rst temples and no place provides more
pleasant enjoyment in warm weather
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-07-30
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tioyernor's Proclamation.

Treasurer Of Board Of Education.
Catoctin clarion., 1885-12-03
PUZZleA for RtOys.

Boys should never 80 through life
satisfied to be always borrowing other
peoples brains. There ale some things
they should find out for themselves
There is always something waiting to
be found out. Every boy should think
one thought that shall live after him.
A farmers boy should discover for HIM
self what timber will bear the most
weight, which is the most elastic, what
will last longest in water, what is the
best time to cut down trees for frewood.
How many kinds of oak grow in your
region? How does bird fly without
moving a wing or feather? How does a
snake climb a tree or a brick wall? Is
there any difference between deer 8
track and hogs track9 What is it,
How often does a deer ehed it's horns,
and what becomes Of them In build
ing a chimney, what should be the lar
gest, the throat of the funnel? Should
it be wider at the top, or draw in?
The boys see white horses Did they
ever see II white colt? Do they know
how old the twig must be to bear
peaches and how old the vine is when
grapes irst hang npon it, There is &
Catoctin clarion., 1885-12-03
Church Directory,

Reformed Chu:cll--Hev. A. BSioner, pas
tor. Weekly Lectures TUESDAY evening".
Meeting y; Ladies' Aid Society every second
"Wednesday evening. Regular services Ly
appointment from the pulpit.
Lutheran Church.-ReY W. e. Wire, pas
tor. Services sunday 10 A. II. and $50 p
N Sunday School, g = NJ. Prayer Meet
ins Wednesday,, 6.+j p u.
protestant Episcopal Chu-ch-Rcv. Ern-
.st NcG,li, Rector. ~cr,ices'S}Indnv, 10 a.
II and G15 p NJ, Sunday School, 800 p.
NJ.
Ioravian Church, (Mrchanics,oWn) Rev.
g. {. L,nius, Pastor. Preaching every sun
day alternating morning and evening"
Prayer rcetns every Friday evening sun.
day School 9 O'Clock, &. III.
Moravan Church tGrnceham) Rev. c. c.
Lanius, Pastor.
Preaching ey"ry Sunday, alternating NOR
ming and evening.
Nit, Society every Monday evening.
Prayer Mectingtvcry "Wednesday evening
United Brethren Cnurch-Nite Society
Second and Fourth Wednesday.
Sunday School , P Al.
PRAYER Meeting every Thursday evening.
Regular Services by appointment from the
pulpit.
Methodist Epis opsl Church - Rev. 0.
Belt, Pastor Services every alternate
Sunday vt 10 A. *. Sunday School $ A. NJ
PRAYER Meeting every Thursday evening ut :
=. u.
United Brethren Church-Rcv W. L.
Nsrtin Pastor. Services every alternate
Sunday a. 3 p. III. Sunday School every
Sun lay at 2 p. M. Prayer Meeting every
Thurs1ay evening at 7 p. M