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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-06-18
4 Good Word Well Spoken.

The jamestown Alert announces that
Dr. Archibald has returned to that city
with the patients from Yankton, and
speaks of the competency and expedition
of the popular superintendent. The peo.
pie not only of Fort Lincoln, whore the
doctor was formerly located, but Of Bis
marck and Mandan rs well, will be
pleased to learn that the doctor is meet
ing with the same public favor IN his
new home that his merits and gentle
manly instincts won for him here. A
large number of patients are now being
cared for IN the north Dakota hospital at
jamestown, and they must enjoy the
change. The hospital at jamestown IS
one of the most convenient and pleasan,
in the United States. 1t is constructed
on the cottage plan and the unfortunate
insane are given little hGmelike houses
for their residences instead Of being
packed away IN one great prison like asy-
ium. DR.. Archibald has had extensive
experience IN caring for the feeble
minded, and the people of Dakota are
very fortunate in having so efficient and
humane a guardian for their demeuted
friends. Bismarck Tribune.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-06-18
The Horse Thief Case.

Monday afternoon the man Osh rne
w,s brought before Ju tge Hamilton on
the warrant issued Saturday charging
HIM with horse stealing. MIR. Baldwin
appeared for the prosecution aad Mr..
Dodge for the defence. On motion of the
prosecution the warrant was made re-
turnablc to justice of the peace in Bur
leigh county where the offense is alleged
to haye been committed and the prisoner
will be taken to that county by the own
er of one of the stolen horses who is dep
utized for the purpose. The warrant also
includes the other man who escaped but
who appeared in town yesterday and gave
himself up. The deputy sheriff from
Bur.eigh county identified several of the
horses and there is not much doubt that
the right parties are captured The war
rant brought by this deputy was only tor
one of the parties and that was one of
prosecuting attorney Baldwin's reasons
for changing the return of the warran,
issued by Justice Hamilton so that both
could he taken. Ano ther was the great
| expense 1t would be to try the case IN the
district court of this county when nearly
all the witnesses would have 10 be
brought from Burlelgh. Ii is said there
are two more warrants on the way for
the arrest of these two horse dealers.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-06-18
VOL. vIII.-NO. l.

OF the record of the smuggling match under
the order Of Irregular business - ro this
some member objected Oh technical
grounds and insisted that IL Ike recorded
under the head OF "new bnslness'' as the
regular order hail been to engage in such
comhats without any formal challenge as
had been gwen by the honorable Speaker.
Weaver yielded the technical point but
alter sll these parliamentary points were
settled and arrangements made the cllal-
lenge proved to be all bluster, and ,fter
prayer aud hencdiction by the chaplain
this dignified representative body ad-
jonrnei down town and "liquidated" the
disturbing difference Of opinion between
the honorable Speaker and Mr.. West.
The fact that the Illinois legislature
has risen 10 the dignity Of observing the
Marquis of Queensbury rules IN deciding
points Of order speaks we'll for the pro-
gress Il that body since it commenced
five months ago.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-06-18

TIE ILLINOIS legislature again comes 70
the front for notoriety. The other day
Sneaker Haiues challenged member
usmed West to q slugg,ng match for
which he proposed then aud there to re-
tire to 40 ante-room. The dispatch was
indefinite as to particulars hut we can
easily supply them from imagination, ex-
cept that We are unable Ia saw whether
Mr., Hsines called member to The chair
10 preside during his temporary absence
in the aute. room or not, hut II "a hardly
10 be presumed that he neglected 'h's 'M-
portaut parliamentary point and pr'vi-
lese. Upon the announcement OF The
challenge We imagine the members each
aud oil drew from their side pockets Mar
qu,s Of Queepsbury rules aud insisted that
the entertainment take plsce ON the fioo'
Of the house aud that the clerk note down
10 The Journal Of proceedings the rounds
fo0eht snd dicisaOas Of The nMpires
Cape. Weaver, who captured the Att
district ct the special election recently. l.
supposed to Asve suggested the ket tptuf
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-06-18

TIE prize fight down below ST. Paul
last Sunday seems to have created more
interest among the people and newspa-
pers Of that city bearing the name Of one
Of The apostles than Moody aroused by
his gospel meetings Of several weeks a
steamboat was chartered for the occasion
and left the wharf loaded TO the guards
with the flower Of the city to go down
the river few miles TO witness a brutal
slugging match between two men with
more of the bulldog nature than that Of
men. No effort seems to have been made
by the officers of the law to prevent the
disgraceful scene which was enacted al
most within hearing of the church bells
OF the city. st Panl people frequently
hold up their hands IN holy horror at
what they choose to call unciv,lized soc,- !
ETY. IN North Dakota, and some Of the
papers have urged the occasional lynch
ing o! horse thieves as an argument
against the admission Of this territory as
a state but snch scene as that enacted
on tie banks of the Mississippi just be-
low st. Paul last Sunday would not be
permitted in this territory in old Sitting
Bulbs ranch beyond the Missouri Some
OF our missionaries IN heather lands
should he called in and stationed in an |
about St. Paul.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-06-18
THE salvation army has invaded Dako

THE salvation army has invaded Dako-
tn and ~ The eternal fitness of things be-
sieged the city of Sioux Falls, the home
Of ex- elegate in congress and present
member OF the territorial council, Hon.
Il. +. PettigIew, "a also that Of the anti
qua,ed Judge Brookings. As the union
army in The war of the rebellion made
Richmond its adjective point as the
stronghold OF the southern cOnfetieracy.
with like strategy the salvation army has
made Sioux Falls the objective point of
attack ss the stronghold of satan in Da
kota territory. The attack we think was
premature. Ii they had waited till Sep
tember when the representatives from the
Black Hills, Pierre, Yankton, Huron,
Mitchell and other outposts Of his satanic
majesty's realm, with the unofficial lobby
for special interests, were assembled there
10 constitutional convention they" might
have baggeti the whole satanic outfit.
New. rtheless It will be something OF
victory
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-06-18

. THE new version of the Old Testament
which flashed like q meteor through the
theological sky few weeks ago seems to
have gone up like rocket and come
down like a stick as did the new vcrslon
of the New Testament few years ago,
and both have been laid away on the Ii.
hrary shelf more as literary curiosilies
than as a better version Of the revelation
OF Cad to man than any the people had
ever heen furnished before. The imprcs-
sion seems to have become qnite genera
among the common people that these
,ransialors have taken too much liberty
IN giving in English what they under
stand the original text to mean and not
enough care TO give IN our language what
it. actually sand. 1t IS well known that
there were wide differences in the render
ing Of some Of the passages hetween the
English and American translators, and
the fact that these differences were com
promised, or that the English rendering
arbitrarily prevailed, does not give tAe
version any better standing with the peo.
pie. The King James translation was al
most universally sccepted by the people
as an honest and correct one, and they
prefer now to settle disputed points by
what The English words then employed
meant. 10 shake the confidence OF the
people IN the correctness of the old vel
sion IS to ,nstll skepticism in their minds
IN regard TO the new or any other ver-
sion.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-06-18
Tie Manlan Injunction Case.

From the Mandan Pioneer it appears
That a temporary Injunction has been
grained by Judge Francis restraining the
CITY council from issuing bonds to build a
CITY hall on the ground that the city had
been bonded once for city hall purposes:
that lots had been purchased and a build
ingerec ted; that special acI of the leg
islaturc of 1888 had authorized the issn.
ancc of bonds for $4,000 for city hall
and other purposes, and such being the
case, the council could not, under u gen
er1l law, issue bonds again for the same
purpose.
Section 100 of the charter, under which
the council proposes u issue its bonds,
reads as follows:
"Said city shall have no authority to
incnr any obligation other than such as
shall be necessary to the administration
Of its municipal affairs"
1t was claimed before Judge Francis
that city hall such as it is proposed to
bIilh Is not necessary to the admidlstra-
ton Of the municipal affairs of the city.
The case will be argued before Judge
Francis after his return from the east next
month ...
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-06-18
GATHERED IN.
Sheriff Mckecl'nie Gathers In Two Horse
Thieves and Twenty Horses.

Thursday Sheriff McKechnie lodged
in jail two supposed hose thieves and
took possession Of twenty head of horses
for which the owners are supposed to be
IA search A few days ago McKechnie
received notice to be on the look out for
some horse thieves and stolen horses.
Wednesday night two men were here
representing that they had twenty head
Of horses, a few oi them colts, which
they had brought from the Black Hills,
to sell and that tLeY were the advance of
about 300 head on the way. They bad
left the horses out south of the city ahont
five miles. During the evening they
made sale OF seven Of the horses 10 Chas.
Ellis, uf tins city, for 800 and delivered
them yesterday morning, after which one
Of them returned to tbs remaining horses
in the country and The other remained in
in town. This one was soon afterwards
placed in custody and Sheriff McKechnie
and j. w. Lewis went out and brought
the other man in and took possession of
the horses.
They arc not very talkat,ye but say
they crossed the Missouri at Standing
Rock and that they had purchased the
horses of the Indians. One of the horses
bears the ~. S." brand. These are the
two men that did the shooting on the
street late that night and II IS rumorcd
that they had posted sentinel in town
to bo on the watch for any movement IN
dica,ing that they we're suspected. These
are the parties who came TO Fox and
Filzgerald's stock ranch down IN the CO.
tcauX few days ago. The one who was
arrested ont in the country was engaged
washing his shirts at the tune and made
no resistance seeing that it would he
hopeless.
The parties who sent The information
have been notified hy Sncrt Mckechnie
and arc expected here as soon as they can
come by rail We learn that the infor
nation described two Of the horses found
in this lot very accurately. Develop
ments wall probably folcw IN = day or
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-06-18
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The Celebration Programme. =.

so far rs at present arranged and de-
termined upon the programme for the
Fourth OF July celebration will be as fol-
lows:
The grand procession under command
OF j. W. Goodrich, marshal of the day,
and S. X. McGinnis and f. b Fancler
aas aides, will be formed at the court
house at 1890 a. M. The line Of march
will then be nortlss on Third avenue to
Pacific avenue, thence west TO Fourth
avenue, thence north to Third street,
thence west to Sixth avenue. thence south
to Pacific avenue, thence east to Fifth
avenue, north to the grove west of Sixth
avenue bridge.
) The divisions Of The procession wAll he
composed of the following:
Governors Guards, Bismarck
Fargo Guards, Fargo.
Fargo Rifles, Fargo.
lhght Guards, Jamestown.
Bismarck land, sixteen pieces.
jamestown Fire Company.
jamestown knights Templur.
Jamestown Odd Fellows.
jamestown Free Masons
Jamestown Horr,bles.
AT lie grounds the programme Of ex-
crciscs will he as follows:
President Of the Day, Mayor Flint.
Music by the bard
Prayer.
Song, Star Spangled Banner
Reading Declaration, Hon. johnson
Nlckens
Grafton of the Day, Hon. Neil Gilmore
Address, Gov. Pierce.
Address. Col. N. N. rynrr
Music and song.
General plcnic.
The afternoon will be occupied with
amnsements Of various kinds and gen
eral good time.
In the afternoon there VIII be dress
parade Of the militia under command OF
Col. 1yncr winch will be n gorgeous dis
play.
At slX O'Clock in the evening our guests
will be served with. supper at Summers
Bros rink, which is now the armOry of
he Light Gua'ds, by the ladies OF James
town.
AT eight IN the evening the "liorribles'
will appear on, the streets in all Of their
hdc0us, horrible horrihlencss when they
will paralyZe the whole people and paint
the town vcrmilIion hir. After this
everybody who so desires will JON IN an
Independence dance at the rink.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-06-18

The cyclone season is now on and these
atmospheric tunnels a. usual are making
tiesr headquarters ~ Iowa. Hardly q
w+4k passes without visit from one OF
,t.+se monstt r. nf the sir, and frequently
two OF three Of III. m swoop ',own At df.
ferenA points in the state in Que week.
Uccasiona,iy they make q raid up INTO
south Dakota and Minnesota but happily
North Dakota ia beyond the cyclone belt
While we do not in any way rejoice in
these caiamitieA OF our more southern
ueighknrs there Is no violation Of CHRIS.
,iaa propriety ia rejoicing that we are
Oh, Of their range. We can prepare and
provi iie for our forty below zero in the
winter but they cannot provide against
their summer storms that pick NJ their
honses and barns like so many s,raws.
There is \ good deal Of solid comfort in
the though, Of our people when they re-
aire at n,ght that they will not take an
aerial voyage before morning and the
members Of the family light down in d'f-
fereDt counties.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-06-18

THE old saying that ''wotds are used I"
conceal thoughts" has an illustration IN
the rey or,s Of The medical attendants
On Gen. Grant These reports may he
learned, int they are nninielligible TO the
common people. The facts as given out
By those who do not know how 10 use
jawbreaking medical terms are that the
generals throat is 40 badly swollen that
the doctors have TO rely upon the sense
Of tes ling 10 making their examinations,
the general be,ng unable TO open his
mouth 40 ss to admit of examination by
sight. Ills articulation is very indistinct
and conversation IS painful and exhaus.
tive. There " scarcely ray Of hope be-
,Oud few month"; for the life Of the
great soldier general, whose name will
stand at the head Ot the list of Americt q
generals until fu,ure emergencies Of war
aLske u possible tor some one to surpass
his military achievements.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-06-18

THE "hoy war" in Valley City has ter.
minated by the retreat Of Rev. Woodford
from the territory, and the angel Of peace
had just commenced TO flap ,ts snowy
wings over that scene OF Cog and Magog
strife when the report of the commission
on the Jones Richardson case opened
anew the mud batteries of the press and
the old feud between the Record aud the
Times Is renewed and raging with the en-
crgy of n tornado. Dawson Of The Rec
ord seems to have the "drop" on Rich.
ardson of the Times. 1t was indiscreet
in Richardson to force Jones to prove the
truth OF the objectionable telegram, as
the verdict Of the commission says he did,
for the people outside Of actual knoyl-
edge OF the circumstance had come to
look upon It as canard and had almost
forgotten the report. Now that the ncws-
papers Of that city are giving The cold
facts, rs brought out in the sworn tcst,-
mony-at- the invesligation.--an- as.t
public will accept them AS true. The
Alert would suggest q religious revival in
Valley CITY as the only means of seen ring
peace to its citizens. Some inv,nc ible
evangelist should pitch his tent and open
heatQnalters of "Peace on earth ana
good will TO men" in the capital OF
Barnes county, and labor with Dawson
and Richardson perchance to bring them
into the fold. They are both good fel-
lows. but 1t is hard for the Alert to make
the people believe 1t SO long as they KICK
over every fabric of good qualities we
huihi M for them
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-06-18

THE democrats of this territ ory are like
the lost sheep Of the house OF lslael.
They are like flock without bell wcih-
er They rally around one assumed or
repnted leader one day and another the
next Today one IS reported to hold the
key to federal patronage and the horde
of office seekers gather around h'm only
TO desert hlm tomorrow upon the rlmor
that some other bOnl bon is in closer COM
munion with the administration at Wash
lngton.
Early IN the heginnlug of The present
administration Il syndicate of bonrbons
styling themselves the territorial demo-
cratic central committee opened an office
brokers' office in Washington, and WITH
an assurance that bordered on gall par
celed ont the federal offices in the terrific
ry. 1t was soon discovered that they were
only doing "bucket shop business on
the democratic exchange, and no more
applications with drafts for contingent
expenses coming in this syndicate closed
up their business by recommending them
selves for various offices and came home
John r.. Wilson, eX-candidate for del
egale in congress on the democratic tick
ct, was reported to hold the federal pat
ropage of the territory in the hollow OF
his hand as the reward Of his sacrifices in
the last campaign. He suddenly became
the observed of all democratic observers,
especially those who thought the saliva.
ton OF the country and the good OF the
democratic party depended upon their
service in federal offices. But now "none
80 poor as to do him reverence" and
why? Simply because it is discovered
that lie has no federal patronage at his
disposal. Not being able to compass his
own appointment to the office OF United
States district attorney the democratic
office seekers concluded he could no
command their appointments, and they
had no further use for him. 1t is the mar
who has some position to give that th'
office seekers lean upon in the tryin!
time Of suspense.
! iaVI0H IDuuuOuCu w IiSOu Inv A"N
leaving a sinking ship the office seeker
next rallied around F. NJ. Z,ebach ant
fed upon his words Of encouragement
Lazarus fed upon the crumbs which fei
from the rich mans table, and all wit
one accord exclaimed, Great is Z.ebach
Ziebach was understood to be the comm
man for governor and eXotlicio dispense
of federal patronage in the territory.
But now Z,ebach's sun is suddenl
eclipsed Ivy the report from Washlngto
that Hon. NJ. II. Day is to the democrac
of the territory what the brazen serpen
I which Moses lifted M in the wilderne'
| was to the children Of Israel in The tim
. os their great triha,lation. tie Is suppose
10 hold IN his hands the destinies OF thos
who have been "wsiting for something
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-06-18


1HE appointment Of Mayor Garland,
ri bismarck, u The Office Of United
States district attorney has nccessitated
the election Of 4 successor in the mayo,-
si,y "f that city. The republicans and
democrats have each nominated can
dids,e fur the position, hut il is not prob
able that the people will pay much atteo
ton !" party politics when they come 10
vote, aud they shonld mol for such an
Oflc, Hon. Il A. Williams il the can
dnts,e brought out ny the republican
rancMs and it is not likely the democrats
of ihs. city will bestow their ballots with
nngraletni party spirit upon his opponent.
Mr.. Williams l,as been a resident rf Bis
msrck for thirteen years, during which
lime he haa heen = constant and ener.
retic worker for the interests Of that city.
~ city will not stand hy its lifelong
friends how can it. expect I" have very
long hved friends?
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-06-18
NARoHALL MCCLURE. Propraetol
]. @. WARNOOK, Editor

SOME of our exchanges, It seems 10 the
Alert, are very 'ndiscreet in their high
estimation Of the population Of the terri
tory A few days ago one OF them made
an es,,Mate Of nine hundred thousand
sud sev. rai others have estimated it. as
high as seven hundred Thousand. These
extrsvagant estimates might not be so IN
i0diciOns were il not that the census ia
VOW heIng taken 10y which 10 few weeks
the actual number will probably show a
population Of between 100000 and 5OO,-
0O0. Guessing against the ennmerators
is a reckless jeopardy Of reputation for
making estimates. One might 81 well
look A. the plans Of . building an under
take 10 g.less the number Of bricks il
WOnld require ~ the construction.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-06-18


The funny man Of the Estelline Bell
says the appropriation made by The last
legislature for q constitutional conven
zion slionld have been entitled "An ap.
preparation for the relief Of certain per.
sons said TO be engaged in the hotel bus-
ness a. Sioux Falls The Alert does not
agree with the Bell in that Interpretation
Of the object IN view by the supporters Of
this measure. We have no DOUBT some
Of It. will 90 INTO the Golfers Of the hotel
keeper~, but unless our information was
preiunced there are other places in Sioux
Falls "."rc expensive than the hotels. On
the general proposition that the terrific
sial treasury will be relieved OF $40, 900
and that Sioux Falls will he ahead 10 that
"monnl ''y reason oi the constitutional
convention We agree with The Bell how
eyer much We may disagree on the par
ticNIars. ..