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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-03-26

The board Of trustees for the hospital
for the insane at this place held the first
meeting of the new board yesterday and
organized by elect,ng Maj. Lyon presi-
dent and F. E. Jones secretary as sug-
gested by the Alert few days ago would
b.. done The other members of the
board are NJ. E. Foley, of this city, D. L.
Fry, OF Fargo, and DR.. V. P. Kennedy,
of Ordway, all of whom were present at
the meeting. Considerable business was
DISGUISE in the course Of the day by way
of preliminary arrangeL. .ent but no Gei
mite action taken In regard 10 the addl-
tlonal buildings as the architect was not
present. Only one appointment of sub
ordinate officers was made, that OF stew
ard, which was conferred upon Billy
Nickeus who will no doubt make an eff
elent officer The board adjourned to
meet again the 10th Of next month when
the architect and superintendent will
probably be present with them.
Mr.. L. b. Miner, the efficient register
Of deeds and county clerk, has beel ap
pointed county auditor under the recent
act of the legislature providing for the
appointment If such officer for this couu-
ty. No more capable man could have
been selected for the position and the
appointment of Mr.. Miner insures that
the business will be done thoroughly and
we'll.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-03-26

The generous and practically unani-
nous nomination rendered MIR. j. j. Flint
tor mayor by the mass meeting of citizens,
and Of the best and most prominent clti-
zens, of the city last Friday evening, is a
compliment of which any gentleman in
the city might we'll feel proud, and we
are quite sure that none is capable of a
higher appreciation of such manifesto
tion OF con fdence and esteem by his fel-
low citizens than MIR. Flint. lie came to
jamestown when /. was mere collection
of shacks, established his home among its
people and has been identified with every
movement and public enterprise of its de-
velopment into the handsomest little city
in North Dakota. Mr.. Flint has given
an earnest Of his faith in the future of
the city and the permanency of his resi-
dence in it by investing his money in i'm
prOvements which are both ornamental
and substantial, among which IS home
place that is model of convenience and
comfort.
The nomination of MIR Flint under such
peculiarly happy circumstances of una.
nimlty Is good omen for the ensuing
city administration in the important mat.
ters of economy and retrenchment as we'll
as in the rigid enforcement Of the ordi-
nances and maintenance Of law and Or
der. The warning factions that have un-
happily existed in the city the past year
have now compromised their differences
and are united as one man 10 build up all
interests, knowing neither north
side nor south side sectional distinctions,
and to restore the prosperity and glory of
jamestown as IN her f,rmer buoyan days
of undivided unity. In Mr.. Flint we will
have mayor who will not only studious.
ly guard the interests of the city and ju.
diciously execute the ordinances, but one
who has the intellectual ability to preside
with dignity and parliamentary decorum
over the city council and in happy and
becoming manner extend the hospitali-
ties of the city to our visitors on public
and formal occasions.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-03-26

THE Legislature gave but little atten =
ton to the changes in the school law re-
commended by Gen. Beadle, who was
then territorial superintendent of public
instruction. and is in the main the author
Of the school law as it now exists. This
part of the statute law of the territory is
voluminous, and the principal objection
to it is that life is too short for the farm
ers, who are principally the adminlstra.
tors of it, to read and master its meaning.
1t was perhaps Ill consequence of the ses>
sion being limited to sixty days that the
legislature did not undertake to consider
the amendments recommended. If the
present superintendent of public instruc.
ton will boil the school law down into
about one. fourth its present volume,
eliminate the impracticable and substitute
the practicable, in short, give the people
q school law which the common people
can understand, he will confer favor
upon large number of long suffering
and puzzled school officers.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-03-26

THERE is likely to be war of words
and much bitterness of feeling IN BIS.
marck in the final round up oflthe capital
deal. The bill introduced in the latter
days of the recent session OF the legisla-
ture to bond the county to repay the sub
scr,ptlons by which the bonus of 100000
and lands required as condition to the
location of the capital at that place was
raised failed because Of local opposition
to the measure. THIS leaves the enter
prsng subscribers to the fund holding an
empty bag while others have in their
pockets proportlonate share OF the prof
its arising from the capital boom without
having borne any of the burdens incident
thereto.
The Alert we'll remembers the clrcum-
stances under which those subscriptions
were secured, or at any rate under which
they were paid. An election was called
the lattar part of June, 1883, to vote on
bonding the county for the amount. On
the morning of the day before the elec
ton the Tribune, which was then edited
by Col. Lounsberry, in ALI editorial ''read
the riot act'' to the people in plain and
unmistakable terms to the effect that il
they then shirked their moral obligation
to share the burden of the bonus the bid,
upon which the capital was located there
and which was TO be paid the first OF July,
would be Withdrawn. The proposition
carried by quite large majority, and
while it created no legal oblig gAtior-ther
being no authority from the legislature
for issuing the bonds-it did create
MOI al obligation which the people OF thai
county cannot now evade with credit te
themselves.
The Journal of that city, edited by Col
Lounsberry who wrote the editorial le'
ferred to in the Tribune IN 1883, now ur'
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-03-26

THE democratic pilgrims to Washing
ton are said to be pining for home. The
GOODNESS with which they are received at
the presidential mansion is not that kind
which IS inv,gora,ing and refreshing. 1t
d, ontains none of the ozone characteristic
Of the prevailing zephyrs IN the north
west. 1t is a kind OF GOODNESS that makes
one feel like he had butted his head
against stone wall and is waiting for
the wall to apologize. The Iowa demo-
cratic central committee have been camp
,ng on the trail of federal patronage ever
since the middle of February and have
Just learned from tho president that the
federal officers in that state will not be
disturbed, and that when their terms ex-
pire their successors will be appointed
upon recommendation of the democratic
congressman from that state. The ward
caucus, manipulators and CROSSROADS pol
nticrans acted upon the "pointer" ard
took the frat tram bound west.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-03-26
MARSHALL MCCLURE. Proprietor
J. O. WARNOCK. Editor

The Sioux Falls Leader has warm
side for Hon. Il. F. Prttlgrew, but 1t is
that kind Of warmth which the humble
bee manifests towards person who stirs
up its nest. The animus OF the Leaders
fusllade against the Sioux Falls states
man seems to be to defeat any aspirations
the gentleman may have to represent that
part Of the territory IN the constitutional
convention to be held for South Dakot.
this fall. While Mr.. Pettigrew's cours
in the recent legislative session may no,
have been faultless lie probably secured
more Tor the territorial institutions
Sioux Falls than any other man in tina.
district could have obtained, and if there
is any justifiablc kicking TO be done
against his course in the legislature th.
people OF Sioux Falls are not the ones to
fn IL
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-03-26

TIT Valley City Times, which in the
past has been opposed to division of the
territory, now advocates 1t on the grounds
of the lmplacable hatred of the southern
portion Of the territory tow ards the north
and the lrrepresslble conflict that will al
ways exist between the two section of
the territory. That this feeling exists,
and was exhibited on the part OF some
members Of the legislature at Bismarck
last winter, is too plainly true, bat we
Goubt that those members fairly repre-
sentCd any considerable portion of their
constituents in such an exhibition of i'll
feeling. In many respects the antagon-
ism between the two sections Of this ter
rltory is similar to that which existed be-
tween the south and north before the re-
bellion. That feeling of antagonism and
bitterness was confined almost wholly to
the politicians which was exhibited in
the halls of congress, and the like feeling
IN this territory exists principally among
and ls kept alive by the the politicians
aud is exhibited in the legislature. We
do not believe this feeling has any place
In the hearts of the common people of
either section, and if there were no other
reasons for division than this it would
hardly be worth mentioning as an argu-
ment for division of the territory. These
selfish politicians who, having no real
merit, thrive upon the passions of spite,
cannot long deceive the people in this
way. They will be brought to judgment
and be condemned to exile from public
life and legislative functions, and the
sooner the better.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-03-26
ArbOr Day.

BISMARCK, March 23.-The governor
proclalms as follows:
TO the people of Dakota: In compli-
ance with the request Of many citizens Of
the territory, and in accordance with a
custom which has grown into much favor
In various states of the union, hereby
designate the third Wednesday, the tif-
teerth day of April as Arbor day, and
recommend that it be devoted to tree
planting and other work tending to beau
tify and make pleasant the homes of the
people. particularly commend to re-
gents, trustees, directors and other OFF,
GERS of territorial institutions and to
teachers and pupils of all public and prl-
vate schools the observance or this day.
Under law passed by the legislature a
reward of two dollars per acre is given
for land planted with trees except black
locusts and cottonwood, and maintained
for three years. With this additional IN
centlve it IS hoped the day designated
will be generally observed throughout the
territory.
(S,gned) GILBERT n PIERCE,
Governor
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-03-26

THE newspapers of the territory have
about all been heard from on the subject
of the governors veto of the capital re
moval bill. A large majority of them
agree that the governor was justified in
veto1ng the measure on the ground of
expediency but his constitutional objec-
tion that 1t would impair the obligation
of contract has been pretty thoroughly
demolished.
A correspondent of the Yankton Press
and Dakotaian cites decision of the su-
preme court of the United States, report
ed in 10th Otto, page 54s, entitled New
ton VS.. Commissioners, county stat
moval, which IS resisted on the grounds
of impairlng the obligations of a contract,
in which James A. Garfield appeared as
counsel for plaintiff in error. The case
involved the same questions If contract
as are urged by the governor in his veto
message against the capital removal bill.
The county seat Of Mahonlng county
was established at Caufield by act of the
legislature upon conditions among which
were that the citizens donate land and
furnish building for the court. These
conditions were complied with and the
county seat was established at Garfield.
A subsequent legislature assed an act
removing the county seat to Youngstown.
Certain citizens of Cantlcld filed bill
setting forth that the act locating the
county seat at Garfield and compliance
with Its conditions constituted an execu.
ted contract within the meaning of the
constitution the obligation of which could
not be impaire by later act.
The court held !: l. That no sucl con
tract existed. 2 That the act of 1916
was public law relating 20 public sub
ject, with respect TO which tho legislature
which enacted 1t had no power to bind
subsequent one. 3. That if that act and
the proceedings under 1t constituted a
contract, it was satisfied on the part of the
state by establishing tue county seat at
Garfield with the intent that it should
remain there IN perpetui'y. a. That the
practical Interpretation of the phrase
permanently established" which has
been in long and frequent use in the
statutes of Ohio with respect to county
seats established otherwise than tempo
rarIy, is by no means conclusive.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-03-26

The capital having been vel staked
down at Bismarck by Gov. Plerce's veto
of the removal bill, and tho anxiety of
the people Of that city having been set at
rest on that subject for al least two years,
they have now come TO the point of q
settlement among themselves, and the
following from the Journal OF that city
indicates that there Is a storm gathering:
"rherc IS mutteri ing down deer in the
hearts of these who subscribed to the
capital fund under a promise that the
money should be refunded. The neces-
sity will be pressing one that will lead
the people OF B,smarck to take position
on another subscription list for the public
good because the .aith of the public was
not kept in this case. 1t may be good
policy TO drive the old ana liberal clti-
'zens out of town to give the tenderftet
chance but the Journal doubts it."
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-03-26

The movement on the part Of the citi
zens Of Jamestown who hold large prop.
erty interests and bear the larger proper
tion of the burdens of taxation to organ
ize in the interests of economy and Judi.
cisus public improvements, as suggested
a few days ago by correspondent of the
Alert, is one IN which all our citizens
should, and NJ, doubt will, lend their sym
pathy and aid with their counsel in Its
deliberations. 1t is propltious time f1r
the inauguration Of such a movement, as
l3will commence with the new city ad-
ministrstior and be valuable help to II
in many ways, and if found practically
beneficial, as it PROBABLY will be, 1t will
iperpetuate itself and have Its influence
upon all future CITY administrations.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-03-26

ges and rigttfullY demands that the peo-
pie fulfill that plighted faith and moral
obligation, and in dolngso it speaks from
the record and is consistent with the mu-
tual understanding between the people
and the subscribers at the time the bonus
was put up and without which Bismarck
would to day be Missousi river town In
stead of the capital of the territory
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-03-26
THE outrageous and incxcusable blum

The outrageous and inexcusable blum
der by which the bonding amendment to
the city charter for the relief OF our board
Of education was defeated after it had
passed both houses, suggests the need of
reform in the appointment Of the clerical
officers of the legislature and possibly
some Judicious temperance legislation
made directly applicable TO the closing
hours of that august body. This should
be done or some means provided whereby
the blunders resulting from carelessness
or inebriety can be ,eclitied after the fina'
adjournment Is taken.
In this case the records and The origl-
nal bill which was signed by the presiding
officers of both houses and the governor
is not the ono passed by the legislature
nor q copy of it. 1t differs from 1t in such
a vital point that it must be regarded as
a different bill altogether. The original
bill failed TO become law because 1t
does not bear the signatures CT those off.
GERS. THIS one must also be invalid be-
>hAoN ~ " oo NV poooSN upOu tAC 1CS-
islature. The Alert does not believe 1t IS
a valid law in any of its provisions. The
bill must be considered il lis entirety aud
all of its parts AID provisions must stand
or fall together. Courts allow consider
able latitude IN ascertaining wha. the
legislature intended the language of a
statute to mean, but they will not 60 out
side of the legislative record and create
a statute on the presumption that the
Legislature intended to enact such law.
If this position DC correct, as we be
lleve it Is, the charter has not been amend.
ed in any particular with reference to the
board of education and the members will
still be appointed by the city council.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-03-26

OFFICE seekers, like death, love a shin.
ing mark, and they are just now aiming
their darts at Judge Edgerton, chief jus
tice of this territory, to make place for
some aspiring bourbon who would like 10
administer justice from democratic
standpoint. While neither democracy
nor republ:canlsm should be raised as an
objection to, nor be urged in favor of, any
person for any judicial position. it IS no,
expected that any administration Will
wholly disregard political consider
a,ions in making selections for such po.
sitions There are perhaps as many ca
pable persons for the positions in the one
party as In the other. The judicial de
partment IS, we are pleased to say, aud
ever should remain, non-pArtisan IN the
admlnlstr alton of justice, but it by nc
means follows that judiciary officers
should have no political opinions or par.
ty affiliations. Judge Edgerton stand
high will ls4 = - :
ry as an able and upright judge, and
there seems to be no reason why lie
should be deposed from his position until
the term for which ne was appointed ex-
pires. The Alert does not b. leve presi
dent Cleveland will prostitute the judici.
ary of Dakota, nor OF any other territory,
by dragging 1t down or permitting it to
be dragged down into the cesspool of
machine politics. No lncompetency is
charged against Judge Edgerton, nor is
corruption even remotely iutimated. His
decision against the capital commission
ers, even though it was gall aud bitter
ness to portion of N"rth Dakota, called
forth no personal criticism Of motive nor
ri,llcule OF position from any respectable
source. The Alert hopes that Judge Ed
gerton may be permitted to remain undis.
turbed in his position and believes that
the ends Of justice will be subserved
thereby.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-03-26

The newspapers of New York have sci
lhe death watch upon Gen. Grant. They
ave rented a room near his residence
where representatives of the great news.
papers in the city are stationed day and
night, who communicate every few min.
utes with the physicians or members Of
The family in regard to the general, con
dltlon. The papers all have biographical
sketches of the private life of the illus.
trious soldier and ante mortem obitua-
ries set IN type ready to add the an
nouncement of his death and set the
presses gong. Before the eyes of the
general are finally and forever closed by
the hand of friend the newsboy will be
shouting the news on the streets. This
Is indeed fast age of the world and es-
peclally so IN metropolitan newspaper
enterprise. 1t is thought the general is
likely to die at any hour but may live for
three months. He is in much trouble of
mind over business affairs connected will,
the Grant & Ward bank failure, not 80
much because he lost his own money but
because Others lost money through conf
dence in the bank on account of his name
being connected with it. He is aware
that his end is nigh aud although he does
not quail at the approach OF the rider on
the pale horse he is distressed in mind
that he cannot restore money lost by IN
nocent parties, and all the assurances of
his friends cannot disab abuse his mind Of
the idea that he will die in disgrace. He
says the responsibility of the armies and
the trying scenes of The presidential Office
we're blissful rest compared with this
trouble on his mind.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-03-26

Col. Villas, the postmaster general
hath . Texas democrat very much offend
ed. Congressman Welborne OF the Lone
Star state called upon the cabinet officer
from Wisconsin the other day and made
known his wishes with regard to the ap-
pointment of one Of his bourbon constitu-
euts to postmsstership with that assur-
auce which comes of . fee simple title to
the earth and such sppurtenances there
unto belonging % the fullness thereof.
but instead of Immediately complying
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-03-26

parts Of the country annihilates that frlv
olous point of objection 50 completely
that it can no longer be dignlfied by the
term argument. 1t is now only qucs-
ton Of policy and it will not be many
years until the barrier will be broken
down and those who stood in the way
will be politically as If the car of Jugger-
naut had passed over them.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-03-26

Our territorial legislature seems to have
set In motion wave that will vibrate
from the center 10 the circumference of
the nation. As pebble dropped into the
ocean will move every particle of water
in the boundless and fathomless deep, so
a new element introduced into our civil
lization produces an agitation OF all the
elements o: civil ltion. There were
more than the people in Dakota watch
ing with interest the progress of the wo-
men suffrage bill, and almost held their
breath in suspense while the bill was in
the hands of the governor after receiving
the sanction of botn houses of the legis-
lature. 1t is not the purpose of this arti-
Gle to discuss the merits of the bill passed
at the late session OF the legislature nor
OF the question in general. We recognize
the fact that good citizens have honest
convictions upon the subject for and
against the principle and policy. So far
as this territory is concerned the question
IS irrevocably settled tor two years unless
congress should extend the right OF SUI
frage, which is not at all probable, but ii
IS we'll enough to note the effect of the
recent agitation. Minnesota took quite
a good deal of interest in the measure
during its tendency in the legislature, and
q number of lady writers Of ability are
still publishing forcible articles on the
subject, reviewing the question and the
governors veto Away down east ID the
state of New York the ladies' associations
who were hardly supposed to have ever
heard Of the agitation of the question ou
here IN Dakota have taken so much inter
est IN the subject and are so indignant
over the defeat of the measure iy the
governors veto that they are sending t
the president requests for the reu oval o
the COVE. nor from Office because OF hi
veto. This is one of the live question
of the day and one which will not dow
at the bidding Of the politicians of eithe
party. Incompetency Is NO longer offer
ed Is an argument against 1t by its NOR
intelligent opponents. The educators Q
our children In the public schools in al
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-03-26

The Argus is in error in stating that
the committee consisting of Anton Klaus,
S X. McGinnis, Z. p. Wells, & X. Top
lift, E. NJ, Sanford and W. NJ. Lloyd, ap.
pointed at the meeting at the court house
Monday night, were to prepare list of
candidates for city officers. Nearly all of
the members of that committee took part
in the citizens meeting at that place last
Friday evening which nominated j. J.
Flint for mayor, Herman Gleseler for
treasurer and Frank tucker for police
magistrate. This committee was ap.
pointed to report bylaws and the names
Of persons for officers of the association.