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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-07-02
THE historian ls frequently called upon

THE historian Is frequently called upon
to spoil some gems in cloquencc and lit
eraturc, and TO do SO requires not only
moral courage hut oftentimes great &C
slfice of personal feeling. The speech OF
Hon. Roscoe Conkllng before the nation.
al republican convention in Chicago, in
1880, presenting the name of Gen. Grant
for nomination for the presidency has
been preserved in many forms as a mas.
terp,eoe Of cloquence. which it certainly
is. The world-famed reputation Of the
orator had prepared the audience to en-.
thuse when Conkling should speak no
matter what he might say nor how he
shonld say IT.. But on this occasion The
great orator al the very outset Of his
speech ralse.i the vast audience and the
lroa Brigade Of BOG delegates to the thlrd
heaven of enthusiasm by the following
, stanZa:
And when asked what state he
halls from,
Our sole reply shall be,
He tAlls from Appomatox
Aud the famous Apple Tree"
That stanza has been retained ip tho
memory Of more people in America per
haps than any other in existence. It 10
based upon the surrender of Gen. Lee,
commander of the confederate forces, 70
Gen. Grant at Appomattox, April 3, 1865,
and among other incidental circumstan-
cea, which are nearly all exaggerated, il
was stated that the surrender was made
under an apple tree and by this exagger-
ated statement Conkl,ng was led into the
above quoted stanza as an effective pre-
lude to his nominating speech
But NOW it falls to Gen. Grant, the hero
Of the stanza and the great speech that
followed, to inform the people through
his memoirs that this fanciful clrcum;;
stance was purely imaginary and tina,
the surrender did not take place undel
an apple tree. It is barely possible tha,
if George Washington had written the
memoirs Of his life he would have spoiled
that cherry tree stoEy as Gen. Grant viii
spoil Conk ling's apple tree stanzs.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-07-02
SEVERAL Dakota politicians recel

SEVERAL Dakota politicians receatly
assured the st. Paul Globe that Hon.
Hugh j. Campbell, ex. United States dis.
lrict attorney for this territory, was re-
moved for cause when Hon. John f. Car
land was appointed. they assert that
the order was issued May 23d, AMI the
cause assigned was fomenting strife and
extrsvagant use Of government money. II
this be true, the fiuc Italian hand Of ex-
Gov. Ordway becomes visible, for these
are the points the governor sought 10
make against MIR. Campbell IN an 'nves-
t,gation which he instigated last fall.
Gov. Ordway p1onably took some pains
10 see that the evidence before that III
yesti CATION should come to the notice oi
the new administration. OF course MIR.
Campbell was MT guilty Of such 81
abuse of the prerogratives OF his office,
but there are great many good men In
the territory who will die with the belle!
in their hearts that he was guilty and de
served official decapitation. Ex Gov
Ordway is no doubt satisfied With the re
suit whether he had any direct hand u
accomplishing it or not.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-07-02

Iowa papers are kicking against the
nuisance Of meteor ologlcal terms by which
every electrical disturbance Or violent
storm ls called cyclone or hurricane
thereby giving the state an unenvlable
reputation abroad There Ia a good cal
Of truth in this. II is akin 10 calling
every little snow flake and heavy frost in
Dakota blizzard in which misuse Of the
term the Iowa papers are not excelled by
those of any state N the mn'on. IL is
not probable that Iowa has any worse
storms now thai, she bad twenty or thirty
years ago hut il is only It late years that
cyclones haye been heard OF in that state.
They used 10 he called whirlwinls. and
were a. furious as they are now IN the
name OF cyclones, hut there were not 40
many towns and farm houses to drvastate
as there are now. iowa papers, however.
should let up on Dakota blizzard. i"to'e
they ask n compromise on cyclOnts'
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-07-02

Proceedings of board Of county COM
missiOners in session at 10 O'Clock a. m. :.
June %. 1885.
Full board present.
Commissioner Woodbury. IN the chair.
Minutes of last meeting read and an.
proved.
Reviewers Lyon, Taber and McG,nnis
submitted supplementary report on high
way potltioned tor by Colby, Klein and
others.
On motion, report LAID over until next
meeting.
On motion, board adjourned until 2
O'Clock p. m.
Full board present and in session at
O'Clock p. m.
On motion, u county order was issued
TO o. e. Harding for ssa.39 being rebate
Of personal tax for the year 1854, erro=
neously assessed.
A petition for bridge across James
river on sec. IS, tp. l44, +. IS, signed by
A. Walters, Alex Cummings, and others
was presented.
On motion, the above petition was laid
on the table.
On motion, the following bills were al
lowed
Geo. Pelissier, work on highway
district No. 7..................$ IS 62
Geo. II. Woodbury., services as
county commissioner locating
roads and bridges. 90
u. &. Buck, same. e....,..,. 9 90
j. j. Eddy, same. e.,,.,.,,,.,..,.. 90
l.. B. Minor, labor on grantor and
grantee index ................. 5G7 q
J. W. Sheridan, fuel for court
house. Observation-Disclosures. II Is
s. A. Shain, for board Of paupers. SO 73
ii. NJ. Taber, road viewer ....... 2 OO
S. X. McGinnls, road viewer. So. 2 OF
l.. Lyon, road viewer ..,..... 2 OC
4. q. Barrett, work on highway
district No. 7.................. "a OC
r. G. Barrett. do do do 6s 4s
+. McAulitfe, do do do l3 IL
z. s. Martin, building fence on
court house grounds .......... s o(
IL. G. Hotchkiss. repairs in coun.
! ~ offices. 25
Geo. ID. Barnard & Co., supplies
f,r register of deeds Office. $500. 81 s.
}. McCalty, witness IN district
court. ......... .............. "
Geo. Van Order, work on high
way district No. a..,.,.......: II M
W. W. Graves. work on highway
district No. l.................. 4S Is
W. II. Dennis son. work on high
way district No. .l....-... II 2.
VIM. W,driksen, work On high.
way district No. 8 ............ II 2:
A. J. Seller, work oa highway
district No. 5.................. 81
J. II. Sears. work on highway
! district No. 4.................. q 81
VIM. Squire, work on highway
district No. 4.................. 4. IL .!
P. Gaffney, work on higwsy DIS
trict NO. Is s.
B. Campbell, work on highway
district No. 7.................. "a 81
J. e. Updyke, work on highway
district No. observation-disclosures. 5 2!
NJ. &. Price, scrapers. ............ IL n
G. l.. McGregor, boarding pauper. "a &
On motion, salaries of county officer.
for the quarter ending June 80, 1885
were allowed, VIZ:
l.. 3. Miner, County Auditor. $500 q
s. l.. Glaspell, county attorney. 80 q
PHI Foley, county super intendent
Of schools. ........,.,.,,., {5 q
DIR. +. g. DePuy, county phYsl-
clan. Observation-Disclosures. Is q
missioner. -. .........,..,,,.,. 50 s
i. j. Eddy, county commlssioacr. 81 O
ID. G. Buck, county Commissioner. % q
On motion, board adjourne slne DIE.
l.. Il. MINER,
County Auditor
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-07-02

TIE Sioux Falls Press assumes that the
objection raised against the constitution
al convention on account Of the expense
ls not sincere and is urged because no
good reason can be offered against tho
convention. After dlsposlng of the Oh
jection in this cool manner the Press goes
on 70 say shat the proportion Of the ex-
pensc to Sioux Falls and county will be
abont $500, and the members OF the con
vention and lobby will spend about $780,.
600 in the city, which will he q benefit TO
the whole county That is abont the
coolest piece Of gall We have seen offered
in favor Of the South Dakota constitu-
tional convt ntion. So far 0s Sioux Falls
is concerned her advocacy Of the COW.
tion is fully explainei in the above. hut
why the sum Of $40 600 should be taken
from the territorial treasury to be expcnd-
cd in that city md county may not he 30
obvious. It. will no donbt be good thing
for Sioux Falls, hut where the benefit to
other parts of the territory?
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-07-02

times when bank presidents are held 10
answtr in the criminal court as COM
mon thief The custom has been 10 send
the poor deyll who steals few dollars to
the penltentiary for the greater part of
his natural life time and let the bank
thief, with the title of president or cash-
Ter, not only 60 free but condole with
him In his misfortune while he rctires to
some fashionable resort on his poverty (?)
or browns his troubles in q .our of En-
rope. When bank officers come TO un-
derstsnd that they will have to wear Ze
bra suits the same as any other thief who
defrauds and robs people of their money
there will be less bank suspensions and
more security to the people.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-07-02
MURDERER ARE IED.

Tho K.Aler Cssaty lasraer.

Az aasocla.ed psess diapaach daaea jo.s
3eh, at Dawson, Oak, vhich 8 q III
eastern border Of Kiddes csa.ty. a ~
Northern Pacific railroad about forty
niles vest Of Jamestown. u . lo,lovs: 5
Dawson. Dak,.J nns 3O-A horrible
murder was committed here today. .lnst
st evening the body Of Mn. Uares Va
!. found bnricd in tho hay in one Of the
stalls Of the barn. She had hson dead for
some hours. 1t is supposed that s tramp
that Vas working for M. Unger an TIE
work by beating in her head with a. ron
wedge.
Specials 70 the Alert. s8
Dawson, Dak.. July 4, 3:3O D. m.-
The name BY which the murderer OF Nrs.
Ungnr was known. was Aasoa VuelIss.
lie speaks broken Engllsh. He hss !
smooth face, is heavy Get. weighs about
ITO pouads. 26 years old, light conplsx.
ion. He wore grey undershirt, small
trimmed hat, faded brown oyeralIa, and
had blosd on his clothing. HIS LEFT boot
was cut on top. Thumb Of right hsnt,
hurt and bound up. His height IL abont
five feet six inches.
MEDINA, Dak.. July l, 1926 p. ma
man answering the description Of the
murderer Of Mrs. Unger Vas caught today
by sheriff J. ID. Smith, OF Kidder county.
He was at work for Mr.. Ahearna two and
half miles south of Medina Hs gave
the name OF Wolfe.
LATER.
Sheriff ). ID. Smith Of Kidder county
arrived IN jamestown about one O'Clock
this morning and wss interviewed by the
Alert IN regard TO the Kidller county
murder and arrcst Of the murderer q
stated in the special telegram above flom
Medina. The facts Of the case 90 for a
known were related as follows by Nj.
Smith:
The family consisting OF Mr. UnRer
and wife lived in their farm house sbou,
forty rods north of the town OF Dswson.
The trslsp had been working for Nj.
Unger about two months, and on Tuesday
morning Mrs. Unger. requested her Aus-
band to discharge him q she Was afraid
of him, hut be thought her fears were
unfounded and did not do q she request
ed. About seven O'Clock IN the morning
Mr.. Uager started 70 tree claim ssme
distance away to do some work and left
the hired man. tramn. at home IN asaiaf
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-07-02
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
[OFFICIAJ. |

Proceedings of board Of county COM
missiOners in session at 10 O'Clock q. m, !,
June %. 1885.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-03-05
He Succeeded Too Well.

"Now," said the bride. Henry, l want
you to understand distinctly that l am
going to behave exactly as IL were an
cid married woman. SO, dearest, do not
think me cold and unlOving il 1 treat
yea very practically when there is any
body by"
Il don't believe 1 can pass for an old
married man. am so fond Of you that
am bound to show it. 1 ana sure to
give the snap away"
mo you mustn't. It's easy enough.
And l insist that you behave just like
all old married men do. Do yea hearp"
We'll, darling, I'll try; but l know l
will not succeed"
The first evening Of their arrival the
bride retired to her chamber and the
groom fell in with a poker party, with
whom he sat playing cards until after 4
O'clock in the morning. His wife spent
the weary hours weeping. At last he
turned up and met his grief-stricken
bride with the hilarious question:
swell. amt l doing tho old married
man ast like daisy?"
She never again referred to the sub
jet, and everybody knew after that that
they had just been married.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-03-05
Nuts With Kernels.

1t is shown that when Rome burned
fiddles had not been invented. The Nero
fddling story is. therefore, to be laid
away with the Captain John Smith-PO-
cahontas and the Tsll-Appls allegories.
Alabama has 1924 saw and lumber
mills, 80 single mills, II planning mills,
Is sash, door and blind factories, and 6
stave mills. The finest timber lands In
the state are penetrated by the Georgia
Pacific and the Alabama and Great
Southern railroads. Atlanta, ChattanoO-
ga and New Orleans are the chief mark
cts.
The little iron ball inside q sleigh bell
is too big to DO put through the holes in
the bell, and yet 1t is inside. How did
it get there? 1t is called the jingl0t. and
in making the bell 1t is put inside lit
tie ball of mud, lust the shape of the in
side Of the bell. Then mould In made
just the shape of the outside of the bell.
This mad ball, with the jingle inside, is
placed in the mould of the outside. and
the melted metal is poured in, which
oils up the space between the ball and
the mould. When the mould is taken off
you see sleigh bell. but it will not
ring, as 1t is full of dirt. The metal
dries the dirt so it can be shaken out.
After the dirt is all shaken out Of the
holes in the bell the little iron jinglet
will still be in the bell, and will ring.
1t took good many years to think out
how to make sleigh bell.
The dull season in the match trade il
between November and April. During
the summer time the men work in the
fields, and when they want to light their
pipes they use match. In the winter
the fires are kept up and few matches
are needed. The non-use Of ten matches
day for four months in perhaps 3,O00.-
600 houses Will alone cause a dull time
in the match business, for it will amount
to 5.000,000.000, to say nothing about
these not used by the men. But the coun-
try people do not cause the only losses
in the trade. for there are less used
rmong city people in winter than sum-
mer
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-03-05
Russian Justice.

The question has often been asked
whether in Russia men receive impair
tial justice or not. 1 shall mention two
cases which came under my own OBJ
servation. The landlord of my house
entered an action to recover the sum of
$4,000 owed for goods to that amount
delivered. Both parties bribed the
Judge, but the landlord was the most
lavish, and he affirmed that he paid
$3.50, after the decision in his favor, on
condition that he received the other
$3.50; his offer was accepted and he
paid the amount after waiting two
years for his money. An Austrian
gentleman was robbed at hotel where
he was stopping of property to con-
siderable amount. The servants were
all examined by the police and one was
selected as the probable thief. The
hotel proprietor well knew the honesty
of this man and gave him character
which would have exonerated him from
the charge. But no, the police de-
termined that he was the thief, and
actually logged him to the comfortable
number of 800 lashes. Scarcely was
this received before the true thief was
discovered to be- quite another person;
the poor servant, instead of being con-
soled for the severe flagellation he had
received, was sent out of the city in
order that the business might be for
gotten. Telegraph.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-03-05
Fashion Fanciss.

Buttons are small and numerous.
Fans, painted by hand on velvet, are
among the novelties in that department.
In mOnograms script is used. and
there IL an end to the puzzlsing inter-
laeing OF letters.
A thickly masssd border of crushed
roses is tho latest trimming for the
skirt of tulls dresses.
Glass cologne bottles, to be carried in
the hand have reached the formidable
length of halt a yard.
Long jsweled pins are worn in the
hair; also fancy combs by those to whom
a high csiffure is becoming.
A strip Of tarrod paper such paper
as, roOfers use, placed under the
edge of carpet, is sure preventive for
moths.
'One may bs very pieus and reverent,
but must smile at seeing that Presbyts-
rian blus is ono OF the new shades in
hosiery.
A little chatelaine pocket, fastened to
the belt either by gold chain or nar-
row ribbon, is one of the adjunets of a
ball costume this season.
The new linen writing paper is very
handsome but 80 heavy that gOssipy GER
respondents avoid it as the best part of
their pin money is exhausted in paying
postage.
Ii wOuld DO bsttsr if American women
would copy after the economies practis-
cd by their French sisters in their house
hold affairs, instead of forever trying to
immitate them in manners and dress,
What this country needs is fewer wasp
wasted girls. No woman can stand the
racket Of household care and work UNI
less she has plenty of room beneath her
ribs. Do you mind that young woman?
A new kind of Vienness glass for table
use has been recently on exhibition in
some Of the porcelain and glass estab-
lishmants. 1t is studded with bits of
glass in limitation of the jeweled work
and is very effective and original.
Over hundred pairs Of ladies' shoes
have been found among tho effects of an
old bachelor who died recently near
Norwich, Conn. There were dainty lit
tie boots and shoes in all the styles of q
quarter of century, not pair of which
had ever bosn worn.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-03-05
AIRS slippery Glass Eye.

"The Squire" says the author OF "The
Hoesier Schoolmastsr," "wors one glass
eve and q wig. The glass eye was
constantly slipping out Of focus. and the
wig turning arouad sidewise on his head
whenever he addressed the people OF the
Flat Creek District" Sad spectacle.
Parker's Hair Balsam preserves and pro-
notes the growth Of the natural hair. IL
also restores the natural color to hair
which has faded or become gray. Clean,
elegant, beneficial. highly perfumsd.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-03-05
Amount of water absorbed by tree.

Amount of water absorbed by trees,
in the official report Of the geological
survey of Wisconsin is an account or the
determinations made by DR.. j. M. Anders
of the amount of water pumped from the
earth by trees. He finds that the aver
age exhalation from soft thin leaved
plants in clear weather amounts to about
Ia ounce Troy per day Of IL hoars, for
every square foot Of surface. Hence q
moderate sized elm raises and throws OIL
IA ton OF water per day. In the report
the facts are applied to what is going on
in America, where certain inland fertile
districts are becoming converted into
deserts by Wholesale clearings;> and in
other places, such as the plains Of Colo
RADIO where only five or six years of irri-
CATION and planting has already pro-
duced measurable increase of rainfall.
1t is maintained that the deserts Of Sy-
ria and Africa are the results of cutting
down trees,
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-03-05

-"Wherc did you get this French
Biblep" asked Smith, taking up book
from Blacks table. -"French
Biblel l haven't got any French Bible.
The only Bible / have is the one you
have in your hand. Had it ever since /
was married" Smith (holding up the
book -"What do you call that but
FrenchP" Black--''By gracious! so it
is! Funny I never found it out beforep"
3astrD transcript
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-03-05

I DnI7u Send six cts. for postage and
n DQIJ N receive, free a costly box of
n IlI/Il'I. goods which will help you to
more money right away than
anything else in this world. All, OF either sex,
succeed from first hour. The broad road to
fortune opens before the workers, absolutely
sure. At once addrpss TaUE & Co., Augusta, Me.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1885-08-04
wolverine Lode Mining Claim.

situate in Banner Mining District. Boise County
Idaho Territory. consisting of twelve hundred
tl200 linear feet of the lode, and surface ground
three hundred aud fifty 1851 feet WIDE being Lot
No. 81, and described in the field notes and plat of
the official survey on file in this office, with mag
netic variation at 10 degrees and 80 minutes east
follows:
Commencing at the discovery stake on this claim
on which was posted the location notice. and run
ming thence s. II dogs So min. E. along the West
end line Of the claim fifty 5o eet to the Southwest
corner. called corner No. L." thence n II degs
SO min along the West end line of the claim
three hundred and fifty $500 feet to the Northwes
corner OF the claipa called Corner No. O." thence
N. 5o dogs. 40 min. f., along the North side ilne OF
said claim twelve hundred t1200) feet the North
east corner of said claim, called Corner No. 81
thence s. II dogs. 36 min along the East end line
OF the claim three hundred and fifty (350) feet to
| the Southeast corner of the claim called Corner
No. a. thence s. So degs as min W. along the
south side line of the claim twelve hundred l1200
feet to the Southwest corner of the claim called
Corner No. l; said claim embracing total area OF
9.3s acres. Said Wolverine lode Mining claim being
situated about thirty miles Northeast OF Idaho CITY
ana about one-tourh OF mile Southeast of Banner
postof1ce and the Crown Point mine. lying West Of
said Wolverine mine, and the Hardscrabbe mine
lying South thereof
The said mining claim being of record in the Of
nee OF the County cerder of said Boise county.
at Idaho City, in Boise County, Idaho ferrtor,
The nearest known locations being the Crown Point
and Hardscrabble mines,
Any and all persons claiming adversely any nor.
ton of the said Wolverine Lode Mining Claim on
surface ground are required TO file their advers
claims thereto with Register of the United
States Land Ofiee, at Boise City, Idaho Territor,
within the sixty days public alton thereof or they
will be barred by virtue Of the provisions of TIL
statute IN such cases made and provided
EbW'D l.. GU lIS, II egis ter.
direct that the foregoing notice of Application
Tor patent be published for the period of sixty DAYS
tten consecutive weeks in the dahn World II news.
paper published ut Idah" City Boise county Idaho
Territory, FpW' D. l.. CuRTls Rerister
june 26 1SS5-60 DAYS
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1885-08-04
silver State.

The case of the State of Nevada,
respondent, against Clarence Gray,
appellant, is set for hearing in the SUI
preme Court calendar, September ID.
Gray was indicted for the murder of
II. Fl. Scott at Paradise on the night
Of December "A, 1884. Last March
he was tried and found guilty in the
District Court here and sentenced to
be executed on the 22d of May last.
Ills counsel excepted to the rulings
of the District Court on several points
of law, and appealed to the Supreme
Court. The transcript on appeal was
sent to the Supreme Court about the
middle Of June, and it was set for
hearing at the time above mentioned.
If the Court spends month or two
considering points which the District
Court has to pass upon at moments
notice, an opinion may be expected
late next fall, and if new trial is
granted the appellant, his case will
not be disposed of for IA year to come,
as he will have the same right to APP
peal after second trial as he had
when first tried. The new Constitu-
ton of California prohibits the pay
ment of the salaries of the Supreme
Judges il they neglect to act upon a
case within ninety days afterit is sub
mitted to them for decision, and an
amendment of that character to the
Constitution Of Nevada might be ben
ofciul.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1885-08-04
TUFTS HAIR Dye

GENTS clothing cleaned and mend
ed and ladies' fancy work stamped by
Mrs. J. w. REEL.