Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-01-08
Shall The James River Valley Rsal -
Completed?

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The Alert understands that plans are
being considered looking to the early
completion OF the James River Valley
allroa If the farmers in this vicinity
and along the line OF the road would
put their shoulders unltedly to the wheel,
they could have this road In operation
before another crop is ready for shipment,
accomplish more by competition in way
of cheap freights than by car load Of
petitions and memorials to the legisla-
ture. The road bed for this line 10 almost
completed, ties can be procured cheap
and and rails cheaper than ever beforer
Or perhaps by furnishing the ties the
road could be mortgsged for the IRON and
rolling stock, and the farmers could have
a railroad Of their own, or at least under
their own control. There was an advan.
tage of about five cents bushel over u
in freights at LsMoure the past
season from railroad competition at Ell
endale. That difference would aggregate
from sao, 900 TO $40, 900 on the wheat crop
shipped from this place of the last seasons
crop, and few years wonld save enough
to build and equip the road. Whenever
the farmers put their money and their
might into this enterprise they can and
will complete it and it Is uncertain
whether it will ever be done without this
effort on their part and of the industry
most interested and most to be benefited.
How Jim Winslow got It snts the Cssrt
House Gang.
A day or two before New Years Jim
Winslow went up to the court house and
extended cordial and urgent invitation
to the ''court house gang'' to come to his
New Years evening and assist
him in disposlng Of half dozen canvas
back ducks which he had procured from
Green Bay, Wis, specially for the occs-
sion. Mansfield didn't eat anything oil
day, holding himself of for the canvas
back duck feast at half past Six In the
evening. Miner contented himself with
half rations but McKechnlc and Bow
ditch forgot all about it, ate their usual
meals and failed to show up at night.
Mansfield and Miner proceeded down
in body to the handsome residence
of Mr.. Winslow in the evening discuss
ing canvas back duck on the way. Ar.
irving at the house they we're very kindly
received by Mrs. Winslow, who together
with TWO or three other ladies' were re-
ceiving New Years calls, and who sup.
posed these two gentlemen were making
such call. As Jim did not show up it
very soon began to illuminate the mental
of these two members of the
"court house gang that he had not told
his wife anything about the proposed cane
vas back duck scheme and moreover that
Jim had forgotten 1t himself. After
making the best of 1t by discussing New
Years calls with the ladies they took
their departure leaving the ladies all un
OF the occasion of the visit, and
as they proceeded up the street Mansfield
gave attention to looking for loose brick
while Miner was on the lookout il per.
chance he might discover the form Of
Jim Winslow gliding along the street.
But in this they were disappointed and
they silently and medltatively proceeded
to their respective homes where Mans.
field made clear sweep of the cupboard
before retiring to dream of canvas back
duck. Nearly everybody in the telephone
exchange seemed to be onto the joke
early next morning and after Miner had
answered thirteen calls of the telephone
about canvas back duck he went out to
look for the man who "RlYe il aKay.,,