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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-07-23

If the governor Of Pcnnsylvanla is COR
rectly reported IN one Of his veto MESA
ges there is great need Of school teachers
IN that state, or was when the members
of the present legislature were beng
brought up. Among the strong ohjec-
tions he makes against certain bill is the
following: "The bill is IN condition,
unfit to go upon the statute books. 1t is
grossly defective in orthography. Here
dltamcnts is spelled 'herediments en-
cumbrances' 'encumber ,nces > proceed
cd, proceeded; manner, 'mancr > requir-
ed, 'requercd > decree, 'dicrcc.' Sylla-
bles and words are also omitted. There
IS no necessity for the changes made by
the bill 80 urgent as to require me TO over
look its defects - IL this had occurred
in Arkansas or Texas the discrepancy in
orthography might have been overlooked,
but coming as it does from the state that
contains Philadelphia it seems almost in
credible II the statutes of that state
does not contain compulsory education
law, sucl, a law should be enacted as ear
ly a. possible. Gov. Pattson would no
doubt approve such bill.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-07-23

TIE. class Of gentry known as govern
ment land detectives are abroad in South
Dakota, and, as usual, are harassing the
people and stirring up much Ill feeling.
The hardy settlers of Dakota have nat
ural aversion TO the kid gloved dudes
from W Washington and other cities of the
east who come out here as arbitrary cen
scrs, and when to this is added an oflici-
Gus mrddling on account Of tcchn1call-
ties, prtsnming to decide the rights OF
the claimants, they become donbly odl-
Gus. A government Ian inspector, If he
keeps within the hounds Of his province,
will always be received cordially by the
people for the position he holds, if not
for himself, bu. when he becomes med
dler in what is none of his business,
and "A stickler on technical points, he
arollses feeling of resentment.
Not more than one settler IN a hundred
iulfills the law IN every technical point,
and he is not always the most dcsirab le
citizen.
The spirit Of the land laws is good and
advantageous to the country. The de-
sign Of them was and is to settle up the
country and develop its resources. The
prime object of the homestead law was TO
furnish "land TO the landless and homes
for the homeless" That of The timLer
culture law was to produce groves Of
timber on the plains The object of the
pre-emption law, if it may be correctly
deducted from its practical operation,
was to open the way to speculation, and
is nothing more nor less than an ln-
direct way of selling land to the limited
amount Of a quarter of section to one
individual. This IS the law that has been
evadtd and abused more than all the 9TH
er public land laws, IN fact it IS the only
one that has been wantonly and system
atically abused. 1t is the law under
which speculation has been carried on
and frauds have been perpetrated. II is
the law under which ltinerant roamers
and tramps are made to subserve the in
terests Of SPECTATORS by lending their
oaths ana staying six months in shack
and then for small cash consideration
transferring the title to the planner of the
fraud who has renamed discreetly behind
the scenes.
These frauds have attracted the attcn-
tlon of the government and on this ac-
count swarms of land inspectors have
been sent out and honest settlers on
homesteads and holders of tree claims are
being harassed by them. These dnie
detectives, clothed with little brie; au-
thorlty and never having earned dollar
by MANUAL labor in their lives, think the
whole land department of the govern
ment rests upon their shoulders. They
have no sympathy with the poor man
who is struggling with the poverty he
brought with him from the crowded east
They imagine that their own efficiency
will be measured in Washington by the
amount Of technical flaws they report in
the settlement OF the public lands, and il
is no wonder there is a strong and well
founded prejudice against them.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-07-23
JAMESTOWN. OAK, THU RsDAY JULY 81 1885

THE elevator capacity Of Duluth IS CIV.
en- at nine and a half million bushels
The capacity has been largely increased d
this year to meet the wants Of the winter
Wheat market for the present crop. The
"zenith city of the unsalted sea- IS des-
tined to tecome the greatest wheat mar
ket on the Lontinen.. Ii is on the u anscon-
tlnental ,horonghfare connecting the Al
laniic and Pacific oceans, and has direct
iy and naturally tributary 10 it the vast
wheat producing region of the northwest
In The very nature OF things, logic Of cir
cumstances and gravltation of commerce
DMInth will he the metropolis Of the
northwest at no very distant time. Its
water transportation facilities to the cast
crn scaboar,l are beyond tho reach Of
competition, and It will for that reason
always he the bcst wheat market in the
northwest
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-07-23

The letters received by the president
are reasonably correct index Of the pre-
vs,l.ng characteristic OF the people Of the
locality from which they come. IL is q
maxim that "prevalling passions ale
strong in DEATH and they seem TO be
equally 80 in communications to the pres
ident. The largest portion Of these, Of
any one distinctive character, are those
communicating scandal and gossip about
persons In Office or those seeking Office,
and it is ascertained that these almost in
variably come from villages and small
towns. They are generally marked "strlct-
ly confidential and are no doubt design
ed by the writers to do the deadly work
of the character assassin with the same
spirit of malice that the midnight assAs
sin stabs his victim in the back and hides
his bloody hand ami deed IN the darkness
Thus seems TO indicate that the prevailing
passion Of the people of villages and
small towns Is scandal and gossip, but it
only confirms what every observer of con-
siderable age and experience already
knows. Especially Is this true of the in
Vulnerable towns of from ! 500 to 5000
Inhabitants IN the east, towns that are
or s,andstill in which the people have
ne public enterprise, nor any excitement
except the lat. st scandal, and this is sup
piled by the gOssips without regard to
truth or decency. Ii the ancient custom
Of splitting the tongues Of scandal goss,ps
was now executed there would be more
forked tongued people than there arc
forked tongued snakes.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-07-23
$500 PER & EAR Il.
Aee'iss y No Beard 4 Rlseasisa l.a1f Z
Night am What va D,.r. sAls

~ tne meeting OF the hoard Of educa.
tlon last night at the law ONCE of Rodsr.
lck lsose, the following members, ID a.
dlt'on 70 president Rose answeresl % thetr
names; Messts. Atkinson, Chambers.
'nrst'ne. Klaus and Lyon.
The minutes 81 the last meeting reed.
and approved.
Secretary Mcmillan repol ted draft -
celved from territorial s,perjnteudent oY
pabllc instruction Tor s2s for photographs.
OF school buildings for New Orleans lx.s
position. I ,:ss
report Of examination papers referred
% assistant Healy was made W Mr Cleil-
mer and ordered placed on ale.
supt. Glemmer's report of the public
schools for the past year read and placed
on file.
On motion Of Mr.. Durstine the super-
ln' endent and secretary were appointed
to see that pupils who are NOT enrolled IL
this school district be required "a nav tu-
ition.
Inc committee on tes Chen recommend
60 Miss Wilbur, Of Cory, Pa. for prima
~ teacher. Laid over till next meeting.
The committee asked further time 10
the matter Of selecting teacher for Tie
high school,
Course of study reported and adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Lyon all custodians
OF cancelled orders were requested 10
hand them in to the finance committee
Immediately.
On motion at Mr.. Durstine treasurer
was directed to try to obtain an extension
OF time for one year on order due Aug.
lst, for s557.s7 given for school furni.
ture.
MIR. Klaus reported bid of Andrews q
Co., Chicago, for stating for black boards,
SlO5. On motion of Mr.. Chambers &C.
cepted.
On motion of Mr.. Chambers the action
of the board fixing salaries Of teachers at
a preceding meeting was rescinded. Ayes,
Chambers, Durstlne, Klaus and Lyon.
Nay, Atkinson.
On melton the question OF salaries was
laid over till next meeting.
Adjourned till Friday night
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-07-23

flIE condition Of public sentiment ia
South Dakota with reference to the con
stitutioual convention is such as moves
the Press and Dakotaian Of Yankton to
apply the lash which It has used with
mora or less effect upon the people OF
that division Of the territorial domain for
many years. 1t has been the dictator of
South Dakota politics, and, like all des-
pots, clings to it's sccpter with the grip OF
desperation.
Being well aware of the fact that a
large proportion OF the delegates elected
to that convention are opposed to the
scheme, 1t applies the lash already IN an
ticlpation of an exercise of their right OF
discretion and judgment in the premises
by branding them perjurers "bcfore the
fact" In support Of It's premature ver-
dict it quotes from the law authorizing
the convention the following paragraph
"Sald convention after ITS organization
shall proc eed to draft q constitution for
that portion of Dakota south of the forty
sixth parallel, republican in form, in
which shall be defined the boundaries OF
the proposed state south of the forty
sixth parallel"
The y. and ID. assumes that un er this
clause and the oath which the delegates
are required TO take to perform their
duty according to law they cannot form a
constitution for the admission OF the
whole territory nor division on the Mis-.
souri, river, IN which it Is certainly cor
rect North Dakoi would he very likely
to nterpose kick against anything of
that kind, and none but the y. and ID.
seems to have grasped snch an improba
able contingency.
The Legislature has quite clearly defined
the maximum limits of the proposed state
to be "ti,at portion Of Dakota south OF
the forty sixth parallel" but tie mOdi.
flying clause Gin which shall be defined
the boundaries Of the pr0p- scd state
sonth of the forty sixth parallel by i'm
plication gives the convention the right
to establish the minimum boundaries, not
To extend nnr.h ,nf the apao.tied lmru,le1.
They might mako tnc tic northern boun.
day the 45th, 44th, or even the 43d paral-
lei, aud the Missouri river or any other
dividing line the western boundary OF
the proposed state and fulfill the letter if
not the spirit of the law. For that mat
ter they might establish as the boundaries
of the proposed new state the bounda; les
of Yankton county, which latter would
perhaps bc as satisfactory to the people
of the territory as any defining of boun-
diaries they could do.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-07-23
THE PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE
Action u the Presbytery Regarding III
Location " the College at
JamAstNwn.

A called meeting of the Northern Paci
fic Presbytery was held Monday evening
aud Tuesday OF this week at Fargo, prin
cipally to consider the subject OF ih'
erection Of Presbyterian college q
jamestown. The Argus reports the fol
lowing action taken by the Presbytery il
the matter on Tuesday morning, com,
'nlttce having been appointed the even
ing before to report on the matter pre-,
sented the following:
"The Northern Pacific Presbytery hav.
ing been convened for the purpose ol
taking under advisement matters per
tanning to the college Iocsted at James
town, ard having heard all parties in IN
terest as to the situation of affairs will
reference to that institution, would here
by express Its entire satisfaction with il.
former action in locating the institution
at that place and It's willingness and pur-
pose TO continue 1t there if the jamestown
people really desire Presbyterian col
lege. But it will not be understood az
entering 1T all into any competition with
any other institution of any other denom-
iDation for the place. The presbytery
further thinks that the desire for such
an institution, on the part OF the James.
town people, will be best slgnalized by
Their putting into tangible form their
proposition, il not the old one, yet some
one which. can be made to render indis-
pensable service to the presby terry In the
prosecution of the enterprise; and on so
doing, the presbytery will pledge all the
moral and material support it can COM
mand to further its success. To this end
and IN expectation of the jamestown
peoples favorable action.
Presbytery resolves first 10 invite CO.
operation from the presbytcrles Of Penn
blna and Bismarck in the immediate pros-
ecution Of college work.
Second. That We hereby appoint the
following named individuals. viz: Rev.
E. w. Day, Rev. F. NJ. Wood and Elder
ii. Z. Allen as commissioners to meet as
many commissioners s may be appointed
by the other Presbytcrles of North Dakota
to devise, in connection with the trustees
and committee of the jamestown
church, ways and means, by which the
will of the several presbyterles may be
carried out and ultimate success attained.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-07-23

SUCH is the dread of the lash at the
public whipping post in Maryland, under
the law providing that mode of punish-
Eent for wife b. aters, that those who
have reason to fear arrest for the brutal
offense lock themselves up until their
fears subside. Such q wholesome fear
must have restraining influence upon
this class of human irutes. If 1t does not
eradicate the propensity it will at least
shield the victim. The salutary opera
ton Of the law in Maryland may influence
the legislatures OF other states to adopt
the model, and everybody above the level
of a barbarian will hope for the spread of
the law until it includes the whole nation
in Its restraining jurisdiction. This Of.
tense is without justification or even pal.
liation. When man marries Il woman
he publicly acknowledges before the
world that she ls his equal IN all essen
tial particulars, and in nine cases out Of
ten the woman is the one that has cause
to lament the inequality afterwards.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-07-23
SOMETIMES a truth can be more forcibIy

SOMETIMES truth can be more forcibly
impressed by ridiculous comparison than
IN any other way. THIS is very patty
done by the Sioux Falls Press on the In
dian question. The Press suggests that
the government build sufficient number
Of first class hotels and hoard the Indians
in high style instead Of maintaining them
ON reservations and supplying them with
guns aud ammunition with which to kill
white people ut periodical outbreaks. AL
though the proposition looks and is ridic-
u]0us upon Its face the Alert is disposed
TO accsfd IL the merit OF economy as com
pared with the present system The cost
to the government would NOT be so great
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-07-23
A Warning.

| Territorial Auditor Caldwell has issned
the following circular:
Under date of lsy 8, this department
issued circular requiring that ''persons
engaged IN taking or soliciting insurance
risks whether directly for the company,
or indirectly as employees of duly appoints
ell agents have from this Office !
certificate Of authority, either actually In
their possession or ordered for them by
the company to be made out"
The correctness Of tins ruling was qnss-
toned in some quarters; and in order 70
| give il .a4.s - rossib1e tho force OF .
judicial decision, an opinion in support
OF the ruling has been secured from Hon.
George Rice attorney general Of the terri
tory. After quoting section 25 Of the In
surance law passed by the legislative as
sembly of 1885, and adducing argument
upon which his opinion is based, he con.
cludes as follows:
II think section 25 means what 1t says
that it shsll not be lawful for any agent
to act directly or indirectly without !
certificate of authority. This law is en-,
acted for the protection of the public, 50
that an insurance company may not come
in ard say I'VE aie not responsible for the
acts Of such person --he is not our agent
1 think you are not only warranted in re-
quiring, but it is your duty to require,
that the persons referred to in your COM
munlcation shall have the certificate re-
quired by section 25 of the act heretofore
referred to-"
1t IS understood that there are still
some parties In this territory who are so
liciting insurance business without hav-
ing provided themselves with certificates
of authority from this Office. The atten.
tion of the public and the officers of the
law is called to the matter, and it is hoped
that parties SO offending may be cal led TO
account and duly prosecuted.
Any violations of the provisions Of the
insurance law IS punishable by fine Of
$500, one halt of which sum is to be paid
to the person who supplies information
regarding such violation.
E w. CALDWELL, Auditor.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-07-23
Land once Decisions.

Two recent decisions in the Bismarck
land Office by the register in contested
cases, show that eXcursionists or visitors
on the Public Domain are MT in favor.
In one case single woman was holding
claim with house, breaking and 0c-
casional visits. The question considered
was whether the visits constituted the es-
tabhshment Of residence. "The failure
to establish residence Is the same ss an
abandonment of land after residence
has been established. We are asked TO
say that these visits on excursions amount
to an establishment of residence. II
they dld the claimant could hold her land
for five years by such tenure; but would
be unable to make final proof for the rea-
son that she co aid not show continuous or
sufficient residence Necessarily IN nd
mission that the claimants visits consti-
tute legal re siGence, admits that the party
can MAINTAIN for the whole period of i've
wears an unassallable domlcile. Ii good
enough evidence for certificate to issue
upon, it is illogical and contradictory to
say that there is residence in the one case
and not in the other = ~ Plea Of good
faith and poverty does not excuse resi-
dence where the claimant was aware Of
the difficulties of her undertaking when
she made entry.
In the other case the contestee or
claimant relied on q ten days visit to his
claim last October to defeat the contest
ant and hold the land The Bisnasck
office held that visit every sax 0cnths
was not actual residence and Tie ooloes1
said they we're not prepared 70 vleallas
the convenient doctrine shet it W. baf
to contest and forfeiture ef the eatsy 80
Mandan Pioneer.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-07-23


tax enormously assessed. 800. 8 SO
| On motion, county order 'or 81 As
was allowed S. Whitney balance of IN
terest due him on tax certificates crro-
neonsly issued.
The clerk Of the district court represent
ed that he received and turned over to
the county auditor county warrant for
$269.02 from the county clerk Of Wells
county beng their proportlona,c share
" s-...p,.nses incurred IN last Apriliern at
district court.
| On motion, resolved that the county
attorney be allowed salary Of eleven
hundred (l1OO OO) dollars per annum in
lieu Of the compensation fixed by this
board at its first meeting in Jannary, A.
| b. 1885
On motion the following resolution was
adopted.
Resolved, that the county auditor be
and is hereby authorized and instructed
by this board to credit on his books the
county treasurer for the sum of 1929. .s4
on the several funds as follows:
Souuty Iuuu ....... .....$ SoI VI
Road and bridge fund ....... 2,49s So
Sinking fund. ............. 3,32S 90
! Interest fund. 1,4O7 CG
Toledo school township mo. G). 1908 %
Arrow Wood school township
NO. y. 50 79
Lees school township mo. 10Y. lO6 IS
And the same to be charged to W. E.
Mansfield ex.county treasurer and his
bondsmen this being the efficiency Of the
ex-county treasurer W. f. Mansfield for
which suit is now pending against him
and his bondsmen.
County treasurer and auditor presented
semi annual statement Of county funds
and treasurer pr ,duced the amount of
cash on hand as shown by SAID state
ments.
On notion, the same were accepted and
approved.
On notion, county commissioners a
lowed per diem and mileage eight days
session as board of equalization.
ID. G. Buck. ..................$ "a 90
j. Eddy "a so
Geo. II. Woodbury. ............ 26 so
On motion, board adjourned to meet at
l" O'Clock a. m. August 3rd, 1885.
l.. B. MINER,
County Auditor.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-07-23

The auditors report Of insurance shows
that the insurance companies received
the past year from Dakota business $333,- :
$500 more in premiums than they paid
in losses Three companies, the Ameri
can Fire, Commercial Union and Yank-
ton Fire, paid more in losses than they
received in premiums, the latter paying
SIC, ,3s9 .32 more IN losses than received
for premiums. The Insurance Company
of Dakota did more business than any
other company in the territory, receiving
$64, 1913 IN premiums and paying $780,
66699 in losses. The next most fortunate
company is the Phenix, Brooklyn, which
received $54,6 GA 03 IN premiums and paid
$A, 1851 in losses. The next most for
tunate company is the st. Paul and Ma
rlne which received $50,494.79 in pre-
m,nms and paid $25 ,356.95 in losses.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-07-23
The Militia Encampn,ent.

The Republican hopes that every rea
sonable effort will be made 10 secure for
Fargo the first encampment of territorial
militia. The prize is certainly worth
making an effort for. 1t may be stated
in this connection that some of the men,
bers Of the Fargo companies were given
to understand, while at jamestown on
the Fourth of July, that If Fargo desired
the annual encampment, she could in all
pr probab;llty secure it. But, as 1t is known
that Huron has offered to supply four
days ratiuns, or $1,000, if the encamp-
ment IS located in that city, it IS evident
that our citizens will be obliged to show
at least an equally substantial interest in
the matter. There can be no doubt that,
merely as business inves, ment, 1t would
pay; and it would also show cur neigh.
bors that we are still alive, withstand
ing The failure to celebrate the Fourth.
The boys are willing to do more than
their share towards securing the encamp-
ment for Fargo, but the citizens will reap
the principal advantage, and 1t cannot be
secured without their active co operation.
For once lei lis move in earnest-Fargo
Republican.
AS the militia of Fargo came up noby
to assist jamestown on the Fourth of July
now is good opportunity for the James
town Light Guards TO show substantial
appreciation of the courtesy by aiding
Fargo in securing the territorial encamp-
ment and we presume they will do SO.
The most cordial feeling now exists be-
tween the citizens of this city and Fargo
and we hope it will be maintained
IN the future.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-07-23

Bismarck have appointed the sheaiffs Of
Cass, Burleigh and Moody counties to
superlntend the removal OF North Dakota
prisoners from Sioux Falls to Bismarck
Governor Pierce has so far modihe1 his
order in relation to the transfer OF prs
onels as to reduce the number 70 thirty
1--WE. He did not wish TO reduce the num-
Der 1t sioux Falls 80 - to impair their
contract for prison labor.