Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-05-28

arabic land in Dakota will soon be gone.
The people of the east who desire 10 a.
cure home on government land bsfors
1t IS too late, should not procrastius1e.
but come at once and take advantage Of
their privileges. - Valley City Times
| q. A. b. Excursies.
HEADQUARTERS G.. A. II.
! DEPARTMENT OF DAKOTA.
Chamberlain, OAK, May 19, 1855.
To Post Commanders:
The excursion train on the Grand Trunk
line will leave Chicago for Portland.
June 18th. On the 18th 1t will STOP q
Niagara Falls for nght seeing. The 2Oth
will be spent descending the 81. Lawrence
river from Kingston to Montreal, passing
through the Thousand Islands aad over
the Rapids. Sunday the 2lst will bs
spent in the city OF Montreal until even
ing when the train willstart for Portland,
passing through the "Nstch'' Of the
White Mountains, arriving at destination
at u o'clock NJ. Monday the 22nd.
A sleeper can be chartered ct Chicago
At $4,000 per day with Z capacity for ac-s
commodating SO persons.
| This plan will enable the sxcursionis,s
to "be at home'' all the time. When
stops are made the sleeper will 10 side
tracked as it will be at Portland. Lunch
baskets may be csrried along by sxcnr-
sionist, or meals taken in dining car OF at
eating stations. While At Portland, tie
car will be used for lodging, and meals
procured at Hotels, restaurants or dining
halls. 1t is believed this plan 10 both
pleasanter and cheaper than lodging At
hotels.
In order that 1t may be known who de-
sire berths IN sleeper, ask immediate
notice be given me. Give name and
number of berths wanted, plainly written
and when you get TO Chicago you will be
assigned car and berth without confusion
or trouble.
Please make this information % public
IS possible SO al comrades may avail
themselves Of the opportunity offered
Yours in F. e. 3 H.,
A. 5. CHURCH, W. V. LUCAS,
Asst Adj't Genl. Dept Com.
Military Oh Tlaers.
Among the ofhcers accompanying the
soldier train last evening was Capt. Pat
terson, formerly stationed 1t Fort Seward,
which was located just northwest OF the
city but was abandoned IN 1877, torn
down and removed 10 Fort Tottsn. Capt
Patterson is an old friend Of D. n. Kslle-
her, postmaster Kelley, James Lses, A.
McKechnie, Pat Moran and saveral other ).
gentlemen who were At that time the only
white citizens of the valley.
Capt. Coe, formerly at Fsrt 1'otten, an
old friend of Mr.. Kelley, was among the
party, also Capt. Bradley, who At one
time was stationed 1t Fort Seward.
Messrs. Kelleher and Kelley enjoyed .
pleasant visit with the gentlemen i..en-
toned during their short stay, occupying
the time talking over the many happy
days passed in each others society in the
years that have past to return NO more.
Capt. Patterson, IN an interview with On
Alert reporter, stated that he could only
recognize jamestown BY its name and the
old friends he had met upon his arrival.
Eight years had made wonderful change
in Its general appearance. Whers large
and stately blocks Of brick and stone new
grsced the valley there were oaly then
Indian huts and tepses. He Vas glad
that it had made such marked progress
and trusted that 1t would continue to
grow and prosper.
Cattle ~ the Nsase River.
The Fargo Argus says shat ~ 5auit q n
of the Mouse river. where be has Co.'S
structed house Of hewn logs, averaging
seyen inches in diameter, the same stand
ing upright, and are lathed and plastsrsd
on the inside The frontier home y .
model Of neatness and comfort, and The
colonel has magnificent bunch Of caitle
that have been out al winter and are new
ready for beef. The Mouse river h
stream about one hundred feet wide, with
banks perpendicular and deep, running
water the year round, and The rivsr
| abouuds with fish. The colonel's place
| il about one hundred and fifteen miles
from Devils Lake.
| A man by the name of Beade hss
another ranch Of from fifty to nxty bead,
and Reed, deputy United States marsAai
at Devils Lake, has just shipped ID . car
| Of blooded stock from Ohio; Judge Ink
ster has some seventy.five bead that have
not been in the stable during The wintsf;
Browdey l. Richardson, of 0raDd fsfks,
are putting in ranch now; William
Storm, Of Iowa, has quite busch OF
cattle, and 80 has man ty the Aaas 81
Psgrave, while Pctsi Morris has ssne
two hundred bead of due sAeep thae havs
stood the winter in flrst-clan oeDes.
Rev, Leou 3. Koch VITO - 6oo4 =
charge Of ths Gefnal Esaagsatcal caastA
At Fargo for three years ~ - -
bsen assigned 70 tAs passesaes q ~
church Of Ia: socsety in tAis city. ~.
KscA seaads high h ths sselnaelsa = -
psop.s q Fargo aad via - osa1e -
kisdly reserved By ~ psssao g - 80
vhea - cooes % nAks ~ hoos WllA