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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-07-16
The Question sf PurchasIss ~ Rirst
National Bank Rnildfna

The srhject Of the city purchasing the
First National bank building ID nov Ii Y
ing discussed BY the people 81 this city
and as many erroneous ideas ana opin-
IONS are being expressed and clrculatej
both in favor and against tile propos,tlons
we have taken pains 10 ascertain the cor
rect status Of the whole question.
la The first place the corner room.
known as the banking office, fronting 255
feet On Fourth avenue and SO feet 81,
Man street, was the prop. riy 81 the cor
poration known as the First National
bank Of jamestown. This was recently
sold ~ the receiver Of the bank 10 Hon
johnson Nlckeus whose title is absolute.
and this part Of the building together
with that Of the second and third stories
OF the same dimensions above it and the
ground beneath it, ls his individual prop
erty and cuts no figure in the other part
OF the building except as contiguous
property.
The store room on the south, and that
on the east each Of same size as that now
owned by Mr.. Nlckeus to the same height
and depth including the wareroom 10 The
south OF The east room ard the eround
extending to the alley. was the indiyid-
ual property of II. E. Wallace. On this
latter property +. M. Conehay holds tie
ilrst mortgage which was foreclosetl and
the property bid in for the Debt and costs
last November. The time Of redempt,on
will expire next November when, unless
the property is redeemed by some legal
creditor, Conehay vii. take complete
and absolute title. Sometime after the
first mortgage was executed Mr. Wallace
gave deed OF trust on the same property
together with what is known a. the old
court house and lots to Joe ID. Mills 10
hold in trust fo- II. j. OFT city and ex-
OfilclO school treasurer to secure the
amount of $40, 700 school funds which The
treasurer had deposited in tile FIRST Na.
tional bank of which MIR. Wallace was
president. There is also an lucumbrancc
''I>'. l,''e - o''S oaiiV pIOpcItv uGIU Oy o
Mr.. Alexander. These second and third
membranes will cease in value and
force if the property is not redeemed from
sale under Mr.. Conehay's mortgage be
fore the end Of the time OF redemption
next November, which now amounts To
about IS 900, and which with the incun-
brance by Alexander ON part OF this prop
crty together with back taxes would
make an aggregate of about $5, GOO.
There are two alternatives presented
the city council. First, TO pay of this
So, 600 and save what the two buildings
and grounds are worth oyer and above
that amount on the $40, 700 deficit Of Mr..
OFT as school treasurer Secondly, let
this go and prosecute MIR. OFT and his
bondsmen for the $4,000 deficit, and
take the chances ofrecovcrlng the amount
or any part of it.
The three principal questions Involved
IN the policy phase of this matter are:
Fnst, does the city reed building Sec.
ond. is this suitable building for the re-
quired purposes? Third, can the city
CHORD To pnrchase it 7 .s,,s-.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-07-16
Resolution Of Thanks.

BIsMARCk, July 8, 1885.
Capt. Il. NJ. Hicks, commanding Go. II.
jamestown Light Guards, Jamestown,
ID. r.:
DEAR sIR:-At a regular meeting Of
Co. +, Garfield Light Guards, the follow
ing resolutions were passed:
Resolved, That we tender oul sincere
thanks to Co. II, jamestown Light
Guards. the ladies'. and the people of
jamestown who so kindly minIsterei to
the welfare of the Garfield Light Guards
on the 4th day of July, 1885.
WM. A. BENTLEY, President.
CHAs. LOUIS, Secretary.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-07-16

THERE ls rather singular petition be-
fore the court at Moorhead, MINI. 1t is
singular for the grounds upon which it
is ia sed and the reasons for resisting it.
The petitioner is al attorney and Bap-
tlst minister in that city who asks for the
custody of children born to him by his
divorced vile who now lives with and
cares for them in California. In support
of the petition atlidayits are rrot'uccd to
prove that he is reformed man. On the
other hand aflidavlts arc produced show
ing that prior to two years ago be could
rot and did not control his temper and
that he whipped his children unmcrc,-
fully. 1t IS also sald that he had to leave
town IN New York state on account Of
children, and for using language unhc-
coming minister. lie now poses as a
reformed if not a repentant man, but the
fact Of his attempting through the cold
mandate If the law to wiring the heart of
his divorced wife by taking the children,
the victims of his former brutal temper
and abuse, away from her, puts phase
Of doubt upon his professed reformation.
The attempt to separate her children
from her and give them into the hands
of the man who formerly abused them
and her beyond endurance is the quin-
tescence Of cruelty. The humane and
manly way to secure the custody OF the
children wodld be 10 petition the wife to
remarry him, which, if convinced c the
sincerity and permanency of his reforma-
tion, she would probably do, for none on
earth will come so near forgiving up to
the scriptural maximum of 'tscventy
times seyen' as woman.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-07-16
Cash on Deposit.

. Il
The report OF the James River N ational
bank at close Of business July lst shows
as follows
Individual deposits .......... ga, ,S44 S6
DEMAND. certificates Of deposit 4,OOs Is
Time Ger iticates of deposit. 2,464 50
Total deposits $5I, ,31s rs
The report Of the Jamestown National
bank for the same time shows as follows:
Individual deposits. $11, ,9A 73
Demand certificates Of deposit 43s SO
Total deposits S12, 1853 So
The total deposits Of these two banks
make an aggregate Of sG3,67l 60. In ad-
ditlon TO this the private banking houses
of Lloyds and North Dakota bank have
probably deposits enough to swell The
aggregate 10 $780, 900 as the amount of
surplus cash held by the citizens of This
city and vicinity; which does not show
very hard times, especially as this is the
closest time in money matters during the
entire year. The people of jamestown
ard Stutsman county are in comparative
ly good circumstances financially and
have hcen all through the money derres
sion Of the past two years
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-07-16
Charging the Grand Jury.

la his charge to the grand jury in the
United States court now In session al Far
go Judge Mcconnell in addition to the
usual charge referred to the alleged cch-
spiracy IN the DEVILS Lake country as
follows:
desire 10 call your attention TO a mat
ter which is SO much talked o! that it
cannot be longer overlooked. Only a
few days after qualified, in going on :Le
cars from here to Grand Forks, was in
formed by a citizen. who will probably
be u witness before you, that there was q
conspiracy in the DEVILS Lake land office
against the people. The charge seel..s to
be that the officials there have conspired
with some newspaper publisher to make
exorbitant charges for publication Of
legal notices, which seems to require in
vestlgation. 1t would come under the
head OF conspiracy TO extort money from
citizens, and while in some instances 1t
may not amount to much, IN the aggre-
gate the sum may be quite considerable,
but be it little or great, such action Is un
authorized and is illegal Pioneers who
come to this country with their families,
enduring the hardshlps Of frontier life,
to take up claims and make homes for
their children, these 10y al aud hardy plo-
neers have right to appeal to the law
for protection. If there is nothing In the
rumors, investigation will be credit TO
the officials; If the charges are true, in
dictments should be found and the guilty
tried. | charge you to investigate fully
and lmpartially, with malice toward none
and charity for all, but let full justice be
done
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-07-16
A Political Pointer.

Yesterday morning Hon. ID. NJ. kcl-
lehcr received a letter from the postoiiice
department at Washington. There ght
OF ne anything remarkable about this
circumstance were it not that the word
"pcrsonal" was written on the envelop
which is understood TO mean strictly pri-
vate and that Mr.. Kcllehcr regards it. so
Is evidenced by the fact that no pcrsua-
sion or intimidation Of the Alert reporter
could influence him to give the purp ri
or su, ject Of the message away. All we
could get out Of the democratic war
horse was knowing twinkle of the eye
and the words: ''You'll see democratic
lightning strike one of these days" Our
readers must draw their own conclusions
from these words an! tn n they will
know as much about 1t as We do. If he
holds the postoffice Of this city in the
palm Of his hand there will be a great
many willing to shake hands with lilm:
There is something in the political at
mosphcrc of jamestown and Mr. Kelleher
seems 10 be the only one that knows
what it is. The old democratic war Eorsc
o! North Dakota evidently did not go to
Washington City last spring on wild
goose chase. lie is one of the shrewdcst
politicians in the territory and he gencr-
ally gets there if his name is Dennis.
His ltallan hand will be seen in other
feteral patronage of the territory. There
have been several of the prominent demo-
cratic politicians Of the territory 10 see
d. NJ. within the past month.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-07-16

The Glendale Commercial relates the
following circumstances Of the death of
former jamestown citizen: On Sunday
morning, July 5th, Edgar Leighton, well
known to many of our readers, descended
a we'll on the farm of VIM. 7. Brown,
some four miles south of this town, for
the purpose OF rescuing chicken which
had fallen therein. He at once became
insensiblc, and after some time was taken
out, but life was extinct from choke
damp, or carbonic acid gas. No inquest
was necessary, as 1t was found that on
some occasions the well was free from
the deadly vapor. Mr.. Leighton came
here from Jamestown some two years
ago, and wss formerly . native of Eaton
Rapids, Mich. He was unmarried aud
leaves many friends and relatives TO re-
gret his sudden and unt,mely deceese.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-07-16

The sacred concert at the Baptist
church Sunday night was largely attend
ed and the entert ainment was highly en-
joyed by all lovers of music. The rcci-
tat,on Of s'Nobody's CMld'' by Mrs. Nc
kee Is highly spoken of by all. She IS
conceded by competent critics to be a
very fine reader. Mrs. Merry, an accom-
plished vocalist and orgauist, Mr.. kar
cher, tenor, Miss Everett, contralto, and
Rev. j. II. Hartman. bass, rendered a
number of very fine classical pieces from
the masters.
tract for building the addition to Alt
schnl's brick block at - LIS, has hc,ng
the lowest o! five bids.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-16

sheet. The paper is owned and edited
by III. B. Maull and F. III. Brown, two
The Florida Southern railway will run
their special train to Evinston every day
this week, leaving Palatka at $50 D. m.
The weather has now cleared up and
thousands are taking part in the meet
ing.
boys but little beyond the midway of
their teens, who have shown consider
able pluck and vim in the conduct of
their enterprise. The paper has grown
within the past eight months from a
little 3x6 sheet to its present size of 22x3O,
and it bids fair to continue to grow in
size and popularity.
MeasrS. a. ". Mann & Co, have be-
gun kind Of wholesale horse trade, as
they have sold twenty-one horses to three
parties this week, which are to be delIv-
cred next month. Yesterday they sold six
mules and they still have number of
valuable animals for sale. Judge Yer
trees will return to Tennessee next week,
when he will purchase two car loads for
the trade here.
Mr.. C. p. Devereux has opened a
branch of his establishment here at In
terlachen, which will be under the man
agement of Mr.. NJ. d. Steele, long con-
nected with the firm of Devereux, Roge-
no & Son. The branch house will carry
a full stock of groceries, dry goods and
general merchandise, and will no doubt
do a good business. Mr.. Devereux will
leave for New York next week, to lay in
a heavy stock for the winter trade.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-16
Florida SpOnges.

The New York Sun says: "a glass
show case in William street, near Fulton,
contains two remarkable spongec. One
is the largest sponge ever found. 1t
was pulled up off Florida in 1872, and
it is exactly circular in shape, except
where a hole was made by tearing it
away from its bed. AS it hangs in the
case dry and compressed, it is about four
feet in circumference, but when its
thirst is quenched with several buckets
of water, it swells out to eight feet. The
other curiosity is the largest cup spong
ever known. II came from the Grecian
Archipelago, andAv"n a medal for beau
ty at the Fishers Exposition in London
in 1881. Its surface wou d cover several
square feet; and in the case also is an
antique earthen jar, with a sponge at
tached to 1T. This jar is is about a foot
and half high, and has four handles.
1t is a redish color and must be very old,
as it is known that none was made like
it since the year 1900. 1t was, perhaps,
dropped overheard from some ancient
vessel The inside is deeply incrusted
with fossil shellfiSh.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-16

From the Atlanta Constitution.
My name is Mary Chapman, and | live at
the corner of Williams AMI Cox streets, At
lanta. have been dreadful sufferer from
scrofula and running, eating scrOfulOus uI-
GERS for six years. Have been waited upon
during the time by seven Atlanta physicians,
bd they failed to cure me. l also used va
rious advertised remedies without the least
benefit. While being thus treated, l grew
worse all the time. ScroffulOus swellings on
both sides of my ncck-which became run
ming, eating sores. affecting my throat mouth
and nose. The eating sores on my neck were
a mass of corruption almost down TO the
bones. My throat became so much affected
that | could scarcely swallow, my food lodg
ing in portion of my throat. i lost my APP
petite entirely, lost my flesh, and was reduced
TO 90 pounds weight-being mere skeleton.
My whole system became terribly poisoned,
and in fearful condition. In this condition
[ commenced the use of b. ID. b., and found
great relief the first bottle.
when had used five bottles my health had
so much improved that the ulcers were all
healed, the swelling subsidized, my appetite re-
turned. my skin became active, my strength
returned, and gained A. pounds of flesh.
am now healthy, fat and hearty, and am able
to do as much wOTh as any woman, and feel
happy as a ia =
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-16
Adjourned the Court.

Arkansaw Traveller.
An Arkansas man who was summoned
to serve on a jury began to make excuses
when the judge interrupted him and
said:
Never mind all that. You should
know, sir, that it is your duty to serve
your country. The fact that your bust
ness is liFely to suffer, is no excuse.
Such men are summoned every day"
Hold on, judge, you amt heerd all
my excuse yet
II don't want to hear it.
''But you must"
Il tell you l will not, sir. Mr.. Sher-
if"
''Jest mint, jedge, an then if you
say l must sarve, wy, I'll sarve. Me an
a lot o fellers was playin' poker when
the officer"
Poker :" exclaimed the judge, "why,
deac fellow, where's the game? I'll jine
you, Mr.. Sheriff, adjourn the court,
please"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-16
Houses of Refuge on the East Allan
tic Coast.

Titusville Star.
A reporter of tina Star visited the new
house of refuge now being built on the
oc AN beach at Pepper HauIover, last
Sunday, and found that til buildings
are rapidly being forwarded to compile
ton The location of the buildings Is at "a
point on the beach scrub about fifteen
miles above Cape Canaveral lighthouse.
1t is situated on mound of yellow sand,
which is several feet higher than the
lands lying adjacent thereto, and. there
fore, it will never be washed away by
the heavy breaks which, during heavy
gale or cyclone, wash over the Drinks of
the sand hills and flood the ponds and
prairies lying to the westward. The
two buildings are being erected under
the direction of AIR. Foster, who has the
work in charge, superintendent by Colo
mel Raines, of the life-saving service,
who, on part of the government, sees
that the terms of the contract are strictly
complied with.
The foundations of the buildings are
placad upon mud stills, four feet under
the ground, and each of the upright
posts supporting the stills are braced each
way from e mud sill, besides being
strapped and bolted with iron at each
end, thus securely anchoring the build
ings to the mod stills. The piazza posts
are all braced in the same manner. The
piazza extends on three sides of the
building, the north side being occupied
by an ample kitchen and large brick
chimney. The main building is 40X15
feet, with piazza 8 feet in width. There
are three rooms, dining bed room
and kitchen. Near the kitchen is located
the cistern, which is made of boiler iron,
submerged on a level with the soil, 20
feet wide and 12 feet deep, which is ca
pable of holding water enough for all
occasions of drouth. The framework of
the buildings is first covered diagona1ly
with matched sheeting, then with tar
red felting and afteaward covered with
novelty weather boarding, making it
rain and storm proof The roof is treat
ed in the same manner and then covered
with white cedar shingles. The boat
houses are Quilt in the same manner
and is large enough to hold two life
boats and two other appliances. Another
prominent feature we noticed was that
the fixtures were either brass or..galvan-
lied iron. The nails are all galvanized,
the lock window screens, etc. are brass,
and every precaution against rust is tax
en-.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-16
To all Whom it MAY Concern.

Notice is hereby given that on the 10th day
of October a. d. 1885 | will apply by petition
TO the county judge of Putnam county, Flor
ida, as judge of probate, for tie allotment of
dover 10 me, in the following real and person :
al estate in which | claim dover. and of which
my lac husband William NJ. Johnson died
seized and possessed of, TO wit: ThoSt- certain
lots OF land in said county of Putnam DIES
crlbed according TO United States surveys as
follows, Lots l. and of section and lots II
and Is of sec tip 10 of T % containing 1SS
and 91-IC) acres, lots No. 4, 5, 6 and 7 of sec
tip 10 o i y; e containing I9S acres. lots 9,
and 10 of sec tip 10 of + D @. lot l of sec Up
10 of . e. w Ii of n W Il of sec Il TIP 10 of
T % e and lot IL sec : tip 10 of p e. and the
following personal property, to-wit: fifty head
of Gait e.
GEORGIA ANN JOHNSON,
Widow of William NJ johnson deceased, and
Administrative of the Estate of said William
NJ. Johnson. deceased.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-16
M O II II e r s.
FRIEND
Makes CHILDBIRTH Easy


The time has come at last
when the terrible agony incl
dent to this critical period in
Il wOman's life can Toe avoid
ed. \ distinguished physi-
clan, who passed the great
est portion of his life forty
four years. in this branch of
practice, left to child-Sear-
ing woman this priceless leg
acy and life saving appli-
ancc,
THE MOTHERS FRIEND"
and to-day there are thOus-
ands of the best women in
our land who, having used
this wonderful remedy be-
fore confinement, rise up and
call his name blessed.
We receive letters from
every section of the country
thanking us for placing this
preparation i'll the reach of
suffering woman. One lady
from North Carolina writes
that she would like to thank
the DroprietOrs on her knees
for bringing il To her notice,
as in a previous confine-
ment she had two doctors,
and they were compelled to
use chlOrOform. Instruments
etc, and she suffered almost
death; but this time she used
"MOTHERS' FRIEND. ''and
her lObOr was like magic.
Now, why should a woman
suffer when she can avoid il?
We can prove all we claim
by living witnesses, and any
one interested can call, or
have their husbands do so.
at our office. and see the
original letters, which
we cannot publish
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-16

This remedy is one about which we cannot
publish certificates. but it is a most wonderful
liniment to be used after the first two or
three months.
send for treatise on the Health and Happi-
ness of Woman, free, which gives all particu-
lars. Sold by all druggists.
THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR Co.
Box y, Alfalfa Ga.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-16

Comptroller Loew, of New York city,
while passing up Broadway, was accos-
ted by tall, well dressed man, who
thrust into his hand an envelope, and
said: 81 give you this in your official
capacity and then disappeared. The
envelope was opened and he found S22,-
90. On reaching the finance department
he directed that the amount be turned
into the city treasury as ''concience
money"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-16
Kidney Complaint.

For over six years have been a terrible
sufferer froma troublesome complaint for the
relief of which i have spent over $3.50 with
out benefit, the most noted sO-called remidies
proving failures. The use of one single bot
tie of b. Ii. B., has been marvellous, giving
more relief than all other treatment COM
bined. 1t is quick cure, while others, If
they cure at all are in the distant future.
c. H. ROBERTS,
Atlanta Water Works.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-16
Notice,


In the matter of the Estate Of Gideon Vel
VingtJn. deceased.
Whereas at "a commissioners sale. made by
Joseph Price. on Monday the eth day of Sep
TENDER a. d, 1885, John Yelvington one of the
executors of said estate became the purchaser
of the Il of II e Il sec 13tp 10 - east, con-
tanning 40 acres. for the sum of 5000, also,
Q Is of e Il sec - 10 r q. containing 20 acres
for the sum of $4,000, also the u of e Il
sec "a tip 10 q. containing 80 acres. for the
sum of $500, also the n G Il of Il sec IS I'd
p, containing 40 acres, for the sum of 800
40. also the n c Il of W Il sec 25 tp7 26 con-
tanning 40 acres, for the sum of SO 40, and
that Andrew Wellington who is one of the ex-
ecutors of said estate became the purchaser
of the Il of Il sec p tp . r Is, containing
40 acres for the sum of 5000. Now therefore
all persons interested in the estate of Gideon
Wellington, deceased, are hereby required TO
appear before me at the court house in the
county of Putnam. state of Florida. on the
Goth day of October n. q. 1855. and show cause
if any they have why such sale should not be
confirmed.
Palatka, Fla, Oct. 9th, 1S65.
T. :. HAUGHTOE,
County Judge. in and for Putnam County
State of Florida.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-16

The number of living persons who
have shaken WaahingtOn's hand is for
the moment reduced to two. One is
Isaac Davis, ninety-fve, a veteran of
1912, whose people lived near Washing
tons headquarters, in Orange county,
New Y k. Isaac well remembers that
his father, who was a soldier of the rev.
olution, was leading him by the hand
along the road when they met the gem
eral, whose countenance instantly lighted
up with cordial greeting, after an inter
change of which he said to his father:
lis this your little son p and reached
down and shook hands with the boy.
Afterward they ate dinner together.