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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-06-25

TIE Alert Is and ever has been an adj
vocatc Of public aehools, and has in every
way aided and supported those OF our
Own city. For the good of our schools
we have cndcavored to keep down any
factional strife that may have risen, and
that will arise in the best conducted
schools. There are unavoidable incidents
occurring in the schools almost every
week which no finite being could antici-
pate and prevent; little things IN them
selves and yet capable of beng magn'lled
INTO mountains by these who know moth
ing about the real facts, and do not take
the trouble to ascertain them. These
veXatiOns are the burden of the life oi
the sensitive school teacher, and none
but sensitive person should occupy the
position of teacher.
In tins city we have a board Of educa-
ton, comp ,sed of eight members, four of
whom have been high school teachers
and principals, and the other four ar.
well educated, at least ,ne Of them a col
lege graduate. THIS board is the CXccu-
tive head of our schools, the fountain
source upon which their success depends,
and from such board the people c)nti-
dentIy expect judicious management and
have so TAR realized il in our public
school affairs.
But now there seems TO be-aud we re-
4 l,o rn of m G a n ~,
sirrepresslblc conflict" between some of
tire members of the board, which must,
in the very nature of things, distract their
interest and detract from their efficiency
in the direction of our schools. When
harmony IS destroyed in the head of the
schools dlsorganiZatlon throughout the
body must follow to greater or less ex-
tent.
With this conflict, which, through an
unfortunate publication, has become The
subject of street gossip and will no doubt
be followed by cxaggeratlon, the Alert
has nothing to dc. Our observation has
been that Mr.. Rose is a very efficient
member of the board, and the fact of his
re. election to the responsible position OF
| presid ent of the board would indicate
that his colleagues ST. regarded HIM. lie
has been its legal adviser without any
compensation for snch service, and those
who are acquainted with the financial
circumstances of the school district the
past year VIII concede that Mr.. Rose has
plloied the board through several very
close quarters. The other members sc
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-06-25
Tur nuest inn If division Of the terri

THE questio Of division or the terrific.
~ and statehood for the southern half is
now practically dead issne There is
not vitality enough lett in it To respond
to the snnn,i Of Gabriel's trumpet. II ls
as dead as the southern ccnfederacy Of
war times. The Yankton railroad bond
reputation Of u few years ago defe a'e'i
it, and the revolutionary State ont of-the-
nn,.n fanat.cis,n Of two years ago killed
It. In ancient times, to he chained TO
corpse was the most cruel punishment
the ingenuity Of q harbarous age could
invent, hut the p oliticisns and schtmers
of South OAK o,a are now cha'ning them
selves to this corpse of division aud state
hood with pcrtiaac,ty and apparent con-
geniality. There is no accounting f"'
tastes.
The only live qustion in the relation OF
this territory to the general government
is whether the people Of Dakota dc sire ta
be admitted into lhe union as a state o'
pc:. As u single state the territory is en-
titled to admission aud We believe th'
democratic administration and part!
would respect this right il the question
were properly presented. Blu I" do th'
/ the revOlutionists. schemers and b''ll
dozers of South Dakota must he rclegate'
10 back seat and the people who hsv'
the interests Of the territory instead D
their own selfish political schemes and
pers onsl sggrandiZement AT heart he al
lowed 10 engineer the preparatory step
| TO statehood.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-06-25
A FANNY Case sl Iupstiesce.

The Towner County Tribune gives
way TO impatience in the following style:
The Tribune respectfully rises to inquire
what JUDICIAL circuit or subdivision Tow
ner county is in? Iaquiry on the subject
elicits tue information that we are sup
posed to be in the Pembina District sup
posed to be IN Grand Forks District; sup
posed to be in the jamestown District;
but sssposin" don't till the bill-we want
to know for certainty. 1t Is rumoreti
that the last damphool legislature made
some change, which is probably true. and
any person who knows what that change
was will confer favor upon the Tribune
by informing us. Ignorance Of the Law is
no excuse for crime; and yet man coaM
violate the whole penal code Of the Teri
tory, be convicted thereof, and serve out
his time in the territorial prison before
the laws officially informing him what
crime he had committed were published
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-06-25
Let's Celebrate at jamestown.

In talking ab.nt town the Journals
talking man has learned that about
everybody Is in favor Of the general prop
osition 10 visit jamestown on the Fourth
of July and help make the celebration
there better one than either town could
make by itself. The two Bismarck COM
panies of the Guard are gong; probably
the Guards band will go; and we learn
that from other towns along the railroad
there Will be goodly delegations of pa.
triotic people 10 join the jamestown cele-
bration. All that is required to take at
least half the population Of bismarck Is
that some energetic working committee
shall take charge of the excursion, ar
range for necessary special trains and at
tend 10 the sale of transportation tickets.
The railroad company will give very low
rates If the arrangements are made early
enough so that the cars can be cOnve-
| nlen,ly provided. Let's all go to james
town and help the old b,rd of liberty te
soar abovs that section Of the lovely val.
ley of Dakoia's long iiver.-Blsmarch
Journal
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-06-25

ONE member OF the legislature at le ,st
not in craftsmanship. lie IS the gentle
man from Brule, Hon. Mark Ward lie
was formerly citizen of Iowa and so
was young lady named Miss Barnard.
She would not have remained Miss Barn
-" o" '""n- 5000 l,.tl~----.
quarrel, that climax Of lovers foolislness,
which broke of the engagement. Ward
came to Dakota TO throw his lite away
and 80 far succeeded as to get INTO the
legislature last winter, and the Young
lady drowned her sorrow in music, in
which she became highly accomplished.
So the years rolled on but neither relcnt
Ell nor repentcd. In the mysterious ways
Of providence the lady recently came Ont
to Mitchell to visit with q friend and her
musical accomplishments soon made het
the observed Of observers. A talente
young lawyer hecame all broke up on the
lady and brought SUIT in the court of ap-
peals for her heart and hand in matrimo
ny, which was compromised by a con
tract to consnmmate a partnership OF tina,
kind. The happy day came on apacc and
50 did Hon. Mark Ward. by accident
the TWO former hut still unmarried lovers
met and it required but II few words and
| Il Few InOmeht's time to cure the heart
burnings and rankings of years. The
only way I" avoiG calamity to the hap
piness OF both was to arrange Il wedding
day prior TO the day fixed for that of Tho
lady and the young lawyer, which wa:
done and the first in,imation the young
lawyer had that his wedding day hat
been indefinitely postponed by the party
Of the second part was note from hc'
| rating that she was married to her frs
love AMI gone with him on weGdin!
tour mp among the mountains Of New
Hampshire. Recognizing the legal op'n
ion that possession is nihe points Of law
the disciple Of Blackstone dismissed hi
matrim' nial snit and bows to the man
date Of fate and the uncertainty Of sur
| thing
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-06-25

THF fact Of the Canton Advocate conn-
selling the voters OF Lincoln county to
turn out to the primaries and ''see that on
'ly those favorable TO statehood are elect
ed ~ delegates indicates that slatehoot
ia not such a jug handle sentiment with
the people of that far drwn south county
a. the papers of Sonth Dakota have pre-
sumed to assert. While the papers in
that section have been fighting an imag-
inary foe 10 statehood in North Dakota,
the real enemy 10 their cause has been at
work in their midst and seems 10 have
we'll nigh undermined the foundation "f
their state fabric. 1t would not seem
probable that an adverse congress would
concede their individual and democratic
feelings to adopt measure that has
scarcely . majority Of the citizens o'
South Dakota in its favor. As the so,
o0o OF the peoples money will I've used ia
sHskinE constitution we should hope
there would be unanimity enough among
the people OF that state struck section tc
give it some moral force of character q,
least.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-06-25

TNE subject Of faith cures is now q
theme of sensation in New Jersey, or, 10
he more explicit, in the city OF Trenton.
We shall not now discuss the question
which is the larger. the city of Trenton
or the state OF New Jersey, or whether
T,cn,on is in the state of New Jersey or
New Jersey in the city Of Trenton. These
aie points too fine for newspaper discus
sion and We pass them by merely allud,ng
to them.
But the subject of faith cure is one of
transcontinental, even cosmopolitan, ln-
terest. People are more or less supersti
t,ous, and everything that draws upon
their credulty enl:sts their interest, pro-
viding they are no. able TO explain the
mystery away. There IS constant batter
ing ram of superstitlons attacking the
philosopbi ical proposition that there can
be no effect without cause. The ghost
superstition, the miracle of faith cure SUI
MrstiiiOn, and all the varied forms of SUI
perna,ural vagaries seem 10 sweep like
waves over the country. 1t Is notable
fact, too. that these superstitions find
place among those who are regarded rs
! the intelligent and high circles of life as
well AZ among the ignorant and lower
classes.
The faith cure which Is now agitatlng
the minds OF New jersey people, and, Ike
! ,ht, m.bble drnDped into the ocean, Is
sending lis waves Of agi alton out over
the surrounding country IN every d,rec'
tion, is ascribed 10 supernatural irtiuen-
ces through the iniercesslon by prayer o
| a minister whose name has not been re
translated 10 correspond with the new
VERSION, hut is still Heller. To he in &C
cord with The new version il should b,
Sheoller. But as he is working unde
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-06-25
$500 PER x b AR.
Oar PsLlIc srha.ls.

We VISITED the public schools on ihe
sonih side Monday morDing and were
shown through the eight departments ~
snpt. clemmer. This IS the last week
Of the spring and summer term and VII
close the school year. A il nsuslly the
case the attendance 80 late ID the sea.on.
especially in the higher grades, i small.
but still the school is quite respectable il il
numbers and certainly % 10 the psoacien.
cy Of the pupils. There were present
224. * -
The following tabulated statement for,
nine months ending May Goth viii give
the people correct idea Of the attend
ance during the year. These are takcn
from the more extended and complete re-
ports made monthly to the board Of e,iu.
cation by superintendent Clemmer.
Month. AV lelOnginr Az oAtnna..o.3
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-06-25

THE boarded money in New York City
- heg.nning To seek investment and
stocks are rising in market value The
surplus reserve now in the bn,.ks :s SIXTY.
one millions, against nine millions ai the
corresponding dates The last two years.
Here ia the en"rMon+ sum Of fifty two
millions OF dollars lying IDLE and has i'een
tor several months. AbOnt all the money
that can be made by the qneczing process
has been made and enforced stsingency
Tor speculative purposes is beginning Ia
loose .ts grip which will produce the pc
r.odlc1l financial food tide. With this
will come prosperity which VIII I've fol-
lowed by wild speculation aud cxtravs-
xAnee, tl'at 10 he followed in = few years
ny financial crash, money s'ringency
and another squeeze "f those who are IN
debt. The danger now before The people
ia extravaganza ~ the boarded treasure
.po,,rs out frcm the money centcrs Of the
.tnSC
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-06-25

In the death Of Richard Il. Merrlck,
the great lawyer and orator, the nation
loses one OF It's most brilliant men. lie
was first known 10 lame as q lawyer IN
chicago during The war Of the rebellion
aud especially in the political campaign
0f 1864. Ills speeches were Somewhat
bitter against I.lncoln's administration
but their impsssiOned eloqnence and lofty
flights Of grand'loluence held his audi
ences a. II spell bound Some years
later he removed TO Washington CITY
and engaged 10 the practice If law lie
wss one Of the counsel for Iilhen and
Hendricks before the electoral commits.
SION in 1877, and prosecuted the Dorsey
star route case in Washington couple OF
years ago in which Col. lngersolI ap-
1eared for the defense.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-06-25
TuE new system OF ,elegraphy VIII

THE new system OF telegraphy which
has recently heen thoroughly tested ia
philadelphia promises 10 effect revol"-
lion IN that art. The manipulation is
similar 10 that Of the type writer aud any
one who can read can receive the message
as it is printed a. by atype writer. The
system can I've operated on the ordinary
aelegraDh wires and does not require
years Of. practIce TO acquire knowledge
1f u a. does the present sysiem. Ano,h-
~r advantage claimed for it is that it ,s
nol necessary for the operator al the re-
uriv,ng office Ia be st his post when The
message u heIng sent. Another is that il
mints the message exactly alike ~ both
euds OF the line at the same time, which
prevents mistakes and errors ty the re-
ceiving office. Still another is secnr'ty
against the message being obtained hy
parties not entilled 10 it as II cannot lN
read by sound "a in the present system
The main points claimed for :he new sys
TEN IA simplicity and security.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-06-25

the age of miracles lie would probably
object to having his name moderniZed,
whatever might he the advantage in eu-
phony.
There are numerous well authenticated
cases Of remarkably sudden rccoveries
from infirmitics as well as equally sudden
atflictiOns. A large number of persons
were rendered insane by the disaster of
the Chicago fire some years ago, while in
one known instance an insane person
was restored to his right mind Ey the
same disaster, which goes to corroborate
the old saying that "wlat Is ones meat
Is anOthcr's poison"
But, after all, isn't there more faith
cure superstition among the people
than they are aware of? There is very
close sympathy between the mind and
the body, and without faith m the physi-
clans skill he would have i'll success in
ctlecting cure of your lntrmitles. If
you can thoroughly convince n person
that he has swallowed a fly he Will reich
and vomit the same as If he hat actually
swallowed u fly, and il you can thorough
ly convince person that he is sick down
he Will go. ..L
AS we have said, there is great deal
of faith cure in the practice Of medicine
by the profession. The intelligent ply
sician recognizes this and acts upon it,
If, when you call in I he doctor, he should
go to your cupboard and fix you up a
dose of salt, vinegar and molasses, you
would send him away as a quack, but
when he writes out a prescription for the
| same ingredients under the names OF
chloride Of sodium, asce:um and syrup of
fuscus, you hurry kid off down to the
drug store and marvel at the learning and
wisdom Of the doctor whom you regard
as the prescrver of your life. If you need
al. astrlpgent he will probably prescribe
syrup of uscus, Rubus and aqua mollis
steeEcd over hot fire for al hour, which,
tivestCd Of mystery, is nothing but mo-
lasscs, blackherrcs and rain water. lie
recommends bathing with aqua tlnviallis
and sapo molls and calls next day TO find
you wondering how such discoveries IN
medical science were ever mada, when If
he had told yon the day before to make
the same bath Of river water and soft soap
you would have la policeman called
to take him away. Y:s, there is IL great
deal of faith cure, in Latin terms, going
on throughout the country.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-06-25
Detective Lewis of jamestown left fo

Detective Lewis Of Jamestown left for
Sar born last night TO arrest the "kid'' and
one James for horse stealing These fel-
lows left Bismarck with Proctor's Wild
West show and have been with him for
several days. They are charged with
horse stealing and it is understood they
have some of the animals with them Mr..
Proctor IS travelling with very hard luck
and is evidently forming some very bad
associations. The men for whom De-
teclive Lewis has gone are veil known in
horse thief circles and their arrest will be
cause for much rejoicing Mr.. Lewis is
doing some very tine work. Sunday Bis
marcE Tribune.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-06-25
Beynton's Circus Sche,ae.

County assessor Boynton, who attended
Sells Bros show in town FRIDAY. became
infatnafed- -Ml1b---..ha-Ah ha.s--AaaaaaAA.--And-
circus Of his own by purchasing pair Of
untamed Indian ponies, as white - swans
and as nlmble as the ANTELOPE that sk,ps
over the prairie. lie took them out 10
his farm, or rather started 10 that direc-
ton, yesterday evening, in which he Was
assisted by two or three men as far a.
the bridge at the mill. The ponies were
tied together and were driven by Boyn-
ton who held the long end of the rope At
a safe distance behiLd, say about seventy
five feet. When last seen the ponies
were gong up the bluff ON the other side
of the river on hurricane canter with
Boynton hold of the rope behind spanning
seventeen feet at a step, at every step
showing the soles of his number II boots
above his head, and the more he said he,
the men watching him from the bridge
yelled "let her go, and swing HIM little
bit higher" We expected . telegram
from Pierre during the night stating the
time the ponies and Boynton were seen
passing that place, but the lines were
down and we cannot give the exact
time. 1t was estimated by the men who
saw them 60 up the bluff that the outfit
would reach the Black Hills about day
light this morning. 1t was the intention
of Boynton to make ling out In the
prairie near his place and practice riding
these ponies as he had seen done At the
circuS
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-06-25
MARDHALL MCCLURE. Proprietor
J. @. WA0N0CX. Editor

UPoN what grounds An Injunction re-
strain,ng the territorial treasurer from
paying the warrants provided by law ~
he issued 10 the delegates IN the Sioux
Falls constitutional convention can be
obtained, it is difficult to Imagine. Ii the
act of the legislature providing for this
convention IS valid,. which it is, and the
provisions there is no redress Of the real
or imaginary grievance it imposes except
10 kick, and swear vengeance against the
members Of the legislature that vnieti Tor
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-06-25

The Pierre Signal xdyocates division
OF the territory becanse North Dakota is
"a corrupt republican hot bed OF monop
nlists, autocrats, aristocrats, foreigners
2OA schemIng politicians" II further
adds that for ten years South Dakota has
heea the pIaythlng, the foot ball, the
laaghiak stock Of North Dakota p p,litl.
clans, English land holders, railroad
kings and capitalists" II the old aphor-
1901 that "confesslon is good for the sonl'
I've true, the Signal no doubt has y great
burden removed from its ''inner man."
The confession Of isnbeciIity and stupid
~ which il makes for South Dakota Ger.
tsinIy has the merit "f heing w,lhon,
pride. This IA u rather h,lmiIiatlng as
we'll ~ amusing picture Of the two sec
lions Of the territory, calling the one lNo-
PIE knaves and the other fools.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-06-25

THE supreme court of the state of Iowa
has recently rendered decision which is
important alike to the travelling public
and 20 hotel keepers. 1t is case where
n lady who was received AS Il guest at a
hotel contracted smallpox, the landlord
Knowing at the time he received the guest
that the contagiOn was in his house.
After the lady recovered she sued the
landlord FOR 81, 900 damages and obtained
Il verdict for the amount which was at-
flrmcd on appeal by the supreme court.
An eifort was made by the defense in the
trial Of the cause to show contributory
negligence on lhe part Of the plaintiff BY
rumor OF the presence Of smallpox at the
hotel before she applied for lodging and
she should have made inquiry as to the
truth Of the r,lmor. On this point the
court says: "By keeping the hotel open
for business the landlord in effect repre-
sented to all travellers that it was a rea-
sonably safe place at which TO stop, and
he is hardly IN position now to insist
that the plaintiff, who accepted and acted
upon this representation and was injured
because Of its untruthfnlness, shall be
prccludcd from recovering for tho injury
on the ground that she might by !nrther
inquiry have learned of its faIslty." The
principle enunciatcd in this decision
seems to be that hotel keepers are liable
in damages when they receive guests,
knowing that contagious disease exists in
their houses. m this case the court held
that tlu. lady was entitled to damages not
only for the physical and mental suffer
ing she cndurcs but also for the marks
left by the disease.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-06-25

me total enrolment during the year
was, boys 293, girls 29l, grand total ss4.
This enrolment is A less than that Of
the preceding year but this falling OIL ia
accounted for by the Catholic school
which has been IN operation the year last
past hut which was not IN exist ence the
preceding year.
During the past year Mr.. Clemmer has
required monthly written examinations
IN the high schoOI, grammar school. and
A and B rooms For this purpose and to
insure uniformity the superintendent
prepared the list Of questions for each OF
the several rooms and examined the pa
pers and marked the percent. Tsbulated
reports Of these examinations, containing
name and percent OF each pupil, are made
to the board at the end of each term. the
school year being divided into three
terms
The blackboards in the several rooms
show constant use and the work thereon
proficiency on the part OF the pupils.
While we have no disposition to find
fault with any of the departments nor 10
make invidious distinctions IN regard TO
teachers we must compliment Miss Sadie
Davidson upon her school, IS it is the
primary where the children are first
trained to the restraint of school govern
mtnt and in the foundation OF an eiluca-
tion IN both of which Miss Davidson ls q
model teacher She has successfully per
formed the duties Of this position for sew
eral years, and that she has done so sst,s-
factorlly Is evidenced by her unanimous
reelection by the board OF education to
the same position for the next year.