Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-12-30
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
From Tuesdays Daily.

tOr the legislative season, January llth.
A NJ Clough left last night over the
Valley road for Jackson county, MINI;
where he was called by the illness of his
father.
The jack rabbits have put on their
toboggan uniforms, and fool the average
gunner daily with their immaculate re-
eemblance TO a snow drift.
Wheat was worth fifty mine cents at the
elevator, yesterday. Thus is the highest
point reached since August 9th. when
they paid sixty cents, for that day only.
The Grand Central Clothing house has
holstcd bran new sign over its Fifth
avenue entrance. Manager Newhausel
does not believe in hiding his lamp under
q bushe).
Clarence Smith returned Tuesday night
from q visit with re, at.ves at LaNOure.
He will be at his desk in the North Dako.
ta Loan & Trust Company again in q
few days.
Miss Sadie Davidson started yesterday
afternoon for Fargo. After short visit
at that place she will 60 to Perth, Can
ada, where she will spend the winter
with relatives.
The tobaggan slide is now in first class
condition and large number of the
members of the club are taking advan'
tage of the present good weather and en-
joying the exhllcrating sport.
w. S. Parshali, father of the late Mrs
Henry Wheeler, who died Monday, ar.
rived IN the city yesterday, and left las'
night, with the remains, for Bairsburg
Ia, where they will be inferred.
John Kennedy was proving up before
Clerk of Court Hills yesterday, On hi:
pre-emption, some five miles southwest.
A. A. Allen, the successful ana fortu'
nate land Office attorney, was undertak
ing to see his client through IN goo(
shape.
The fire company's ball should be pat
ronized by everybody who owns property
or is liable TO need their services du,inf
the coming year in protection agains
fire. 1t Is commendable enterprise ano
will, in itself, give in return most enjoy
able time for all who may attend.
Physicians prescribe Ayers Sarsapa,
rilIa in cases of scrofula, and in every
form of chrome disease, because this
medicine Is safer to take, and is more
highly concentrated, than any Other
preparation. 1t can always be depen'.ed
upon as en- effective blood purifier.
Rev. N. u. flaming has re turned from
trip to Pittsbutg, Pa, IN the interest Of
the jamestown College. Although only
absent about twoweeks be returned with
over &c 900, in subscription. The rcsul,
of his visit has very much encouraged
the friends of the college who now con-
slider Its prospects of the brightest.
o. c. Chrlstopnerson, a we'll known
farmer at Buchanan, made flying VISIT al
The Alert office yesterday, produced fol
the weekly and left, happy as Brother
H,ltz, of the praying band, whose morn.
ing prisons always leave him ''sav ed ard
for the day. Such good ano
satisfactory deeds are commendable and
II. E. Ward, gallant soldier and &C
tive member of the G. A. Il. post of this
city, will be candidate for postmaster
OF the house of representatives. Mr..
Ward has the hearty endorsement of the
members of the post, aud is a worthy,
deserving gentlemen, VINO has been left
by the fortunes of war, unable to shoul-
der the heavy burdens OF other men.
John Niemeyer left last night for St.
Paul, where he has accepted position as
commerclel traveller for the large whole
sale paint house of +. L. Blood s Co.
His new field of labor will bring him ia
Dakota frequ emily, as he will have to
cover the Manitoba and Northern Pacific
John is a good, capable man
and generally makes a SUCCESS of what
ever he undertakes.
Every preparation has been made for
the Firemens' ball and the boys are now
confident that their successes in the past
will be outdone. Arrangements have
been made with the Gladstone to furnish
supper tor the dancers. In the afternoon,
If the weather permits the boys will give
a dress parade. Tickets fer the dance
are 81 per couple, aud all who attend
will be sure to enjoy themselves. A large
number Of tickets were sold yesterday.
The new vein of coal twenty feet deep
recently opened at Dickinson by Beckett
u Foote is said to be Of remarkably su-
perior quality. The Bismarck Tribune
has carefully tested it and says "the coal
has been so far superior in quality to any
that had been previously used at Dickin-
son that the proprletors were anxious
that its comparative heating qualities be
thoroughly tested and announced. After
such careful trial.; parties who are IN
positions to judge OF the real value Of
fuel, express it as their opinion that thi!
coal has from Is to 25 per cent NOR
heating qualities to ton than any othe
Ignite in the market; it makes much les.
ashes and no clinkers as compared will
other veins. All who have made tria
of it have no hesitency in testifying 10 it
superior quality" The necessity for &
good quality of Ignite in this place II
such, that many farmers and others woult