Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-08-19
GENERAL DELIVERY.

GENERAL DELIVERY.
The recently reported marriage Of Nine.
Nilsson has been denied.
The secret Is out at last, Cutting was
formerly editor of prohibition organ IN
Iowa.
The Irish Times reiterates the state
ment that Parnell is shortly to become q
Roman Catholic.
A Virginia City New man offers to
plant the American flag on the north pole
in eighteen months.
The rails on the Dakota s. Great South
ern were laid to Sargent in Sargent
county the past week.
The London Times thinks that Lord
Churchill will have hard time of it
with his Irish measure.
Mrs. Cleveland will touch the electric
button that will start the machinery in
the Expoposition building.
A Mexican colonel of revolutionists IS
said to have shot one of his soldier be-
cause he was stirred of him."
Senators Pugh, Vest and Butler have
gone to Europe, and Senator Evarts is at
work on his Vermont farm.
The ocean passage from New York to
Liverpool is now twelve dollars, which is
cheaper than staying at home.
DR.. Reginald Stuart Poole, Of the Brit
ish museum, has secured a colossus of
Rameses IL. for some Bostonians
New Laredo, Mexico, residents say that
If Mexico engages in war with the
United States England and Spain will
help Diaz.
A supposed murdered man turns out to
bealive in Connecticut. The number of
Connecticut people who have not been
murdered is unusually large this sum-
mer.
A Plttsburg printer, who knew Editor
Cutting IN Denver, says: "One night
party of printers caught him and threw
him over bridge into creek below.
He was rescued by some bricklayers, who,
when they learned his name gave him a
terrible beating"
Thomas A. Edison says he has run
wire in Boston SIX hours with
the aurora borealls without battery,
and if he had had at that time rod run
ming from New York to Boston he would
have had electrical power enough on it
to run all the machinery in Boston.
A Newfoundland dog committed sui
eide at Davenport, Iowa. He jumped
from the bridge into the river and held
his head under water until he died. He
had just been whipped for stealing a
piece of meat. The prohibitlonists Will
use this as one of their campaign argu-
ments.
Mrs. Pugwash (phllosophlcally) ga
society woman is like poorly served tur-
key"
Mrs. Brown (amazed )-"Like turkey!
Why so?'
Mrs. Pugwash-"Why, my dear, there
is plenty of breast and very little dress
ing"
A lady correspondent introduces this
bit of sentiment in one of her letters from
Europe: SIT was fancy with some low
ers of the olden time to have stockings
made from their LADIES' hair, they 6esir-
ing, l suppose, to have their feet as well
as their hearts to be entangled IN the
meshcs of their mistresses' tresses.''
The land Office mas been n5tiied from
Santa Fe that the Federal grand jury has
800 persons for frauds upon the
land laws. Among these are an ex-dele-
gate to congress, two territorial legisla-
tors, and ex- Register Frost, who resigned
preclpitately when the new administra-
ton came IN. The name of the ex. dele
gate is withheld by the department.
A man died recently oni Mouse river,
who believed inl the transmlgration of
souls, and that1 henahe ldied he would
become coon. The windows of his house
were left open, and in the morning rae
coon was found seated on his coffin. If
some men we know should die, hogs
would be found IN the death chamber, on
this theory.
1t is significant of the attitude of vete.
ran soldiers regarding the reckless grant
ing of government pensions, that at the
recent meeting of the National G. A. r.
in San Fransisco, resolution that ga
pension should be given to every surviv-
ing soldier and sailor of the war of the
rebellion. was summarily voted down
ayes 327; noes Sc.
Miss Violet Cameron, the English ac-
tress, is coming to this country to tour.
Here is great opportunity for the gilded
youth of New York city. Miss Cameron
has the reputation in London OF having
the most fascinating manners, the most
irresistible pair of grey eyes, the greatest
for spending money and the
least heart of any woman in England.
The Rev. Mr.. Unity was quite liberal,
but so absent-mlnded. They were max
ing up whist party, when Miss Mabel
SAID to him: "Mr. Unity, won't you join
usf MIR. De Beans Is going to take
hand and be my partner" Mr.. Unity
wakes up with start, and breaks up
everybody by remarking: ''lsn't this
rather suddenf Have you got licensei"