Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-02-04
NEWS NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Mrs. G. V. McVoy, of Mandan, died OF
pneumonia after an illness of only five
days.
1t is rumorcd that Lieutenant Irvine of
Fort Lincoln, will shortly go east to be
married.
A Michigan widower and widow re-
Gently married and start anew with con-
solidated family of 25 children.
An Oregon lady recently gave birth to
tr'plets making family of nineteen in
twelve years. Prolific. country, Oregon.
1t is no wonder that ladies are so touchy
on the subject of their ages for the bible
only mentions the age of woman in one
solitary instance.
Panteur, the French hydrophobia ex-
pert, says the splttle OF healthy dog
may contain microbes enough to produce
septic blood poisoning.
No great man knows what his great
name Will come to. A few days ago
Stephen A. Douglas, Jr., was arrested IN
Chicago for jumping his board bill.
The Mandan Pioneer thinks division
on the Missouri river is growing more
popular and with an eye of faith looks
forward to the time when it will he an
accomplished fact.
Bismarck will be illuminated by elec.
trio light after the first Of next month at
$3.50 for each light per month. There
is nothing slow about Bismarck if she
has q capitol load to carry.
The "preferred creditor" shows up IN
the Devils Lake bank failure as usual.
There is one feature lacking, however,
neither the president nor cashier went to
Canada for his health.
The saloon keepers of DEVILS Lake
City have resolved unanimously to raise
the price of beer to ten cents schooner
which indicates that the devil still
holds his grip on that city.
All the saloon keepers of Groton and
Columbia have been indicted by the grand
jury for keeping gambling houses. What
q pity that grand jury cid not have juris-
dictlon over the whole territory.
There Is water famine in Helena,
Montana, on account of a leak IN the res
ervoir. 1t causes but little suffering,
however, as they only use water out there
for washing and scrubbing purposes.
A romantic young lady of Lacrosse,
Wis, eloped last fall with a married man
who was teaching in the public schools
of that city. A few days ago she return
ed alone, her peradious lover having
abandoned her. ;.
Ten babies became separated from their
respective mothers and mixed up in the
hospital At Chicago. Each mother was
restored baby but none of them is sure
she has her own. 1t is case which even
Solomon could not decide.
A family named Kimberle, consisting
of the father and mother and three chill
dren were frozen to death by the blizzard
in Missouri recently. If that had hap
pened in Dakota eastern papers would
have gone into Mysteries over 1t.
A Pennsylvania congressman says the
presidential race in 1883 IS already mar
rowed down to John Sherman and John
A. Logan. The Alert would suggest
that great many crafts are wrecked IN
the Narrows. The road to the presidency
is like the thoroughfare to destruction,
it is broad and many there be that walk
thereln-in their minds.
The latest slandcr on Dakota is that q
few days ago a member of congress came
out of the committee room and inquired
If there was Dakota man present. Half
dozen came forward ready to give IN
formation in reg ard to the territory and
Its resources when the congressman al
most paralyzed them by saying that he
only wanted some reliable person to play
his hand at poker while he went out to
attend to some business.
Things do net seem to be altogether
serene between the mayor and city coun-
Gil of Bismarck, judging by the following
from the Tribune: With John G. Hol-
lembaek discharged by the council, but
not by the mayor; with l.. X. Hull en-
gagged by the council, but ignored by the
mayor; with policeman suspended by
the council, and an investigation of the
entire police force in full blast, the next
regular meeting Of the city council prom.
ises to throw little spice and pepper
inte the dull and uninterestlpg routine
OF every day life.