Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-03-11
LATE CITY NE WrS.

Duluth wheat market today as reported
by telegraph
Cash opened s71s, closed s71s.
May opened 921s, closed 80.
The Alert does beautiful job printing
Charlie Hirshfeld is in the city for a
few days.
District Attorney Sam Moer was in the
city yesterday.
Roderick Rose was passenger for Bis
marck this morning.
The Pacific Express is crowded, the GER
tain sign of returning sprlng.
Editor Burke, of the Capital, came in
from the east on the Pacific Express.
WANTED-A situation as housekeeper.
Best of references. Apply at this office.
2s2-6t
Mrs. j. W. Sheridan Is confined to the
house with slight attack of intlamatory
rheumatism.
Hon. E. P. Wells has returned from q
two weeks trip in St. Paul, Milwaukee
and Chicago.
Agent E. j. Schwellenbach left for
Bismarck with the delegation that went
out this morning.
g. E. Norbeck, special agent of the
Phoenix 1ns. Co., of London, came In on
the morning train.
The members of the jury summoned to
attend the session OF the U. s. Court will
return again tomorrow.
J. S. Wolf, of Fargo, was presenting q
fine work ''The History of Ireland" to
the notice of citizens here today. ,..
Harry Shayner, fuel agent of the North.
ern Pacific, with headquarters at Brain
erd, was at the Metropolitan yesterday.
Capt. Farrell has returned from an ex-
tended trip to Fargo, Winnipeg, Grand
Forks and other cities east of this place.
Wilbur Rose. the popular commission
merchant, and Miss Minnie Nichols, niece
of John Nichols were united IN marriage
Tuesday.
S. S. Altschul states that March is al
ways the worst month in the year, but
this one IS going to be better in some res
poets than usual.
There seems to be steady ing uiry for
horses and mares. Several Car loads are
coming from the west, one from Illinois
and one from Iowa.
Chas. B. Kruse, the Milwaukee plum
Der who has the asylum contract, arrived
IN the city this morning, to hurry the
work to completion.
There will be special meeting of the
fire department in its psrlors this evening
and all members are urged to attend as
business of Importance will be considered.
The Alert job rooms have received an
order for lot of fine printed stationery
to be shipped to West Virginia, and it will
be the finest job that was ever done IN
that state, outside of Wheeling.
j. W. Goodrich naturally lifts up his
voice and howls because he IS obliged to
do jury work at Bismarck, when time Is
money to man with his am punt of busi-
ness at this season Of the year.
FoUND-A Buffalo cvercoat. Owner
can have same by proving property and
paying charges. Apply to A. Merz, 563
7th ave. south. 2s2-6t.
Ike Hyman has received some new
goods, expects more, and flys around his
elegant tailoring emporium as if he had
more business than he could attend to
taking measures for new spring suits.
Manager G. T. Legg received car load
of seventeen horses for the LaMoure
county farms, yesterday. They came
from Iowa, and are good looking lot of
animals. They 60 south on the j. 4. v.
road and then west to Georgetown.
Professor and Attorney Rose, of Fargo,
cousin of Roderick Rose of this city was
looking after legal business here yester-
day. Professor Rose will also have charge
of the Teachers Institute to be held soon
in the city.
H. 7. Button, superintendent of the
Cheney farm at Casselton, was being
shown around the city yesterday by his
friend and former townsman e. r. Mere
dlth. Mr.. Button is cousin of the pop
ular banker at LaMoure.
1t is stated on good authority that at
least SIX fair young dsmsels down on
Goose creek have Dan Foley's photograph,
and each one thinks she alone possesses
his heart. AT least five of them are sure
ly laboring under vain delusion.
Some misguided individual stole the
weights and bar from j. w. Sheridan's
platform scales, last evening. This won't
prevent Sheridan from continuing his big
business, and the carts will 60 out a. usu-
al loaded with 1900 lbs to the ton.
G. F. Merry, representing the North
western Accident association called on
the Alert this forenoon. He states he has
just entered yearly contract with this
company and that railroad men will be
the especial objects of this solicitude.
Argus: G. E. Gregory, an important
factor in Foster county, who has been ab-
sent in the east during the winter, stop
ped in Fargo yesterday on his way home
to Carrngton. When las, seen he was
in the company of Territorial Auditor
Caldwell, who also spent the day in the