Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-03-18
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Livingston has had : &6 600 fire.
4 Lydia Thompson's husband, Alexspd(
Henderson, left her $lOo, 600.
! Ex. President Arthur does not seem
be as sick as gossips would have him.
Samuel ]. Tilden is preparing % sc 81
on cruise in his steam yacht, the Vt
king. sss9
i A rich deposit of silver y ssid 70 hAyE
been found at Pal,sade. nine miles fros
4 Valley Springs, Oak.
\ Elder Cannon has skipned from Salt
Lake leaving his bondsmen t45 600 in III
hole. So the rumor goes.
| The steamer Oregon is : complet
wreck. The loss to the company iacluds
ing dam ages to passengers, will lbe nearly
2,oOo, 600.
Miss Kitty Austin, of Clarksburg, Nd.
who is eighty three years Of age, u mai
ing pedestrian journey 70 Washtngtoa
and on Friday covered fourtesA miles
Miss Kitty dresses in primitive, but NOT
decollcte style. 3
Henry d. Courtney, the head Of the
Diamond Match Company. IS dead. HsI
alone possessed the secret Of the conposf-l
ton, and he steadfastly refused TO give itI
to anyone until his physician told him Re;
must die, when he revealed It to his son B
His fortune amounted TO q, 900, 600.
The municipal election was very excit-
ing in Moorhead yesterday. Pat. Lamb
beat Erickson for the mayoralty. H. W..
Alsop was elected recorder, and r. =.
Briggs, treasurer. The following Alder
men we're elected LIST Ward, II. g. Fln-
kle; End, w. NJ. Wright Sd, Jacob
Keifer.
At the National Observatory they have
a wonderful instrument known q the
"Great Equatorial Telescope" which
weighs l3O, 900 pounds. A sight through
that some clear moonlight evening il
worth a trip to Washington. The OBJ
servatory is under the direction Of the
Navy Department, and ranks with the
foremost IN the world. Its library Is very
large and choice and Is great resort for
the thoughtful and studious
One of the greatest novelties Of the age
will be presented to the people Of the
Northwest, at the Exposition Building in
Chicago, during the latter part of March,
iD the shape Of grove of bearing orange
trees. This exhibit will be made II con-
nectlon with an EXHIBIT of Citrus Fruits,
such as oranges and lemons from the
now famous orange section Of the Pacific
cosst. The transcontinental railroads.
have generously offered to bring this ex-
hibit to Chicago free of freight. II will
fill twenty cars, an1 twelve men will &C
company it.
Fargo Argus: The Argus is informed
that Colonel Lounsbury and his associates
have completed arrangements for the
newspaper they are soon to place before
the public. 1t will be published in Du-
luth, where the franchise and business Of
The Lake Superior News have been pnr-
chased. William S. Woodbridge, late
editor and proprietor of The News will
have financial charge Major W. H.
Burke, late of jamestown, looks after the
mechanical department, including news
paper, job rooms and book blndery, while
Colonel Lounsberry will be edltor-ln-
chief. A morning paper Will be ISSUED
and the title Of the corporation will be
The Duluth News Company. Both the
morning and evening franchises Of The
United Press Association are under the
control of this paper and it starts out
with what appears to be the most aatter-
ing prospects of success.
Croffut, IN New York World :. A corr
respondent inquiries: els old Spinner
dead s'' No; not in the least. Twenty
years ago old Spinner vas very conspic-
uous parsonage at the head of the United
States Treasury. His white moustAche,
his brusque manner, his loud voice, his
inlmitable cork-screw signature. his fer
vent patriotism, and his equally fervent
and carelessly picturesque language, al
combined to attract attention to him. He
was one of Mr.. Lincoln's closest counsel
lors. Now he Is in Florida. Mr.. Rogers,
of Danbuly, just returned from there,
tells me sSplnner is there for his health.
His daughter married the president Of
bank in Jacksonville, but the General re-
fuses to be cooped up In town. He lives
alone in couple Of tents on Pablo Beach,
sixteen miles off. One tent is his kitch-
en-, and the other his parlor and bedroom,
and he seems quite comfortable. paid
my respects to the venerable camper-out,
and he said life had by no means lost its
attractions for him yet A tent on the
beach IN Florida furnishes his ideal head
quarters for rheumatic
PERSONAL.
Attorney w. E. Dodge left for Bis
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