Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-05-02

to exceed $3.50 which will be used for the
benefit of the poor of the CITY,
JAMESTOWN IS HEADQUARTERs
or the Farmers Alliance Hail and
Fire, and Fidelity Life Insurance
Companies.
A transfer which has been in contem-
plation for some time, has now ia ken def
mite shape and may be regarded as
finally settled. Ever since the passage
Of the bill for the division and admission
OF the territory, the Farmers Alliance
Insurance company has been looking
around for suitable location, for the
headquarters for North Dakota, and
they have finally decided on jamestown,
as best suited for their purpose. James
towns position as railroad center, with
roads running north, south east and
west gives her mail facilities for the
rapid transmission OF correspondence
unequalled by any other town in the
territory. That these advantages are
appreciated by outside parties, is shown
by the selection of jamestown for the
North Dakota headquarters Of this In
surance company, in the same week that
she was chosen by tho Catholics for the
location of their new cathedral college
and convent. ..-
The new company Will occupy the
ground floor of the Metropolitan block,
on Fifth avenue, and Mr.. Lloyd says
that he has already rented several of the
ather rooms for fl sse=. I'm the South
, Dakota headquarters the company now
employs about 20 clerks and they will
doubtless require nearly as many for
jamestown before the end Of the year,
as their business Is rapidly increasing.
1t will however take some time to make
, a complete transcript of the records for
: North Dakota. The company's book
keeper arrives to take possession or
Saturday.
The new institution is an amalgama-
ton of the Huron Fidelity Fire Com
pany, with the Farmers Alliance Hail
and Life companies, the three being
, under one management, and practically
the same. One good result Of the selec-
, tion Of jamestown as the headquarters
is that the postoftice receipts will be
, swelled by about $500 Il year which
;. will bring the city within measurable
r distance of the free delivery serv ice.
Great credit is due to the gentlemen
who have spared no time and pains to
D bring this important institution to
t jamestown, and the citizens should show
: their appreciation Of the compliment.
, by giving the new company liberal
:. support.
The Gopher Hunt.
It was rather unfortunate that the
|, gopher hunt was mentioned in The Alert
on Monday, as the gophers heard the
farmers talking about it, and were not
a receiving visitors, when the boys called
q at their residences Tuesday. At least
! that is the reason that the boys give,why
@ they brought home so few tails yester-
day, and probably it is as good an excuse
:, as they could invent. It is unnecessary
. to state that each of the boys swears that
~ he shot lots of gophers, that tumbled
> dead into their holes and could not be
5 secured. Everybody knows that gophers
u are built that way and do1t on pur-
s pose to spite their mUrderers. Another
4 reason given fOr Jhe small score is buae
- the weather was too cold. which shows
9 that the gophers are naturally migrate
n full, as the boys went out for the express
: purpose of making it hot for them.
When the gopher bustles were finally
counted it was found that George Web
sters team were the victors by six tails,
y the score being l2l to ll5.
Assessors Bonds.
Under the new law all township asses
y sors Will have to give bonds in the penal
y sum of $500, with two good and sufficient
. sureties, to be approved by the board Of
:. supervisors of the township for which
- such assessor is elected. These bonds
must be handed to the township clerk
: whose duty it shall be to file the same
n with the clerk OF the district court. Ii a
IS township clerk refuses or neglects to
procure and file the bonds Of township
officers he shall be liable TO a fine of not
Ii less than SO or more than 500. The
e township shall make an appropriation OF
r. fifty cents for each bond required to be
"a filed and pay the same to the clerk OF the
-. district court.
10 Mandan Pioneer: Ii the legislature or
20 the constitution makers or anybody else,
+. propose to put the capital on wheels, let
rt them drop it somewhere where the resi-
" dents have some idea Of the metropolitan
ic ways There is jamestown, Fargo. Grand
Forks-all Of them are more up to the
r times than rural backwoo6s Devils