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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-06-27
This is an important question which will
probably result in some interesting liti-

Inls Is an important questlOn Whlch Will
probably result in some interesting liti-
cation. Tie bridge is valued at from
$1,0OO,000 to S1,5OO,OOO, and tho tax
which Morton and Burleigh counties
would receive as a result of it's ASSESS
ment, would amount to much more than
they now receive under the gross earn
ings law from the entire line of road
running through those counties
Another question passed upon is of
interest to counties, and particularly to
those working under township organiza-
ticn. In a South Dakota county, about
$4,000 penalty and interest tax was col
lected. This money the county treasur-
er, instead Of turning over to the various
townships to which it belonged and by
the officers of which it should have been
disbursed, was by him turned into So
called penalty and interest fund. The
county commissioners directed the trans
fer Of this money into the general fund.
The question then arose as to the au-
thority Of the treasurer to withhold the
taxes from the townships, and to form a
penalty and interest fund, and the right
of the county commissioners to order the
transfer to the general fund. Mr.. Nick
Gus decides no on each proposition: that
the county commissioners have no author
lty to do anything not specifically given
them by the statutes. r
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-06-27
Obituary..

W1sEMAN--Fen asleep on Wednesday,
June 10. 1889, at her home near Melville
North Dakota, Mrs. Mary E. "lseman
nee Gilman, in her tifty-third year, leav-
ing husband, daughter and two sons
Mrs. Wiseman was born in Washington
county. N. Y. Early in their married
life. she and her husband. Merritt WISE
man, became pioneers, living IN henton
county, Mimi, from '5S to Y, except Tor
three years subsequent to Indian troubles
of 60, when they lived IN kankakee
county, Ill. From ~ to % they h'eo
in jamestown, Oak, (having their pre-,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-06-27

emption on the townsite) when they re
turned to Minnesota In 'S2 they came
again to Dakota, making residence in
the extreme north of Stutsman county,
near Melville. During the past three
years, Mrs. Wiseman has been constant
but patient sufferer, bearing it all with'a
fortltude rarely seen but worthy of such
a lifelong member of the church mill
tant. To the writer she has frequently
expressed her readiness to 60 when the
summons should come. If the Christ
likeness, evidenced by unselfshness OF
heart and life, be preparation for such a
summons, truly she was ready. She won
friends because she was friendly, and her
liberal love frightened many hearts
where a shadow is fallen now. Let us
praise God that the darkness is illum-
ined by the ''blessed hope of everlasting
life. NJ.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-06-27
Hurrah. Hurrah.

Everybody come, old and young, single
or married, big and small for good time
at the Oak Dale farm, about miles
southeast of jamestown for basket pic
mic on the Fourth Of July. There will
be different amusements such as horse
racing, foot tub and sack racing and to
keep the young folks out of mischief,
dancing. Now all Young men be sure
and speak to Your best girl about this
promising affair. We shall also try and
have some speaking and there can be
teams hired to carry sssengers down
and back for reasonable rates.
d. L. GRAY.
!. :. FREY,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-06-27
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
A House in the City and Cattle in
the Country.

the Country.
During the storm this morning the
house on Sixth avenue south occupied
by R. A. Sanford was struck by lightning
The bolt entered at the southwest corner
Of the house and then seemed to divide
into two-one going down and striking
an iron bar which lay on the ground,
the end Of which was blazed over as if
melted, and the other jumped into the
house and after plowing furrow in the
kitchen floor, bored a hole through the
we'll platform and lost itself IN tho
ground. The bolt tore the shingles off
the side Of the roof where it struck. for
strip several feet vide and played dis
astrous game OF "trip 'em up the back"
with the cornice. Tne force with which
the lightning struck may be judged from
the fact that some of the shingles and
splinters were thrown over onto the roof
OF D. E. Hughes residence fifty or seven
ty-fve feet away. Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford
we're both sitting in the room at the
at the time, the latter with the baby in
her arms. and the bolt passed between
them. All experienced slight shocks but
nothing serious.
Wells Bros. have bunch of II fat
cattle ready to kill, which they are keep
ing on the S9vern farm one mile south of
the city Seven of these which we're
huddled together near a barbed wire
fence, were struck, and one of them
killed Another taa1 #asa1I5 bsixprsssed VAS
walking around like he was dizzy this
morning. A milch COW of 9. W. Hend-
rick's. which was on the other side OF the
fence. was also struck and killed.
Gene Clark came IN from the Siebert
farm this noon. He says it rained harder
there than in the city, and estimates the
fall there at two and half inches. He
reports two of Martin Joos' best milk
cows killed by lightning. His little girl
was standing about ten feet from the
COWS, but was unharmed. A barbed wire
fence was near the animals, and ls
supposed to have attracted the electrical
fuid. It begins to look as If barbed w1re
fences we're dangerous thing in Da-
kOta storm.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-06-27
Splrltwood Lake Likely to be
DepopuIared of It's Present
Fish Supply.
A Sparring Exn1bltion to be Given
at the Opera Rink on
IS July 5th.
A Wonderful Well Discovered in
Benson County-Base Ball
at Corlnne.
''Fish Hogs and Fool-Fishermen

A question of serious Importance to
loyers Of piscatocial sport, is how much
longer the fish in Spiritwood lake will
hold out. The way the finny inhabitants
are being diminished in numbers is ap-
palling to those who expect to live here
and want to 90 fishing there next year
or the year after. The real trouble is
probably not one which comes within
the scope Of legal regulation, but the
exercise OF a little common sense will
demonstrate to any one the importance
of the question and the reckless and un-
thinking aspect of the fsh-hogs' cnarac-
ter and now that their attention has been
called to the matter they will doubtless
refrain from giving any one cause for
complaint in the future. Parties go to
the lake and seemingly fish to see who
can get the biggest haul; they catch
more fish than they want simply for the
fun OF catching them. Then there is the
"hsh-hog' who is like any other hog
wants all he can get. The draft made on
the fish supply by these two varieties of
the Spiritwood lake visitors is the cause
of thefalarm. All season the cry of poor
fishing has come from the lake. 1t is
time tie fool-tishermen and the fish
hogs" were called off. If they would
only throw back into the lake the small
fish they catch the trouble would be
remedied in part, bnt they haven't done
this in the past. Let us hope that they
will in the future.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-06-27
Matrimonial.

Mr.. Michael Barry and Miss Llbbie
Bush were united in marriage Tuesday
at the Northern Pacific house. Mr..
Barry is one of the steady and trustwor-
thy employees of the Northern Pacific,
being engaged as bridge carpenter, and
the bride is the daughter OF Landlord
Bush of the Northern Pacific house,
young lady who during long residence
in jamestown has made many friends
here
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-06-27
Farmer Demands.

The following is the platform adopted
bv the South Dakota Farmers alliance
at Huron. The North Dakota alliance
will meet at Fargo this week, and they
are expected to follow in the wake OF the
South Dakota meeting:
All public necessities, SO far as prac;tl,,
cable, should be owned and controlled
by the government and managed IN
such way that no class should be al
lowed to exact unjust rates for the use
thereof
3. Our railroads should be so con-
trolled by the government as to be run
in the interests of the people upon an
actual cost basis.
3 The establishment of monetary
system, in which circulating medium
in necessary quantities, shall issue al
rectly to the people without the inter,
vention of banks; that the natloDal
issue shall be full legal tender, in pay
ment of all debts, public and private;
and that the government shall not
recognize or guarantee any private
banks or create any banking corpora
tions.
4. Equal and just taxation.
y. IrOnlD1UlCu--SI -SIttUc thl1NA utioAoAthA.
6. Election of U. S. senate by direct
vote OF the people.
T. Courts of arbitration, that justice
not precedent, may be given.
s. The Australian system of voting.
8. The abolition Of the contract system
by our national, state and municipal
government.
10. The prohibition, by law, OF the
employment of children under 10 years
of age, in mines, factories and shops.
II. To prohibit the hiring out OF con-
vict labor.
Resolutions are of the following pur-
| port: Relterating the saying "God
helps those who help themselves and
pledglng themselves to look after their
own interests in the formation Of the new
state; declaring that they will work
through the parties: denouncing the use
OF proxies and demanding the abolition
of the proxy system; calling upon the
constitutional convention to provide The
Australian voting system for this fali'
elections; demanding that the nomina
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-06-27
Pat killen Will be Here July 5th.

Pat hillen Will be Here July 5th.
Manager Klaus has made arrangements
with the Pat Killen com oination to give
ali exhibition at the Opera rink July 9Th.
killen is the champion heavyweight
pugilist Of the northwest, and at that
time will be en- route to San Francisco
where he will fight McAulife, the heavy
weight champion of the Pacific coast. for
$4,000. number of prominent eastern
pugilists WI accompany zoe given ., a.
sparr;;n nr .S,bitions <V;N along the line.
n1lIen IS uraSglIng under the manage
ment of w. E. Goodipg, whom many
will remember as the meteorlc oase s+ o,nn oal,
magnate Of Minneapolis. jamestown
snoTts will have an opportunity to see a
good fistic exhibition at home on July
Eth
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-06-27
New ChattIc Mortgage Law.

The new chattel mortgage law goes
into effect on July first, when all chattel
mortgages must be published in the
newspapers. The county commissioners
have designated the Second ward hay
market in jamestown, Pingree and Splr-
itwood as the three places where chatteis
shall be sold in this county.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-06-27

ting conventions be called not earlier
than Sept. lst, and not later than Sept.
10th; that the alliance has participated
in no capital scheme; that they will no
support any newspaper not in sympathy
with the alliance; that they consider it
an insult to every member for any paper
to speak disrespectfully of the officers
and that their motto shall be "an injury
to one is the concern of ALL"
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-06-27
Rase Ball at COrinne.

A game of base ball was played Satur-
dav afternoon at Glenfeld, between the
Lake Jessie and Glentield mines. Owing
to the high wind, good playing was I'M
noss,ble. The Glen6elds became ratified
in the first and second innings, but after
that. settled down and played steady
game. 4, 49, c,
This being the first game the Glen
fields have played this summer, they
we're somewhat rusty in fielding, but
thew batted we'll and easily defeated thelr
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-06-27
AS the Plot Thickens. the Plat
Widens.

Chicago News: Spokane Falls is one
of the bouncing young cities of the new
state of Washington, and it is aiming to
make itsef respected and admired uni
versally. AS is usual in such cases the
real estate dealers interested IN the
"boom' have gone into ecstacies over the
prospects of it's growth. A gentleman
from Illinois writes from that city
az follows: ''On Sunday afternoon
a Chicago young man and my
self went away out of town to gather
wild flowers. We got lost in a pine forest
darned sight more primeval than any
Longfellow ever described. After our re-
tnrn to the hotel I looked up on the map
the location Of the forest and discovered
that it was almost in the center OF the
town, which was plated two miles be-
voud the farthes point that we had pen
etrated. [ think the town lots will touch
the Idaho line by fall"
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-06-27
SOME IMPORTANT DECISIONS

Attorney General Nickcus Decides
That, Under the Representations
Made, Burleigh and Morton Couh'
ties Can Tax the Missouri Bridge.
Hardly day passes but that Attorney
General Nickeus receives from dozen
to a score of letters asking for his opln-
ion on legal questions, which have arisen
in various parts of the territory. Mos'
of these matters are comparatively un-
important, but frequently question OF
territorial interest arises. Yesterday
among the questions which he passed
upon, were two OF general Importance.
One was in relation to the taxabillty OF
the railroad bridge crossing the Missouri
between Bismarck and Mandan. Here
tnfore the bridge has been untaxed, ow-
ing probably to superstition that IT was
owned by the Northern Pacific railroad,
and included in its mileage and taxed
under the gross earnings law. 1t now
appears. however, that it IS owned by a
separate company, or at least SO IL Is
claimed, aud the Morton and Burielgh
county authorities having applied 10
Auditor McManima to decide whether
those counties could legally tax Inc
bridge, the matter was by the auditor
referred to Attorney General Nickeus'
Upon the representation that the bridge
is the property OF another company tnat'
the Northern Pacific railroad company
he has decided that the counties can tax
it: that the gross earnings law includes
only property belonging to the corpora
ton owning or operating said railroad.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-06-27
Fargo Lana Office Business.

LAND CONTESTS DECIDED.
The names of the successful parties are
printed in capital letters.
ENGER BRIGHT E. RABERG VS..
Gilbert T. Gilbertson.
Herbert II. Robinson VS.. WARREN }.
WEATHERBEE.
Willie G. Wescom Us. NANCY IL.
LOVETT.
Mary Henry VS.. BENJAMIN JOHN
SON.
CASH PATENTS.
Nos. 6326, 1865, 1852, sO97, s246, 1857,
1919, S414, $3.50, S4S9, 1892, Si9S, $500
S713, S73s, S75l, s7s4, S79S. 1878, S90S
$3.50, 9O66, S6l2, $3.50, 9671, $3.50, 976S
9SS1. 9SS2. 1924, 1OO73, 10OS9 and 10O94
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-06-27
GENEROUS DONORS.
s., 800 Received for the College at
JamestOwn--.A Good Editor.


Subscriptions for the benefit of the
jamestown college, aggregating $500
were received here this week. The mon
ey was turned over to Mr.. Hotchkiss,
whose claim as builder Of the college
buildings has been partly unpaid. These
subscriptions put the institution in good
financial condition, and leave only few
hundred dollars indebtedness on the
building.
Seven thousand dollars OF this money
we're subscribed by Col. Elliott F. Shep-
asd, the we'll known publisher of the
New York Mail & Express. His sub
scription comes at time when 1t is most
needed, and is thoroughly appreciated.
The people of jamestown will long re-
member his generosity. His subscr1p-
ton was made about the first OF the year
and the credit for securing it belongs, In
a great measure, to Rev. n. D. Fannlng'
who, during his eastern visit last WINTER,
was especially active in the interests OF
Col. Shepards championship of Chris
tian methods and Christian progress IN
the columns of his paper. the Mail q
Express, is becoming more widely aPpre-
ciated daily. His influence is extending,
and even the vast city OF New YORK 1eeis
the power for good OF his able newspaper
conducted fearlessly and competently;
Last year Col. Shepard sent copy OF
the daily Mail & Express free to all the
Presbyterian minister's OF Dakota, and
they in turn, through their pulpits, kept
many Christian communities informed
about the moral and educational progress
OF the east.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-06-27

Our Farmers Bear 4 Portion OF
Losses From Stock Destroyed.

Our Farmers Bear 4 Portion OF
Losses From Stock Destroyed.
DR.. D. Z. Collins, Mitchell, d. L. terri
tOrlal veterinarian, came north Satur-
day night from Brown county where he
has been engaged professionally in
examining glandered horses. He
was requested to come to James
town by County Commissioner
Eddy to pass upon a number of diseased
animals in this county. In com pany
with MIR. Eddy the doctor left yesterday
for New Rockford on business OF the
same nature. 1t is said there are quite
number of horses afflicted with tho
glanders in all of the coun ties along the
j. & N. branch. While many have been
killed in all parts of the territory I'm
scrupulous dealers still palm of on buyers
animals which have been doctored with
alum and other astringents to tempo
rarily stop the mucus discharge from the
nostrils, and deceive oven experts, there
by. Another unfortunate circumstance
connected with the sale of these diseased
horses is that the poorer farmers almost
invariably are the purchasers and the
eventual loss bears very heavily upon
them. ..,.... 3@
DR.. Collins stated to an Alert man
that there is a growing sentiment in
South Dakota that the losses from this
diseased stock, killed by order of the
official veterinarian. should IN part at
least be borne by the state The ami
mails are destroyed for the benefit OF the
community at large and it is unjust that
the total loss shall be borne by the un-
lucky owners Of the stock, many of whom
are our poorest farmers, and ia some
cases widows, whose sole means OF liveli-
hood consists OF their horses. The doc
tor instanced several cases where he was
compelled to destroy animals. and the
loss left the owners unable to put in a
crop. One widow losing her two ponies
had the value of them made up to her by
sympathetic neighbors and friends.
1t is only right that the state should
bear part of the loss in these cases and an
average OF $50 per animal has been sug-
gested as reasonable amount to be re-
funded to owners. OF course in many
instances this sum would be insufficient
to pay even half of the value of animals
destroyed and in other cases it would be
more than enough, but proper discrimi-
destrOyed cor1lls' be ersrry .1,.as .--.1 I.o
farmers who elect the next legislature
for North Dakota should see to it that
men are sent who will be willing to pay
for losses of stock killed for the benefit
Of the territory at large. If the tax on
live stock is not high enough to pay for
this put it at figure that will. If one
mill is not high enough assess at two
mills. The amount necessary to re-lm-
burse all losses would not be felt in the
least if raised in this way and the injus-
tice of compelling poor farmers to lose
their animals for others benefit without
any remuneration would be done away
with. In several states this law is IN
force and in North Dakota there are
abundant reasons why it should be in
force also.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-06-27
ELECTED A PRESIDENT.

Rev. III. G. MendenhalI. OF Grand
Forks, Elected the First President
Of jamestown College.
The board of trustees of jamestown
college held meeting Tuesday, Messrs.
1erxa, Wood and Iddings, Of Fargo, and
Lloyd, Tanning and Hewitt, of James
town, being present. The secretary and
treasurer presented reports which show
ed the institution to be in a t1ourishiug
condition.
The principal business of the meeting
was the election OF president. AL
though the Institution has been estab-
llshed some three or four years. presi-
dent has never been secured. the gen
tlemen who have been at it's head not
having been given that title. It has
been known for several years that the
trustees have been on still hunt for a
man possessing that peculiar combina-
comitants Of successful college presl-
dent. The trustees now believe they
have found such man in Rev. II. G.
Mendenhall, of Grand Forks, and yester-
day elected him to the presidency of the
institution. Mr.. Mendenhall has been
the talented and popular pastor of the
Presbyterian church of Grand Forks
until recently, when, his health failing,
he resigned the pastorate and purchas-
ing the Grand Forks Daily Plaindealer,
engaged in editorial labors. 1t is not
known whether Mr.. Mendenhall will ac-
cept, but 1t is presumed and hoped by
the trustees that he will see tit to do So.
For month past it has been rumored
that the Plaindealer is about TO change
hands, and this rumor increases the
likelihood that Mr.. Mendenhall will be
the first president of Jamestown college.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-06-27
Advertised Letters.


List of uncalled for letters IN the post
Office at jamestown, Dakota. for the week
ending June "a, 1889.
LADIES.
Allen. Miss Helen johnson. Miss Helen
Copeland, Mrs Elizabeth Ann
Dunston, Mrs Myrtle
GENTLEMEN.
Cavanaugh, Arthur Delmore. Pete
Gray, r Lape, John NJ
Messing, ,AnthonyW Rideout. Archie
Sailing, Hans Smith, c B
Tower, George Wright, George H
Warm. Gean.
If not called for within so days, will
be sent to the dead letter office. In cal
ling for these letters, please say adver-
tised and give date.
A. KLAUS. 2. Nj.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-06-27
Contract Let.

1t is learned that the contract for
building the Leeds extension of the
J. & N. has been let to Edward McCor-
mack of St. Paul. His bid includes the
grading, ironing, buildings, bridges and
culverts, and everything complete. Con-
tractor will turn the road-bed over to
company to operate. Chief Engineer
Tilden is now on the line, and work can
be expected t. begin at once.
Evening journal., 1889-07-08
clark Un,v.r.ity.s sensation.

ATLANTA, Ga, July &C ark university.
one "a ihe .erding soutlern colleges TOR me-
gr, es, IL. nisAes d sensation. Professor W. H
s ford, Who mas charge uf rhe mechanical
department, came here with MS vie from
Onio several years ago and made good rec
ord. his vile Is an invaiid. Some sllne ago
Siford Lecame infatuated with Minnie War
rem, keeper Of mouse OF III lame 10 Angus
Ia. Siford tried frequently 70 persuade thiz
woman to marry him She would not do sos
bu, some weeks ago be and the Warren woHnr
an went to an educational meeting in Gin
cinnau, where they passed as man and Wife
Mrs Siford had no idea Of her husbands
falseness until she learned Of II while he was
in Cine matt She then wrote 70 him. Siford
wrote heartrending letter 70 his friends
saying that he was going 20 commit snicides
and begging that he be buried in Potter's
field. Il is supposed, however that ha
changed his mind, as he has been heard Of ia
New York city.