Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-09-12
Oswald Riddle Miles, Broker Clerk
his Name and Avocat1on
before Coming West.
FEe Plnchec1 his London Boss for
s7,AOO and Flew High for
About a Minute.
He is the "Baby'' III the Very
Swell Homes of Fargo's
equality Flat,'
rs we'll as the Star Boarder IN
the Gilaed Shacks of Hell's
Half Acre.
Jamestown's High Collar Brigade
also Bows Down to the Spu-
rioas ;prig Of Mobility.

The jamestown politicians who attend
ed the republican convention at Fargo
several weeks ago returned with som
amusing stories OF "a little English
earl His prodigality they said was
something wonderful, and the VINE sup
pars over which he presided as expen-
sive as they were humorous. The little
lord" had money--lots Of it-and like his
champagne it was as free as water. tie
always paid the expenses Of the party
and his society WAS accordingly nuch
courted. He told the boys he was an
English nobleman. a peer OF the realm,
and one OF his first remarks to every
body with whom he condescended to
convers I, was this; MY income is 10000
a year" The young man vas none other
than Ny Lord. the Hon. Leonard Nor
ris q prospective earl self styled and
as such IS known to many OF the best
people. not only of jamestown and
Fargo but Of many other parts of the
northwest. lie was a little, dwarfed
specimaa OF humanity. Without the
halo of nobility, and 10000 a year around
him, he would have. awakened only a
sentiment Of compassion for his physical
and otner shortcomings. But he was
''my lord and the old story of trucking
todyism was again exemplitied. Not
withstanding his % years and That
budding glory Of his young manhood
an incipient mustache -he was scarcely
larger than a healthy ten year old boy.
His distinguishing characteristic was an
air Of nonchalent Darkness. He affect
ed an aristocratic bearing but it hung
on him like his trousers ill fitting and
baeey. under a coat shorter than his
mustache. Folged letters OF introd1c-
ton secured him the entree into the
best homes in the northwest At Fargo
he affected to be society man and his
assiduous attention to first one and then
another Red river valley belle caused
many a tlutter in the hearts of the fair
sex, and here in jamestown he was fast
DeCOElluS QulIc q poo.
But to return to the narrative. At
Fargo our earl evinced a disposition ito
see and to do" the town. In the society
OF some congenial spirits from the north,
who we're attending the convention, he
developed strong sporting disposition.
Down into
sN. fsvry, Scy 7 IL
he and his chosen companions went, and
the Bachanalian revels were celebrated
as Fargo had never seen before. Cham
payne, "that nectar of the Gods which
he leer;ngly styled it. as he quatfeu the
sparkling spirits was the only drink lit
to wash the palate of a nobleman. The
story OF his drunken orgies at the home
OF the demi-monde, of ribald songs. OF
seductive cans, of his playful toying
with the dusky bellies Of the "coon dive"
these The Alert draws the veil over
and spares its readers details. Suffice it to
say that the young "lord' issued tickets
and the holder of one OF the paEteboards
was entitled to ''trot" all night with his
band of revelers and have all his ex-
penses paid When he dropped the role
of society man his sole ambition seemed
to be to become an ''all round sport"
which iucliuation clung to him here.
The jamestown people he met at Far
60 were all clever gentlemen, and a de-
sire was awakened about that time to
visit our little city, which he did IN COM
epny with Col. Howell, both being the
guests OF DR.. Archibald, to whom he was
introduced by the genial colonel, then of
the Argus Office, who has been dieting
on raw beef steak, it is said, for the past
few days trying to throw Off dangerous
indisp sition acquired during the visit of
the earl.
THE HERO COMES TO JAMESTOWN.
Hfe visited jamestown twice, once Oh
his tour of pleasure and conquest about
two weeks ago, and again yesterday IN the
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