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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-07-10
THE LOCAL EVENTS.
The Catholic Entertainment at
the Rink Last Night a
Success.
The commissioners Of Railroads 5
Consider Various Railroad
and Elevator Matters.
Hicks Makes GucSses AbOu,
July Weather-Bad Storms
Predicted.
The Catholic SOciable.


The entertainment given at the hall
last night by the ladies ofthe pro-cathe-
dral congregation was very enjoyable
affair. The attendance was large and
would have been larger had tho weather
been more auspiclous. 1t was rather
chilly for ice cream, but still the ladies
did a fair business in that line. The
rink was very neatly ornamented and
several stands of flowers frightened the
stage. The musical program and the
address Of Bishop Stanley were the
features of the evening. A quartette by
Miss Bellivou, Miss Schwellenbach,
Frank LEM and Chas. A. Klaus inaugu-
rated the musical part of the program.
Miss Maggie Schwellenbach rendered
violin solo in a very creditable manner,
and was forced to respond to an encore
with another selection. She was ac-
companied on the piano by Mrs. H. J.
OFT. Miss Lena Bellivou sang solo in
her usual unapproachable manner.
Mrs. p. H. Foley acted as accompanyist.
This concluded the musical program and
Bishop Stanley came on for an address.
He said the ladies of the congregation
were guilty of obtaining money under
false pretenses because they had adyer-
tised that he would deliver a ''lecture." ;"
He was not aware until he saw the an
nouncement on yellow dodger that he
was expected to do otherwise than make
few scattering remarks. In the church,
he said, after every great day they have
what is called an octave, that is. they
continue the celebration for period of
eight days. This in the octave Of the
Fourth of July, and he said he would
address to his hearers a few thoughts
suggested by that fact. The granduer
and duties of American citizenship were
touched upon, and the practice OF voting
for candidate for Office simply because
he is on a certain ticket was gently re-
buked. The most Of the bishops address
was directed to young men and young
women. It was a plain. pratical talk,
that went right home to his hearers. He
did not express himself in stereotyped
expressions but dressed his thoughts up
in an original way, and SAID good many
timely things in new fashion. The
young men we're exhorted to save their
money-but not to be miserly-to shun
the saloon and quit tipping to set
tie down and get married. The young
ladies we're warned against Glove eaters.
Though intensely serious where serious
ness was expected, the bishop indulged
in a little levity where levity was per
missable and made his talk just such an
one as everybody delights to listen to.
At the conclusion of his remarks the
small taSles scattered around were
quickly surrounded by purchasers of
strawberries, ice cream and delicious
cake. A rushing business was transacted
IN that line until late hour.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-07-10
The Fargo Disaster.

The public is but partly familiar with
the effects of the great storm as it has
left Fargo. Telegraph wires have been
down and so badly tangled that full de-
tails could not be obtained from that
city. The wind blew in many glass
fronts of stores, demolished five or six
hundred chlmneys, ripped off tin roofs
like paper, and carried them rods away
with great violence. The three electric
light towers we're demolished and their
iron strands twisted and curled up like
strings. This has resulted twice in that
city and will probably end the experi-
ment of lighting by towers. The roofs
of buildings composed of shingles show
a peculiar effect Of the wind. Patches of
shingles, generally but few feet in
diameter, and nearly round, are ripped
off and blown, no one knows whittier.
All the freight houses in the city are
more or less damaged, as we'll as eleva-
tors, round houses and machinery ware
houses. The high board fences are pros.
trated in all directions. The Plymouth
Congregational church is a complete
wreck and the other church of that de-
nomination also damaged. The Episco-
pal church is damaged to the extent Of
$1,000. The losses on the Northern Pacif-
ic round houses and machine shops
which had just been re-roofed, are esti-
mated at from ST., 900 to $4,000.
The Overturned Train.
One of the most singular accidents in
railroad history was the over.turning of
an entire solid train. on the embank.
ment crossing slough west of the Fargo
round house. The train had left tie
depot some ten minutes late and the en-
CINE could scarcely move against the
tremendous wind. Repeated stops were
made and renewed efforts at progress
amounted to but little. The train con-
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-07-10
HAIL LOSSES,
over. 800 Losses Supposed to be the
- Result of the Late Storm.

.ooo Losses Supposed to be the
- Result ofthe Late Storm.
CHail insurance men are do;no -.
business now. Applications came in
thlck Yesterday from those whose c-ons
escaped. About half the farmers bailad
out were insured. Later reports from
tne nan district are to the effect that
many fields reported total losses will
yield half crop. The hail line wont
through some fields DESTROYING averv
th1ng on one side of the line and leavinp
tne prospect but little injured on the
other. The fields of Riyes & Dr,,m
and Bush Il Corwiu are said to be in.
stances Of this kind. John Romor,.
crop OF 1oo Acres of oats and wheat s;t,,'
ated about SIX miles southwest OF .iames
Town, was total loss without insnrance
ine potatoes were also beaten down and
the yield Will be greatly diminished ;f
not altogether destroyed. Mr.. Romar
mas SIX horses to feed and was Just beo;n.
nlns 10 see his way clear to better t1mas
Among the Others who lost in tbat
ne,ghoorhood were Messrs. Williams anS
White. Mr.. Voigt, well known CO..
man farmer whose crop lay in the hail
belt, IS among the losers. NIonroa
Wrlgnt came IN the city to get insnreS
saturday. Some other matters DELAYED
ms DONG SO until the Office was closed
ne intended to take ont the insurance
Monday. but Sunday the destrnct;oo
came. In Mr.. Wright S case. as we'll as
IN plenty OF others, delays were danger
The insurance in most Of the casas
was taken IN the Mutual Alliance COM
pany with headquarters here. The nol-
ICY assumes to pay for losses as high as
oo an acre for total loss. The losses
are payable December lst, the noras
are due November lst. MANY of the hast
farmers are insured this way. Nanaoar
fancher has received reports of losses
ron as lar west as Stark county and of
several small ones in Burleip Oh and
Morton counties. The same hail storm
traversed narrow strip of country ey-
tending over 200 miles IN length and
varying III width from a mile or two to
eight and ten miles. The direction If
the STORM was west and east. The num-
per OF losses resulting from the storm
Will probably aggregate over 300. OF
these about 90 from Barnes and Stnts-
man ma! counties have been reported to the
aiilance a. company as having insurance.
1ney Will aggregate about $4,000 in
money. Inc management says the ad
lustments will be made promptly and
hberally and paid in full.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-07-10
RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS.
Matters of Public Importance Trans.
acted at a Late Meeting.

The railroad commissioners held a
meeting in Bismarck Yesterday. The
charge of refusal Of railroad companies
to furnish sites for elevators, which COM
plant was reported as coming from
Gautier Ste. Croix of Duluth, as repre-
senting an English company, did not in
any official way come before the board
It had been stated publicly that the
Northern Pacific company had refused
Ste. Croix any sites in Barnes county.
No one appeared to demand anything
of the board in that connection and no
communication was received concerning
it. Commissioner Bartlett states that
the same charge had been made about
sites in Minnesota and the board of COM
mlssioners of that state would doubtless
act officially if the matter ever appeared
before them in proper shape. The clerk
OF the board informed him, however, that
letter had been received from Mr.. Ste.
Croix stating that the Northern Pacific
railway had offered all the sites wanted
and the complaint did not attach to that
company.
The North Dakota commission has no
special authority to compel railroads to
grant sites for warehouses. 4 law was
passed last winter which gives individuals
or corporations the right to rent or pur-
chase by lump sum the land on any rail.
road rig ht of way for any public elevator
or warehouse site, and if not granted
upon reasonable terms, the matter can
be taken to the district court for adju-
dicatlon and the property condemned. as
in other condemnation proceedings. This
is law not in force in Minnesota and
one which several boards of railway COM
missioners have tried to get passed with
out avail.
The board received official notice that
the Great Northern road would not put
in the Y asked for at Grand Forks, This
is apparently factious and needless re-
fusal, as the cost IS said not to exceed
S5O-and it would be great acco-
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-07-10
No1 Blown OF the Track.

The Northern Pacific west bound pas
aencer train, No. l, left Fargo about two
o'clock Sunday night when the storm was
at it's height. At a po;nt near the Fargo
shops, about two miles from the depot,
the wind struck the train and blew all
the coaches off the track. All OF them
turned over on their sides and the pas
sannara we're considerably shaken up.
There are various sensational rumors IN
circulation today but it is impossible TO
verify them. Ono report has 1t that
Superintendent McCabe hid his col'ar
hone dislocated. Another report says a
number Of people were seriously injured.
Both are probably exaggerated Inc
wrecking train went out from here to
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-07-10
More important Than Politics.

Valley City Farmers Alliance: Gauter
de St. Croix, Walker & Co., of Duluth,
made application to the Northern Pacific
and Great Northern railroads for sites
upon she right Of way to erect elevators.
The railroad companies refused to grant
the ground. St. Croix, Walker & Co.,
then brought the matters before the rail-
road commissioners and are now anx-
iousiy awaiting to see whether the rail-
road commissioners will decide in accor-
.ssstce with the laws and in favor of the
farmers, or against the laws and in favor
of the railroad and other elevator CON-
panies. The plan for this new line of
elevators is. simply, that each elevator is
to have twenty bins holding $50 bushels
ef wheat. TO each bin there will be a
separate lock and key. A farmer is al
lowed four days to fill the bin when it
will be transferred to car and shipped
1T can be shipped to any firm the far
mer may select, the whole charge for
elevator storage being ~ cents per
busbel and if shipped to st. Croix,
Walker Il Co., to be sold, an additional
half cent? cents in all-will be all the
charges, specified as follows: cent for
local agent; cent for use of bin and q
cent for selling. The freight from Val
Icy City to Duluth is eleven and one-tenth
cents per bushel for shipping your own
wheat
Now let use see how it works.
Herman Starke shipped a carload
662 bushels-to st. Croix, Walker Il Co.
The price of wheat in Duluth was 81
cents and the price in Valley City was
Il cents-a difference of l6 cents. Mr..
Starke loaded his own wheat here, paid
eleven and one tenth cents freight and
nineteenth Of cent for switching and
commission, making IL cents, and sold
for 81 cents, leaving him Is cents net for
his wheat instead of II cents-the price
paid in Valley City on the day he sold.
It will be seen from facts, then, that Mr..
Starke realized about $50 more on his
662 bushels by shipping instead OF SELL
ing to the elevator combine.
It is all right for farmers to look after
matters political but here is matter the
Farmers alliance should combine on and
address resolutions to the railroad CON-
mission-g:ving them to understand
their services will not be required longer
than their present term of office if they
refuse to grant st. Croix, Walker & Co.,
the right to build a line of the private
bin elevators in North Dakota-and
prompt action should be taken, before
the republican state convention meets.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-07-10
Not infatuated With Washington.

Not infatuated With Washington.
J. j. Frey, who is now in the state o:
Washington looking the country over,
writes The Alert from Tacoma as fol-
lows. He is an old resident of Stuts-
man county-knows what farming in
Dakota is-and his views ought to have
weight with people who have touch of
western fever" He says:
1t is warm today and I thought I
would improve the opportunity to drop a
line to you in regard to this SO called
wonderful land Of Washington, where
money is said to hang on trees. 1t seems
to me that it must hang on the tops uf
them where few can reach it except sa-
looa keepers and real estate men, Of
whom there are many. This is quite a
nice climate, still find the "buts. and
''ifs" as plentiful as any where else
Dakota included. If person had all to
win and nothing to loose should give
this country trial, but us far as have
seen Of the slope [ shall still cling to Da-
kota, for everything is higher here than
in the east. OF course in time that will
change, but at the present rent is high,
consequently they have to get more for
their goods. They say there is no wind out
here. That is true, but there IS such a
cloud Of dust after Wagon and it re-
mains in the air SO long THAT the people
chew as much dirt here as they do in
Dakota, and think 1t is rather harder
to digest than that dark loan Of the
James River valley. I have met num-
ber of jamestown people in different
places along the Puget Sound, some Of
them are dong we'll while others are dis
SATISFIED with the disagreeable winters.
It rains all The time and is worse than
+ Dakota blizzards. There is plenty of
government land to be taken as home
stead and pre-emption, but it is rather
expensive to have it put it in shape for
farming. + costs from fifty to ono hun
dred and f; ;1y{lollars to clear the wood
off it. The wSrd ranch is very often
used ont he1A-, have made inquiries
what size rap1erT there were, and 1 was
told that if an, aaer had one acre cleared
and in notatI Iyys> ae called it a ranch. I
am going ort on a couple of days jour
ney to iooL at some hop farms and
then up in 70 the British possession.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-07-10
He Got His $4,000.

Mr.. William H. Shupe, the gentleman
who recently won $4,000 in the drawing
of the Louisiana State Lottery company,
received the money last Saturday. Mr..
Shupe stated that the lottery company
was very prompt in sending the money
and looked after it's transportation with
as keen an interest as he would himself,
for all of which he feels thankful. He
held the one-twentieth Of ticket No. 2l,.
303, which drew the first capital prize OF
$3OO,OOO.- O.-Adelphi (Ohio) News, May 16
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-07-10
EStrayed.

One bay horse II years old; weight $50
pounds. harness gals on shoulder and
BACK; rope or marks of rope on front foot
Any information leading to recovery viii
be suitably rewarded Nv GIIurn
Windsor, North Dakota. N''''
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-07-10
400 Acres Free.

will give the free use for 1891 of
fine farm with buildings, near towi, TO
any responsible party who will summer
faliow the land during the next 80 days.
E.P. WELLS.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-07-10

Auditor Fralick, of LaMoure county,
says the gopher tails for April, May and
June foot up to the large number,
$4,000, at totalvalue of about s2,6OO
About $1,000 gophers were killed in
April when tails were worth cents, and
about $4,000 in May and June when the
price was cents.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-07-18
WorshiDing Flowers.

cent traveller in India gives the
following description of flower worship
as praCtised by the Persian, who, in
flowing robe of blue, and on his head q
sheepskin hat-black, glossy, curly, the
fleece of Kar- Kal-would saunter in and
stand meditatively over every flower he
saw, and always as if half in vision.
And when the vision was fulfilled and
the ideal flower he was seeking found, he
would spread his mat and sit before it
until the setting of the sun, and then
fold up his mat again and 90 home.
And the next night, and night
after night until that particular flower
faded away, he would return to it and
bring his friends in ever-increasing
troops to it and sit AID play the guitar
or lutte before it, ard they would all to-
gcther pray there, and after prayer still
sit before it, slipping shcrbct and talking
the most hilarious and shocking scandal
late into the moonlight, and SO on every
evening until the flower died.
Sometimes, by way Of Il grand finale,
the whole company would suddenly
arise before the flower and serenade it
together with an ode from Hafz and de-
part.-Ne1 York JDurHnl
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-07-18

PHILADELPHLA glazed kid is cTOwding the
French article OUT OF the American market.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-07-18
THE NATIONAL GAME.

THE Boston League Club has signed Paul
Hines.
RADBoURN is now the Boston Players star
pitcher.
REILLY, of Cincinnati, leads the League in
batting.
OLD Ezra Sutton has retired from the
diamond.
THE Washington Club has made an as
signment.
WHAT a lot of new players have come into
favor this season in major leagues!
CARUTHERs, of the Brooklyn League. is
making use Of raise ball with good effect
Ex-LEAGUE and ex-Association players by
the dozen are now playing in minor leagues.
HARRY STovEY, OF Boston, leads the Play
ers' League in base-stealing. His record is
forty-three.
COLLINS, of the Brooklyn League team, is
covering second base better than any man in
the country.
BETWEEN Joyce, Ward and Buclbauer 157
runs have been scored for the Brooklyn
Players team.
CISCINNATTs record Of thirteen cOnsecu-
tive victories has not Yet been equaIed by
any other club this season.
II Pittsburg the other day 1913 people at
tended the Players Lea -ue game, as against
143 for the National League.
YOUNG, Prjnceton's great young twirler
is the coming college pitcher, AMI, it IS pro-
phesied, viii beat then. all next year.
GARRISON, OF the b Ston League, seems to
be in trance while in the box nowadays,
and his name is no longer Synonymous with
victory.
IT is claimed that the people behind Wards
Brooklyn Brotherhood team are willing to
lose $50 OOO and then 20 right along as if
nothing had happened.
: Of,
ner on the New York Players team. This
is remarkable when one considers that he is
the heaviest player in the club.
PAUL RADFORD was the hero of a recent
Cleveland-New York Players game. He
maze a home run, stole second base, twice
had five put outs, four runs and two assists.
If the Pittsburg National League contin-
ues at the present rate they viii beat the
Louisville record of last season all hollow.
They won only game in twenty-five con-
seCutive ones played
RUsIE, of the New YORK League Club, is
the wonder of the season. With good sup
port he could have won every game in
which he participated. Only tifty-seven hits
Were made off him in ten gaines
THE average attendance of the first seven
teen games in Cincinnati this year has been
larger than it was in Washington, Indian
apOlis or Fittsburg last year, and is ahead Of
all League Clues ILLS ear save nlldQeIpula
THE secret Of Rhines's success is said to be
great strength. The Cincinnati League
pitcher has muse es on him like boss pud-
der III a rolling mill. Big masses of them
in his upper arm and shoulder stand out
prominently.
IT has finally been definitely settled how
old Jack Nelson is When the Rochester and
Syracuse players were arrested at EInlira,
n. Y, for Sunday playing, Jack, who is now
the oldest player in active service on the
diamond, gave his age as forty-one.
IT is a significant fact as indicating the
Clubs, Cincinnati and Brooklyn who were
not in the game with the League clubs last
year, are now leading in the National League
race.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-07-18
4 Grateful Japanese Priest

Iknow an American who commissioned
an agent to 90 to Japan i'll order to buy
the quantity carved panels which adorned
one of the best and last of the very
ancient temples of Japan. The old priest
in the temple disliked to part with his
treasure and, indeed, he persistently de-
clined to do so while one bid after an
other, of increasing sums of money, was
made to him. Not at all despairing of
the capture of this brica-brac, my
American friend went to a Fifth avenue
cabinet-maker and procured a handsome
rosewood set of bedroom furniture. This
he shipped to the priest This gift so
delured the old Jap that he stripped his
temple not only of the panels but of
many other things priceless to con,
nossieur and sent them over to America.
- Chatter.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-07-18

s. K. COburn, Mgr, Claire Scott, writes: Il
find Halls Catarrh Cure a valuable remedy"
Ilrup0is1S sell il HIC.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-07-18

BALTIMORE, Md. is to have a seVen-mile
cable road to cost S3,OOO,0CO.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-07-18

CdDIt IOdU 20 COoI coUIU,VNV.
Children Enjoy
The pleasant favor, gentle action and soothing
effects of Syrup of Figs, when in need of a lax
alive and f the father mother be costive
bilious the most gratifying results follow its
use,so that it is the best family remedy known
and every family should have bottle.
FITS stopped free by DIR. KLINE's GREAT
NERVE RESTORER. No Fits after first days
use. Marvellous cures Treatise and 81 trial
bottle free. DR.. Kline, 93l Arch st, Phila., Pa.
Baecham's Pills cure Sick-Headache
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-07-18

pages on the EAlS-Eeaf-
Noises in, TO Extract Foreign
the NOSE Bleeding, Ca
Fifteen pages on tie FACE.
TEETH - Cracked Lips,
Gum Boil. &c. Eighteen pages
PIPE-Bronchitis, Diphthe-
Numps, UIccTatc d Sore
nnLINGS-ConsuInption.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-07-18
To Make Valley Forge a Park.

Senator Teller, OF Colorado, presented the
petition of several hundred residents of Colo
RADIO urging that Congress purchase
the historic field and land surround
ing the headquarters at Valley Forge,
and to convert them into per
1nanent public park. The petitioners sug-
gest that the park be embellished by a grand
column or memorial shaft to preserve the
spot from the invasions of modern COM
merce, ana to remain one of the landmarks
for succeeding generations TO look upon with
nride and veneratiOn.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-07-18
Increased Duty on American Flour

The Secretary of State received the fol-
lowing dispatch from Ramona Williams
United States Consul-General at Havana,
Cuba: up to the 30th of June American
-four paid $4.6912 import duty, from which
amount five per cent. was deducted leaving
the total net duty at $4.46, but from July / it
Will be -; 6979, plus twenty per cent, making
the United States. Spanish flour from the
first of July enters free of import duty
Both American and Spanish -four will con-
tinue to pay discharging dues of 81 and har-
Dor Improvement dues of twenty-five cents
for esch thousand kilOS"
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-07-18

IT has been announced that the Roach
Ship Building Works at New York and in
Chester, Penn, have been sold to an English
syndicate, who have established a company
with a capital of S., 000, 600.