Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-05-22
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
From veQene. QaY'sDaiIy.

County Treasurer Willis of New Rock
ford is in the city.
E. L. Calkins has returned from
brief visit to Bismarck.
The Arion bard's anniversary ball at
the rink last evening was very enjoy
able affair, and was quite largely at
tended.
Mr.. G. R. Bronson is enjoying visit
from his father, an old gentleman some
as many young men.
Prof. Zimmerman Of Fargo, is in the
city today, arranging for the appearance
here Tuesday night of his Yellowstone
park musical company on their way to
the park.
The funeral of Mrs. w. Fl. Guthrie
occurred this morning. Rev. G. S. White
conducted the funeral services. The
remains were inferred at the Highland
Home cemetery.
Mrs. Bindewald left yesterday for
Mandan to spend few weeks with rela-
tives before proceeding to Bozeman to
JON Mr.. Bindewald, who has lately re.
moved there to take the Northern Pacific
express agency.
A special train of brick, consisting of
twenty-one cars, the product of a Mime
apolis manufacturer, went over the
Northern Pacific yesterday en- route to
Spokane. The train was we'll placarded
with the advertisement of the manufac-
turers.
A few days ago J. S. Martin found
bag OF grain laying in the middle of
Main street where it had PROBABLY fallen
from some farmers wagon. The grain
was taken into the James River Lumber
company's office where the owner can
obtain the same by calling for it.
Argus: Register Battelle, of the
Fargo land office, yesterday received the
Lewis A. Croft. of the general land office:
keep the office open for information
only Transact no business requiring
the Joint action of both officers
The Sixth avenue water main is now
open. The gate at D. E. Hughes corner
was left open night before last and the
water came through some time during
the night. There is a big leak in the
main in front of Fred Clark's residence
which is being repaired by A. NJ. Clough.
The ladies of the W. c.. T. U. gave
strawberry social last night which was
largely attended and profitable both
socially and financially. Numbers of
couples who we're enjoying the dance
given by the Arlon boys also joined to
the pleasures of the evening the happi-
ness OF strawberries and cream.
Prof. Zimmerman on his way to the
wonderland of the world has made ar
rangements to give concert with his
Yellowstone National Park band at the
Opera rink in this city next Tuesday
evening, May 9th. No lover of music
should miss this treat. as there is we'll
arranged program which will be pro-
duced in first class style by this fine Or
ganiZation.
Bismarck Tribune: Senator McCor-
mack thought he had discovered about
100000 worth Of territorial property
mostly in South Dakota which the
division and adjustment commission had
failed to take notice Of and divy properly
between the two new states. but Major
Hamilton and Auditor Bray find on in
formation gathered from Mr.. Camp, who
was member of the Joint commission,
and from the division agreement itself,
that the property-mostly lands on
which are located public institutions
was taken into consideration and there
fore the joint commission to effect
final settlement will have nothing to do
with it,
Edgeley correspondence LaMoure
County Chronicles: Very encouraging
reports are coming in from the sheep
raisers. Sheep are in splendid condition.
Messrs. Guss, Peek & Hetfletipger have
already two hundred lambs. and expect
to have double that number in the next
two or three weeks. Mr.. Blanco's flock
are looking splendldly, and are fat
enough for the butcher. Mr.. B. expects
to sell them for mutton after clipping
Mr.. Halls flock are doing first rate and
so are all the other sheep in this section.
North Dakota Is certainly a fine sheep
country, having dry. clear atmosphere
and plenty of natural grass