Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-04-10
STATE SUMMARY.
Paragraphs Of General Interest
Gathered From North DakOta's
NeWsiest Newspapers.

The case of Bly, against commissioners
Healy and Ecklund of Burlelgh county,
was argued Saturday and those officials
suspended from their offices. They were
charged with malfeasance in Office. The
Mandan Pioneer lntimates that Healy is
bad man, and "under the guise Of
devout member OF the church, uses his
public place to further his iniquitous
schemes" Healy is the man who mutt
lated a Tribune warrant few weeks
since.
The North Dakota Coal and Mining
company has been organized at Minot,
with 100000 capital. A superior quality
of Ignite coal is SAID to be found in big
viens throughout Ward county.
While Fir. W. L. Miller was engaged
in mining in one of the chambers Of the
Cotton mine, in Ward county, he struck
a strong vein of natural gas In order
to test its genuineness, he procured lis
torch, OR miners lamp, and holding it
toward the opening in the vein, a bright
flame suddenly leaped up Mr. Cotton
intends to Immediately make a
closer test Of the gas.
On April eleventh Foster county will
open proposals for $4,000 seed wheat
bonds. The bonds will bear interest at
the rate of five per cent and run five
years.
G. n. Valentine, assumed control of
the LaMoure postof1ice, on the lst inst
The Fargo Argus says Governor Miller
vetoed the bill providing for the man
of, ,1o r.l-
tural college, because he had no prece-
dent for it, and then facetiously inquiries.
IF Adam and Eve had waited for preced-
ent, where would North Dakota have got
her eOvernor?'
Aberdeen had tarantula April fools
day scare. A box of oranges was being
opened at grocery store, when some one
startled the crowd of watery- -mouthed
spectators by crying out, That's tar
antula. Look out, its sting is fatal''
When the crowd was sufficiently scared,
an April FOOLS laugh gave the snap
away.
The bill providing for surveyor general
districts in North and South Dakota. be-
comes law by the signature of the
EicsiticIt. ZIG SUI VI IS tiii SdtS III olilCe
in South Dakota E. A. Williams, of
Bismarck. will be appointed in North
Dakota. The salary is $4,000.
Congressional legislation is shaping
itself towards the creation of surveyor
districts composed of each of the Dakotas.
The present surveyor general of both
Dakotas, General Sullivan. will probably
be appointed to the southern district and
Z. A. Williams to the northern district
Miss Cora Wilson of York, has made
application to be appointed notary pub
lie
People up in Benson county think
there is coal underneath them and are
crying ont for an investigation. Should
there be any truth IN the rumor, it would
be quite boon to Benson county. Speci-
mems OF coal have been found in digging
wells and at badger holes on the hills.
Mandan Pioneer: Hhe present lnd1ca-
ton are that there will be no high water
a. this point when the Missouri river
breaks up this spring. but in case an
overflow should cover the bottoms be-
tween Mandan and the river it would do
more good than harm. The city is now
we'll protected by the new dyke,and if the
water should overflow the banks Of the
river it would increase the hay crop all
over the bottoms. The drift wood which
would be left within easy reach would
also be of considerable value.