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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-08-21
Preliminary.

Captain Burke and the G. A. r. party
who have been participating in the
glories Of the Boston encampment, are
expected home in North Dakota today.
State politics will net begin to get ex-
tremely lively for few weeks yet. bat
there are indications yhat the pulse will
beat quicker later on. The republican
central committee will hold meeting at
the Cosuul!,la Hotel, Fargo, Aug, % %, for
the purpose of organizing. All members
are expected to be present, as we'll as
nominees. The plans of the campaign
will be discussed and arrangements for
the work to be done, started. The dem
ocrats are showing some determination
to contest the state for the Influences
that bear upon 1892. Tie republicans,
however, expect to elect the ticket oy as
large, if not an increased majority over
last year.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-08-21
TWO INSTANCES
Where Fields Imperfectly Irrigated
Gave BigaReturns---A Survey to be

Where Fields Imperfectly Irrigated
Gave Big1Returns---A Survey to be
Had.
Director Powell Of the geological sur
vey not only proncunces the scheme to
bring water east from the Missouri by
canals for irrigation, a feasible one, but
has promised that survey shall be-
made this fall to determine whether sue
cess can be assured Or not. The irriga-
tion convention which meets at Aber-
deem, Aug. 20, promises to be we'll at
tended. Plans will be discussed to fur
ther the move in every way possible.
Success by artesian irrigation seems
practical enough to some extent at least
as the result of the following South Da-
kota experiments show. The first is re-
ported by the Huron Huronite:
The threshing has been done on the
Hitchcock farm where the irrigation ex-
pertinent was made. The water used
was the waste from the artesian we'll
The water was not turned on until June,
ottiodDAO plOE'oIdo1ol 1oI tIO ApSl liIGiiu U
not having been made. Twenty acres Of
imperfectly irrigated wheat goes twenty
three bushels to the acre. 1t weighs
sixty-two pounds to tho bushel, and
grades No. hard. Wheat in the same
field, same treatment, except the irrig
ton, will not yield five bushels per acre.
A difference Of eighteen bushels per acre.
with a big difference in the grade, will
pay big dividend on the cost of lrriga-
ton.
The Groton Independent tells Of this
one: The irrigated wheat field was cut
on Tuesday and when threshed will prob
ably show upwards of fifteen bushels to
the acre. This wheat was put in after
the middle of May, losing, Mr.. Gibbs
says, forty days of the wheat growing
season. Yet in spite of the terrible hot
weather in which it matured, the wheat
is of good quality. In the low places
where an extra quantity of water stood,
the berry IS as plump and sound as il
could be in the most favorable season.
While it was not fair test of what sea-
sonable irrigation will do, it shows with
almost absolute certainty that fifty per
cent of the risk in wheat farming can be
removed by artesian we'll irrigation.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-08-21
Will he None Left September 1st.

The complaint that prairie chickens
are being shot IN defiance of the law is
general all over the state. In some Sec
tions it is feared that there will be no
birds left September 1st, the time when
the slaughter may legally commence
On this point the Devils Lake Iuter
Ocean says:
It begins to look as if the man who
has sportsman's desire to knock over
a prairie chicken occasionally, and at the
same time has enough respect for the
law to refrain from doing so until after
the lst of September, would find it diff
cult to satisfy his laudable ambition this
year-at least in the vicinity of Devils
Lake. Notwithstanding the penalty for
killing chickens out Of season, parties
have been hunting them for the past two
weeks, and at the present time the num-
ber of sportsmen in the city who are OBJ
serving the law in this respect is infin-
itely smaller than those who do not.
Some of the hunters seem to proceed on
the theory that when chicken is big
enough to fly it is old enough for the
frying pan, and 1t is alleged that
chicken will fly when three days out of
the shell. Unless rumors are deceptive
there will be mighty few chickens left in
the country for Minnesota hunters this
year.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-08-21
PinSree.

We had quite a heavy shower last night,
panied by thunder and lightning.
A Congregational church was organized
here yesterday, with eleven members
MIR. Davey will still be our pastor, ana
the good work will surely continue.
Mrs. Neil Campbell's brother, of Mon
tana, is making her visit.
Edith Wanner is enjoying two weeks
vacation from her school at Rio.
Arrowwood lake is dry rs d chip: also
Plow lake. The James river and Pipe
stem are drying very fast. James lake
Will be the place for geese this fall
Miss Sadie Barton spent last week
with Misses Edith and Anna Wanner.
The W. g. T. e. will meet Saturday,
Aug: %, at 3 p. m, at the school house.
All invited.
Lewis Conant of Arcadia, Wis, and
Mr.. Mills and family OF Cooperstown, are
visiting their brother, AL Conant. Mr.
Conaht is on his way to Portland, Ore
gon. where he expects to try his luck
teaching: He is a very worthy young
man, and we wish him success.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-08-21
Windsor and Mt. Pleasant Notes.

Miss Rae Bigelow of jamestown, is
visiting with Miss Libbie Sinclair at
Ravenswood farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornwall of Eldridge,
were guests of D. E. Buzzell last Sun
day.
The hum of the harvesters can be
heard all through the country. There
will be but very little No. nard thresh-
ed in the western part of the county.
We are all sorry to see by the last is-
sue OF The Alert the determination of
John Mllsted not to be car didate for
the legislature. If he had been in the
field he could have carried the western
part of the county solid.
For the first time, there seems to be
split in Mt. Pleasant, D. E. Buzzell and
NJ. Sinclair are candidates to represent
us in the convention. Mack has solid
following and Dan claims he will have
majority. It will be settled next Satur-
day night.
Windsor and Stirton seem to be unani-
nous for Fuller Their delegates will
be instructed for him. There does not
seem to be much excitement for the
balance of the ticket.
Some idle miscreant started a prairie
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-08-21

total-by reason of droutt, and this fail
ure happened in a year that we had rail
road facilities for shipping, and the far
mers sowed every acre in grain, going in
debt for seed, teams, ETC., ETC. The crop
of 1889 was really the first crop sown in
the Turtle Mountain country. Prior to
that time we had no railroad facilities
and the drawing of the wheat to market
cost more than the market price, conse-
quently little or no wheat was sown prior
to that time. So much depended on the
crop of 1889. Had it been wet year
and the many acres yielded as the few
did when we had no railroad facilities,
the North Dakota farmers would today
be as prosperous as the farmers of any
state in the union. Had the failure come
later, after three or four good crops the
farmers would be in condition to stand
such failure, without scarcely feeling it.
But it was unexceptionally severe to lose
practically the first crop for it loaded
our farmers with debt and placed our
young and fair state in a false position
before the world. lf there is such q
thing rs wet and dry cycles, it is en-
couraging to know that during the last
dry cycle there was but one season that
drouth affected the crop and to know
that 1t was the first for ii years. We
can stand drouth every IA years. Our
soil is rich, our farmers are workers, but
both can afford to remain idle every 14th
year and we venture to predict that the
hat has been passed around for the last
time for the North Dakota farmers, and
we also believe that it never would have
passed had we not lost what was prac-
tical]y our first crop.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-08-21

neapolis Journal reporter. He is unlike
all the other politicians of the state, be-
ing sure Of his own northeast corner
vantage ground, and aggressive enough
to tell what occurs to INN desirable to
relate all OF which makes the sage h
much talked of man. At this writing
the Pembina chief scores Senator Pierce
and Congressman Hansbrough, and
critic zes with a raspiny voice the pels m
mel OF several appointments. Juoson
LaMoure is we'll posted on county poll
tics beyond the confines of his own
dominion. He cuts loose at Nickeus of
jamestown, and says Ball of Fargo will
make Senator Pierce hustle for the seat,
The most beautiful part of the narrative
is Jnd's statement that he expected to
have his father-in-law appointed collec-
tor OF customs of a new district to be
made in this state. before this, and that
is the principal method for his madness
is because the same has not yet been
brought about.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-08-21
ST. JOHNS ACADEMY.
The New School for Girls and Young
ladies to Open Sept. l.


St. Johns academy, in charge of the
Sisters of St. Joseph, will open for the
years term September first The prep
arations for this are now rapidly approachs
ing completion. and the academy will be
very attractive, con venient and comfort
able. Instruction will be given in all
branches usually taught in educational
institutions of the kind, and Will include
drawing, painting, vocal music. as we'll
as instruction on the piano, organ, violin
and guitar The teachers are among the
best in st. Paul and are entering upon
the work with determination to make
the academy success from the begin
ming. This school is the most distant
mission in the St. Paul district. and, be-
ing in the diocese of the popular Bishop
Shanley has created an unusual amount
of interest among those who have been
sent to take charge. No efforts will be
spared to make the course of study
profitable to all pupils and satisfactory
to their parents and guardians.
Any information concerning terms,
board, etc, can be had on application to
the school on south Third avenue.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-08-21
Wells County CrOps.

Gazette: Harvesting in Wells county
is we'll under way and nearly everybody
will be through by the last of this week.
There will be twice as much wheat as
there was last year although it will not
grade as high. No. hard is going to be
scarce, all owing to the severe hot winds.
As a whole. Wells county will average
ten bushels to the acre The flax crop is
going to fall short several thousand
bushels, but everybody is hoping that it
will turn out better than expected. There
is also going to be plenty of oats this
year, quite an item to the farmers who
have been compelled to buy feed for
their stock for the last year. Taking
everything into consideration, Wells
county is all right yet.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-08-21
Struck by Lightning.

It was Clas. Froggattt's house that was
struck by lightning, near Pingree, yester-
day. The Alert's Pingree correspondent
sends the following particulars:
Chas. F'roSgatt's house, about two
miles and a half from here, was burned
to the ground this morning with all it's
contents. It is supposed that it was
struck by lightning last night and
smouldered until this morning. There
had been no fire in the house since Sat
nrday as Mr.. Froggatt and wife went to
jamestown then, expecting to stay until
Monday or Tuesday. 1t seems they are
having more than their share OF bad
luck,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-08-21
ODerOn Notes.

OBERoN, n. D. Aug. ls.-[Special] l.
Harvesting is progressing finely. This
week will nearly, if not quite, finish cut
ting and then comes the thresher which
is expected to shell out 15 to 20 bushels
per acre.
We are having some light rains of late
Quite thunder shower last night
The Ladies Aid society lately organ
lied here, numbers about one dozen
members. They meet every two weeks.
Mr. r.. Jensen has returned from Buf-
falo, n. Y, where he has been under
medical treatment.
Mr.. Jacob Mason is replacing his horse
power iced mill with wind power. The
wind wheel Is OF the Haliaday variety
and will be ready for business about the
2lst.
A two. year-old child of Mr.. David
Fultz Is dangerously i'll from indigestion.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-08-21
FIRST YEAR OF WET CYCLE.

The Beginning Of Il Term of Years
During Which Farmers Ought to
Become Prosperous in North Da-
kOta.
St. John Review: In North Dakota
nature seems to do the extreme in every
thing. Our winters while being health
full are extremely cold, and often times
summer is extremely hot The winter
days are extremely short. In summer
the last rays of evening sun linger on
the western horizon until the first blush
Of early morn tints the eastern sky. The
Indians and old settlers say too, that we
have the extremes in wet and dry sea-
sons. That there are periods or cycles
of wet years, estimated to be about seven
years each in length.
The authority for such statement. is
not an Indian legend but is based upon
the actual observation of men that have
lived IN this country for many years, and
the further and best evidence, the
numberless lakes now many Of them dry,
but which many remember being filed
to the brlm with water. The fact that
many of these lakes went dry in 1889
proves conclusively that they were not
replenished from springs, but from the
clouds, and if from the clouds North Da-
kota must have had rain in abundance
to fill these great reservoirs with water.
There is evidence also of dryer periods
than the year 1890. In the lake beds of
lakes that went dry that year have been
found the roots of grass burnt and
chared, but still rooted in the earth,
showing that at prior time grass grew
IN and prairie fires swept over the lake
bed. The recent rain fall of over ten
inches in the last two weeks Is sugges-
tive Of a coming wet cycle Of years. The
lakes are again filling with water.
Vegetation is smiling and the farmers
are happy. II 1890 Is the commencement
OF the wet cycle, 1889 was the last OF the
dry cycle. The reason then of so much
hardship during the winter of 1889 and
80 is due to the fact that nearly all the
settlements we're made away from the
railroads during the last seven years aud
within the dry cycle. During this time
there was but one failure and that not
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-08-21
State Summary.

The town of Sargent in that county Ii
/ to be moved two miles to a new site, s,nC
two parties have the contract for doing
the work. Eight of the principal busi
ness houses will be moved at once.
Wheatland Eagle: Once in great
while a farmer makes a hit by holding
his wheat. G.. w. Gardner, Of Howes
township, held several thousand bushels
OF both 'SS and SO wheat until last week
when he shipped it to Duluth and real
| lzed 81. o. per bushel for the best and
nlnety-nine cents for lower grade.
Rutland Journal: There is only 5:
worth of diamonds and jewelry in Sar.
gent county-that IS on the face of the
assessment rolls, and the gold and silver
plate amounts to only 500. There has
been SO many marriages in this county
OF late years, that there ought to be
about 81 900 worth Of pickle castors and
napkin rings, alone.
Park River Gazette: Farmers stack
your grain and let it 60 through the
sweat Your grain will be enough heavier
and the grade will be enough better to
pay you well for the extra work. Be-
sides this, wheat will be higher in Octo-
her and November, and You cannot store
it. We don't charge anything for this
advice but you remember what we tell
you.
Sneak thieves around Wheatland are
taking" everything from potatoe vines
in the fields to canned fruits in cellars,
according to the Eagle. Listen to the
editors tale Of woe: Now is the time
when the hobo siteth around the town
pump and panteth for the cooling waters
but is too iaZy to pump it. In the night
time he prowleth about seeking the
succulent spring chickens and cusseth if
he be seen with one sticking to his cloth
ing, for the owner thereof pursutth with
a shot gun, which is not pleasant to deal
with"
The Dunseith Herald prints this: A
Swedish jeweler of the city of Grafton
in the state of North Dakota solemnly
swears before the great republican con-
vention convened III the magnificent
city of Grand Forks, also in the state of
North Dakota, that he would join the
angels in Kingdoms glory, if his king
Hon. NJ. n. johnson of Lakota, did not
capture the plumes that Hansbrough is
now wearing. With interest n. q. Nell
son the jeweler watched the convention
procession and alas! when he learned
that johnson lost his "yob" and Hans
brough captured the temporary organi-
zation he siraightway went and drew his
revolver and emptied Its contents into
his head. His property he willed to G.
A. NJ. Spencer for the effective work he
did for johnson.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-08-21
Will Breed Elk.

Montana Stock Journal: Ira Dodge,
who is known as the great bear killer,
has gone into other business. During
the spring and summer Ira has been
capturing young elk, until he has now
procured nearly twenty. These he has put
with another band belonging to friend,
who together have nearly 40 head. Ira
has been offered big money for his herd
by New York man, but he has about
concluded to start breeding establish
ment and raise elk, which are rapidly
becoming extinct.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-08-21
Assessors Return Some Interest,"
ing Figures Oh Real and
Personal Property.
Two Instances of the Success of
Irrigation Experiments in
South Dakota.
Farmers Ought to Prosper Dur
ing the Wet Cycle just
Entered Upon.
Stutsman's Assessed Valuation.


The assessment this year was made
under the new revenue law. The county
assessor was legislated out Of office last
winter and district assessors were ap-
pointed to, do the work. In this county
there were three, Messrs. Flint, Cornwall
and Christopherson and they have evi-
IDENTIFY done their work we'll. At the
meeting of the board of equalization last
month there were very few complaints.
This meeting is always good test of the
fairness of an assessors work but is more
so this year because the assessment
stands for two years. The assessors re-
turns have been filed with Auditor
Graves who has prepared tabulated
statement thereof for the state auditor,
from which statement the following IN
teresting figures are taken.
Number of acres, 9O2,216.
Average assessed value per
acre. ......S 81
Assessed value of land and
improvements .......... 1,793,735 90
Assessed value of city prop
erty and improvements. 592,5S3 90
Total value of real property
including improvements. 2,3SG,3l7 %
Value Of real property and
improvements exempt
from taxation ........ o9o,922 w
The following figures pertain to per-
sonal property returns. The sheep fig
ures do not indicate any where near the
number OF sheep now in the county and
the reason is that none that were brought
in this summer we're listed:
Number of horses, 2,227.
Value of horses. .......S 12,21S 90
Number Of cattle, 1912.
Number of mules and asses, 2lS.
Value. S,Ooo w
Number Of sheep S,79l.
Number Of hogs, 500.
tdIu0. 1,oO1 w
Number Of wagons and carriages, 65l.
Value S,299 90
Number of melodians and organs. 42.
Value. S75 90
Number Of pianos, %.
Value. ........ 2,410 90
Value of household furniture. 25,237 90
Value of agricultural tools, inn
pliments and machinery. 1862 90
Goods and merchandise. 80. 62,3O5 co
Credits 37,S6l 90
Elevators and grain therein
and improvements on lands
of railroad companies. .... 27,215 90
erty ....e............: 4os,919 90
Number Of school pupils, TIP.
Number Of dogs, 2SO.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-08-21

fire last Saturday night in the southwest
ern part of the county. Had it not been
for a slight rain that fell on Sunday
evening it might have Gone considerable
damage. People must remember that
there is a law against setting fires ut
this time of year and one of these fine
days some person will be made an ex-
ample Of.
The Rev. VIM. Gimblett will preach in
the Buzzell school house next Sabbath.
1t is to be hoped that he will have full
house. He takes great interest in these
sparsely settled districts and he certainly
should be encouraged by good attend
ance.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-08-21
The State Tax Levy Unproyided For

Public Examiner Hayden, of Fargo.
was On No. 3 last night enroute to Fargo.
He has recently discovered that the last
legislature adjourned without passing a
tax bill, the constitution providing that
the Legislature shall make provision for
the first levy. In this dilemma it will
probably be necessary for the state board
to make an unauthorized levy.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-08-21
BreyitieS From Homer No. :.

Since the weather has turned cooler
the grain is filling out nicely. All the
crops look well in this vicinity. 49,.
All who use the new Wood binder in
this locality are very much pleased with
it. Mr.. Z. B. Fancher cut 14O acres in
eight days with one of them and says be
never had such quick work done.
Mr. John Minear has moved into his
new house.
Miss Margaret Williams returned last
Friday from a two weeks visit at her old
home, near Ypsilant1.
Miss Alice Purchase visited friends at
the Beaver last week. She will spend
week at Adrian visiting friends
The scholars of the Purchase school
talk of giving an entertainment this fall,
OLYMPIA.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-08-21
An important SUIT.

The Northern Pacific land tax cases
have been granted an oral argument be-
fore the supreme court on October 7th.
All the railroad land from Mclean to
Foster counties are involved; in fact all
the railroad lands of the Northern Pa
citic throughout the state-forty miles
on each side of the track II the state
WINS it means over S1OO,OUO for the
treasury.