Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-10-02
NEWS BREVlTIES.


The jury in the second trial of Fred
Sherman, a keeper of an original pack
age joint at Spring Valley, Mimi,
brought IN verdict of guilty. This
means a fine of $75 and costs and thirty
days in the county Jail.
The 5-year-old boy of Thomas Rourke,
Of Haywood, Mimi, wandered away
last Saturday, and is lost in the heavy
timber there. Farmers have aided the
anxious parents in the search, and a
party from Sauk Rapids went out and
will probably find the little one, though
it is doubtful if he can have survived
the cold nights and hunger.
The Pomona Grange, of st. Croix
county, Wisconsin, in session at Ham
vote for any third termers for county
officers. This is an unusual step for the
grange to take as it has not meddled
with politics in body for many years.
The Republican county convention will
be held Oct. 7, and the Democratic Oct.
II. A Prohibition mass convention will
be held at Hammond on the 9Th to make
nominations.
In General.
An expedition to explore the desert of
golia by the Russian government. .
Gen Boulanger will issue reply to
the "Coulisses du Boulangisme" in the
shape Of a book to be entitled Les
Vraies Coulisses."
Chief Arthur is in San Francisco for
the purpose of adjusting, if possible,
the differences between the engineers Of
the Southern Pacic railroad and the Off
cials of the company.
The pope has decided, according to a
dispatch from Rome, that Cardinal
Rampolla shall be the last papal secre-
tary OF state. The Office, more orna-
mental than useful since the loss of the
pope's temporal power, will be allowed
to lapse after the present incumbency
ceases.
A dispatcn from China says that the
recent destructive foods from the Yel-
low river-now more fifty than ever
designated "China's Sorrow"-were
caused by deliberate human agency, the
people along the upper portion Of the
river deliberately cutting the artificial
embankments in order to prevent the
stream from backing up over their
fields.
It is now reasonably certain that a
fight will be arranged between Dempsey
and Fitzslmmons, to take place before
the Olympic club in New Orleans.
Dempsey wired the club to forward the
articles Of agreement on the basis pro-
posed, to-wit: Purse of $4,000. The
date of the fight has not yet been deter
mined, but it will probably take place
the last week in October.
Preliminaries have been arranged for
a fight between Johny Murphy and
George Dixon at the Gladstone Athletic
club, Providence, instead of at the Puri-
tan club, New York, as originally in
tended. The club offers purse of 81 700
and the hackers of the two men have
each bet 81 900 on the result, the 1000
9 side stake money having been with
frawn. Murphy is the favorite at $500
to $50.
The highest price ever paid for year.
old Kentucky trotter was given Mon
day, when Brastield & Upton, of Lex
ington, KY, gave Bowerman Bros
$4,000 for the bay filly Lady Wilton.
record 2:25, 2 years old, by Wilton, rec
ord 2:l9t, the only stallion that ever
beat Palo Alto) dam Lemonade, record
2:275, by Kentucky Prince Jr. The sale
will cancel all of Lady Wilton's o-year-
old engagements, but she will be cam
palgned next year by noted trainer.