Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-04-24

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northern and eastern men have opened
while valuable districts OF copper, zinc,
marble, granite, clay, gypsum, are un-
occupied. The lands containing these
deposits can be had at but slight ad.
vance on the minimum prices asked for
state and government lands.
The fruit lands are here in vast and
prolific areas All the fruits prosper un-
der the benign alchemy of the sun and
ram and climate. Every succulent berry
grows wild. Peach trees have been in
blossom two months. Wild magnolias
are just bringing the pedestrian to sud
den halt to investigate the whenceness
of that magnificent perfume. Apple, pear
and cherry flourish as If the stale were
their Eden ground. The best OF timber
for building and manufacturing grows in
almost boundless tracts. Oak of every
variety, the pines, hard and soft, hickory,
maple, birch. ash, poplar and the stronger
trees like norwood, blackberry, sweet
gum, redbud, dogwood and wild cherry
are seen wherever they have room to
grow.
struck by IL Contrast.
just at present the woods are green
elysium to the northern vision bleared
by the long sight of steppes Of snow COW
cred prairie, or wastes of barrenness.
The shaven crowns Of the low hills that
encircle jamestown and hide it from the
prairle,--crowns of monsstic severity
are here replaced by the splendid noun
tain masses, every foot of whose sides is
crowded with dark green pines, filed in
and brocaded from below by the lighter
green leaves 0; the other trees. 80 sharp
is the contrast that the pines look black.
No colors can be more harmonious and
perfect than those of trees OF many kinds.
Arkansaw is growing in population rs
we'll as in other ways. During the past
ten years the probable increase in the
number Of inhabitants is half million
while the increase in the actual value . of
property is put at nearly $25O.OOO, 900.
With railroad development equal to its
resources Arkansaw, in ten years time
would lead all the southern states and
many of the western ones. Great stress
is laid upon the school statistics, which
show that in ton years the gain in school
population is 100 per cent, and the in
crease in the amount expended for the
maintenance of public schools 42O per
cent. About half of these children, some
100000, are enrolled on the registers of
the public schools. and nearly million
and half dollars in 1889 was expended
for their education. The total popula-
tion Of the state is Eot over 1880, 600;
the assessed valuation of its property
$172,0OO,OO0. Eastern capital, in the
shape of land mortgages at Z and 8 per
cent, is on the increase, to assist in the
general development. These statistics
may be dusty, but they are tonic for Ar
kansaw.
Acquaintances who are Here.
Hot Springs Is now in the glow OF
spring life and at the height of its season.
The hotels are crowded. The visitors
are mostly we'll dressed people, and in
clude many of the notables Of the country.
Private cars stand on the track, and the
occupants are railroad presidents and
great magnates of railway circles.
Gould and his family have been here.
George NJ. Pullman and his people were
visitors. Statesmen and lawyers. the poll
tlcian and the wealthy real estate man,
ministers, doctors, the old and young,
lame, halt, blind and feeble, as we'll as
the strong, healthy and Joyous liver,
whose life is worth living, all mingle and
are glad they came. They go away ben
efitted mentally, physically and NOR ally
and come again.
Among the North Dakota delegation
is daily seen, Capt. Mccormack of Grand
Forks, now on his second trip. He is
thinking of investing in realty. Potash
sulphur springs, a small resort, seven
miles from this city, is the captains ia
vorite, and he makes daily pilgrimages to
the place accompanied by the gang, some
of whom are of the "old' variety occa-
sionally referred to in North Dakota. The
trip is made either on the train or horse
back. Auditor Bray Is doing the Springs
for his sixth time, and says he will be
here every year if 1t is among the possi-
bilities. John has more acquaintance
than any other man in the place, and
would run as we'll for any state office in
Hot Springs county as he does in North
Dakota. Other people from Grand Forks
are Alderman Doheny and wife. Mr. D.
expected to "croak" when he came here,
but the wonderful waters of the Potash
Sulphur springs, including the thermal
baths, have given him new lease. Mr..
and Mrs. Barnes, also of Grand Forks,
are here. The former is the confidential
manager for the T. B. Walker Lumber
company. Tom Kelly, formerly of the
Plaindealer, is another visitor. Mr.. In
gelson, OF Sioux Falls, prominent real
etsate man, is among the guests, as
we'll as Engineer Frank McLain,
of Fargo. L. d. Shoenberg form
erly of jamestown, but now of Dem
YER spent two weeks in the city for a
"change and rest" Lou stopped at
the Eastman, the new hotel. He said the
bell boys got the change and the hotel
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