Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-10-08

larger CltleS. In snOrC, Win the arCeslan
we'll, we have the best possible facilities
for perfect sewerage system.
Respectfully submitted,
T. F. BRANCH, Civil Engineer.
The Coroner's Jury Verdict.
The coroner's inquest in the Buffalo
accident resulted in the verdict that the
engineer and fireman of the stock train
came to their death by collision with
an unmsnegeable oil car, which oil car
was unmanageable because Of brakes on
car becoming, in some manner unknown
to the jury, defective. Also they we're
unable to trace the responsibility of said
accident to any person or persons.
The deposition of Brakeman Beaton
was taken and is as follows: II am a
brakeman by occupation. I was head
brakeman on stock extra east from
jamestown to Fargo, on Saturday even
ing, Sept. 26, 1891. We were to meet a
train Ga freight extra) at Buffalo, Dakota.
About four miles west of Buffalo we met
a box car. The first I saw was what I
thought was farm house light eight or
ten cars ahead. couldn't tell exactly
what it was, it looked to be higher than
our engine, and directly ahead. The first
thing next saw was man climbing
down the side of this approaching car
with lantern IN his hand. When with
in a car or two he jumped. We hit the
car second afterwards and it exploded.
I jumped out of the fireman's window OF
the engine, and must have been outside
the window when We struck, as it blew
me forty feet or more. I couldnt tell
when first saw the light whether it was
a station signal or what 1t was. The man
was making signals but he was in such a
hurry I could not tell what it was until
We got close enough to see him getting
down the side of the carr
Threshers Laid OR Again.
The heavy rain of last Wednesday
has again closed down threshing opera
tions in North Dakota. The storm ex.
tends over wide area, probably te most
points in the state. In comparison with
the amount of wheat to be threshed, work
has scarcely commenced. Travellers who
have visited all parts of the state report
that wheat is still standing in shocks
everywhere, and threshing scarcely be-
gun. There is little stacking done In the
eastern and northern counties. In this
part of the state there has been little
stacking and little threshiag as WE'LL
Farmers have been idly waiting the
promises of threshing machine owners,
who are from two weeks to a month be-
hind IN their dates. The heavy rain OF
last Wednesday night was general and
has been followed by showers since. But
one full days threshlng has been done in
seven days and the rain of Thursday will
prevent the resumption of work for sew
eral more days at least, and possibly
until 1t is too late to do any fall plowing.
1t is diseouraging enough just at this
time when threshers are scarce and farm
work is pressing. The only advantage
in the wet weather Is in making the
ground easy for blowing and
most farmers want to put in as
much acreage next spring and SOW
it early as possible.
The winter generally closes in from the
7th to the 10th of November and ground
freezes too stiff to plow. It is seen that
there will now be- scarcely thirty days in
which to thresh the big crop now unpro-
tected on the farm and do the fall plow-
ing. The farmer who has delayed stack
ing his wheat has made grave error.
The shocks lie uncapped and the wet
weather is certainly doing the grain no
good. Snow will undoubtedly cover the
shocks of grain in many wheat fields of
the state before the wheat can be thresh-
ed. Scarcity of good stackers and farm
help is given as one reason for not stack
ing, but the truth is the farmers have
been trusting to good weather, the prom
ises of threshers and good luck, and have
had but little inclination to put their
grain IN stacks, save it's color, weight
and grades. All seem so anxious TO get
a few dollars now, that the greater bene-
fits of the future are left to take care of
themselves. The wheat receipts will Gi-
mlnish perceptibly owing to the delays
in threshing. One other feature of the
situation noted all over the state, is the
building of granaries on farms. Lumber
dealers report greater sales for this pur-
pose than ever before in the history of
the country.