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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-12
Ritz GRASS THOUGHTS.
., NyF's TOUCHING LITTLE POEM
,,ou7 THE HORSE. HoSS HocE.

,,,n who Courted Death by Start
Kelley Institute-Chicago Re-
,.,,sd-Two Little Girls who Lost
Their Mamma
rcopyrirht, 1891, by Edgar w. Nye.l
n THE BLUE GRASS COUNTRY
December.
rbi, country is as hard to beat as a
-,i-o,+ory carpet. From an agricultural
a ,, of view it has few equals and no
L.r.rior.. On every hand values are
" ,i,oprng in every direction. Advanc-
in, in -yrry direction is one of the most
I;s,ur- Jobs know of. used to at
,.r,t il myself, but now do not use
Fonar in any form.
Far away in whichever way the en-
r,p-ured eye may turn it sees extended
r,.tas among the stately trees, carpeted
with beautiful blue grass and studded
with neighing steeds.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-12
why He Wished to Avoid 1t.

There comes Filkins. Let's go around
the block
What's the matter? Had quarrel
with him.
"Oh. no; we're the best of friends"
''Owe him money!"
mot a cent"
Think he wants to borrow"
mo; he always has money"
Always has hard luck story to tell,
perhapsT'
"Never knew him to tell one in all the
years I've known him
well, why in the world don't you
want to meet him?"
''He has a baby that is always saying
bright things. Chicago Tribune.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-12

Dot went with her mother to church
one Sunday and was as demure as posi-
BILE. She listened with absorbing inter
est while the minister read through the
hymn beginning GAS pants the hart for
cooling streams" when she whispered to
her mother, why, mamma, there are
two pair of pants in that hymn. New
York Tribune.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-12
Deep Laid NiIlainy.

The Czarina-Alex, there's a plot
against rs right here in our own house
hold.
The Car (carelessly)-Oh, I'm getting
used to that sort of thing.
The Czarina-But this is the most das-
tardly plo; yet.
The Czar-What is it?
The Czarina Gn awful whisper)-The
cook is going to leave.-Life.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-12
His Search Ended at last.

Hunker-Ever since can remember,
Miss Flypp, have searched for the beau
tiful, the true, and the good.
Miss Flypp-Oh, Mr.. bunker, this is
so sudden. But you may speak to papa.
New York Sun.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-12
A Prompt Payer.

De Binks-One good thing about
Minks. Although he's great borrower,
he always pays promptly. He was in
only few moments ago and paid me the
ten dollars he owed me.
De Winks-Humph! He was into my
place about an hour ago and borrowed
twenty dollars of me.-New York
Weekly
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-12
The Actress, Diamonds.

Reporter-Did you sell the jewels of
the late Miss Footlytes, which she be-
queathed for the founding of hospital?
Executor-Yes.
Reporter-Might / ask how much was
realized?
Executor-Certainly. 1t was $437.-
New York Sun
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-12
An Able EinauCjRr.

As young man passed along the
street resident remarked to a visitor:
"That is one of our ablest financiers 3"
'Why, am astonished," was the re-
pig. He doesn't look to be over twerty-
FIVE"
He isn't so old rs that even''
'How does he happen to be so sue
cessful?'
BLAMED if | know. He came here a
stranger three years ago, with nothing
except his GOOD looks, and today he is
the husband of the richest woman in the
town. Detroit Free Press.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-12
An Obstacle.

She-I thought your brother had de-
cided to get married in the evening.
He.He had, but was to be his best
man. and slight difficulty presented 1t.
self.
She-Indeed! Pray, what was it?
He-We couldn't both wear the same
dress suit.-Clothier and Furnisher.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-12
A Long, Long Time,

Travers (sighing)-I must get me a
new overcoat.
Miss Summit-Why, that one looks as
good as new. Have you had it long?
Travers-Well, should say so. Why,
l lust paid for it.-Clothier and Fur
llisDex
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-12
Always Sweet.

Merchant-Whatk kind of cider is that?
Farmer-Tramp cider.
Merchant-What do you call it that
for?
Farmer-It never works. - Detroit
Free Press.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-09-03
or State Interest.

About 800 bushels of wheat were burn
ed by prairie fire near Lisbon Tuesday.
The Minot Journal strongly advocates
the organization of Williams county, a
large territory in the northwestern part
of the state with disfranchised popula.
tion extending into the thousands.
It Is said that the Kelley institute at
Valley City, for the cure of drunkenness,
opium habit, ETC., is meeting with great
success in it's work of reformation.
About nine days is the average time re-
quired to 'sober up" patient.
Lisbon Star: Those persons who
think apples will not grow in North Da-
kota should see Jonathan Watkins
orchard at Scovill. He has several trees
heavily laden with fine apples. They are
a species of crab, large and choice fruit
and bear we'll.
The Northwestern Farmers Protective
association held meeting at the court
house in Grand Forks Monday, and ap-
proved of the $4,000 bond given by their
agent, who goes to Duluth September l.,
to receive and dispose OF the wheat of its
members, as each member directs.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-09-03
Real Estate Transfers.

Register of Deeds Ashley furnishes
the following list of transfers recorded in
his Office for the week ending August 26:
H w Moore to Roderick Rose, sw1 26,
141-63.
Burritt Durand to Rcderick Rose, So a
26, 141.63.
Afford & Gates to d H Buck, ne4 10,
1852.
United States to W J Henry, sw4 26,
141.63.
Uuited States to w Henry, se4 26,
141-63
Pfster estate to w H Beck, all Sec 25,
1926; ne4 q, 1926; all Sec l3, l4l-65;
VIZ 27, 1926.
John Black to w H Beck, all Sec 81,
141-G4.
SW Holsinger to J l. Otley, se1 %,
144-66.
FW Webster to Mary V Beck. all lot
8, 81 lot 10. block Al, Jamestown.
Torger Torgerson to Henry A Barnes,
all Sec II, 1876.
Anthony Spangler to Roderick Rose,
ne4 26, 141.63.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-09-03
Some Actual Results.

The yield of all kinds of gram will be
good around Edgeley. Oats are going as
high as 60 bushels to the acre, barley and
rye over 30.
LaMoure Chronicles: P. H. Stickles
threshed measured acre of barley one
day last week and the yield was 73 bush
els. The Evers brothers wanted little
oats and they found l.. Fl. Evers' piece
to start off at an average of 20 bushels
J. X. Underwood's wheat field, north of
mis- house, containing twenty acres,
yielded 44O bushels of elegant No hard
an average of % bushels.
Lisbon Gazette: The Grobe boys have
threshed their 60 acres, yielding an aver
age of "a bushels Lucas Bros. have
threshed part of their crop, the yield be-
ing "a bushels to the acre. n. Cramer got
an average of nearly 33 bushels on the
farm just sold for the soldiers home site.
r. S. Adams wheat on sec. 80, 1854. 70
acres, was threshed this week and yield
ed over "a bushels to the acre.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-09-03
Investments of MIR. jerome Hunt.


Mr.. jerome Hunt left Saturday for
Buffalo, New York, where he will spend
a few weeks treating for a bronchi-
al trouble. Mr.. Hunt has enough faith
in jamestown to become one of the heavy
investors of the city. Since his arrival
here this spring he has built large
brick block, which is now nearly com
pleted. This structure is an ornament
to the city and it is believed will prove a
lasting and profitable investment to the
enterprising owner. In addition to the
block above referred to- Mr.. Hunt has
also advanced the money for another
handsome business building. and to-
gather with loans, has put out here over
$4,000 for permanent business invest
ment, in addition to the property already
owned. The gentleman is expecting
nothing but fair returns for his money.
He is firm believer in the future pros
perity of the state and that with such will
necessarily come the growth and pros
perity of jamestown, the metropolis of
the central portion of the great state.
Mr.. Hunt will return in November for
short visit He expects to spend the
winter IN New York city and may possib-
ly visit the Toronto exposition this fall.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-09-03
Has All the improvements.

Recent correspondence in the Yankton
Press e. Dakotan, gives the following in
formation about the metropolis of the
northern half of the great Jim river
valley:
jamestown, on the east bank of the
gently murmurlng Jim, is located in the
center Of Stutsman county, on the North
ern Pacific railroad, about midway be-
tween Fargo and Bismarck, and is one
Of the prettiest locations in the state, 1t
contains population of about twenty-five
hundred. Was plated by the Northern
Pacific railroad in 1878. All branches of
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-09-03
business are we'll represented and in a
thriving cOn6it1On

business are we'll represented and in a
thriving condition.
The city is supplied with water for all
purposes by an artesian we'll l,476 feet
deep, with pressure Of 104 pounds to
the square inch and flow of SIS gallons
per minute. The city also has the cleo
trio light and telephone systems.
The state insane hospital is located
here, at a cost of $275,OOO. The grounds
cover some GAO acres.
The Presbyterian university, located in
the eastern suburbs Of the city, is on
of the best structures of the character in
the state.
Among the more substantial business
houses are two large three-story brick
hotels, and several other two and three
story brick and stone blocks.
Two national banks. two weekly re-
publican papers, The Alert and Capital;
the former also publishes one of the best
dallies in the state. There is one
German weekly also published here. In
fact all branches of business are we'll
represented and in Hourishing condi-
ton. This point is the freight division
of the Northern Pacific railroad James
town is the county seat of Stutsman
county, one of the best counties in the
state, has four roads running east, west,
north and south, all Northern Pacific
system.
James river heads at Antelope lake,
Church county, this state, and is said to
be longest unnavigab.e river in the
United States. At this point it is about
half as large as at Yankton.
SHEEP HUSBANDRY.
Lloyd & Hamilton, one of the most
enterprising firms in jamestown, have in
the past two years shipped into this
county some forty thousand head of
Montana sheep, and have sold them to
the farmers on two years time. The wool
clip this year in Stutsman county will
amount to over half million
pounds. Kidder county reports
her wool clip this year at
one hundred and fifty thousand pounds,
and other counties have reported good
yield. Burleigh county perhaps takes
the lead in sheep growing. being the
longest in the business. The state west
of the James river, will in few years be-
come the leading wool producing country
in the United States. There are in the
neighborhood Of one hundred thousand
head Of sheep in Stutsman county.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-09-03
Mrs. r. Klapp's Musicale.

Mrs. F. Klapp gave her thirteenth
musicaleTuesday evening at her residence
on First avenue. The program comprises
instrumental and vocal selections. by her
pupils, and by friends.
These evenings Of music and song have
always proved interesting occasions to all
who attended, and tonight will doubtless
witness no exception to the rule. The
following program has been arranged:
Miss Elsie Gieseler and Mrs + klapp,
2. BarcarOlle. ..................A Smith
Miss Eulie Glaspell
Miss Bertha davidson. '~''''''
Minet from 1st Grand Sonata, v.Weber
Miss Myra Porter
3. Song-Murmurlng Zephyrs. Jensen
Miss Lena Bellivou.
Miss Laura Gieseer. '''l'D'
I. Duet-Album Blatt... kirchner
Miss Lula Knapp -
d. HeSen tam E ,icDowsI' SsiSS
9. Duet--Ritt der Walkllrenr.. wasner-Tausig
~ >,n, Miss Porter and Miss kapp.
Eiss Ada Blackwell: > 'n''s'n
1l' a" -"'''' Miss Belle Tiden B. GODDARD
y. Vocal Duet-Merry Friends Are We. Comes
-, Miss BellivoM and Mrs. H. D. Adams
IS. Dorothy. Old English Dance. Seymour Smith
Miss Florence Wells
IA. "althers frleSlled, Wonder Meister
singer Miss Elsie Giesser' :: Wasner-cendel
l'' \"ise III l., lop 5tl MoSZkOWSki
VI 81
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-09-03
Call for Bank Statements.

Public Examiner Wallace has issued
the second call for reports of the condi
tion OF all banks organized under the
state law, at the close of business Aug
ust 18th. There are 81 banks now in op-
Grafton in the state under this law. The
first statements showed large amount
of bankin capital had been invested in
the state, that the banks were generally
in fourishlng condition and were eyi-
IDENTIFY disposed to comply with the re-
quirements of the law.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-09-03
Hail in New York and North Dakota.

Col. George Sanford, editor of the
Lansing, Mich, State Democrat, who
spent three months in North Dakota
health seeking, says in the last issue of
his paper that strong hopes of a CON-
plete recovery are entertained The
good will he bears to the state, is shown
In the following reference to hail de-
structon in an eastern state:
Utica, New York, had a hail storm the
other day which destroyed the crops over
stretch Of country two miles wide and
nobody knows how long. The hail stones
were as large as hens eggs. and we're ter
ribly destructive. But nobody thinks
anything of it. If this same hail had oc-
Cured IN North Dakota it would have
been telegraphed to every newspaper in
the land, and big point scored against
that country
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-09-03
THE DUTY MUST GO.
German Peasants Must Have Cheaper
Bread. Rye 81 Bushel in Russia.

Bread Made OF Oats and Wood
Fiber.
The latest advices from the old coun-
try to the papers and the established
grain and trade journals in America, only
confirm the reports of shortage of crops
ir Europe. It was declared some weeks
ago that the very best of weather IN the
British Islands would be needed to ma
tpre the crops in any sort of condition.
The weather has proved the worst in.
stead, and rains and storms at the begin
ming of harvest have only increased the
losses, that showed bad enough before.
In France poor weather has also occur
red, and the wheat yield of that country
will fall short of even the most gloomy
estimates. 1t Is now the opinion in Lon
don grain circles that Europe will re-
qulre 2O0,OOO,OOO bushels of American
grain to help feed the people of the
world the next twelve months, and this
country can only export 150,OO0,OO0 with
safety. Wheat is bound to advance from
natural causes in response to this foreign
demand. In one of the "producers"
articles in the Minneapolis Morning
Tribune, the situation in Germany and
Russia IS thus stated, and it only again
furnishes reasons for the North Dakota
farmer to put what wheat he can spare
after paying debts, safely away in some
bin or granary to hold until the buyers
offer what 1t is going to be worth.
Yesterdays cable dispatches prophesied
the early suspension of German duties
on grain. The ministry could not hold
out against the clamor of the people for
bread. The duty on wheat and rye
amounted to about 40 cents bushel.
This means a wide margin of difference
in the price which American wheat will
be able to secure in the German market.
Germany this year will require something
like 8O,OO0,O0O bushels of wheat and rye
from outside nations, more than it has
imported in previous years. Russia can
not fill the demand, because it has no
grain to spare, and because the czars
ukase prohibits expectation to other
countries. The brunt of tho demand for
the extra S0,000,000 bushels free of duty
will fall largely upon the Northwest.
The extraordinary demand and the re-
moval of the duty ought to give grain
figures a marked stimulus. An idea of
what may be forthcoming before next
harvest is foreshadowed in the German
and Russian prices. Rye, that in the
heart of Russia last harvest was worth 3S
cents,'is now worth over 81. The Mill
ing World mentions cases OF rye selling
in Russia at : 1.5O. The Russian peasant
ry are making bread of combination of
oats and wood fibre. In Germany, grain
prices within year have advanced 80
per cent. Both empires have come down
severely on grain speculation, have
sought to cheaper freight rates, prohibit
expectation and encourage imports, and
in fact use every possible precaution to
forestall threatening famine and revolu-
ton. The promised removal of the grain
duties in Germany was matter of stark
necessity to prevent starvation of the
peasantry. The market for northwest
breadstuffs is as wide as the old world
and as keen as hunger can make it.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-09-03
Facts From Foster.

Darlington Independent: A prairie
fire got into field of oats belonging to
Joseph Farquer, and it took the hardest
kind of wolk on the part of the neigh
bors to save the field from being burned.
Take this as warning and plow fire.
breaks.
Darlington & Casey are running twenty
binders at the Livingstone farms.
The N. ?. Elevator Co. expect to put
up tirstclass elevator at this place.
Mrs. Isabella Young is very i'll at the
residence of J. H. Robertson.
Fred Estabrook is again on the sick
list.
The following persons have all been
on the sick list the past week, but we are
pleased to cote they are all improving:
Mr.. and Mrs. Elder, Miss Rosenau, Miss
and Mrs. Louden.
Mr.. Elder received word last week from
his brother IN Illinois, that they bad
cyclone there which damaged his broth
ers buildings over one thousand dollars.
Mrs. Walters has rented the hotel to
Mr. Chisholm, who took possession on
Monday.
Matte Leasure expects to start for
Pennsylvania soon to spend the winter.
Louisa Boyle returned home last week
from her trip to Vermont.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-09-03
Express Agent Matison: Jamestow

Express Agent Matison: jamestown
gardeners shipped west Monday 1000
pounds OF celery, and are making heavy
shipments east and west every day.
North Dakota celery is great deal bet
ter than the Kalamazoo article, which is
grown IN low ground and is larger and
coarser plant. The jamestown celery is
small IN size, tender and brittle.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-09-03
Prohibition Prohibits.

Valley City Alliances: Prohibition
prohibits. There hasn't been barrel of
beer nor box of liquor unloaded here
for two days, and there were only thirty
dozen $500 bottles of beer, and fifteen
gallon jugs of whiskey, then.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-09-03
Teachers Examination.

At the court house, September 11th.
Applicants will come supplied with nec-
essary stationery, promptly at 9 o'clock.
r. S. WADswORTH..
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-01-03
Destructive Flames at peadwood.

ASCoeA ~ Ssss
DEADwooD, S. d., Dec. 25.-Last night
at 8 o'clock an alarm Of fire was turned in
for the first ward and the extensive hog
pen was consumed. Another alarm at 1880
this morning from the same ward an
nounced a fire in the frame hotel OF G. &.
Fargo aad the flames were quickly COM
municated to adjoining buildings, the fire
being beyond the limits OF ti;c hose of the
department. A general c%ohflagratiOn fol-
lowed, destroying a blacksmith shop, gro
Gerry store, livery stable, John Benter's
general store and a number 0t residences.
Most of the personal goods were saved, but
the loss i, fully $25,00O. Again a later fire
the Keystone hotel, the largest in the city,
being on fire. This fire threatened the de-
struction of the city but was within reach
of the department. and was soon eXtin-
guished. The first fire was clearly the
work OF an incenliary and the second pos
sibly so, but the third was caused from a
defective tlut. There has been no rain or
snow worth mentioning since early last
summer and everything is as dry rs finder,
and the high winds that swept down the
gulch threaten destruction OF the city at
any outbreak OF lif,. Forty policemen
paraded the streets last night. Upwards
OF 1000 graders from the railroads were in
the city on q spree yesterday, and in order
to quell their disturbance the mayor had
ordered the hose turned on them. 1t is
thought the first two fires were set by
some Of the graders out OF revenge. Ugly
rumOrs prevail thai threats have been
made to lay tine town nashes before morn
ing. Short work will be made OF any in
cendiary who may be caught.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-01-03
A Great Railway Scheme.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-InformatiOn has
been received that the government of Col
0mbia has signed Il contract with j. L..
Cherry of Milwaukee for the completion
of the Cauca Valley railway from Bueno
Ventura, the chief port of Colombia, to
the cities of CALI and ManiZaleS, with the
privilege of continuing the road to the
Gulf of Darien on the north and the
frontier of Ecquador on the south. and
eastward to the navigabie waters OF the
Amazon river. This road, when. com
pleted, will give a portion of Colombia
that is very rich in both agricultural and
mineral resources, access to Underwater.
The government guarantees an interest OF
5 per cent. in gold for eighteen years upon
ali expenditure OF $SS,0OO in gold pcr mile
and the exclusive privilege for seven years
of operating the railway within twenty
four miles on either side of the route sur.
veyed and accepted, the title to all gold
and other mines that may be discovered
within the twenty four mile limit and
freedom from all duties and taxes fol- ten
years.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-01-03
Two Students Drowned.

ANN ARBoR, Mich. Dec. 25.-The sad
drowning Of two students made this a
gloomy Christmas for the students who re-
manned at the college during holidays.
Last night about Z o'clock, Frank f. Dick
inson and Minnie B%rundage left for the
mill pond to skate, telling their friends
they would return about 10 o'clock. They
did not return, however, and as time
passed by, Mrs. Brundage grew worried
and finally. at 8 o'clock this morning.
started a search party. The searchers
near by. They commenced dragging, and
at 8 o'clock this afternoon found the bodies.
Both victims are medical students, Dickin-
son being from Dubuque, Iowa, and Miss
Brundage from Long Island.