Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-12-24
THAT TAX DECISION AGAIN.
Reasons Why Mr.. Steckel Is
Making Grand Kick
About it.
A Large Transfer Of Land in
Foster County at $40 Per
Acre.
Senator Casey Has Faith IN
Wheat-Sales Of BlOO(led
Stock.
Where the Shoe Pinches.

Where the Shoe Pinches.
In communication to the Fargo Ar.
gus, the we'll known law firm Of Spalding
& Phelps say that the reason Amos
Steckel of Iowa is denouncing the North
Dakota tax decision, is because of "a suit
which we have recently brought against
him to quiet title to tract OF land
owned by client of ours, who invested
$500 in the land to pay the government
price, and has paid all taxes for five or
six years except those of 1886, which
through an oversight were not paid, and
for which year Mr.. Steckel purchased
the land to help out the re venue.' and
in tho hope of securing 80 per cent inter-
est Oh his investment. Mr.. Steckels phi
lanthropy was not SO extensive as to
cause him to advise our client that he
had cloud upon the title until deed
was issued to him, when Mr.. s. politely
informed him that he would quit-claim
for SIS per acre. In other words. in his
zeal to add to the settlement of a new
country he would accept $500 for an
original outlay of $l1.24 and interest for
three or four years. Mr.. Steckel's ideas
Of equity seem much like telescopes;
when offering to sell he looked at us
through the large end. Now that he
finds himself thwarted in his charitable
attempts to help out the revenue the
instrument is reversed and he sees him
self magnifed to huge proportions, is
much aggrieved and rushes into print. "
In the Jim Valley.
FOSTER COUNTY.
Carrlngton Independent: Alarge trans
fer of Foster county real estate took
place last Monday, when s. P. Snyder of
Minneapolis transferred to Albert J.
Murdock 5,760 acres of land, the consid
Grafton being $4,000, or about ten dol
lars an acre. This land lays on the east
side Of the county, and one of the pro-
posed lines Of the $500" railroad will pass
through it. The land is all in wild
state, and the price realized shows that
the price of real estate in this county is
rapidly advancing.
Death has again visited Darlington.
This time it is Mrs. Jeanne Cameron,
mother of Mrs. j. r. McPhee, who is
called to pass on to that great beyond.
Mrs. Cameron was 80 years of age. was
born in Scotland and emigrated to Can
ada about As years since, when she came
to Darlington and has since lived here,
making her bone with her daughter.
James Hunter, brother of the late
Robert Hunter, arrived last Saturday
and will remain here for some time Set
Ting up the estate. The deceased left
will iu which he gives his property to
relatives in Canada.
A wedding took place Wednesday at
the residence of the brides parents, five
miles south of town, at which time Mr..
s. s. Graves and Miss Eudora Robertson
were united in marriage by Rev. Gim-
blett.
Banker Meacham has decided to build
a brick vault in the rear Of the bank
building to place his large safe in, thereby
insuring it's safety IN case of fire.
EDDY COUNTY.
| New Rockford TRANSCRIPT: j. c. Ack.
erman, one of the wheat raising nabobs
of Eddy county, was in the city Wednes-
day on business. Mr.. Ackerman got
2,7OO bushels of wheat of 10 acres, mos
of which he shipped and made an aver
age of $50 per Car over the price offered
him by the elevators.
Wednesday, Mrs. J. NJ. Patch started
eastward for New York to join her
daughters, the Misses Gertrude and May
who have been east since last summer.
The Davies hotel has changed hands,
Mr.. Davis retiring from the management
and MAJ. Love and wife taking full con-
troll.
Clerk Of the Court Thos. Turner left
Wednesday to enter upon the duties of a
travelling salesman.
Has Faith In Wheat.
Senator Casey has furnished the New
York Herald with facts about farming in
Mouth Dakota His atafamonta c0ncern.