Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1892-08-11
ADDITIONAL LOCAL,
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arrived on the noon train today.
NJ. .. Green Of Spirltwood. writes The
Alert that he has found the mare recently
advertised bv him.
Miss Maude Roper and Miss Mamie
Nickeus went to Adrian yesterday morn.
ing, to spend few days visiting friends.
Mrs. Williams and Miss Williams,
mother and sister Of M. D. Williams OF
this city, came in from Oakes this morn.
ing, en- route to their home in Oregon.
Mrs. James Mckenzie end daughter,
who have been visiting relatives in Per
ham, Mimi, returned yesterday. They
report a fine time fishing, visiting, etc.
The spotted condition OF wheat is
found all over the state and is attributed
to insects. The damage is not enough to
effect the grade, however, IL any field So
far examined.
1t is understood that Gov. Burke will
announce the names Of the new worlds
fair board tomorrow, and that one of
them will be jamestown republican
and party leader.
The city council has ordered needed
sidewalk on Main street, between the
bridge and eighth avenue. Both in rain
and dry weather this strip Of unplanked
street has been subject of irconven-
ience.
Dan Hughes says he has sold more
machinery to farmers in the past two
weeks, than in any like period of a pre-
vious season. Scores of harvesters have
been purchased. Other dealers make
similar reports.
The James River National bank has
brought suit to replev1n a lot OF wool
consigned to the west Superior Wocien
Mill company, which was seized by the
sheriff. The bank has lien of 5000
against the property.
William Dwyer of Napoleon says he
hears that iron for the 500 line extension
north of Valley City, is to be taken from
the line in Dickey county. It is feared
that the company will not extend west to
Bismarck as has been SO often reported,
and which seemed highly probable this
spring.
Several of the rooms on the first floor
of the addition to the Capital house
have been completed, painted, and are
ready for occupancy. A large quantity
Of new furniture for the hotel is expected
in few days. The hardwood stairways
are being built, aud the plasterers are
rushing work on the second and third
floors. in order to give the carpenters a
chance to finish up the building as soon
as possible.
1t is said Fred Berry has made an en-
gagement of 40 weeks with the John
Dillon company, which begins it's sea-
son at DesMoines, Ia, the latter part of
this month. The principal play will be
''The Model Husband new comedy by
T. T. Dazey. The scenes of the play are
laid ut Loon lake where Mrs. Harrison,
wife OF the president, is spending the
summer. Mr.. Berry expects to join the
soon.
The rainfall last night was fine thing
for grain. The weather is now and has
been all that could be desired to make
the crop. While the next two weeks will
be the critical time in the maturity of the
grain, people do not expect any frost.
The yield promises better each day, as
the weather is just right for plumping
the berry and filing the heads COM
pletely. Farmers will begin cutting the
last of next week. Several fields of bar
ley are about ready to be cut now.
Alfred Dickey: I have been making
a trip through the eastern and northern
part of the state, and find crops looking
we'll. Harvesting is beginning in Ran
som county and the wheat is in good
shape. United States Marshal Price in
forms me that Sargent county will have
the finest crop it ever had both in yield
and quality. We are on the eve of good
times in North Dakota again and re-
turn emigration. I hear of several large
colonies of young men going in along
the Great Northern road. Mr.. Whitney,
the general passenger agen: of the line.
is hustler, and his efforts are beginning
TO count.
Bismarck Tribune: Rumor has it that
Jamestownites dropped considerable coin
IN the recent baseball match played at
between the Jamestown
and Cooperstown clubs. 1t seems that
contest only few days ago was ''thrown"
oy the jamestown boys for the purpose
If helping out those who were on the
inside" Then jamestown went to
Cooperstown. The boys up there, en-
ooldened by former victory. covered
that was offered-the James,
own boys believing, of course, they had
! sure thing. Luck, science, everything
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