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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1892-09-01
LADIES' Interest Aroused.

Grand Forks Herald, oath: A meeting
of the ladies' interested in the women's
exhibit at the Worlds Fair was held in
the ladies ordinary at the Dacotab last
night and temporary organization
effected. Executive Manager Dickey Of
the Worlds fair board, D. r. McGinnls
and John Ogden. state superintendent
of public instruction, were present and
gave the ladies' an idea of what was ex-
pected of them. Mr.. Dickey said that
more was expected from the ladies Of
Grand Forks and Fargo as they are the
largest cities in the state and he thought
that a little good natured rivalry between
the ladies of the two cities would spur
them on. Mrs. s. w. Mclaughlin,
lady manager of Worlds fair for North
Dakota, said that on account of the
lateness of the season, lots of pro-
posed exhibits would have to be dropped.
But she proposed to enter into the work
with all the enthusiasm she possessed.
Supt. Ogden stated that the schools
would make floral collections and he
would have the exhibit forwarded to
some point. Mr.. McGinnis said that a
daughter of James Purvis of Mlnto, was
an adept at weaving grains and grasses,
and that he had tried to secure her
services but she had been engaged by
the land department OF the Great
Northern to assist in the display to- be
made by that road at the Minnesota
state fair and the Columbian exposition.
1t was decided to telegraph Mr.. Purvls
and see if it would be possible for his
daughter to give few days instruction
to some lady to be sent to Mlnto.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1892-09-01
The North Dakota Building.

Worlds Fair Commissioner Rucker
gives the following description of the
North Dakota state building at the expo
sition: 1T has been decided to erect a
large frame two story bulldlngsteel clad,
with sheaves of wheat in raised designs,
the sheaves to be gilded and have back
ground of steel gray. The building will
be of modern architecture, convenient as
we'll as commodious, large assembly
room, besides toilet room for ladies and
gentlemen and be provided with CON-
mittee rooms, sick room and a poetotfice
department. The interior Of the build.
ing, instead of being calcamined, will be
decorated with fora, grains, grasses and
wools. and the topography of the state
will be shown. Not only will this be
artistic and novel, but it will exhibit the
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1892-09-01
JAMESTOWN'S DISPLAY.
A Correspondent Mentions Some
Things Which Ought to go to The
Worlds Fair.

"A Correspondent MentlOn6 some
Things Which Ought to go to The
Worlds Fair.
Editor Alert: The vim and enter
prise shown by our new Worlds fair
commissioner, Mr.. Dlckey, is certainly
commendable, and should receive the
hearty support of every resident of
Stutsman county, and particularly so,
the residents of Jamestown.
I doubt if there is anotLer city in
North Dakota, that is able to furnish as
elaborate, entertaining and instructive
and exhibition for the study of the
millions in attendance at the monster
fair, as can the pretty little metropolis
of the "Jim."
What can we furnish? Antiquities and
curiosities in abundance. Upon what
erander spectacle could the defendants
of Columbus feast their eyes, or the
American people point to with more
pride, than that grand example of
ancient architecture, the envy of every
resident of Jamestown-that has moved
away-the N. P, (no pretention) depot,
built 4-11-44.
Again, the electrical display to oe
furnished by Edison will be perfectly
immense, but will most assuredly be i'm
perfect if Mr.. Dickey fails to secure the
assistance of our citizens in his endeavor
to show to the world, how it is
possible, with only few wooden
poles and an aldermanlc board, with all
wires properly laid. to light city like
ours, without turning on the current.
But it Is done. and, so enthusiastic ave
our many friends from the east who ar
rive daily by freight. that, they have
dedicated to our city new piece Of
music, entitled "Jimtown darkness, or
thu Hobo's Delight
Another curiosity would be section
of Jamestown's patent, double-back-
action-spiral.spring sidewalk. The aero
batic Japs would take to it like ducks to
water, and big export trade would be
built up in our midst that would cause
our democratic friends to cry out for pro-
lection.
Nor should we forget to call Mr..
Dickey's attention to the fact that, we
have in our city rival to the greatest
of Chicago's relics, Libby prison and
Old John Browns fort, in the handsome
Gleason Memorial hail, with it's triangu-
lar roof. The triangle on the roof Is
said to have been made of cold steel,
which probably accounts for the build
ing being called ':cooler."
Last but not least, I suggest the pro-
priety Of showing to the world, James
towns latest curiosity in the animal
kingdom, fully developed blind pig in
prohibition pen. X.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1892-09-01
GRAINS AND GRASSES GALORE.

Seventy.three Varieties Already
Secured for the State Worlds Falr
Exhibit.
Charles Hall of LaMoure, spent Tues
day in the city, getting pointers on the
proper preparation of grains and grasses
for the Worlds fair exhibit. He has
recently been engaged in securing sam
Piles IN that county and reports good
success. A look over the Stutsman
county collection has increased his
knowledge of the subject and will aid HIM,
he thinks, IN obtaining other varieties
OF grasses which abound on the prairles
OF the state. The crops in LaMoure
county are said to be excellent this year,
and Mr.. Halls own farm has supplied
some remarkable bundles of wheat, oats,
barley and corn. The latter cereal does
not thrive to any great extent, however,
and it may be omitted from the North
Dakota display. The vegetable product
this season is not up to the usual stand
ard, but fair specimens Of each kind will
be obtained. without much difficulty.
Mr.. aall is young man, the son OF
Capt. Hall of LsMoure, and is al en-
thusiastic collector and close student of
botanical subjects.
The Stutsman county committee has
already secured an immense quantity of
native grasses, and the room in the
Nickeus block recently occupied by the
Athletic club is full Of samples. I. G..
Wade alone reports seventy-three vari-
etles of grasses secured, the largest
collection ever made in the state. There
are four varieties Of clover, besides
broom. corn mllet, timothy, wild rye, blue
grass, and her valuable food vegeta-
tion. Another lot Of the grass is Of no
special value ito the farmer, but will be
used for decorative purposes. A splendid
sample of the short buffalo grass is ex-
hibited along side Of bunch of reed
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1892-09-01
BURGLARS AT WORK.
Seven Hundred Dollars Worth
of Silks Stolen From Shaw
e. Company.
Pointers for Commission Firms
Doing Business in the
State.
4 Sarcastic Correspondent
Offers a Worlds Fair
Suggestion.

Thieves entered the dry goods store OF
Shaw Il Co., on Fifth Ave-, Monday night,
and secured large quantity of silks,
valued at about 500. They effected an
entrance by breaking the glass in one
of the front doors, after failing to pick
or force the lock. The casing shows the
marks of a screw driver or other blunt
instrument, from which it is supposed
the burglars attempted to get in with
out breaking the window glass. The
lock was injured so that the key would
not open the door this morning.
The goods stolen comprised The entire
stock Of silks. of all colors and grades,
and were taken from the first shelf,
nearest to the door. There we're between
GO and 50 bolts of silk, several of which
we're unpacked Monday, and from
which not single yard had been sold.
The silks ranged in value from 80 cents
to $3.50 per yard, and many bolts con-
tanned from 20 to 35 yards, while other
patterns had been nearly sold out.
D. G. Griffin, who lives over his boot
and shoe store on the opposite side of
Fifth avenue, says he was awakened
about 2:3O this morning by the crashing
of glass. and rushed to the front window
to see what was going on. He saw two
men on the west side Of the
street, and afterwards one ran
down the street towards the depot.
He watched them for some time, but saw
no goods carried away, and thinks the
robbery must have been committed
earlier than the hour when he was
awakened. He observed other men at
the street corners, but could not make
out what they were doing.
Chief McKechnie said today noon that
no arrests had yet been made and de-
cllned to say what information be poss-
essed-if any-upon the subject.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1892-09-01
LICENSES REFUSED.
Many Incompetent Engineers Not
Permitted to Run Engines This
Fall

Many incompetent Engineers Not
Permitted to Run Engines This
Fall.
Fargo Argus: Comparatively few peo-
pie realize the Importance Of the state
boiler inspection law-and could not be
expected to-unless brought into con.
tact with few examples of men who
have been running threshing engines IN
North Dakota ever since wheat has been
raised here.
A reporter of the Argus visited Inspec.
tor Testers room yesterday, and while
there three examications we're gone
through with. In the first one the man
stated that he had run an engine for a
farmer living near here for two seasons
aud had hired out for third; conse-
quently had come in after his license.
The questions put we're not scientific in
their nature, but common practical
questions. such as a man who claimed to
be an engineer ought readily to answer.
1t did not take but few moments to
prove tha: the man would jeopardize the
lives of threshing crew, and he was
promptly told that under the circum-
stances he could not be given license.
The next man ushered in was an old
gentleman, who had run saw mill en-
gine for about twelve years. He had
never received any instructions in the
art, but purchased the mill and started
the engine. Never having had any
serious trouble in all that time, he felt
convinced of his ability to secure Ii
cense. One OF the first points brought
up was with reference to the eccentric:
why" said he, II cannot explain the
matter to you in words, but if l had an
engine here I could show you what I
mean, instantly" Mr.. Lester turned in
his chair, and from underneath a cover
ing near by exposed to view a small
threshing engine perfect in every par.
ticular. At sight of this MACHINE, to. him
an instrument of torture-he wilted, and
being thoroughly incompetent, license
was refused.
The next number was boy about 19.
He said he did not pretend to be
scientific engineer, and would be satls-
fed II he got ''speclal'' license. Upon
examination be proved to know more
about an engine than bis two predeces-
sors together. While he has had no
special training his natural ability and
interest in his calling had fitted HIM for
a good mechanic. and Mr.. Lester, with
his keen perceptions, could readily see
that the young man knew whereof he
spoke.
Only about third Of the applicants,
on the average, pass examination, and it
is probable that many lives will be saved
during the fall from the rigid examina-
tions which are made.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1892-09-01

products OF the state in an attractive
manner. One OF the finest locations in
jackson Park has been selected for q
site and from present indications, one
may expect grand exhibit from North
Dakota and comfortable and attractive
headquarters in which to meet their
friends"
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1892-09-01

grass ten feet high. Four wide shelves
have been erected in the building on
which these grasses are being cured, and
the floor is Uttered with bundles of No.
l hard and other staple products. The
work of preparing the exhibit is pro-
crossing rapidly, under the Mr.. Dickey's
direction, and it looks like it would be
very successful one.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1892-09-01
Mrs. Elsenhuth Wins.

Thursday Judge Rose rendered a
decision in the Foster county contest
case of Laura J. Elsenhuth vs.. S. E. Ellis
worth, in favor of the plaintiff. The case
was brought by the plaintiff who claims
she was legally elected to the Office of
county school superintendent. The
auditor Of the county threw out one
voting precinct on the grounds OF
irregular organization under the state
law. The vote in this precinct. when not
counted gives Mrs. Eisenhuth some two
or three less than her competitor, but if
the vote is counted she
received some eight more than he.
The Judge held the organization of
the pricinct to be sufficiently regular,
as there was no evidence that the inten-
ton Of the voters had been interfered
with. 1t is said that the ballots in the
same precinct had been counted before.
There were several other points
raised by the defense, relating to fraud,
&C., but they appeared to be immaterial,
or counterbalanced by similar evidence
on the other side. The election was a
very close one, but 1t Is reported that
the prevailing opinion is that Mrs.
Eisenhuth received more votes than her
competitor, and that she is entitled to
hold the Office of county school superin-
tendent. s. l.. Glaspell was the plain
tiff's attOrney,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1892-09-01
The 'sPeasant PARTY"

Mr.. and Mrs. Wells repeated their
lawn entertainment of the 18th inst. by
giving another of a similar character last
Saturday night. The last was termed
peasants merry making and was largely
attended by invited guests who assem-
bled IN the quaint costumes of peasantry
dressed in their best Sunday Clothes"
The yard surrounding the Wells resi-
dence was brightly lighted and the
crowd of merry.makers enjoyed the occa-
sion for several hours. A slight rain
finally drove all into the hospitable man
sicn where the evenings entertainment
was continued with renewed zest and
pleasure. Mr.. and Mrs. Wells excel as
entertainers, and this last party proved
no exception to the rule.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1892-09-01

The cemetery at Darlington is now
nicely enclosed with a wire fence, for
which the citizens return thanks to the
ladies of Darlington. The amount paid
by the ladies was sl03.5O, secured by
their Fourth of July dinner. An effort
will now be made TO plant trees, SOW
grass seed, and otherwise improve this
last resting place of the body.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-06-30
They Found the Indiana

One night in the tent 1 heard cow
boy tell this story: He was with q big
outfit moving cattle, and one day, some
where near the line separating Colorado
from New Mexico, they encountered a
settlers cabin which had been plumber
ed by Indians. The settler and his wife
and children had been killed. The fore
man was sent for, and he immediately
ordered that the cattle be allowed to
take care Of themselves while the cow
boys went after the Indians. Three par
ties set out at once, one commanded by
the foreman and the other two by ex-
perienced men. One party came back
in day without finding any trace of the
Indians.
Another party came back in two days
without finding any trace Of the Indians,
but at the end of the third day the third
party came back whooping and yelling
and firing off their pistols, they had found
the Indians, killed every one of them
and captured their ponies.-Cor. Topeka
Capital
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-06-30

Every one in New York who eats salad
thinks that there are few people in
town who can make fairly good salad
dressing, but that none of them can come
up to the dressings made by him (the
thinker.
81 tell you, sir" said Boggs, the gour-
mand, as ne deluges the lettuce with
grease, ''that fellow Snoggs thinks he
knows how to do this, but he doesn't
have any more idea of it than a cow
Think of it, he puts in more vinegar than
DILL"
At the same moment Snoggs is mixing
q dressing in another part of town and
snickering to himself as he remarks: Il
was very much amused the other night
at the way Boggs did this. He actually
made dressing without vinegarl Hal
Hap and every one laughed.
Then there is Juggins, of West Thirty
fourth street, who also has his peculiar
views. "Any man." he declares, "who
puts mustard in a salad shows his igno-
rance"
Muggins, of East Sixty-seventh street,
also has decided convictions. what do
you think" he roars out; 81 saw Juggins
putting mustard in a salad dressing"
Then some put in sugar. Others think
this an awful absurdity. A few use a
dab of Worcestershire sauce. Others
would rather be lynched than follow
their example.
The funny thing is that there is only
one way to make salad dressing. That
is the way known to the reader of this
article.
But the funniest thing is that the same
diner out will devour the dressing made
by Boggs and join in with his jokes at
the expense of the dressings made by
Snoggs, Muggins and Juggins. Then the
same man will eat at the table of Mug
gins and apparently sneer with that per-
son at the efforts of Snoggs, Boggs and
Juggins.
There's a lot of conceit and deceit
about salad dressings.-New York Her
aid
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-06-30

The London Times once contained an
advertisement for an assistant capable
Of teaching the classics as far as Homer
and Virgil" Among the answers re-
ceived was this delightful specimen;
"Sir-With reference to the advertise
ment which was inserted in The Times
newspaper few days since respecting a
school assistant, beg to state that
should be happy to fill that situation
but as most of my friends reside in Lon.
don, and not knowing how far Homer
and Virgil is from town, beg to statt
that should not like to engage to teach
the classics farther than Hainmersmitf
or Turnham Green, or at the very ut
most distance farther than Brentford
Awaiting your reply, l am sir, etc"
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-06-30

A useful South American animal is
the kinkajou, which, as the dictionary
will tell you, is a procyoniform quad
ruped with a protrusile tongue and a
prehensile tail. Under ordinary circum-
stances if you were to meet kinkajou
in the street you would look for an Ital-
ian with hand organ, though l should
be inclined to look for policeman, be-
cause | know how unpleasant the ami
NAL can be, particularly in the fruit
season, for the kinkajou loves fruit and
eats all he can find. The chief reason
for asserting that the kinkajou is useful
is that in addition to his fondness for
fruit he has great liking for insects for
lunch, and when tanned is a valuable
assistance in southern homes, where fly
paper is unknown and where a mosquito
net is more expensive than a silk dress.
II has always seemed strange to me
that some enterprising person has not
imported few thousand of these insect
eaters from South America for use in
North American summer hotels. They
could not cost more than 800 dozen,
and many people would rather pay that
amount than spend the night with a
swarm of mosquitoes and unprovided
with means of defense against them
Harpers Young People.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-06-30

A Philadelphia dry goods man and a
sportsman recently took packetboat
from Pittsburg to Cincinnati to attend
the races. They passed their time very
pleasantly in betting among themselves
and with the other passengers. The
sport was ready to wager anything he
possessed on anything he happened to
think of. They made bets on the speed
of the boat, on the ages of passengers,
on the names of passing boats. Sudden
ly there was tremor, shock, sound
of thunder. The boiler of the packet
boat had exploded. The drummer and
his friend, the sport, found themselves
hurled up into the air with surprising
impetuosity. For a while everything
was black before the drummer's eyes
and he felt death uncomfortably near.
Presently he heard the voice of the sport
saying, "I'll bet you hundred that ]
will fly higher than you"
"Tll take you," replied the drummer.
The commercial tourist is inclined to
think that the other man won the bet.
as he has not come down yet, or at least
nobody has seen him reach terra frma
philadelphia Times.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-06-30

The task of re-organizing the fire
department has been entrusted to a
most excellent committee and its work
should be commenced without delay.
A temporary organization should be
effected today, as the old department
will be mustered outn at ~ o'clock.
Let us hope that the efficiency of the
new organization may not be destroyed
or impaired by petty jealousies and
strife for official positions, and that 1t
may not be used as lever to further
the schemes of ward politicians.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-06-30
BEER DAIRYING IN WASHINGTON

Whenever any new industry is in
augurated in this state or anything
particularly striking occurs in the de-
velopment of our wonderful resources
it is pretty safe to rely upon a friendly
editorial send off from the Salt Lake
Tribune, whose brilliant editor delights
in writing of the glorious advantages
of Washington. He draws the line at
beer, producing cows, however, and
plainly intimates that he would not be-
lieve the story of such freak even if
solemnly vouched for by his old friend
George A. Black, who is now in the
Mormon metropolis, or rather he is
there unless the publication of the beer
COW story caused him to shorten his
visit and speedily hie himself home
ward to start beer dairy, as suggested
by the Tribune, which says:
ave look upon that beer brewing COW
story which comes down from the Puget
sound country as great canar1, not
withstanding that George A. Bl lex is
here and would, we fear, with proper
announcement, endorse the absolute
truth OF the story. 1t was published yes
terday; 1t described COW with vicious
taste that leaves the most succulent
grasses and the most tempting bran mash
to confine herself to diet Of hops, and 1t
has had the effect to make her beer
producing instead Of milk-producinR
animal. We have a strong presentment
that IL she does not die Of delerium tre-
mems, all the customers OF that dairy will
We think it is an advertisement for the hoI
industry Of that country. There is many
gentleman who would like to drink beer
IL he could do so and at the same time
maintain his respectability; but II he can
buy an acre Of hop land and then secure
one Of this breed OF cows, the most puri'
tanical discipline could not deny him the
use Of that cows milk, and so he would bt
able to keep himself drunk on beer until
happily translated beyond the Sound
We look for dispatches from there every
morning announcing that the hop lands
about Puget sound have doubled in value
and that such q passion has arisen fol
the establishing Of diaries in that region
that the lumber interest, the fish interest
the real estate interest and all the othel
interests have lost their character ant
have been relegated to the rear, the chic
ambition Of men being to secure hop lane
enough to support one COW, calculating
shrewdly that that COW will be sufficient
to support the whole family. More thar
that, we expect, while George A. Blacl
had determined to stay here week OF
two, to see him take the first train for thu
Northwest country lest all the land b.
appropriated and the last chance to be
come leading dairyman lost"