Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1892-03-03

Watson for defendant. This is the second
hearing in this matter, the supreme court
having reversed the former decision and
remanded the case for new tr1al.
GETTING RIGHT OF WAY.
What the 500 Road is Doing in
Wells County. Bright Prospects
There.
Speaking of the outlook IN Wells
county, Mr.. Harley Miner, Of Sykeston,
says: Right of way agents are now in
Wells county for the 500 road. They
are having little trouble getting what
they want through the county, as far
mers who have hauled grain thirty miles
are only too willing to give the road
what land is necessary. Two trips a
week, by wagon, is a great expense,
which will be saved if the road goes
where it has been surveyed. The line,
as near as we can figure 1t, runs almost
stEaight northwest from Valley City. 1t
does not bend to reach any town, and
will 60 between New Rockford and Car
rlngton, three miles north of the latter
town. 1t runs through the best part Of
Wells county, where most of the settlers
live, and where the grain has always
Deen raised. The trade Of Sykest0n will
be largely thing OF the past, if the
Northern Pacific does not look after its
own interests by tapping the fertile
country north and west Of Sykeston.
South Of that point there is little good
land, and the settlers are scarce between
Sykeeton and CarrinRton. Sykeston
station had 800 cars of wheat billed out
last fall which will probably average $40
per car, or $21, 900 from that branch alone.
Besides this there is great deal Of the
crop not marketed and much not threshed
We will need farm help badly this spring
and farmers expect to pay s25 or $50 q
month for hands. If the 500 road ls
built there will be q new town started in
central part Of the county which will no
doubt become the county seat, as most
OF the settlers live north of Us and can
oat vote us easily. In fact Sykeston
does not expect to retain the business If
the new town is started, and it may draw
on our own population pretty heavily.
Land is going up in value, and more
sales reported than ever since the boom.
Sykes & Co., have recently sold a good
deal of land. Wells county has q fine
outlook. The coal mines west Of us are
as good as any discovered, and large
business in that industry ought to spring
up If the railroad gets near enough to
the mines.
PURE 1FooD IN CONGRESS.
Action which has Resulted in the
Official Determination of the Best
Baking Powder.
The act of congress authorizing the
examination OF the baking powders has
resulted in a most unprecedented com
pliment to the Royal BAKING Powder.
The tests were made in the government
laboratory at Washington. and the Off
cial report shows that the Royal is su
perlor to all others in lesvening strength
being over thirty per cent above the
average. The report also shows the
purity of the Royal powder and the
wholesomeness Of it's ingredients.
This is probably the highest compli-
ment of an official character ever paid to
q proprietary article, though no more
than the great army of baking powder
consumers would expect in behalf OF
their oil friend and favorite.
The result of the official examination,
az thus determined, will, of course, make
the .Royal' the standard for government
purchases.
Sykeston Gazette: G. +. Schlech.er
informs us that he had the pleasure of
entertaining the right Of way agents for
the 500 railroad, which will cross Wells
county little north Of the center, with
a station about two miles from his place
a. he has good reason to expect. Wells
county against the world when We secure
this road another summer.