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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-11-16
A New Time Card.

Sunday morning at 1901 O'Clock new
train schedule will go into effect on the
Dakota division and several important
changes will occur in the runplDg Of
the passenger trains.
No. l. which now is run 10 two sections.
Will run in one section, as it used to
previous to the last card. and will arrive
and depart from this station as at
present.
No. +. the Atlantic express will be
taken Oft entirely.
No. ,. which ut present passes east
through his city in the evening at 1915
will depart at 90 each afternoon pass
ing a, Valley City the Minneapolis and
ST. pauI express which will leave here at
800 30 minutes later than at present.
At Valley City the latter train will stop
for supper. instead OF at Fargo. under
the present card. where connection is
maze with the Fargo 4 Southwestern
line.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-11-16
A Startling Confession.

A great deal has been said and written
about the freedom OF the press. A dis
tinRuisbed editor who knew what he was
talking about, SAID recently at press
banquet IN an eastern city: There is
no such thing in America as an inde-
pendent press, unless it is in the country
towns. We in the city are all slaves. |
am paid $50 a week for keeping honest
opinions out OF the paper | am connected
with. There is not one OF you
who dare express an honest opinion.
The man who would be foolish enough
to write al honest opinion, would soon
be on the street hunting a job. The busl-
ness OF city journalist is to distort the
truth; to pervert and villify, to fawn at
the feet OF Mammon. and to sell his
country and his race for his daily bread.
We are tools and vassals of the rich men
and wealthy corporations behind the
scenes; they pull the strlug and We
dance. We are simply intellectual pros
titntoa"
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-11-16

person 20 endeavor to keep bis premises
clean of the weed, a. be is liable to have
the seed scattered over his farm by weeds
grown hundred miles distant. THIS 10
one reason Why have suggested fences.
Build high wire fence around each
township, with lane between the two
where these great weeds can be caught
as they blow along, and when a number
have collected burn them up. The cost
OF the fences per township would be
about 81 200 and this contemplates heavy
iron posts for the fence. Then each in
dividual could pull HE own cactus, and
we would soon be FREQ OF the pest, which
many times travels fifty miles per day.
Commissioner j. j. Leisch OF Stuts-
man county, said the weed was intro
duced there after the 500 was graded
into the county. The company had
taken pains to cut and burn all along
their right of way. He opposed the fence
plan and did not see how farmers could
go from town to town when there was
fence around each township.
Senator Hansbrough and Represen-
tatlve Ueland of LaMoure county, both
believed 1t possible to get government
assistance. Senator Hansbroush sug-
gested that farmers ought not to wait
for state or governu ent aid, but fight
the weed themselves, and in the mean
time try and get commission from con-
gress to Investigate and report on the
subject.
At Gov. Shortrldge's suggestion CON-
mIttee to prepare memorial to county
boards to secure their aid, was appointed
with request to report 20 the commission
OF agriculture not later than Nov. q.
The following Was the committee named:
DIR. Merchant, Dickey: J. NJ. Devine, La
Moure; William Dwyer, Logan; H. S.
Oliver, Ransom: E. P. Wells, Stutsman,
Govelno Shor,ridge was authorized
to appoint committee of one from each
county south OF the Northern Pacific line
to assist the general committee and the
convention adjourned
The committee chosen consisted OF the
following members: J. B. Folsom. Cass:
L. M Elliott, Ransom; j. z. Hodgeson.
Sargent: Governor John Miller. Rich
land; Wylice Nelson, Barnes: \. LELAND,
LaMoure: B. Il. Owens Dlckey: Sheriff
Johnson, Mcintosh: W. J: Dwyer, Logan;
W. A. Friday, Kidder: J. F. Goodrich,
Stntsman; L. r. Casey, Foster: A. C.
Sanford, Wells county.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-11-16
.TACkLlNG THE THISTLE.
Large Meeting at the Cactus Com
venttOn--.Plans Proposed.

Large Meeting at the Cactus Com
ventton---PIans Proposed.
The cactus convention at LaMoure
Thursday attracted a large number OF
representative farmers from several parts
of the state. Among those present We're
Governor Shortridge. Senator Hans
broueh of Grand Forks. MP. Rasmussen Of
Valley City, Il. S. Oliver of Lisbon. Maj.
Buttz of Buttzville. Tom Elliott and
Banker Brown of Lisbon. W. y. Scott Of
Fargo. Coroner Fish o. Wheatland, be-
sides farmers from Stutsman. Dickey.
Ransom. Logan and Trail counties.
1t is said that over 200 farmers were
present. The discussion disclosed a large
number OF remedies but the majority
seemed to think the general govern ment
shoald be asked to help through the ag
ricultural department.
The danger from the pest WIS freely
admitted and it WAS generally agreed
that united action was necessary to tight
the entertainments OF the weed. which
has rendered a great deal OF land in the
southern part OF the state OF little value.
Among the facts brought out at the
meeting WAS that early frost destroys
much OF the seed; that the plant thrives
better in dry seasons than in wet; that
there is no oil in the seeds and they are
therefore Of short life and do not last over
from year to year. DR.. Merchant OF
Dickey county favored the idea Of wire
fences, as suggested by f.. I. kesrney,
and a number opposed them as ;mprac-
tlcable. DR.. Merchant said: In a prairie
country like ours it does no good for one
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-11-16
Will Rebuild.

The new hotel which Capt. IDgraham
has decided to rebuild near the site of
the old structure, will be larger and
handsomer than before. The corner lot
opposite the Lloyd's bank will be
secur sd ut an early date and a substan-
tial hotel erected containing all OF the
modern Improvements and conveniences.
The building will he - by 40 feet,
facing on Fifth avenue, will contain Is
rooms and will be elevated about four
feet above the |. vel of the street and the
full benefit of the basement utilized.
In the basement will be located the
sample rooms, bath, toilet rooms, etc.
A convenient and commcdous store
room on the north side OF the building,
facing Fifth aveBne, has already been
spoken for by Minneapolis firm. An
elevator will run from basement to attic
for the convenience Of the patrons Of
the hotel
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-11-16
HAD A GREAT SCHEME.
How Saloon Men in the state Have
Been Bled.

How Saloon Men in the state Have
Been Bled.
The details OF the blackmail worked
on the saloon men or blind pig proprie-
tors ill tut Red River valley by Deputy
United States Marshal Woods, are given
as follows by the Fargo Republican,:
p j. Woods, who for several years past
has beea the trusted United States mar
shall at Devils Lake appeared in new
role yesterday and today will appear 90
prieoner before the bar of United States
Commissioner Montgomery, charged with
serious offenss. 1t appears for some
time be has been dong some brilliant
detective work on his own hook and
making a stake" by extorting "hush
money" from blind pig" proprietors
throughout the state. His methods seem
to have been to hunt them up represent
ing himself as United States deputy
marshal make an arrest or pretended
arrest. If his victim showed up a
government license he woul3 officiate as
a sheriff, and if the dispenser of liquor had
no license from Uncle Sam, the govern
ment would ''tix him plenty" On pay
ment of various sums of money ranging
from 500 up TO $3.50 and possibly
more, as hush money, he would let his
prisoner 90. Eight of these victims
have been heard from and there are
probably more while the amount OF
"hush money" ,oay run up into the
thousands. About 4 week ago he was
removed from bis position pending the
investigation Of some romors Of the
above nature. On Saturday Deputy q.
S. Msrehal SCHNEIDER got word that be
was "opersting" among tho Bohemians
in Waleh county aud Sunday morning
he started in pursuit. At Grafton he
learned that Woods had gone across to
the Langdon branch OF the Great North
ern and followed to Park River. Thence
be followed his man to Larimore, where
he learned that Saturday he attempted
TO fleece q ''soft drlnks'' dispenser to the
tune OF 500, bnt without success. Learn
ing that his man had gone west be again
started in pursuit and after an all night
ride he rounded the ex-marshal up at
Devils Lake where be arrested him and
took HIM to Grand Forks last night. II
the chal ges against Mr.. Woods are true,
it will probably prove an expensive
Lesson to MN. He has wife and two
children living at Devils Lake.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-11-16
A Passenger on a Northern Pa
cific Train Shoots Himself
In the Head.
No Motive for the Act Known
Name Of the Deceased
Was II. M. Jones'.
He Has a Wife and Two Child
rem at NeWburg, Mis-
souri,.

Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock, as the
second section OF a delayed east bound
passenger train was pulling through the
west end of the yards passenger
walked to the platform OF one OF the
coaches and shot himself behind the right
ear, his body falling from the Car plat
form, clear Of the track. The train was
stopped Immediately, but life was extinct
when the body was reached by the train
crew. A small revolver was found by
the mans side. He was about 40 years
OF age, OF light complexion, wore NOUS
tache and flowing beard, and WAS dressed
in blue woolen suit.
Engineer James Taylor of the switch
engine was working near the scene Of
the tragedy and saw the man just as be
fell from the coach steps and was the
first to reach the body. A jagged hole
behind the ear and q smoking revolver
with q chamber empty told the story.
Mr.. Taylor noticed no smoke when he
Ia oU oOW tt0 tIIau. lIo II0lu "ho kOlUk
6 or miles an hour--was just getting
underway after stopping at the junction.
The train porter stated that as the man
passed through the train he was heard
to remark that he "Might as we'll die
now as any time"
Coroner Thorold was summoned and
at once impauel]ed a jury which brought
in verdict according to the facts pre-
sented. Tie body was removed to A. NJ.
Halstead's undertaking rooms.
BY means Of papers in his possession
the suicides name was learned to be
H. NJ. Jones Of Newburg. Phelps county,
Missouri. He has wife and two child
rem living there. From papers also it is
evident tnat The deceased has been a
man of means. He has been in the saloon
business at Tacoma, proprietor Of the
Commercial, and has formerly conducted
the Commercial hotel at New burg.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-11-16
HE WAS INSANE.
Jones. the SUICIDE, Killed Himself
During . Temporary Fit OF lnsan.

Jones. the SUICIDE, Killed Himself
During = Temporary Fit of lnsan.
itv.
Saturday afternoon Corooer Thorold
impanelled jury consisting Of D. Gal
vim, Thos. Poole and 9. d. Barrell, who
we're on the grounds when the coroner
arrived at the scene OF the shooting.
After the completlon Of the prel,minaries
and other business the jury adjourned
till Monday. The jury reviewed the evi
dence in the case and brought in YER
dict which stated that the deceased had
come to bis death by his own hand dur
ing temporary fit Of insanity.
A small amount OF money-s9O-and
q few papers were found in the dead
mans clothes. Dnring Sunday and Mon
day several tsleerams were received
from Newburg, Mo-, relative to the dis
position OF tbs body. A telegram from
j. G. Todd was received asking for the
name of the chancellor commander OF
the Knights Of Pythias lodge it
such lodge existed here.
This message was turned over to Benton
Hatch who replied to it. asking if de-
ceased was member.
With the Wells, Fargo Express COM
pany at Newburg, NO., $3.50 have been
deposited to defray all expenses which
have been incurred.
Ex-Roadmaster j. B. Kelley Of the
Missouri division. now the Yellow
stone division. was passenger east to
St. Paul Saturday evening. While
detained about 3o hours at Clark's Forks,
Idaho, by a washout he there met and
made the acquaintance OF the suicide, n.
NJ. Jones, and rode as far as Mandan
with him. After leaving the washout
Jones showed symptoms Of mental de-
rapgenent and once, between Mandan
and Glendive. Conductor AL. Nichols
found tho man on the car platform
acting and talking stranRly. When taken
back into the car he complained that the
passenRers were abusing lin and it WAS
with no little difficulty that he WAS
auieted. After this incident he made no
more trouble as far az Mandan. Mr..
Kelley stated that the suicide WAS we'll
educated and an agreeable companion.
He first learned OF the mans untimely
end at this station.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-11-16
Some Interesting Develop
ments in the Wright
Reader Case.
Wife of the Man in the City
Looking Up the Re-
Creant Husband.
Large and Interesting Cactus
Meeting at LaMoure
Last Week..

Another chapter has been added to the
matrimonial history of W. L. Wright
and Mrs. T.. Reader both of LaMoure,
some notice of which appeared in The
Alert on the third inst, all the state
ments made beng received from Wright
himself who called at the office for the
purpose. No effort was made at the
time to verify his statements, but it
seems they we're entirely untrue.
Wright also stated that he had been
recently successful 10 securing a ludg.
ment against threshlng machine com.
pany for $1,000, for loss OF an arm, but
whether th1s statement is true or not is
unknown.
A copy OF the paper OF that issue came
TO the hands Of W. H. Ellis of Oakes,
attorney for Mrs. W. L. Wright, who is
suing for divorce, and inquiries were at
once set on foot. A search Of the records
in the Office OF County Judge
Baldwin shows that no marriage
license was issued to the parties
mentioned, and Rev. VanVliet states he
did not perform the marriage ceremony,
never having met either OF the parties.
Sunday morning the aggrieved wife,
Mrs. W. L. Wright, arrived in tho city
from Oakes, with a friend. to look the
matter mp. The only evidence obtain
able Of her husbands having been here
was an entry on hotel register which
read Mr. and Mrs. W. l.. Wright, La
Moure." The couple occupied room
at the hotel.
From the friend accompanying the
real Mrs. Wright it was stated that upon
certain occasion this year Wright at
tempted the life of bis wife with a
r'zor and Vas only prevented
by the fact OF his having but
on% arm; that in the encounter her
clothes were nearly stripped from her
body and ss her screams brought help,
her sssailant fled. After sharp run Of
about mile, 1t is said that Wright was
caugbt and jugaed. He is reported ~
having languished in Jail 70: time and
was fiually freed 90 condition that he
should leave the country. Since then he
has kept away from bis wife, who coon
afterwards commenced proceedings for
divorce, claiming cruelty and Eon.sup-
port. During the spring Wright was
employed on the Glover farm, located S
miles from Oakes, to do general chores,
at which place Mrs. Wright WIS EN-
ployed, also, as cook.
After leaving hero the supposed ,car
ried couple went to LaMoure where 1t is
SAID they posed as man and wife. After
stopping there about three or four days
they left for Minneapolis taking aloni
the three children Of Mrs. Reader
Mrs. Wright. seen Sunday, is an iDtelh
gent, pleasant lady who Is seeking fo1
redress from an illadvised union. She
returned to Cakes Monday morning.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-11-16
Got the Ton Price .

A. G.. Sanford OF Sykeston, was in the
city Wednesday on bis way home from
Chicago where he had been with some
choice beeves. He received the highest
price, cents-of any cattle sold from
this state this year. Mr.. Sanford Is
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-11-16
All Reside There.

Land Commissioner NJ. d. Williams:
All the families OF the state officials are
at Bismarck, and reside there. There is
no opportunity to complain OF official ab-
senteeism under this administration
The state officers are at the capital and
make quite little addition to the popu-
latlon Of Bismarck.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-11-16

and IN some cases are considered of little

and IN some cases are considered of little
worth.
This feature OF the securities left to
tho Lloyd's depos,tors. is not . cheerful
ono to confront. 1t means time and ex-
pense in the collections, uncertainty 10
tho results, and losses OF . character that
must necessarily be large. Any CON-
ment on the nature OF the transactions,
a. far AZ known, and also 40 far as they
relate to sound banking, is entirely nn.
necessary IN view OF the facts themselves.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-11-16

Saturday evening at Fargo, divorce
was granted to Mrs. s. G. Lowell from
Ren F. Lowell OF Casselton. In addi-
ton to the decree, the plaintiff gets $40
per month alimony.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-11-16
Liberal Tree CLAIM Requirements.

Liberal Tree CLAIM Requirements.
Assistant Commissioner Bowers OF the
United States land Office has just rem
dered two decisions construlnR the pro-
visions Of the timber culture law OF
March 3, 1891. That law provided that
persons who had made timber culture
and who had planted and cultivated
trees for four years should be allowed to
prove up on the land by payment OF
Sl.25 per acre. Bowers holds that it the
entryman has cultivated for any four
years and then ceased to do any more he
is entitled to the land If no contest has
been commenced against him prior to
the time when he made the application
to the committee under the act. He
holds that this act was curative in intent
and should be construed literally; there.
fore any period Of four years shall be
regarded as compliance, providing
there ,s no adverse claimant.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-05-20
HOW LABORING MEN WILL BE AT
EECTED.


Either because it thinks It's opinions
indefensible. or for GONE other reason best
known to itself, the Dispatch perempto-
rily refuses to give any reasons why it
is in favor Of beginning what never Ie-
fore existed in the United States-that IS,
metallic currency composed of gold
dollars and silver dollars; for, from the
beginning of the Government down TO
is73 only 100000 Of silver dollars had
been coined and we therefore had 10
silver i'm our currency. Let that fact
never be forgotten. The Dispatch, though,
is i'm favor OF starting now what never
before existcd-to-wit. silver dollar cur
rency. and that too. with only 4l2 II
grains of silver in the dollar, when the
gold In a gold dollar is worth thirty
five cents more than that much silver.
And, when we ask the Dispatch for the
reasons why II would do this (as IL seems
to us, astonishing thing it remains abb
solutcly silent
Well. as the Dispatch viii give no rea-
sons why this curious thing should be
done we will this morning state some
(as it seems to us) urgent reasons why
all those who work for hire and pay,
should object most positively to its being
done
Every mans common sense tells him
that if two dollar pieces are put afoat.
one Of which is worth 100 cents. and the
other of which is worth only Go cents,
and each is by law given the same power
OF paying debt. the dollar worth 100 cents
will disappear and the dollar worth only
C5 cents win be all that viii remain.
But at this point the free coinage man
says eyes. but we see this Government
every day issuing silver dollars worth
only C5 cents yet they circulate on terms
Of perfect equality with gold dollars worth
100 cents. How do you account for that?"
We reply that Il is simple enough. The
Government collects an enormous revenue
every year. and IL receives these silver
dollars as fun dollars in payment Of
everything due TO it. So long as its reye-
nues are greater than the silver dollars
offered in payment Of it, they Will re-
main worth 100 cents, because they can
always be utilized as 100 cents in pay
ments to the Government. But the Gov
eminent must have gold dollars for many
purposes. IL cannot pay interest on its
debt owed abroad I'm silver dollars. IL
cannot make payments Of any sort abroad
In silver dollars. The Government has
already coined, or provided for coming,
nearly five hundred million OF these silver
dollars. worth. each. only g cents. II
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-05-20
NIX NOrEs ~ INrEREsT.

Texas has q man who recently lost a
fine farm and all his stock at a game
of poker. and the man regards the loss
as a perfectly legitimate one.
The officers Of the French squadron now
stationed at Alexandria have proceeded
10 Coustantinople 90 visit the Sultan Of
Turkey at the latter's express wish.
The Partisan daily. the Estafette. has
just published a very forcible article in
which fl demands the expulsion of Eng
lisn missionaries established in Algeria.
Wife Beating has become so common
in sew Jersey that there is a movement
t0 erect whipping posts for the punish
mcut OF the coWardly DULLES who prac-
tCe IT,
Emperor William recently issued an or
der that no sermons preached before him
by court chaplain should exceed fifteen
minutes in delivery. There are some
compensations Tor being a Kaiser
The largest gold nugget ever found in
Colorado weighed thirteen pounds; the
largest i'm the United States weighed l5l
pounds and six ounces. largest in the
world, 2-} pounds and four ounces.
A heavily yelled young woman called
ON Collector Hendricks at the custom
house, I'm New York city, on Monday. and
silently handing him three $50 bills. pinned
10 a slip inscribed Restitution, departed.
Here is a specimen Of domestic adver-
Using from the columns Of the London
Times: Mrs George Ashton. s Victoria
sire et. Westminster. takes this oppOrtu-
nifty OF thanking her numerous friends for
their Kind letters of sympathy on the dis
solution of her marriages
A Florida hunter lost his boots in a novel
manner recently He fell asleep on a river
bank. laying his boots within convenient
reach. lie was awakened by a strange
noise and 20 his horror behold his last
boot disappearing down the alligator 8
jaws. The monster swallowed both Of
them.
The discovery I'm the shop OF n dealer
In antiques, I'm Paris. OF the diary OF
Pierron the maltre dhotel OF Napoleon at
81. Helena IS announced. Ia this manu-
script is recorded. month by month, from
January. 1918. until May g. 1921, when the
eXiled Emperor died. all the household
expenses OF his establishment, including
even his drugs.
Thirty-hve fire engine companies held
quick-hitching contest in San Fran
cisco recently. A driver. with two horses
under the harness. hooked up. mounted
the seat, and pulled clear In six seconds.
He then went to bed. and turned out.
dressed ran down stairs, hitched, climbed
In his seat, pulled clear. and rolled forty
six feet ten inches In twenty-five and one
half seconds. With horses IN their stalls