Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-12-21

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tor OF the store by the plucky clerk. The
burglar made two efforts to escape by
dodging and running, but was followed
and finally secured by the clerk and his
employer who had been walked from
sound sleep. Several hoxes of knives, q
half dozen razors, &C., we're found on the
captured mans person. The shot gun
proved to be unloaded.
Walsh, Gleason & Kennedy is the style
OF new firm recently formed at Fort
Smith. Arkansas, says the Grand Forks
Plalndealer. The first named member
is our own George H., and the last is Ed.
Kennedy, formerly resident Of this
town and of late years one of the sLrewd-
est of the long-headed, red hot crowd
who manipulated realty at the head OF
the lakes, and iron lands on the Mesabe
range. John F. Gleason was formerly
of Fargo, where he served two terms as
superintendent Of schools, and was after
ward IN business at Langdon.
1t IS reported from Valley City that
Ora Lampman, son OF the state oil in
spector has skipped to parts unknown
with the funds of the school district in
that comfy, of which he was treasurer.
He left wife and child uncared for, who
have gone to Mrs. Lampmans brothers
house near Tower City.
The lack of funds IN the state treasury
is seriously crippli2g tho normal school
at Valley City. The board has no money
on hand. No salaries have been paid
eince school opened this year and many
of the faculty are in need of their salary.
Senator Hansbrough's bill authorizing
the government to employ ten compe-
tent agents to examine and report on
the Russian thistle and to employ neces-
sary help to exterminate it, appropriates
one million dollars, or as much as neces-
sary, for the purpose. The agents are
to receive Sc per day and expenses, and
persons employed IN exterminating the
weeds, 81 a day for adult males, and one
dollar for females and boys under fifteen
years of age. Under the present con-
dition of the national treasury it is not
likely that such an appropriation can
get through, but the senator is taking
| tho best means to call attention Of the
agricultural department TO the pest, and
may get practical assistance from the
government in the work of extermina-
ton.
p r. Martin, living six miles south Of
Buffalo, lost his stock barns and sheds,
twenty horses, several COWS and calves,
and a number OF vehicles by fire Satur-
day, the loss aggregating about 81. 10000.
The loss ls about half covered by insur-
ance. The cause of the fire is not known.
So much tiale was consumed recently,
at Langdon, in preparing chemical en-
glne to go to fire that the attempt was
finally abandoned and the "fiery demon"
| 'relegated to hades'' in the first round by
a bucket brigade. After the fire, the en-
glne was placed in proper order.
All monies arising from the interest on
the permanent school fund, and from
leasing school lands, not drawn by the
district school treasurers from the coun-
ty treasurer before Jan. l, will DO re-
turned to the state treasurer. It is said
that few districts in several counties
IN the state have been caught by neglect
ing to draw their pro rata of these funds
before the law requires the money to be
returned to the state.