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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-06-15
THE STREET GRADER.

The STREET dhADEhs
The subject came up in the discussion
Of miscellaneous business last night, az
to the final settlement in regard to the
purchase of street grader. Alderman
Blood opened the discussion by saying
thatit the city did any street improve.
ments the machine should be bought.
In doing $500 worth OF work the grader
would pay for itself; the only question is
our ability to pay for it. II we have
enough street work to pay for buying it.
B. p. Tllden, acting city engineer,
being called upon for his opinion stated
that in special test which was made
with the grader it moved 100 yards Of
earth at cost Of cents per cubic yard.
The price Of moving dirt with it will not
exceed 8 cents and will cost an average
OF from &c to &c. II We should do $500
worth Of work it would pay to buy the
machine. II we only used it for few
months. provided We do the work, it
would pay to purchase it.
Mayor Steel: It will pay to buy the
machine il We spend $500 on the streets.
Tho question with me Is nave We $500 to
spend? 1t would not be good policy to
90 contract our improvement fund that
in case Of an emergency We would not
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-06-15
The Railroad Picnic.

A recent interview in the Fargo Argus
with Alderman Keefe has stirred up
little breeze among the railroad boys in
this city who are decidedly in favor OF
having tue annual picnic held at Valley
City this year instead OF at Detroit. If
held at the latter place, those attending
from here are tired and worn out by the
long ride to and from the place of picnic.
D. S. Hamilton IN a recent interview
said:
I see in the Argus of the 9th a
denial of the fact that there were
none OF the picnic committee living in
Valley City to authorize the report that
the picnic was going to be held there. 7
agree with Mr.. keefe there, but he is
we'll aware that there are as many en-
ployes IN favor Valley City as there
are for Detroit. In order to decide this,
there was committee of two from Far
90, and two from jamestown appointed
to meet at Valley City to locate suitable
grounds for the occasion. Thomas With
nell and myself we're chosen as the two
delegates from this city. When We
arrived at Valley City on the morning of
the fourth, We failed to find any dele
gates from Fargo, but were informed by
wire that they had left it to Mr.. With
nell and myself to decide. Taking into
consideration the advantages, the park
and the most accommodating people
there. we decided to hold our picnic at
Valley City. All that come will receive
the best treatment and ENJOY the best
time they ever had at any of our picnics.
A recent poll of the employees showed
that they were overwhelmingly in favor
of Valley City. The date set is Saturday,
June oath.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-06-15
THE FIRST MARKET DAY.
A Variety of Stock ana Produce
Offered Tor Sale.

A Variety of Stock and Produce
Offered Tor Sale.
The market day which was held here
Wednesday was an unexpectedly success
full opening for this project. The
grounds were we'll filed with farmers
who brought stock and produce for sale
and exchange. Among the goods to be
purchased were to be seen, potatoes,
household furniture, a mower, pigs,
box of pigeons, cattle, horses and
wagon bed full of hens and turkeys.
There were about forty sales made
among which we're seven horse sales.
Martin Jaskowski had two three
months old pigs for which he asked
s11, and no doubt found purchaser.
County Commissioner Leisch sold load
of potatoes at so cents per bushel. Jas.
Lees disposed of SOW for good snm-
s15. A COW two years old brought A
Moneke S23 and a two year old steer
brought 500 to John Fries. Geo. Kurtz
sold wagon load Of old iron for S. per
ton, showing that this kind of
property can find market in
Jamestown. E. P. Wells pur-
chased couple of steers and had
team to sell or trade for cattle. A wagon
load of household furniture found sale
as we'll as the pigeons at Is cents each.
There was enough stock brought in to
till car and there Is prospect that
outside buyers will be in attendance in
the future ready to take all stock Of
fered. Mr.. Charles Kurtz bought three
steers and F. Weise sold TWO. VIM.
Howeth easily disposed of his hens and
turkeys. Three or four trades were
made.
| The charge for auctioning off pro-
duce will be % cents for everything en-
tered for sale, whether sold or net, but
if sold charge OF one per cent. upon
sums up to 800 and one half per cent.
on sums over that amount. OF the fee
for auctloning goods the society will
keep small per cent. for expenses.
The association has received word
from Sioux city that member of live
stock firm will be represented here in
the future. For the first meeting the
market day was great success and the
indications are that the attendance will
increase rapidly with every subsequent
meeting
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-06-15

have small contingent fund to meet it.
Alderman Adams thought that it the
city could purchase the grader on time,
at per cent interest, II only limited
amount OF work was done it would pay
to get thessmachine. What work We have
to do on tie streets would warrant US IN
buying it.
The city attorney informed the council
that contract made this year, payable
next, would be figured in this years ex-
penses aud consequently would not favor
the scheme.
Alderman johnson thought that If the
committee which tested the machine
made favorable report he would be in
favor Of buying the machine, otherwise
not. To this Alderman Blood replied
that Alderman Wells. one OF the com.
mittee, absent, reported favorably in the
matter OF the purchase OF the grader.
The more he saw of it the more i'm.
pressed with it.
The following motion introduced by
Alderman Blood and seconded by Alder.
man johnson was carried by vote Of
four ayes; one nay only in opposition,
that of Aid. Adams.
That the city council of jamestown
refuse to buy the road machine.
Alderman Blood explained his vote
by saying that he was satisfied that the
city was making mistake in not buy
ing the machine. he voted not to buy
it against his own convictions, but did
80 to end the matter and because Of
various other reasons obvious to the
council.
The electric light committee were in.
structed to confer with Mr.. Lloyd and
have the electric flights continued until
the next regular meeting July 3rd. The
meeting then adjourned.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-06-15

the big Fargo fire Mr.. Winship says: It
was fortunate in one respect that
the calamity did not occur in
cold weather at night, ss loss OF life
would have been inevitable. and
suffering much greater. The people
of Fargo will certainly rebuild and it is
the opinion Of some OF their leading men
that, while the work may be Glow at first
the city as such, will be better off in the
end for the experience and the clearing
out OF old wooden buildings.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-06-15
Makeup of Mails.

Mails for the east, including all local
mail between jamestown and Fargo, will
close at 8:l5 p. m.
No. 8 carries no local mail for points
east Of Fargo, but carries Fargo pouch
and all mail from Fargo east; mail
closes at 4 p. m.
Mails for the west close at 8:l5 p. N.
and 8 q. IN.
Mails from jamestown south and
north, close at 8 .. NJ.
Star route mails to Gleufield close at
s:l5 p. IN. Tuesday, Thursday and Sstur-
day.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-06-15
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
City Atty. Hamilton Tenders
His Resignation-No Sue
cessor Appointed.
The Purchase of the Street
Grader Not Considered
Advisable.
A. G. Chambers Says N. p
Elevator Co. Will Pay
Every Dollar.

At the adjourned meeting of the city
council Monday Mayor Steel presided
with Alderman Adams, Blood, johnson,
Lieber and Mason present. Aldermen
Fletcher, Porter and Wells we're alb
sent.
A communication to the council from
the German Agricultural society was
read and placed on file. They asked
permission to tap hydrant near the
the corner Of Second street and Sixth
avenue and also to use the hose
Of the fire department to fill the
water tank on market days, two times a
month until November. They further
asked the council to issue to George w.
Kurtz free license as auctioneer, good
only on city market days and at the
market place.
L. T. Hamilton rendered bis resigna-
ton as city attorney, to take effect July
1st. Owing to press of other business
and the lack of adequate re muneration
he was forced to resign. The reslgna-
ton was accepted but a successor not
appointed.
A communication from G. F. Loweth,
consulting sewer engineer of st. Paul il
reference to sewerage system for the
city was read. An estimate was given oi
the cost OF sewer down Fifth avenue
''The estimate" he said, "is made highe,
than would have been otherwise, except
that this work must be done during
harvest when help ls high and it will es-
pecially be the case this year IN view Of
the large amount Of labor which will
likely be called for at Fargo" His de.
tailed estimate and figures are as fol.
lows:
835 IT. Of in. sewer a. so SO
per IT,. ..s SlS. &c
$50 tt. OF 10 ln. sewer @ $l.47
per IT.. 49,. 4s5. II
2,94S It. of u in. sewer q $1.5l
per ft..................... II. 4,451. .4s
| II man holes a S56 each ..... 696 .O(
l flush tank q e1O5. 5........... los. or
40 house connection chimneys
q $2.75.. 11O.0
Engineering and other inciden-
tails, say. ................... gu. !.
Total. .$7,34e. q
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The communication was placed on file
and will be discussed at the next meeting.
The communication Of the mayor to
the city council of the probable resources
and expenses of the city for the remain
der of the year was read and referred to
the finance committee.
Under suspension OF the rules the
following bills were allowed:
T Jones, moving $40 cubic yards
dirt, at Sc per cubic yard and
building culvert. t............ s51 Al
Josiah Pierson, labor on streets. 4 80
And the following for service at the
school election:
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Low Wheat Prices.

The nearest approach to the present
low prices we're in 1854 when "No
regular" wheat sold at SIC during No
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for the display Of French good nature at its
best. when Frenchmen are In the act OF gain
ing centimes
That Il is almost impossible to hang about
the lialles and not participate. In some degree.
in this reign Of plenty modified by economy Is
we'll known to Partisan poor devils tDdnrres
aiabirsl. VINO. hustled out OF the unlicensed
hve-cent lodging houses at o'clock In the
morning to present a colorado conformation
to the law concerning hotels. haunt this
square around tho Hales. The Wholesale
auctioning viii !ch goes on from p NJ. to
A. NJ. they lind cause OF diversion and an
occasion to pick up sundry fruits to eat and
parhaps !ew coins at the hands of generous
peasants who have made their market and are
about departing in their wagons for the coun-
stray sous from the ladies who come all gay
and perhaps their children to cheaper flowers
and fruit and meat and fish.
A harlequin. IL will be remem bered. Is q
character In old pantomime distinguished by
q costume OF mixed and yarieRated colors, At
the Halles HARLEQUIN" is a plate of broken
ylctuals whose strange mixture. perhaps OF
given IL the name Petty traffickers mako a
business Of collecting such cooked scraps from
hotes, restaurants. ana private houses: and
their sale throughout thu poorer sections OF
the city corresponds very closely TO the "hnc-
tion shop" not unknown to Eastern cities
In America Twelve stalls for the sala OF
these harlequins are philanthropically per-
mitted By the municipality In one corner oIthis
great rich-looking market. Their proprietors
have semi-official posltion: their scraps are
known 10 be cleaner and more iud'ciously sss-
The sun., 1893-09-10

pound Melons, luscious beyond all words
cents apiece Just now it begins to he the sea-
son OF grapes; both whit" and black, All grapes
grapes or California grapes-with close skin.
They range In pr C" from 5 cents to = cents a
ePe"n hazennts IL" cents cents s blue ps Iis pa%na c"mi
Peaches OF any appearance nre never less than
3 cents each: lemnns are acents each: small
pea pears for which rance is :" famous nou 'ure ars
scarcely in the market yet and are conse-
average Of their kind. fresh and fragrant, in
streets. You run aSr",s one " every =" block. loci You
have fruit perhaps IL trfo shopworn or lack
h mass y"n par c.@f hnn "r
ket is; emphatically; u place Tor tho sale OF the
hnfs tST ta h o ysn in wbnn i
everybody who has nr"ney. to spend and can
posi- bly, get away is out flown. and when the
badly replaced BY q not 100 full tide oi tourists.
whose eye, nrc. IN truth: more exacting than
Hover department. Of the Talles CEN en-
trSiss rSh stu mantai4 p cir dec"ratiye ook;
course the pyfDh wDtsr we sppe4 raEIt rarenary
tS With snd frGs and fewer "
wnsrs there was e lite The SoSa. he hoo eE systsm. sS
terist e isiaetcs 81 I9n IL ehHro
taurants there seems to be a conspiracy.
shared In even by N" victims. TO suppress the
fact OF fruit in plenteous summer: or. II 1t br
admitted. to make amends by tacit under
STANDING that the fruits are ten times dearer
than they are. Parisians are SO proud Of their
ability to paint the lily and to overcome the
difficulties OF nature that when nature pre-
sHnts no difficulties they fall into a state OF
snlIen apathy 30 they find 1t moro seemly in
fruits and vegetables In wint,s.
There remains the butcbery. the eheeses.
aud the hsh; the butchsry which bursts forth
on the sig like magnificent sym mphony in
living red or tender rose: the fish. all whites.
the whirs OF silver b'ns-whits white shaded
reflections. TO say nothing OF that dead. dis-
quieting. indescribable white which tetokens
something wrong when fishes are in question.
1t Il q question Of fact and not Of opinion
that we IN America have better veg getahles and
more of them than the French and although
the Parisians make SO much account OF them.
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II 4.

Fisb suggests inspection. and inspection
runs rife In the Paris Central Alarket. In the
fish department the INSPECTORS Ae not content
YOU often see uniformed providers. looking not
II little us II they needed sanitary Il 'spection
in their own persons. walking here h tnere
thousand tanks OF running water. Xoa. ~ his
"Ventre de Paris" THE Belly of Parisl. VIII ich
denls exclusively with the life around IN 3
market. has for his hero Florent. an Inspector
OF fish. and at a critical moment In his story
a scene almost amounting to revolt against
the rigors Of inspection. which has far-rcach-
Ing consequences. Approaching the stall OF
La Belle Normnnde: beautiful tishwomnn no
smells an intoerable stencil.
There on the marble counter fs superb
salmon, opened and showing the roseate
whiteness of its flesh: there are turhots.
creamy white. conGer cells and In the midst OF
all these tshes with living eyes. whose gilis
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sturdy limbs. They are coiffed in spotless
muslin: their skirts are draped In voluminous
white aprons: they bear their purchases in
coquettish baskets and the commissions they
have extorted from the market people in cold
cash in their pockets.
This practice OF giving commissions to SER
wants on all they buy for their masters ia bles
strikes keynote OF Parisian habit. Nothing
is done for nothing. though all picking and
extortion must be done according to the time
honored customs. Tho bonne will do her best
to market for her mistress and fight vigor-
ously with the ladies OF the Halles about the
prices: only. after the money is paid and tho
goods are delivered in her basket. she coolly
asks for her com mmissfon. about which there is
no fight at all. What the bonne does for her
bn mbistresss. the mis- mistress; res ~ II she BE- boarding
how much she may. wish to keep you CON
tented In her establishment she Will black
mail your I've ,washerwoman into giving her
bill: So 1t is. also. with the munich
paiity OF Paris. which forces strangers
every bunch OF radishes.. So it is also with the
retail sellers OF meat. In this great market.
who. though you should buy IS worth OF roast
The sun., 1893-09-10

me me street. for each trip gaining q ie2a fee OF
w, cents Even 4 You are 4 large dealer
nnd ana haye your own wagons and pori,us watt
ihT; You must neyert noless omD Dloy tho JGrts.
lhe great trouble In tho wholesale II eat nd
noutry departments has always comr from
Gnts. winch multiply with in"red ihle prodgal-
~ IN the ravetn-iEe cellars below Thu cages
"I @ i've pigeons arrive IN the evening. and 1t is
Always task for tho ,OrtS 10 keep their heads
IT. I'm being nipned or between tho bars by
tnesr tnt bloodthlrsty, eats. lheY have dogs
trained to CHASE them one Was so sucoass-
ihliy trnl4el that ha never brought Iown less
man elghty cats month. aud WAS thus "a
greater s0arco nf wealth. 10 the strong man
man man ms very strGngth itself For you can al.
wyS sell newiy-ktled frLts in Paris. This
pari pariilcuiar strong man hnd facilities Tor rro-
each cat. they say Nov, when rabbit stew
comes on In rheAp restaurants the test is tlse
presence of the head: tn" heads we're always
present IN ~" si@ws nt his restaurant where
oIr Oh Jorl sold his cats.and a GOOD sauce OF white
Winehnd onions did the rest.
10 ,l9inp from cats q rrssru for any letter
aD9ut thls great market mast be incomplete
ana ana sketchy--butter ranges al, the present
! 'mS n,II rom - 20 20 cents pouod. or cheeses
! VIII give but few names and prices: to
know their inhnte variety and their im-
The sun., 1893-09-10

The average yearly seizure of condemned
meat In this market is 100000 pounds: OF salt
fish. 100000 pounds of fresh fish. 14.OOO
pounds. with 10000 to 10000 crabs and m ore
thnn 10000 snails
~ Meat is always dear. Very ordinary ham is
mutton chops. 80, cents: rump steak. "as
Oh than horse meat. a, well; known diet, is %
ehtps .;. are - cents. The hardest thing to get
; Nun ieh m@ be- beer noutpnt opposite the Olympia on
roast beef. three haif-itres of Bayarian beer
and on salad Of vegetables foots up 81. 40. At
orunatv restaurants there is no good roast
beef Everywhere it Is high priced and III un-
dtrstood. In which the insincerity OF French
feeding il made manifest The Parisians pre-
fer it with sauce stuffed with rolls OF fat and
pieces Of Inropped garlic.
In tho WI olesaIe meat market the person.
atty Of the ''IOriS" or strong men is almost
theatrically dominant. There are many OF
them. and thu positions are gained after ex-
animation. To become u JOrt ono has to make
trial Of lifting ~ "a 50 that weighs 400 pounds,
taking It into the cellar and bringing il up
again. These pic, esIue men are in charge
of the halves and quarters Of beef and other
carcasses. they are responsible for all disap-
poarances and non-raymrnts; and it is their
duty. by which they gain their pay. to carry all
purchases out OF the wholesale enclosures to
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shi. sinoss true With rssgeet e ,Ss sh a,So We
and the sole. but We have the shed 20 make np
the others place. shad is seldom seen i1
Paris ana. under the name OF olose and
broiied IN cross slices after the manner OF
salmon or halibut. 1t awakens no Rrett en- en-
thusiasm in the breasts OF Fren chmen. yhe
Portuguese have a way OF baking .sbEd
whole with q stuffinG inside; and ut the HotAl
BraRanza at Lisbon. one OF the best hotels ID
iSur0pe and com mparable only to tho Sacher OF
Vienife- they have learned to do planked shad.
under the instructions OF Gen. George
Batnhelfer, tho late American Minister there
Hare in tue Halles Centrales. after the turbot
and the sole. the great fish are salmon from
Norway at so cents q pound. salmon trout at g
dolin; each, and an infinite profusion OF
iobsters (lnn 5Otste) ut as high ms u dollar
and twenty cents a. pound, with shrimps
iarrs as minnows. for the "frture." at ~ cents
n pound: soles range from 2 cents each to 40
cents r pound: tho rdie. a asprawling parsonage
Of tho Appearance of O founder. Is tho cheap
hotels stand-by. With for n close favoritr. u
mvthologicai- looking denizen OF the deep sea
called the grtrdln or Rrunter hecause OF
the sound the fsh emits in certain oircum-
stances" vt has n large head and cough.
bony skin cc,arsa flesh. and terrifying aspect
nc IL is sometimes served. head and all. Mus
sals which beAifhe same relation TO the miser-
able French oy&a-s as CLANS do TO our own.
cost cents uurrfy sea Gel AS large as boa,
is 30 cents n pound, ak,d there are others, fish
almost unknown to na. hhnondes funny. large
goldfish. meridns. tpcriArs, ana mn!PtS: none
OF them are worth black bass.
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= 4 ~SS'
Young radishes are cents a bunch; young
onions cents: water cress. cents: carrots.
cents: asparagus. 30 cents. Tho following are
sold by tho piece: Small sauashes. 3 cents:
horseradish. cents: egg plants. cents:
caulifowers. to IA cents. cabbages. cents;
artichokes. to cents.
Julienne tshavings of turnips and carrots
mixed with chopped lettuceJ comes to 3 cents
q quart: the finest quality Of young peas
shelled. are 30 cents a quart. and selected
bowl tthe approved method of serving them).
are sold by the piece as fruit at varying prices.
nevor cheap.
You have large fine apples first of the sea-
SOM at q cents each: their color is a tender
apnle- green; EEL with a bright red patch. The
as big as your two fists. Selected red heart
cherries. very large. are 80 cents for basket
cont aiming quart and pint Wood straw
berries Of only fair condition are 80 cents for
a basket containing less than u quart. and fine
crab-apples. called "cherry-apDles." are
cent each. Mirabelle plums. though not as
fine as our own yellow cages. and smaller:
are Sweetly aromatic and dNlicAtely
tender fruit. Six OF them cooked in PARTISAN
crust present an admirable tart-such t.trt
as You never see at boarding houses. Which
IN both pdhssere and restaurant stands firm at
II cents. never less. Cut in four pieces it as
Just enough for four mouthfuls. Now in thiA
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mense rdie. reddish. marbed with dark stains.
magnificent in its strange tones OF color. The
great ra,e' Is rotten: its tail falls from 1t: the
bones OF its fins pierce through tho skin"
The bad fish had been put there In the hope
Of raising a disturbance with the Inspector
Florent understood. The other 1shwomen
sneeTed He felt around him dull revolt
held himself In. and, taking the offal bucket
from under the stall. threw the raie into it
himself. He walked Off with q severe air land
understand"
These inspectors play a great part in the
Central Market: and they arc Of many ranks,
from the high chemist OF the municipal lab
oratory at tho apex OF the pyramid to such
detective-spies as the unfortunate Florent.
FOR instance. SAMPLES are taken each morn
ing or every pat Of butter. and every vender
with butter mixed with margarine or other
grease Is severely unished. However. those
dealers who wish to sell mixed buffers may do
30 on condition that they put up large sign
announcing it In tho Wholesale meat de-
+. NJ: to 8 A; ii. Then the inspec:
with microscopes and other necessary. instru-
imenta; T3 prevent any part OF an animal be:
ing sold when some other part has been found
number. say. No. 25. The cutter is obliged to
stamp this same No. 25 on every piece Of meat
he cuts from the carcass No 25. Then II any
sample or that carcass Ia declared unhealth-
Jul all the pieces numbered 25 are condemned.