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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1894-12-27

acres for trifling charge. The attorney
general has also written Mr.. Tiffany to
know on what terms his services can be
had to push the railroad indemnity lands
to patent before May lst, next, so that
the state and counties can derive benefit
from them next year, and the lands be
made amenable to any tax legislation
that may he enacted by the legislature
this coming session to eradicate the Rus
sian cactus, large quantities of this weed
existing on these indemnity lands. In
his letter to Mr.. Tiffany the attorney
general says:
IL know OF no reason why
sweeping order should not be made at
once for the pa:enting of these lands.
The courts have repeatedly decided that
the certificate of the surveyor, of the
non.mineral character Of these lands, is
prlma facie conclusive evidence to con-
troll the department until other evidence
arises and disprove it. The adjoining
and surrounding sections, IN numerous
instances have already been proved up on,
under homestead and pre-emption laws,
and IN each instance the proof is that
the quarter section involved is non.
mineral in character, that proof has
been accepted and approved and is on
file in the department at Washington,
aod in many instances the department
has ordered and issued patents. 1t
seems to us unjust, that while these ad
joining lands are being patented by the
department with the same certificate
on file from the surveyor with the de-
partment, as exists in relation to the ad-
joining railroad lands, that the railroad
lands should not be patented and made
to bear their just proportion of taxation
to support local and state government
organization and wipe out the cactus"
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1894-12-27
FARM NOTES.

The Mayville Farmer says O. L. Helser
had bis herd Of eleven Jersey COWS tested
few days ago for tuberculosis. The
test was made by Veterinarian Rishel
and resulted most favorablv. The test is
made by observing the temperature Of q
COW every hour during the day aud then
the tuberculine.is injected, hypodermic-
ally. A rise OF temperature after the IN.
lection indicates the presence Of the dis
ease, and an increase Of two degrees from
the highest temperature observed before
the injection is considered proof of the
existence OF the disease, and the animal
should be at once killed. The test made
upon MI. .Heiser's herd shows themto be in
perfectly healthy condition. The disease
of tuberculosis is readily communicated
from COWS to other animals and to people
through the milk.
d. O'Malley, Of Valley City, conducts
bis farming operations on strict business
principles. He keeps as close account OF
his business affairs as any msnufactur-
ing concern. On Dec. 1st OF each year
he takes an inventory, and this year on.
that date found that over ard above all
expenses, the cost of living for himself
and family included, he had made net
profit of 25 per cent on capital invested.
And Mr.. O'Malley 10 in better shape to-
day to successfully conduct farming
operations than ever before. He is work.
ing into improved breeds Of stock and
with the return OF better times will
surely reap better returns for his labor.
Towner Independent: A train COM
posed OF II cars Of stock was shipped
from this point yesterday. OF this the
Prouty Live Stock company shipped
eight cars of sheep, Henry Erickson
four cars of cattle, Thomas Forsythe,
two cars of cattle, Garner brothers two
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1894-12-27
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
Fact or Fiction About Two Great
Fair Awards.

Fair Awards.
A newspaper paragraph denounces as
"false'' the claim of baking powder
company to an award at the Worlds fair,
Whom can it mean?
Certainly not DR.. Prices. Why? Be-
cause, as the records show, DR.. Prices
exhibited, competed and received the
highest award, both at Chicago and the
California Midwinter fair. The award
in California included Gold Medal. The
official examiners pronounced it the
strongest, the purest, the most whole
some and efficient Of all the baking pow
ders. Its title to confidence is unques-
toned.
Can it be the manufacturers of a New
York POWDER fictitlously labelled "abso-
lutely pure" who are making "false"
claims? That would be strange indeed,
inasmuch as they were not even consld-
cred in the awards.
Was 1t amonia in the New York pow
der that prevented it's makers from COM
peting? If not, what?
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1894-12-27
The Catholic Fair.
From Thursdays Daily.

This evening, IN the new armory oi
Company H, will open the annual falr
given by the ladies of the Catholic
church. A supper will be served after 6
O'Clock. Tho fair will continue three
days.
The ladies in charge OF the work have
prepared large quantities Of tasteful and
dainty articles, both useful and orna'
mental, and something will be found
there to suit the taste of every visitor.
The president Of the management is MISS
Patten, ably assisted by Mrs. P. Moran,
who with other ladies OF the church con.
tributed much to the success OF the fair
held one year ago. Mrs. Frank Andre is
treasurer and Miss Kate Mahoney is Sec
retary. s...
Warnock's orchestra will be in attend,
ance this evening and will discourse dul.
cot strains of music during the evening.
The viandsl and the supper tables
will be under the care of Mrs.
Frank Andre and Mrs. Joe Mason,
who will see that none who call upon
them leave the hall hungry, while those
with sweet tooths will have an opportu.
nifty to satisfy their wants at the fruit
and confectionery stand presided over
by Mrs. John Quinn and Miss Agnes
Flanagan.
Disciples of Izsak Walton can recall
summer adventures and piscatorial cpl
sodes at the fish ponds conducted by
Misses Lille and Belle Gross and Fannie
DALEY.
All young men with their best girls
who desire to do the proper thing will
make the acquaintance Of Mrs. Ed Dine
hart and Mrs. Geo. Rhulan who will
serve ice cream during the evenings.
Mesdames G. A. Lieber and Con.
Buckley will have charge Of the various
fancy tables.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1894-12-27
The Modern WOOdmen.

The delegates to the first state con-
vention of Modern Woodmen Of America
to be held in North Dakota are begin
ming to arrive IN the city to take part in
the organization Of state head camp.
The organization has reached that i'm
portant stage IN its development when it
casts off the guiding strings of youth
and leaps into fully developed manhood
and is enabled to become self-govern
ING jurisdiction, no longer controlled as
before from the supreme camp in the
east.
This evening occurs the regular meet
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1894-12-27
Horses Fed to Hogs.

Dispatches from Montana say that
several people are trying the experiment
of feeding horses to hogs on large scale,
and the result Is as much OF an improve.
ment as wheat is on corn. The horses
can be bought for So head. One New
York banker bought 10000 head of
horses; boiled them, and fed them to the
hogs. to their great satisfaction and with
considerable profit to himself.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1894-12-27
Arrested for Illegal Fishing.

The state game warden in Minnesota
has gotten after violators of the game
laws, has made several arrests and, for a
time OF least, illegal fishing In Otter Tail
county will be suspended.
For long time their has been per.
sistent and fagrant violation Of the fish
ing laws OF Star lake and other lakes IN
that county. There has been regular
business of catching.tish IN seines or gill
nets and at Star lake alone there have
been as high as six or eight camps Of
fishers at one time with from three to
ten men in each camp. These men we're
not, as n rule, owners Of property or even
IN sympathy with the main interests OF
the community. They made business
of catching fish with which the lake had
been carefully stocked; that is what they
we're there for and that is what they did
to the extent OF three or four wagon loads
q week in the summer and three to five
wagon loads day since the lake froze
over. The fish we're shipped to Moorhead
and from there were taken out through
North Dakota in peddlers' wagons, where
they found ready sale.
Recently deputy was sent to Star
lake and large quantities Of fish, together
with from 5000 to 10000 feet Of gill-net.
stretched beneath the ice, captured. The
illegal fishing had assumed alarming pro-
portions and strong effort will be made
to secure convictions.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1894-12-27

cattle. One car of the cattle shipped by
Erickson were fed on grain at Bottineau
about 80 days prior to their shipment.
We understand that there will be another
shipment in few days.
W. j. Hawk OF Buffalo sold to Rusch
g. Smith and Rentchler g. Schoeninger Of
Fargo his 3.year.old prize steers, each
firm buying one. They were shipped
this week and dressed for Christmas
meat. The steers weighed tritle over
1000 each aad sold for 5 cents pound
on foot.
Work Oh the creamery building at
Wahpeton has been completed, all the
machinery placed IN position and when
put in motion worked finely. Now the
outside stations will be put in and then
all that is needed is that the farmers take
hold the way they should and make it a
grand success. The cost Of manufactur.
ing butter at this station is estimated at
~ cents per pound. More will be paid
for the cream than the farmer would re-
celve for the same if he made 1t into but
ter. By taking hold of this the farmer
will have an income the year round and
will not be depending on wheat at 42
cents busbel. and that only once year.
The association is incorporated in the
sum OF 15,O00-600 shares at S25 each.
Lord Roseberry, premier of England,
recently sold in the markets of Edin-
burg herd OF fat beeves OF his own
raising. Some of them were short horns,
but the bulk of the animals were the
short-legged, squarely. built, stocky and
compact Polled Angus. He received q
English pounds,or about S132 each for the
animals, little above the usual market
price in that country. The above state
ment is given to show what values can
be obtained in one animal and to show
the need for the raising of the best stock
possible in this land.
In 1890, 1872 per cent of the entire acre
age in North Dakota was unimproved
The q, GIL farms in the state averaged
277 acres each, over twice as large as the
average farm in the United States, which
consists of 1877 acres. The six other
western states whose average farm is
larger than in North Dakota, have each
but small number IN the aggregate,
with the exception of California, which
has nearly 53,00O-averaging 405 acres
each. Colorado's 10000 farms average
2S1 acres each; Montana's 5000, 351 each
Wyoming's 5000, $50 each; Arizona's
400, $40 each. and Nevada's 1877, farms
average 1901 acres each. In all OF these
states, with the exception of California,
more than half the entire acreage is uu.
improved, the highest being in Arizona.
where but 8 per cent can be called "im-
proved" 25,7OO Of the farms in North
Dakota are cultivated by their owners,
but $40 rented for money and 1870 on
sharee.25 1872 of the farms contain over 100
and less than 500 acres, while there are
389 that contain over 900 acres, and these
are each year becoming less numerous.
The dairy products consisted in 1890
of 1856, 6,112 gallons of milk, 5,712,566
pounds Of butter, and about 70 tons of
cheese, produced by about $1,000 milk
COWS.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1894-12-27
ro EXPEDITE PATENTS.
The Land Departments to be Lahore,
With tor Overdue Patents.

The Land Departments to be Labored
With for Overdue Patents.
BISMARCK. Dec 22.-1he attorney gen
eral has written the North Dakota sen.
atOrs and congressman to urge the land
department TO hasten patents on all rail-
road indemnity lands in this state, so they
can be made taxable next year. In view
Of the recent decision of Judge Thomas
in the Dickey county case, ably defended
by Benton l. Amidon, in which he held
the indemnity lands are not taxable or
will not be until patent is issued or some
thing done by the department to insure
final title, the board OF University and
school lands of this administration have
used the services OF B. G. Tiffany, for
merly Of the land Office at Grand Forks,
to secure for the state patents on school
land sections, and Mr.. Tiffany has sue.
ceeded remarkably we'll, having obtained
patents on several hundred thousand
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1894-12-27

Mr.. Thompson was one of the early in.
vestors in North Dakota realty and the
estate has still large holdings here in.
cludlng the property in the city known
as the fair ground, lots in other portions
Of town and farm land. The well-known
Davenport farm was q part Of this prop.
erty. It is understood that recently sew
eral sales of city property have been
made at very low figures. Mr.. Thomp'
som had also loaned good deal Of money
here, but not as hberally in recent years.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1894-12-27
AS, THOMPSON'S AFFAIRS
rhe Shrinkage of Real Estate
Values Causes Large
Losses.
lis North Dakota Holdings
of Lands in the Jim
River Valley.
Guardian Appointed for
the Davenport Mil
liOnaire.

A dispatch from Davenport, Ia., Dec.
Dist, gives the further particulars regard
Ing James Thompson's affairs, as fol-
Bows:
Few men have scattered iheir invest
ments in western states on so broad a
scale as James Thompson of this city.
For years he has been considered a
millionaire, yet no one of bis friends was
able to locate the large amount of prop.
erty which Mr.. Thompson was supposed
to own. For eight years he was presi
dent of the First National bank here,
and thought to be financial rock. But
when the panic came last year he found
/ it hard to realize, and rather than be the
means of complications, he resigned any.
Two months ago the public was sur
prised by the appointment of tenn
porary guardian for Mr.. Thompson, and
within few days the appointment was
made permanent. For the last four weeks
the guardian has been travelling with o
view to learning the exact condition OF
the estate. He finds assets amounting
to 81, ,7s3,6S2, against which there is an
Offset in the way of liabilities of $l.O0O,.
600. But the property cannot now be
forced to sale without sacrifice, so time
will be taken to await better conditions.
Mr.. Thompson'si investments were con-
fined to real estate, largely to city lots.
He had real property in Colorado
amounting to $4,000; IN Iowa to s62.-
600; in Kansas to $4,000; in Minnesota
to $4,000; in Nebraska to S35O,OOO; In
North Dakota to s6S,0OO; in Texas to
$4,000; in Utah to $4,000; in Kansas to
$4,000; besides personal property in
nearly all these states. But be converted
stocks and farms into city lots when the
boom was on. thereby becoming in-
volved."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-05-23
NAMES OF DEVILS.

We read in the book of Miracles,
"Frateretto, Fliberdigibet, Hoberdicat,
Cocabatto, with forty assistants" were
expelled from Sara On January 5 it
is recorded that being exercised, she
prated scoffed and sang, called for a
piper, and when the priest babe her
tell him his name made answer 'Pud-
ding of Thame'," But in the interval,
or subsequently she was possessed of
Hobberdidance, Lusty Dick, KelIico.
Hob, Cornercap, Puff, Purr, Kellicocum,
Wilkin, Lusty Jolly Jenkin, Bonjour.
Pourdieu, Motubizanto and several
others. Marwood was possessed by a
Captain Pippin; Trayford by Captain
Philpot, Hilco, Hiaclito, Smolkin and
Lusty Huff Cap.
A Colonel Portericchio, accompanied
by two captains and 100 assistants,
seems to have unattached. At their ex-
pulsion, the demons, many Of whom
had distinguished themselves by some
characteristic devices, gave the ex-
pected signs. HebbeTdidance was seen
to vanish as a whirlwind, PhiIpot went
out as puff of smoke, Lusty Dick as a
stencil, the demon of pride as a pea
cock, and Smolkin escaped from Tray
ford's ear in the shape of a mouse.
Many had within him, besides Prince
Modu, the representatives of the seven
deadly sins, who were cast out with
much appropriate acting on his part by
Father Weston on st. Georges day in
the presence of 100 persons. The des-
cription of this scene, occupying nearly
four pages, is quoted by Harsnet from
i the Priests book, and it suggested to
Shakespeare some features in the feign-
ed madness of Edgar.-Nineteent Cen
turV
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-05-23
VOLUNTARY INCREASE.
Leavenvorth Coal Company's An
nouncment Yesterday.

Leavenworth Coal COmpany's An.
nouncment Yesterday.
Leavenworth, Kan, May 22.-The
Leavenworth Coal company last night
announced to it's 300 miners a volun-
tary increase in price of mining of 31z
per ton effective today. This makes
the price $1.121a for coal screened.
The Home mine announced an in
crease of 10 cents per ton for mine run
coal, making the price 80 cents which
is the same as $1121a, after coal passed
over the screen. The Home shaft en-
ploys $50 men and both mines are get
ting in more orders than they can fill
running at full capacity. Miners are
jubilant.
The Kansas & Texas company has
not decided what it will do. An in
crease to it's local miners would mean
a similar advance at all its shafts
where there is now trouble.
The Leavenworth and Home shafts
took aggressive steps to prevent a re-
Occurrence of last summers walkout
At the advanced price about two-t thirds
Of the miners will make from $3.75 tc
SIS a day. There is no probability OF
anU strike
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-05-23
BENTON IN THE "GLoBR OFFICE,

One of the upper stories of the Globe
building on Pennsylvania avenue was
used for all the fashionable gatherings
It was known as Jackson hall, and was
the scene of many a grand ball and
banquet The publisher of the Globe
reported the proceedings of both
branches of Congress Under contract
with the government. They were then
published in the columns of the paper
and made up into the Congressional
Globe. D. F. and F. V. Murphy, now
the official stenogra pliers of the Senate,
were even in those days engaged in
this work for the paper. Thomas H
Benton and Cass were daily visitors at
the office, and were on speaking terms
with everybody. Benton was a great
stickier for absolute accuracy, and had
his own way of using capitals and
punctuation marks. His system did not
comport with the system in use on the
Globe but by the Difference to the great
commoner the printers were obliged to
follow his ideas. One day Benton was
in the composing room and got I'D on
box, from which he delivered an i'm
promptu lecture to the members of the
craft on the correct use of capitals,
punctuation marks and grammar he
had wonderful memory, said Mr..
Wise. He used to commit long speech
and then await his opportunity of de-
livering it. Sometimes it would be in
type in the Globe Office four weeks be-
fore ii was delivered. Once, continued
Mr.. Wise, when his time expired be-
fore he was through and he was cut
short by the presidents gavel. but was
afterward allowed to finish his speech.
he walked up to the makeup in the
Globe Office and named the exact word
at which the gayel caused him to sus
pend talking.-Washin Post.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-05-23
HE HAD BUSINESS
SOMEWHERE ELSE.
Left the Capital, but Promised to
Return.
Harris, Coke and Others
Before the Committee Yesterday,
Who Confirm the Statements
Made by Hunton and KyIe-It Is
Not Intimated That Buttz Has
Fled to Avoid Testifying.

Washington, May &c. w. Buttz,
who was very anxious to be present
before the Senate bribery investigation
committee was not on hand when the
committee met today.
Instead he sent his attorney to ex-
plain that he was otherwise engaged,
and asked to be excused from at
tendance for the present.
On being questioned by the commit
tee as to Mr.. Buttz reason for his con-
duct, Attorney MCGOWAN stated his
client was engaged in making search
for witness who could corroborate
his statements and throw light upon
the question at issue. The explanation
was far from satisfactory and Mr. Nc
Gowan was informed Buttz was the
man wanted and not a substitute. Ac-
cordingly they called the sergeant-at-
arms to their assistance and directed
that a subpoena issue for ButtZ.
While waiting the committee called
in several senators, including Messrs.
Voorhees,, Harris and Coke, to whom
Senators Hunton and Kyle had stated
they had given information of the ap-
proaches made to themselves soon af-
ter Buttz made his propositions to
them. Ihey confirmed the statements
Of Messrs. Hunton and Kyle. When
asked if they knew of other attempts
to bride senators, Messrs. Voorhees,,
Harris and Coke said they did not.
The sergeant-at-arms reported to the
committee at L o'clock he had failed
to find Buttz. He, however, had as
certained Buttz had left the city on
an early morning train with the pur-
pose and expectation of returning by
2 o'clock, at which hour he said he
would again appear before the COM
mittee.
Major Buttz did not meet the ex-
pectation of the committee by putting
in an appearance during the afternoon
and the opinion was expressed he
would not be at the capitol before to-
morrow morning. None of the mem
bers of the committee think there is
a probability Of his having left the
city to evade the investigation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-05-23
AS VIEWED IN ENGLAND.
Belief That the Premier Desired to
Quit the Office.


Quit the Office,
London, May 23.-The correspondent
of the Times at Paris says: The
ministry has fallen so Unexpectedly
and under such circumstances that
there is a general feeling at the Bour-
bon palace that the premier chose to
quit Office. At this moment it is not
known whether he resigned, and if he
had, whether President Carnot has ac-
cepted his resignation. Yet, the his
tory of yesterdays debate in the cham
Der of deputies is none the less i'm
portant. An almost unknown deputy,
NJ. Sails, asked Minister Jonnart quite
a simple question. The fourth annual
national congress, so-called, of the rail-
way mems federation opened yesterday
in a pitiable state. Scarcely anybody
was present, as no general leave was
given to the men by the various COM
panies to quit work in order to attend
the congress. 1t would seem that for
some time past there has been a deal
of discussion between the minister and
certain deputies, not merely socialists
as to what should be done this year
with regard to granting such permits
sion. If one may believe the assertion
made in the lobby, NJ. Jonnart half did
and half did not agree to intervene
with the companies to induce them to
give the workingmen leave of absence.
However, this may be, the question
before the house yesterday was of no
greater Importance than to learn
whether the minister had done or would
do So.
No doubt all questions are dangerous
in the French chamber, but this one
of NJ Sails seems singularly simple.
It contained a question of principle
upon which Premier Casimier-Perier
made no move to declare himself. In
deed, he did not open his mouth during
the day. The result came quite sud-
denly. as M. Casimir-Perier had been
riding for a fall