Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1894-04-26
STATE NEWS

OlHJC NEWOs
The democratic state committee will
meet in Fargo on the 9th.
All the prisoners in the LaMoure
county Jail, but two-all blind piggers-
have escaped and now bask in a
South Dakotan sun. The Chronicle says
''their going will not be seriously mourn
ed, as their absence is great saving of
expense"
It IS reported that J. L. Cotton has
sold two.thirds interest in his Burling
ton coal mine to X. K. Mcleod, q st.
Paul capitalist, ana r. A. Gollay of Minot.
improvements in mining will be intro
duced, and active operations commenced
about July l.
A new and paying industry has sprung
into existence in Ramsey county. The
commissioners voted to pay cent
bounty for every gopher tail presented to
the county auditor. Since April men
and boys al over the county have been
snaring and shooting them, and already
over $4,000 have been bought. One
farmer brought IN 5000 tails of gophers
killed on single quarter section 'of
land by his two boys.
The body of Moccasin Carrier, the
Arickaree Indian lost from Berthold in
the March blizzard, has been recovered.
He was found curled up in q snow drift,
reclining as if in peaceful sleep. He
had wandered many miles, broke through
shell ice iu deep water several times, had
lost his nloccasins from his feet, and SUBJ
stituted best as he could bits OF cloth
from his coat in their place.
Secretary Grant OF the board OF rail-
road comm ssioners, has been summoned
to Grand Forks to appear for confer
ence with the district attorney for that
county, who is making preparations to
bring suit against the Great Northern
road for violating the coal rate law. The
case will be brought by Senator Hlllyer,
who bought carload of coal at the lig-
mite coal mines at Dickinson and had it
shipped to Grand Forks. 1t was trans
ported over the Northern Pacific road as
far as Casselton, and from there was
taken over the Great Northern to the
Forks. Mr.. Hillyer claims that the rate
charged by the Great Northern road
from Casselton is more than is allowed
by the state law governing transporta-
ton rates of coal. The case is brought
to test the constitutionality of the law
and much depends on the result. Secre-
tary Grant will appear as witness in
the case.
The state superintendent Of public in
struction has issued circular Tor the
use OF teachers and instructors in the
observance of Arbor day-Msy 4th. In
short preface giving the origin of Arbor
day it is stated that since the observance
OF the day has been modified so as to in.
clude literary aspect, as it was on it's
Introduction into Ohio, in 1882, it has
spread rapidly through the country and
at pres snt forty-iour states and terri
tories celebrate it. Its every way health
full and desirable features have go gener.
ally commended it, also that it has gain
ed foothold abroad and has begun to
10 observed in England, Scotland,
France and even in far off South Africa.
1t has become pre.eminently school
day and school festival. Following
this Is q list of the states and territories
observing the day, the time Of, and tho
year Of first observance. A portion of
the circular is devoted ITO Teachers in
Public Schools" giving excellent advice.
suggestions and helpful hints in regard
to the proper observance of the day. A
program and selections for Iecitations
for the pupils is also given, the circular
closing with an illustration Of the Rus.
sian cactus, which Is referred TO in a
paragraph ito Teachers" urging that
they devote intelligent effort this year to
the study OF noxious weeds and their de-
struction, also insects, for this is an
agricultural state and must ever depend
upon the successful tilliug OF the broad
fields for her wealth and glory.
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