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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-10-10
A Normal School Benefit.


A great deal is expected from the ben
eft entertainment at Fargo Oct. 18th
for the Valley City Normal. The rail-
roads have been asked for reduced rates.
The lecturer is Prof. Rasmus 3. Ander-
SOD, literary snd scholastic celebrity,
and the leading musician of the evening,
Miss Marie Page, she violinist. Budd
Reeve is advertiser and nanager-in- chief
AID says that Senators Nelson. of Mn
nesota, and Hansbrough, OF North Da-
kota, will be present; that Congressman
N. N. johnson sent $40 for the cause;
that Hon. Alexander Mckenzie. who is
on hss way to Grand Forks to give the
University $500 IN cash, takes the best
box in the opera house for Friday night,
and says if he doesn't occupy 1T himself
he will give it to the poorest family iu
Fargo; that Miss Grace Ulmer, OF Min
neapolis, will appear. She can sing like
nightingale in a peach tree full OF bios
SONS. "Eseryone who appears will be .
stsr-no poor material in the combina-
tion. Never was 90 much offered before
at ore time. 1t will be economy to at
tend this entertainment. Everyone who
goes will get enough to last life time"
shouts Budd.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-10-10
n. d. Securities First Glass.

Director Garnett OF the Alliance
Mortgage company expresses himself as
we'll pleased with the conduct of the
affairs of the company in this state during
the last two years. He stated that the
failure of several large American Land
companies had greatly alarmed English
investors but these failures we're in
almost every case traceable to booming
and to investing 10 municipal bonds and
street railway stocks and conducting the
business outside of the legitimate mort
gage investments. These concerns have
been wound up or are now in process
of heing closed out and it is now believed
that foreign companies will not be
caught again. Mr.. Garnett says the
Alliance company is intending to put
out more money and believes that North
Dakota securities, under careful man
agement are first class. He says the big
crop that the state has this year is
widely known in England and will ma
terially advance the interests of the
SSoeS3 SAO oAO uAo " O0Sh O0luk tuo AOw
prices. These he states, are common all
over the world; that tie English farmer
is as loudly complaining as the Ameri-
can; that potatoes in England this year
are cheaper than they have been for
many years and potatoes are a staple
food crop. Mr.. Garnett says be recently
sold some farm produce in Manchester
for about half the price it usually COM
mands. So 1t will be seen that an era Of
low prices does not prevail in North
Dakota alone.
In company with Manager Wells, Mr..
Gsrnett will make trip through Foster,
Wells and Eddy counties and in the
northern part of the state. They will
visit Grand Forks and Fargo also.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-10-10

A Comfy Commissioner Election.
The residents of the first commissioner
district will soon be called upon to elect
| q successor to Com missioner White. An
election notice to this effect is published
elsewhere. The election occurs Tues
day, Nov. 5th, at the respective polling
| places in the precincts of the city and of
the first district.
There is considerable interest mani
| tested in the election and the affairs of
the county are being more carefully
scrutinized by the taxpayers this fall
| than for some time past. A great many
farmers, as we'll as residents Of the
towns, have expressed themselves as
desiring less expensive outlay of the
county funds in several directions, and
there is strong sentiment among bust
ness men of jamestown that the city
ought to have one member Of the board.
The population being about one-half of
the entire County which has all three
members. Whether there will be any
candidate from the city or not is yet not
announced. There are likely to be sew
eral candidates from the first district.
The assessed valuation OF the city as
compared with the county is large, and
if the residents OF the city own property
IN the county are considered. The ln-
terests of the town are equal 10 value
with the country. Many OF the taxpayers
own farms and lands outside the city,
live abroad.
Petitions are being circulated for the
nomination of 0. V. White and r.
Gainsforth for commissioner in the first
district. Mr.. White Was appointed to fill
an unexpired term.
Among other names mentioned who
would make excellent county commits
sloners-taken from the district at large
are Clinton Wade, Stephen Corvin,
Alfred Steele.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-10-10
Short Stories Coming.

The readers of the Daily Alert next
Monday will have the first of serles of
splendid short stories by Conan Doyle,
W. Clark Russell, Jno. Habburton and
other celebrated writer's. They Will oon-
tinue several weeks. Each story is
complete and by q fne writer. They
will also appear IN the Weekly Alert
whose circulation is gaining each week
from the reduced subscription rate. The
Alert readers get the best that can be
had 10 literary as we'll as news features.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-10-10
A Growing Cheese Business.

A Growing Cheese Business.
The Whlpple cheese factory at Spirit.
wood, this county, is becoming a paying
business and the proprietor reports an
increased demand for bis product in new
localities This is the fourth year since
the making OF cheese was begun, IN q
small way. This year new building
and improved msch,aery we're secured,
and the result ,s that besides supplying
this city with most of the cheese used,
an outside trade has been obtained that
ls very satisfactory. A lot of cheese
shipped to the Twin cities recently
brought the highest price, about 911s
cents pound. 1t takes good article
OF American cheese to brig this price.
The factory has $50 boxes OF Septem-
ber cheese that for winter use can be
had at 8 cents per pound. The business
takes the lnilk from about all the farms
IN the vicinity Of Spiritwood. Farmers
are getting 65 cents. per 100 pounds of
milk and it is said &re making about all
the money they do get in this way. At
this price good COW will net Is cents q
day, which is better than butter making
at 20 cects a pound The factory 10 q
good thing for them and shows what can
be done IN the way of manufacturing In
this county.
1t a starch factory using large num-
Der of potatoes could be successfully es-
tablished at this point 1t would be
another source of revenue of a fine
character. The state bounty is great
inducement for this, but the difficulties
in the way Of getting a-cegnlar and suffi-
cient supply of potatoes from farmers are
not yet overcome.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-10-10
Ne SHOT TO KILL.
A Stranger Makes a Bold At
tempt to Run Things
Himself.
Shots Fired at Unoffending
Persons-Close Call for
NH ElVidge.
The "Bad Man" Collared and
Walked OFT to Jail
Hearing Continued.

A shooting episode at Owen Martins
billiard hall Tuesday noon drew curious
crowd and caused some little excite
ment. A stranger, looking like a
thresher, flashed gun around rather
carelessly on Front street and finally
wound up, when in Martln's place, by
holding up Grant Clemens and NJ. H.
Elvidve. As Mr.. Elvidge made a bolt
for the door when not covered for q
moment by bis sssailsnt, the man fired
ct him. The bullet cut through Elvidge's
coat and made jagged hole through q
bunch of letters in an inside pocket.
Several other shots were fred but none
took effect. Emboldened by his success
he then took entire possession Of the
place and going behind the bar proceeded
to run the rapidly depopulated hall
Here Policeman Dewey found him and
had short rough and tumble fight
before he got the man disarmed. In
leaping over the bar to effect the capture
the marshal slipped on the floor and
bruised bis knee but he got his man and
landed him safely in the cooler.
The man was intoxicated and is a
powerfully built fellow whose object was
not robbery as much as bravado. Al
the preliminary hearing before Justice
Flint the prisoner gave his name az
Thos. O'Flynn bat his condition was
such that the hearing had to be CON
tinued. He broke down and said
be didn't know whether he
was guilty or not; he was
intoxicated at the time and couldn't
remember anything about the occur.
nee.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-10-10
$4,000 for Mrs. Nickells.

Affection comes high in some families,
but they must have it. In Fargo the
Nickells $4,000 damage suit has been
settled for $4,000 IN cash and real estate
valued at $4,000 located in Minneapolis.
Mrs. Nlckells No. sued Mrs. Nickells
No. 2 for $4,000 damages for alternating
the affections of Clint Nickells. The
second Mrs. Nlckells was Mrs. Maude
Graham, and the story Of the breaking
up OF the two homes that Nlckells might
marry her, has been repeatedly told in
the press.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-10-10
PREPARING ToQUIr CLEVELAND
Management of Indian Affairs Not
Satisfactory to the Catholic Bureau
at Washington.

Rev. Father Stephan, nov Of Wash
ineton, D. c., who 10 we'll known ir
North Dakota where he was . popular
and able priest. is rapidly advancing il
church authority. For some time he
has been the head OF the Catholic bureau
OF Indian misslons, and was recently
made monsignor, or chamberlain of the
pope's household in America. The
Washington Times says that Mgr.
Stephan is decidedly opposed to the
management of Secretary Hoke Smith
of the Interior department on account Of
what is claimed All unjust discrimination
against church missions in Iadian affairs.
This claim was also made against the
Harrison administration, which felt the
force of the opposition engendered
Mgr. Stephan denies that he is acting
under papal authority, but it ie very
probable that during his recent visit to
Rome he sought advice upon the
momentous proposition LAID before the
administration hierarchy. The especial
grievance OF which Mgr. Stephan CON-
plains is the treatment of over 200 In
dians OF the Nez Perce tribe, who he
asserts have been deprived of their allot-
ulente solely because they we're Catholics
and members of one OF the bureau mis-
eions.
A long correspondence on the subject
between the mission bureau and Presi-
dent Cleveland and Secretary Smith is
quoted by the Times, as consequence
of which the monsignor determined to
fight the secretary. II the church digni-
taries approve this plan, the article states
that charges will be preferred against
the secretarys management by the
bishops and that congress will be asked
to investigate them. Besides this, the
article says that the body of church
members will be organized to support at
the polls the demands OF the mission.
Mgr. Stephan is quoted as saying:
'ueretOfOre when We have been at
tackled our priests have been practically
prohibited from seeking relief through
political agencies. On the contrary, il
matters do not suit the protestants their
ministers are usually the first to sound
a warning and give advice to their f1ocks.
Hereafter l hope this reticence Of the
Catholics will be changed and that We
will stand up as an organization for our
rights under the constitution. We have
no desire to invade the rights Of others,
but from now on those who wilfully dis
regard or nuliiiy our rights to equal
privileges, with other religious bodies,
will have to answer in the supreme
rourt. The history of onr Catholic
Indian missions is reproach to the fair
dealing OF this government We have
been lavish OF our private charities. but
Just az soon as we seek proportionate
share OF the funds the government is
spending on the Indian howl goes up
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-10-10
Lost Dirt aud Freight.

The payment Of freight on uncleaned
wheat shipped to Duluth is quite an
item. A farmer tells the Fargo Forum
he shipped two cars-one cost him S1O.S0
and the other Sl1 80 freight on dirt. He
lost the dirt as Eeil as the freight. The
suggestion of an elevator to clean all
shipments before leaving the state seems
to be popular one, as we'll as very
eensible ..-..
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-10-10

from q certain quarter and instead OF
presenting and receiving q just allow.
ance on our claims, We have to fight for
every dollar We get from congress, and
then engage in 9 constant battle with
the Indian Office to get the funds after
they are appropriated. We are tired OF
this and l for one am going into politics.
sm in it to win. The only way is to
organize"
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-10-10

LOST OR SToLEN-From Melville q
red IRISH setter bitch about one year old,
answers to name of Lady. She has black
nose and mouth. A liberal reward will
be paid for her recovery or any informa-
tion that will lead to same. Address
E. F. Porter, Melville, n. d.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-10-10
In connection With the fair project the
Alert is in receipt of the following:

In connection With the fair project the
Alert is in receipt OF the following:
EDITOR ALERT: The article in the
Alert Of last evening in reference to the
agricultural fairs attracted my attention
and it seems to me most unwise that We
of jamestown and the county of Suits
man should allow the matter to die out.
The letter you published from farmer
along with the expressions Of Mr.. Wells,
tells most plainly that properly, managed,
an annual fair hold in the James River
valley can be made permanent success.
To do this, however, IN the present
emergency, time must be had for men
who think as I do to get together
and compare opinions, and, it possible,
and I think it is, form ulate plan that
will make every future fair success IN
both senses IN which the word is used,
viz: An exhibit of agricultural products
and live stock, and financially.
I therefore suggest that the sale of
the buildings be postponed from the
10Th inst. to future day and allow time
for those who agree with me in the
above suggestions to get together and
consult, and am ready to meet my fel-
lowmen any time after next Tuesday the
18th inst.
B. S. RUSSELL.
There is favorable sentiment among
merchants and others to provide some
means to save the fair buildings and
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-10-10
4 RAILROAD PROPOSITION.
o. p. M. Huffman Makes a
Direct Offer-TermS
and Conditions.
Surveying Costs and Right of
Way Wanted and a
Road Follows.

O.P.M. Huffman OF Portland, North
Dakota, acting general manager OF the
proposed Minnesota & North Dakota
Central road, writes the following propo-
sition ito the people OF jamestown and
vicinity" under date OF Oct. 3rd.
PORTLAND, N. D., Oct. 3, 1895.
To the people OF jamestown and vicin-
ity, Jamestown, N. D.:
I can make you people the following
proposition, viz: II you proceed at
once to make fund for preliminary
survey over the following route, viz:
6herbrook, Gallatin, Hannaford, VIM
bledon, Gray, Albion to Jamestown; also
from jamestown to Sharlow, Kuhn,
Rotterdam to Ashley. This will cost
$40 to SIS per mile) which if shown will
allow railroad to be built upon a one
per cent grande, and then it right OF way
and grade are assured free / can promise
you the road will be built and rates and
train service guaranteed III my letter OF
August 31st inst, will be given you.
We also contemplate the building Of a
line west from Sharlow to Wllliamsport
with branches from there to Bismarck
and Wlnona.
Rush matters and let me know what [
may expect by Oct. 18th at latest.
Yours,
A. p. M. HUFFMAN.
B. p. TIden, who has superintendent
the construction of "a large number Of
miles Of road in this state for the North
,ern Pacific, says that $7OO would pay
for preliminary survey clear across the
As miles of this county, and that the
distance to Sherbroeke is about so miles.
The grading would cost in this vicinity
about 500 mile, aud less figure
nearer Portland, owing to the level coun-
try. The right,of-way if none is given.
could be readily obtained at $40 AZ acre
for all land actually used, or Il acres
for every mile. The cost of this near
Portland might be more, but not much.
Grading can now be doGe for seEen
Co0tS b SuUlC sdIO 0uu AOsVoO SuSAC
yards ere about q fair estimate per mike.
When the j. & n. was built in 1881 2-3
the contracts for grading rsn from IS to
25 cents 9 Gu bic yard.
The cost of bridges is estimated at
$3.50 per mile in addition to the above
cost OF grade and r'ght-of-wRy.
So it will be seen the building OF a
line of roadbsd over this state is not the
expensive enterprise it was fifteen years
ago. The Gietance from this point to
Wimbledon on the 500 is about22 miles,
and to the south line of the county
about % miles. The only obstacle in
the way OF getting survey OF the kind
wanted is sotoe guaranty of the respon-
rsibillty OF the company. II the CON-
pany is ready to enter into a bond to
fulfill their part OF the agreement there
would be no difficulty in getting eur
vey and right OF wsy, and possibly
county aid in addition. But until some
such evidence of responsibility Is pro-
dueed. the people will be slow to take
hold OF the matter.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-10-10

Of other bankrupt financial institutions
are necessarily large and ss much money
for the creditors ss possible should be
obtained from this, the most valuable
asset remaining, for the depositors.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-10-10
Cost of q Railroad.

The total cost Of q railroad through
Stutsman county in a northeast to south
west direction Is estimated as follows:
For preliminary survey, 45 miles
The herald., 1895-10-03
And Now It Is the Courtesy

n graceful custom has been revived in
Europe which the world at large will be
pleased to accept as new social fad
Men no l1nger offer their arms to women
IN taking them from the drawing room
10 the dining room, but they gently grasp
the tips of their fair partners fingers
and lead them away, just as they used
to do in the time of the empire. Another
innovation that must be observed is the
courtesy. One must courtesy nowadays
IN receiving guests at balls; in fact all
formal entertainments. The shaking OF
hands, in all Its various forms, will soon
be forgotten, anc the labor expended in
its extreme cultivation will be buried
with many other social efforts. All new
customs. especially those pertaining to
society. are apt to be adversely comm nt-
ed on, and an eastern paper says that
courtesies among the 400 are carried to
such an aosurd extent as almost to
amount to a mania. At one of the state
receptions at the White House last sea-
son bud who had been abroad and who
was much imbued With old world Gus
toms, essayed the courtesy as she passed
down the line. Those who did not laugh
at her walked on her gown, and when she
got to Mrs. Carlisle in the line she gave
it up and gave the old-fashioned Ameri-
can salutation. There is, however, mnch
to be said in favor OF courtesies. Our
women will become more graceful, and
they will be relieved OF thu tiresome gus
tom or handshaking.- Chicago Times
Herald.
The herald., 1895-10-03
THE SUGAR BOUNTY CLAIMS
Secretary Carlisle Says He Is Unable to
Assist Claimants
The Comptroller Has Sent the Cases to the
Court of Claims to Be Tried
Some Time

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.-Secretary Car
Isle has returned to the city, and today
had an interview with ex-Represetntative
Wilkinson OF Louisiana. now collector of
customs at New Orleans, in regard to the
pending sugar bountes controversy.
Mr.. Wilkinson appealed to the secretary
on behalf of the planters on much the
same lines as had been covered by Sena-
tor Caffrey and Senator Blanchard at
their interviews with the secretary. Mr..
Carlisle, however, saw no way in which
he could render tho bounty claimants
any assistance, except, possibly, by expe-
dlting the hearing and the decision Of
the court of claims. This he was wiling
to do. The comptroller, he said, had
jurisdiction OF the matter and had an
nounced in his decision that he either
must decide adversely to the claima ants
or send the case to the court of claims.
He had chosen the latter alternative, and
he 1.-THE secretary had no power to over
rule him. He was perfectly willing to
hear Senator Henderson or any of the
other interested parties on the question
OF the right of the comptroller to send
the case to the court OF claims, but fur
Their than that he could take no action.
1t seems to be the opinion of the treas
ury officials that the case will remain as
at present, without going to the court.
until congress meets in Deem Der.
The herald., 1895-10-03
Where Women Have a Monopoly

Women have the monopoly in silk de-
signing, tho few men who are employ ed
in that work in this country being for
eigaers who learned the art abroad. It
is really admitted by the manufacturers
that women are much better designers
than men are, having more originality,
taste and keener sense of color. Men,"
said one of the best-known women de-
signers in New York city. are apt to have
more education and more training. but
they are less original. Tney know all
about the Byzantine and other periods Of
decoration, they can tell you Just why and
when the crescent is preferable to the
crysanthemum, but they go on turning
out the same sort of stuff week after
week. A woman rarely understands
about the different periods in the various
schools OF decoration, but she has an orig
inality, an unconventionality, versa
tility. that makes her WORK more inter
esting. and hence more valuable. The
woman who coins her native abilities to
education and training stands splendid
chance as q silk designer. The trouble is
hat 80 few are willing to BIZ systematic
and thorough in anything" Chicago
Chronicle.
The herald., 1895-10-03
Pease-Smith Wedding


The wedding of miss Nellie Smith and
Mr.. Sherman Pease was solemn ized yes
terday at clock at the home of the
BRIDES parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Ira r.
Smith, on South Grand avenue, in the
presence of intimate friends and rsla-
tives. The house was profusely decorated
with date and fan palms. In the draw
ing room pink roses were used effectively
and festoons of smilaX were in the fold.
ing doors. AT the hour appointed the
bride aid groom. preceded by charm
ing little flower girl, entered the room
to the wedding march played by the
Misses lnnes on piano and violin. The
ceremony took place in the bay window,
which was converted into q bower of
smiax and ferns, and under q marriage
bell of white carnations Nellie Smith and
Sherman Pease wero pronounced man
and wife, Rev. J. W. Thompson officiat-
ing. The bride. d pretty brunette, wore It
gown of white crepon with pulled satin
sleeves, and carried a cluster of white
carnations. The veil was held by orange
blossoms. Miss Florence Clark, the
flower girl. was dressed in white swiss
and carried basket of flowers which set
off the dainty costume. linn ed lately
after the ceremony an elaborate lunch
was served, the guests all being seated at
once at the long table which extended
the length OF the two rooms. The table
was redolent with white carnations. and
a bunch of these with an artistic little
plaque was at each guests plate; these
were shaped into two hearts and Joined
by an arrow of gold. The bride and
groom were the recipients OF many hand
some gifts. Mr.. and hrs. Pease left yes
terday for Coronado for q short visit, and
will be at home to their friends after No
vember LIST at 139 East Twonty-fourth
street