Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-07-11
A THRIVING TOWN.
How One of the New StutSman
County Villages is Forg-
ing Ahead.
Life and Activity to be Seen
at Courtenay and in
That Vicinity.


towns in Stutsman county or Cd the line
of the 500. The crop prospect in the
country adjacent to it is excellent and
grain OF all kinds hardly ever looked
better. The wheat and oats do not show
the effect of the hot weather Of last week
and deeper green pervades, not only
the fields, but the pralries ss we'll. A
great deal Of sod ,s being turned over
and preparations made to more extern
sively farm in the future. The little
town is busting with trade and business
and, with country to back it, will un-
doubtedly increase steadily.
A recent visit to this place showed
carpenters, painters and plasterers busy
putting new buildings in shape for occu-
pancy. Berg's hotel will soon be open
to the public; meals are now being
furnished and soon lodgings also. The
hotel, replacing the one lost by fire, is
larger and better than the old structure.
The machinery firm OF Tucker g.
Larson report an excellent business and
continuous. They have difficulty in
getting their orders filed promptly.
Moving machines and hay rakes have
been going like hot cakes and now har-
vesters are being set up to supply the
trade from 80 miles north which Is ex.
pected to be large.
Agent Atwood presides over one Of the
neatest depots on the 500 railway. It
IS enough to give a resident OF James
town an attack Of heart failure to step
into this neat, clean, airy and altogether
comfortable depot. with Its large waiting
room, at one side OF which is the agent
and operators office, and compare it
with our rat trap of depot which is
disgrace to the city. The 500 paints Its
section houses and stations light brown
which is quite effective. The postot1ice
with it's lock and call boxes is in one
corner of the waiting room. Mr.. At
wood is postmaster. .. .....
A woodworking and general machine
repair shop has recently been opened
and its proprietors will undoubtedly do
we'll.
Jonn Reid, living just south of town
who has, by the way, a handsome wife
and baby to grace comfortable home
has fine crop Of wheat growing. A
small four acre plot near the house is
good sample of what seed selection will
do. He obtained, through E. P. Wells,
small quantity OF prize wheat at last
years state fair and this he has seeded
at the rate OF ten quarts of seed per
acre. The stools are strong and vigrous
with eight and ten stalks from each
grain. The stand is excellent and heavy
and the yield is expected to be 20
bushels per acre. The amount seeded
per acre ls about one-third Of that
usually sown and the yield is going to
be large. A much larger amount of seed
per acre would have made the grain too
thick and the yield comparatively smaller
and of inferior quality. The wheat is
blue stem, the seed coming from Botti-
neau.
A different quality Of soil. deeper and
stronger, is found in the northeastern
part Of the county, north OF Spiritwood
lake, and extending into the adjoining
counties of Barnes, Griggs and Foster.
The grains generally are much more
vigorous than in the immediate vicinity
Of jamestown and do not exhibit but
slightly and not appreciably the effect
of last weeks hot weather. The soil is
deep-three feet IN many places as
ascertained by examination, and boulders
are scarce.
Courtenay has high school and this
winter will admit pupils outside Of the
district. The summer term, now in
session, is we'll attended. Miss Egbert,
formerly Of Pennsylvania, is teacher.
Wimbledon, rival Of Courtenay, lying
just across the Stutsman county line IN
Barnes county, is making big hustle
for business from both it's rivals-Cour-
tenay and Leal. Moore Bros. who are
the leading men in the town, are build
ing large store for their hardware
business and intend to put in stock of
furniture as we'll. The crop outlook is
good and heavy trade in both lines is
expected. The building will be finished
on the outside with concrete, making q
durable, cheap and fireproof wall that
will last like rock. The Messrs. Moore
run livery stable also and are doing
we'll. They also run bus to Spiritwood
lake, distant eight miles, as large sign
near the depot informs railway passen-
gers.
The people Of Wimbledon are some-
what sore, and yet joking, over Leafs