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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-10-17

The other cards we're equally ingen-
ious and amusing. Each served % q
memento Of an exceedingly pleasant
occaslon.
The following is tho names of those
present or invited.
Mesdames w md H Helm, J Bolinger,
s Glsspell, B N O.lsdy, o Seller, r
Rose, II B Allen. Geo Lutz, j J Thomp-
con, Thos Pettigrew, E D Strong, O.
Avs, A r Hathorn, E p Wells. J A
Rankin, H M Tsber, 7 Q Comstock, II
Pearce, q l. judd, G T Hills, J Roper.
P Blewett, G Klaus, G J Wilson, H P
Smart, w Wetmore, T. @ Schmidt, A
Steel, b Thomas, D Woodward, h A
Shsttuck, Oh Phillips. l. f Casey, r
Beals, 8 A Archibald, E 81 Stallman. II
b Wood, M Nashold, j Gray, N L Parker,
w W Titus, w Sadelmeyer, F F Mont
gomery, j Latta. HI Porter. p l. Cslk-
ius, J F Vennum. s Corwin, 0 White. Il
E White, d B McLsin. F Carr, Geo
Eager, 81 @ Hotckies, M Conklin, J j
Eddy. E $ Miller, r W Bliss. F n Chap
man, Valley City; D @ Buck. Minneapo-
lie; Belle Klaus and A Blewett, Bis
marck; E A Hatch, Oberon; Geo Nc
Kinney. Fargo; w B Vial, West Ran
dolph, Vt.
Also the Misses A E Powell; L A
Rose, Fargo, snd Klttie HaRer.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-10-17
the We'll BURGLARY.
One Man and Some of the
Stolen Property Captured
In Mandan.
A Brown Luncheon Success
fully Given by Mesdames
Cieseler and Adams.

One Of the men who burglarized L. II
Weil'e clothing store has been captured
st Mandan, aud also some of the stolen
property recovered. The sheriff went to
Mandsn Friday night and Saturday the
capture was effected.
Some time ago the authorities secured
q strong clue which was followed up
and resulted with the capture in Mandan
today. Two gr'ps containing clothing
were discovered in pawn there. The
description Of the contents tailed ex-
actly with that Of the missing property
and both grips were seized.
This, however, is believed to be only q
part of the goods. Where the remainder
is 10 the question. A quantity is believed
to have been taken north and now is
probably on the Canada eide OF tho line.
A man was discovered IN the vicinity of
Leeds selling clothing to thresh,ng crews.
He was seen by deputy sheriff
who brought patient to the asylum
and everything pointed to the property
fer sale having come from here. The
man was headed north with his single
rig and got too much Of start for the
authorities when it was decided to act.
1t is believed that he is the one who
drove in the rear OF the store the night
of the burglary, loaded up with clothing,
and whose buggy tracks were followed
out OF the city some distance the next
morning. This would indicate several
implicated in the deal.
The authorities now have man
IN the county Jail who is be-
lieved to know considerable
about the case and he will be held as a
witness. He says his name is Bartlett,
but he le familiary known as "kd''
Burns. He has been in the city several
weeks coming from Fargo. He will be
held pending an examination.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-10-17
property and Stock Burned.

A dispatch from Cooperstown gives
additional information concerning the
big prairie fire which extended into
other counties. 1t says the most dis.
astrous tire ever experienced in that
locality, passed over the west and north
west portions Of GriRgs county Saturday
and Sunday. Thousands OF bushels Of
grain in shock and stack were destroyed
besides hundreds OF tons Of hay and
feed. In some places horses and cattle
were burned. The losses will reach up
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-10-17
MANY HEAVY LOSSES.
Prairie Fires Sweep Through
the Northern Part of
the County.
Several Farmers Lose All
Their Farm Buildings
But the House..

The northern part OF the county has
been rsvsged by prairie fire after prairie
tire and blsckened wastes alone remain
now. Each day brings IN news Of addi-
tional losses with the probability Of
some suffering.
John Skroch, living 18 miles north Of
here, lost everything he had except his
house. His hay-4O tons-hls barn and
ersnsry, los bushels of fax snd 145
bushels OF oats-everything went.
The farm buildings and property Of
Fred Sperner and Michael Stsbeno were
only saved by the heroic efforts Ct the
th1eshjnR crew Of Chas. Schumacher
who, seeing the danger, went to the
rescue.
Anton Konls's buildings we're only
saved with difficulty. The Bischoff's
living near by, are reported to have lost
everything but their grain.
Peter Skroch, in the same vicinity lost
GO tons of hay-hsy is now worth s. .
ton. Henry fairfield lost 35 tons; E. F.
Horn all his hay and pasturage-he has
a large herd-and John Reid OF Courte-
nay-as previously reported-all his hay
too.
Frank Nleva, three miles south Of
Kensal, Lost everything but his threshlng
outfit-40 acres of grain in shock and
one or two settings, the barn also.
Nearly all of these losses occurred
Monday or Tuesday, from fire which is
supposed to have originated in the
vicinity of the south end of Arrowwood
lake-some say in the James River valley
Others on the west side of the river
nearer Pingree. 1t is not improbable
that an arreet may result.
Postmaster Geo. Armstrong of Kensal,
reports the loss of some rye by Jacob
Hoover, living southwest OF Kensal.
Adolph Sempke, five miles south, lost
his granary and stables bnt no grain.
Fortunately he had not yet threshed
and the stacks we're saved.
Fires have been burning north and
east of the 500 track, in this and Foster
counties, and serious losses there also
reported. The grass and ground is dry
as tinder and fires rage with demoniacal
fury aided by the high winds. Ordinary
fire breaks offer little obstruction to the
flames.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-10-17
The BISHOPS CATHEDRAL CAR.
Its Work IN the Stakeholder Items
of Interest.

At the Episcopal convention IN Mime
apolis Bishop Walker reported ON Epis-
copacy in North Dakota and said:
This report goes to the board from
the Cathedral Car. 1t is again on it's
round. For period OF nearly three
months it has been fitting from point
to point in North Dakota. In the
course OF this group of vlsitations [ have
visited sixty three different places, held
126 different services, and delivered 1872
sermons and addresses. have baptized
thirteen lndividuals and confirmed 21.
The aggregate Of the men and women
attending the services was between $500
and 5000. In these different journeys
hither and thither I traversed 3,172
miles within the state of North Dakota.
''Never before in my journeys have
interest and enthusiasm been SO great.
The worship is even heRrtier than IN the
past. The congregations are very hete-
rogeneous. Men III their shirt sleeves
have been present aguin and again.
Barefooted boys, colored people, Indians,
large numbers of tue class Of men de-
nominated "tramps." unbelievers, and
agnostics have appeared at the services.
"Again and again, when the car was
throngsd, men have crowded its vesti-
buIe and stood on the platform and the
steps. Often has a congregation bali
40 large ss that within the car sat on
the grass or etood on the ground on
either side OF it. Sometimes twenty or
more of the so.called tramps have stood
or sat in the neighborhood Of the car
xuh1 10 h0
they were 40 orderly and attentive as
being open, they conld hear with ease.
AT Park River, Towner, Minot and
St. Thomss, funds are accommodating
which are to be devoted to the erection
OF churches IN those towns.
In Valley City considerable sum
has been gathered, which, when the
time comes, will be used in the building
of rectory.
I'VE have two Swedish missions IN
the neighborhood Of Silvista and Edin-
burgh The adults connected there
with number about 200 persons. OF
this number nearly sixty are communi-
cants. They are under the care of Rev.
I. V. Alfvegren."
The Indian work at Ft. Totten, Dev-
lis Lake reservation, Turtle Mountains
and Cannon Ball is fully described. OF
the 26 churches, 18 have not one dollar
of debt upon them.
After giving the various bequests and
contributions from the several states. he
says:
ITO the amount thus received and ex.
pended have added upwards OF $1,000
OF my salary. cannot do this again.
If had not done 80, however, our force
Of clergymen must have been reduced,
and some OF the Indian work could not
have gone on"
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-10-17

Ayers Hair Vigor, which has outlived
and superseded hundreds Of similar
preparations, is undoubtedly the most
fashionable as we'll as economical hair
dressing in the market. BY its use, the
poorest head Of hair soon becomes lux
rant and beautiful.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-10-17

that without water the 0lands arc sbeo-
lutely valueless for agricultural pur-
poses, the increase does not ssem 20
great. In order that returns from irri-
gated lands may bs satisfactory crops,
that are OF the greatest value and which
can be produced in greatest quantity,
must be raised
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-10-17
into the thousands Of dollars.

into the thousands Of dollars. No lives
are reported lost.
VIM. Farley Of Spiritwood, lost 20 tons
OF hay. Geo. Hsmbly Is among the
many who lost small quantities.
Peter Hsuser, living six miles east of
Ypsilauti, fought fire for two days and
saved bis property. The fire was burn
ing furiously north Of Spirltwood Tues.
day.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-10-17

Attention Farmers: All kinds
coal and wood tor sale by HI. j.
Vesscy, Eldridge, n. ID.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-10-17
A BROWN LUNCHEON.
Mesdames Gieseler and Adams En-
tertain. An Artistic Success.

Mesdames Gieseler and Adams En-.
tertain. An Artistic Success.
Mrs. Herman Gieseler and Mrs. Henry
D. Adams gave brown luncheon Friday
evening. which was an innovation in
social circles and an eminent success
throughout. The residence Of Mrs.
Adams, corner Third avenue and St.
Paul street, was tsstefully decorated with
autumn leaves "in their latest gold and
crimson" brown and russet. Brown was
the prevailing color in the scheme Of
decoration throughout the house and in
the luncheon as we'll. In fact many OF
the guests. of whom there were GO or
more, were thrown into brown studies
by the puzzling cards bearing pictorial
representations OF the names OF guests
present which were presented to them.
They were given short time in which
to solve as many of the REFUSES and
puzzles possible and to secure that one
! representing them. Great ingenuity was
exhibited in the mode OF representing
names and the artistic ability of Mr.
Adams, who made the drawings, received
unstinted praise. Each card was tied
with brown ribbon and decorated with
Brownies, after the best style of Palmer
Cox himself.
A prize, delicate little basket trim
med in brown and containing brown
bonbons, was awarded to Mrs. @. II.
Phillips who solved the largest number
OF the cards. She named 43 while many
guessed ~, and lesser numbers. The
amusement, interest, and zest OF the
guessing was captivating aud the nov
city Of the event apparent in the enjoy.
ment.
Perhaps the best representation was
that Of Mrs. P. Blewett's name. A little
brownie with distended cheeks and anil
mated countenance. was represented on
! her card - gazing intently upward at 9
soap bubble sailing away 10 the distance.
He blew it.. Mrs. Strong's name was
indicated by a large frk,n OF butter
running away. Brownies with ropes
we're unable to hold it. A couple Of
wells represented Mrs. E. P. Wells
name, while trio of smart, swagger,ug,
loud little brownies, strutted across Mrs.
, Smart's card.
An inn from which was issuing 9
stream of little brownies holding their
noses stood for Mrs. J. A. Rankin's name.
Mrs. Roper: A little brownie with .
lasso, deftly throwing the coils Of q rope
around . shy, shrinking little maiden
trying to rope her.
Mrs. Jno. Bolinger: A parlor scene
clock on mantle indicates 2 Q. m.-R,rl
with intensely affectionate beau seated
on sofa. Little brownie fast asleep in
foreground. "Linger, longer loo" on
margin. Beau-linger.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-10-17
Curfew Will Not Ring Tonight

The curfew will not toll the knell OF
parting day IN jamestown for some time
yet and the kids" can 'ssss" the cop
and say they don't haf to" 60 hone-as
far % 40 ordinance of the city is con-
cerned. Ordinance No. AZ, known az
the curfew ordinance came up for it's
third reading and final passage at the
meeting of the council Monday and
was killed. Alderman Bensch said he
didn't like the feature of to'ling the bell
nine times and was the only one who
voted no. AZ there was only bare
quorum of the council present but one
vote was necessary to give the bill its
Quietus.
AS the lowing town herds wind slowly
down the bluffs and the milkman
searches for the one. legged stool to use
in "pail,ng" the cows, no tolling bell will
mingle with the sound of the tlngling
streams of tactical fluid as they tintina-
bulate on the bottom OF the pail and the
hot scalding tears of the swain will
mlngle in the stream; darkness like q
cloak will settle round and as the glim-
mering landscape fades from sight and
all the air seems to hold solemn still.
ness save where the pigs are scrapping
for their evening feed, q pail OF milk one
quarter water will be carried to the
house to be bartered on the morrow as
cream. Hereafter the clock will be
wound and set at high noon in response
to the hoarse wall Of the round-house
chime and the housewife will listen IN
vain for the funereal tap Of the alarm bell
at 9:0OO1 post meridian.
At the council meeting last evening,
over which there pervaded an air OF
languorous lsssitude, the mayor was 10
structed to condemn for public health
and decency the water closets IN the rear
Of the Doolittle, Hunt and Green blocks.
A similar request was made some months
AGO, similar action taken-aud the mat
| ter was looked up. There seemed to be
some doubt whether or not the CITY
could compel owners to connect with the
sewer which had been constructed for
that special purpose.
October l the city had $538.5O in lte
locker; sl4556 belonged to the general
fund, $22 20 to the street and bridge
found, $l77.98 to the interest fund
$40. l9 to the sinking fund and $22. 81
in the sewer fund. The CITY clerk turned
in e271.75 as licenses collected during
the month.
| Water Commissioner Cowles reported
collections of s2O6.99-water rentals dur;
ing July. August and September. And
then the following
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-10-17

ACCOUNTS WERE ALLOWED
H B Wood, livery to asylum fires 3 90
N d Capital, tax sale notice. 80. IL %
J B Durkee, telephone rent. OO
Kelleran l. Past, ,sprinkllng streets 70 OO
A Q Walsh, draylng intoxicated
woman to residence. O
A G Walsh, drying fire hose, etc. 90
A NJ Clough, labor on water w'ks w
M A Anderson labor on crossings w
j s Goodman, special police
days ....... w
Geo w Smith, police Sept. 49,, 6o w
Streets Ss With team 20 90
B F Bigelow, police magistrate, -
Ieee .....'. 40 w
D E Hughes, repairing .......: 70
Kirk & Allen, rakes, nails and
police Whistles. oO
] w See, labor and materials on 40
band stand. d................... W
Electric Light Co., Sept lights. lO4 w
Extra lights, $3.50 referred to
committee.
FA Clemens, returning ballot box 10
Geo Masters, 21a days work IN ~
park ...... w
P Picard, labor on roads, boat
hire, etc. ~
Chas Tancre, 211i days work on
streets with team. ......... 70
Geo Singler, grading streets. 126 81
A w Dewey. meals to prisoners. 4 IS
III Crum. I've. 25
I lumber ..' A. o ~ SO ss
r ak,np In
and lime. l6 50
r E Giese, labor on streets with
team ..........'.......' 20
Total $3.50 II
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-02-07
charleston Democrat.

An outrageous travesty upon justice
by which a case docketed against a
cold-b -blooded and wanton murderer is
thrown out of court is reported from
Dunklin county. Nearly all
newspaper readers remember that
Charley Wear, a couple of years ago,
at Poplar Bluff, cruelty and without
provocation. shot and killed a young
man named Lae1. The prominent po-
sition of Wears father in public life
secured for the murderer his liberty
on bond, and the case has hung fire in
the courts since. The other day at
Kennett, durlug circuit court, when
Judge Mauldin, a railroad claim agent,
sat as special Judge, and Martin l..
Clardy, general solicitor of the Missou-
ri Pacific, with whom was associeted
the son of Solicitor Cochrane, of the
same road, and Judge Dining, rail
road attorney, were attorneys for the
defense, a motion was entertained and
carried that the case against young
Wear be stricken from the docket on
the ground that the state has contin-
ued the case three times, and this, by
statutory enactment, secured the mur-
derer's release without trial. 1t is un-
derstood that the prosecuting attorney
of Butler county is seeking means by
which to get the case back on the
docket.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-02-07
CHURCHES:

CATHOLIC CHURCH, Arcadia College
and Pilot Knob. l.. . WERNERT Rector
High Mass and Sermon at Arcadia College
every Sunday at O'Clock A. NJ. vespers and
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament at !
O'Clock P. II. High Mass and Sermon and
Benediction ut Pilot Knob Catholic Church
at 1G:30 O'Clock A. N. Sunday School for
children at L 80 O'Clock P. NJ.
NJ E. CHURCH, Cor Reynolds and
Mountain Streets, J. III. HURLEY, Pastor.
Residence: 1ronton:: Services the second
AMI fourth SUNDAY of cash molrh at III A. NJ.
a11 P II. SIutly School $3.50 4. N. Glass
Meeting Sunday afternoon at O'Clock
Prayer Meeting Thursday evening. All
are invited.
NJ. E. CHURCH, SOUTH, Fort Hill,
between Ironton and Arcadia. Rev. j.
NJ ENGLAND, Pastor. Services every Sun
day, 1t Ii A. VI. and ! p. NJ. Prayer meeting
every Wednesday evening, O'Clock. Sab
bath School at 8 80 A. VI.
BAPTIST CHURCH, Madison street,
near Knob street, e. NJ. SHoUsH, Pastor.
Residence Ironton. Preaching on every
Saturday before the first Sunday of each
month at 2:30 P. NJ. and on the first and third
Sundays at IL A. NJ. Sunday School every
Sunday al $3.50 A. NJ. and Prayer Meeting
every Tuesday evening at 1880 P. NJ.
Presbyterian Church, cor. Reynolds
and Knob streets, IrontOu. Services at IL A.
NJ. and 80 p. NJ. Sunday School at 9:30 A.
M l. L. >. c. r., 6:S0 L. NJ. Prayer Meet
ing Wednesday, M. q. III. DUTY, Pastor.
st. PauI's Church, Episcopal, Ironton, the
Rev. DR.. James, pastor, services every Sun
dly, az iO:30 a. NJ. and 1850 P. NJ. Sunday
Schoo. 9:3J a. NJ.
LUTHERAN CHURCH, Pilot Knob.
Rev. Orro PFAFFE, Pastor.
NJ. E. CHURCH, Corner Shepherd
and Washington streets. Ironton. III. A.
HENLEY. pastor. Preaching every sun
day at IL A. NJ. and 7:3J p. NJ. Sunday
School at 9:30 A. NJ. and Select Reading at
p. NJ. Literary every Tuesday night at 8.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-02-07
(Dunklin Democrat.)

1t is to be hoped that no more Grim.
inal cases will soon be brought to
Dunklin county on change of venue.
This county has enough criminal cas-
es of its own; the court docket isflled
with them, and the disposal of few
as the Charles Wear case was disposed
OF will give outside people a bad op,n-
ion of Dunklin county justice. True,
the officials of this county are not re-
sponsible for the ending of that case,
but the fact that it rested here so long
without trial and that it was then lis
posed of without trial is not a good
advertisement for Dunklin county.
The written record in the case may
appear straight and right; but there
are few people who will say that the
part would bear close in
vestigation. And in saying this, we
do not desire to be understood as criti-
clzing the acts of Judge Wear. father
of the accused, for it is not likely that
any father with heart in him would
leave any stone unturned when the life
of his son was at stake. ''Put your
self in his place. is a good motto in a
case of this kind. When the rich and
classes can go from a court
without trial it causes comment and
has much to do in breeding dissatisfac
tion with courts and statutes.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-02-07
(Perryyille Sun J

One of the most fragrant miscarriag-
es of justice we ever came across was
the recent discharge at kennett OF
Charles Wear without trial. Wear,
who is a son of Judge Wear of Butler
county, in 1892, murdered young
man at Poplar Bluff under circum-
stances of peculiar atrocity. He was
taken red handed. and we cannot re-
member that he ever even denied the
commission of the crime. The
case. on first coming up on change OF
venue to Dunklin county, was continu-
ed generally and the murderer admit
ted to bail. Three terms of court have
passed without the case coming to
trial. This the defense claims as equal
to three continuances by the State, and
and under some damphool section of
our rotten code this sets murderer
free without trial. OF course, it was
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-02-07
What the Inside Pages Contain.

Second Page-Editorial Miscellany,
Congressional Proceedings, Missouri
State News and Cuttings, Legislative
Proceedings, etc.
Third Page-A Holy Stratageon
Gold Withdrawals, Democracy Still
Lives, Policy and Patriotism, Humor-
Gus, etc.
Sixth Page - Loss of the Steamer
Elbe, Done with Dynamite, Springer's
Bill, Laid to Rest, etc.
Seventh Page Missouri Institu-
tions, Agricultural, ETC.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-02-07
Senator Vest is True Blue.

Commercial bodies from all over the
country are beginning to petition Con-
press to take some action in accord
auce with the Presidents suggestions.
The St. Louis Merchants exchange
sent a dispatch to Senator Vest last
night urging him to support the views
of the President and use his influence
towards enacting necessary remedial
The Senator laid this dis
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-02-07

Charley Wear, son of Judge John G..
Wear, who killed a man in Poplar
Bluff, in May, 1892, without the least
cause or provocation-accord TO all
reports-is now free man. This is
only another evidence of the detective
ness of our criminal laws. Young
Wear was charged with murder in the
first degree. The case has been con-
tinued and ''monkeyed" with until the
prisoner was discharged by Judge
Mauldin, last week, at kennett, with
out trial. This sort of Justice
makes US tired. But that's the way
it goes when you ''stand i'm with the
powers that be. Corrupt officials and a
press can accomplish most
anything.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-02-07

all put up job. Changes of
venues. continuances. pleas of insani-
ty, past, present or prospective; legal
chicanery, Jugglery and subterfuee in
all moods and tenses-these are at
present the means by which rich
man is enabled to escape the Justice
that shows the poor man little mercy.
If there is anything wrong in the
lynching of such men as Wear or Dues
trow. it lies in the fact that lynching is
an insult to the majesty of the law.
Majesty. forsooth! Such law has no
majesty. but is the shameless prosti-
tute OF gold. Insult TO such laws as
we now have is hard to accomplish.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-02-07
Dexter Messenper,)

The dismissal of Charles Wear for
the murder of Ed. Lael at Poplar Bluff
in 1892 is a blot upon the fair name of
Missouri that an honorable, upright
manhood bushes to know is placed
there by d shallow technicality of the
law. HIS crime was a cowardly and
unprovoked murder and he should
have suffered as one who was unpro-
tected by the bench and the legal
luminaries who are in a certain meas
ure dependent upon the courts favor.
The son of Judge Wear goes free. but
had it been the son of a poor, plain
commoner John Smith, nocse or
life sentence would have been the ver-
dict.