Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-10-03
being superior to any yet shown. On
the whole the ladies are entitled to great
credit for their department of the fair.
FAIR NOTES.


credit for their department of the fair ;
FAIR NOTES.
A. L. Bowden, OF Wimbledon, mem
Der OF the general merchandise firm of
Bowden d Mayer, was IN the contingent
from Barnes county yesterday.
| There was big attendance at the
opera house last evening and frequent
applause testified TO the enjoyment OF
the audience that packed the up STAIRS
snd left out few vacant chairs in the
psrquet. A double bill tonight.
Percy Turbshaw: Cooperstown sent
you good delegation to the far yester-
day and many more would have come
had it not been for the high wind. We
all want to see the ball game and the
people.
Editor Harry Hogue, of Darlington, is
among the arrivals.
The Northern Pacific has put ticket
| sellers on the excursion trains for the
convenience OF passengers at the stations
where there Is no agent Agent Spur
ling took one OF the runs himself down
the Valley branch and Baggageman
Flaherty was down last night.
! l. Larson, OF Courteuay, is among
| the clty's visitors.
Mrs A J Lochman and daughter, OF
LaMoure, are in the city.
Thos VALDEZ and wife, Mrs Chas Mack
and daughter, Herbert and Andrew Car
penter and Chauncey Benjamin are
among Dlckey and Adrian's contingent.
Editor Warren, of the LaMoure Chron-
lcle, came up to see the ball game.
Mr. Hibbs gave an exhibition OF fancy
riding on the track this morning While
cantering his horse up and down the
track he picked objects from the ground.
I He also rode at full speed hanging con-
cealed at one side OF the horse.
| Mr.. Main, of Cando, leaves jamestown
we'll pleased with his first visit. He
secured number OF premiums and made
sales. His exhibit is taken to the Man
| dan fair, where it will be exhibited next
week. He secured first premium on
light reds-Maggie Murphy; first on late
white, Camen No. l; first on early white.
Freeman; second on early white, Worlds
Fair; first on bis collection-he had 13O
| varieties-and first on blue stem wheat
Mr.. Main says that he got all he showed
for and all he wanted-more than he ex
pected.
| The baby show was bowling success.
Mr.. r. W. Mains 81 varieties Of
tubers was the thing IN potatoes.
The women, God bless 'em, held up
their end Of the log.
The art department., small We &C.
knowledge, but wasn't it good?
The busiest man IN jamestown this
week, was Secretary Nierling.
"Dust thou art" and to dust we re-
turned today.
The man with the prepared solder, in
the woman's building, fills a long-felt
want in the Kitchen. He has little
| solder rod, that mends holes in tinware
without the use OF iron or other means
! than heating by candle or lamp.
The ladies in charge Of the various
departments devoted to their specialties,
have all through the fair shown tact
and skill, which shows that Job of old
| had not consumed all the patience
| Mrs. Chase and Miss Bessie MattisoD,
| of the art; Mrs. F. F. Montgomery, Of
| the domestic, and Mrs. J. E. Squirting
and her corps of assistants were Ger.
| tainly happy selections by the manage
ment-they all did their parts we'll.
VIM. Mlklejohn of Dickey, who to-
gether with his wife, was knocked down
by horse which bolted from the track
yesterday evening, was much improved
today, and tonight will return to his
home. He was injured internally, the
horse striking HIM on the side and III
front just below the chest. His wife,
who was walking beside him, was
knocked down by the horse also. but
received no further injury than severe
shaking up.
The base ball game between the St.
Pauls and All Americans resulted in a
score of eight to four IN favor of the st.
Pauls. The game lacked the spice which
some expected, yet the boys put up q
good game and gave the crowd their
moneys worth. The clubs leave for
Mandan where they play tomorrow and
Monday. From there they go to Miles
| City where they play Oct. lst.
| II vou want to hear a good yarn on
corn judges Of former fair, consult MIR.
9. O. Wade.
Thirty-two farmers had better cabbage
| than that on exhibition. Next year they
| will bring 'em in.
Funny, isn't it, that those who oppose
horse racing at agricultural fairs crowd
to the front seats when the races are on.
The baby show drew the usual large
number of entries and handsome infants
There we're 40 in the large tent prepared
for their exhibit, The judges were c
Gill of Casselton. Senator Roach.
Uncle" John Russell of Valley City and
one more. Twenty four prizes were
awarded by numbers only. No records
| were kept and their names could not be
| asceltained.
Harry Helms Roselle won the free for
| all easily and did not trot her best
either.
Il. Fl. Stone of the Casselton Report