Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-10-03

Wnen IuIly equipped. Ihe farmers are
paid two cents q pound for the made
cheese which 10 equivalent to 65c hun
dred for the milk-a good price. Mr..
Magottin says that with milk at Coo per
100 pounds and 20 pounds average per
COW per diem it will net the owner over
$25 head for his COWS during the year
"a good investment. In Dickey county
the farmers are in the midst of the cactus
and gladly turn to the dairy as a source
Of support and only farm as side Issue.
They can make their COWS pay we'll and
| be almost independent OF grans-excspt
as raised for feed. The cactus has been
not an unmixed evil 10 that portion Of
the state.
WE'LL BORING MACHINERY.
The Sioux City Engine and Iron
Works, Sioux City Ia, have on exhibi.
tion two of their we'll boring machines
One is for shallow wells OF large dame
ter Of bore, the other for artesian and
deep wells of from two to SIX inch bore.
j. Schroeder of Fargo, is special agent
with the machines and yesterday was
operating them. The large machine will
put down we'll at the rate of about 25
feet an hour, according to the nature of
the strata encountered. The machines
are operated by horse power and range
in prices from $500 to 81 1,4OO. They at
tracted considerable attention and were
visited by many who are becoming in
terested in irrigation by means of fartesian
wells.
DOMESTIC MANUFACTURES AND FINE ARTS
The Woman's building is always
crowded and is a comfortable retreat
from wind, it the dust does find It's way
on all exhibits marrinR their appearance
somewhat. The display in the various
departments is not quite as large per-
haps, as last year, but it is excellent in
quality and shows many things of special
interest to ladies. The absence of suffi-
cient premiums to induce owners Of
articles to exhibit them Is one cause of
the limited display in some divisions.
There is considerable complaint in this
department as we'll as others. in cases
where there we're no competitors, in not
allowing premiums to those entries
that we're exhibited. In several cases of
this kind, however, where the entries
were specially merltorious second premi-
ums we're awarded, although the regula-
tions of the association were the other
way.
In the fine art division, presided over
by Mrs. e. NJ. Chase and Miss Bessie
Matsisoa a, there are some handsome ex-
hibits, the work OF North Dakota exhibi.
tors, only. Some OF the most elegantly
painted China ware, with designs from
nature ever shown, IS exhibited by Mrs.
Schmidt and pupils. 1t consists Of cake
plates, Ice cream sets, etc, that are
greatly admired. Sister AIMEE of the
St. Johns academy has on exhibition
beautiful hand painted tray in floral
design of roses. In addition she has a
number OF fine paintings in oil and pas
tel. A little group Of roses is gem in
coloring. She has fine portrait OF
child and the Virgin, also q tapestry
painting Of beautiful workmanship. Her
contribution to the exhibit is valuable
and forms considerable portion of it.
| Amateur photography is also repre-
sented by several specimens Of excellent
work, contributed by Miss MarRie and
Stuart Wells, Chas. Ferrler and others.
Mrs. Burton Thomas also entered for
premiums several paintings. and Mrs.
Beals, Miss Proctor, Mrs. Wetmore and
Mrs. Nelson also contributed to this
division.
The Grand Forks College exhibit con.
e,sted Of a display OF fossils, casts, col
lege papers, specimens OF flowers dried
and prepared for herbarium. The ex-
hiblt is in charge of che president of the
institution, who gives 1t his personal
attention.
charge of Mrs. j. b. Squirting, there is a
fine array Of breads, cakes, je)lies, jams,
pickles and catsup.
Mrs. Chase has several specimens O.:
beautifully prepared preserves-cherries,
strawberries and water melon.
The special prizes for the best wheat
flour bread made from Belle Of James
town -four, offered by the roller MILL
were awarded. Mrs. Geo. Smith received
the prize for the best loaf of whole wheat
bread offered by Smith d Helm.
In the textile fabric division, presided
over by Mrs Montgomery, there we're
numerous entries. The patchwork bed
quilt display was larger than ever and
attracted a great deal of attention. The
most of the quilts came from outside the
city, and one, a veritable curiosity by
the mother of Mrs Hodge of this city,
lady S5 years old, who pieced the design
almost wholly by feeling, her eyesight
being nearly extinguished. II is a curl
osity in the way of deftly made quilt
without aid of eyesight. Most OF the
fancy work was contributed by ladies of
the city.
| \ pair of long fancy stockings knit
| from home spun wool, IN curious de-
! sign. excited comment.
! Mr.. Hornby exhibited a Tea Cosey,
from India, beautifully ornameDted
cloth IN silk designs, used to cover tea
pots to keep tea bot
Mrs. Alfred Dickey sent a rose pillow
| from Washington.
| Mrs. S. F. Corwin entered two beautl-
ful pieces of Honiton lace, very fine
work.
Mrs. Chase entered design IN tat,
ting.
Helen Flint had neat specimens of
cotton embroidery.
| Among the articles IN silk embroidery