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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1895-03-29
Economy of a sewerage system.

Your committee has found great difficulty al
sewerage disposal, owing to the variety of con
ditions which are involved in the question.
A few cases taken at random, where your
committee was able to obtain reliable informa-
ton, will give such data as we believe will
secure at least fairly approximate estimate
of the cost Of the present cesspool system.
1t has been ascertained that property
situate on the Park has paid, within the last
five years, for cleaning cesspools, $45070, and
for additional cesspool construction $120, max
ing total of $570. 20 for the five years.
Another building, situate in the immediate
vicinity of the preceding one, has cost its
owner 1881 81 for cleaning and building cess
pools during period of three years, an annual
expense of S277.21, with no prospect of abate-
ment.
Another property, on the north side of the
Park, has paid the sum of $50 per year for the
removal Of the cesspool waste.
A boarding house on Elm street pays the an
nual tribute Of $40 for cesspool cleaning.
Another property, on Elm street, we are
told, paid during the year 1898 an average of
$50 per month for cleaning cesspools.
And property on South street paid 50 per
month during the same year for the same
purpose.
Instances can be quoted where cesspools
have been constructed at cost of $50 to
500 and within three months the sew age had
ceased to filter through the ground in which
the eesspool had been constructed and had to
be pumped out. In three weeks they were
again full and again removed and. in the end,
in order to be relieved of the expense of empty
ing the cesspool, the owner constructed an
overflow and let the sewage flow over the sur
face to the lower level of his lot, thus reliev-
ing the expense, but undoubtedly causing a
dangerous nuisance.
Most of the cases cited are where the cess
pools are located upon sandy ridges, where the
advantages for drainage are most favorable,
and from this we may infer that the conditions
in less favorable soil must be still more in
tolerable.
AT the beginning of the year 1894 there were
in round numbers 1,600 residences and business
houses in the city of Morristown, not includ-
ing factories and manufacturing houses OF
various kinds. During the past year about 1O(
additional houses have been built, making at
present roo. It is fair to assume that there is
an average of one cesspool for every building
1t is certain that each house has not a
cesspool attached; but some have two, others
four. and one building has as many as seven
or eight, and there is little doubt but that
there have been at least l,70O cesspools con.
structed in Morristown. These cesspools have
cost. on an average, not less than $50 each.
Some may not have cost more than $50, while
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-11-21
Big Law Suits Begun.

Aberdeen News: w. F. Mason OF this
city, and Edgar W. Camp of jamestown,
attorneys for Alfred Corning Clark Of
New York, had writs of attachment ls-
sued in thirteen different counties OF
the state yesterday on land owned by
Frederick T. Day Of Milwaukee, the big
banker aud loan man who went to the
wall several years ago. Mr.. Clark has q
claim for nearly $4,000 against Mr.. Day,
for moneys alleged to have been col.
lected by Day in the summer and fall of
81 and not turned over to the lawful
possessor. The present attachments,
however, are only in the sum Of about
5000. Quite little of the land is un-
incumbsred and when sold on execution,
as it will be, should realize the amount
of the claim. None Of the property is
situated IN Brown county. To secure
himself on other claims, 90 far as posi-
BILE, Mr. Clark has had similar suits
brought IN North Dakota and Minnesota
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-11-21
CAEWEO HIS EAR.
Harry Williams to Answer the
Charge of Mayhem on
J. C. Adams.
Brakeman Thomas WenZel
Loses His Fingers in
Making a Coupling.

Harry Williams will answer the charge
Of mshem before the police magistrate
Nov. 30, the CRIME being alleged to have
been committed upon the person OF J. G.
Adams. Mr.. Adams wears badly dam
aged left ear from which he says the
rim was chewed by Harry Williams, his
sssailsnt, week ego today. He says
that he was going up to the residence Of
Mrs. Nichols, located at the top Of the
bluffs and mile north OF the city,
where Mrs. Williams was staying. to see
her in regard to some sewing which she
had promised to do for him. Whom
about 300 yards this side Of Mrs. Nichols.
house he was met by Mr.. Williams who
objected to bis going to the house. A
''sorsp" was the result and Mr.. Williams
began meal on the left auriculsr ap-
pendage of Mr.. Adams. The member Is
yet done up in court plaster and looks
rather tough. Owing to the absence of
the states attorney from the city the case
goes over until after Thanksgiving.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-11-21
An Opportunity.

What a glorious opportunity there is
for some enterprising man With little
money to start wooen mill at Medora,
says the Mandan Pioneer. He might
buy the Marquis de Mores beef packing
plant, and he would find himself fitted
ont at a small cost with three-fonrths of
the expensive buildings and machinery
that he would need. There are boilers
enough to drive all his machinery and
in addition to furnish all the pumping
facilities and steam securing facilities he
would want for his wool There is a 20
horse power engine as good as new.
There is finely buIlt building afforcilng
ample room for mill large enough to
absorb all the wool grown in the state.
There is coal in thick VEINS in the hills "a
stones throw from the plant itself. An
nrtesian we'll there gives forth enough
warm water to run half dozen fac
tories. 1t would cost but little to sink
another like it.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-11-21
Lost His Fingers.

Thos. Wenzel, brakeman fo1 Conductor
Fred James, met with serious accident
at Buffalo Friday night. While attempt
ing to make coupling with Janey
coupler and an ordinary link and pin
coupling his hand was caught and as a
result he will lose the tips of the fingers
and most of the thumb Oh that hand.
The accident will lay him up for
some time. Mr.. Wenzel was formerly
car inspector 10 this city.
The accident calls attention to the
existance of an evil which the roads of
the United States and the Northern
Pacific are attempting to remedy. Each
roads handles the cars from other roads
and in consequences handles cars not uni
formly equipped with couplers. An NJ
G. b.. Janey and an old style link and
pin coupling device is met with IN the
same train. When it is necessary to
make coupling with different patterns
more than usual precaution is taken. In
the case Of this particular accident it is
customary to put the link In the Jsney
coupler and then make the coupling in
the ordinary manner. There is then less
liability of accident. 1t ia said that this
precautlon was not taken and crushed
hand was the result. Breaking at all
times is hazardous even when the most
care is exercised.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-11-21
will Make "Political Capital. ;"

Senator Roach, among many other
prominent members of both houses of
congress, was recently asked by the
Chicago Record if he had in mind leRis-
latlon of Importance to present at the
coming session OF congress-; alao to fore
cast what "big" things the session will
accomplish. To these he replied:
II have no legislation important to all
the people which intend to present at
the approaching session, nor am ad-
vised at this time of any particular
member who has.
The most important legislative fea-
ture that will be taken up during the
coming session Is, of course, the fnan-
clal question, with special regard to sill
YER. AS to forecssting the "blg things"
the session will accomplish, in my opin-
icn about the biggest" will be- and only
this, the making of political capital" for
one or more of the numerous presiden-
tlal aspirants.''
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-11-21
A New Game.

The scarcity Of cars IN many quarters
Is being felt keenly by farmers who are
unable to dispose of their grain except
at ruinous prices, says the Grand Forks
Plaindealer. In many of these in
stances the elevator men are getting
very mach the best OF it. A farmer TAX
ing his grain to the elevator is informed
that the No. bins are all full, and that
the only place his wheat can be stored
is IN the bins set aside for rejected"
The farmers wheat IN many of the cases
often goes into the rejected" he loses
10 cents bushel on his grain and goes
homo detected.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-11-21

Telf0rd and Bartlett Sentenced.
"It's my duty to inform you," said
Judge Rose, "that you have the right to
counsel to defend you, II you 60 deslre.'
"Wby, I've said everything I know"
the prisoner hesitstingly said. land
plead guilty"
"You also have "a hours in which to
plead"
"Oh, don't care for any counsel.
waive that"
"Guilty or not guilty?"
"Why, I expect I'm guilty. the prls.
oner said undecidedly.
If you are not guilty we do not want
yon to plesd guilty"
"Yes, | plead guilty"
1t was IN Judge Roses chambers
Tuesday that the above conversation oc-
Cured. Chas. E. Bartlett, the pris-
oner, was srraigned for receiving stolen
property, pair of pants, a portion of
the stock stolen from l.. H. Wells cloth
ing store Sunday, Sept. 3Oth. His boy
ish figure and face seemed to be out of
place as be stood before the Judge for
sentence. He had never before been
arrested for committing crime. ut is
my first offense," he said, ''an6 hope 1t
will be the last"
His home is at Verndale, MINI. For
nearly two years he has worked at the
lunch counter business. Before coming
to jamestown last fall he worked in
"Babe" Dsubner's restaurant in Moor
head. Three years ago he was employed
by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.,
of Duluth. While in jamestown, just
before the Valley City Fair, be met Tel
ford and made his acquaintance. He
had seen him before in Fargo or Moor
head, where he was then working. Bart
lett, however, said he took no part in
the burglary with Telford.
He was sentenced to be confined in
the county Jail for four months, com
mencing at noon yesterday.
Bertram Telford, alias Belial. the prin-
cipal in the robbery, caught in Mandan
with a quantity Of the stolen goods in
his possession, was also up for arralgn-
ment. He looked somewhat bleached
out after his enforced confinement, but
no more prepossessing. He wished to
plead guilty and waived all his rights.
The professional gambler seemed to be
tired OF his confinement and longed to
"do time" the inevitable, and get back
to the old familiar haunts. By pleading
guilty he hoped to shorten his sentence
somewhat. The judge gave him some
good, sound, salutary and wholesome
two years confinement at Bismarck.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-11-21
The Plaintiff Won.

A verdict for the plaintiff in the case
Of Boyle VS.. the Southwestern Elevator
Co. in the sum of S3,536.67, has been
rendered at Fargo. The case is OF es-
pecial interest in the points involved
and is a decided victory for the plaintiff,
the amount awarded 10 much lese than
that asked for.
The plaintiff, IN the years 1892 and
1893, placed in the elevator q large
quantity OF wheat, amounting in all to
something like 10000 bushels. Storage
checks were given for the wheat, and
from the day the wheat was put in the
plaintiff was charged by the elevator
company storage on the wheat. The
plaintiff refused to pay the storage - it
was claimed that the wheat was sold
Immediately after it. was put in. In the
allegations set forth it was claimed that
an elevator company had no right to
drain from its warehouse quantity Of
wheat that wonld diminish the stock on
hand below the quantity that the stor.
age checks called for. OF course this
was the vital queetion in the case. 1t
was no easy matter to prove that the
defendants had at any time sold small
or great amount that would ia any way
effect the outstanding storage checks
1t is more than likely that the case will
be appealed.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-11-21
THAT DULUTH RAILROAD.
The New Railroad to the Lakes vii
Not Down.

The New Railroad to the Lakes Will
Not Down.
Meetings are being held in the north
ern part OF the state in towns situated
on the Great Northern road, IN the inter
est of new line to be known 90 TIE
Duluth 4 North Dakota railroad At
the Presbyterian church in Rolla,
Rolette county, a meeting was called last
week and facts and figures given by the
projectors Of the road. The project is
interesting numoer Of Duluth capital
lists as we'll as North Dakota shippers.
Mr.. 4. McEldowny OF Duluth, said
that Duluth now has a population of
$1,000 and West Superior population
Of 10000. He stated that those two
cities are the outlet for tho products of
the northwest. Wheat can be shipped
from Duluth to England for II cents a
bushel. He had seen the zenith City,
loaded with 100000 bushels OF wheat,
and when Il deep channel waterway is
opened up ships will carry grain from
Duluth 20 Liverpool, The people at the
head OF the lakes want the products of
North Dakota. and are in hearty sympa-
thy with this new railroad scheme.
w. u. Hines showed by the map that
the haul from this state over the Great
S)rthern to Duluth could be shortened
hy tha nav limo opathir3 A. praSopt
al! CT the products reach Duluth by the
way OF the Twin cities or st. Cloud. In
other words, they are sent SO miles south
and then so miles north. At the present
rates one-third OF the freight could be
saved in distance only. But the rates
are too high, and 1t is possible TO cut
them IN two.
The people Of North Dakota will pay
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-11-21
Tax the Out Side owner.

A settler in the county says: 1t is
now a hard matter to locate a homestead
on government land. There are plenty
of quarter sections with no one on them
at from $40 to $15 an acre, and it would
take a farmer 200 years to pay for them
at present prices. The county and state
ought to tax this unproductive land out
of speculators hands and force its sale at
prices that we can afford TO pay. This
land does no one any good and is the
greatest drawback to the settlement of
the county there is. ----
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-11-21
Chance for a Book Bargain.

Anyone desiring to obtain the Epcy
copedlc Dictionary inst published, con-
tanning 100000 words--more than the
Century dictionary with the etyinology,
pronouncatiop, definitions, etc, and an
encyclopedia covering $4,000 subjects,
can get the work ia four volumes very
cheap. It is up toGate, a time saver for
busy people and q splendid addition to
a family library. Enquire at this Office.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-11-21
Collecting Northern Pacific Judg-
ments.

Collecting Northern Pacific Judg-
Inents.
Several parties who have obtained
Judgments for personal injuries against
tho Northern Pacific Railroad company,
began suit in Judge Thomas court for
the satisfaction Of the judgements.
/ Among these was K. A. Bill of this city,
who secured a verdict for considerable
cum recently. The petitions were argued
Monday aud the court argued that unless
the receivers OF the Northern Pacific or
some other person IN the action, shall
pay the lntervenors judgment within
sixty days from the date OF the order,
the intervenors may sue out a writ Of
execution on their judgments and sell
all Of the lands of the Northern Pacific
IN North Dakota, not included in the
Farmers Loan and Trust Co.'S mort.
cages, which are now being foreclosed
This in brief means the farm lands west
OF the Missouri river. The sale, If any,
must be made subject to the approval
and further order OF the court.
The decision Of Judge Thomas is far
reaching and involves question which
the Farmers Loan and Trust Co., have
been bitterly contestlnR. The corpora
tion claims that while the lands covered
in the order. ls not directly covered in
their mortgage, it's sale would have a
tendency to decrease the value of their
property, and that further, under the
conditions OF the mortgages, that none
OF the earnings OF the road can be ex-
pended in taking up claims against the
road, except where the interest of the
mortgages would be enhanced thereby.
The claim is made that that judgments
for injuries do not come within these
conditions and they are in consequence
not preferred claims
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-11-21
state Politics.

The Grand Forks Plaindeale1 pub
fishes cartoon IN which Senator Casey,
as q candidate for the United States
senate, is taken for the topic. The
Plsindealer, being democratic news
paper, naturally takes all sorts Of
liberties with prominent republicans IN
this state. An item concerning state
politics. in the same issue of the paper
Gays:
The press of the state is raising a big
din over the practice Of holding political
meetings in st. Paul and governing the
politics OF North Dakota from St. Paul
as headquarters. This is brought on by
the fact that several meetings OF that
character have been announced to take
place at st. Paul IN the near future, and
especially during the meeting OF the i'm
migration convention is when the politi-
clans expect to do business as side
issue. There is no doubt but by the last
of the month combinations and plans
for combinations will have been very
we'll moulded for the coming campaign
by the republican political leaders. Re-
publican politics are fast becoming
warm, and the senatorial contest is the
part in the fight around which the main
interest centers. Senator Hsnsbrough
has been busy for several weeks past in
fixing up his fences, and many now con-
cede that his political pasture is we'll
protected from the assaults Of the
favorltes OF other factions. 1t is also
reported that Congressman johnson has
enough Scandinavian members IN sight
to control the balance OF power in close
fight. Senator Oasey's friends have him
in line, and State Attorney Pollock OF
Cass county is SAID to be the favorite OF
the worshippers at the prohibition
shrine.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-11-21

It's just as easy to try One Minute
Cough Cure as anything else It's cas-
ier 20 cure severe cough or cold with
it. Let your next purchase for ropgh
be One Minute Cough Cure, Better
medicine; better results; better Try it.
Baldwin Bros
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-11-21

this year for shipping their wheat alone
the enormous sam Of 100000. This
10 81 the average rate Of 10 cents q
bushel, which IL far below the actual
rate. Every cent saved on freight is so
much more money left in the pockets OF
the farmer. Our out. shipments are not
the only freight We pay. Merchandise,
lumtsr and farm machinery are paid
for on the same scale. Lumber can be
sold, il the new line is built, at one-h half
the present price. There are at the
present time 6,O0OOO0,OOO feet Of pine
tributary to Thief River Falls. Thous-
auds of acres Of government land COW
cred with timber are DOW open to settle
ment in that part of Min nesots.
The plan is to run q road from Deer
River, Minn., to Drsyton, N. d., with
branches IN several directions in the
state. The prospectus claims that if
they can get certain amount OF work
done, enough money can be borrowed to
complete the road. Their plan includes
the right Of way free. They say:
The grading wall be done by the farm
ere along the route who will take stock
10 the road for their pay. Forty miles
OF the road west Of Drayton are already
graded, AID sixty miles east Of Drayton
are 40 good as graded. We want force
Of men this winter to 60 into the woods
and cut ties. For $4,000 all the ties
needed can be cut and the road opened
ilum Deer River to the Red River VAL
Icy. We propose to raise this sum by
selling stock to farmers along the route,
and making q 20 per cent assessment
this fall, and possibly another assess
mert of 10 per cent in January. II q
man does not want to take stock we ask
him to give e5 for every quarter section
of land he owns within Is miles of either
side of the road.
The farmers can build this road. 1t is
useless to say that they are too poor to
do it. They ara so poor that they are
compelled to build it for their own pro-
lection. Experienced railroad men say
that the road can be built and equipped
for $4,000 mile. Allowing $1,000 per
mile for grading and laying the track,
the balance 5000 per mile can easily be
borrowed. In fact, several offers have
already been made at rates of interest
ranging from to 6 per cent.
There is no doubt but new Duluth
road would greatly help shippers Of
wheat and reduce the cost of freight not
only for shippers along the road but for
all parts Of the state. It is hoped the
new project can be pushed through.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-11-21
y. Il. Accommodates.

The Nelson county Herald published
on the Great Northern line at Lakota.
says: Train loads OF wheat are daily
gong to Cooperstown for shipment, fifty
oars being loaded and shipped in one
day. Why can't J. J. Hill accommodate
people with cars. like the N. P?
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-11-21
A TRAIN HELD up.
A Great Northern Train Rob-
bed-But Little Booty
Secured.
The Deed Done Near ST..
Cloud, Minnesota,
Last Night.

From Tuesdays Daily.
1t was learned today that q Great
Northern passenger train was held up
and robbed last night at . small eta
ton near St. Cloud. No particulars
could be obtained except from passen-
gers coming IN on the Northern Pacific
to Fargo this morning. 1t is said that
nothing went over the wires, but that
the robbers cut of the express and mail
cars and ran them on ahead Of the
train. That the passengers left with an
engine tagged an approaching train to
save collision. How much booty was
obtained, il aoy, ,s not known and oould
not he ascertained.
Additional information is that about
midnight four armed, masked men
boarded No. 3, east OF st. Cloud and
ordered the fireman to cut the express
car of. The fireman obeyed the injuno.
tions OF the desperadoes and ran the ex-
press car few miles east with the mid
night villains aboard. In the express
car was the messenger, who with
blanched face, listened 10 the imperative
orders of the robbers.
When the engine stopped the robbers
held revolver under the nose of the
expressman and Systematically went
through the car. Fortunately there
was but little Of value IN the car, and
the robbers fled without their desired
object. The passengers on the train
were not molested. Had the robbers
gone through them they might have
secured 500, which one passenger, 60
ipg to Casselton, had in his possession.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-11-21

Nothing SO distressing as a hacking
cough. Nothing so foolish as to suffer
from it. Nothing so dangerous It al
lowed to continue. One Minute Cough
Cure gives immediate relief Baldwin
Bros
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-11-21
HARRY HAYWOOD HANGS.
Gov. ClOuRh Has Thirty Days In
Which to Set the Date

ST.. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 2O.-rhe su-
preme caurt has affirmed the decision Of
the lower court in the Hayward case.
Gov. ClouRh has thirty days IN which to
fix the date for execution. Hayward
will probably hang before Christmas.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-11-21

Good advice: Never leave home Oh u
journey without bottle OF Chamber
lain's Colo, Cholera and llarrhHa Rem
edy. For sale by druggists