Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-08-22
Railroad Kumblings.


Five stock trains from the west were
IN sight today in addition to the regular
Master Mechanic Riste,n at Fargo
sent two firemen to jamestown on No. l
this morning.
P. Q. Murphy came in from Fargo this
morning to take position in the dis
patchers Office here.
Grant Clemenl and Michael Curran
will for the present be the conductors on
the jamestown e. Northern trains.
The jamestown L. Northern train was
delayed couple of hours starting out
this morning waiting for refrigerator
car on belated freight train from the
east.
Frank Clemens started yesterday after
noon for st. Paul to meet Mrs. Clemens
and child, having received telegram
that the child was not any better of It's
lllness
Two more threshing rigs arrived on
delayed freight today fer the jamestown
d Northern branch. The northern line
had % loads north today and four COM
plete thresh1ng outfits.
Engineers McLain and Mccormick on
Nos. and 2 will hereafter run through
the entire Dakota division, from Fargo
to Mandan, instead of from jamestown
to Mandan ss heretofore.
Engineer Ridley and family had
narrow escape by the horse running
away with them while out driving in Far
go the other day. The buggy was upset
but they all escaped without serious
injury.
Two new crews were set up today for
the first district of the Dakota division,
jamestown to Fargo, with J. P. Smith
and Henry Sallow as conductors. This
was made necessary by the increase of
business.
Fargo Sun; P. G. Murphy, manager of
the Northern Pacific telegraph office
here for the past five years, has been
transferred to jamestown to take trick
IN the dlspatchers Office where he will
prove competent man.
The Northern Pacific have had twelve
old engines made over at the shops in
Fargo and they are now ready to put on
the road. The burning OF twenty -four
locomotives at Sprague, Wash, will make
them little short 1t is feared.
Owing to the increased shipments OF
stock from that section, the 500 road has
erected stock yards at all points on it's
Cakes branch. An effort is being made
to secure daily train service over the
Harlem branch of the Milwaukee this
fall.
Conductor Neal will have the runs on
Z and s. with Brakeman Berger. Engi-
neers Truman, Kingsley and Knowlton
will pull the levers. No. stops 90
minutes at Valley City for supper, and
arrives at Fargo at $50, connecting with
Pullman sleepers for St. Paul and Du-
Iutb.
Capt. Hodges, the engineer in charge
OF the Missouri river improvements, is IN
Bismarck inspecting the extensive work
now IN operation to prevent the stream
changing it's channel and cutting off the
Northern Paclhc's Sl,OOO,OOO bridge. It
is estimated that it Will take s75O,O0O to
complete the project.
A. II. Garfield the Aberdeen, S. D.,
music dealer who eloped with 16-year
old Bessie Moore, of that city, arrived at
Langaon Monday night and at once
hired d livery rig and started for Mani
tou, Manitoba, about 35 miles distant,
on the Northern Pacific railroad. Gar
field had shaved off his beard and ap-
peared fearful of arrest.
The James River Valley train that is
due tonight from Cakes will proceed up
the jamestown & Northern branch car
rying mail and baggage cars in order to
be at Leeds to return Monday, when the
daily service on the branch begins. This
will make the run both directions Mon
day. This special run is occasioned by
increased business on the branch.
A temple of Silver knights of Ameri-
ca has been organized at Devils Lake by
Thomas, of Washington. Twenty-four
members joined, including Senator
Hansbrough and Mayor Kelley. The
officers elected were, j. B. Eaton, dem
ocrat, president; S. A. Nye, editor of
Hansbrough's Inter-O Ocean, republican,
vice president; L. d. McGahan, editor
Free Press, democrat, secretary.
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