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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-09-18
THE CITY.
G BREvRTIEs

Wheat A. fax 46.
Martin Anderson has taken q place in
McGillivray Bros. store.
Mrs. VIM. Rowland and children re-
turned from Minneapolis on the evening
train.
Miss Van1ergrift of Egan who came
up yesterday to visit Mrs. Lou White
returned home to-day.
Weather report: Showers this after
noon, clearing and cooler tonight. FAIR
Saturday with cooler southeast portion,
northwest winds.
Nine men with three threshine outfits
recently arrived here from Indiana.
They have completed the threshing sea-
sou In Indiana and say hat every farmer
nearly in that state will vote for Bryan.
The Georgia University ministries
will entertain at the opera house tonight
and their performance on the street to-
day bespeaks for them an immense
audience. Tickets so cents, reserved at
Frank Smiths drug store.
Weather for the fair opened up rather
inauspiciously this morning but the peo-
pie kept coming in just the same and the
crowd on the ground this afternoon was
as large as OF any former day Of county
fairs. The exhibits were scarcely all In
place this afternoon and the judges will
not pass upon them until tomorrow, but
the ten II < IA tents in which the dis
plays are made are quite fully occupied.
The displays Of agricultural products are
simply immense and could not we'll be
excslled anywhere. The different varie-
ties OF corn, potatoes. beets turnips,
squashes, pumpkins, csbbages, etc. are
just as fine as can be seen in any fair
and the varieties OF plums, apples and
other fruits are a surprise for this west
ern country. Messrs. J .B. johnson, Nor
by and Reynolds are the chief exhibitors
in this line. Geo. Wall has a single
magnificent display ef all kinds of veg
etable products from his OWL farm and
occupies q tent all by himself. The
dairy and domestic display OF butter,
cheese, bread, etc., is excellent and at
tractive. The fancy work department
has q wealth Of embroidered, stitched
and quilted articles in beautiful designs
and intricate work and is a drawing card
for the ladies. The stock exhibit is not
large yet, but there are several breeds
OF cattle-Red Polled, H~olstein, Jersey
and other animals Of good quality, and
likewise Of hogs. The horses, except
racers, were not much in evidence TO-
day. OF poultry. Pekin and common
ducks, Silver Spangled Hamburg, Butt
eLeghorn, Brahmins and RedD Game
chickens were on exhibition, and beauti.
full fowl too. On the track, the half mile
trot between Frank Smiths and Geo.
Cooks colts, the former won in 2:0l. The
pony race, half mile dash was won by
John I~hompson's pony in SIN, Little
Dot second. The three minute t~rotting
race, l mile, best two in three was won
by "Sandy Edson." first heat in 2:56
second heat 1884. The playing by the
Georgia University graduate band ives
highly appreciated BY the crowd and
the tall game between them and the
Indian nine awakened great interest
and enthusiasm among the spectators
It has been q successful and satisfactory
day Of the fair all round notwithstand,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-09-18
German Baptists In Session.

ELDoRA. Ia. Sept. 18.-The annual
meeting of the Northwest conference of
the German Baptist church Of North
America has convened at Steamboat
Rock, this county, and will hold a five
days session. Several hundred dele.
gates are present. and some of the
prominent ministers are in attendance.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-09-18
In Danger.

NEW BEDFORD. Mass. Sept. lS.-Non-
quit, a summer resort. six miles south
of this city, is threatened with total
destruction by fire. The handsome
cottage OF H. 0. Stone of Chicago, is
wrapped in flames and the whole vii.
lage Of summer cottages is threatened.
Assistance has gone from this city.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-09-18
Offer to Fight In Private.

NEW YORK. Sept ls.-James Wakely.
John l.. Sullivan's old hacker, has made
an offer of a purse of $4,000 for the
Fitzsimmons.C orbett fight. to be pulled
OF in private CorLett has wired that
he Is willing to accept the offer. if it is
the best made.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-09-18
Young For Their Business.

OTTUMwA, Ia, Sept. lS.-George and
Wishart. IL and IL years cid.
are in Jail here. charged with horse
stealing. They stole five horses in the
past week and eluded the officers until
when they were captured at
Hedrick with three of the horses in
their possession.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-09-18

Visitors to the Tri State Fair should
not fail to see Frank T. Williams display
of Pianos and Organs in the Sioux Falls
building.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-09-18
ing the adverse condition OF the weather

Lost-A crochet sack and other arti-
cles pinned in a napkin-Leave at this
Office.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-01-09
IMPORTING SHEEP.
a Consignment of Oxford Down
Sheep Brought into the County.

Clinton Wade of Bloom has invested
largely in sheep for breeding purposes
and has just received two car lots OF very
fin. Oxford Downs. One consignment
came from Edmund Cook of Wilmot,
s. D., the other from Geo. McKerron
OF Sussex, Wis. They are all ewes, and
it is claimed for the O1fords that they
are larger heavier mutton with q little
closer fleece than any breed now in the
country and that they are specially we'll
adapted for this climate.
Mr.. Wade believes that when the tariff
on wool goes on there will be an advance
in sheep, and that it will be more profit
able than it has been to raise them. He
says there ought to be 100000 sheep IN
this county instead oil 900, and instead
of yearly crop OF 10000 pounds of wool,
the county could just as easily as not
show 100000, or even million lbs, with
the present population of farmers. It
would make them we'll off ana lndepend-
ent of crops, and become big source of
wealth. There is abundant feed for that
number OF sheep here.
Mr.. Wades, enterprise ought to be en-
couraged by farmers who are going to
add few sheep to the farm.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-01-09
The City Schools.

B. S. Russell was elected Tuesday
by the board of education to fill the un-
expired term Of E. w. Camp resigned
The city school census has been con-
pleted and shows 735 children OF school
age in the city, gain of 81 per cent.
Miss Fuller has done the work we'll and
with thoroughness. AS each child emu
merated adds about Sc or IS per annum
to the revenues of the schools the neces-
sity for accurate work in the taking Of
the census is apparent. The price here
tofore paid for this work was five cents
per name but Miss Fuller did it for
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-01-09
What a Nelghboring County
Pays for the Prohi-
bition Law.
Heavy Expenses Being Made
for Stutsman County
Also.
Facts in the hoot Contempt Case
The Court Fully Sus-
tanned.

The expenses attached to the prosecu-
tions of the Valley City liquor cases has
SCI taxpayers there figuring. Before the
prohibition law went into effect saloons
paid revenue to ths city OF about
5000 year. Allowing eight years ss
the shortest time IN which the prohibi.
tion law in North Dakota will have been
in effect, it is seen that Valley City will
have lost in revenue $4,000 from this
law, for in all probability the amount Of
licenses. fines, ETC., would have averaged
$1,000 year. It 10 said that attempts
tc enforce the law have cost the Barnes
county taxpayers $4,000 up to date.
This makes $4,000 that the prohibition
law has cost Barnes county. And what
zen accr npllshed? Instead OF pro-
nlblting the sale Of liquors, and elevating
the moral and social conduct Of the city,
the sale OF intoxlcalts has continued
with few Interruptions, almost con-
stantly during all this time. and the
town has been the scene of strife, OF
personal animosties, of Improbable
litigation, caused by the law. 1t is
SAID that only one violator in these
years has been convicted in the
courts, and he served but short time IN
prison as punishment. The question
comes home to the practical man, is the
result worth the cost?
Another instance is cited. LaMoure
county paid out last year about $4,000 to
prosecute five "piggers" from Edgeley, q
small place. The trial Of the cases was
heard at LaMoure. The result was that
those who plead guilty we're but slightly
punished and the others who plead mot
guilty" escaped entirely.
The complainant in these cases is said
to have never been paid as the county
was unable to convict.
In the light of this record in Barnes
and LaMoure counties, which is in
great degree the record Of every county
ID the state, where the larger towns ex
list, what prospect is there in Stutsman
county for any reform coming from the
same course of procedure?
The expense Of prosecuting in Stuts.
man has already been heavy enough, and
without any result as far as enforcing
the law goes.
Whoever is responsible for the present
raids and for the costs being made under
the law, it certainly Is not the tax payers
OF jamestown, and it only takes very
short time to learn that the great majority
of the citizens here, are opposed to in
curing this expense and are beginning to
inquire who are getting the benefits.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-01-09
we're subpoenaed we're prepared to be

present.
State Examiner Langlie came in to-
day from the east. He registered at the
asylum aud repaired shortly afterwards
to the hospital where he expects to re-
main until after the meeting Of the board.
Until after his arrival Mr.. Langlie was
not informed of the change in the pro-
ceedings by which those who had been
summoned we're notified that they need
not appear. He said that Attorney
Corbet Ut Grand Forks had not been
employed by him.in the case and that he
knew nothing Of the notices to witnesses
not to appear. He also said that as far
as bis Investigation went it would be
confined to the financial management OF
the hospital as he had no power to act
in any other capacity.
Subpoenas were served upon II. N.
Middleton, E. D. Strong, O. L. Churchill,
Frank Taylor and Geo. Lutz yesterday.
1t is presumed that these are all wanted
to give their testimony in the financial
Investigation as the notices to witnesses
previously subpoenaed not to appear
Jan. 7th, were sent to all except those
who were wanted to testify in regard to
the financial part Of the investigation.
1t il not known why the investigation
of the affairs not financial has been 90
suddenly called to halt, without it is
the better understanding that the law
gave the board insufficient authority to
ac9 in tho matter.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-01-09
A Jury Hung in Efiigy.

The people OF citizens Of Medors have
hung in effigy the jury that failed tc
convict Wadsworth in the murder case
at Bismarck. There are twelve efigies
strung up to a cottonwood tree near the
depot at Medora in plain sight OF the
trains. On building nearby ls painted
on canvass in neat lettering the follow
ing hot hot roast:
Billings county's compliments to
Burleigh county's thugs and packed
juries:-
How much did you get for your votes
you poor fools?
"Mey you roast ip HI Hutch, (the
foreman.)
"How many false oaths did you take
to get on the jury, you pimps and
cowards?'
The letters on the building can be
plainly read from the train and the eff
gies have been hung up for four or five
days.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-01-09
Resolution Calling for Resig-
nation of Asylum Employees.
Finances All Right.
No Attempt to Investigate
Morals Of InStitutiOn.-Sub-
poenaS Recalled.
Jamestown Merchants Asked
to Testify as to the
Contracts etc.

Another unlocked for turn developed
at the meeting OF the hospital board
yesterday afternoon. It was IN regard
to the resignation Of Supt. Archibald,
handed in at the last meeting. Before
the board met to act officially on his
resignation they were notified that IT
had been withdrawn. DR.. Archibald
states he had reconsidered the matter
and In order to get an opportunity to
remove the uafavorable impression that
has gained currency concerning tho con-
duct of the superintendent and certain
employees be recalled bis resignation by
fling such withdrawal with the secretary
of the board. At the last meeting the
board had got acted on his resignation
and by the Withdrawal of 1t yesterday
no action was taken at all by the board
on the superintendent's resignation.
The terms of the resignation read to
take effect at March 2Sth or as soon
thereafter as his successor was elected
The official term for which the superin-
tendent was elected expires March 18th
next, so the resignation was to take
effect l6 days after the term OF office
would have expired.
BY the votes of Messrs. Montague
Mitchell and johnson the board passed
a resolution requesting that DR.. Archi-
bald obtain the designations of DR..
Anderson, assistant superintendent; Mr.
and Mrs. Ruddy and Miss Kennedy
employees who ARE appointed and
discharged by the superinten.
dent and hold their positiont
at his pleasure. The board desired te
know at once if these designations would
be rendered as they desired, but could
not get the information yesterday. A
resolution was also passed by the same
votes reciting that they had no authority
to act on the superintendent's signatio1
until the annual election of officers. Tht
board then left the matter stand, and
after auditing number OF bills ad
iourned until Feb. 18th.
It was q lively day at the hospital, fol
the investigation of the financial manage
ment Of the asylum was going on under
the direction OF the public examiner with
which the board meeting had nothing te
do officially. The investigation was held
in fair manner by the examiner who
tried to find anything wrong IN the
finances but tho witnesses subpeonec
did not know anything Of that nature,
Nothing whatever was attempted in the
investigation Of morals.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-01-09

cent less and to the satisfaction OF the
board.
The attendance in the schools contin-
ues to increase and show an advance
over the corresponding period year
ago. The total enrolment now is 47O,
the average attendance 40, a gam OF
22.4 per cent-near]y one-quarter-in
the enrolment in two years time. Dur.
ing the month ending Dec. Goth, % new
scholars were received IN the schools
and four pupils were promoted. There
are in attendanc % nonresident pupils.
A special report by the secretary of
the financial condition Of the schools,
compiled for the year ending Dec. 81,
was presented. This shows total re.
celpts of S19,244. 12 of which $3.50 20
was received from the state fund,
$1O,1S4.s9 from the city tax, sl69.43
from tuitions, 6Oc from book lost and
$4,000 borrowed. OF this last amount
all but Sl,5O0 has been paid of The
total disbursements have been nearly
equal to the receipts, the balance on
hand now being $33525. Seven thous-
and seven hundred and eighty dollars
was paid for salaries of teachers, s2,232
for interest on bonds, $500 for redemp-
ton of loans, $1,000 for bonds retired
and S1,O29 was an overdraft OF year
ago.
The following accounts we're allowed:
Mig Fuller, taking census 735 names
at cents each s29.4O.
opera house for lecture $3.50.
A. M. Clough, repairs $3.50.
Clough & Anderson, repairs etc. S9.25.
j. b. James & G. Karcher, material and
painting seats and blackboards, $21.1S.
Supt. Schmidt, incidental expenses of Of
fee $1,000.
E. S. Miller, setting blackUoards S4.00.
Gull River Lumber Co., one car coal
Stab.
P. II. Wehrn, labor $3.50.
Supt. Schmidt says that nearly all of
the recent purchases of reference books
for the library have been received and
are eagerly read by the pupils. As long
as school is IN session large proportion
| of the books will be and are in the pupils
hands. About 100 volumns have been
purchased, all standard works and valu-
| able aids IN broadening the mental
fields of the children and inculcatlng a
taste for the best literature.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-01-09
n Happy Event.

A happy event was witnessed Tues
day in New Rockford being the marriage
OF Hon. Horace Clark, one of the best
known citizens Of Eddy county and
member Of the constitutional convention,
and Mrs. Oyler lady Of Eddy county.
The happy couple came to jamestown
Tuesday To remain few days at the
Gladstone on their way east. Mr.. Clark
is one OF the prosperous farmers of Eddy
county
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-01-09
From Saturdays Daily.

The pending asylum investigation tc
occur Tuesday next has been the source
Of great deal Of comment in local and
social circles. Ladies who were sam.
msned, among other persons, to give evi'
dence on the financial condition and
Affairs of the institution we're wondering
why they were asked to do SO, az from
the nature of things they knew nothing
about the hospitals financial manage
nent. The fact that they were not re.
qulred by law to testify in this instance
in the other affairs of the asylum, has
become pretty generally known. 1t was
q matter not yet determined with many
what course they should pursue
Would they answer all questions or re-
fuse to answer any except as to the
financess Some even expressed a dou bt
az to the right to compel them to attend
at all.
The city has been considerably stirred
up over the affair and the social, rs we'll
"a business. circles have had new mater.
isl in the way OF enlivening and inter
estinp conversation for several days.
All this now has been brushed aside by
the receipt, on the part OF many, it not
all. OF those 80 summoned the following
notification obtained through the post
Office today, signed by President McGin.
mis- Of the board Of trustees:
II am directed by Mr.. Corbet, attor-
ney for H. A. I4anglie. state examiner,
to notify you that you will not be re-
qulred to obey the subpoena command
irg you to appear and testify before HIM
III regard to the affairs OF the North
Dakota Hospital for the Insane, on the
7th day Of January, 1896"
This unexpected turn in the affairs OF
the institution wac complete surprise
10 those interested and especially TO
those so summoned.
There is little doubt but what oil who
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-01-09
An Attorneys Opinion.

Attorney Taylor Crum of Fargo in the
Forum says:
II am not interested in the contempt
proceedings against Mr.. Root. Mr.. Root
is very easy man to beat in blind pig
case. Your article last night was un-
Guestionably written by Mr.. Root It
is tissue OF falsehoods from beginning
to end. I have no time to refer to all
the foolish lies therein contained. 1t is
thought by many that Root is insane
and not responsible for the foolish false
hoods he is constantly promulgating re-
specting Judge Rose, Attorney Winterer,
Sheriff Briggs and the jurymen and
others. So far as I could learn the
entire bar of Barnes county. and more
than nine tenths Of the citizens, fully
sustain Judge Rose. The Judge gave
Root every opportunity for defense
Instead of defending himself he wrote,
read, swore to and filed statements in
court which were the most outrageous
contempts. ever tolerated for an instant
IN any court. l was not prosecuting
Mr.. koot nor was 1 defending him. /
was at Valley City on other business
than roofing after Root. No Barnes
county attorney would assist him, am
told. Even the prohibition attorneys
refused to assist him, and Mr.. Young,
prohibitionist aud An attorney who had
refused to bave anything to do in de-
Tending blind pig cases, rose from his
seat before Judge Rose convicted Root,
and voluntarily stated in substance that
the motion of the states attorney was
fully justified and should be sustained.
That Mr. Roots conduct was without
excuse and could not be tolerated by
any court, nor by the bar of Barnes
county.
It is ontrageously and notoriously
false that Root was denied the right of
appeal. l heard the judge tell the
sheriff that whenever Root procured the
proper bond and judges certificate, as
by law, to release him.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-01-09
From Wednesdays Daily.

There was little of special interest oc-
curing at the hospital investigation to-
day. The same snblect as Yesterday
the finances and the letting Of contracts
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-01-09

A. g. Bartley of Magic, Pa, writes: l
feel 1t duty OF mine to inform you and
the public that DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve cured me of a very bad case of &C.
zema. It also cured my boy of a run
ming sore on his leg. Baldwin Bros.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-01-09

Hoods Pills are the best after-dinner
pills, assist digestion, prevent constipa-
ton. 25c.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-01-09

Blood and nerves are very closely re-
lated. Keep the blood rich, pure and
healthy with Hoods Sarsaparilla and
you will have no trouble from nervous
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-01-09

It's just as easy to try One Minute
Cough Cure as anything else. It's cas-
ier to cure severe cough or cold with
it. Let your next purchase for cough
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, 1896-01-09

morning by Public Examiner Lsnglie
and the scope of his questions, which en-
deavored to obtain what knowledge the
witness had on the subject was about the
same as asked at yesterdays exam'na-
tions. Nothing detrimental to the fiscal
conduct o: the hospital has been learned
so far; all the testimony was that as far as
the witnesses knew the supplies had
been bought at fair prices, which we're
low IN fact, and that no extravaganza
had come to their knowledge.
Hon. Jno. Panlson of Hillsboro, q
former trustee, was examined yesterday
afternoon and testified that the hospital
had been run very we'll as far as lie
knew, that the goods purchased were
reasonable IN price and fairly good
quality.
Ex-Gov. Shortridge said as far as he
could learn that there had been no ex-
trsvsgance in the purchase Of goods or
otherwise under his administration that
the appropriations had been scaled
down and in his view there could be
little money improperly or wastefully
expended on that account.
This afternoon the board has been in
session on the regular business before
1t, and tho further examination of nit
nesses in the investigation was adjourn.
ed until the boards session had been
completed.