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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-12-17
Patients and Santa Claus.

Supt. Moore Of the state hospital has
sent out the following regarding Christ
mas gifts for the asylum PATIENTS:
"Many OF my patients are unfortunate
enough to be without friends or relatives
who are able to remember them with
gifts at this holiday time. If you feel
disposed to help me make this Christ
mas one OF good cheer to them, any
present or money which you may wish
to send them will be nj ed by me to the
best advantage possible for that purpose.
Friends and relatives OF patients de-
string to send them presents should do
80 at 20 early date as possible to fscili-
tate prompt classification and distr,bu-
tion."
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-12-17
Not All Pigs,

Editor Alert: Permit me to call your
in your editorial headed, North Dako-
ta's blind pigs"
You take the number of United States
licenses granted to North Dakota's resi-
dents and then jump Ut lhe CONCLUSION
that they are aIl running blind pigs.
10 begin with, are not the druggists OF
the state, who have right to sell all in
toxicsnts for medicinal purposes, all in
cluded in the number? Then does not
that number also include some who are
IN durance vile for their attempt to defy
the law of the state and also far larg-
or number, who have been stopped by
Injunction proceedings? think could
name some of the latter here in James
town; and throughout the state, their
name is legion. Then again, there can
be no reasonable doubt, but that there
are many who hold U. s. licenses, who
are not engaged IN the liquor business,
but who hold them in hopes that at
some time they may find a place where
prohlbltlonists will cease from troubling.
We are ready to grant that there are
200 many places where liquors are sold
illegally in our probitlon state. but why?
Because q man who has no more moral
principle than to sell intoxicating
liquors as beverage is too lacking to
respect any law. I have lived in Penn
sylvania under license. and also in
Dakota under license, and 1t hardly
dare be claimed that the man who sold
under the protection OF license obeyed
the law they claimed to do business
under.
Neither does license succeed in doing
away with the illegal selling. In spite of
the Brooks law, the cities of Pennsyl-
vania have been full Of places that cell
without a state license. and now it ia
conceded :.that under the Raines law
in New York there are thousands of
places selling that have no license. II
North Dakota should give mp prohibi-
tion because that law is defed, for the
same reason New York should give up
high license. To yield for that reason
in either case would be to surrender to
lawlessness. Yours for fair pay,
S. E. RYAN
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-12-17
Kent Removed to Bismarck.

Myron r. Kept, alias Pancost, wss
taken TO the state penitentisry Thursday
and hes begun bis life imprisonment for
the murder Of, bis wife. There was no
demonstration when he left Fargo ct an
early hour.
His delayed transfer to Bismarck hsJ
enabled him to do great deal of writing
that could not have been done after bis
term Of imprisonment began. He has
written to all of his relatives and friends
and made his final arrangements for
long term of service for the state. He is
not at all respondent over the prospects,
before him. In fact he Is confident that
within a short time he will have in his
possession evidence that will establish
his Innocence. He has new evidence
now and expects to have his liberty by
February, the latest, be is quoted as
saying.
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There Were Others.

Dedicated to Tom Pendray, who
knows how it is himself" The following
items are noted in tho Fargo Forum:
Frederick Consldine of Cando, left
Thursday morning for Bisbee, to be
married that evening to Miss Thekla NJ.
L. 1rmen-but got snow bound and
couldn't reach his destination until Fri
day night, but the wedding came off all
right and everything was lovely.
Dean Collins was to have married a
couple Thanksgiving, but the Mandan
blizzard was too much for him aud-the
wedding was put off.
A letter of congratulation to these un-
fortunates by Tom Pendray would not
60 unappreciated by a sympathetic pub.
lie it published in The Alert or Forum.
Yours, A JOLLY BENEDICT.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-12-17
RuMoRED CHANGES
In Northern Pacific Divisions
OF Benefit to Jamestown.

For some time there have been
'rumors Of contemplated changes Of the
mileage of the various divisions on the
Northern Pacific. One rumor is that
there will be an addition to the Dakota
division of considerable milage,a ,and, that
the shops here will be largely increased.
The benefit to this city, it is stated,
would be considerable and one report
Gays, would mean the addition Of ss high
as 600 population.
A dispatch to the Minneapolis Journ-
al from Helena says the road, following
it's policy Of retrenchmeut, is soon to
lengthen the divisions and place one
man 10 charge OF track that before was
under the supervision Of two or three.
One division will be make ont Of parts Of
the Montana, Rocky mountain and
Idaho divisions, extending from Living
ston to Spokane, sos miles, and be
called the Rocky Mountain division.
This will be placed under the charge Of
E. j. Pearson. now the superintendent
OF the present Rocky Mountain division.
The present terminus of the Yellow
stone division will be extended west from
Billings to Livingston and it's eastern
terminus east from Glendive into North
Dakota probably to Dickinson, combin-
ing the Missouri and Yellowstone divis.
ions into QUE 447 miles in length. F. E.
Potter Is now the acting superintendent
Of the Missouri and Yellowstone dlvis.
ions which extend from Billlngs to Man
dan, distance Of 442 miles.
Should this change be made 1t means
an addition of 10 miles to the present
1879 miles mainline mileage Of this d.
vision so that the aggregate mileage Of
the Dakota division. including the nam
line and the five branches, would be 639.2.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-12-17

cate Of tho returns by the officers Of
election, the board OF canvassers having
at the same time included in the abstract
Of votes cast at the election votes for
Nierling az follows: Montpelier IL,
Pingree II and Yps,lsnti 4. Mr.. Nier.
Iing's vote was 26 aud Mr.. Halstesd's
63 10 these three precincts, majority o:
81 for Mr.. H.lstesd.
He also denies that there we're counted
for him, in any OF the election precincts,
any votes where the voter had marked
his ballot, or attempted to vote, for any
other person for tho Office of county
treasurer, than A. M. Halstead. He
denies that any Of the ballots were
counted for him that should not have
been, but that there were counted for
Mr.. Nierling, by the board Of osnvsssers,
. large number of votes in each and
every precinct wherein the ballots from
which the same we're counted bad upon
them marks and s,gns in ell respects
similar to those upon the ballots counted
for Halstead az alleged we're illegal, the
exact number of which the coutestee is
unable to state, but upon information
and belief alleges that in the entire
county there we're at least 100 of such
votes counted and included in the ab-
stract of votes received by Mr.. Nierlihg.
There were votes cast for him, Mr.. Hal
stead states, that we're not counted for
him, which If counted would largely in
crease bis majority over that shown by
the county board OF canvassers.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-12-17
Snow Cuts Drifted Full.

Along the LsnRdon branch Of the
Great Northern 1t is possible to stand
IN the snow drifts and look down into
the smokestacks of the locomotives. The
heavy winds Of the last few days filed
up the snow cuts to large extent, and
the Laugdon train was held at Larimore
day awitiug the clearing process by the
snow plow. The railroad company is
having much trouble in keeping the
branch open.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-12-17
A New Rockford Fire.

The Andrews & Gage and the Great
Western elevators at New Rockford
burned Wednesday. The fire is supposed
to have been OF incendiary origin az it &C.
CURED at a. m. Some 10000 bushels Of
wheat we're destroyed. The north bound
train was held there that night, owing
to drifting snow, and nun Der of freight
cars were saved, that otherwise would
have burned.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-12-17
The Asylum stewardship.

The board of trustees of the hospital
met to select new steward today. There
are many candidates both from this
county and elsewhere.
If reports are true, Cass county resi-
dent, Mr.. Olmstead of Wheatland, was
in the lead for the selection.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-12-17
A DICkey County Ranchman
Has a Thrilling Experience
in the Storm.
Loses His Man, Team and
Band OF Sheep in the
Hills.
Two Elevators Burned at New
Rockford-Much Wheat
Lost.

CITY wednesday nlQnt ItOu VelVS, On tuo
500, for medical treatment. He was
caught out in the storm with bunch OF
sheep in the hills and barely escaped
with bis life. His team and q COW we're
frozen to death and bis hived man and
his band of sheep are supposed to have
succumbed. Mr.. Mcleod was taken to
Mrs. Buzzelis where he secured medical
attendance for his feet, frozen to the
ankle.
Mr.. Mcleod says his family lives two
miles from Cakes. With bunch Of 200
sheep he left there last spring to locate
on the Missouri river in the vicinity Of
Coal Harbor, point IN Mclean county
70 miles north of Bismarck. The sheep
were left with ranchman in LaMoure
county during the summer and late this
fall the drive resumed. just previous to
the storm the little band reached Pony
Gulch where Mr.. Mcleod left them un-
til be could get assistance from Coal
Harbor to help drive the remaining dist
ance. There be secured the services OF
a man whose first name was Floyd; last
name unknown.
The stock was driven all day Wednes-
day, but Thursday camp was made in a
little gully in the hills among the brush.
The men had no protection from the
storm except their blankets. The storm
continued Friday, but the provisions
gave out and at noon the men
started for q ranch which
they believed was but short
distance away. Floyd turned back Ut
the end Of the first mile saying he could
not face the storm; he would stsy at
camp and await the return of Mr..
Mcleod. Mr.. Mcleod got lost and 10
his wanderings came back to the
camp shortly afterward but saw no trace
of bis men. He decided to make another
attempt and walked all that night and
Saturday reached the ranch Of Alexan.
DER McAlllster, in the Dog Den billie.
He remained there over week without
medical attendance and was only brought
to Velvs Tuesday night after heroic
efforts on the part Of MI. McAllister. 1t
took four teams and number of men to
break the road through that distence,
about forty miles. John Petit brought
Mr.. Mcleod to the city returning
Thursday morning.
When the party left the McAlllster
ranch nothing had yet been heard Of
Floyd. An attempt was to be made at the
first opportunity to reach the place of
camp and rescue any of the sheep if they
we're yet alive. Mr.. Mcleod said the
last time he was in the camp Friday
some Of the sheep we're there and alive
though the team and the COW we're dead
A calf was still alive, however. His
mittens froze to his hands and he was
unable to start . fire, there was no pro.
lection from his hay rack, and 20 he
trsmped on through Friday night. He was
not aware that hls feet we're frozen until
after be reached the McAllister ranch.
His nose and chm we're badly frosted
but his hands we're untouched.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-12-17
up.''

Two horses, one black and one roam.
Weight about 1000 each. Roam branded
on loft shoulder. Owner can have same
by proving property, paying charges and
taking "critters" away. b. A. Riebe,
Sec. T. l43 r. GA, Pingree n. D.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-12-17
An Old Settlers. Statement.

An old Pswnee Indian weather pro.
phet OF the Kitkshsh band informed the
editor OF the Washburn Leader during
winters sojourn on the Lo1p Fork Of
Platte River, 1867, that every 40 years
came . terrible winter, which over
shadowed the seasons of the interim.
While the winter Of 1867 was q cold
and stormy one, it was no comparison to
the "hard" winter ten years previous.
Great floods usually follow iu the spring
from the accum mulstion OF so much snow.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-12-17
Nearly 5000.

The subscription to the Jamestown
business mems collection for charitable
purposes now amounts to nearly $780,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-12-17

Francis Photo Studio car will not be
N jamestown as advertised but at a
later date. Watch this paper for new
dates. G.. D. Francis, prop.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-12-17
Estrayed.

Estrayed from my farm southwest of
Sykeston, N. D., on Nov. lst. one red
COW; one two year old bull, spotted red
and white; one two year old beifer; one
two year old steer. and two calves also
spotted red and white. Address Jacob
Fast, Sykeston, n d., or Tenborg
Martin & Co., Carrlngton, n. D.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-12-17
The North Dakota Electoral Vote

The North Dakota Electoral Vote.
In accordance with the provisions of
the codes, the same relating to the final
determination of votes cast for persons
to be chosen as electors of president and
vice-president: Gov. Allin makes pro-
clsmation that the following persons
have received not less than one-fifth Of
all votes cast for electors of president
and vice-president, and that each of the
said persons received the number Of
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-12-17
opposite their names, VIZ:
Petit Jurors.

The following petit jurors have been
drawn for the January term Of court
which cOnvenes Ian. s.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-12-17

Taken UPON section IA. township 139
range 81. One roam mare about three
years old, one bay horse about three
years old. Owner, prove property and
pay expenses OF same. Wm. Farley,
Spiritwood.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-12-17

The old way Of delivering messages by
postboys compared with the modern
telephone. illustrates the old tedious
methods Of ''breakine" colds compared
with their almost instantaneous cure by
One Minute Cough Cure. Baldwin Bros.
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Personal.

Senator Tabor was once one of the richest of
the silver mine spectators of Colorado. He
was coarse. ignorant man, who knew c0nsid-
cradle about mining, and was pretty cunning
in his pursuit of the almighty dollar. The
"splurges" that he made in the hight of his
prosperity made many columns Of matter"
for the newspaper men and women. He did
much good. incidentally, for he embellshed
Denver with some fine buildings. But, like
most of his class. he was essentially gambler,
and now all of his fortune has gone in unlucky
ventures. Recently the last real estate he
owned-16 lots in Denver-went under the
foreclosure of mortgage for $35, 900.
Mrs. Susan Slocum, of Newport, r. J.. who
has Just celebrated the Goth anniversary of
her BIRTH is one of the few pensioners of the
war of 1sl2-her husband, George Slocum,
having served as drummer boy for the Home
Guards who marched across the beaches and
frightened of British transport.
Charles Francis Adams has given to the
Adams Chapter of the Daughters of the Revo-
luton the house at Quincy, Mass. in which
John Adams was born. The presentation was
made on the 161st anniversary of Adams's birth,
and among those present were two Of his grand
chiidren-Miss Elizabeth Adams and Isaao
Hull Adams.
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THE CHEERFUL sTEAM-wHIsTLEs.

The SIEAM- w H1SILESs
To a delegation calling to congratu-
late him Maj. Mckinley turned very
happily the incident of factory whistles
sounding in nonor of his election. He
said he would much rather hear them
blowing in the morning to summon men
to work. This cheering result is now
witnessed all over the country. Every
day the papers are filed with news from
every place in the Nation telling of fac
tories and mills starting up, iron works
resuming operations with a full force,
new enterprises projected, and uprising
hope and confidence all over the land.
The cheerful scream of the whistles of
re-opened mills must be an irritation to
the ears of Popocrats and calamity
howlers. They will hear in it condem-
nation of the hideous nightmare with
which they have afflicted the country,
and of JOY over their defeat, which means
deliverance from their mad schemes.
Chairman Jones very wisely took him.
self home to the wilds of Arkansas,
where no factory whistle can wound his
ear with its joyful call of honest labor to
well-paid industry.
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IN 1900.

Mr.. Bryan says THAI be is going t.
continue the fight feE free Silver, and
expects to win in 1860. Mr.. Bryan's
predictions always fNk to be verified
The NATIONAL TR8AE's almost in
variably come true. sWe will now say
in answer to him: Ns
l. The Free silversdestion will never
be an issue in another National cam
paign.
9. BY 1900 the Free Silver advocates
will be SO few that they will hardly get
out of the scattering" column.
Our reasons for this are that the Free
Silver issue is so radically wrong that it
could only hope to succeed by capturing
men at the outset before they gave the
matter sufficient consideration. AS soon
as the advocates of sound money Weakened
up to the danger menacing the country,
and began to present the arguments
against it, the evangelization was very
rapid, and Free Silver lost enormously
every day the discussion was continued.
There is no doubt that as late as August
Free Silver had majority among the
voters of country, whereas in November
there was recorded against it the aston
ishing majority of more than 100000
votes. Had the campaign lasted another
month this would probably have doubled.
The discussion will now be continued as
long the Free Silverites make any stir.
The general resumption of prosperity,
and the satisfactory condition our Ma
tional finances will assume under the
new management, will take away from
the Free Silverites the support they got
from the financial situation Of the Gov
eminent and the people.
The rapid increase in the worlds pro-
duction of Gold will produce monetary
changes in another direction, which will
demand attention.
There will in all likelihood be a
number of issues develop before 1900
in regard to domestic and foreign policy,
which will be so absorbing that Free
Silver will be forgotten
Undoubtedly Mn dsyan's splendid
stumping ability will be in demand in
1900, but it will be for the wrong side
of something else than the money ques-
ton.
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ARTICLES FORTHCOMING G.

TIE VERMONT BRIGADE IN THE
WILDERNESS By Breuet Moi. Gen.
L. a. Grant, commander Of the brigade,
and late assistant Secretary Of Var.
TIE BATTLE OF FAIR OAKS, OR
SEVEN PINES. By Mcj.-Gm H. H.
Plqisted, formerly LieatcRamt-Co,one Of the
1lh NE, and otter7ea,d Nqjor-Generrt of
Volunteers.
FIRING ON FORT SUMTER. A thrilling
story Of young Ohio mechanic frhc seas
in Charleston at The fine, and ,pas compelled
10 JON fhe rebels. but srao afterwards escap d
ard scrued three gears in a Union regiment.
IN AND OUT OF CHARLESTON. BIT
Il. o. b., young Connecticut man, nho
eos caught IN Charleston at the opening OF
hosfiInise
TIE GREAT MORGAN RAID. A True
History Of the Capture Of Gen. John H. Nor-
gan. ty the Capfor Himse!f-Mgj. Geo. w.
Rae, 9M Ky. Car.
"REMINISCENCES OF GETTYSBURG.
By Jas. Falton, d.. d., New London, Pa.
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THE SENATE OF THE 55th CONGRESS
Speculation is rife as to the com
plexion Of the next Senate. With 6
Republican President and Republican
House, what will the Senate be? The
54th Congress, which dies March a
1897. numbered SO members Delaware
lacked one owing to the Dupont contest
and of these A were Republicans,
80 Democrats, and six Independents
The Republicans lacked only one of a
majority, but the six Independent Sen
ators, aided by six or seven boiling Re-
publicans, who were looking longingly
toward silver, succeeded in blocking
every important measure by hanging a
silver amendment to it, and refusing to
vote for any bill that did not include a
silver measure.
When the 55th Congress convenes in
the Senate there will be SO" holdovers,"
% out-and-out Republicans who will
vote for gold and tariff Of the 81
remaining, six are Independents, includ-
ing shoup. Carter, Mantle, and Cannon.
OF these, shoup, of Idaho, and Carter,
of Montana, promise tariff votes.
OF the 81 new Senators, l 5 are straight
Republicans, s Democrats, 4 Silver, and
straight Populists.
This makes the straight Republican
vote 43.
On all questions of finance the Demo-
cratic sound money vote will be large
probably bringing the number up to So.
On questions Of tariff the vote will
probably stand 45-including Shoup
and Carter-with scattering approval
from Independents and Democrats.
If there are no contests there is some
danger in Kentucky--there will be a
complete Senate-9O members and 46
votes will be necessary to carry a
measure. In case of tie the Vice
President casts the deciding vote and
there is no need to say where Hobart
stands on questions Of tariff and finance.