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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1897-04-29
sEEDERs At WORK.
Reports Show Every Man and
Team Busy in the
Field.

Farmers are in every field busy with
sesding. Every team and man 10
q work taking advantage Of the good
weather. The ground is in fine cond,.
ton also for this work in mort places.
Tns ground 10 drying rapidly in plowed
nslds, and big acreage will 10 sowed
bsfors Saturday night il the weather
holds good.
The amount Of water now in ponds
aud slougbs on the prairie has not been
squslled in 13 years. In many places
the roads are impassable and old trav-
slsd prairie roads that went through
low places are abandoned. This year
many OF the graded roads previously
uilt, but little used, will come into ser.
! fe in all parts OF the county.
The belief that there will be seasons
Of abundant rainfall for q number Of
years has put new confidence into farm
ers and the increase in value Of lands
will show this feeling if the promises are
borne out this year. ALREADY good
many pieces of land are being bought
and traded for, and the inquiries for
prices and locations are constantly com.
ing in to the real estste men. Little
land is sold for cssh-cash ID q scarce
commodity,-but fair prices are given
for time payments. There is no doubt
but the bed rock has been reached for
email profits in farming in North Da.
kots, and what have in reality been
Losses in the past may take turn for
profits, at least the feeling seems to be
that way. The possibilities of an east.
ern war and the scarcity Of wheat make
some believe that the reasons are not
without foundation.
LAND SALES.
Four years ago E. 8. Barnes was
working by the month in this city. He
concluded that be would try farming
and two years ago bought from Russell
& Co., half section of land in this
county, about four miles from Melville,
paying therefore $500. Last fall be
sold quarter section for $1,000 and this
year, The Alert IS informed, has an offer
OF sllO0 Tor the other quarter, 5000 cash
and balance thls fall. Mr.. Barnes has
concluded to hold on to the land and
get more, and is sorry he sold the first
quarter. Beside the profit on the ad
vance Of this land, he has money ahead
made from farming The secret of his
success ls good judgment in getting
land and thorough farming.
This Is an illustration of the steady
rise that is bound to occur in good North
Dakota farm property such as only can
be had IN this part Of the state at the
price.
The Alliance Investment company,
through Mr.. Dickey, sold last week six
quarter sections of land in LaMoure
county, five OF them at 81 an acre and
one at 1925 an acre-all to farmers who
are old residents of the state The
quarters will all be cultivated. A Sc an
acre offer for another bali section was
refused.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1897-04-29
Interest to Taxpayers.

Interest to Taxpayers.
A circular Of information about the
new state revenue law - it applies To
the collection Of taxes for 1896 and 1885,,
says,
A penalty Of three per cent will be
added to sll unpaid real estate taxes for
1885 on June l, 1897, and further pen.
atty Of five per cent On Nov. l, 1897. On
this the law 10 construed to mean that
D6 taxes are 70 bs collected under the
new sct ct but the same time the tax.
payers ore not 70 b deprived OF any
privileges thst existed under the old Law
hsnco the penalty wall not be added till
June l, after which the new Law will
apply.
All real estate on which taxes sre un.
paid will 30 sold for the taxes by the
county auditor on the first Tuesday 10
Dooember.
One per cent will bs sddsd to oil IN.
paid personal taxes on June !, 1897, and
ono pr cont On the drst OF each month
thossaftsr until paid OF collected By dr..
tsaint.
The taxes Of 1897 will be due Nov. /,
1897. The 1897 real estate tar will b.
como delinquent Jan. l, 1893, and tho
pessonal tax March l, 1888. Penalties
Will b added to Ill unpaid real estate
taxes a. follows: Three per cent Jan. l,
thTes per csut March l. three per cent
Jnne ], and five per cont Nov. !. A pep.
atty Of five per cent will be added to all
unpaid taxes on March l. 1898. and in.
forest st the rate Of one per cent per
month thereafter until paid. A list Of
unpaid personal taxes must be FLED with
the sheriff April Is, and the sheriff is
compelled to proceed at once to collect
ths same by distrs,nt and sale Of
property.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1897-04-29
Taxes For 1s86-.1807.

Deputy Assessor Chas. Flint is making
the tax assessment for the 1897 tar. The
valuation will be about the same as last
year on personal property. There is no
dog tax listed this year.
The following is the summary Of state
and Stutsman county general taxes for
1896, for which County Treasurer Hal
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1897-04-29

Oascsrets stimulate liver, kidneys and
bowles. Never sicksn, weaken or gripe.
10 cents.
A torpid liver means bad complex
ion, bad breath, indigestion and fre-
qusnt headaches. To avoid such COM
panions take DeWltt's Little Early
Rissrs, the famous little pills. y. Bald
win.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1897-04-29

No disposition is shown to let taxes
90 unpaid owing to any so-called tech
nicallty in the law. Taxes become de.
linquent in June. Penalty on delinquent
taxes is three per cent and one per cent
a month thereafter until paid
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1897-04-29

A
and vt. Paul % that oil cake 10 sbund.
ance could be had for feed. A member
OF Chicago shipping firm spoke Of the
importance Of good shelter % we'll -
feed. Fodder crops were also advocated
~ feed, in addition TO grass.
Prof. Shaw Of tho agricultural depart
ment Of tho Ninnssota university Cd.
dressed the meeting, saying substan.
TALLY.
II an much interested in feeding stock.
Last tall I bought car Of Montana long
20 st $a3 per head delivered, fed them
tivs months st cost Of 4l2 per bssd, not
including labor. and cold Last week at
o6 per hsad-. gain OF SO per hssd.
We fed equal parts Of wheat bran. ground
barley and ground corn, an average Of II
pounds per day psr bead. You psopls
can do the same thing il you like, or if
you prsfsr cell your fssdars 70 our Mn.
nssots farmers and lot them ht for
market. Tho ssssEs I sxpsrimsntsd
with gained nearly two pounds psr day
sfesr the 6rst three weeks; they began
to gam sfter the nrst week" The pro-
fsssor also spoke Of tho value Of tax
whom properly used, citing tho fact that
95 per cent Of the product went soross
the ocean, which Wa entirely wrong.
He also ssid Austrian Bronze grass was
sdsptsd to . climate like this; would
stand severe cold; be advised all to try
1t. For sale BY Northrop & King, Min
nespolis.
Prof. Shaw also spoke on the question
Of feeding sheep. He had expsrimented
IN feeding sheep at bis station and found
It profitable. He stated that 80 per cent
OF our sheep 90 onto the market in an
unfinished condition, and he wanted to
see tho farmers take tho unfinished NUT
tons IN winter time and properly fit
them for daughter. There would be Q
profit in it for them.
An effort will DO made TO do away with
tho 81 terminal charge by railroads at
Chicago. Tho Montana stock :assoc,a-
tion met two days before ct Miles City.
Many visitors attended both meetings
The Montana State Veterinarian, Dr..
Knowles urged great caution in import
ing breeding stock. It u stated that %
per cent Of the Canadian cattle had tuber-
culosis and breeders were aware that
ono bull even with no visible evidence
of the disease would transmit it TO
thousands
Contagion from hog cholera had been
carried 200 miles on tho SHOES Of visl.
tor to the animals OF another person.
Prevention Of disease 10 cheaper than
the sxpeuding q millions 70 stamp it out.
The fact that Nontans has . clean bill
Of health 10 big lnducement to buyers
TO buy Montana stock. It was said that
buyers would give Is cents per head
more for Montana sheep because there
10 clean bill of health connected with
them. There 10 . VACCINE which will
absolutely prevent blaekleg. The vac.
cination costs from 10to 25 cents per
animal. II will not cure; it prevents.
The question OF distributing the sale
OF cattle over year was discussed and
the only solution was feeding in other
localities, such as the big yards IN large
cities, or feeding and shelterlng at
home.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1897-04-29
Paul Holy Track and Phillip
Ireland Make q Full
Confession.
Say That They Alone Killed
the Spicer Family
While Drunk.
Completely Exhonorate Both
Black Hawk and Coud0t
From Completely.

lsws sensation IN the epicer murder
eass. The latest rspoEt froa Fort
Yates 10 that the au1hoeitioo have %.
sussd . full written ossfssslsa from
ths two boys. Holy Ttask and ireland.
eomplstsly sxosseatias ~ lndians.
Black Hawk and OoaAet, ffem CON.
plicity in the murders, and taking the
whole crime upon thsmselvss. Whom
the crime was committed the boys
were both intoxicated, and Holy Track
ssyS that hs does not remember
whether he used an a1e or Q hoe 70
nUtilate the bodies.
Paul Holy Track is 20 and Phillip Ire
land IL. both full blooded Sioux, and
they state in their confession that theday
proceeding the murder they went to the
Spicer homo, but opportunities we're nm
favorable and they returned the next
day under pretense Of buying horse.
They went to tho barn and found Spicer
st work and assisted him for half 90
hour. Az soon - his back was turned
Holy Track picked up % old shotgun
they had brought along and shot Spicer
in tho back. Holy Track then ran to
the house and notified Mrs. Spioer, IN
struoting Ireland to reload and shoot
her - soon % she appeared in tho barn
door. When Mrs. Spioer came to the
barn Ireland weakened. Holy Track
then took the gun and shot her IN the
breast, and % she 10y on tho ground out
eide OF tho barn Ireland stabbed her 70.
peatedly with pitchfork.
Both Indians then started for the
house and met old Mr.. Wsldron outside
Of tho door. Holy Track struck her in
the back with sn oak stick and also
broke her arm. Another blow on the
head was dealt and she dropped to the
ground dead:
They then entered the house where
Mn. Rouse had discoverd what wss GO
ing on and had armed herself with .
garden hoo. Holy Track 4struck Of hss
with the club but she dealt him terri
ble blow on the head, cutting gash
three inches long. The blood poured
down his face and into his eyes, binding
him. Mrs. Rouse again raised tho hoe
and in striking the handle caught on q
wire attached to the stove pipe, throw
ing the weapon ont Of her hands. She
was then completely at the mercy Of the
two wretches who made short work of
her. The babies were killed by beating
their brains out against the wall. Both
Of the Indians state positively that the
women were not criminally assaulted
and that the doctor who conducted the
post mortem ls wrong concerning this.
After having completed their bloody
work they dragged the body Of Mrs.
Wsldron into the house where she was
found. They went to the barn and
dragged Mrs. Splcer's body into that
building, covered Sploers body with
refuse and returned to the reservation.
Both boys state that they had been
drinking and that they carried bottle
Of whisky to the house with them. They
have been kept apart since their arrest
and tell the same stories.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-25
DEATH OF HARRY FRACKER.

A telegram was received by Mr.. II.
d. kampmann this morning, annOunc-
ing the death of Harry Fracker, which
took place at GAINESVILLE, o., yesterday
Deceased left San Antonio February
s TO visit his mother, who was sick
in GAINESVILLE, and has since died.
Mr.. Frackcr had lived in San An
tonic for a number of years. In the
early days of the Arkansas Pass rail-
way, he was one of the clerks in the
general freight office. Subsequently
he was clerk in the International
freight Office in this city. Latterly he
has been in charge of the Mexican
curiosity department of the Menger
hotel. Deceased was a Knight OF
Pythias. but had not affiliated with
the local lodges of this order.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-25
THE DISTRICT COURTS.

J. IL. Bruce is being tried in the
Thirty-seventh District court on Il
charge of assault to murder. Otto
Fielder was fined $25 as a defaultinS
witness in this case this morning.
The injunction in the case of John
l.. Hickman against Thomas and Re
fugio Lamb and George c. Altgelt,
was sustained by Judge Green.
NJ. V. Search was acquitted yester-
day on a charge of burglary and an
other case against him was dismissed
by District Attorney Levy.
In the Forty-tifth District court a
case of Axel Meerscheidt against l..
r. Calhoun, to try title, is on trial by
jury. . .-
A verdict was given for defendant
yesterday in the damage suit of Will
liam b. Guillandue against the San
Antonio Street Railway company.
A petition was filed in the Forty
fifth District court yesterday, wherein
Della Rose Ciaridge wants her name
changed to Della Rose Wallace Bur
ton. She is the twelve-year-old
daughter of +. Il. Claridge and Mrs.
Rosa /. Burton, nee Mrs. Claridge, but
now divorced, the latter now being
the wife of William Z. Burton.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-25

wit and satire, suddenly stopped. and,
looking at his watch, exclaimed:
Gentlemen, stleaveyoul Ihave
promised the printer chapter OF The
| Virginians' tomorrow morning and /
haven't written a line of it yet. hate
to go, but must. The printer is in
exorable; so, wishing you all another
meeting when can be longer with you,
bid you agood evening"
There was present minor author
named Kennedy and Thackeray had al
most reached the door when he called
him back and said:
perhaps l can write the chapter for
you. What are you going to describe?"
The great novelist seemed little as
tonished at this bold proposition, but
he was toopolite to say what he thought.
Kennedy, you are extremely kind
and gladly would I let you write the
chapter for Inc, for hate to leave a
jolly party in the midst of fun"
"Then don't" all the company cried.
"Stay with us and let Mr.. Kennedy
write it."
Il have half mind to let you do it,
just for the fun of the thing. 1t is a
chapter, chiefly of description, giving an
account of my hero's escape from Fort
Duquesne."
eff that's what you are writing about
can do it, for know every foot of the
ground"
"All right, then" said Thackeriy, re-
Stunning his seat at the board. let me
have it early tomorrow morning"
Mr.. Kennedy withdrew, and, going TO
his home, wrote the fourth chapter of
the second volume of 'The VirgiIians,"
and thus it happened that the narrative
of the hero's flight was so accurate as
to the topography of the country
through which he passed.-N. Y. Re-
corder.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-25

gets too brown do not attempt 10 cur
it off, but as soon as the bread is cold
rub it over with a coarse tin crater and
remove all the dark brown crust.
ALWAYS remember that one of the best
appetizers is pleasant conversation.
It is said that if each of the large pep
pers is rolled in paper and put in dark,
cold place it will keep green and may
be used for a vegetable until midwinter.
When baking a custard pudding or
pie, as soon as the custard becomes
solid remove the dish from the oven, for
too long cooking will make a custard
watery.
A delicious sauce is made from grated
horseradish root mixed with lemon
Juice, q little salt, and q suspicion of
white sugar. Served with cold meats, 1t
makes them much more inviting and
palatable. This sauce will retain its
flavor for some time if kept well COW
cred when not being used. Made with
the Juice of n lemon, the root does not
discolor so quickly as when made in the
old way with vinegar.
One of the best and quickest ways of
cleaning the isinglas windows in stove
is with vinegar and water Dip soft
cloth in the vinegar and water. and
quickly rub the windows over, going
well into the corners. The windows will
clean for a long time.-N. Y. Sun.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-25
LEFT THE CITY.

Chas. PueSchel, who left suddenly
yesterday morning for Marion, as was
given out by his friends, gave n chat
tel mortgage to NJ. Rhein, before his
departure, on his restaurant and fix
lures. in the Reuter- saloon, for SAL. 40.
Last night the restaurant was trans
ferred to Hans Bruckman.
Today creditors of Pueschel began
to look out for means to collect their
money. and several suits were filed
in the courts. 1t is understood there
are bills aggregattng $1,000 outstand-
ing.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-25
WOLVES IN THE NORTH.
Montsna's Savage Gray wolf-Incresse OF
Wolves in Wisconsin.

mon hOl-1hcrtHse OF
Wolves in Wisconsin.
The gray wolf, the bane of the cattle
man and flockmaster, appears to multi
ply and flourish in defiance of the efforts
OF the hunter and the price set upon
his head. Adyices from all sections
Of the range country report that gray
wolves are as numerous and destructive
as ever. Range riders are witnesses
to the fact that the latest and strong
est steers are frequently overcome by
these ferocious beasts, while the weak
and infrm surrender to their attacks
almost without struggle. The live
stock loss of Montana from this source
cannot be calculated, but from the ma
ture of the case IL must be tremendous.
Professional hunters state that the
gray wolf is an exceptionally difficult
animal to circumvent; his cunning is
remarkable, and his suspicious nature
causes him TO avoid any locality which
lis keen senses notify him has been
invaded by his human enemy. He is not
a gregarious animal, preferring to roam
in small punches, which prevents such
Il wholesale killing as could be accom-
plished if large band should fall with
in the power of the hunter. He avoids
poisoned bats and dead carcasses; he
is essentially a beast of prey, prefer
ring fresh meat all the time, and when
the pangs of hunger are felt he starts
out to find something with warm blood
in it.
For these reasons, wolf-hunting is
an extremely slow and precarious occu-
patton; trapping, chasing and shooting
are practically the only methods that
produce results, and attractive induce
ments are necessary to encourage hunt
ers to engage in that work as a means
of livelihood.
Beyond any doubt the timber wolf
is fast gaining in numbers in the woods
of northern Wisconsin, until it is al
most unsafe for a man without means
of defense to be found out alone over
night in the depths of these forests.
In the counties of Bayfield,, Washburn
and Douglas they are reported in great
numbers, and, although they are hunted
for the bounty. their numbers seem
to increase instead of decrease in late
years. A hunter returning home one
night not long ago, in Washburn county,
is reported to have killed seven out of
a pack that kept him prisoner in a
tree for some hours. 1t was but few
weeks ago that a young woman near
SPooner, while returning home alone
Mt night, was compelled to seek refuge
in a tree to save her life from a pack of
wolves. Many sheep, calves and hogs
have fallen prey to their depredations,
and the time is coming when for human
safety and n protection TO property
these animals will have TO be driven
out. In winters of deep snow they are
not nearly so bold. Other game, such
as deer and rabbits, being plentiful
the deep snow makes them easy prey
But this winter especially more com
plants of their boldness are heard thar
ever before, and it would seem from
ouch that their numbers have greatly
increased.-St. Louis Democrat
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-25
THE OHIO FRESHET.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Feb. 25.-There is
but slight hope today over the pros
poets of an early fall of the Ohio riy-
er. At 8 a. IN. today the gauge reach
ed the stage of 80 feet, 6 inches, hay-
ing risen at the rate of an inch an
hour since IL a. m. yesterday. The
river men here say that with the
present weather conditions the water
will begin to recede within five or six
hours after it ceases rising ut Ports
mouth. So far no fatalities are re-
ported, but hundreds of families i<sng
the river banks have had to desert
their homes.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-25
THE RUIZ INVESTIGATION

Madrid, Feb. 25.-Premier Senior
Canovas Del Castillo, minister for for
eign affairs, the Duke of Tetuan and
the minister for war, Lieut.. General
Acarraga, had a long conference Oh
the case of Ricardo Ruiz, a citizen
of the United States, who died re-
Gently in prison near Havana Semi
officially the Epoch, referring to this
conference says: The government is
prepared TO make inquiry into the mat
ter, and adding that if Ruiz was Ill
treated, the guilty parties will be pun
iShed.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-25
French Thiers Clever Gamr.

A short time back 4 weli-dressed
5 !ranger called at fashionable Jew
eler'S shop in Paris and selected a gold
watch and chain, value Els. Placing
on the counter his apparently we'll
lined purse, the customer tried on"
the watch and chain in order to Judge
Of the effect, when, suddenly glancing
out of the door, he shouted: Punch!
Punch! come here-come here, you
brute!" As the dog did not obey he
ran out after it. Punch was a clever
accomplish, and ran all the faster the
louder his master called. When the
ieweler at last awoke to the fact that
he had been victimized, both dog and
master had disappeared.
Queens Idea OF Cremation
The queen of Roumania has given her
royal approval of cremation as q
method of disposing of the dead which
she thinks it not only hygienic but rea-
sonable, but she is panied TO declare that
the method Is very unpoetic and some
what conflicts with the sentiment con
veyed in certain verses written by hel
majesty upon one of the numerous oc
casions when she courts the muse. In
these verses she expressed the belief OF
the future life of the body as well as Of
the soul, and she can see no cheer IL
ashes, which she declares are dead II
truth and in deed.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-25
PIG FOOLED THE DOG.
Both Wanted Same Place to SLEEP In ans
the Porker Got 1t.

Both Wanted Same Place to SLEEP In aud
the Porker Got 1t.
Here is a true tale of dog and 4 pig.
They were both passengers on the same
ship, and quite warm friends. They
used 10 eat their cold potatoes off the
same plate. and but for one thing would
never have had any trouble. This was
the fact that the dog had kennel and
the pig had none.
Somehow the pig got it into its head
that the kennel belonged to whichever
could get into it first, SO every night
there was race. If the dog won he
showed his teeth, and the pig had to
lie on the softest plank he could find.
If the pig got in first Toby could not
drive him out.
One rainy afternoon the pig found it
rather unpleasant slipping about on
deck and made up his mind to retire
early. But when he reached the kennel
he found the dog snug and warm in
side. "Umph!" he said, but Toby made
no reply.
Suddenly an idea flashed upon him,
and, trudging off to where their dim
ner plate was lying, he carried it to a
part of the deck where the dog could see
it, and, turning his back to the kennel,
began rafting the plate and munching
as though he had feast before him.
This was too much for Toby. A good
dinner and he not there! Piggy kept
on until Toby had come round in front
of him and pushed his nose into the
empty plate.
Then, like a shot, he turned around
and was safe in the kennel before Toby
knew whether there was any dinner ON
the plate or not.-London Telegraph.