Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1900-09-27

district, Ramsey, Benson, Pierce,
Rolettc, Towner and Eddy another
district. The Minot district would
then consist OF Bottineau, McHenry,
Williams and Wells. SO far as the
geographical location is concerned
such an arrangement as suggested in
the above, the Optic thinks, would
seem fair to all the counties inter-
eSted.
There is trouble in sight for a Fargo
milkman. a minnoW two inches
long was discovered in milk sold by
him to a customer.
Fargo Call: The "bicycle face" has
given place to the candidates face. "
1t is marked by set. look-pleasant
expression alternating with a solemn
rigidity Of feature supposed by the
victim to be indicative Of greatness.
The people in the vicinity of Oakes
have already contracted over 5000
acres of beets for the factory-6,O 900
being the amount required.
Adolph Slavek and Fred Grimm
went hunting near New Salem. The
latter fired at a chicken and one Of
the shot struck Slavek in the eye. The
wounded man became indignant and
opened up on Grimm shooting him
severely. Slavek is the fellow who
threatened to shoot his sweetheart
some time ago.
McCmre's man Lee candidate for
the senate was defeated by jacobson
in the caucuses held in Ward county
to elect delegates to the county con-
ventiOn and now the Optic claims that
Minot was carried by the jacobson
faction by fraud.
Five men confined in the county
jail at Lisbon tor blind-pigging, in
decent assault and burglary escaped
One of them who was sick had the
privilege of the corridor and opened
the steel cell doors.
The 500 depot has been moved to
the crossing Of the Dickey extension
of the n. p. at Lucca and: the town
will follow.
Robert Birch has returned to Bath
gate after two years in the klondike.
He cleaned up $4,000.
John II. Hager, a western ranch
man complains of the ravages OF
wolves. lie says: ''Out of less than
100 colts foaled in May. June and July,
Is were killed, virtually under our
eyes, as they were herded during the
day. and in pasture at night. Now
this is only three months and over 10
per cent. OF the crop destroyed. For
the remainder of the year the de-
struction goes on, and the ratio de-
pends entirely upon what is done to
reduce the wolves" He recommends
the organization of joint stock pro-
tective association, and the payment
by the association Of a $40 bounty.
August Johnson. a Grafton farmer
suicided at Clearwater. Minn.. by
hanging. Financial difficulty caused
him to commit the rash act.
1t was unkind of the Fargo police
man to crimp the young man just as
he was warbling "I've waited. honey.
waited long for yOu.'
Eddy and Foster counties are said
to have entered into combination tC
do Wells county on the nomination OF
senator on the republican ticket.
Wells has II votes and Foster and
Eddy combined IS.
Mrs. Clara L. Lowery fell into a
well at Dickinson and was seriously
injured The well was partly uncov-
cred and was on a vacant lot belong
ing to P. Mckinley, proprietor Of the
Mandan hotel at Mandan.
Judge Bowen Of Bismarck has re-
turned from his surveying trip
through the western part Of the
state where he has been during the
summer. He has completed his work.
In a fire at LidgerwoOd the follow
ing buildings were destroyed: Mat
Launda's place. valued at $1,000 no
insurance: MOviuS Bros. 81, 800. insur-
ance $500: Ralph MaXwell'S building,
600 M inSurHnce. John Nit chjlitich
81, 200, no insurance. The Monitor
Printing Company saved nearly all its
type and presses The origin Of the
fire is unknown.