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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-10-11
THE GHOST At THE FEAST.
What the Ensign Saw and What
Happened After Dinner.

What the Ensign Saw and What
Happened After Dinner.
In "The Story Of My Life" by Mr..
Augustus Hare, Is told the following
creepy story:
A regiment was passing through Der
byshipe on Its way b fresh e,aG;ers In
the north. The colonel az they staid for
the night IN one OF the country towns,
was invited to dine NJ q country house in
the neighborhood and 10 bring any ons
he liked with him. Consequently he took
with him a young ensign for whom he
had a great fancy. They arrived. and it
was a largo party. but the lady Of the
house did not appear till just rs they
were going In to dinner and when she APP
peared was so strangely distract and pre-
occupied that she scarcely attended to
anything that was said TO heS.
At dinner the colonel observed that his
young companion scarcely ever took his
eyes of the lady of the house, staring at
her In a way which seemed at once rude
and unaccountable. 1t made him observe
the lady herself, and he saw that she
seemed scarcely to attend 10 anything
said by her neighbops on either side Of
her. but rather seemed, IN manner
some one or somothlng behind her.
AS soon as dinner was over the young
ensign came to the colonel and said: "Oh,
do take me away! I entreat you to take
ne away from this placer
The colonel said Indeed your conduct
Is 80 very extraordinary and unpleasant
that I quite agree with you that the best
thing we can do is 20 go away" And he
made the excuse of his young friend be-
ing Ill and ordered their carriage.
When they had driven some distance,
the colonel asked she ensign for IN ex-
PLANTATION of bis conduct. He said that
he could not help II. During the whole
of dinner be had seen a terrible black.
shadowy figure standing behind the chair
of the lady Of the house. md 1t had seem
ed to whisper TO her and she 10 listen to
Il. He had scarcely told this when a man
on horseback rode rapidly pnst the orr
rage. and the colonel, recognizing one of
the servants of the house they had just
left. called out to know il anything was
the matter.
oh don't stop me. sirr" he shouted.
II am going for tho doctorI My lady has
Just cut her throotp'
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-10-11

Conductors don't always triumph. The
other day n sweet faced little matron on
a Castro street car looked up at the
knight Of the punch with bewildering
smile and said:
81 haven't a cent with me. but my hus-
band is to get on at Powell street, and he
will pay you. That will be oil right,
won't hT
Certainly" said the conductor. ring
ing up a fape, and he looked happy for
several blocks.
When the ear reached Powell street,
she was tie first TO get of and was on the
sidewalk befope the conductor had re-
covered from his surprise.
1.-The nerve of herr' he said. TITS Q
wonder she didn't ask for n transfer
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-10-11
Hinged on the Cows.

The London Outlook speaks Of lover
with an agricultural cast In his eye which
BODIED i'll for his lass.
lie was dairyman who owned 30 or
40 cows. He was arranging with the
minister about his wedding and WAS bid
den to name the hour.
well. SIR" he replied, II Gamma say
just to ap hour or so. There's the cows,
ye see. But I'll be there as soon az ever
I oan -
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-10-11
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Is Published Epery Friday.
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Transient advertisements. -One Square
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quent insertion 25 cents. Longer adver-
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space equal to six lines makes square
Figure work double price.
Obituaries and Personal Communica-
tions will be inserted at 5 cents per line
Yearly Advertisements at Special Rates
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-10-11

The wound caused by a medern bullet
when 1t merely graEcs the skin is well de-
scribed by Or. A. Norman, an army sur
geon. who says that such IN injury gives
the appearance of Q skin burned by hot
iron rod laid upon II. This, he says, ID
due 10 the removal Of the superficial cpl
dermia. exposing the true skin. which be-
comes brown after few hours.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-10-11
THE EAGLE HOTEL,
ChAS. A. McGAW, Proprietor
BEL AIR, ND.

The undersigned has assumed charge
of this old and well-known hotel and
proposes to cater to the travelling public
in the most approved manner. To those
who know the situation and advantages
of the "Old Eagle" no comment is neccs-
sary. 1t is unsurpassed for its quiet,
beautiful and homcike attractions. As
a summer boarding place it is unexcelled
and its reputation as stopping place
for commercial men and tourists will be
carefully nurtured. Everything will be
under the personal care of the proprietor,
and his ambition is to make the saying
true-"Once a customer, always a custo.
mer." Special terms for large parties on
application.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-10-11
THE LEAVES.

Up 60 the iesves IN a rso,ry blane
Through the BhiniHS autumn day 3;
70 llend N tho floating. iinly haze
And ride On the aSnd away.
They have done bbetr Suty tho summer longI
They have gathered an ample store
To feed the batk Of the motheF tgsest {.
Now theiT busy lite Is oos.
But by and by, when the May winds bie1
And the spring RSv vestaIre weares,
In Geld and garden will bloom again
The souls OF the aUumn loaVss
-Hsssh's Companioa
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1901-02-07
Mckenzie on Top.

Alex. Mckenzie and Judge Noyes
won out in great shape in their contest
with the San Francisco Mining Syndi-
cate over the Cape Nome receivership.
All the proceedings for contempt of
court were dropped and the score
wiped off clean.
McKenzie's attorneys made the legal
point that no formal notice of the
contempt proceedings had been filed
with the court at Cape Nome, and
asked that the proceedings be thrown
out Of court as the San Francisco
colrt had no jurisdiction. Decisions
showing the supreme court of the
United States sustained this point
were produced and the Lane crowd
found their scheme was up against the
real thing. The cases were dismissed
and the action puts Noyes and Nc
Kenzie in possession of every point for
which they contended. The San
Francisco syndicate probably have a
better notion of the lighting qualities
of the men from North Dakota and
Minnesota than they ever had before.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1901-02-07
keamare Coal Prospects.

The proprietors of the Kenmare
coal mine are enthusiastic over the
company's prospects, as the coal is in
great demand in the Twin Cities for
furnaces and steam boilers on account
of its cheapness as nOn-smOke produc-
ing qualities. A train load a day, CIV
ing the 500 road about $1,000 a day in
freight is not an unreasonable eSti-
mate of the production of this coal in
the near future.
The 500 road brought an injunc-
tional suit to restrain the company
from digging tunnel under the 500
track but it is said that Judge Cowan
refused to grant the injunction. If
the legislature or railroad commits
sioners would allow "Y" to be put in
at Darlington the towns on the J. &
N. and the main line of the N. P.
could be supplied with this coal, but it
is said the demand in the Twin Cities
will take all the mine can produce for
some time.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1901-02-07
An Old Soldier Writes.

To the Alert:-JamestOWn first
military funeral is now a thing of the
past. That it was so nicely managed
and so correctly carried out in all its
sad and impressive details in honor of
our dead soldier is pleasing to all of us
who knew and loved John Eddy. One
thing that impressed me beyond words
of mine was the picture presented by
the casket covered with the folds OF
the old flag under which he SO gallant
ly served in the far away Pacific.
And the soldierly Wright and Downs
standing at parade rest at the head
and feet Of their late comrade. Only
an old soldier has any idea of the
great difficulty of maintaining that
position Tor any length of time. Yet
without the movement of muscle or
SO much as the quiver of an eyelid
they stood out the sad hour. They
stood so still one could but think them
statues of the American soldier. 1t
was picture most impressive and
never to be forgotten.
God bless our boys who received
their baptism of fire under Oriental
skies and added new pages to the
glorious history Of the soldier of the
union.
r. NJ. Donnelly.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1901-02-07
Attorney Thorp recommended that
the bill of j. d. Gray for 81 10 for wit
ness fees be not allowed as Gray was a
witness for the Defense
Looking for Land.

4. f. Stambaugh Of Cincinnati, O.,
has been looking over land near Spir-
itwood lake and other parts of the
state. He reports that the unoccu-
pied lands in the northern counties Of
the state do not appear to be as good
or as cheap as great deal of the unoc-
cupied land in this county. He is fav-
orably impressed with his investiga-
tions here and says that Is or 20 set
tiers are likely to come here to take
land in the spring, as they are ali
anxious to 60 somewhere and are de-
pending on his reports.
Two parties from Anoka, Mimi,
were also looking over the county last
week. They were here on the 18th
and have spent two weeks in several
counties in the northern part of the
state. They are looking forward to
grow flax, stock and corn, and may
locate some settlers here. They rep
resented proposed colony from their
neighborhood.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1901-02-07
District Court.

The case of S: L. Glaspell and others
VS.. City Of Jamestown was called in
district court today, Judge Lauder
presiding. The action commenced
some time ago and involves the right
OF the plaintiffs to have certain lands
removed from the city limits proper.
The land in question is located in the
southeastern portion of the city and
is used for farming and grazing pur-
poses. Judge Glaspell and the others
interested petitioned the city council
something over year ago asking that
the land be declared a portion of the
city no longer. The request was not
granted and the suit was instituted.
There are a number Of other land
owners who may also ask to have their
real estate listed as portion of
township. City Attorney Thorp ap-
peared for the city and opposed the
movement on several grounds, one of
which is that it might involve the
security Of certain city bonds.
The suit of Watson VS.. Hazeltine
was heard as was also that of DR.. Vi
dial of Fargo VS.. Z. S. Savings and
Loan Co. There are s1,S0O involved
in the latter action. j. A. Murphy.
receiver of the n. D. Building associ-
alton, was plaintiff in a case against
Henry and Lizzie Dorm for the fore
closure of mortgage Of $1,000. The
association is said to have S., 600 in
mortgages out. 1t ceased business 10
years ago.
In the case of Glaspell VS.. City of
jamestown testimony Of the plaintiff,
Judge S. L. Glaspell, was submitted.
Attorneys Thorp & Thorp entered a
demurrer to the complaint. George
g. Eager was called as witness by
defendants attorneys.
Mr.. Eager testified as to the debt Of
the city. He said that it amounted
to but $24, 900 in bonds, about 81, 600 in
notes, and that the school debt was
$4,000. The farm of Judge Glaspell
was about one-half mile from a church
and about the same distance from
schools and business houses.
In the testimony of Judge Glaspell
he recited that he received no benefits
from his farm being located within
the city limits but instead had to pay
taxes 33 mills in excess of the amount
that would be assessed if his land was
outside.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1901-02-07

Miss Russell, carnations; Mr.. and Mrs.
J. Goodman, green bouquet; Mrs and
Miss McGinnis, carnations and roses;
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Smith, roses;
Miss Moxon, lilies of the valley; Mrs.
Conklin, wreath smilax and lily;
Mrs. and Miss Wallace, fiat bouquet
roses; Mr.. and Mrs. Stallman, carna-
tions. Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Eager, hya-
cinths; 3 unknown; Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Allen, red roses; Mrs. Harrington and
Miss Rrackett, lilies of the valley.
The armory was filled with people
at 2 O'Clock and many who arrived
after that time were unable to secure
admission. The stores of the city
closed until p. m. as mark of re-
spect to the deceased. Services were
affecting and impressive. The song
"We Shall Meet, But We Shall Miss
Him" was touchingly rendered.
A long procession of carriages con-
veyed the friends and comrades Of the
deceased to the cemetery where the
military burial services were perform
ed. A salute was fired by squad,
taps We're sounded and all that was
mortal of Sergeant Eddy was laid to
rest.
1t is seldom that such sorrow is ex.
pressed. The sympathy Of the entire
community is with the bereaved re-
latiYes in their sad loss.
Mr.. Eddy was the first Jamestown
member of Company H to die as re-
suit of desease contracted in the
Philippines.
The pail bearers were the non-com.
missiOned officers of his company:
John McElroy, Herman Wolf, Will
Hotchkiss, Will Gleason, Fred Wolf
and Ed. KurtZ.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1901-02-07
Some Business Changes.

The death Of Alfred Dickey has
caused "a number of changes and pro-
motions of others connected with the
work of the Wells & Dickey Co. and
the Alliance Mortgage and Invest
ment company of Manchester Eng.
land. Mr.. Dickey left all his business
and property to his son Alfred E.
Dickey except some Indiana property.
A meeting OF the Wells & Dickey
Co. was held in Chicago. Alfred
Dickey was elected a director in place
Of his father, deceased; H. P. Smart
resigned as secretary and treasurer
and was elected vice president of the
company. Mr.. Smart, who has been
closely connected with the work
for some nine years. has been
promoted to the actixe manage
ment of the Wells & Dickey company s
business here, as well as of the AL
lance company. He will beassisted by
Alfred Dickey, who will make occas.
ional trips to the state and by Mr..
Wells by letter and personal visits.
Wilbert Default was elected secretary
of the Wells & Dickey company, and
G. T. Hills engaged as bookkeeper OF
that company and cashier of the Al
lance company. He will assume his
duties as soon as he returns from his
vacation in Indiana. Mr.. Wells will
not return here for some time as i'm
portant business keeps him in New
York. Alfred Dickey is expected
Wednesday next. His fathers affairs
were left in good order, as was to be
expected from so systematic and
thorough business man.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1901-02-07
Exemptions and. Credit.

The Minneapolis wholesale houses
claim that the reduction of exemp-
tions to $500 in North Dakota will in.
crease the credit of country mer-
chants considerably. The Twin City
wholesalers say the 81, 500 exemptions
have always been regarded as liza
bility. In South Dakota the exemp-
tiOnS are $3.50.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1901-02-07
COunterfelter Convicted.

St. Louis. Mo-, Feb. 4.-In the court
of criminal corrections verdict of
guilty was returned by a special jury
in the case of the State VS.. John Bick,
president Of the Palestine Drug Com
pany of this city. Information in the
case was made by representatives of
Charles II. Fletcher. of New York,
proprietor of Castoria, charging the
Palestine company with initiating the
wrappers used on CaStOria.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1901-02-07
Awful Depravity.

Henry Stetfers and Hugh Shauger
were arrested in Fargo charged with
improper relations with Anna Rund-
gren, aged l3, Emma Rundgren, aged
nine, and Clara Wilkins, aged Is. The
little girls were lured to the room of
Steffers in the Minnesota house. The
girls have given full details. Shauger
is married man and has family.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1901-02-07
$500 repairs to executive manson; in
creasing maximum road tax to eight
mills.

Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 5.-The SEN
ate and house in informal joint as
sembly yesterday held exercises in
commemorative of John Marshall day.
Gov. White presided and prefaced the
remarks Of former Chief Justice Bar
tholomew of the supreme court briefly.
The latter made the principal ad-
dress of the day, paying an eloquent
tribute to the eminent lawyer and
jurist, The session of the two houses
lasted till 3 O'Clock at which time the
joint assembly met.
In the senate bills were passed pro-
viding for: Division of school dis
tricts; payment of extraditipn ex-
penses; interest to be paid in redemp-
tion.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Question of title or boundary aris-
ing in Justices court to be certified to
the district court, where it shall stand
for trial as though the action origin
ally commenced there.
Makes commandant of the soldiers
home secretary of the board of man.
agement and allows him not to exceed
$50 annually for such services.
No covenants of warranty shall be
considered as broken by the existence
Of highway or railway upon the land
conveyed unless otherwise particular
ly specified in the. deed
Justice not compelled to transmit
record on appeal to clerk of district
court until fee of 81 has been paid.
There was lively time in the house
over the fact that Gle Axvig's bill
providing for priority of threshers'
lienseover other judgments had been
referred to the wrong committee and
Axvig claimed there should be some
penalty for the kidnapping Of bills.
The bill was finally referred TO the
proper committee.
The bill of Rep. Hare defining what
property may be taken for eminent
domain passed.
Bismarck, n. D., Feb. 4.-Repre-
sentative Leech introduced a bill pro-
viding penalty for the abandonment
of children by parents or guardians.
The penalty to be one to seven years.
He&also introduced "a bill compelling
step-fathers to provide and care for
sten-children. The senate killed Law
eras' bill to extend the time for pay
men;t of taxes to November.
All of the Sl5O,90O refunding war
rants have been sold and the proceeds
will bring state payments Of current
expenses up to the first of the year.
The senate apportionment commit
tee decided to report Sharpe's appor-
tiOnment bill. There has been one
change made adding one senator to
Cavalier county, making two districts.
1t is.nOW evident that the bill will pass
the, practically as introduced.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04
WASHINGTON NOTES.

The navy department is about to es-
tablish a primary school for children on
the Samoan island of Tutuila. The naval
commander, Capt. Tilley, has made an
urgent recommendation to this effect.
The postofIice at New Paynesville,
Mimi, has been advanced to the third
class, bringing it into the presidential
grade
The postoffcc department has estab-
lished a steamboat mail service from st.
Michaels, at the mouth of the Yukon
river, to Beetle, new postofice at the
head of navigation on the Koyukuk river.
In response to an inquiry from the tia
liam government, the state department
has announced that it will receive with
pleasure as ambassador from Italy to
the United States f. Mayor DIES Plantes,
at present Italian minister to Servia and
a diplomat of long experience, Sig. Ma
laspini, the Italian minister to Buenos
Ayres, who was originally selected to
succeed Baron FaVa at Washington, will
go elsewhere.
treasurer of the United States today fled
with the clerk of the supreme court of
the District of Columbia their papers to
a petition for an accounting in connec-
ton with the well known Durkee claim
against the government for $40, 000,0G0 and
interest These officials assert in their
replies that the claim is wholly imagin-
ary false, fictitious and fraudulent, and
the records of the treasury department
fail to disclose any basis for the claim.
Courts martial are to be held in Manila
CT Lieut. Preston Brown and Capt
Francis Brown, Second infantry The
lieutenant is accused of killing native
who refused to recover the body of a
soldier from the river. The charges
against Capt Fremont are not yet
known.
Rev Thomas J. Dixon, of Missouri, has
been appointed a chaplain in the army.
He belongs to the Christian church
The court martial which recently tried
Maj. Charles A. Doyen, feet marine
officer of the North Atlantic squadron,
on the charge of intoxica ton and being
absent from duty without leave found
him guilty and sentenced him to a loss
of two numbers and be reprimanded by
the navy department.
The president today made the following
appointments in the navy: William P.
White, lieutenant commander; Alfred A
Pratt lieutenant
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04
WILL HELP TWINS
CONSTRUCTION OF NEW NORTHERN
LINES MEANS MUCH TO
TWIN CITIES
OPENING UP NEW TERRITORY
Connecting Link ia Third Trans
continental Route Now Under
Way Along intentional
boundary Line.

The construction Of new lines along the
int rnatiOngl boundary line between Mn
nesota ana Ontario from Gunhint wesE
to WarIoad, me- MS the opening OF a
large territory, some of which must Of
necessity be tributary to st. Pau and
NJ nneaToMs. Mann d Mckenzie, own
ers OF tie Canadian Northern "a lWay,
are now building a line from Guntlint
west TO Warcoad, winch viii be the con-
ne ting link OF the tran continental rail-
way from Port Arthur in the second
Canadian transcontinental line. This
line win run from Lake Superior through
to Manitoba and the Saskatchewan val
ley district and west to the Pacific COAST.
As soon as the road is compile ed there
win be a large influx Of settlers 10 the
new districts WHEN have hitherto been
inaccessible for lack cf transportation
facil ties. Mining propeIt es, deemed to
be rich in precious ores of all descrlp-
ton. have lain dormant for years, while
large tracts of fine uncut timber W II be
opened Up to the woodman's ak The
agricultural area of Canada to the north
OF Minnesota viii be geatly increased.
An this construction work is being done
very quietly, but surely, and the Twin
Cities W II feel the results of the newly
opened stretch of rich territory before
very long
"A Inc IS beiIS BuilI Dy the nhluIlSSOtd
& international from Bemidji northeast
to IIoochiching, on the Rainy river,
which viii connect with the Canadian
Northern railway and open up a large
section Of that country to the trade of
the Twin Cities. A company has been
incorporated to build a line northwest
from Virginia Mimi, to start on the
international boundary line in the Rainy
river district and connection will be
made with the Canadian Northern rail-
way, throwing open territory to the
head Of the lakes cities. This country
has always been regarded as a wilder
ness, but is a very fertile territory.
The Canadian Northern is the same
company that recently took charge of
the line Of the Northern Pacific in Man
itoba, when the same was leased to the
Canadian government. When this season
shall have closed, the Canadian Northern
will have LEO miles in operation and
win be the third largest railway corpor-
alton in Canada.