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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-12-25
TO DEVEL0PE MINES
Coal Fields of North Dakota Are to
Be Developed Fully By q
New Company.
North Dakota fuel Company, Recent.
" Organized in New Jersey,
DisCI0ses Plans.
Nearly All the Mines in the State
to Be Controlled By the
New Concern.

Marvellous developments of North
Dakota's coal fields are promised by
the Dakota Fuel Company recently
organized under the laws of New
Jersey and capitalized at S5,000,0O0.
A combination of all the coal inter-
ests in North Dakota, with the possi-
BILE exception of the Washburn mine
at Wilton, is planned and when all
the plants are running properly the
company figures on daily production
Of 5000 tons of Ignite. The first
company to enter the combination
was the Kenmare Dry Coal Company,
with mines at Kenmare., Improve
ments to the amount of 500, 900,
include coal bunkers with an i'm
mense capacity, one hundred houses
for miners and the latest improved
mining machinery. The new company
is said to have made arrangements
with nearly all the coal companies in
the state to take the coal properties
and give the owners stock in the new
company in return.
The members Of the new corpora
tion have unlimited capital to back
up the enterprise. Among those
mentioned as being interested are
Hartman of the New York Central,
Curtis of the National Paper Company
and many other noted tinanciers.
Curtis is likely to be at the head Of
the new concern.
For some time the men interested
in the company have had a noted
mining expert named Law investigat-
ing the coal deposits Of North Dakota
and from his report they were sutfici-
emily encouraged to 60 ahead and Or
ganize the company. Over $4,000
was spent in thoroughly investigating
the coal fields.
1t is given out that the new corpor-
alton is not formed for the purpose
Of getting the best Of the public but
on the contrary will greatly benefit
all consumers. The coal will be
mined in such quantities and the
business conducted on such gigantic
scale that the price will be as low if
not lower than at present. 1t is pre-
dicted that within five years the
Ignite will leave the mines for the
east by the trainload, if the plans Of
the present mature.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-12-25
MAY MURDER CASE.

Bismarck, n. D. Dec. ,19-The de-
fese closed yesterday in the May case,
the prosecution announcing that
testimony in rebuttal would probably
be offered today. On crOss-examina-
tion DR.. Sweeney, the st. Paul expert,
stated that he thought the injury to
Mays head could be caused by an in
strument not less than pa to 224 in
ches in linear length. He did not think
monkey wrench could have caused it,
Several witnesses testified to the good
character of jeff May, the defendant
A witness identified the trousers worn
by May on the date of the death of
Harry HibbS. Witness Champagne
gave evidence regarding Mays state
ments after Hibb's death. May told
of having picked away the ice which
had been stained with blood and said
to Hibbs' father that ne could not
tell whether it was human blood or
not.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-12-25

the raising of chickens. Many farmers
who thought they knew something
about the subject had to admit that
the speaker had given them many
pointers. Mr.. Greeley is farmer and
lives on his farm near Gary, S. d.
He has two farm specialtieS, chickens
and sheep. He finds this enough for
one man to attend to. He is an in
teresting speaker and has fund of
information about farm matters ac-
cumulated since he was boy and a
hired man, working on farms.
Mr. Greeley says there is more
money in chickens than in any other
kind of poultry and has not had much
experience with turkeys or ducks.
With chickens he says a farmer can
clear 81 year hen, with each hen
of the right kind. On the average
farm, the poultry will keep the fam
lily in groceries, will help pay taxes,
and make things lighter for the
housewife. The kind of hens to have
is the non-setters and great layers.
There are many kinds but he has
found the Leghorns, white or brown,
the Black Spanish, the Plymouth
and Wyandottes are good varieties.
lAdISc llcllS dIt llOU plOllldDlc dS UllcS
eat too much. In some states large
flocks of chickens are kept as bus
mess and Mr.. Vandissier of New
York, a dealer in Holstein cattle
keeps on the side, as another branch
of his business, about 5000 white
Leghorn hens. In the winter season
he gets an average of 800 day for
eggs. OF course this is business
that requires care.
Hens to do well, should have clean
comfortable quarters with variety
of food The hen house should be
built next to the stock barn to help
keep the fowls warm in winter. The
| best feed in winter is mixture of
three quarters of wheat and one quar-
ter of oats sOwed together and kept
in bundles SO that the hens can
scratch out the grain.
| 1t gives them exercise as they get
in summer and which they need in
winter.
The hen house should have glass
windows on the south side to let in
the warmth. Glass also lets in cold
at night as well as heat at day and to
keep the hen house warm the little
chore of dropping the curtain at
night will add great deal to the
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-12-25
MANY PUSH ENGINES USED.

Push engines now play an important
part in the operation Of freight trains
on the Northern Pacific main line on
the Dakota division. There are now
in use one push engine stationed at
Casselton, three at Valley City and
two at Jamestown. The trains are
so heavy nowadays that it is found
difficult to get the same over the hills
even with the aid Of the big engines
used as helpers and sometimes a,
switch engine is used in addition.
| The engine stationed at Casselton
usually pushes the freights up the
hill between Wheatland and Buffalo,
going west. At Tower City an en-
gine from Valley City is usually at
tached and pushes the train up as far
as the Alta siding, between Oriska,
and Valley City. An engine is at
tached at Valley City and pushes the
| train from that point to Berea and
sometimes TO SanbOrn. From there
the train can get into jamestown
without any assistance. Going west
| from jamestown an extra engine is
| used as far as Windsor. From there
to Mandan the trip is made without
| assistance. No extra engine is used
between Mandan and jamestown on
| the east bound trip. One is used out
! Of jamestown east aS far as Bloom
and on the five mile hill between
| Valley City and Alta, and that is all.
An engine also pushes the Oakes.
| train out Of Jamestown.
| The extra engines used as helpers
are very expensive affairs as many
crews are necessary. In Jamestown
| two and sometimes more crews are.
kept busy, a switch engine being
used occasionally
At Valley City there are six crews.
besides a switching crew and there
are two crews at CaSSelton.
Efforts of the company are being
directed every year to the reduction
of the grades along the line and ex-
tensive improvements along this line
are contemplated for next year but it,
is likely that the helpers will be used
for a considerable time to come just
the same.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-12-25
MAY OPEN RESER RNATION.

FOrum: The treaty negOtiated with
the Fort Berthold Indians by InSpec-
tor Mclaughlin, providing for the
concession Of go. 900 acres Of land for
which the government is to pay $3.50,
600, has been transmitted to the
house bv the secretary Of the interior
for action. This land is located on
the Missouri river about fifty miles
northwetS of Washburn and within
the Ignite territory. There is said
to be considerable valuable farming
land in the tract. all the more valul-
able since it is on the line of the pro-
posed extension of the Bismarck
Washburn & Great Falls railroad.
The actionOf congress on the acquire
ment of this land and the opening tC
settlement will be watched by many.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-12-25
the FARMERS INSTITUTE
A GOOD AUDIENCE AT THE
OPENING MEETING FOR
STUTSMAN COUNTY.

! The Farmers Institute for this
county began at the Armory this af-
ternoon and good many farmers
from various parts of the county were
present. A much larger crowd is ex-
pected to be on hand Saturday. A
number Of ladies were also present.
1t is an unusual privilege in coun-
ty institute to listen to President
Worst, to Professors Sheppard and
Waldron, and to instructors #. A..
Hoverstad, NJ. f. Greeley, Jno. Arm
strong, and f. II. Schollander. All
these gentlemen arrived to give the
farmers of this county and the people
Of the city, interested in farm work,
the benefit of the latest information
in regard to agricultural subjects.
They discussed live stock, dairy
matters, tree culture, and in fact any
subject of general farm interest.
These Institutes have proven a
great benefit to farmers in other states
and as soon as the famers here find
out what they can learn by attending
them they will never miss an oppor-
tunity to do so.
The meeting was opened by Prof.
Sheppard, who took a large illustra-
tion Of a thorough bred COW painted
on chart and showed the difference
in the profits of raising Stub ccattle
and well bred stock. The reasons
why the butchers charged more fol
porter house steaks and the value OF
the farmers steer could be increased
were fully explained.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-12-25
THREE MILES OF SIDEWALK.

Bismarck Tribune: Sidewalk Con-
tract Ole Johnson reports the total
amoun, of cement walk laid by him
during the summer in the city of Bis
marck as 900 linear feet. This is
over three miles of stone sidewalk
that has been laid. In addition to
this he laid $500 feet of cement curb
ing. This shows to some extent the
Improvement that has been made in
Bismarck walks during the year. But
they must be seen-and walked on
to be appreciated.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-12-25
PRESIDENT WORST.

The audience that filed the court
room Friday night to hear the ,ad-
dresses by President Worst Of the
Agricultural college and by Hon. NJ.
F. Greely of Gary, an experienced
worker in farm institute work were
well paid for the attendance. The
house was large one for so short a
notice. The speakers were introduced
by Mr.. Hoverstad and the addresses
placed a new light on the education
of the farmers children. President
Worst's remarks were heartily ap-
plauded and the people Of the town
who were present were able to see
the force of his statements about the
necessity of improving the methods Of
conducting the farm as well as the
farmers present. President Worst
said that while this state has no
forests, no beds of iron ore, and no
stone for certain Industries that we
had the most wonderful soil in the
world. That while we can not pro-
duce many things, we can raise the
food that sustains life. Take small
strip of the surface soil from the
earth and the great bulk Of the pop
ulation will perish in a short time.
Even our sub-sOil is rich in plant
food. Our soil can be made to retain
it's fertility for an indetinate time by
proper methods Of cultivation. He
called attention to the Netherlands
where the ground has been cultivated
for hundreds of years and feeds mill
ions of people. 1t is all cultivated
and raises two or three crops year OF
some sort Of foods and support as in
Belgium a population Of $4,000 to the
square mile. A family lives comfort
ably on two or three acres and the
family consists of parents and often
ten to twelve children. The farming
is done intelliggently and the soil is
not robbed Of its wealth as it has
been In other parts of the earth
where once there was a tlourishing
civilization. Man has taken things
from the soil, improved on nature
made it possible for the earth to sus-
tain it's teeming human population.
The wild bitter potato,. originally no
bigger than a.hazel nut, was unknown
in Europe was found along the South
American coast. 1t has. been educat-
ed to become food that, without
which, a large part..of the. peoele OF
the world would be almost forced to
starvation. The same is etrue with
our domestic animals. The horse has
been developed from a wild animal to
an l,soo FOUNDER that.can pull his
own weight and into the speedy goel
developed into the different varieties,
and the wild buffalo, changed to the
thorough bred dairy COW, adapted for
milk, or into the fat steer for meat.
The wild wheat plant, with two ker-
nels, Siberian:product,. found fight
ing its.insect and other enemies for a
survival, has been changed to bear a
long head with many more.. kernels
that It needs for survival. Its fight
ing quality is gone but it has .given
n,sn food that is the staff OF life.
The secret of why the types can be
changed is that in all the different
species which appear to be each alike
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-12-25
POULTRY,

Friday afternoon at the Institute,
NJ. F. Greeley Of South Dakota gave
an interesting talk on poultry and
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Murphy 6 Co.'s Stock Letter.

New York. December Misrepresentation today was good; in most instances de- sided strength was exhibited. vigorous raid was made upon Sugar, with view apparently to disturb the general mar ket.
 But after a falling of 3ss the market rallied over per cent, and closed strong CT. A sharp rally took place in Amalga- mated Copper, although in this instance the maximum gain was subsequently lost.
 In the railroad list Baltimore and Ohio was consistently strong and made an ex- treme advance of over 2 per cent on the understanding that the subscriptions to the new stock had been entirely success full. Reading issues showed strength in face of heavy realizing sales. While the Erie issues were disposed to advance at every opportunity, about the middle of the afternoon a sharp upward movement occurred in the Vanderbilt group. Louis vile and Nashville and Southern devel- oped more strength than usual
 The market closed irregular under va rious cross currents of proht-taking, and bull manipulation, but the tone was en- titled to be called strong. Government bonds unchanged; railroad bonds strong.
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l Open. High. Low. Close.

Cash quotations were as follows.
 Flour-Easy
 Wheat-No. spring wheat. 7S@Soc; No. g. 75@D79c; No. red, S41AQ87c.
 No. oats, 46c; No. white, 47ssQ4Sc; No. white 47@471.c.
 No. ? rye, 651ac.
 Fair to choice malting barley. 5Sd62c. No. 1 flax seed, $1.57Q1.5S; No. 1 north western, 1.61.
 Prime timothy seed, $6.35.
 Mess pork, per bbl., $15 S0915.9O lard, per 100 lbs, s9s5d1o .O5; short ribs sides (loose), $s. .5O@S. 50; dry salted shoulders (boxed), 7ss@71kc; short clear sides tboxed) $8. .90Q9.10.
 Whisky, basis of high wines, a.32 Clover, contract grade, g. .4O09 AS.
 On the produce exchange today the butter market was steady; creams, 15Q 24c; dairy, 14@9oc; cheese steady 1O%c; eggs steady, 23@24c
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Fruit and Produce.

Fruit and Produce. Butter = Clover Hill, pound prints, 27c: hest creamery, 25c; Mississippi, beat grade, 200; good country. 14Q16c; mixed country, 10c.
 Appies-Per barrel, $4.25Q5.00. Sweet pot tatoes-Per barrel, $2QD2. .7. Irish Potatoes-Per bushel. s1lo. Bananas, Per Bunch = Culls. 6007bc: straights. q 2501. .5o.
 Eggs-Per dozen, 20025c.
 Lemons-Per box, $2.750A00
 Oranges-Per box, $2.25Q2. .50 Poultry-Best friers, 1Sc; medium. 1oc. hens, 25c; Pekin ducks. 40065c; puddle ducks. 250s5c; turkeys on foot, s09c: drawn. head and feet off. 121kc. Grapes-Malaga. so.5096.00. Onions-Per pound SIC.
 Cabbage-Per pound, 11kc.
 Peanuts-Per pound. 4m6c.
 Turnips-Rutabagas 1Ac per pound. Cranberries-Per box. $500: barrel, 5000. Dried Apples-California evaporated. oo: lib packages 91hc; sun-dried, 6c Pineapples, sa.25@2.5o
 Local Staple Groceries. Flour-Huegely's best patent. A. .75; Ten nessee patent, A.4b:a half patest. M.15. -Granulated,lb bc; Y. C.. 4ssc. packages, $11.S0; Lion packages, sl1. 30: Cordova packages. $lL0o
 Meats-Clear rib sides. Sc; bacon bel lies, 11c; dry salted bellies, sxc; best hams, 12,zc; four x hams. 11xc; Cali fornia hame. satc: breakfast bacon. 14c. Cheess-New York full cream 1s3kc. Lard. 10Ac basis.
 Compound Lard-S1zc basis.
 Molasses- Centrifugal, 16@35c; sugar. house. 20d35c; Georgia cane. 36c. Rice-Psr pound. l51c: fancy, To. Corn-Mixed, SIC; whftek sc. Meal-Daisy. S.45; w$ksr grounds. M.lk Hay, Per Ton-Choice fimothy, 5000: No. 1. s1B 50: clover mixeos u1-5o; prairie. S1s.00: Johnson grass. a,.W
 Oats-Mlxed, Goo; whi,e. Sc. Cotton Seed Msal-Pei fon. $A. &ran--A&lxeA x16: nara whaat s2z
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the January movement decrease there will be an advance
 If receipts keep up the price will work lower.
 This Is about all any one can say about the market. Unless the movement shows the government to be wrong in the crop the decline will not be material and when the change comes prices will advance very rapidly. For the present there is little encouragement to operate on either side of the market. Until the crop movement shows big crop there is not likely to be a severe decline. We wish every one a happy New Year.
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No. 2, solid veStibuled train, carries Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Cars Birmingham to Buffalo and from Bir- mingham to Cincinnati; Cafe and Obser. vation Car Attalla, Ala, to Radford, Va, and Chattanooga to Cincinnati.
 No. 4 carries Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Car Birmingham to Louisville and Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Car New Orleans to Cincinnati. Dining Car New Orleans to Chattanooga.
 No. 5 leaves Birmingham at 4:30 p. m., arrives at Meridian at 955 p. m.
 No. leaves Birmingham at 4:40 p. m., arrives in Chattanooga at 9:37 D. m.
 No. l. solid vestibuled train. has through Pullman Sleepers Birmingham to New Orleans and Birmingham to Shreveport. Dining Car. serving meals a Ia carte. Vicksburg to Shreveport Direct conncc- ton at Shreveport and New Orleans with lines diverging for Texas, Mexico. Cali. fornia ard the West.
 No. 3, solid vestibuled train. carries Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Car Cincinnati to New Orleans, also Pull man Sleeper Louisville to Birmingham; Dining Car Chattanooga to New Orleans. Direct connection at New Orleans with lines diverging.
 FRANK S. CANNON. General Manager.
 Washington. D. c. s. H. HARDWICK, G. P. A., Washing
 ton. D. c.
 c. A. BENSCOTER, A. c. P. A.. Chatta.
 nooga, Tenn.
 A. B. FREEMAN, T. P. A. Birmingham.
 Ala.
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LONG COTTON
 WAS SOLD FREELY A Marked Weakness in the
 Early Session LIVERPOOL WAS SELLING The Market Closed a Trlfle of From the Best Price Under Selling for Profits By Noon Buyers-The
 South Bought Freely.
LIVERPOOL WAS SELLING

New York; December 31.-The cotton market opened steady and unchanged to six points lower and was disposed to weakness throughout the first hour In keeping with a severe decline in Liver pool and under the influence of heavy receipts at the ports. Long cotton was sold freely smaller holders fearing con tinued declines. Within the first hour March sold off to $40 and May to s.n. Liverpool sent selling orders and 1t was claimed that Southern spot markets were easier. The South sent selling orders in the near months. January liquidation, howeves seemed to have spent itself and the selling by commission houses was struggling at most. The official estimates for Houston receipts fell far short of ex- pectations and started general turn about of professional bears. Wall street buying orders commenced to shift about and the South purchased May contracts quite freely. Then came light estimate for New Orleans receipts causing a gen. eral scare of ring shorts. Prices ran up point after point not only regarding the early loss but scoring an additional ad- vance, March reaching 8.14 and May S.N. For the rest of the day the market dis played firm undertone though at times off a tri1e from the top under selling for profits by noon buyers.
 The market was finally quiet and net two to thirteen points higher.
 New York, December 31.-Cotton steady middling 11-16; net receipts, 4,566. Gross receipts 17,S06; sales 6,115; stock 11O,79o; exports Great Britian, 13,65S; continent, 1,566.
 Total today: Net receipts, 6S, 192; exports Great Britian, 25,0S8 France S,22; con- tinent, 15,s41; stock, 1,o12,644.
 Consolidated: Net receipts, 1S6,1e5; ex- :. ports Great Britian 59,778; France 22,177; continent, 55,272
 Total since September 1: Net receipts, 4,754 136: exports Great Britian 1,565,OM; France, 426,57S; continent. A.319,s1s.
The age-herald., 1902-01-01
Money on Call.

New York, December 31.-Money on call strong at 6@15 per cent, closed bid and a sked 5tl6 per cent. Prime mercantile Taper 5@51s per cent. Sterling exchange
 asier with actual business in bankers bills at $4.s69s for demand and A.SS1aQ 4S35s for sixty days. Posted rates $4S41s @4871s; commercial bills $4.S3@4.S3 S31e. Bar silver 55%; Mexican dollars 43%; govern ment bonds strong; state bonds inactive; railroad bonds irregular
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Daily Statement.

Galveston-Easy; middling 8; receipts IS, ,980; stock 259, AS.
 Mobile-Quiet; middling 7B; sales 5OOi receipts 1573: stock 33,972.
 Savannah-Very quiet; middling 7H; sales 40; receipts 1o,043 stock Al, ,476.
 Charleston--Quiet; middling 8; sales 1o0; receipts 2959; stock 36,226.
 Wilmington-Ffrm; middling 7%; receipts 929 stock 15,105.
 Norfolk-Dull; middling &; sales S7; re- cdipts 1888; stock 45.33S.
 Baltimore-Nominal; middling SN; re- ceipts 1526 stock 11.709.
 Boston-Quiet: middling s7-16; receipts net 674; gross 5249
 PhiIadelphia-Quiet middling 8 11-16; re- ceipts 673; stock actual 2690.
 St. Louis-Quiet; middling 8; sales 65; receipts 6931; stock 51, 1,476.
 Memphis-Quiet; middling 15-16; re- ceipts 1889; shipments 3363; sales 22Oo; stock los, ,329.
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Bonds.
Financial.

New York. December S1-Commercial- Advertisers London financial cablegram:
 Business on the stock exchange was re-
 eticted today by the new year celebra- uon' Ine tone however was optimistic Tor 1902. American stocks held aro,,nd parity till the afternoon when thev weai,- ened on New Yorks early selling orders
 Your limits were too high, little business resulting The markets are very narrow The professional element is looking favor.
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cotton Letter.

c. W. Lee 6 Co.'S Letter to H. D. Coth-
 ran & Co.
 New York, December M.--Whether due to evening up over the holiday or to a big movement early and prospects of a lighter movement tomorrow. the prices declined at the opening and before the close had recovered most of two days loss. This was about what could be look ed for on such a market as the present one. A recovery in day of three days loss But there was not much enthusiasm about the market today.
 The advance took place rather easily to make short sellers altogether comfor- table. We do not look for much change until the movement falls of. sha,iid