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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-12-12
In the House.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE house
yesterday devoted practically the
whole day to discussion of a resolu-
ton to limit the period of taking tes-
timony in the Wagner Butler con-
tested election case to 40 days, and
finally adopted resolution to that
effect by party vote-155 to 118.
The purpose of the resolution is to
permit the house to pass on the case
at this session. Under the regular
method of procedure several months
are given to the preparation of con-
tested election case. Mr.. Butler, the
sitting member, was unseated at the
last session and again returned at the
last election to fill the vacancy. He
had over 5000 plurality ON the face
OF the present returns, but the re-
turns are contested.
The house agreed to hold a session
on Sunday, Jan. 25 for the purpose of
paying tribute to the memories of the
late Representatives Russell, of Con
neeticut and Sheppard and Degraffen-
reid, of Texas.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-12-12
Senate Passed Bill Fixing Com
pensation of the Anthracite
Coal Strike Commission.
THE WAGNER BUTLER CONTEST.
House Devotes Almost the Entire Day
to Discussion of a Resolution to
Limit the Period of Taking Test.
mony in the Case to Forty Days.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE senate
late yesterday afternoon passed, with
several amendments, the bill fixing
the compensation of the anthracite
coal strike commission, and 1t now
goes to conference. The sentiment
of the senate was strongly in favor
of allowing the members of the com
mission who are not in the civil or
military service of the government a
lump sum for their service. and after
considerable debate $4,000 was set
tied upon rs the proper amount, thus
taking the matter out of the hands of
the president, as the bill originally
provided.
Several other amendments to the
bill were adopted, fixing the expenses
of the commissioners and the assist
ant recorders at $40 per day, instead
of SIS, and leaving the question of
the amount of salary to the assistant
recorders and employees to the COM
mission. The name of the commits
sion was changed to Anthracite Coal
Strike Arbitration
An amendment offered by Mr. Dan
lei tVa.) intended to prohibit officers
In the civil or military branches of
the government from serving on com
missions or performing duties other
than called for by law, provoked Il
long discussion, and in response to
the appeals of Mr.. Allison and Mr..
Hoar finally was withdrawn.
At 2 o'clock the statehood bill came
up and there was a brisk exchange
between Mr.. Quay. who favors the
omnibus bill, and senators who OPP
pose it regarding its consideration.
Mr.. Quay and Mr. Bates said they
were ready to vote. Mr.. Beveridge,
Mr.. Lodge, Mr. Hale and others pro
tested against pressing the bill SO
soon after IL was reported, and it went
over until Monday.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-12-12

City Bonds to the Amount of Thirty
Thousand Dollars Sold to Ginein.
natl Co.
The city bonds have been sold tC
w r. Todd and Company, of Gin
clnnatti through the Monongahela
Valley Bank. The bonds were sold
at par value, and the Cincinnati
company have paid for the same.
with accrued interest from July
18Th.
The bonds amount to $4,000
and were issued early last spring for
paving, sewering and other neces-
sary improvements. Fifteen thou
sand dollars was apportioned for
sewering, $500 for paying old or
ders and the remainder for paving.
The bonds bear five per cent in
terest
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-02-13
MUSICAL PROGRAM AND nor.
KNIGHTS Of Pythias Musical enter.
tainmcnt and Dance q
Success.

The Knights of Pythias assisted by
the Rathbone Sisters entertainment
and hop given Tuesday evening was a
grand success. Chas. Weber, Chester
Hodge, John Severn and Billy Thorn
hill had charge of the arrangements
and the program went of without q
hitch.
Excellent vocal solos were given by
Mrs. b. Orlady, Mrs. DR.. Sifton and
Miss Irma Smith. The latter has a
fine contralto voice OF great promise.
A violin solo by Miss Carrie Baldwin
won lots .of applause. Misses Taylor
and Hofacker gave piano solos and
evidenced skill in the performance.
Il. S. Russell gave recitation from
1.-THE LADY of the Lake" which was
highly interesting.
Dancing followed the musical with
intermission for a fine supper served
by the Rathbone Sisters. There were
l25 people for supper.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-02-13
May Case.

States Attorney Allen of Bismarck
discussed the case of jeff May, arrested
for the murder Of Harry Hibbs, freely
Wednesday evening and seems to have
no doubt that the State will be able to
prove the charges made against the
defendant. A strong fight is expected,
however. May is worth about Sl0,O 900.
1t has been rumored that Bill Irwin
of St. Paul, the noted criminal lawyer,
will be called to defend the prisoner.
Harry Hibbs possessed property and
money to the amount Of about $1,000
at the time Of his death. Mr.. Allen
says that May is gOod-looking fellow,
a good horseman and one who would
be likely to appeal to the romantic
tendencies of a woman. Mrs. Harry
Hibbs is a comely, 1.-the, energetic
woman, q years Of age. She is a
skilled horsewoman and possesses dar-
ing in this line to a remarkable degree.
Last summer she won considerable
fame by riding down seven wolves and
killing the animals. She used no sad
die which made the performance all
the more remarkable. Fond Of out
door exercise, life is said to have been
very agreeable to her on the ranch.
May has a good looking wife and a
beautiful child eight years of age.
His home life has been very pleasant,
it is said, until not long ago when
circumstances led to a separation.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-02-13

vegetables are as easy to grow as this
it seems that something is wrong
when vegetables for winter use have
to be shipped in for the towns. The
farmers ought to shipping them out
side the state instead. 1t is on a par
with the shipping in of butter and
eggs, in grain and poultry country.
cit is too much trouble to raise the
onions as they have to be weeded" "
is the reason that one farmer gives
for not having nice lot to sell this
winter. The trouble is the wheat
crop. That crop is easy to raise and
while it doesn't pay, yet it always has
been wheat and it is too much trouble
to change now. Such is the reasoning
that many farmers use, not looking
ahead far enough to see that wheat
growing will have to be abandoned as
the main farm work sooner or later
and the sooner stock and small farm
products are raised, the better off the
farmer is going to be.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-02-13
People who DID Not XIII.

The inhabitants of the Canary is
lands, the Guanches, were, it is sup
posed but the mountain shepherds Of
a submerged world. Though SO strong
physically, the Guanches were never
theless n very gentle race. They rare
ly made war on one another, and when
the Europeans fell into their hands
they did not kill them. but sent them
to tend sheep in the mountains. So
tame were the birds in this happy land
that when the Spaniards first landed
they came and fed out Of their hands.
70 kill an animal degraded man.
The butcher was q reprieved criminal
and outcast and lived apart, he and
his assistants being supported by the
state. No woman was allowed to ap-
proach the shambles, and In such hOr-
ror was killing held by these giants
that no man could be ennobled until
he had publicly declared that he had
not been guilty Of killing any animal.
not even a, goat. Their standard of
morality was high. Robbery was al.
most unknown aDonG them.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-02-13
H.w Fresersck stopped Duelins.


When Frederick the Great ascended
the Prussian throne. fatal duels among
officers were Of daily occurrence. He
resolved to put an end to the practice,
and he did-for time; as long as he
reigned. in fact. He issued an edict
that any officer fkhting duel and
surviving would be shot or hanged.
Two officers appealed to him to be
allowed to try to slay each other.
Granted on two conditions, that he (the
king should chose the ground and be
present at the encounter. Accepted.
Frederick chose the ground, attended
the meet" and took his seat behind
the fine new gibbet he had erected IN
honor Of the occasion. The combatants
approached his majesty, saw the glib
bet became puzzled and embarrassed.
what may this mean. your gracious
majestv?" they ventured to ask.
at means this was the suave reply
''that the man who survives will be
hanged as high as Haman on that glib
bet
There was no duel.-Pall Mall ga.
Zette.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-02-13
A Matter for consratulat.oa.

The Bismarck Tribune cOngTatu-
lates the people Of that town on their
sufficient water supply and the GER
tainty of it, and refers to Jamestown's
inadequate system Of water works,
in comparison. In the Bismarck
water works the water is pumped
from the river to a reservoir contain
ING two and half million gallons,
furnishing plentiful supply for all
domestic purposes, for lawns, gardens,
and for fire protection.
The Tribune says: "Other cities in
the state are poorly provided for in
the matter OF 4 water supply. Grand
Forks has an expensive tiltering plant
to prevent the consumption Of impure
water. Fargo is deticiently supplied
and the question Of water supply will
be in the future one Of the great prob
lens to be met by that town. Graf
ton and other towns have water,
but unfit for lawn and drinking pur-
poses."
jamestown needs for her substan-
tial improvements, good and suffi-
cient supply Of water, and has the
water mains laid for part of the
city and the water to fill them if the
natural supply were only properly
utilized. The city artesian well which
does not give sufficient pressure to fill
the mains, still furnishes an abundant
flow Of good water, which carried to a
tower or reservoir, would answer all
purposes. Or reservoir on one Of
the neighboring elevations with water
taken from large storage wells that
could he supplied by the James river
and filtered, would furnish the needed
supply as is done in other towns.
jamestown is far better situated than
the towns in the Red river val
lev, and only business like, sincere
and practical attempt is needed to
secure the city the inestimable advaD-
tapes which an abundant supply of
water brings.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-02-13

are two good towns on the Oberon
line, Madduck and EsmOnd but no one
would know it by the map. The
Howe extension which was being grad
ed when trains we're running on the
Oberon extension, is carried, on the
map, as far as Washburn on the Mis-
souri, river when it may never get
there at all. Howell is that?
What have the good people along
the Oberon extension done to Commits
sioner Turner that they should be SO
completely turned down?
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-02-13
Fine Windows.

Thirteen windows of handsome
Cathedral glass have been placed in
the Catholic church. a large one in
the tower will be put in later. The
total cost of the windows is over $500.
Among the donors are: Sodality of
st. Agnes, Lady Forersters, Mr.. and
Mrs. e. J. Knowles, Mr.. and Mrs. Am
brose Walsh, Mr.. and Mrs. Con Buck
ley, in memory Of Mr.. Buckley's broth
er, j. r.: Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Klaus;
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Gatfney, in mem
cry of their child: NJ. Murphy in
memory Of his mother, and Henry
Soleski in memory OF his brother
Jacob.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-02-13
Bloonesfe,d Not 10 Its Place.

In the new map Of the state issued
by the commissioner Of agriculture
and labor, the town OF Bloomenfeld
is located some eight or ten miles
north Of Medina in Stutsman county,
when the postoftice is some 10 miles
south of Medina. This discrepancy
is bad on any map that pretends to De
up-to-date and accurate. In Stuts-
man county everyone knows where
Rloomenfeld is however, and all the
politicians are specially familiar with
the locality and the population there
Of. who are new arrivals, but great
hustlers about election time. Bloom
enfield would not he OF the map even
il the commissioners map maker
omitted 1T altogether.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-02-13
Man Who Shet Frank March Found
Not Guilty by the
Jury.
Touching Scene in the Court Room
When the Verdict Was
Announced.
Jury Was Out Six Hours and Stood
II to ! for ACquittdI First
Ballot.

Grand Forks, n. D., Feb. AT
torney Cochrane of the defense made
his closing argument in the West
murder trial today.
The whole quarrel appears to have
grown out of a remark made by West
to Mrs. March, when she asked him
to procure some milk for her baby.
West is alleged to have asked her if
she had no milk for the child. West
denied any insulting intent in this
remark, but that March had been
deeply incensed at it, and had there
after threatened several times to kill
him.
Grand Forks, N. D., Feb. l0-"Not
guilty"
These were the words read by Clerk
OF Court George Ryerson shortly after
midnight from the slip of paper
which had been handed to Judge
Fisk by J. T. Smith, the foreman of
the jury, after the II men had filed
into the court room shortly after
midnight.
The jury had agreed upon verdict
at about 1870, and Judge Fisk and
the attorneys for the state and the
defense were at once sent for.
AS soon as the verdict was read,
there was touching scene enacted,
as the sister of the defendant, Miss
Matte West; threw herself into
the arms of her brother and gave way
to a flood Of tears for the first time
since the trial started. J. w. Ram
sey, his brother-in-law, was the second
to grasp his hand and all three
grasped the hands Of each of the
ju,ymen in turn. Although the word
had been passed but a few minutes
before the jury came in, there were
several hundred people at the court
house to hear the verdict, and MIR.
West was kept busy for some time
receiving hand shakes and cOngratu-
lations on the result Of the trial.
When he entered the court, w. E.
West, the defendant, was slightly
pale and seemed nervous, but bore up
we'll while awaiting amid the deathly
silence that tpreyaded the court room
the decision that meant SO much to
him.
The jury was out just six hours.
1t is understood that they stood IL to
l for acquitta1 on the hrst ballot,
the 12th man desiring further in
structions. Before it was received,
however, another ballot was taken,
when a verdict of not guilty was
agreed to by the IL jurors. They
looked weary from their long con6ne-
ment and seemed extremely glad that
their service was over.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-02-13
Sheep.

E. P. Olson There has been little
doing at Medina during the spell of
cold weather Of the past three weeks,
but land buyers are dropping off al
most every day to look the country
over. 1t has taken good deal Of
hay for stock. Am feeding bunch
OF sheep and they eat more during
the cold weather than l thought they
would SO have had to buy more hay
than we put up for them. All kinds
Of stock are doing we'll but cold wea-
ther tells on hay supplies.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-02-13
Lex Brekes Asais.

Rudolph Hamm slipped Monday
evening and fractured bone in one
of his legs. The fracture is near one
in the same limb sustained BY Mr..
Hamm last September and which laid
him up Tor nearly three months. Mr..
Hsmm thinks he has had more than
his share of hard luck. 1t is not
thought that the present injury will
result in his being laid up as long as
was the case with the more serious
break sustained last fall.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-02-13
100 Carloads Of lmmifrssts.

The Hackney-Boynton company
will make headquarters for the land
statesmen, on the Watson ranch which
was recently purchased by the COM
pany and which is in the vicinity Of
Mckenzie. B, W. Heaton writes
from Perry, la. that he expects to
bring up 100 car loads of families and
their moveables IN one shipment over
the n. p. this spring.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-02-13
Is Receverins.

julie Hendrickson, who had his
hands and feet badly frozen while
wandering around in the southern
part Of the county not long ago, is now
being treated at the city hospital. He
will fully recover, it is now expected
and will be obliged to have but one Of
his fingers amputated. He is doing
nicely and has fully recovered mis- rea-
son which was affected when he was
found after his terrible experience.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-02-13
RAILROAD NEWS :

Conductor Wheeler. who was in
jured in the n. p. accident week
ago, is able to be up, but has not yet
resumed his run.
1t is the purpose OF the Northern
Pacific to place electric headlights on
their freight as we'll as passenger en-
gines in the near future. Accidents,
it is thought, could be lessened by the
electric headlight which is much
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-02-13
ShippisT ID Vegetables.

Merchants are shipping In for the
local trade, onions, cabbage, celery
and other vegetables. There was no
celery here for the market after Dec.
|. when usually it has been obtainable
from the gardeners until after Christ
mas. A farmer who has raised q good
many rutabagas says that they can
he ~rovn here for cost not TO cx-
ceed 1ocents . bushel. There are
none for sale by farmers although the
merchants are shipping them In and
having 50 cents 2 bushel and never less
than 20 cents. In . country where
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-02-13
Are Feeling Blue.

North Dakotans who have gone to
California report that there has been
SO little rain there this winter that
farmers and fruit raisers are feeling
blue, and there is very little snow in
the mountains. The war in the Phil
ippineS and the Hawaiian trade have
livened things up in San Francisco.
but the interior of the state is not as
OrOSOerDllS
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-02-13
Lett of he Earth.

The observation-disclosures new map
Of the state is nice map and is print,
ed in attractive colors. But the fact
that the Oberon extension is not
shown when it was completed even.
before t!:e Howe extension, which is
shown, is a matter Of surprise. There
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-02-13
Wires UaderIrossd.

The Fargo city council has ordered
that all wires must be underground
by Dec. 1903. The Northwestern Tel
ephone Company decided to put its
wires underground and the council
thought all others should do like
wise.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-02-13
Back From Braiperd,

Engineer VIM. Ridley who had his
right wrist injured in an accident
near Eldridge not long ago, has re-
turned from Brainerd hospital where
he has been securing treatment. His
wrist is now about all right.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-02-13
+. c. Harrington. A''eses That Ne
Is "a Victim Of Spite Work
of Mife's Family.
Brother.in.law Arrived Sunday and
Persuaded narrinQton's
Wife to Leave.
Couple Had Been Married About
Two Months and had
Lived Happily.

Il. T.. Harrington WHO IcSlsCcIcu GU
the Capita. hotel with his wife last
Wednesday, giving his residence as
Grand Forks, is up against streak
of hard luck to put it mildly. 1T
seems that Dec. 20 Harrington mar
ried a girl residing at Hannah, N. ID.
The courtship was not long but they
loved each other. That was consld-
cred enough. After their marriage
they have travelled around quite a
little.
Sunday morning Joseph Catherwood
of Hannah, N. D., a brother-in-law OF
: Harrington's, arrived ana shortly
after his coming the hot session COM
menced. Catherwood is not large
man but his voice is strong and he
got the best of Harrington in the dis
cussion which followed. Catherwood
announced that he had arrived to
take his sister-in-law home with him.
He alleged that Harrington was in
sane and had no money. Mrs. Har-
rinpton wept and vowed that she
would sooner die than leave her has-
band. The scene was a distressing
one. But Catherwood did not give up.
He went after his brother-in-law
hard. Catherwood said if Harrington
refused to let his wife return to Han
nah the sanity of the man married
two months ago would be looked into
Harrington's wife finally tearfullv
agreed to 60 back with her brother-'n-
law although it was clear that she was
broken-hearted over the turn affairs
had taken.
/, Catherwood stated to a number OF
people that he considered Harrington
to be mentally deficient. DO
Mr.. Harrington stated that ne
kagreed to go into the real estate busl-
ness with Catherwood at Hannah bit
had backed out and that this had
greatly apgered his brother-in-law.
Since his marriage Dec. 20 with his
wife he had travelled around quite
alittle and had not engaged in any busl-
ness. Mr.. Harrington said he was not
broke, that he had over oo0O worth OF
notes right with him. His wife owns
. balf.section OF land. He says the
present trouble is due to the fact that
Mis- brother-in-law was sore because ne
had not engaged in business with him
and came here to make trouble be-
tween the young couple. He says ne
decided to let his wife 60 home Tor q
week without protest although she IS
twenty.one. Mr.. Harrington thinks
the matter will be satisfactorily ad-
]usted before long.
TIE husband in the case is young
man Of good appearance. He remain
ed in the city.
f. c. Harrington, whose bride re-
turned with her brother-in-law OF
Hannah leaving him here alone, has
accepted position in the asylum.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-12-26
TIMER LAND, ACT JUNE 3, 1873
Notice for Publication.

Sept. 8. 1902.
United States Land Office. Duluth.
Minn.
Notice is hereby given that in COM
pliance with the provisions of the act
of Congress of June 3. 1873. entitled
An act for the sale of timber lands In
the states of California. Oregon, Neva-
ia and Washington Territory" as ex-
tended to all the Public Land States by
act of August 4. 1892.
Andrew Swanson, of Chisholm, coun-
ty of ST. Louis. state of Minnesota, has
this day filed in this OtTice his sworn
statement No. 6642, for the purchase of
the sen of NWA and NWA of SEX
and NJ of SWA of section "a. Tp.> g..
n. r. II w.
And will offer proof to show that the
land sought is more valuable for its.
timber or stone than for agricultd u. al
purposes, and to establish his claim to.
said land before the Register and Re-
ceiver of this office at Duluth, Mime
sofa. on Monday. the 18th day of De-
cember. 1902.
He names as witnesses: Charles J.
Johnson, of Chisholm. Mimi, and Carl
NOrgren, John T. Odegaard and John
A. Mcdonald of Duluth. Mimi.
Any and all persons claiming adj
versely the above described lands are
requested to file their claims in this Of
nee on or before said 10Th day of De-
cember, 1902.
WIN. E. CULKIN, Register.
b. N. JOHNSON & SON. Attys.
1910 1912.