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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1902-01-24
Prolonging the seoson

The report that woman has found
pearl in an oyster shell picked I'M a.
Adantle City may result in demand
lor resumption Of seashore excursions,
-Pittahnrg Chroniele-Telegraph
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-05-22
Recent Butter Legislation.

l.: the oleomargarlne bill that has
recently passed congress and has be-
come law, there are some provisions
OF special interest to farmers and
others. 1t is provided that any but
ter which is renovated and offered for
sale must pay the government tax OF
lOc a pound The bill is intended to
prevent the practice Of gathering
miscellaneous lots of butter from var
ious places, much Of it poor unworked
stuff and selling it for good butter
unless distinctly marked and branded
as to what it is. The renovation OF
such butter shall be done under a
government inspector. 1t puts a
premium on the manufacture Of good
butter and gives creameries an advan-
tage where butter is made directly
from cream. It's believed that the
law will be the means OF increasing
the value of COWS and stimulate the
manufacture of a better grade Of but
ter. 1t is in line with the oleOmargar-
inc legislation that has made the sale
of that article for butter almost i'm
possible throughout the country.
1t is reported in the dispatches that
Armour &, Co. and Swift are prepar-
ing to 60 into the butter business on
an extensive scale and are sending
agents to the dairy centers for the
purchase Of butter from farmers at &c
a7pound more than present prices for
future delivery. 1t is believed thatthe
design is to 90 in to the business with
enough capital to control the price OF
butter and form a trust.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-05-22
REFUNDED SCHOOL BONDS.
Board of Education Makes a Great
Saving in Inter-
est.

The board Of education Of jamestown
has made arrangements to sell the en-
tire school bond issue to the state
school land board at 4 per cent interest.
The amount of the bOuds SO refunded
is $4,000; Of this amount $4,000
were per cent bonds and matured
this month, the other issue was S22, 900
in amount and ran at per cent inter-
est and were not due for some years.
The turn is a good one for the tax
payers as it will save the city some
$1,000 in interest over what has been
paid. The new bonds will run 20 years
and the deal shows the great benefit
that the state school land endowment
is to the people and the liberal manage
ment of the funds now being invested
by the school land board at -ismarck.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-05-22
LIGHTNING'S WORK.
Young Man Named Brennan Killed BY
Lightning at Forest
River.
Fred Weaver of Mapes is Also Dead
As Result of Stroke of
Lightning.
Jack Williams of Fort Totten
Drowned While Crossing
Devils Lake.

Harry w. Bremen, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Bremen OF Forest River,
was killed during the storm Of Mon
day by lightning. The deceased was
"A years OF age. At the time Of his
death he was holding the lines and
driving his team from the field to the
barn. He was about thirty feet from
the building when struck, and the
hired man, who had been working
beside him was but ten feet away.
Duringa a thunder storm at Mapes
Fred Weaver was struck by lightning
and instantly killed. He was stand
ing about six feet from two other men
who were not injured.
The Presbyterian church at Maza
struck by lightning badly wrecked
and burned.
Jack Williams, carpenter at Fort
Totten, was drowned Sunday while
crossing Devils Lake. He fell over
board from a steamer and could not
be rescued as he sank Immediately
and did not come to the surface.
Wesley Townsend, aged % years
was instantly killed by a 500 passen
ger tralnat Burlington, 10 miles west
of Minot about O'Clock Sunday morn
ing.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-05-22
Not Very Enticing.

Courtenay Gazette: Jacob lsely re
turned Sunday from trip to the Ca
madam Northwest. He went as far
as Calgary and looked the country
over with a view to investing in land.
He says that it is principally a gumbo
country and the soil is SO sticky that
they not have not yet been able to get
a plow to scour, which makes farming
exceedingly disagreeable. Water is
very scarce, unless one has access to
the river that does not go dry during
the summer months, his stock is liable
to suffer and die. He also states that
large syndicates have purchased about
every alternating section Of land and
the balance is open to hOmesteaders.
This is decided drawback, as the
actual settler who improves his land
and pays taxes on it is simply playing
into the hand of the syndicate, as they
will be able to sell their lands for a
good price after the actual settler has
come in and improved the country.
He did not see any very enticing in
ducements for Investment in the ter
ritory which he saw, but will make
another trip in about month"; when
he will 60 farther west.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-05-22
LOOKED OVER LIST.
City Council Checked Over the Lis t
of Sidewalks to be Built or
Repaired.
Steps BEING Taken tn Have Proceed.
ings Conform Strictly With
Legal Requirements.
Attorney Thorp Submitted a Decision
Applying to Official News
paper Matter.

The city council met Tuesday even
ing and went over the list Of sidewalks
to be built OF repaired, correcting
where necessary the descriptions.
The resolution was then passed.
A special election was called for
June l7thi in the Second ward.
The matter Of repairing the side
walks is an important one and steps
are being taken to have the proceed
ings conform to the legal requirements
in every particular. This is deemed
to be the more so as in case a taxpay-
er refuses to comply with the order to
repair or build sidewalks in front of
his lots, the city will do the work and
charge the expense up against the
owner Of the property Should a
property owner resist the payment
and the case be tried in the courts, it
will be necessary to prove that all the
proceedings in the matter strict
ly conform to law.
At the meeting Monday night Al
derman Nsurtz referred to the neces-
sity of the publication Of the notice to
the taxpayers being ina legally desig-
mated newspaper Of the city. He said
no official paper had been named for
several years and he believed such a
paper should be designated. There
was quite discussion and City Attor-
ney Thorp quoted decision Of the
supreme court which would 60 to
show that the city had no. official pa
per for several years. The decision
referred to was from Fargo where the
county commissioners designated the
''Fargo Forum as an Official paper.
The court decided that such a desig-
nation was not sutflcientinasmuch as
the papers printed by the Forum
proprietors were known as the Fargo
Daily Forum and Fargo Weekly
Forum The jamestown council
designated the official paper as ''The
Capital" several years ago. This did
not seem specific enough, as it should
have been either the "JameStoWn
Daily Capital"or North Dakota Cap
ital'
Alderman Chapman expressed him
selfas believing that The Capital
the official lnewspaper-that the inten-
tion Of the aldermen had been to name
it.
City Attorney Thorp further ex-
pressed himself as simply interested
in seeing that the council proceedings
were legal. He said the question had
be en- raised and in his opinion the
Fargo case would apply in the presen t
instance.
No action was taken in the matter.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-05-22
Children's Recital.

A very appreciative audience .sath-
cred Saturday Afternoon at the Pres
byterian church to listen TO Il recital
given by Junior pupils Of Grant He
bron Gleason. The numbers which
were all drawn from the works Of
standard composers, some OF them
modern American composers OF note,
| were given throughout with a smooth
ness and care which showed the pu-
pills possessed Of abundant technique
and a perfect method. The quality
Of tone elicted from the piano by some
OF the little people was really sur
prising in its ability to shade. Espec
tally was this marked in the last three
solo numbers Of contrasting style. in
the first of which, the Schubert Scher-
20, the daintiest stacatto portions i'm
aginable were interspersed by moye-
ments of broad, sonorous quality,
requiring considerable work for the
left hand and a true reserve force in
the working out, the Won Wilm scher-
70 in which the airiest stacatto pas
sages predominated and plenty of
work requiring absolute sureness from
the left hand the Smith etude in
which the left hand is forced to keep
up with the right hand in producing a
perfect whirl of sound of a legato
quality.
Especially enjoyed was the six-hand
piece arranged from an orchestral
overture by the immortal Beethoven
and played by three boys who hand led
the double intervals and troublesome
passages with entire unconcern, also
the closing duet. which as someone
remarked sounded as one pair Of hands
upon the piano.
The following pupils were allotted
parts in the program:
Frances Latta, Arthur Kelley, Eliza
beth Williams, Leonard Fellows,
Marcia Gleason, JUL Bennett, Aurla
Biggs, George Stoulil, Zeula Moses,
Pearl Shain, Louis Tellner, Edna Por-
ter, George Game, Jr., Gertrude Whid
den, Blanch Gleason, Edna McCully
Lorain Fellows, Lillian Clamp.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-05-22
Heavy Rainfall.

\ heavy fall Of rain all over North
Dakota was reported Thursday and
fllday forenoon. The rain stopped
farming operations for short time
west of the Red river valley. IN some
sections of the Red river valley the
lands are flooded and farmers can but
wait for the ground to dry up. In
Stutsman county considerable pro-
gress has been made in seeding. The
weather has been very favorable for
breaking new land and many sections
have been broken up and will be crop
ped with flax this year. There is still
plenty OF time to SOW flax.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-05-22
Scarcity of Cattle.

Chicago Tribune: The stockmen
are worried over the falling off in the
number Of grain-fed cattle, which fur
nish the choice beef. 1t is said that
just as soon as any of these animals
are unloaded they are snapped up at
once by the buyers for the big packing
houses. That the available supply is
limited is taken for granted all around
and it is regarded as being a matter of
only a few weeks when they will be
all slaughtered, and the Chicago mar
ket must then depend on grass-fed
animals, which are regarded as being
of an inferior quality.
Al sorts of expedients are being
adopted to fatten cattle for the high
prices offered. A farmer in North
Dakota has brought in consignment
Of steers fed on ground wheat and
millet hay. They were prepared for
the market in five months, and sur
priSing results were obtained.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-05-22
Observed by Others.

Blsmark Palladium: The James
town Capital folks seem to fear that if
Tom Poole should have wee voice in
the selection of delegates to the state
convention, Stutsman county might
not be able to get on the political
Dand wagon at the state convention.
Well, that's strange, we are Of the
opinion that for the past eight years
Stutsman has been strongly fortified
on the front seat of the political pew,
besides acquiring a nice homestead on
the political man in the face OF quite
a little family jan in stutsiaan and
Iom has always appeared iD evidence
70 quite an extent and for the benefit
or the county and many good fellows
down in that neck OF the woods. Put
On your specks boys and look back a
little.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-05-22
Bismarck Sensation.

Bismarck Tribune: Early this
morning young woman was found
lying on some boxes back Of the First
National bank building, painfully
bruised and injured. 1t is stated to-
day that she fell or jumped from the
window to escape the opportunities Of
a drunken man. How serious are her
injuries cannot be told yet, as She was
at once taken home, and is now IN ler
medical care. The matter. as the
facts are alleged, is serious one, and
one that should be Investigated in
order that justice may be done.
Pending an Investigation by the au-
thorities the Tribune withholds COM
ment.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-05-22
One Summers Profit.

Ransom County Gazette: A man
in Iowa had worked and saved, and
was still working and saving, but did
not wish TO come west just yet. He
had an acquaintance whom he could
trust. He bought a quarter section
of land for which he agreed to pay in
all $1,000. He hired his neighbor to
break 100 acres and put into flax on
his land He came out to attend the
harvesting, threshing and marketing,
which cost him So an acre more. He
paid out for land $1,000, for breaking
seed and putting in the crop, $500; for
harvesting, marketing and threShing,
$500. He had 1000 bushels, for which
he received s2,70O, being $500 more
than the cost of his land for which he
refused $1,000. A very good profit
surely for one summer. The purchase
of the land was in May and the return
in September.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-05-22
Surprised.

The Nenville Chiet tells this una
dorned story: A god joke is being
told at the expense Of a Renville far
mer. He went to Minot last week
and decided to surprise his wife by
returning in a new suit of clothes.
When he reached the Cut Bank he
pulled off his Old clothes and cast
them into the rapid running waters
of the above mentioned stream and
then reached in the buggy for his new
suit. The clerk had forgotten to put
them in with the rest of the bundles.
Luckily it was night. He drove on
home and the surprise of his wife was
a success,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-05-22
Editor Stevens Married.

Wednesday evening at 1880 at the
home of the brides parents in VIM
bledon, William HI. Stevens and Miss
Nora Tollefson were married. After
the ceremony an elaborate wedding
dinner was served. The young couple
left on the early train Thursday morn
ing for a brief wedding trip to the
twin cities. The groom is the versa.
tile editor Of the Wimbledon News
and also Uncle Sans representative
in that city as postmaster while the
bride is daughter Of one OF the lead
ing merchants there.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-05-22
An AneCdOte of Jud LaMOnre.

Doane Robinson's ''Dakotan," a
magazine Of Dakota history, has the
following:
The following story of the youthful
days of the Pembina statesman is true
for he told it to me himself. When
the Indian scare of 1862 was terrifying
the settlers and driving them focking
from the territory, Mr.. LaMoure, then
residing at Elk Point, bethought him
Of "a pretty, brown-eyed maiden, who
had charmed him with the witchery
Of her smile, and was residing at
Yankton. presumably in dire peril.
Therefore while the white settlers
were fleeing Iowaward for safety, the
loye-lorn youth saddled cavuse and
started up the river. Every mile he
met stern-faced men and weeping wO-
men who warned him to turn back,
assuring him that the savageS. red
handed and relentless were hotfooting
down the trail and that he was tempt.
ing fate to 60 a foot farther. But Jud
thought of his unprotected sweet
heart and pressed on, and to his aston
ishment reached Yankton at sunset
with his scalp intact. The settlers
were teverishly busy, building the
stockade, and thither he went to win
the reward Of his heroic action, only
to find the ''joy of his heart' clinging
to the arms Of her husband of a week.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-05-22
GROWTH OF GRAIN IS RAPID
Warm Weather Caused a Rapid
Growth of Grain Last
Week.

Bismarck, N. D., May 2l.-The fol-
lowing is the state crop summary for
the week ending May l9:
The fore part OF last week was very
favorable for seeding, which was in
progress in all sections, but was again
stopped by heavy rains the latter part
Of the week.
On high land wheat seeding is fin
ished in nearly all portions of the
state, but on low lands, especially in
the valleys of the Red, Sheyenne and
James rivers, and their tributaries,
much OF the ground is too wet to get
on for either seeding or plowing.
Much of the land which is now too
wet to work will be sown to flax later.
if weather permits.
Oats, barley and other small grain,
except flax, are being soWn in all Sec
tions and land prepared for corn.
Warmer weather the past week
caused very rapid termination of all
grain that had been sown, and much
OF it IS up, and without exception,
looks very fine. Grass has also made
rapid progress.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-05-22
Bingenheimer O. X.

Washington, May 15.-Inspector
Nelson's report on the Investigation
of charges against Agent Bingheimer
at Standing Rock has been received.
AS has been predicted by Major Bing-
enheimer's friends, Inspector Nestor
reports That there was no proof to
support the charge. The secretary is
expected to issue the commission n a
short time.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-05-22
Will Connect at Linton

Eureka Post: One of the Grant
Brothers is at Bismarck, n. D., ready
to inspect the line, report and put in
a bid as far as Linton, n. ID. on the N.
p extension, as soon as the permanent
survey is made between those points.
1t is reported that the Milwaukee and
the Northern Pacific will form con-
nection at Linton, so that traffic can
be carried on between that point, Bis
marck, and all points east, west, north
and south over the two lines by Sep
temher 1st.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-05-22
Mrs. John Sinclair.

Mrs. John Sinclair died at the state
hospital today, aged AZ years. She
had been ailing for number of years.
She leaves three children, aged 6, 8
and 10 years respectively, her husband
and brother, T. A Williams to mourn
her loss.
She was member Of the Congrega-
tional church. The funeral was
held from the church Tuesday after
noon at 3 o'clock. The burial was
at Highland Home cemetery.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-05-22
Must Return Mail.

The postal authorities at Washing
ton, recognizing the liability of post
masters to make mistakes in getting
letters in wrong boxes, have fixed a
penalty Of 5000 on persons taking mail
out Of offices other than their own and
not returning it. The law is to have
people look at their mail before taking
it out Of the Office and if they should
have mail other than their own they
must return it at once. 1t also in
cludes newspapers. The excuse that
it is the postmaster's fault ''cuts no
ice.''
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-05-22
New Paper.

The Flickertail Flicker is tie latest
newspaper in the state, published at
Dudley, in Mclean county, the ter
minus of the n. P. extension, by Otto
Grethren of WaShburn. The Flicker
will oppose the efforts of the promot-
ers of Goodrich as a rival town, and
will keep the state posted as to the
real state of facts in Dudley and Vi
cinity.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-05-22
Saunders Caught.

Albert Saunders, who escaped from
the Fargo jail some weeks ago after
being sentenced to five years in the
state penitentiary for forgery, was
captured in Winnipeg by Pinkerton
detective. A reward of 81, 100 was Of
fered for his capture.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-05-22
LABOR STRIKE ON IN FARGO.
Members of Federal Labor Union
Quit Work BEING Dissatisfied
With Wages.

The Federal Labor Union OF Fargo
consisting Of mechanics in the build
ing trades, including carpenters, brick
layers, stone masonS, plasters painters
and paper hangers have quit work in
Fargo and Moorhead
The strike is for an adjustment of
the scale Of wages for the employees
The number of men who quit work
Monday was 162.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-05-22
SPECIAL CITY ELECTION.
Special Election Will be Held June II
in Second Ward to Elect
An Alderman.

a special election will be held June
| IN the second ward to ill the vacan-
cy caused by the resignation Of Alder
man Canham. Candidates can be
nominated 20 days before election and
Ille last day Of filing names is May 2s
Which is Wednesday next.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-05-22
Landseekers.

AS evidence of the interest that
land seekers are taking in North Da-
kota, A. G. McGilliyray Of Dickinson
will conduct an excursion of 100. land
hunters to Sentinel Butte, May 20,
the parties being mostly from Mime
apolis.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-05-22
sTUTs11AN COUNTY.

psilanti-- Wheat upand looks well;
oats coming up: land being prepared
for flax and corn. Eldridge- Wheat
seeding nearly done; oats and barley
being Sown. Pingree-Considerable
progress made the fore part of the
week; latter part wet and unfavorable
for work. Jamestown Wheat nearly
all seeded and much already growing
above ground and looks very promis-
ing: work interrupted by rain latter
part Of the week.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-23
CANF7ELD RETALlATEs.

The Famous New York Sport Is Prose
cutting Inspector Brooks.
New York. December -. The prcIimi.
nary hearing in the case Of Inspector
BROOKS, who is accused by David W. Buck.
lin of breaking into Richard Cauheld's
house on the night Of December f. was lie.
gun today before Magistrate Brnup. Jobn
pelehnny, Candclds attorney, who was
present at the time of the raid, told Of the
affair He was being questioned as ia the
contents Of the house when ex-Judce Fur.
man for the defense remarked, concerning
the gambling Implements found in the
house. said:
Surprising they were. He bad n perfect
right to nave them. You can buy them In
any sporting goods store in New York and
J could have them in my house if wished
without violating any law
gone 20 the house With search warrants
Finding the doors locked he ordered Scr.
geant Cohen to effect an entrance by a
window, which he did lie himself hnI re-
ceived instructions from Deputy Commits.
until Friday. ''' i' "