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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-08-06
PRINTER SHOT BY WOMAN
BISMARCK MAN WANTED TO
CALL AT AN EARLY
HOUR.
LADY RESENTED HIS EFFORTS
AND SHOT HIM IN
THE ARM.

At Bismarck j. A.Groulx, printer,
was shot in the right arm at three
O'Clock Tuesday morning, the bullet,
30 calibre penetrating the tleshy
part of the forearm and lodging in
the bones of the arm. Kitty Lindsay,
a dressmaker, who with her sister has
rooms in the Dakota block, did the
shooting, which was done through a
transom of her door. The wounded
man had been to the dance and re-
turned to his room, which is also in
the Dakota block, at about half past
two O'Clock. He says the Lindsay
girls were leaning out of the window
at the time and exchanging COM
ments with him. When he went up
stairs he knocked at the door of their
room and Kitty Lindsay appeared at
the transom with a revolver. She
warned him to 60 away, but he did
not believe she intended to shoot.
When he stepped back toward her
door a second time, she fired the shot
that wounded him. The Lindsay
girls are dressmakers who came to
Bismarck from EmmOns county some
months ago. No action in the mat
ter has been taken yet by the athor-
titles.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-08-06
ROOT SERVES NOTICE.
Government May Take Possession Of
St. Louis Bridge.

Washington, Aug. s. Secretary
Root has addressed a communication
to the Merchants Bridge company, the
owners of the large bridge across the
Mississippi river at St. Louis, asking
the company to show cause why the
United States should not take posses
sion of the bridge under the statute
which provided for it's construction.
Under the law the secretary Of war
can take possession Of the bridge with
out legal proceedings Of any kind if
any of three things happen, namely:
II the bridge company consolidates
with any other bridge company; if the
company pools its earnings with any
other company; if the same officers of
any other company become officers Of
the Merchants Bridge company. In
the allegations presented to the secre-
tary of war it is declared that leases
made by the Merchants Bridge CON-
pany constitute a consolidation with
another COMPANY.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-08-06
WILL OPEN OFFICES.

Col. W. E. Dodge will open la "
Offices in the Kasota block Minnea-
polls and the rumOr that he would
engage. his services as attorney for
one of the eastern trusts is denied.
Col. Dodge has represented railroad
interests of the Great Northern since
1887 and Of late years has been one of
the general attorneys Of the road.
He will 60 back to general practice
as lie has desired to do for long
time. Col. Dodge has tried a great
many railroad case in the northwest
making speciality of such litigation
and with unusual success.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-08-06
FREE FROM ALLIANCES.
Archbishop Ireland Discusses the EIee'
ton Of Sarto.

tion or Sarto.
st. Paul, Aug. 5.-Archbishop Ire
land, discussing the election of Pope
Plus x, said:
$50 far as known Cardinal Sarto,
now elected pope, is a man of deep
learning and recognized prudence OF
action. He administered the impor-
tant diocese Of Venice in a manner to
draw to him universal praise While
archbishop and cardinal he seldom Wis
tied Rome.
He enters into the pontificate free
from all entangling alliances, free in
every way to carve out for himself
his own career.
THE election of Cardinal Sarto is
not surprise.
1T was evident from the beginning
that if one outside of Rome was to
be chosen that one would be Cardinal
Sarto, and a not uncommon course OF
conclaves is to take as it's candidate
one outside the Eternal City, so that
his future administration be, from the
beginning, one entirely and manifestly
inspired by his own wisdom and knowl.
edge of affairs.
This is exactly what happened
when Leo XIII. himself was chosen"
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-08-06
REV. SAM JONES UPHOLDS MOB
LAW IN DEALING WITH THE
NEGRO RAPlSTS. ,.-5
PRAISE FOR the RACE IN GENERAL
MAJORITY OF COLOREO PEOPLE,
ARE PEAcEAeLE, LAW Aei0-
ING CITIZENS.

Bloomington, ILL.,, Aug. 5.-Rev. Sam
Jones, the Georgia orator who was
one of the speakers at the Blooming
ton Chatauqua, was asked while here
what, in his opinion, was responsible
for the race wars in the North, par
ticularly the Danville and Evansville
riots He said in response:
Il have lived among negroes all my
life and know them pretty well, and
| in my mind there is not much in this
excitement about them. Now, this
| lynching business is not anarchy. If
mad dog or wild beast runs through
the streets and bites some one the
thing to do is to kill it and kill it be-
fore it does any more harm.
There is not much difference be-
tween wild beast and negro who
will attack white women Why in the
South the respectable blacks
Help the Whites Lynch the Brute.
OF the 100000 negroes in the South
the great mass are peaceable, law abid-
ing citizens. Since we have got rid OF
the Yankee scalawags who were stir.
ring them up we don't have much
trouble with them. They know their
place and they keep it, just as the con-
victs at Joliet know their place and
keep it.
There may be a thousand bad ne
groes in the South, and they are the
ones who make the trouble. 1t was the
enfranchisement of the negro that
made the trouble at first. In Georgia
we have not disfranchised them. They
can vote at the general election, but
they cannot vote at the primary. We
have white primary, and as nomina-
tion is equivalent to election the black
vote does not interfere. Education is
doing a great deal for the blacks. The
only education that | think is useful
to them is manual training. Booker
T. Washington is doing the most for
them. He is dignifying labor and
teaching them to work.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-08-06
READY FOR HARVEST.

Manager johnson of the Beaver
ranch is getting additional binders
ready for work in harvesting the crop
on the farm where barley cutting is
about finished. Six binders will be
kept busy for two weeks yet cutting
wheat, oats, sprltz and other grain.
The 100 acres of macaroni wheat
stand over waist high and indicate
"a heavy yield. The oats will also be
a large yield and the wheat is expect.
ed to 60 from IL to Is bushels to the
acre. The crops on the farm are bet.
ter than expected and all the grain j:
getting ripe at once.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-08-06
DRUGGISTS TALK Of Law
PRESIDENT SAYS LEAVE THE
LIQUOR LAWS
ALONE.
DRUGGISTS TAKE KINDLY TO
HIS REMARKS AND AP.
PLAUD.

The druggists of the state as mem
bers of the North Dakota Pharmaceu-
tical Association, convened in eigh-
teenth annual session in Fargo Tues
day. The meeting was probably the
most largely attended in the history
of the association, and it appeared to
be the great desire of the members
that the time of the meetings be de-
voted strictly to the discussion of the
bona ide interests of the profession
and the betterment of the drug busi-
ness.
After the enrolment of members
and the acting upon the applications
of new members and the disposition
of the routine business in order,
President Porterfield read his annual
address to the association. He stren-
uously recommended after appropri-
ate opening illusions, that the as
sociation have nothing whatever to
do with the contesting of any of the
state laws relating to the sale of in
toxicating liquors, as he believed it
in no way came within their province
and entirely outside the business of
the druggists profession. He recon-
mended that the association 60 on
record as being in favor of the move
to secure the reduction of the tax on
alcohol, from s1.lO to 70 cents per
gallon, which would mean a great
benefit to the manufacturing interests
of the country.
The recommendation of the presi-
dent, that the association have
nothing at all to do with the con-
testing of state laws relating to the
sale of Intoxicating liquors was re-
ceived with pronounced enthusiasm
from the members.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-08-06
STATE BOARD.

The state board of equalization be-
gan at Bismarck Tuesday upon its
work in eqaliation of the property
values of the state. Governor White
is chairman of the board and State
Auditor Holmes secretary. The
other members Of the board are State
Treasurer Mcmillan, Attorney Gen.
eral Erich and Commissioner Turner.
There has been large increase in
the amount Of taxable land total OF
l,5OO, 600 acres in the state. PembiDa
county alone returns an increase of
about $4,000 acres of land.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-08-06
Will BUILD A BRIDGE
COUNCIL DECIDES TO GET
PLANS FOR NEW
BRIDGE.
BILLS ALLOWED AFTER DIS,
CUSSION BY SOME OF
ALDERMEN.

Ihere were present at the council
meeting Monday evening Mayor Sew
ern, Aldermen Shurlock, Dewey,
Kurtz, Stone, Gleason, Chenery and
McElroy. The mayor announced that
all we're present on roll call. Mr..
Shurlock enquired about Past and
was informed that Past was no longer
a member after he handed in his re-
signation.
A petition from Messrs. Bensch,
Birdsall and Others residing in me
second ward asking for an electric
light on 7th avenue south was re-
ferred to the electric light commit
tee. Mr.. Bensch spoke in favor of
the proposition.
A petition was also received from
Postmaster G. L. Mitchell. He asked
that the council give him the right
to construct a stairway to the second
story of the post Office building on
the north side of the structure. Af-
ter some discussion in which it was
brought out that Mr.. Mitchell would
construct an iron stairway and would
build cement walk three feet wider
than the present one, the matter was
referred to the street and bridge COM
mittee.
A deed was received from W. II.
Beck for two lots in the sou theastern
section of the residence portion of the
Second ward. A motion OF Mr..
Cheney that the gift be accepted and
the thanks Of the council be extend
ed to Mr.. Beck, carried.
Engineer Crabbe reported that he
has examined the bridge sites on
Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth
avenues south. He has arrived at the
conclusion that it would be 81, 600
cheaper to construct bridge at the
Fifth avenue crossing than it would
be on Sixth avenue. A bridge at
Seventh or Eighth would cost g, 400
more than on Fifth avenue, besides
the expense of building roads to the
bridge. The cost of putting in piling
and timber for the Fifth avenue
bridge to make it safe woud be only
about Sl0O, in addition to the cost of
the new bridge. A motion that Mr..
Crabbe be requested to prepare plans
and specifications for new bridge
carried, the location to be Fifth
avenue south.
The report Of the committee on
finance was received. The committe
reported that twas deemed advisable
that advertising be commenced at
once for bids for money to do the
sewer work. Mr.. Shurlock explained
that the reason that he had not
signeds the report was that no was
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-08-06
TWO PARDONs.

The state board of pardons finished
its work at Bismarck Tuesday. Only
two pardons we're granted by the
board from the penitentiary, George
Kelly of Ramsey county and H. K.
Steiner of Cass county. The pardons
were granted in both instances be-
cause OF the i'll health of the prisoner.
One pardon was granted from Jail,
chat of Adolf Ode, sentenced to Jail
at Washburn for the violation Of the
prohibition law.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-08-06
not notified in time for the meetin,
of the committe.

not notified in time for the meeting
of the committe.
Resolution to advertise for bids fo1
city warrants to the amount of $l5, ,OO(
more or less, carried. The bids are
to be opened Aug. 25.
Permission was given to W. J.
Brown and a. F. Spangler to put in
connections with the sewer.
Mr.. Kurtz reported that he had
sold the fence around the N. P. park.
Mr.. Chenery of the committee on
roads and bridges reported progress
on the Dunstan road matter and
asked for authority to close the deal
for the right-of way.
Plans for hose tower sixty feet
high were presented the estimated
cost being $430e4. 1t was decided tc
advertise for bids to be opened at the
next meeting.
City Treasurer Hodge reported a
balance on hand Of So, 152.O9.
Auditor Eager reported that H.
censes to the amount of sll4 had been
collected during the month.
An ordinance forbiddlng splitting
or expectorating on the sidewalks
and also the placing of any refuse
suchas banana peelings on the walks
was introduced.
A resolution to condemn and re-
build number of sidewalks was in
troduced and adopted.
a resolution was introduced and
adopted providing that the city
should buy watering fountains not to
exceed 500 in cost. Alderman
Dewey wanted to buy a fountain to
cost about 500 and Alderman Shur-
lock thought wooden ones would be
more serviceable.
A motion that the carnival COM
mite have power to license hucksters
carried.
Mr.. Shurlock stated that many had
asked him why Enoch Russell, under
arrest for shooting man had been
put on the force again. The mayor
explained that Russell was only on as
an extra man.
The following bills were allowed:
George Rinehart, street and bridge
work, S6.
W. Electric Co., pumping, sl55.
W. Electric Co., lights, sl6O.
n. W. Tel. Co., rents, s1.l3.
Peter Colling, sprinkling streets,
s25.
NJ. II. Northrup, labor with team,
s32.
Adams Furniture Co., lettering, So.
II. P. Taylor & Company, meter,
ETC., s272.67.
Chas. karcher, signs, $3.50.
B. Orlady, supplies, 1924.
Canham h Mastin, work on mains,
$500.
jamestown Machine Shops, work
on mains, $40.
Thomas Oliver, labor. sll.5O.
Alex Esler, work on streets, s72.
John 5. Goodman, work, $3.50.
Emil Klautt, work, s5l.
Joe Musselman, labor, S..
P. Seeter, labor, SO.
H. Larson, cement walks, sl99. 40.
Josiah Pierson, street CON-, $40.
H. Cooper, police service, $50.
Confined on Page Five)
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-08-06
TREES DOING WE'LL.

Oscar Will, the Bismarck seeds man
and tree planter has been looking af-
ter the trees set out two seas Ons age
along the N. P. right Of way ont his
division. He finds most Of the trees
that were protected from stock doing
we'll. The company is fencing the
groves planted and the trees are be-
ing cultivated to further advance
their growth.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-08-06
California gar,nauax, snoe..

San Francisco, Aug. Am earth.
quake shock lasting nearly thirty sec.
onds was experienced here at 1O:30
p m. The quake was of the longest
duration In many years. It was not Of
Q violent character and reports Of dam.
age are not looked for. Other Califor.
MIA points felt the shock. Stanford
university reports that the shock last.
ed iorty.fve seconds.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-08-06
SETTLED CLAIMS.

Claim Agent Taylor settled for 500
the Jno. Mccarthy claim for 81, 500
for trees destroyed by prairie fire set
by the railroad company near Pingree
last September.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-08-06
Troops Occupy Stations.

Kieff, Russia, Aug. 5.-The employees
In the workshops Of the Southwestern
railways and other works have struck.
A few battalions of infantry have oc-
cupied the railroad station and the
neighboring workshops. Quiet has
thus SG:a .ua,u,u,,x~
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-08-06
WITH sAoTcUNs AND PISTOLS.
Hundreds Of Men Pursuing Negro Who
Wounded an Officer.

Smyrna, Del, Aug. 5.-Constable
James D. Wright was shot in the ab-
domen and fatally wounded last night
by Fletcher Hollis, negro whom he
was trying to arrest. The negro es-
capped, but several hundred men, armed
with shotguns and pistols. are in pur-
suit with the intention Of shooting him.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-08-06
BUSINESS BLOCKS DESTROYED.
One Fatality Occurs During Fire a.
Hobart, Okla.

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. LA special
from Fort Cobb, Okla, says: Fire
that started last night in the Phoenix
theater at Hobart, Okla, destroyed
four blocks of buildings, including the
Wells-Fargo Office, City National bank,
several large stores and other build
ings. The loss will reach $200,0OO
Telegraph communication with Ho
bart is cut off. During the burning of
the telephone exchange Assistant Man.
ager Hughes dropped dead while fight
ing fire..
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-08-06
IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS.
Irish Land Bill Comes Up on Second
Readinu.

HeduIn0.
London, Aug. 4.-The Duke OF Dew.
onshire moved the second reading Of
the Irish land bill in the house OF lords
during the day. He used the same
arguments in favor of the necessity for
passing the measure as were previous.
" uttered by George Wyndham, the
Irish secretary, in the house of com.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-10-02
The. Fire. Meeting.

There was IA good attendance of citi-
zens at the meeting Friday right to or.
ganize d fire department. District At
torney Henderson called the meeting 20
order and was unanimously elected
chairman md WV. Boohcr was elected
secretary.
The chairman stated the object %! the
meeting and called for suggestions from
those present rs to the hest way To pro
coed. i general interchange al opu.
ions followed, after which Prof. Game
moved that those present organize them.
selves INTO a volunteer tire department.
After some discussion the motion was
carried.
Prof. Game then moved tina, a CON .
mittee OF five Ue apruir ted to draft II
constitution and bylaws for the govern
NETT OF the organization, to report nj u
meeting to be called 10y the chairman.
This motion was adopted and Tn"
chair appointed the following as the
committee: +. T.. Csiuc. JuIgc Brown.
j. y. Mcbride. j. f.. Abel and j. Vi.
Taber. The meeiiuy then adjourned To
meet at the call Of the chairman.
After the adjournment Of the meeting
TIA" committee remained and discussed
Il plaI or organization. The plan as
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-10-02

The 'roncpah Bonanza goes after
Sheriff Gushing O; Nyc county with "A
very sharp stic:. 1t charges him With
d~isrcgarjing the statutes in the per-
formaucc If his duties and permitting
his r-ejudiceG 20 control his official
action. 1t saws that his latest cxhibi-
non of incompcteugy md s,ubbornness
Is that lie has ~signally failed to procure
evidence that would incriminatc my
person with participation III the murder
OF tEe poor ~defcuS"less Chinaman. who
was 50 brUtally beatsu to death last
week. In app5ChcudIuG persons for
whose arrest warrants have been placed
in hi hands he ha- prnvou unsucrcss.
ful; when su-@e-t i"Hs were made 70
him he has refused To take co.uizance
~ them; when advice was deemed nee
esSary, instead OF going to the district
attorney, 10 whom he should pay heed
in al! criminal matters, he listens 10 the
words Of other ADVISERS. md last. but
not least. he di-miSsrs iron hi= stan II
deputies and calls ior the star uf tie
n officer who has I've N the most ellie.
lent and most ~zsaloTs in his efforts tr
run to cover the perpetrators az the
most hoirou- crime that has ever been
committed i'll TunopIh.
For those ana o'hcr reasons. which
can he adduccl II o"ca<ion demands it.
it says .he sheriff has proven his utter
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-10-02
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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-10-02

Pyramid Like Is doomed. That
beautiful lake that outsprends lis blue
waters oTer Scores 81 sqUaro miles Is
destined to become a day sea bed. !
plain Of elittcrinc alkali viii remain 10
evidence to future generations tie SPOT
where the waters ripp!ed.
Tbs will happen not next month. rcr
next year, but the end OF the sui md sea
will be postponed FOR more than a cen.
fury, although Il year heuce the causes
that will bring abou, its end will begin
their agency.
II diversion II; Ia" waters Of the
Truckec river INTO the governmental
canal will cut OH all supply Of water,
except for the semi.ocraRional light
rains ;hni fall in that region.
Evaporation "u the Nevada plains u
rnpiG. |; Is estimated ,g'a. the solar
heat ticEs up f"nr feet of water anuual.
l.. Pyramid lake is III places COO feet
deep nhi thus fifteen Ieca les, "A cen.
fury and " haI:, will eIupse before the
"aicr disappears. although year 10y year
the shores will grow smaller as the
water rer,dcs.
While the lake grows smUilcr 1t Will
also rapidly Increase in hrinynes=. II
l. "uiy the large volume ~ the Trucicc
that has been pouring into the lake tint
has kept il comparatively pure. and the
fact t!'a: some centuries rgp it had nn
outlet 0"cr what Is nov an alSali Hat
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-10-02
That Indian War.

4 number OF papers in the northern
part Of the state aid i'll the states adj.
joining have been telling blood curd.
ling stories about the Indian uprising
in the Muddy country. Midnight mas.
eacres, burning homes, terror stricken
settlers fleeing for scfety and other Iurid
dime novel embellishments are thrown
in for good measure. We can assure
our contemporaries that the reports are
greatly exaggerated. Between Delauiar
and the southern end of the state, "A dis
lance o! perhaps 300 miles. there is not
more than sixty Indians. or that num-.
Der the greater portion is on The reser-
walton and are busy in the art OF storing
away their winter supplies. The others
are scattered around among the ranches
engaged in haI vestinr, taking care Of
he cattle and horses, hauling wood.
and following similar warlike uyoca.
tons. They are almost the only avail.
able laborers the rancbers have had for
years.
But there has been trouble. The Of
Ulcers, however, were able to cope with
the situation and settle it before it rs.
sume3 proportions that would call for
the intervention OF the Federal forces.
Que day, two deputy marshals brought
the beligerent aboriginal force up the
Wash to Phoebe. 1t consisted Of a
timid, shrinking lad of probably fifteen
years. The opposing force was annhil-
ated. 1t consisted Of an OUTLAW who
went by the name OF Wild Bill. The
Indian suffered some real or fancied IN.
jury from the outlaw and when Bill was
taking his noontide sicsta the savage let
out the vital fluid by means of Il bullet
and Bill is o ii waliderer un tI,e PIu.
tonian shoes.
Bnt for the prompt measures adopted
by the officers the Indian might have
escaped to he mountains, organized Il
band and repeated the history Of Black
Hawk, Geronimo, Sitting Bull and 9th.
ers, but we are ;s-H7c1 ny Sheriff John
son that there is no danger Of serious
trouble. In the meantime the noble red
man in this.sectioD il engaged in meninl
labor, studying the latest market quo.
tations on pine nuts and plotting to get
possession OF a bottle Of iirewatcr.-Dc
Lamar Lode,