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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-09-15
HIGHER VALUATIONS.

The county auditor is working on
the next tax list and it is seen that
valuations are raised all along the line
as compared with last year. All of
the figures have not been com piled but
the total for lots in the county this
year is $626O.27. Railroad valuations
have been slightly increased from
s9,O7O9 96 to SO, lO2 50 owing to new side
tracks and improvements Telegraph
express and telephone valuations have
also been increased. The total tele-
phone valuation of the county is now
s., ,O62, telegraph s9,626, express s6, 100.
Owing to the increased tax levy, there
will also be an increased tax rate but
the higher valuations will tend to keep
down the amount of tax payments.
The city taxes will be considerably in
creased over last year. especially in the
new surveyed district.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-09-15
GRAIN NOTES.

Olson. Pressler & Bolinger of Medina
have unloaded six threshing machines
for sale in that vicinity. \ great deal
Of grain and flax is now raised in the
western part Of the county.
The Medina Citizen notes that: rs.
B. Ellison, grain buyer for the Powers
Elevator Co., arrived in the city on
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-09-15
NUMBER 4

the lst inst from Brooklyn, S. ID. He
took in the first load Of wheat that
has been marketed at Medina this fall
last Saturday. John Pearson brought
it in, the wheat graded No. 2, weighed
56 lbs. to the bushel and sold vt $1.O0.
This is a very good showing, consider
ing the fact that SO many are howling
rllSt
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-09-15
MORTGAGE DECIDED VOID.

The validity Of a mortgage upon
land acquired under the u. S. home
stead law was involved in a case from
Griggs County recently decided by
Judge Glaspell. In :lSS5 Carl frost
purchased, as he supposed, quarter
section of land from the Northern
Pacific r. r. Co., and in order to
raise the money to pay for it he gave a
mortgage for $3.50, due in 1890. After
wards it transpired that the railroad
company had had no title to the land,
but that it still belonged to the United
States. Thereupon Mr.. Trost refused
to makeI further payments upon the
mortgage, entered the land under the
". S. homestead law, and received his
patent in 1896. More than ten years
after the note and mortgage became
due, according to their terms, an
action for foreclosure was begun in
the district court, the plaintiff main
tanning that his mortgage attached to
the land as OF the date when the pa
tent issued, or the right to it was CON-
plete, under the statute of the State
that an after acquired title inures to
the benefit of the mortgage. Cues
tiOnS of similar nature have been
differently decided by various courts,
but the exact point at issue has
never been passed upon by the supreme
court of North Dakota. In this case
Judge Glaspell decides in favor Of the
defendants, holding the mortgage void
under the homestead law OF the
United States, also that an action for
foreclosure is now barred by the stat
ute of limitations, and orders the
mortgage to be c3nceled of record.
A. M. Baldwin of CooperstoWn con-
dncted the suit as attorney for the
plaintiff, and +. G.. Kneeland OF this
city represented the defendants.
Mankato Commercial College will
put you into good position or refund
your money.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-09-15
WILL EQUAL SOUTHERN MIN
NESOTA.

Among the recent investors in
Stutsman county real estate is Mr.. f.
A. Carnal of Cannon Falls, Minnesota,
who is in the county to look after har-
vest. MIR. Carnal does not as yet know
exactly what the result will be, but is
satisfied that North Dakota this year
Will equal if not exceed southern Min
nesota in crop returns. In his part Of
Minnesota oats are badly damaged in
weight. Corn is also very backward .
They raise little wheat in that part Of
Minnesota, but grow barley, corn, hogs
and sell dairy products. He has 500
acres Of land in crop, and no wheat. He
believes that the cheap lands of North
Dakota will be good profit for the out
side investor
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-09-15
DEVILS LAKE LAND FILINGS


1t was matter of some surprise to
the land office officials that only tWen-
ty-siX out Of the first fifty persons en-
titled to file on claims, made filings.
and Of these four were soldiers declar-
atory statements. Most of the first
filings were on land in'the southwestern
part OF the reservation near the James
town and Northern.
The claim Of number Of those who
did not file is that they did not want
the land becase it was not worth the
money they have to pay for it in addi.
tion to the compliance Of the require
ments of the homestead law, but
others who claim to know otherwise,
say that many OF those who did not
file did not have the necessary 1854
and coutd not get it, and in this they
are corroborated by real estate and
loan men who claim that many of the
first fifty who did not file, tried to bor-
row money from them to pay the fees
and commissions.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-09-15

lots, as there was prospect OF a boom,
and make some money out Of the deal.
III had taken claim near Badger,
Roseau county, Minnesota, and had
written the folks asking them there
to spend the summer vacation with
me. I received a letter in reply ask
ing whether it was Badger, Minnesota
or Badger, Manitoba and as had
been up in that country and had
never heard of a place called Badger
in Manitoba ian unmarried woman
cannot hold homestead in Canada) l
thought that it was some joke OF his,
as he was always cracking jokes at
someone's expense and / did not
answer the question directly.
"When got to Badger, Mimi, they
were not there, and l made inquiries
as to whether or not there was such
place as Badger Manitoba. | was told
that there was, as there had been
three places in the province named
Summit, and that two Of them had
been changed, one of which had been
named Badger. | saw then where l
had made mistake, and setout to
find my parents, and have been hunt
ing them ever since
':They left Warroad and ] suppose
went to Badger, Man, but ] could not
find out for certain, as no one saw
them leave the former place. This is
the curious part OF it all, as several
saw them go to the train and even
babe them good bye, and yet none saw
them board the train. 1t is my opinion
that they left that place in disguise,
as the time is but short way back
when a small amount Of money was
sufficient cause to provoke the loss of
ones life, and people there knew that
father had some money, though how
much was an uncertainty.
''Whether they did 60 to Badger or
not, and how long they might have
stayed there--if THERE'S not known,
but there were four letters sent there
addressed 10 them, each from differ
ent member Of the family, and they
were forwarded to Beaudette, Duluth,
kOochiching and other places without
a forwarding order and ultimately to
the dead letter office, from which they
were returned to the writer's.
II visited these different places, and
spent some days there on still hunt
and learned nothing Of Importance,
with the exception of a clue which !
am now working on, which intend to
keep to myself, and which l think is
the right one.
"The above WILL ] hope, refute to
some extent the absurdities contained
in the articles that have appeared be-
fore now. -
Miss johnson is. a teacher of high
standing in our city schools, she hav-
ing held her position for nine success
sive years, and she is satisfied that she
will eventually find her parents, whom
she thinks haye not been foully dealt
with, but through the misunderstood.
ing in towns and the nOn-receipt OF
letters that failed to reach them, have
probably thought themselves forsaker
by their children.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-09-15
DUE TO PRAIRIE FIRES.

The sale of land south of the n. F..
track in this county is greater on the
east side of the James river than on
west. There is a large amount of vac
ant land west Of the river equally as
good for farming and stock purposes
as the land on the east side, but for
some reason land has never been con-
Sidered equal in value west Of the
river to land east of it. No good reason
now exists for this as the soil is said
to be the same in all respects on both
sides of the stream.
For good many years the prairie
fires, coming from the hills, have an
nually swept over the country west of
the river and burned off the grass, in
Guiding the humus, and scared the
surface of the soil. Crops in dry sea-
sons have suffered more on this burned
over country than on land where the
grass remains, or where crops have
been cultivated. For the last five or
six years these destructive fires have
been kept down, and now hay can be
cut in great quantities on the upland,
where, when fall fires were the rule,
the grass the following year was thin
and the hay crop only available in the
sloughs. The east side of the river is
mucn better settled than the west, al
though much good, uncultivated land
still remains for farm purposes. But
west of the river there is large tract
of excellent land which is not culti-
waited, nor it's StOck-raiSing qualities
utilized. This land is yet cheap, and
it will be the next part of the county
| to receive an influx Of settlers.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-09-15
MOVED TO STUTSMAN.

Steele Ozone; The families of w.
+. and A. II. Foye had their car load
ed last week and shipped to Cleveland,
and the ladies and children left the
same evening for their new home. 1t
is with general regret our community
sees the Foyes leave Steele, where for
many years they have been leading
factors in the business and social life
of the place.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-09-15
HIGHEST PRICE IN YEARS

WILL PROBABLY BE PAID FOR
WHEAT BEFORE MAY NEXT
--RUST IN SPRING WHEAT
SHORTAGE APT TO EXIST-
RATTLINGG GOOD PRICES ONLY
SHOULD PROMPT SALES.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-09-15

The twelve year old son Of John
Reister, living Blooenfeld, fell from
horse and sustained a broken arm.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-09-15

Mankato Commercial College will
put you into good position or refund
your money.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-11-05
Hotel RathskeIler in New York
Victimized by It's Dining
Room Force.
CHECK GIRL WAS IN THE PLOT
Hotel Was Surrounded by ON.
GERS After Detectives Had Sc.
cured Evidence, and Wait.
ers We're Arrested.


New York Nov, 4,-Several hum
dred after theater diners ut The MARI
borough hotel ratchskeller have been
thrown into state of excitement
dangerous to good digestion by the
descent OF squad OF police, who
blocked every exit while detectives
made prisoners of half dozen walters
charged with defrauding the manage
ment. 1t Is stated by the latter that
at least $4,000 had been stolen when
the plot was discovered. There had
been a long search for the leakage In
the receipts. 1t was finally learned
that the checks were being tampered
with and girl whose duty 1t was to
mark and check the walters tabs, was
found to be implicated, In order to
pick out the walters involved. police
captain and detectives spent several
hours at the restaurant tables. When
they had concluded observations. a
signal was gwen and men In uniform,
approaching with drawn revolvers from
the outside. blocked all the doors The
guilty walters were panic stricken, and
dropping dishes filled with food, at
tempted to escape. The young woman
checker also was arrested and is said
to have confessed to receiving one
seventh OF the profits from which she
had saved several hundred dollars. She
declared one OF the men had drawn her
into the plot by threatening her with
revolver. A great crowd was drawn
to the scene and blockaded Broadway
for some time.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-11-05
snc 81 On

Three sizes-25c, Soc, S1.00.
The 50 cent size contains two and
one-half times as much as the small size
and the $l.O0 bottle almost six times
as much.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-11-05
ASTORIA. OREGON
SONG TO THE FAIR.

What TO 10 II You Desire Practical
Information.
II you contemplate visiting the 81
Louis Exposition. to secure reliable In
formation as to railroad service, ths
lowest rates Gnd the best routes. Ais
as to the local conditions In ST. Louis
hotels, ETC.. etc,
II you will write the undersigned,
stating what information you desire
the same will be promptly furnished.
II we do not have II on hand. viii
secure II for you II possible, and with
out any expense to you. Address
B. Il. TRUMBULL.
Portland, Ore
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-11-05
Lafss Essr
DON'T GO TO ST. LOUIS

Till you cs'l at or write to the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Railroad
Office 1874 Thirt street, Portland, ore
Low rates to all points east. in connec-
ton with all transcontinentals.
H. 8. ROWE.
General Agent.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-11-05
FOLEY's HONEY and TAR

soothes and heals the inHamed air pas
sages, allays the feverish conditions,
stops the cough and prevents serious
results from cold.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-11-05
Stubborn
Coughs
and Colds
CURED BY
FOLEY'S HONEY
and TAR

Obstinate, racking Coughs that make
your head ache, your throat and lungs
sore and inAamed, that rob you Of
sleep until your system becomes SO run
down that you are in grave danger of
Pneumonia or Consumption, are quickly
cured by Foley's Honey and Tar.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-11-05

Kallunh has fine candles. up-to-now
bonbons and fresh fruits.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-11-05
FOLEY'S HONEY and TAR

Is the only prominent cough medicine
on the market that does not contain
opiates or harmful drugs of any kind
and on this account is safest for children.
1t is unexcelled for Group and Whoop-
ing Cough and will quickly cure the
racking cough which follows measles
and leaves SO many children with weak
lungs unless properly treated.
Remember the name - FOI0y'0
Honey and Tar-and refuse substi-
tutes that cost you the same as the
genuine. Do not take chances with
some unknown preparation.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-11-05
Consumption Threatened.

c. Unger, 2ll Maple St., Champaign,
ILL.,, writes: II was troubled with q
hacking cough for year and | thought
Ihad consumption. Itried great many
remedies and / was under the care OF
physicians for several months. used
one bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar;
it cured me, and l have not been trou-
bled since.n
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-10-03
GREATEST LAWYERS IN SESSION
AT ST. LOUIS.
BREWER SPEAKS
Member of United States Supreme
Court Tells of the Far Reaching
Value to Humanity of the Legal
Professionalism Regrets In
crease of Navy.

ST. Louis, Sept. 29-The first uni
versal congress of lawyers and jurists,
held under the auspices of the Amer
lean Bar association, convened yester-
day in festival hall at the conclusion
of the bar associations convention.
Eminent lawyers and jurists from all
over the world were in attendance.
The congress was called to order by
F. W.. Lehman of st. Louis, chairman
of the exposition committee on con-
crosses. President D. r. Francis wei
coined the congress to the exposition
and introduced the president of con-
gress, David J. Brewer, associate JUS
ice of the supreme court of the United
States, who spoke briefly, saying:
Il affirm that the work of the law
yer and jurist, invisible as it may be
to the physical eye, is of far reaching
value to humanity, for of what avail
would be all the achievements of sci
ence if life, liberty and property were
not m ade sacred by the just admins
tratioll of the law? The fabric of our
civilization is indeed thing of beau
ty, but it is made strong and enduring
only by the golden thread of equal,
exact and universal justice"
Among the nations represented
were Argentine, Austria, Belgium,
Great Britain, China, France, Ger
many, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands,
Sweden, Switzerland and the United
States.
Former Secretary of State John W.
Foster made the principal address, on
the subject of international arbitration
and The Hague tribunal. He regret
ted that the United States did not en-
ter into an agreement for internation-
al disarmament instead of increasing
the navy. Don Emilio Velasco OF
Mexico and J. HI. Ralston of Washing
ton, D. c.. followed with discussions
of the subject presented by Mr.. Foster.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-10-03

formally opened here yesterday. In
his charge to the convention Bishop
Nelson of Georgia asked the Daughters
of the King to direct their earnest
work toward remedying the divorce
evil He said: 1.-TWO hundred thou
sand divorces year means work for
women of reverence, heart and SYM
pathy. My greatest trust is in the
character and determination of Amer
lean women, rather than the legislation
of American men, to stem this tumul-
tous tide rising against the sacredness
of motherhood. Divorce is burning out
the hopes of beautiful American home
life"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-10-03

trip west and appeared to be feeling
III much improved condition, though
his health has been poor for a. long
time. He went to the white house to
attend meeting Of the cabinet last
Tuesday and that night was very rest
less. He was at his desk at the post
office department during the forenoon
Wednesday, although feeling very
badly. and did not return to the de-
partment after luncheon, remaining in
his room.
He became very i'll Wednesday
night and has been confined to his
bed ever since DR.. Magruder, who
was his physician during his severe
illness of some months ago, has been
attending him and DR.. Rixey, surgeon
general of the navy also has been
called in.
President Calls on Sick Man.
During last evening President and
Mrs. Roosevelt called at the hotel and
made inquiries regarding the post
master generals condition. DR.. Ma
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-10-03
TRAMPS MURDER
A YOUNG GIRL

Yankton. S. D., Sept. 30.-A foul
murder came to light yesterday when
the body of a young Mennonite girl
was found Ia miles west of Yankton.
She had been missing several days and
searching parties have been hunting
for her. Her body was discovered near
the border land belonging to the Bon
Homme, a Mennonite society. Her
mouth was stuffed with grass and sod,
evidently to prevent cutlery. Her
clothing was almost entirely stripped
from her body and she had been terri
lily mistreated. Suspicion rests on
three tramps who were seen in the
|neighborhood during the day. The
tracks of three men were found near
the body.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-10-03

so faint that neither could scarcely be
detected.
He had not moved nor uttered a
sound for hours. He was in his death
sleep, the expiration of which the doc
tors expected early yesterday after
noon. Immediate members of the SEN
ator's family were at his bedside wait
ing for the end which was so near.
A Career of Honor.
George Frisbie Hoar was born at
Concord, Mass, August 20, 1926; stud
led in early youth at Concord acade-
my; graduated from Harvard in 1846;
was shortly afterwards admitted to
the bar; settled at Worcester, where
he practiced; served in the state legis-
lature in 1852 and 1857; served as a
member of the 41st, AID, 43d and 44th
congresses; was twice an overseer of
Harvard university; was delegate to the
republican national conventions of
1876, 1880, 1884 and 1888; was elected
S. Boutwell, and has served continu-
ously since that time; was one of the
managers of the house of representa-
tives in the Belknap impeachment trial
of 1876 and also served on the electo-
raj commission in the same year; re-
ceived the degree of doctor of laws
from his alma mater and many other
institutions of learning; has been trus-
tee for many societies OF research His
home was at Worcester.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-10-03
MAY CHANGE STATE LINES.
Movement to Annex Part of Kansas
to Colorado.


Pueblo, Sept. 30.-If the efforts of
those most interested in the Kansas
Colorado water case are successful
strip of the western portion of Kansas
about 100 miles wide will be annexed
to Colorado and litigation now before
the supreme court at Washington will
be thrown out. Prominent politicians
of Kansas and Colorado are making
every effort to get bill through the
legislature of both states whereby the
western portion of Kansas can be
taken into Colorado. This, it is
thought by those who have given the
question study, will solve the difficulty
and both states will be benefited to a
great extent. The strip which it is
proposed to annex to Colorado is an
arid region of the state. The irriga-
ton of this is problem of the great
est importance to the residents.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-10-03
COLLEGE RECORDS BROKEN
AT HARVARD AND YALE

Cambridge, Mass, Sept. 30.-Har-
ward university began the 279th year
of it's existence The freshman class
is probably the largest in the history
of the institution.
New Haven, Conn, Sept. 3O.-Yale
university opened it's door to more
students than have ever gathered on
the first day Of the college year in it's
history. 1t is anticipated that the
total membership will show marked
increase over 3,412, the figures for
last year.