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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1905-11-23
price.Stuff uptiaIs.

The wedding OF Miss Sarah Stuff to
MIR. William Price occurred Thurs
day evening at the home of the brides
fatilYr, Lewis Stuff, near Bloom.
Thet house was crowded with guests,
'tU5L of theyoung people being blessed
with a large number Of relatives and
friends. And they did not come
empty handed as was testified by a
room full of congratulatory gifts.
Both were born on the farms which
their parents now occupy, and the
whole community is interested in
their present and future happiness.
The young couple stood in an alcove
draped with lace curtains and decor
ated with smilax and carnations while
the Rev. c. H. Phillips united their
hands and lives. After the ceremony,
a bountiful and delightful wedding
dinner was enjoyed by the 10 or 80
friends assembled. Mr.. Stuff has pur-
chased the Max Rusch house on Fifth
ave. north, and will leave the farm
for the young people to make COM
petence as their fathers have done.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1905-11-23
Cleveland Notes.
(Leader.)

John Slife has had his head and
hand bandaged up this week. He was
underneath a wagon, at Jamestown,
untying a rope, when Haine's bull,
which was tied behind the wagon, be-
came enraged at the smell of blood,
and charged upon Mr.. Slife, striking
him on the side OF the head and left
hand. He managed to crawl out of
reach, after which he became unccn-
scious; upon recovery he was taken to
a DOCTORS Office, where his head was
stitched.
We think it would be safe to say
that several Thousand tons of hay were
destroyed by prairie fire in this vicin-
ity this week. There was fire north
and one south of town. Considerable
hay was burned. Louie Larson and
Web Sheriff. each lost their house
and barn, with contents, and Mrs.
Web Sheriff. was severely burned
about the face, hands and ankles, DR..
McClusky being called out to dress
the burns. Most tiresguards proved
inadequate owing to the strong wind
which prevailed.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1905-11-23
viii Extend to Miles City.

The long distance telephone line
from Jamestown and Linton, built by
the Interstate Telephone and Elec-
trio Co., as ''return circuit" line,
furnished with unusually heavy copper
wire, built under the direction Of men
Of long experience in such work. In
due time the company will put in a
local exchange at Bismarck says the
Tribune and that will be followed by
an electric light plant with compile
ment of boilers from which heat can
be furnished those who desire it at
nominal cost. Next year the tele-
phone line of this company will be ex-
tended to Miles City where connection
will be made with the Pacific coast
line already constructed. The line
north along the 500 will be extended
to a connection with the Noble lines
in the Great Northern country and
extensions made elsewhere through
the state. = }s. }'sz
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1905-11-23
Strenuous Hunting Trip.

Register of Deeds Geo. Mckenzie
returned yesterday from deer hunt.
The party camped at Spanish Point,
25 miles south Of tWilliston, and got s
deer, Mr.. Mckenzie scoring one. One
member Of another hunting party,
who camped near them, was killed,
being accidentally shot by a COM
panion. Mr.. Mckenzie was thrown
out OF a wagon and had a rib fractur-
ed as one incident Of the trip.
The man killed was J. H. Beagle of
Kenmare. He was killed by a dis
charge Of buckshot from a shot gun,
one Of the shot entering his neck from
the back. Life was not extinct for
fully twenty minutes after. The
.Kenmare Journal says OF the acci-
dent.
The shooting, which was wholly &C.
cidental, was done by member of the
party who was at some distance from
Mr.. Beagle at the time and unable to
see him. Another member of the
party was standing near where de-
ceased was shot, was also hit, but no
wounds were inflicted.
The remains were taken to Willis
ton Immediately and properly pre-
pared. A coroner's inquest was held
and report made to the effect as above
stated.
Deceased was one of our most pros
porous farmers, model citizen and
devouted follower of the Dunkard be-
lief.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1905-11-23

followed by ageneral hustle for more
candidates. District Deputy Jack is
assisting in the work, Land State Depu-
ty Oliver will also be here again for a
few days, but the local members are
not relying on these field men for re-
suits so much as upon themselves. II.
F. Meeker, the consul, DR.. Sifton,
Max Sinclair, Postmaster Mitchell,
Chris Fleutsch, Morris Beck and other
members are enlisted in the move
ment, and are confident Of bringing
the banner to this city. Fargo has
won it every year since they defeated
Grand Forks, in 1900, but the rapid
growth OF Jamestown warrants the
belief that the trophy will soon have
to be passed along-on Jan. 1st.
There will be big time Nov. %,
and every Woodman is invited Ito be
present, and also expected to bring an
applicant. There will be "log-roll-
ing" and lunch.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1905-11-23
A Peculiar Accident.

The Alert is in receipt OF copy OF
an Iowa paper containing an account
Of the funeral Of Jennie Garden, which
was attended among others by cher
brothers, Clement and Louis Garden,
of jamestown. he young woman
died last Monday from the effects Of
horrible accident which happened In
the printing office of the Sheldon Sun,
August 3rd last, when the hair of
the young lady became caught in the
set screw OF a pulley, which tore the
entire scalp from the head. The ac-
count further says: "lt was great
shock to the entire system Of the un-
fortunate girl, but sbe showed won
derful grit and determination and
after many days showed signs Of i'm
provemenJ, and hope for her recovery
was entertained by friends and Irela-
tives. Lately kEr Improvement .'Eas !
been slow, and while much skin had
been grated on her head there re-
manned much more to be done. The
physicians were at work grating skin
on her head, and the patient was un-
der an anaesthetic, when it was OBJ
served that her condition was much
weaker than had been supposed. She
rgained consciousness somewhat and
efforts were made to revive her, but
without avail.''
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1905-11-23
Clare and Vicinity,

There will he a basket social at the
Olson school house Wednesday even
ing for the benefit Of the minister.
Land seekers are very numerous in
the hills these days this section Of
Stutsman Co. is attracting some at
tentiOn.
Messrs. A. Blewett, Fred Wanner,
Alfred Steele and W. St. Clair of
Jamestown were seen on our streets
one day last week.
Mrs. NJ. H. Kinnane returned home
last Friday from the home of he7 par
ents at Fountain City. Wisconsin,
where she has been visiting for several
weeks. Her mother accompanied her.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1905-11-23
Fire Cause Farm Losses.

o. f. Klanska living west Of Mont
pelier, who was doing business here
today, was hit by the late prairie fire,
losing 40 tons of hay and some oats.
A neighbor living south Of him, Mr..
Johnson, lost wheat and fax. The
country is burned over clean in that
neighborhood, the first fires that has
occurred in five Or six years. The
grass had grown to be a perfect mat.
Mr.. Klanska finished So days thresh-
ing Nov. 10. Wheat averaged II bu.
fax Is bu. and a good many fields
yielded as high as II to 20 bushels.
This is a great change in crop yields
for that part of the country.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1905-11-23
Officers Elected.

At the meeting Friday evening the
TT. Seward Lodge A. O. U. w. elected
the following officers for the ensuing
year: 5
Master Workman, James Norris. !:
Foreman, H. A. Wasser.
Overseer, Hugh Bole.
Recorder, S. E. Tanton.
Financier, J. H. Crum.
Receiver, A. B. De Nault.
Guide, F. W. Sappenfeld.
l. w., Ben Hornby.
0. W., Ole Lee.
Trustee, Andrew Blewett.
Delegate to Grand Lodge, H. G.
BenSch.
Alternate, j. E. Squirting.
At their next meeting Friday even
ing, Dec. l, their new officers will be
installed, and Immediately following
the ceremony there will be an old fash
ioned smoker, with first class refresh
ments. All brothers are requested tc
make a special effort to be present on
this occasion.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1905-11-23
r. Sykes Buildings Burned.

b A dispatch from Aberdeen says that
in the recent prairie fire south Of the
Stutsman county line, three children
are reported burned to death near
Gackle, and there are four people in
the Aberdeen hospital suffering from
burns. A number of Russian farmers
have lost everything they possessed NJ
horses, barns, granaries and grain and
their homes. The extent of the fire
can bs well imagined when it is re-
allied that It Travelled all the way
from Aberdeen, . distance Of 100 miles.
All the buildings on the big Sykes
ranch, except the house, are reported
burned. The loss will reach many
thousands Of dollars.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1905-11-23
leads to almost total loss Of crops from
unfavOrable conditions.
General Ward" In Jail.

The Grand Forks Herald contains
an account Of the imprisonment Of
Gen. A. B. Ward in a Jail in Aus
tralia, the newspaper clipping giving
an account of his arrest as religious
impostor having been sent by Consul
General "Johnny" Bray. Old timers
will remember the brilliant political
criminal career of this gifted advent
urer. He appeared on the North Da-
kOta horizon in Grand Forks county
in 1888. He was ''mesmerizer" and
ingratiated himself in the condolences
of numerous prominent North Da-
kotans. He soon became wellknown
lawyer, politician and leader OF a re-
publican faction in Grand Forks
county. He was elected as a delegate
tn the territorial convention that met
in Jamestown in the old skating rink,
and engaged in a noted controversy of
oratory with Gov. Mellette and Ex-
Gov. Fancher, making speech that
won the crowd. Ed. Patterson then
running a barber shop in Bismarck
recognized Ward when in Bismarck
one day, as man who had gone by
the name Of Worthington in Spokane
and who was a crook in that state.
Ward fled soon after deserting a
young wife, and leaving many debts.
He has had long and shady career.
He became healer in a Christian
science circle in New York after leav-
ing Dakota, and got wealthy woman
to leave her husband and fly to New
Zealand with $4,000 in cash and
Ward. There they established sect
andlbuilt a $500, 900 church. She after
wards returned to this country broke,
and Ward fled to Australia and Tas-
mania where he repeated his healing
and religious capers. He has been
married some 8 times and has had
children by several wives. He is a
fine locker and has been a criminal
from youth, posing as preacher, poll
tician, lawyer, etc.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1905-11-23
MEDINA FIRE FIGHTERS.
Costly Lesson to New and Old Set
tiers About Fires and Fire PreCdu.
tions on Windy Days.

The Medina Citizen gives graphic
account Of the narrow escape Of the
town from a general conflagration
from the prairie fires of the last week
The fire started in west of the town
Tuesday the l4th, and Wednesday be.
gan to be a dangerous proposition.
The Citizen says: "Early Wednesday
morning the business men began to
make preparations to plow and burn
fire guard on the north Of town.
Teams and men were sent out and the
work rushed as fast as possible, but
the fire was much nearer than was
supposed and before the men who were
out had fairly started to backtire it
was upon them. Then began one of
the hardest fights to save the town
that was ever made anywhere. All
the men in town we're on the hilltop
on the north lside, with water, sacks,
and whatever could he .improvised to
beat out the flames, which for time
for a time threatened to sweep into
the town in spite Of all they could do
The few burrows which had been
plowed served to check the onward
rush of the flames in some places. and
gave the fire fighters a chance to mass
their forces, while, had the ground
not been broken, the fire would have
come down upon Them in an unbrOken
wall. AS it was, they were unable to
check it entirely until the railroad
ireguard was reached, and several
times it jumped that in places and
started down the hill, but men were
always on hand and succeeded each
time in beating the flames out.
The fire burned down to, and parti-
ally around Stalley's photograph
studio, and the Hackney Land Co.
barn was only saved by the hardest
kind of work."
Hard work only saYed the Cottage
Hotel, as fire jumped the graded road
40 feet wide. 1t required the combin.
ed efforts of men and women and chill
dren to keep the flames from igniting
the buildings.
Numerous farmers lost barns and
hay and also much other property.
W. F. Carey lost 100 tons Of hay, but
the fire splitting miraculously saved
his buildings. A fire guard, 10 feet
wide, only saved the buildings Of
Gottlieb .Bertsch. West of Medina,
Olavis Amundson lost barn and con-
tents and three head Of horses. Hans
Gangsted lost three barns, machinery,
hay and only saved the house by hard
work. Thousands of dollars worth of
hay in the vicinity of Medina were
lost. 1t will be a lesson to all and a
time never to be forgotten by those
who helped to put out the roaring
flames. The wind was so strong that
the grass was burned off quickly, and
the fire did not reach down to the
roots and destroy them as slower
fire would do. The fire burned down to
the town of Crystal Springs, which
had a narrow escape from total de-
StructiOn.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1905-11-23
From Saskatchewan, n. W. 7.

The Alert is in receipt of the Mel
fort, Saskatchewan Moon, from a
former North Dakota resident. The
Moon shines with no dim light to re-
fleet the attractions of that far north
ern country and notes that plowing
in the CarroJ river district was going
on Nov. 18th. Regarding the deter
ioration OF No. hard wheatI as seen
there the Melford paper says:
mo. hard wheat is getting more
scarce every year. Notwithstanding
the high quality Of the grain grown
all over western Canada this year, No.
one hard is by no means common.
And the Carrot river district is no ex-
ception to the rule. All grain raised
here was cut long before frost, very
little smut is reported, and the ripen-
ing of the grain was almost perfect.
Why is it, then, that car OF the top
grade is SO scarce? It is claimed now
and has been proved by experiments
carried on in different parts of the
west and conducted under the super
intendence of the Department Of
Agriculture, that this is due to the
use Of poor seed. Seed may be poor
from a variety of causes, and to de-
monstrate this to the farmers of the
of the west, seed trains are being fit
ted up by the Department. Of Agricul-
ture, which will stop at various points
throughout the west and give demon
strations and object lessons to the
farmers upon this important subject.
The Melfort Board OF Trade should
take this matter up with the Depart
ment and endeavor to have the seed
train visit this section
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1905-11-23
FROM EXPOSURE
Body of Victor johnson Found About
Seven Miles Southeast Of This
City on Saturday.

The body of Victor Johnson, a young
man about % years Of age, was found
in flax field on the B. w. Fuller farm
south of the asylum on the river Sat-
urday. Life had evidently been ex-
tinct for quite a period although the
remains were in an excellent state Of
preservation. Johnson was patient
at the state hospital, where he had
been for about two years, and his rela-
tives reside in Fairmount, Richland
county. He has been for some time
regarded as trusty patient and has
been helping the plumbers and exca-
vators at the asylum in work con-
nected with the new buildings.
About October 1st while the man in
charge of the patients so engaged was
absent from them, for about ten
minutes, johnson disappeared. A
thorough search was made in the
woods and along the river as we'll as
in other parts of the vicinity, but no
trace of the missing man could be
found. Several reports that seemed
to answer to his description, were in
vestigated but nothing could be
learned, and it was supposed the pa
tient had made his way, or would soon
appear at his old home. 1t was the
intention Of the superintendent to
discharge Johnson and return him to
his home some time before January l
next, as the patient was apparently
so tar recovered as to permit of this
with safety.
The theory of the cause of death is
that johnson developed a condition of
fear after The had walked away: and
was afraid to call at any house or
make himself known as hungry. He
was warmly cloth with mittens, over
shoes, and cap, and evidently had pre-
pared for his trip home.
The parents were notified Saturday,
and if they so indicate the remains
will be sent to Richland county for
burial. 1t is supposed johnson be-
came exhausted, and died from hunger
and cold after wandering around for
some time. The nature of the heavy
growth Of woods and Brush along the
river makes it almost impossible to
find one in hiding which accounts
for the failure Of the hospital en-
plOyeeS to discover his whereabouts
soon after he left.
A coroner's jury was summoned by
Coroner Todd and a verdict rendered
that deceased had come to his death
by exposure. The body was found by
Mr.. Comber, who was working on the
Fuller farm. It was in a partly
plowed field near the Sears house, and
the wind had blown dirt and dust
over the body to some extent partially
concealing it from view.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1905-11-23
Governors Mansion Fatal to Bill.

Commenting on the decision OF the
supreme court, holding the capital
commission bill Unconstitutional, the
Bismarck Tribune says:
s'The decision of the supreme court
renders clear that the legislature has
ample authority. to dispose of the
lands in the manner it sees fit and
that the.proceeds may be used for any
buildings of \ public kind at the seat
of government, SO the contention OF
the directors to the capitol bill that
the use OF any of the proceeds OF the
lands for Ibuilding any other admins
tration buildings than a capitol build
inv was unauthorized is not sustained
by the supreme court.
ssThe friends of the capitol will give
the court that credit flor rectitude,
honesty and fairness that the enemies
of the capitol bill, were So ready to
deny them, with mean insinuations
and contemplate slurs, before the
matter was decided.
.sThe fatal defect in the bill is the
falling of the legislature to provide
the.amount Of money to be expended
hv the commission upon the respect
i've buildings authorized. This, the
court holds, is q legislative prerogar
tive and authority that cannot be del
eoated to any body or commission Gre
ated by the legislature. The capitol
commission bill,ss as originally intro
duced, would, according to the view
taken by the court. have been consti-
tutional, but the senate amendment
adding the executive mansion to the
list OF building to be erected, without
srecifying its cost, seems to have
effected the downfall OF the law"
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1905-11-23
Land Sales In Lalloure and Kidder.

w. E. Coats Of the state land COM
missioners Office was enroute to La
Moure today to conduct a sale Of
school lands In that county tomorrow.
A sale will be held in Kidder county
Friday, and large sale in Benson
county also this week. The state
capital lands which have not been adj
vertised will probably be withdrawn
for sale for the present. The demand
for state school lands is increasing in
all the counties where the lands are to
be had.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1905-11-23
About Late Flowing,

The Dakota Farmer offers the fol-
lowing observations on the compar-
ative value of late and early
plowing:
"Ido not want an acre plowed after
the first Of October" said one of the
largest and most successful farmers in
Central Dakota to US lately. This
man this season has an enormous yield
of everything he put in the ground,
while right next to his land are others
who ''do not believe in fall plowing, +"
who do not have half a crop. To be
sure, this is a late season, and early
October plowing is not much later
than September plowing, ordinary
years, and still this mans plowing
was all done long ago.
Now good farmers may really be-
lieve in not plowing in the fall, and
early at that, and If there are any such
that are succeeding in doing this, we
should like to have their experiences.
Still our experience and observation
all goes to favor the very early plow-
ing every time. Wherever we have
lived, been, or noticed, the man who
gets his land turned over while the
weeds are green and well settled down
before winter is the man who is fore
handed and grows big crops; and the
man who plows just before winter, OF
not at all, is the one whose work is
never done, and whose crops yield light
and are frequently failures.
There may be exceptions to this in
certain sections particularly where it
is very dry much of the time, but
these exceptions are rare and far
apart. A good agricultural country
invariably requires early plowing and
the earlier the better. Very early
plowing acts very much as summer
fallow, and in some seasons brings al
most as good results. Late plowing
means late crops, asarule and delayed
spring work; and the latter frequently
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1905-11-23
Forced 10 Sell sh,,p.

Owing to the fire destroying hay in
the western part of the county one
large drove Of sheep was sold to the
local butchers here last week, as the
owner had no winter feed for them.
It is reported that a number of farm
ers will be Obliged to dispose of stock
because their winter feed went up in
the smoke of the prairie fires.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1905-11-23
EsTRAY NOTICE

Strayed from Deer Lake, Nov, IL,
two gray horses. One weighs about
1850, other about 1900. One slightly
crippled and one shod in front. Also
one dark bay horse, Q years old, with
white stripe on forehead and shod in
front. Information wanted by
MARTIN SOREM,
s h. Deer Lake.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1905-11-23
After the State Banner.

The jamestown Camp OF Modern
Woodmen have begun active work to
secure .,,]l.t the prize banner, now held by
Fargo, for the honor Of having the:
largest; membership in the. state. AS
! starter . large class will be adopted ed
wednesday night, and this will be