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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1906-09-06
Cans Won on foul.

Goldfeld, New. Sept. 3-Joe Cans,
the champion lightweight pugilist of
the world, won from Battling Mel
son tonight in the forty-third round
on foul that was so palpable that it
was clearly seen by everyone and no
one muImured at the decision OF
Referee Siler when he gave the de-
cision in favor of.the colored man.
There was an. immense .audience'
and it is said the receipts amounted
to s76, 1000.
1t was fairly orderly crowd.
There were twenty deputy sheriffs
with 44-caliber Colts sticking out Of
their hip pockets.
1t was hard fight and both men
were badly punished. In the 43rd
round Cans broke from a clinch and
Nelson deliberately struck Cans low
and the colored boy slowly went to
the floor. The blow was clearly seen
by everyone in the arena and there
was not a murmur of dissent from the
spectators when the referee declared
Cans the winner on foul.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1906-09-06

been varnished and everything made
ready for school work. School begins
Monday with the following teachers:
In the High School building: Supt.
Schmidt, Miss Jennie Hall, principal
and teacher OF English, Miss Blanche
Dix, assistant and teacher of sciences
Bertha E. Rich, assistant, teacher Of
Latin; and Raymond Davidson, assist
ant and teacher Of mathematics. Miss
Katheryn Martin, teacher of the 8th
grade.
In the south side building; Miss
Elizabeth Wood, B 8th and A 7th;
Elizabeth Thompson, B 7th grade;
Leila Lowell, A 9Th grade; Lura Nit.
chell, B 9th grade: Jessie Tyler 5th
grade; Miss Ryan, 4th: Mayme Canaan,
3rd; Lula Lowell, End; and Frances
Merrill, 1st grade.
In the north side building: Miss
Maize Clemens, principal and teacher
of lst grade; Helen West, 4th and 5th
grades; Miss Behan, 3rd; and Miss
Ella Larkin, End grade.
The schools open Monday for organi.
zation and enrolment. 1t is expect
ed that the next graduation class in
the high school will number at least
30, and there will be about 130 pupils.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1906-09-06
Better Farming Nee eded.

Prof. Thos. Shaw member Of the
commission to decide the prize farms
in the northwest entitled to the mon
ey offered by j. J. Hill for the best
farm work writes from. Grand Forks
that no better farming is found in
the west side of the Red river than
on the Minnesota side. There are
few clover patches, only an occasional
alfalfa field and the struggle of the
farmers is with thistles, mustard and
other weeds. Clean, frst-class farm
ing is the exception. The continual
robbing of the soil which has stood
the drain for many years in the Red
river valley can not much longer be
done with any sort of profit, and a
new and different program will have
to be followed soon, declares Prof.
Shaw. The one great crop of wheat
in the Red river valley. was hit hard
by the heat and decrease in yield is
now certain over what could be. .ex-
pected from the size and thickness OF
the shocks. More stock and treat
ment OF che land to replace the lost
vitality will nave to come says the
commission. 4
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1906-09-06
Medina.
CltlZen.

II. E. BerJsch began the erection OF
a new residence on his lot on the
North side last week.
We understand that Medina is to
have two rural free delivery routes
in'the near future. One will run
Northeast and the other south of
town. These are the first rural routes
to be established in this part of the
country, and our hustling postmistress
is to be congratulated upon securing
them for her patrons.
John Deutscher who lives IL miles
south of here has already threshed
and marketed his barley. Of a 10
acre patch he realized 500 bushels
which. brought him 30 cents per bushel
at the elevator Wednesday.
Monday, Sept. Sd, is the beginning
Of a new school year, and as an addi-
tion of two rooms has been built to
our school during the vacation. the
scholars will have more room and one
additional teacher.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1906-09-06
Farmers VS.. Blind Pigs.

The farmers of Courtenay and VI
cinity are said to be almost unani-
nous against the running of blind
pigs, especially at this season of the
year, as the booze joints, travelling or
stationary, create trouble with farm
help who get full of cheap whiskey
and become either untitled for work
for some time afterwards, or leave
che country altogether. A recent
we'll known pigger, now in Jail un-
der $4,000 bond, which he is unable to
furnish, is not likely to bother the
local authorities of Courtenay, at
least, until after the threshing sea-
son. There were about dozen wit
nesses who testified to the sale Of
booze by the pigger above referred to
and the Courtenay authorities did
not want him to get out on small
bail and begin business again this
year.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1906-09-06
"BlG STICKS" JOURNEY.
Unique Package Travelling Through
Country to White House.

Unique Package Travelling Through
Country to White House.
Express Offices are on the lookout for
a "deadhead" package labeled "Roose-
velt's big STICK" which is going around
the country, to the great delight of
jokers. Attached to the "big stick" are
about 200 labels bearing various in
scriptions from different cities in Iowa,
Michigan, Ohio, Missouri, Texas and
Colorado. The package is now headed
for the eastern states, and will ulti-
mately end its journey at the White
House, says the Chicago Tribune. An
agent Of the United States Express
company at Des Moines started the
article on its travels.
An inscription written by a Sioux
City man says:
with big stick like Teddy's and
plenty of room to swing it, O gee!'
Another label contains the following
appeal:
Teddy, hold your big stick over
Russia and protect the Jews from
being murdered in cold blood"
An Iowa man has written the follow
Ing on label bearing Grinnell date:
MAY we always have as good man
for this big stick"
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1906-09-06
Hail In Northern North Dakota

President Smith of the Alliance as
ISOLATION has received word of heavy
losses from hail in the northern part
of North Dakota,a strip several miles
wide and nearly 200 miles long being
heavily hit. total losses on some
quarters being reported. The storm
occurred Saturday. The losses are
mostly on barley, oats and late fax,
the wheat nearly all being cut. Pres
ident Smith leaves at once to adjust
the losses. he says the northern part
of the state has suffered the most
this, year. While driving over quar-
tel in Cavalier county piece Of land
was seen with holes in the ground an
inch in diameter and three inches
deep made by hail.
The Alliance Hail association has
moved into their new..quarters in the
Orlady building, where they have
three large rooms, making very hand
some offices.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1906-09-06
GOOD THREsnING Weather
Wheat Turning Out q Fair AVERAGE
Crop and Threshing Has
dG00d Start.

People who are interested in thresh-
ing are pleased over the good start
that has already been made in the
work in this part Of the state. The
machines are more numerous than
ever before, and large outfits clean up
field in short order after the work is
started. If the present dry and clear
weather holds for couple of weeks,
the most Of the threshing will have
been done. There seems to be plenty
Of men for the work.
Wheat is turning out fair average
crop, the yields will run from Is to 20
bushels. The quality is excellent as a
rule. Barley is not as heavy crop as
usual. The cold wet weather of early
spring probably had an injurious effect
on the crop on account of its earlier
seeding than wheat. Macaroni wheat
is turning out fairly we'll.
Flax is about half cut, and none re-
ported threshed. The yield will be
fair beyond a doubt and the acreage
large in the county. More farmers
have more granaries than last year,
the experiences in shipping grain last
season have made the farmers careful
not to be caught again, and new gran
aries can be seen in all directions.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1906-09-06
Wrong Man.

The man supposed to be "Black-
ie," the much wanted and high
priced tough, arrested at St. Paul,
turned out to be the wrong man.
Several other suspects are being held
in Minnesota, and the police of the
entire northwest are on the lookout
for the jamestown restaurant walter,
who developed into a "bad man" on
short notice. A man is being held in
Staples as answering the description
and man was seen in the brush
along the Missouri river supposed. to
be ''Blackie," but he got away be-
fore being arrested.
It appears that "Blackie" has been
10 Jamestown since the murder and
was seen last Thursday by Chas.
Smith, a N. P. switchman. in this
city. Since then Blackie has disap-
peared and no trace of him has been
learned. One of the pecularities
about him is the habit of rolling
and smoking cigarettes of which he
smokes great many and is decided
victim of the habit. He is also nerv-
GUS and quick of speech.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1906-09-06
Artesian We'll on Ranch.

Manager Frank Eddy was in from
the Chicago ranch today and reports
that the artesian we'll which has re-
Gently been drilled on the farm is a
great well. The drillers went about
1890 feet and got flows of water from
two different strata. The first strata
was penetrated by thee-inch pipe
and the flow is about 800 barrels a
day. A: A:two-inch pipe was then drilled
to the second water bearing rock and
a flow Of $50 barrels a day was OBJ
taineG.s Gas sufficient Ito heat and
light the house was also found at the
loWesLslevel and will be used for that
purpose.
The well is a great saving of mon
ey and time to the ranch and the wa
ter is good for all domestic purposes
and for stock and in threshing time
is; a big convenience and. labor saver.
Thew is estimated to add $4,000 in
value to the ranch whose owner Mr..
Lee of Chicago is contemplating put
ting in other provements. A large
addition to the barn will be built.
The crop on the farm are fine and
Jhreshing is going on at lively
rate.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1906-09-06
Work on The Trestle.

Valley City Times Record: G. T.
DeLamere the engineer in charge Of
the cutoff work, reports progress. The
work on the west grade to the Valley
proper, is about completed. The
cement work on the west abutment
has been started and by the time it is
completed, the big grade will be fin
ished and the big shovel will 60 west
on the cuts to be made between there
and Berea. Mr.. r.DeLamere has accom-
plished large amount Of work this
season and the big cutoff will be prac-
tically completed in one year.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1906-09-06
State Notes.

Ira G.. Jones a printer, committed
suicide Saturday evening by putting
the muzzle Of a shot gun in his
mouth and pulling the trigger with
his foot. He blew the whole top of
bis head off. he was employed as
foreman of the Minnewaukan Sift-
ings.
The Fargo Commercial club will
shortly move into the new head
quarters, which are being elegantly
and commodiously prepared. ..
Announcement has been made Of
the sale of the Devils Lake Inter-
Ocean owned jointly by Senator
Hansbrough and S. Small. The new
purchaser is Professor Dobbyn, for a
number of years a prominent pop
ulist of Minneapolis. In this con-
nection it is announced that Mr..
Small will go to the Northwest Ter
ritory, where he will engage in the
real estate business and where be has
extensive real estate holdings.
The prospects for high priced pota-
toes this fall seems to be good. In
the Red River Valley the pota to
crop is reported as badly rotted and
the western part of the state will be
called upon to make good the def
cheney.
Mandan Republican: 1t has been
definitely settled that the Milwaukee
railway will cross Hettinger county.
practically on direct line between
the crossing of the Missouri river
and the northwest corner Of Bowman
county.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1906-09-06
A Bad Gang.

According to the sanborn Enter
prise, the gang Of toughs that terror
lied the village on the night Of the
murder Of Officer Personius, did
several other criminal stunts besides
holding up the two brakemen. They
tried to hold up several other persons
in the town near the depot. They
bought their revolvers Of Sanborn
firm. The identity Of the men it is
believed can be learned from the num-
ber of persons they came in contract
with during the day proceeding the
murder. When the right men are
found who committed the robbery
and the murde the course Of justice
viii not be long delayed.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1906-09-06
Pingrse.
Patriot.

Hon. Geo. Piercy is hauling lumber
for a new granary, 18x32,o his ranch.
Edith and Anna Wanner came up
from Jamestown Tuesday for short
visit with their aunt and Uncle. Mr..
and Mrs. Bartholomew.
Dan Piercy was the first one to'un-
load load of grain in the new eleva-
tor, having brought in some barley.
Mr.. n. Cornwall, travelling SUPER
intendent for the Occident Elevator
Co.. was business caller here Satur-
dav.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1906-09-06
"BIaokie" Arrested.

The much wanted "Blackie" alias,
''The Lone Star Kid" or 'Texas Kid"
suspected of having murdered Officer
Personius at Valley City has been ar
rested at st. Paul. His identity as S.
M. Shorting, formerly waiter in the
Jamestown depot restaurant has been
partially established and Brakeman
Richardson of the N. P. company and
Hans Hanson, manager of the restaur-
ant, who employed Shorting, have
gone to make the Identification GER
tain.
The Northern Pacific detectives
claim that they have established be-
yOnd reasonable doubt tina" "Blackie" "
and rs. M. Shorting" are one and the
same party, says the Valley City
Times-Record. It is believed that the
chase is over so far as he is concerned
and that he is in custody in st. Paul.
Shouting worked in the depot res
taurant as a waiter, having left James
town but a short time ago. He was
well behaved, reasonably sober, indus
trious and peaceful while there. He
claimed to have been a prize fighter
at one time, but bore the best of
characters while in the city.
1t is believed here that if he is
guilty of shooting Personius, he did it
while drunk. His home is said to be
in the bad lands, his people living on
a ranch in the Little Missouri coun-
try. He was not known at Jamestown,
nor in fact none Of the ''boes' in this
section knew him as "Blackie" the
clone Star Kid'' or "Texas Kid, y !
These names were probably invented
while he and Connors were on a spree
at Sanborn. Shorting does not appear
to be a hardened desperado.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1906-09-06
Sentenced 10 Pen..

Valley City Times Record: 1t will
be remembered that j. o. Neset of
Fingal was charged with unnatural
relations with a 10 year old girl for a
number Of years. She charging him
with the paternity Of her child. The
other daughter was less than nine
years old. He entered a plea Of guilty
and was sentenced to ten years in the
state pen by Judge Burke.
$S Gust Smith forged a couple OF checks
amounting to about $50 at Wimble-
don. He was caught at Glendive and
brought back. He plead guilty and
was sentenced TO fifteen months in
the pen. /,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1906-09-06
/. Deaths.

The following deaths have occurred:
Rose Schroeder, mo ther of John
Schroeder, aged u. Burial Saturday
in Highland Home Cemetery.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Frye, being the second Of the
twin children recently born. Burial
Saturday. &: s.. &. .. (.
Zeno, the 10 year old daughter of
Peter Finnegan Of Montpelier. Burial
at that place. ..s,.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1906-09-06
Novelties For Flower Display.

Novelties For Flower Display.
Baskets of English radium glass are
among the novelties which have come
into vogue for summer entertaining.
This lovely ware, showing all the col
ors Of the rainbow with the softness of
an opal and the dainties Of a wide
mouthed basket filled with nasturtiums
or varicolored roses and dahlias, is in
describable. Mrs. Roosevelt received
such basket from Mrs. Whitelaw
Reid when the ware first attained pop
ularity in England, and it has formed
the centerpiece in all her Oyster Bay
dinner parties.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1906-09-06
State Notes.

H6TKS q OlSDeTg, valley ClGy dCCOI.
neys. have instituted suit against the
500 railway company, in behalf Of one
George Sheeks, who was badly beaten
R a 500 conductor and put from a
passenger train at Fingal. 1t tappears
that together with seven other men
who belonged to telephone construc-
tiont crew, Sheeks bought a ticket
from Euderlin for Courtenay over the
Soo. Shortly after boarding the train
Sheeks joked the conductor, Mike Nc
Eachen, and dispute followed, end
ing in. a fight. The conductor used
his ticket punch with such good effect
that he cut seven holes in Sheeks'
scalp, each one penetrating to the
bone He then told Sheeks he would
put him off the train. The seven COM
panions of Sheeks' said they would go
to and the conductor stopped the train
at Fingal and put them all off. The
men came on to Valley City and DIR.
Pray s dressed Sheeks' wounds. He
then consulted Attorneys Parks and
Olsberg and instituted damage suit
against the railroad company for
$4,000.
Emmons Co. Advocate: Samples Of
Ohio yellow dent and corn from 9TH
er eastern states have been brought
in, and an examination shows them
to be fully filed and rapidly harden.
ing. However from two to three
weeks time will be required to put
the crop out of DANGER from frost.
The ears are of extraordinary length,
large and plump and filled to the
very tips. On the 10 orning of August
27 the mercury dropped below the
freezing point in northern and CEN
tral Iowa. and it stands to reason
that late corn was Injured. In North
Dakota the corn, grass and trees are
as green as they were on June 10, the
grain in shock and in stack and the
almost unbounded ocean of stubble
left by the binder and header from a
striking contrast to the dark green
of it's surroundings. Natures hand
has been lavish to the north prairie
state. On low land and on high land
alike the grass bends over the "ruts"
of the trail, and there are but few
acres in the entire state which can
not be cut for hay. The patches of
virgin prairie from veritable flower
bed, that cannot be duplicated in any
hot beds of the world. The present
crop will paw nearly half of the price
asked for North Dakota's real estate
and still some men prefer to pay as
high as S4.OO rental for Iowa lands.
Sheldon Progress: The nus that
Rosyfelt has taken to reform spelling
will bring Joy to the hart Of Folken-
styn becos he uses it in the Botino
Nus. And the Presidents action re-
moves the only obstacle in the way
| of Marshall Mcclure getting that
Washington job.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1906-09-06
Wheat Of Coed Quality.

Some of the wheat that has been
threshed in this vicinity is of such
fine quality that it grades No. l hard,
a grade that has not been found to
any extent in late years. The berry
is plump, the color good and the grain
tests full weight to the bushel.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1906-09-06
When to Eat Cotton.

When one by accident swallows an
object not intended for eating 1t is q
wise precaution to send after 1t a
quantity Of absorbent cotton which
has been picked into fine threads and
mixed In bread and milk. The button,
safety pin or whatever it may be gath
ers the cotton about it, thus covering
up any rough edge or sharp point and
allowing it to pass through the stom-
ach and intestines without causing In
hurry.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1906-09-06
ID|lIalIyl.-sooIult|siIn,l., :.

Valley City Times-Re cord, Sept. 4:
This afternoon Rev. James Hoffman
Batten Of the Congregations church
united Ii marriage Miss Mary "a.
Davis Of Spiritwood and Warren Scou-
ten Of Eckelson. The ceremony oc-
CURED at the parsonage at 2:3O. The
young people will make their home
al Eckelson, where Mr.. scouten owns
. farm.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1906-09-06
The simple Bride.

Bride (after the return from the
bridal tour)-I see by this medical work
that man requires eight hours sleep
and woman ten. Bridegr6om-Yes,
rye read that somewhere myself.
Bride How nice! You can get up
every morning and have the fire made
and the breakfast ready before It is
time for me to get up.--London TIT
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1906-09-06
Cutting.

Mrs. Enpeck-I think Mr.. Mahlstick
paints such lovely pictures. think
that l shall have him paint portraits
Of Henry and me together. Mrs. Cut
ting Oh, didn't know that he painted
battle pictures. Chicago News.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1906-09-06
Habit.

Habit is our primal fundamental
law. Habit and imitation-there is
nothing more perennial in us than these
two. They are the source Of all work
ing and all apprenticeship, of all prac-
tice and all learning, In the world
Carlyle.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1906-09-06
The Lesser EVIL.

II don't see how she could possibly
be sillier she giggles 80 constantly"
well, IL she didn't giggle all the time
she might talk, and perhaps that would
be worse. Catholic Standard and
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1906-09-06

d II you want to makea married wo-
man hate you, tell her that her hus-
band does not look }at ease in 9 dress
suit. "A y, Ill sE