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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-05-16
Patents Spark Grinder-F. J.Ly-

Patents Spark Grinder-F. J.Ly-
man of Minot, has secured patent
oman interesting invention.which he
believes will save the railroads of the
northwest over S5,OOO,O 900 annually.
The patent is a spark grinder and
will be used IN the smOkestack of a
locomotive engine where it will grind
the sparks into fragments and Sem
them out of the engine in the form
OF fine cinders rather than living
Goals of fire. The sparks are ground
by two cylinders which have teeth
something like in threshing ma
chine. The-cylinders.wi be operated
either by the .forcesof the smoke in
being forced out of the engine or by
turbine engine. Mr.. Lyman says
that the cylinders, being operated on
the principle of balance wheels, will
create a draft and thereby serve a
double purpose.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-05-16
Change in School Enumeration

Change in School Enumeration
Through the amendment to section
S35 of the Revised Code of 1905, which
passed the Legislature at the recent
session and in part of the laws
different method in the enumeration
of the school census Of the various
counties of the state, was put into
effect Hereafter instead Of taking
only those who attended school and
dividing the school moneys according
to these results, the school clerks
will now send in the names of all I'M
married persons of school age, being
over six and under twenty having
their legal residence in the county.
This will make a material difference
in many counties.
County uperintendents are sending
out notices of the change and also
calling to the attention of the school
officers the fact that it is the duty OF
the county superintendent to with
hold the apportionfment of. state and
county tuition funds from district
where the attendance of persons OF
school age for sixty days is less than
SO per cent OF the enumeration.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-05-16

New Library Books-There have
been about fortysnew books added to
the Public Library. Now is a good
time to tbs card, which costs
but onr dollar per year. The follow
ing books ;have been received:
The Long Road. Oxenham 8 r. The
Second Generation. Phillips; Felicity,
Laughlin; Marcia, Kirk; Aunt x.yaAe
of Kentucky, Hall The Malefa etor,,
Oppeuleim: The Port of Mining
Men, Nicholson: The Unseen rJdry,
Ward; The Dust Of Conflict, Bindlor !:
Tie Turn Of the Balance, Whittsck
* 9; 's,2 . H%sH. t'3Edaa
ming Water, Mason: The Captain OF
the Kansas, Tracy: The White Cat,
Burgess. The Kinsman, .Sedgwicz !;
The Far Horizon, Malet; The NJ ira
Gle Worker, Maxwell; The Lady of
the Decoration, Little: Hi'ma, Ed
ridge; Friday, the 13th., Lawson:
Tile Prince of Silence, Davis: Under
the Harrow, Meredith: Ackroid Of
the Faculty, Ray: Latter day Sweet
heart, Harrison; Kate Meredith,
Hyne: Daniel Sweetland, PhillpOts:
The Chief Legatee, Green; A Rock
in the Baltic, E. Barr: The Man Be-
tween, A. Barr: The House of De-
fense, Benson; The Lady Evelyn,
Penn bert0l: ReZonov, A therton; Doc
Gordon, Freeman; Chronicles Of Re-
becca, Wiggin: The Mystics, Thur
ston; The Giants Svrength, King:
The Princess, Potter; With Mask and
Mitt, Dudley; The Light Keepers,
Otis; -Four Boys in the Yellowstone,
Tomlinson.
Mrs. John NJ. Sifton, Librarian.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-05-16

Heavy Snow storm-After a warm
Sunday, the weather turned cool Sun
day and in the morning, with the
wind blowing briskly from the north
east developed into a snow storm,
that soon covered the town and
prairle with heavy mantel OF the
beautiful. The snow wet and heavy,
will do wonders for the crops and the
farmers and land men rejoice there
fore. Wheat seeding is well along in
this part Of the state and the grain
will get the ad vantage Of this mois-
st1re. There is still considerable fax
to be put in. The storm was general
Ieports.o .of heavy snow coming from
many parts Of the country. Wisconsin
Minnesota, and Wyoming whe1e
seven feet Of snow is ported, had
.xery heavy falls, while farther north,
IA. Manitoba and ..Saskatc chewan, the
@tempera tnre.. fell below freezing, caus-.
ing much lssuffe fering among cattle and.
sheer.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-05-16
Isolated Tract Circular :

Isolated Tract Circular = IDe
commissioner of the general land
Office has issued a circular relating
to the sale of Isolated and discon-
nected tracts to the effect, that the
purchase OF the land must be for act
ual residence and not for speculation.
The ruling applies to all applications
now pending, and is in full as fol-
lows:
Hereafter the sale of isolated and
disconnected tracts of public lands
will not be ordered under the act of
June u, 1906 (34 Stats, 517) on
application therefore, unless the
applicant shall In addition to the
showing now required, swear that he
desires to purchase the land described
iii his application for his own indi-
vidual use and actual occupation and
not for speculative purposes. All
pending applications for such lands
under which sales have not hereto
fore been ordered are hereby re-
jected, and you are directed to notify
the applicants hereof; and hereafter
you will not receive and forward any
for such sales which are
not supported b. oath herein re-.
quired.
r. a. Ballinger, Il
* 5ss., Commissioner.
James .Rud dolpn Garfield, 4.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-05-16

AN EaTly Day he find
ing of.tRe bonesiin an old gIave near
the 9Th street bridge last week have
given rise TO some speculation among
old timers as to whose remains they
were. Several parties: believe the
bones were those Of woman who
was murdered in house that stood
on the bluff..west OF the spot where
the bones were unearthed and who
was member of the .demi-monde Of
early DAYS in Jamestown. The story
is that the woman was kicked to
death by a farmer, we'll known
character Of the town, in drunken
brawl and the body rolled down the
hill in barrel and buried near the
river by another man, who was paid
$50 for burying the corpse and keep
ing quiet about it. This occurred
about "a years ago. Both the man,
who is said to have killed the woman
and the man who buried her are now
dead, the former being killed in an
other row several years after. A
number of parties in the city recol-
lect the circumstances Of the murder.
No prosecution was ever made, and
the matter was hushed up, an easier
thing to do then. than it would be
now. The house where the tragedy
occurred was located on the hill west
of the grave and has long since been
removed. The woman's name is un-
known but she..is. said ito have been
young and handsome. No account of
the crime was ever published in the
local papers. The man, who is said
to have buried the body, himself met
with violent death in a fire in the
city and the circumstances surround
ing his death and the fire have al
ways been a. matter of great mystery,
| and belief prevailed that he met
| witlpfoul play.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-05-16
Small Pox scare-1t is reported

Small Pox Scare-1t is reported
that Edmunds is undergoing a small
poS, or variloid, epidemic, some
seven cases being reported there.
Quite number Of places have been
placed in quarantine, the postoff1ce
and Wescom's store have been fumi-
gated and if quarantine rules are Nob-
served the postof1ce and.depot. will
be closed to the public. The black
smith shop. school and several resi-
dences have been examined and pre-
cautions taken. Two families at
New Home are in quarantine. At
Buchanan one family. is in quaran-
tine.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-05-16

North Dakotans Safe--A telegram
received in Fargo, from Frank Treat
at Los Angeles. .dispe]led considerable
concern as it contained the gratify-
ing intelligence that not any member
OF the North Dakota party Of Shrin-
ers was on the train which was
wrecked on the Southern Pacific Sat
urday afternoon and which caused
the death OF a number OF New York
and Pennsylvania Shriners. In his
telegra 10, Mr.. Treat stated that
members Of the North Dakota party
were TO leave Los Angeles Sunday
night. IS
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-05-16
EXCURSIONS OFF
Farmers Excursions to North Da.
kota Agricultural College
Stopped by Railroads.

There will be no excursions. to. the
North Dakota agricultural college
this.summer.-as has been the rule for
the, past decade.
As result of the anti-pass legisla-
tion last winter by the North Dako-
ia legislature the railroads have de-
cided to cut out all special rates and
this hits the A. G. excursions.
This information was secured from
President Worth of the &C. in a let
ter from St. Paul to Dean Shepperd.
Enroute to Europe President Worst
stopped in st. Paul to investigate
the situation and see If the excur-
SONS would be conCinued. He met
with fat refusal on the part Of the
roads.
It vas explained to him that the
excursions were not cut off through
any antagonism to the college, but
because Of the general plan to make
no excursion rates nor reductions .iD
states where there had been rate leg
isltation.
The excursions were started ten
gears ago by the offer Of Pres. J. J.
Hill of the Great Northern after an
address to the farmers at tile Tri-
State Grain Growers convention in
Fargo, to bring fifty farmers from
| each county to the A. G. After the
first years success with the excur.
sions be decided to continue them
Free, which was. done. fora few years
and latep nominal. charge wes made
merely enough to cover the operating
expenses of the train. The Northern
Pacific always charged small sum
for the same purpose.
The excursions have served a great
purpose in bAshing :better rela.
tlons between the farmers of the
state and the college and the mem.
bers Of the faculty. From 1900 te
5000 t&rmers have annually visited
the aS 9,imant station and hayt
gptttf6a, - l1i-,ls Vi lics u woSai,
Many became interested and sen,
their sons ana daughters to the col
lege and the plan has been the bes'
advertisement possible for the college
Naturally there is great regret ant
disappointment at the A. C. over the
failure to have the excursions con.
tinued. 1t had been hoped to get
many of the new settlers from the
western part of the state there this
summer-Fargo Forum.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-05-16

Optimistic View-SenatOr Hans
brough at Fargo said to reporter
that in his knowledge of past condi-
tions of business through the coun-
try there never was time when all
branches of industry we're so busy and
so proftably rewarded. The predic-
tions Of croakers that disaster was
imminent and set back would oc-.
cur we're the emanations from stock
jobbers and speculators. There was
no basis for any such revulsion. The
senator remarked that North Dakota
weather conditions were preferable
at this time to those..in the east, that
trees were just beginning to leave out
in Washington and there was great
deal of snow in the Alleghanies.
In reply to the-question, "Do you
think Roosevelt would accept anoth-
er nomination for president?" the
senator said: .""I believe the Ameri-
can people want continuation OF
tie Roosevelt policy with Roosevelt
as president, and. this being true,and
Theodore Roosevelt being an ardent
and patriotic American, l have 20
doubt that if the republican national
convention should manifest to him
that he is needed for second term
as president of the United States he
would respond to their demand.
II know that he prefers to retire
as the end of his present tern, but
no public official can put his persona
comfort--ab bove the wishes of his coun'
trymen."
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-05-16
TO Organize Bowman County

TO Ofgdntze- boW1Hd19 Cou1ey
Following the example set by Het-
finger and other counties, citizens
of Bowman county, in the extreme
southwestern corner of the state, have
fled petition for organization with
the governor. In the event that the
petition is deemed sufficient and in
compliance with law, the procedure
will be the same as in the case of the
other counties organized under the
law passed at the last session of the
legislature by the proclamation Of
organization, designation Of the
county seat and the naming of the
officials.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-05-16
More Elevators That

More Eleyators--ThaG a large
number of new elevators will he
erected in North Dakota this year is
certain. There will also be a large
number of additions made to the ele-
vators that are already in the state.
The conditions resulting last fall
from the car shortage will be respon-
sible:: for the construction of the new
storehouses. In many parts OF the
state farmers were Obliged to dump
the wheat on the ground, the elevat-
ors not being large enough to take
care of the grain. The farmers will
also build large number of gran
aries during the summer. Elevator
contractors expect to have their
hands full the next three or four
months. Nj sE Isl ID
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-05-16

Dollar Wheat-Cash wheat in
cars, on:track at Minneapolis went to
Sl.el Monday, and at Chicago, both
September and December wheat
reached BLOB The continued cold
weather and backward season. With
reports Of the ground freezing hard
in Manitoba and other Canadian and
northwestern points is held RESPONSE.
BILE. On Jan. i, wheat was 7s ana a
fraction at Minneapolis.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-05-16

Hotel Inspector-Traveling men
who are interested in the appoint
ment of state hotel inspector in ac-
cordance with the new hotel insrec-
tion law passed at. the last legisla-
ture, ARE of the opinion that Govern
or Burke will hold off on the naming
of choice for the position until after
the grand United Commercial Travel
ers convention which will e.held in
Grand Forks on June and 8. The
governor has been quoted as saying
that he would let the Knights Of the
grip make their own choice for the
position.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-05-16

Will Not Accept Mott. May H.
1t is reported here that George P.
Jones-"Jones- of ..Rock''-of Edgeley
will not accept the.aprointment of
states attorney of.'Adams county, but
will remain in LaMoure county.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-05-16

Indian Re1ics-The site at whicl,
a number of relics were found by Mr..
Thomas O'Leary short time ago,
says the Bismarck Tribune was in
vestigated by the curator OF the
State Historical society last week
and proved to he one OF a number of
kitchen middens OF an Indian vii
lage. The hidden in which the rel
les were found was thirty feet in di-
ameter. One quadrant OF this was
excavated, and evidence obtained
which proved beyond doubt that it
was Indian.
At depths varying from eight to
twenty inches large quantities OF In
dian pottery and buffalo ..and other
bones were found, and with them
various bone and stone implements.
Among these were knife handles.
bone clippers, an arrow guage, arrow
beads, knife blades. scrapers, and
pieces of flint and ebert. Under
meath these remains, and scattered
evenly over the area excavated was a
layer of ashes in which no relics were
found.
With a regular officer in charge and
near the site Of former Indian activi-
ties. finds such as the one described
can be investigated without delay.
Discoveries made along these lines
should be reported at once to the
proper authorities, so that these
things which belong in our state may
be kept here where they may be Of
use to our citizens, and not carried
off by relic hunters or agents of mu'
seums located in other sections OF the
country.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-05-16

N. p. Changes-St. Paul, May IL
President Howard elliott of the
Northern Pacific today announced
the following changes in the operat-
ing department: Third Vice Presi-
dent G. M. Levy has been transferred
from Tacoma to St. Paul and placed
in charge of the traffic aud mainte-
nance--of the entire system; General
Manager Horn remains at st. Paul
and will ::have charge Of traffic and
maintenance in Wisconsin, Minneso-
ia, and North Dakota and Montana; |;
H G. Mutt will be general manager
in charge.of the lines in Idaho, Wash
sington and Oregon With headquarters
at Tacoma. Mutt has been general
Superintendent of the Michigan Cen
trail. Changes are made necessary be-
cause of the increased traffic.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-05-16
FARM LOANS
Low Rate Of Interest to Farmers
Regarding Loans From
School Fund.

County auditors are in receipt of
application blanks for farm loans
from the state land department., Bis
marck, and the provisions Of Section
1856, Chapter 4, Of the Revised Code
of the sta te OF North Dakota of 1905,
and amendments thereto, can nov be
carried out. The law was passed by
the legislature during the recent ses-
sion and. is of special interest to the
farmers of the state. as we'll as to the
taxpayers in general.
Under the provisions Of the law,
loans can be secured from the board
of university and school lands by act
ual residents of North Dakota Under
certain conditions, among which are
the following:
THE applicant must make sworn
statement regarding his farm proper
ty, including description of land and
other property, value, market price
of land and other conditions common
in making loans on lands, before a
notary public or other officer author
ized to take acknowledgements and
send the application with the ap-
praisal blank attached, to the coun-
ty auditor OF the county in which
the land is located, who will in con-
junction with the other members of
the county board of appraisers ap-
praise the land and report the dp-
praisal in due form. The county aud
,tor will then send the application
and appra is;l to the state land de-
partment at Bismarck.
The application will be submitted
to the. board of university and school
lands at it's next meeting and, if ac-
cepted, a mortgage will be sent to
the applicant at Cnce for execution.
Loans can only be made upon culi-
tivated lands and to actual residents
OF the state.
s. Not more than S., 900 can be loaned
VITO one person .and loans cannot ex-
assceed in amount one third the actual
value of the land appraised by the
\ county board OF appraisers.
No loan can be made on land ap-
praised at less than 81. so per acre:
Loans may run for not less than 5
and >not..more than II years.
The interest is payable annually to
the county. treasurer, rate 5 per cent.
After five years and commencing
with the sixth year the borrower has
the option of paying on any interest
due date 10 per cent Zone tenth) Of
the principal or any multiple of 10
per cent thereof.
Loans may be paid in full after
running three years by paying six
months interest in. advance in addi-
tion to the full amount due to date
of payment.
The county board Of appraisers con-
sists..of the county auditor, the coun-
ty superintendent of schools and the
chairman of the county board Of COM
missioners.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-05-16

81 Two ofSal Kind Twin girls we're
born TO Mr.. and Mrs. ] s::C. Brophy,
Saturday morni ling, at their home on
5Sth ave. aoutf.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-19
COHEN GRANTED LICENSE.

At the hearing beforet the county commissioners yesterday morning in the contested license case of Thomas Cohen of 129 Court street, Charles Kleiner was the attorney for the appli- cant. and Rev MT. Mossman of the City Missionary association appeared in objection to the license.
 At the opening of the case, upon Rev. MT Mossman commencing to examine Mir Cohen, Attorney Kleiner strenuous ly objected to Rev. MT Mossman's ap- pearance in the case at all, and asked the commissioners to bar him out.
 He claimed that Rev. Mir. Mossnan's $ bushes was to preach the gospel and attend to his other duties as a minis ter, but that the commissioners should not allow him to appear before them to oppose the granting of licenses to sell intoxicating liquors.
 Rev. MT. Mossman vigorously dis puted Attorney Kleiner's claim and ar- gued that his being a Christian min ister should not prevent the exercise of his rights as citizen of New Ha- ven to oppose evil influences wherever he found them
 He sai dthat the commissioners had heretofore accorded him this right of objecting to those he believed to be unsuitable either in person or place to sell intoxicating liquors and hs felt sure that they would continue to do so The commissioners so ruled and the hearing continued This Is the second tilt that the two gentlemen have en- gagged in on similar occasions.
 The renonstrance was based on the fact that there were two many saloons already in the neighborhood and that the applicant maintains a side entrance. MT. Mossman requested that if the li- cense should be granted that the ap- plicant be made to close this side en- trance.
 MT. Mossman further claimed that the applicant had a gambling machine in his place which was only removed after the police authorities notified Mr. Cohen to remove it.
 The county commissioners after a brief discussion voted to renew the li- AAass.