Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-01-31
OPENING BRANCH LINES
Hard Work and Slow Progress.
Snow Packed Close and
Drifts Deep.

Last Saturday Conductor Humes
started to open the J. and N branch
with a rotary plow ard three engines.
The train and the plow were followed
by coal train which reached Ed
munds, the plow and passenger pro-
ceeding on ahead, and managed to
reach Darlington. The plow got a
little beyond, to Guptil, where the
rotary broke down from the excessive
hardness of the snow and the power
of the engines used in working the
machinery. Several of the blades
we're bent and broken, and the engine
leaked too badly to hold water to
continue the work. The plow re-
turned ito jamestown for repairs
reaching here tuesday ssuight and
will again start out with train and
large crew of SNOW shovellers who
will loosen up the snow ahead of the
rotary to assist il opening 1.-The cuts.
The train of coal which has been
standing on the main track at Ed
munds was cut in two, and part
taken back to Pingree yesterday.
The Soc line is now open to Carr
Iington and beyond, after weeks
delay. ...
! Outside of the inconvenience and
natural alarm felt by being short Of
coal and the lack of kerosene in some
places, no suffering or distress has oc-
Cured as far as known along the en-
tire branch. Geo. Anderson from
Gerber nejghborhood, in the north
western part of this county met the
train at Edmunds and informed the
crew that no suffering had been heard
of in the bills, the only family that
uas out Of coal in the Gerber settle :
ment, was Mr.. Colby and his neigh
bors we're Intending to loan him
enough to last till supply could be
lhad.
4 Coal was taken yesterday from Ed
n unds to Gerber by several teams,
and as there is plenty of coal at both
Pingree. and Edmunds, now, there
is no further need for worry on that
account.
Several of the families in the
northern part Of the county have
been using to good advantage during
the blockade, flax burners or ovens
which. answer the purpose very we'll,
if the fires are properly attended to.
ALL of the farmers have fax straw
and some of the families have been
cooking with the straw. At one time
in the state thsre was rage for
burning fax, and many sheet iron
stoves were bought and some are still
used occasionally to heat extra rooms.
1t is said that six filings of the stove
will last all day.
| The people of New Rockford are
close run on fuel and out of oil to
burn, but there is plenty to eat all
along the line, although some places
are short OF sugar and -four. Drifts
on the J. and N. are In some places
a mile long and feet deep. Three
engines pu 'hing together can make
little impression on some Gifts.
Conductor Knowles came in this
morning from Oakes, that line hav-
ing been opened yesterday. It is the
first train from Oakes in week. A
rotary is now at work opening the f.
and SW. branch and yesterday had
reached Englevae. At Glover when
the train pulled into the depot there
was big crowd on the platform, and
three cheers we're given for the train.
Some OF the settlers in the south
! Elm part of this county have been
short OF fuel land the stores along the
line out Of sugar and -four. A num-.
Der of cars Of coal we're sent down.
the line and left at Montpelier, and
other stations. The Edgeley branch
is now opened from Streeter east and
I-the entire F and SW. line will prob
ably be opened by Thursday unless
there is an unexpected accident.
Conductor Knowles train found
the cuts packed full Of snow near
Cakes junction, the worst place on:
1.-The line. The Northwestern line at
/ Oakes had been closed for some three
days. The Fergus Falls branch line
had also been closed for several days
hut snow reported opened ,.3s
CARD OF THANKS l.5Sj
We wish to extend OH sincere
!sthanks TO the many kind neighborst
i and fIiends, who 50 :kindly aided Us
during the sickness and death Of our
daughter, and sister. We also thank3
! our pastors, Rev. Greene and Rev
Phillips, the hoir3 and to- those whp9
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