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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-08-22

Had "Green Goods"-Oh1cer Jer-
den Of the. Jamestown police force
made capture yesterday of man
who attempted to pass a two dollar
counterfeit bill at Bertel's restaurant
on Front street. The genuiness Of
the bill. offered was questioned and
word was sent to the officer who took
the man in charge and escorted him
to the police station where after a
search of his person, roll of a.''green
goods was taken from him and is
now in the possession of the police
including the bill offered at the res
taurant. The so-called counterfeit
money consists of a number Of old
state bank notes, said not to. be couD-
terfeit' money of the United States.
The bills are in the denominations
of one. two, ten and twenty dollar
bills. most of them are coarse work.
Haley was sent up for 30 days for va
grancy and may be cited to appear
before the federal courts.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-08-22
Kernels Minus the Husk.sur

Kernels Minus the Husk.Sun-
day a cool wind began in the after
noon and continued most of 'the'day,
Monday making a 6ne harvesting daV
for farmers in this part of the state.
1t is said by the farmers that con-
siderable wheat and oats have been
shelled out by the wind. The era n
does not seem to be- firmly Embedded
at the'top of the heads and the husk
has in some cases almost entirely
disappeared. What is the cause of
this has not been explained without
it was the heat Of a short time ago.
The berry however appears to be
plump and good Equality and the fears
of shrinkage from the heat do mot
appear to he carried out by the
facts. Harvesting is now general
throughout the county. This con-
dition Of a'few kernels of grain being
without the usual protection of the
Shusk at the top Of the heads is re-
ported quite generally throughout
the state, and:is an unusual one to
note. .5f
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-08-22

Engagement of DR.. Carroll Buck
The San Francisco Call has a COL
umn account, with picture of the
bride to be, of the engagement of
| Mrs. Ynez Shorb White Of that city
| to Capt Carroll D. Buck formerly of
jamestown, Nd, and who has been
for several years assistant surgeon to
the o.. S. A. He was stationed at
San Francisco at the time of the
earthquake and rendered valuable as
sistance during that time. Mrs.
White. described as society leader
of that city whose former husband
DR.. White, was a U. S. Army sur
geon and who lived for several years
in the east prior to his death. The
Call says: Captain Buck sailed on
Saturday last for two years of duty
| in the philippines and it was
| planned than the fact of the engage
ment should not be divulged until
late in the winter. The secret was
too strongly suspected by their many
friends here to be kept any longer,
| however, so Mrs. White authorita-
! lively confirmed the rumors yester-
day. Since the death of DR.. White
she has lived here with her mother,
Mis-. Shorb, and has been identified
as leader in the social life of the
city. Under her direction the Friday
Cotillon club has hourished for sever
al winters and has been one Of the
| most popular organizations, particul-
arly among the younger set. Last
winter she organized the Monday
Night skating club, which was also
one Of the successes of the year. Mrs.
White lis beautiful woman with
rich bfunette coloring heritage
from her distinguished Spanish an
cestry, and has great charm of man.
ner ana a delightful personality,
which. have made her great favo-
rite.
Captain Buck is an eastern man
with an enviable record in military
circles. He is handsome and clever
and is extremely popular, not only
among..his brother officers but in civ
ilian circles as we'll.
Mrs. White will sail either in Feb
ruary OF March for Manila where she
will be- the guest of friends for a
short time and her marriage will
then be celebrated there. This is
matter of great regret here as is also
the fact..that only a.brief.part of ..her
time will in the future be spent in
San Francisco.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-08-22
Civil Service Examinations-N

Civil Service Examinations-No-
tices have been received by Post
master Mitchell Of civil service ex-
animation for vacancy in the GUS
toms service. Said examination to be
August 28th. The position is for
deputy collector and inspector of
customs for service-at Pembina, N.
d.. and along the border..of the state
between North Dakota and Manito-
ba. The pay is % per day. Another
examination will also be held at Far.
go September 4th. Applicants must
file applications not later than Aug
ust 9th. Tie positions to be filed
are for collector and clerk in the In
ternal Revenue Service. For further
information apply to J. M. Schu-
macker, Secretary, 9Th Civil Service
District, st. Paul, MINI.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-08-22
Confirmation Services at Sanborn

Confirmation Services at Sanborn
-Sanborn Enterprise, last week says
Last Thursday Rt. Rev. Bishop John
Stanley confirmed a class of A at
Sacred Heart church in this city.
The services began at six O'Clock in
the morning and at 10 O'Clock High
Mass was said before the Bishop Rev.
FIR. Sailer of Valley City, Celebrant.
Rev. Fr. Rruenagel, Deacon and Rev.
Fr. Geraghty Of jamestown, Sub
Deacon. High Mass was followed by
sermon in English by Rev. Fr.Ger-
agility and one in German by Rev.
Fr. Sailer, after which Bishop Shan
ley addressed 1.-The congrega tion and
expressed himself as delighted with
the substantial Improvements in--evi-
! dence and much gratified at the lex
cellent work of Rev. Father Bruna-
gel, th5..6rst pastor Of the parish.
The proposition to divide the par
ish was considered and Bishop Shan
ley decided that no new church could
be built--until the debt of So, 900 exist
ing against the presby5ery was paid
in.fu]l. An addition to the Sanborn
church having already been started,
which will cost about 81, 1000, it is be-
lieved that the -parishioners west of
Lake Eckelson will see that the en-
tire structure is comp eted. -..
Fr. Bruenagel will then put in at
his own expense four h. p. gasoline
engine, dynamo and preserver, wire
the church and house and light both
with electricity, and above all, will
next spring open-.a Catholic parochial
school in the basement of the new
part of .-the church. Since Father
Bruenagel came to Sacred Heart
church as lts pastor over 81, 900 worth
Of improvements have been, COM
pleted.
Bishop Stanley has been busy with
active work since his return from
Europe in May and has been travel
ing through the state dedicating and
confirming, and we are informed
there are 80 new churches to be dedi-
Gated. To such an extent is the faith
growing that now close to $4,000
members of the Catholic church in
the state of North Dakota and 120
priests are engaged in the work.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-08-22

4 q Z /. h r d. 2 {. . Il
Girl Suiclded:-Miss Myrtle Day,
about 10 years old, daughter of F. T..
Day, living with her parents, south Of
Darlington, committed suicide by drink
ing a large dose Of carbolic acid Mon
day night.
No cause is known for the rash act,
as she was In good health and Of q
cheerful disposition. The coroner was
called early this morning, but was
unable to find . reason for the deed.
III 1t is supposed that her parents OBJ
jections to the young man Of CARING
ton with whom she had been keeping
company had something to do with
the young lady's sad fate. AS
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-08-22

Personal Property Changes-The
state board of equalization having
finished equalizing the taxes of
the state as returned ito the above
board by the county boards of equal
ization, has notified Auditor Blewett
of the following changes made in
the personal property tax list in
Stutsman county.
The following are the reductions:
Horses one year and over per cent,
two years old II per cent, three years
old ID per cent. Cows there years old
and over IL per cent; Mules one year
old S per cent, two years old u, per
cent, three years old 16 per cent;
Pianos per cent; Separators 20 per
cent; Shares of bank stock 20 per
cent.
The following are increases: Stall
lions 46 per cent; Cattle two years
old and over 25 per cent; Swine 27
per cent; Household goods 10 per
cent; Agricultural tools 10 per cent;
Engines and boilers 20 per cent; ;other
personal property remains un-
changed.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-08-22

New City Residence - Gaudenz
Gasal, who has a large farm east of
the city,is preparing to erect a house
in town, either for rent or for his
own occupancy later. 1t is located on
the old Winslow property which is
now owned by Eugene Clark. The
new building will be good i'm
provement for the street. The exca-
walton for the basement has been fin
ished and work of Livingstone for
the Wills will begin at once. The
new house is to be on the corner lot
north of the Clark residence.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-08-22

surveyors chain with him. He Fad
the men measure exactly two miles
from the river and sent word to tine
camp followers that they would have
to camp below that spot,
"The town started that very day
I.picked. up some old drift logs and
threw them together to make a
shack. It was the first house in the
town, and thers was a faro game run
ming in it that very night. In deri-
sion the. gang..named the town Miles
City,"
When the soldiers moved from the
cantonment of the present site Of the
post the e-stown..moved corresponding
distance up the Yellowstone to
where it is today It kept its name
and also kept two miles from the
post.
1t retained it's toughness through
the buffalo days and the earlier days
Of the stock business. ''No Bible
west of Bismarck and no God west of
Miles City, was a common saying
until well into the eighties.
The buffalo hunter and the soldier
were always excellent friends, but the
cowboy and the soldier did mot mix
we'll. The result Of this condition
was many BATTLE In Miles City.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-08-22
PROPOSALS FOR BIDS

Sealed bids will be received at the
Office of the County Auditor at
Jamestown, N. D., up to O'Clock
p. No., September End 1907 for paint
ing and finishing the steel ceiling of
the jury room, retiring room toilet
room and Judges chambers in the
county courJ house, same to cores
pond with similar work in the court
room, according to specifications on
file 10 the County Auiitor's Office.
The board reserves the right to re-
ject any and all bids.
BY order Of Board of County Com
missioners.
Andrew Blewett,
County Auditor.
1st pub 8. is, 3tw.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-08-22

Delinquent Personal Property
Taxes Treasurer Wallace as re-
quired by law at this time has
turned over to the sheriff long list
of delinquent personal property taxes
for 1906 and the sheriff will proceed
to make collections of the same as
provided by statute. There are l431
names on the list.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-08-22

An Early Frost - There was
white frost Monday night in this vi
cinity and tho thermometer was re.
ported..at 26 degrees before sunrise.
Tender garden vegetables such as Gu.
cum bers, tomatoes and corn are nc
doubt injured. The damage to grain
and fax is. not. believed to be serious
as the bulk of the crop was out OF
the way. The ground was dry and
harvesting was general yesterday
around the country. At Valley City
it was reported the thermometer
went to 20 degrees. At Devils Lake,
AZ, and A,neta 81. In the Red River
Valley early reports state that no
frost damage was believed to have
occurred. There was frost, ut Eldridge
and Buchanan fandsa repostseo seof injury
to late fax came. from both points.
At Medina there was no frost re-
ported. Other reports from the Red
River Valley received later in the
day state that there was a frost in
that part of the state with more or
less damage probable. The Sudden
falling of the temperature seems to
have occurred in spots around tile
state rather than a.general condition
that would do serious damage.
Ten peratures reported to the rail-
road company here we're; Caring
ton, 36, LaMoure IS, Medina 35,Ster-
ling IS, Mandan Is, Minnewaukon
3s. Rhodes IS. Ftost reports from
Fargo and other points 10 the Red
River Valley were to the effect that
a frost had occurred injnring garden
products and possibly some grain and
late fax. At Fried thin skim Of ice
was reported and some late grain is
probably damaged in that vicinity.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-08-22

First Barley Received-The Occi-
dent Elevator received the first new
grain of the season Saturday, being a
load of nice clean bright barley which
will yield 30 bushels to the acre and
which brought so cents a bushel. 1t
was raised BY o. R. Roberts about 16
miles south of the city.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-08-22
TEACHERS EXAMINATION.

The regular teachers examination
for August will be held at the court
house in Jamestown, Friday and Sat-
urday, August 30 and 81, beginning
Friday at 8 a. N. Stationery fur
nished.
Fred--M. Wanner,
Supt. of Schools.
Stutsman County.
Dated Aug. 10, 1907.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-08-22
HAWKS
What Beneficial Hawks Save
Farmers. The Mis.named
''hen Hawk"

Not long ago writer was engaged
in rehabiltating the reputation of
the crows. Now the government bio
logical survey is taking fresh steps
for the relief Of the hawks and owls,
whose i'll repute is largely unjusti-
fed. A dozen years ago the govern
ment published study Of the feed
ing habits of these two kinds..of pre-
datory birds, and now it republishes
the study in revised and elaborated
folm, with urgent appeals to farmers
and legislators to let the beneficial
hawks and owls have'a chance to rid
the country of gophers, mice, grass
hoppers, reptiles and other pests.
The chen hawke comes in for
special mention on account of his
name. Extended observa tion of the
contents of the stomachs Of the mis-
named birds show that they eat
about 80 per cent OF luxurious man.
mails and insects and only about one
and one half per cent of poultry and
game. And yet the hen hawk suffers
death at the hands of the farmer
solely because of his unlucky name.
An instance Of the way in which
the biological survey can make STA
tistics entertaining appears in what
it has to say Of the Swanson hawk.
The Swanson hawk lives mainly on
grasshoppers and probably eats POO Of
them every day. Now, at this rate
a flock of 300 of these hawks would
eat 100000 grasshoppers in a
month. At 1874 grains each that
many grasshoppers would weigh 1868
pounds.or about two tons. The grass
hopper when alive and 6o1risbing
eats his own weight in produce every
day. Consequently months forag-
ing by 800 hawks saves the farmers
about two tons Of produce day or
about sixty tons per month.
It would seem from these figures
that the farmers ought to erect a
monument to hawks, but instead of
that, they regard them as enemies
and shoot them. The Swanson hawk,
despite his noble work, only succeeds
in getting listed in the .class Of the
"mostly benectiial hawks" How
much higher place, then, should be
given to the "wholly beneficial" var
ieties which include the rough-legged
hawk, the squirrel hawk and all four
varities of kites!
AS between cats and birds OF prey
the case stands thus: "On]y three
or four birds of prey hunt birds when
they can procure rodents for food,
while the cat seldom touches mice if
she can procure birds or young poul-
try.
1t takes years and sometimes gen.
era tions for an old tradition about
good or evil to be altered, even in
the face of positive facts that show
it should be altered. The officials of
the biological survey therefore make
no mistake in renewing their efforts
to'spread the. truth about the relat-
ion between birds of prey on the one
side and crops of poultry on the
other.-Chicago Record-Herald.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-08-22

New Lodge Rooms The James
town Lodge of Eagles has leased for
S years the entire second floor in the
Mitchell B]dg., on Fifth avenue and
are now having the rooms remode]ed
to suit tile uses Of the Aerie. A hall
28x49 fit. I'm dimensions Will be Sc
cured after the improvements are
completed; a bridge for sustaining
the roof is being placed on the build
ing, made necessary by the removal
of partitions. There will be hand
some writing room, ladies receptions
room, toilet rooms, steam heat, etc.
The stairway entrance on the north
will be covered and when the i'm
provements are all completed the
lodge win have one of the most con-
venient and comfortable quarters In
the.city. There.are now over three
hundred mem bers IN the order, which
is increasing with additions from
various parts of the county and the
James River Valley.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-08-22
Death Near Probationary nj,

&: Death Near Fried NJ onday night
the death Of Martin Kulnik, the aged
father Of John Kulnik occurred at
the residence Of the latter proba bly,
from extreme old age: He was o.
years old. Funeral will be held at
the Polish church and burial in the
cemetery at that place.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-08-22

y. Eager handles Buffalo Pitts.
extras. t5s8 9S Sss
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-08-22

Matrimon1a1-Th county judge
Monday granted marriage ::lIcenses
to Edgar Mundell OF Low Point, Ill.
aud Myrtle e. Walker of Sharlow, N.
D., also to Charles A. Walker, Shar-
low, N. D., and Miss Anna Schal-
tien Of Jud, LaMoure county. 1t 10
understood that double wedding
occurred at>the Walker farm home
near Sharlow. The young people
drove to jamestown yesterday, dined
atthe Capital house and returned to
sharlow where the happy event VIII
be celebrated. Mr. Walker Is among
the new settlers 10 that. part of the
county.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-28

II the plans of the German govern
ment as at present contemplated for
washington. are carried out, another
magnificent show building may be add
ed to the large number that no wgive
enjoyment to the thousands OF visitors
who annually come to the capital. II
has been the desire OF the German en-
peror for long time to give his rep
resentative in this city home and Of
fetal residence such as the Kaiser
believes should be worthy of the dignity
and power OF the German empire.
At the coming session OF the reicas-
tag, it is said. grant will be made suf-
ficiently large to enabl. Baron Won
Sternberg, the German ambassador to
Washington, to obtain a suitable site
and begin the construction of the
building.
The interesting feature OF this mat
tSI 10 lIldl lie pidiIS hStfS
been discussed in Berlin, and it has
been reported to be the Emperor's wish
to erect in this city an exact replica Of
his famous palace, Sans Souci" at
Potsdam. This palace is ricn in his |
toric tradition, Frederick the Great |
has entertained there the great Vol
taire, who for a while acted as Fred
erick's mentor and teacher in the doe
trines of republicanism anl free
thought. II this palace should be re-
reduced in the American capital, it |
would be a magnificent addition to the
public buildings so pleasing TO tour
lists
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-28
Y. NJ. C. A. BRANCH.
Is Object of Movement Started in AS
toria.

A conference was held last night in
the reading room Of the Methodist
church concerning the establishment
of branch Of the Y. NJ. G. A. in this
city. Ivan 3. Rhodes, state secretary
Of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation, occupied the floor.
After noting the progress made by
other cities in the Association work,
Mr.. Rhodes explained that the ground
method Of procedure in starting bran
ches. 1t Is against the practice Of the
order to start such, unless there was
enough money raised to buy and equip
a building for the special use Of the
organization, and If this is done the
growth and progress Of the branch is
assured. He pointed out that a proper
ly equipped Y. M. c. A. with baths
gymnasium, reading room, night school,
employment agency and the many 9TH
er beneficial agencies now adopted by
the order would be benefit to the
town In every way, and repay many
times the cost of its initiation and con-
tinuance.
The matter will be taken up quietly
but determinedly and the leaders say
that sooner or later Astoria shall have
a branch Of the association here with
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-28

Baltimore \ Ohio iO6 This is the
record Of two of the great roads OF the
country. On the big Four" In Indi-
ana, on the single day Of January 10,
in two accidents, were killed and Is
injured.
With such appalling figures indicat-
ing an apparently reckless disregard
for human life, II is little wonder that
those charged with the enactment Of
laws that ought to protect the people
should be aroused Some argue that
this enormous loss OF life is due to the
fact that but little attention Is paid to
equipment. trackage facilities, etc, and
the industries OF the management OF
the management OF the raods are de-
voted more to the manipulation of the
stock. using the railroads under their
control as mere pawns in game of high
finance. Such accidents as have hap
pened recently are very likely to shake
faith in American railway methods and
may lead to the most drastic legisla-
ton.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-28

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-Statistics
covering railroad accidents that have
taken place during the past six
months prove that the high water
mark has been reached In the loss
of human life by the railways of this
country in their mad rush to annihilate
time and defy all safeguards that should
be thrown around naturally hazard
GUS business. The recent appalling ac-
cidents have attracted the attention
of congress, but nothing can be done
at this session. There is determin-
alton. however, that at the next ses-
sion, which well be the long session
Of congress, this whole subject of pro-
lection to the travelling public snail be
gone into and legislation enacted that
will provide in fact that which exists
today only in theory.
A careful review Of tne accidents Of
the last six months. not counting the
tragedy on the New York Central the
most recent of railtoad disasters, in
which an electric train running at
high speed was thrown down an en-
bankment, shows that 351 persons have
been killed and 474 injured The fig
ures with regard to the New York Gem
tral can not be given yet with precis-
ion, owing to the condition Of many Of
the injured, but upon present condi-
tions this total is brought up to 375
killed and more than 500 injured.
These accidents are confined to no
particular portion o. the country They
have come to those roads noted for
their careful and painstaking manage
ment, as we'll as to those whose equip
ment mas been permitted to wear out
and where the consideration Of the val
ue of human life is but lightly enter
tainei. Take the Pennsylvania and the
Baltimore and Ohio railroads. as in
stances Of the number Of deaths and
injuries resulting from railroad travel
during the past six months. the news
dispatches to the papers prove that GA
were killed while travelling on Penn
sylvania trains and 109 on the Balti-
more AMI other Ohio trains The
Pennsylvania manned and injured in
the same period ~ persons and the