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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-07-04

Stutsman County Sunday School
Convent1on-The Stutsman County
Sunday Schools held their annual
convention Thursday and Friday a.
I (ourtenay. Representatives from this
city we're Rev. G. W. Simon of the
Presbyterian church and Rev. G. H.
Phillips, f. M. Wanner and Misses
Nellie Hall and Marie Lindgren from
the Cong regational,'churc They re.
port a fine convention in every re-
spect, except numbers. The papers
and addresses were full of meat. The
Courtenay people did themselves
prood in the way of music, flowers
and hospitality.
The officers elected for the ensuing
year were: President, Rev. G. ".
Simon; 1st Vice Pres. d.. Draper.
Gem: End Vice Pres, Mrs. Grant
Partlow, Kensal; 3rd Vice Pres. /.
Mrs. ". F. Feye, Cleveland; 4th Vice
Pres, Miss Lulu Lowell, ia mestown
Secretary, Miss Marie Lindgren,
Jamestown; Supt. Primary Work,
Miss Ida Challoner, jamestown;
Supt. Temperance Work, Mrs. C. H.
Prosser, Courtenay; Supt. Home De-
partment, Mrs. W. A. Bartholomew,
Pingree Committee on County Work.
Rev. M. S. Riddell, Rev. W. L. An
derson, Rev. G. W. Simon and F. M.
Wanner.
It was voted to give $75 to the
work of the state association. The
place of the next meeting was left
y ith the executive committee.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-07-04

Winter Wheat-A small field on
the Fred Nichols farm near the city
shows that winter wheat can be
grown in this state. Last August
Mr.. Nichols seeded two sacks of win
ter wheat sent him by Leo Pfeffer-
lee, formerly of this county, now OF
Alberta, Man. The seed was sown
on the Nichols farm near YpsilaDti
last August and today the crop is
the most promising as to advanced
stage and prospective yield of any
wheat in the vicinity. Specimens
we're brought TO the city last evening
by w. O'Neill. The stalks we're OF
good length and well headed out.
The yield will be watched with In
terest .as we'll as the quality OF the
grain. 1t promises to be the first
wheat cut in the county.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-07-04

Bush Leaguers Won Benefit
Game-With battery taken flom
the. Jamestown nine the Bush Lea
guers won from jamestown Sunday
afternoon at the Fair grounds in a
heavy hitting game, score 8 to S.
,Sappenfield and Wolfe for the leaguers
each swatted four bagger, and in
the last inning DePuy scored three
runs for the regulars on long hit to
deep right gallant effort to pull the
game opt Of the fire, but the advan-
lage of Nierling's team was too great
to overcome. a fair crowd attended,
the gate receipts bringing in a good
sum for Alfred Jackson for whose
benefit the contest was arranged.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-07-04
NUMBER a.

A Good Rain-Saturday night
good rain fell that lasted from one to
six hours in different parts OF the
state. In this county the rain was
quite general and heavier at some
places than others and was..just what
vegetation needed. Sunday follow
ing was cool and windy, and all crops
will be greatly benefited. The
ground was wet down from 2 to
inches and breaking that had been
hard was easy today. The rain stood
in mud holes In the road most of the
day, Sunday. A little hail accom-
panied the rain at the lake but did
no damage.
The crops in Foster county needed
the moisture the worst of any james
river valley locality reported. Good
rains fell Friday in LaMoure county
and Saturday also, both occasions
being fine showers. Rains are report
ed sufficient at present in the vicinity
of Courtenay, ,Spiritwood and Medina.
The rain of Saturday night was felt
as far east as Fargo and west to
beyond New Salem. 1t was a general
state rain east of the M issouri river,
varying in amount in different local.
titles. The probabilities are that
more rain will follow as the weather
remains warm and cloudy. AS the
season is nearly three weeks late, the
usual June rains may come in July
The crops are well rooted and with
the average summer moisture and
favorable fall for maturing, the yield
of all crops should be about the aver
age and with the advancing prices
and conditions for the wheat crop
generally the price Of that grain
promises to be very good. In nearly
every field, fax is thriving well and
promises to make good crop.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-07-04

Loss of Mil by Lightning-A
number Of casualties bv lightning arc
reported as occurring last week in
this part Of the state. Among the
Losses was the entire plant of the
New Rockford -four mills. The build
Ing was ignited by lightning and I'm
spite Of all efforts Of the local fire.
men. was completely destroyed, the
loss being reported at Ole, 900. insur-
ance % 1000. The loss bears mostly
on the town people who recently or
ganized . stock company and p0r-
chased the mill.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-07-04

Light on Old Tragedy-Mrs. Lucy
Kinney, a former resident of James
town writes from S. Tacoma relating
what may throw some light on
the identity Of human remains found
asst May at the 9Th street. bridge, and
supposed to be one of the demi-monde
who resided in Jamestown in the
early days. Mrs. Kinney says:
In 1884 washed for girl board
ing in Bismarck by the name of
Matty Minis but she tolu me that
her right name was Mary Burns, that
her father and mother were both
dead. She had one brother and he
got her place to work at the Head
quarters hote', Fargo, that he said
he was going to Texas and would
send for her.
AS she did not know how to work,
she soon lost her place and came to
Bismarck and drifted into house of
i'll fame. She told me she had heard
that her brother was running on the
road.and had said he would kill her
if he found her in such a house.
Sometime in May or June 1884 she
came to my house and told me her
brother had found out where she was
and she must escape to Jamestown
that night. She went to Jamestown
and in a few days sent for S3 worth
of laundry to be shipped to Matty
Minis, and never heard of her again.
On the 11th day--of April 1885, We
reached jamestown from Bismarck
and heard of what had happened on
the hill. I said "I'll bet 1t was poor
Matty" so we went UP there. There
was only one woman In the house. I
She said she was not landlady at
the time it happened but she knew
the woman that ran the place and
she told all about it. She said the
girls name was Matty and that she
was mortally. afraid of her brother.
One evening a man came In at one
door. AS soon as Matty saw him she
cried ttMy God" and ran out Of. the
back door and the man ran after her
and they soon heard woman scream.
There was barrel by the side Of the
house and they saw him roll it down
the hill, but they were afraid he
would come back and kill them so
they fed from the house and hid be-
hind Mr.. Drummond's place. The
man never came back nor did Matty.
The woman said there was blood
where the barrel stood the next
morning, and the landlady covered it
up with dirt. She said there was
only one man at the house at the
time. Matty was very pretty and
smart.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-07-04

Wonderful kid Two year old
Evelyn Sebrey, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs Sebrey, living near Menoken, is
q remarkable child. At the age Of a
few months she commenced to talk,
and at her present age, 2 years and 3
months, speaks readily and distinct
ly. She has mastered the alphabet
and can count. She has remarkable
memory for all persons after once
meeting them. Although exception
ally strong and active, she is small
for her age, Weighing but twenty
three pounds. @ @lt
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-07-04

New Rate Sheets-The new rate
sheets showing the new schedules
under the North Dakota rate law
were received at the local Offices Of
tho railroad Friday: The new 21s
cent rate law will be put into effect
July l, or next Monday, and tickets
win be sold from North Dakota
points to Minnesota points..at the 21a
cent rate in North Dakota and the 2
cent rate In Minnesota, so that one
travelling from a North Dakota point
to a Minnesota point Can take ad-
vantage of the new rates in both
states.
The railroads will not attempt to
take advantage Of the technicaIity Of
charging a 3 cent rate between states
on the ground that it is interstate
commerce. All rates In North Dako-
ia will end In s or 10 or their multi
pie and fractional miles will be reck-
oned as full miles.
I. The s. 600 mile book will be sold as
usual at the regular rate and will he
good over the northwestern lines. a
5000 mile book will ba soli for s75
strsight without any rebate and will
be good over the N. p, G.. N, Bur-
lington and smaller lines in the state
and In Montana, Colorado and 'Wyo-
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-07-04

/ Steep1e Comp1e 1eted The Catholic
church at Fried now boasts Of its
new steeple containing the bells
donate d to the church. There is .
large cross at the top Of the spire
and fonr crosses around the base Of
the steeple. The.fmproyemnet adds
greatly HI to tho appearance ot the
building. An addition has been add
led 20 the szarskowski's general store
at Fried. sia .,S. sE5s 3s54
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-07-04

Dakota Baptist State Convention
will meet with the First Baptist
church. of Jamestown. July lila, and
over hundred delegates will attend
from all over the state. The Baptist
Ministers Onion will convene at
p. %. and will be called to order by
Rev. N. ]. Lee of Fargo. The con-
vention proper will open at 1870 p.
~. Al 500 O'Clock the president OF
the convention, Hon. W. H. Aymar
will deliver his address.
The Convention Sermon will be
preached by Rev. Herbert Tilden OF
Fargo, 1880. Among other promi-
nent ministers of the denomination
who are booked for addresses are
Rev. Rutledge 7. Wiltbank of Min
neapo1is, Rev. Myron Cooley Of Far.
go, Rev. W. H. Walker Of Langdon,
Rev. g. A. Salquist of China, Rev.
o. A. Williams of Minneapolis, Rev.
E. P. Johnson, State Sunday School
Missionary, Rev. Frank e. R. Miller
of Grand Forks and Rev. II: A. Mac
Mullen OF Minot.
The Women's Societies will be rep
resented by Mrs. E. ]. Babcock OF
Grand Forks and Mrs. Levi Blades of
Grafton. The keyword of the con-
vention will be "Prayer" and the
meetings largely evangelistic.
!. The generous public is cordially in
vited to attend.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-07-04

District Court-The time of the
district court was occupied Tuesda
with the Longstreth case, the court
having denied a motion argued Mon.
day by the defendants attorneys tc
dismiss the case, but allowed the In.
formation to be amended. This was
done and q Jury will determine the
case and a long hard fought Legal
battle is probable.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-07-04

Shooting Tournament Results
At the shooting Tournament at Bis
marck last week these won the
honors: j. L. Morrison, highest pro-
fessional score, out Of 250, 241; Fl. G.
Hir:chy, second highest professional
score, out of 250, 234; C. Young, third
highest professional score, out OF 250.
PA; A. Olson Of Nebraska, highest
amateur score. out of 250, 228; J. B.
White of Washington, second highest
amateur score, out of 250, 220; H.W.
Richholt. third highest amateur
score, out of 25O. 2l5. H. w. Rich
holt had the highest score of any
North Dakota shooter.
In the Ithaca gun contest Adolph
Olson won the gun. Nashold and
White divided first money. Rand got
second money. Rial and Smith .di-
vlded third money.
. In the state championship event
Rand and SayIor shot of the tie of
Is each. F. Il. Saylor won and is
champion of North Dakota. Newton
won first money, Lucas second, Rich
holt third, SmiJn fourth and Ellis
fifth.
The Fargo team won .the associa-
tion cup. It is interesting to note
that the average score on.the.general
event wherein 125 birds were shot at
was 901 which, when it is considered
there were 43 entries in the event, IS
pretty good shooting.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-07-04

I Broke the Record Monday was
q record breaker for the Alliance
Hail Co. IN the matter Of, receiving
applications for insurance, 2M appli-
cations having been received. The
.offlce force u kept jumping these
days attending to the work Of the
:omcs. ;ss
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-07-04

New Switch Board Insta11ed-The
Northwestern Telephone company
cut over to the switch board in
the new building Monday. Little. or
no DELAY will be caused as both the
old and new switch boards were in
operation at the same time. Some
trouble and inoony enience is to be
expected in the next two or three
days, before the new system .gets in
perfect running order, and then
Jamestown will have one Of the most
modern telephone systems OF all
towns of the same size. Subscribers
will soon become accustomed to the
new and different features. "Cen-
tral' is called merely by removing
the receiver from its hook and ring
ing off, is accomplished by returning
the receiver. to hook, Four party
lines will have to sides; that is. each
subscriber will hear but two rings.
The old letters will be retained, "K"
and "B'' each being one ring instead
of two and four as before, and 'L'
and "X'' each two rings instead OF
three and five. Two party lines will
each have special and separate rings.
To call another party on the same
line, a subscriber will get central,
ask for the number, return receiver
to hook for an infant while connec-
tion is being made. Subscribers should
only answer phone when distinct
ring is beard, ,as:.in testing line to dis
cover whether it is busy central will
cause small tap''on the bell. Mana
ger Graves hopes to have the new
system working we'll by the fourth.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-07-04

Wilton Brick Senator Washburn
was IL Washburn Friday making q
final inspection before his departure
for Europe OF his coal mines atWilt0n
and the extensive brick proposition
that promises to equal any in the
state.s n
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-07-04

H Ills noticed that more houses thlan
ever ares being painted With Bradley 81
sVlpoman aint. !. Cleu,ens Drug 90.
report that there is : great demand
Tor ss,s 81 sizs5
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-07-04

Nat. Meter Co., meters, 279.85
Brown, Tracy & Sperry, Bond
book. !. ........ 100
Knight g. Thomas, fire ex-
tinguishers $780,. 44.oo
Eureka Fire Hose Co., 500 tt.
hose 45S.05
Bismarck Tribune, code. ........ 100
!, s2,22o.so
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-07-04
CITY COUNCIL
Held July Meeting Monday Night
Awarded Water and Sewer Con-
tracts. Bills Allowed.

The city council held their regular
meeting for July in the council rooms
Monday night, transacting the usual
routine business. The June budgett
of bills allowed ives large, needed Inn
provements in the fire department
and water system bringing up the
total. G. H. Porritt of Fargo was
awarded the contract for construct
ing the ncw water and sewer i'm
provements. Mayor Severn presided
over the session, Aldermen ..McElroy,
Buckley, Dewey, Tunstall, Sifton,
Kelly and Pearson attending, Alder
man Murphy absent. City Auditor
Bensch and City Attorney Kneeland
were present.
After the minutes of the last
meeting had been read and approved
a communication was received from
residents on south 9Th Ave, near
Pacific st. to be allowed to put in
cement sidewalk out of the usual
designated line and the matter was
refereed to the Street and Bridge
committee.
A communication from Northern
Pacific railway company for a two
inch water meter connection for the
headquarters ID place of the present
a inch was referred to the Water
committee.
Letters we're received from the
Kettle River Quarry Go. regarding
cost of new crossings, and from the
Bismarck Tribune and Walker Bros.
s. Hardy concerning printing blank
bonds to be used by city.
The city auditors report for June
showed sl67.33 collected for licenses
as follows: Hawkers license s2,
Merry-go-round 81, Bijou $50, Opera
house s33. 80, B Buckley s. Halstead $50,
Campbell Bros. $40.
The city treasurer's report for June
showed balance on hand ID the Vari-
GUS funds for sll. Scala.
The bids for the five sewer and
water main extensions were opened,
only two firms figuring on the work.
The bids of G. Fl. Porrett of Fargo
were at sl.ls and s1.23 per lineal
foot, Tabor and material for sewer
main, CSC. so for each man-hole, $130
for flush tank and $40 for lamp-hole.
The bid for water main was at $3.50
and sl.45 per lineal foot, labor and
material, and s5S for each hydrant.
The other bidder, Gilbert W. Hag-
CART, figured at SLIGO per foot Tor
water main, and S61 per hydrant;
sl.35 per foot for sewer, s85 per man
hoel, S135 for flush tank, and @l4 for
lamp hole, therefore G. 81. Porretb's 8
bid was declared lowest and best.
County Commissioner. Harry Past
appeared before the council regarding
the matter of. the city and county
working together on an official wagon
scale and Mayor Severn appointed q
com mittee to investigate the matter.
The following bills were allowed:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-09-09
AND
CUCC|ES EACH
WIN A GAME:
Factory League Leaders Break
Even in Exciting Double Head
er at Amusement Park.
SECOND WENT TEN INNINGS.

In two of. the best games that have
been seen ithis year in the factory
league Saturday afternoon, the Gug-
gies and Pardees broke even in a
double header. The first game was
won by the Guggies, by score of
AZ. In the second match the Par
dees won out by score of 5-4, in
the tenth inning. Another game will
now be necessary.
In their first game the Smelter boys
seemed to have it all their own way
They hit Hale hard and seemed to
cover bases as they pleased.
About 500 people saw the game and
cheered while it was in progress.
In a conspicuous place in the south
grandstand sat a bunch of Pardee
rooters and in the east end of the
field seemed to be the most of the
Guggie followers.
Earl Fladd twirled for the Guggies
in the first game and proved to be
in great trim. The Pardees worked
hard at the end of the first game,
but it was no use. The score was:
G.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-09-09
MANY ABSENT
BECAUSE OF
JEWS HOLIDAY
Schools Open for I907.0S Term
-EnrOIIment of from 43 to
IS Hundred Expected.
INCREASE ABOUT $50.
Number Of Students in High
School When Term Gets Under
Way Estimated at ESQ or 275.

The public schools reopened this
morning after the summer vacation.
There was not as much crOwding as
usually occurs on the opening day
because of the Jewish New Year OBJ
servance, which kept several hum
dred pupils away from school today.
The enrolment when the Jewish
children return is expected to range
from 4,300 to 4,500, or an increase
estimated approximately by Super
intendent Shull at about $50 pupils.
In the high school there will be, prob
ably, from $50 to 275 on roll, a
material increase over last year.
The number of teachers is 102.
The two portable school rooms for
schools No. 4 and have not yet
arrived, but the Ducker Company, of
New York, which is late with its
contract, promised to ship them to-
day. This delay causes a number
of children in those schools to have
but halliday until the rooms are
ready.
The free kindergarten which was
located in school No. last year, is
this year at school No. 5, and will
be in charge of Miss Sarah e. Weeks,
with Miss Adeline Wight as her as
sistant.
The superintendent, principals and
teachers have been exceedingly busy
all day, getting children enrolled and
assigned to the proper classes. The
seating problem is, as usual, diff
cult one in many of the buildings.
1t will take several days to get things
in the usual shape.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-09-09
OF
BUILDINGS AT
MT. L0RETT0
Impressive Services at the Mis-.
sion Yesterday Afternoon
About 5000 People Present
ARCHBISHOP FARLEY IN CHARGE
Special to the EVENING NEWS:

TOTTENVILLE, Sept. 9:-An i'm
pressive ceremony attended the dedi-
cation of ST. Aloysius school and the
six new domitories at the mission of
the Immaculate Virgin, Mount Lor-
etto, at 4:30 o'clock yesterday after
noon by His Grace the Most Rev.
John NJ Farley, D. D. Archbishop of
New York. assisted by the Right Rev.
Mgr. Lavelle, of ST. Patrick's Clthe-
dral, and Right Rev. Mgr. Mclean,
of st. Peters church, New York city.
In the church of SITS. Jochim and
Ann his Grace also unveiled two
bronze tablets erected in pious men,
ory of the founder of the mission,
the Rev. John c. Drumgoole, and his
worthy successor, the Rev. James j.
Dougherty, l.. L. D.
The ceremony was witnessed by
about one hundred visiting priests
from New York, Brooklyn and this
borough and a large delegation of
city, state and borough officials, who
came down on a special train about
1890 O'Clock.
A dinner was given to about 400
invited guests in the large dining
room about o'clock, at which
speeches were made by Archbishop
Farley, Secretary of State John S
Wtalen, Governor D. Delehanty OF
Sailors Snug Harbor, Acting Major
Patrick MCGOWAN, Thomas Malony
President of the St. Vincent de Pau
Society and James E. Dougherty th'
only surviving member of the origina
board of directors of the institution
Continued on page 2.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-09-09
BODY OF.
MATE IN WATER
NEAR DRY DOCK
Mystery Of Disappearance Of
Charles Benjamin Solved
Missing Since Thursday.
ANOTHER B0ATMAN MISSING.

Charles Benjamin, mate on the two
masted schooner J. S. Ferry, son of
Captain P. X. Benjamin of that YES
who had been missing since Thurs
day of last week, was found drowned
near the same spot where the body
of young Jacob Levine was found yes
terday. The body was first discov-
cred at the Perth Amboy dry docks
about noon
John Curry, an employee at the
docks who assisted in taking the
body of young Levine from the wa.
ter, saw the body of Benjamin float
ing past the dry docks. He notified
some of the workmen and the body
was followed, until it reached the
foot of Commerce street. At thai
point men set out in a small boat
and hauled the body ashore. The
face was mutilated beyond identifica-
ton. 1t could only be identified by
the clothing and it was known that
Benjamin was rather tall and well
built
Just how Benjamin came to his death
is not known. His father, who is cap
tain on the schooner Ferry reported his
son missing last Thursday, while the
L =
docks. The vessel is now on a trip.
Drownings seem to be the chief topic
of discussion now among employees of
the dry docks and other longshoremen.
While a reporter was at the dry docks
this noon, boathand who said he was
from the scow Elizabeth Jane, was try
ing to find out if the body of Frank
Bennett. about forty years old. had beer
found. He is supposed to have drowned
in f-nf 10 hpT a
a few weeks ago.
Benjamin, who body was found thi!
morning. was about thirty-five year:
old. Coroner Bishop viewed the bod!
and gave a permit to Undertaken Ferd
Garretson to remove the body to hi:
morgue to remain until his relative:
have been communicated with.