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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-02-20
Pass HonOrs Around.

Bismarck Tribune-The declara-
tion of Hon. Alexander Mckenzie not
to become a candidate or accept the
position of republican national COM
mitteeman for another term is not a
recent conclusion. He has on all oc-
casions, when the matter has been
discussed with his party associates,
emphatically declared that he was
not a candidate and that he believed
it good thing for party harmony to
"pass these favors around" as he
expressed it. Personally the secre-
tary and other members of the re-
publican state central committee
have known of Mr.. McKenzie's deci-
sion for sometime, but its official
promulg alton was not authorized, and
therefore not given to the press un-
til the receipt Of his letter ..on Feb.
3rd,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-02-20
Fast Track Work.

The c. M. & St. P. track reached
Terry Mont, Monday, the first
crossing of the N. 2. line and the
Yellowstone river. A daily train SER
ice is to be run between Aberdeen
and Terry. The record of the Chica-
60, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway
in building its Pacific coast exten-
sion, has, it is announced, ney-
er been equalled 10 the matter of
time by any similar undertaking.
Track is now being laid at the rate
of five miles per day and by the end
of this week the east and west track
laying forces in Montana will meet
in the vicinity Of Miles City. I6 is
confidently expected that trains over
the. new transcontinental railway will
be operated through to Butte, Mont,
by May, 1908, and into Seattle and
Tacoma about one year later.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-02-20
Funeral of Mrs. Del. Buzze1l.

The funeral of mrs. Delbert Buz-
zell, notwithst tanding the short no.
tice of the same, was we'll attended
Monday at the Congregat ional
chulch. Rev. Phillips preached the
funeral sermon and the choir rem
dered appropriate music. The floral
tributes were very handsome, they
came from the A. q. U. w., Co II,
and many individuals. The pail bear
ers were Harry CIothier,P. w. Eddy,
Herman Wolf, Chas. Keller, Fred
Arnold and Edward Pearson. The
interment was at Highland Home.
The sympathy of the entire commun-
ity is extended to the husband and
father of four young children in the
loss of he wife. and mother.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-02-20
- JAMESTOWN NoSrH DAKoTA TaURsDAY FERenARva - ,as
Missouri River Improvement.

Tribune: Few Bismarckers realize
that the. ..gcvernment..i is doing quite a
piece of river improvement in the To-
cal harbor and that for some time
past $50 men and As teams nave been
at work at the landing grading down
the: bank preparatory to stretching a
giant-matting made of..diamond will
lows along the grade and into the
stream, upon which rock will be
piled until the mat is sunk to the
bottom and-held. there by substantial
riprapping.
Fifty men are now at work weav-
ing the mating while another fifty
is engaged IN hauling and placing
the rock. The weaving is about one
fifth done, and is very interesting
sight to those who have never seen
how the government protects the
banks of the great rivers where ero-
sion is common.
The object of sinking the..mat is to
arrest the SAND and prevent the
washing Of the banks, and in short
time. .the..roots afloat.in the river will
lodge there and.make solid and en-
during shore line.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-02-20
A Divorce Case.

A Minneapolis paper gives the de-
tails Of divorce granted to John
Weidermann, who is claimed to have
been in business here. The grounds
stated we're chiefly that Mrs. W.
did not like to Give here while her
husband did, and this disagreement,
and other things, gave the court In
Denver the reason for granting Mr..
w. divorce. Among other allega-
tions-made by the plaintiff is that on
their honeymoon :.trip-to Jamestown
where they resided ..for time, Mr..
W. on entering coach after having
been in the Smoker, found his wife
sitting In the LAP of stranger. This
she denies, and said in her answer,
that the man was not stranger any
how. Alimony was granted the wife
of $40 a month, which Mr.. ". refuses
to pay and there you are. No such
party is known to..have been in bust
cess here.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-02-20
Another Candidate for Governor

Has appeared on the horizon Of the
nor shern part of the state and the
announcement is made that Repre-
sentative G A. johnson of Minot is
in thesrfeld. lie is republican and
it is stated has been induced to be-
come a candidate by host Of friends
in the western part Of the state and
is in the race to finish and he has
assurances that he is likely to be
winner. The people In the western
part of the state are taking more Of
hand in the selection of candidates
than ever before or are expecting to.
M. Johnson has ser. ed two terms In
the legislature and was twice mayor
of Minot and has been superinten.
dent of schools of Ward county. He
has made good in his official exper-
ience and his friends say he will con-
tinue to make good in any position
he is placed.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-02-20
Receiving Encouragement.

Since his announcement was made
some time ago, of his candidacy for
the office of sheriff of the county, A.
]. Hill of Medina has received much
encouragement from his many friends
through the entire county. He is
we'll known to nearly all our resi-
dents, especially in. the western part
Of the county, is a republican in pol
itics and is we'll qualified for the po-
sition. He is among the oldest of our
settlers. familiar with the conditions
here now sand in the past. 1t is need
less to say that the Office. of sheriff
would be in good hands if Mr.. Hill
was selected for the position.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-02-20
STATE NOTES.

Deer Lake Coz. of Medina Citizen
asks: Will some of the old timers
that are acquainted with the ways Of
the badger tell why the last year and
several winters before the badger
worked during the winter, piled dirt
over the snow and Vas even seen, but
this winter no signs Of the badger
have been seen since In the fall.
Fourteen horses and eighty head Of
cattle perished in burning barn on
the N. c. Jensen rancn, about six
m lies north of Wyndmere. ". B.
Summer in charge of..the ranch was
awakened by the glare OF the burn
ing building. By the time the men
reached the scene. the walls were fall
ing in and nothing could be saved.
Besides horses and stock, all of the
harnesses and quantity of feed in
Guiding thirty tons of hay we're de-
stroyed. The barn was 40x80 feet in
size and was practically new, having
been completed last fall.
Fifty-six years ago on the second
Of this month, Sergeant TIP. Morris
enlisted in the United States army
at Boston, and today is the anniver-
sary of.his arrival in New York city,
on st. Valentines day, 1925. After
nearly 1S years spent fighting the In
dians in tho South and West, he was
transferred 10 Ft. Totten in 1870 and
was appointed ordnance sergeant by
the secretary of war on Jan. 3lst,
1870 and remained there in contin-
Gus service until 1885 when on May
31>t he was retired on full pay and
has made his home in this county
ever since. The Sergeant is still hale
and hearty and gets around town and
visits with his friends almost every
day.-New Rockford Transcript, l4th
inst.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-02-20
Engines Change Here.

Largely on account Of water and
weather the passenger and freight
eng;ses on the N. P. are now
changed here instead of ..the engines
being run through from Fargo to
Mandan as heretofore. The schange
is said GO work we'll nd has saved
some loss lin time of trains. The
crews have..changed here instead of
running on through for sometim me. 1t
is probable tnat the engines will be
again run through after the close of
winter weather.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-02-20
President Smith Lost Daughter.

A message was received Monday
telling of terrible accident. that
happened at Grand Forks Sunday eve
Nettie Smith, the 18 year old daugh-
ter of President j. M. Smith, of the
Alliance Hail Assn being burned to
death while alone at home, PA Chest
nut street. She had returned from
Christian Endeavor services Sunday
night and while the rest of the fam
lily remained at church, 1t is supposed
she tried to light fire in the kitch-
eu with kerosene, In order to prepare
little lunch when they should re-
turn. She was found on their arri-
val lying on the floor terribly burned,
with life almost extinct. The family
are prostrated with the shock and
grief. Further details received are
that the neighbors saw the light
burning brightly in the house and
rushed in and extinguished the
flames. The girl was conscious for
some time before she died and stated
that she tried to light the lire with
kerosene. She and her twin sister
Nellie were adopted at the age of
four years by Mr.. Smith who is as
fond of them as if his own children.
Nettie was taken to the city hospital
where her burns were attended to
but she was so badly burned that no
human aid could save her life.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-02-20
Bribery Cases Continued.

San Francisco, Feb. 19.-The trolley
bribery cases of Calhoun, Mullaly,
Ford, Abbott and Schmitz were con-
tinued by Judge I.awler for one week
over the objection of Attorney A. A.
Moore, who declared that all the
United Railroad officials were ready
for immediate trial. All the cases
against Ruef, except the one which
is now set for trial, were also con
tinued.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-02-20
AIdrich Bill a Makeshift.

Washington, Feb. 19.-Speaking In
the senate Mr.. Stone of Missouri de-
clared that while the recent financial
panic was in part due to a shortage
of available currency the concentra-
tion of the money at given points had
much to do with it. There was, he
said, too much of this money in New
York. The Aldrich bill he regarded
as merely makeshift in meeting the
needs of the country.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-02-20
Inspected Other Hospitals.

Trustees Cornwall, Grady, Mitchell
and Supt. Baldwin have returned
from.a trip to several state insane
hospitals where they went with a
view Of getting posted on. the latest
plans for fire proof construction In
buildings. The governor, approved
of the trip and the trustees. found
much of Ointerest and value at the
hospitals visited. The proposed new
building for violent patients will be
constructed on the latest designs in
use elsewhere for protection end util-
sity.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-02-20
Visit of Old Timer.

E. T. Horn of Courtenay was in
the city MONDAY on legal business
He. has not been a visitor here for
over year and had a.good many
questions to ask old acqdaintances
about the town and other things.
Mr.. Horn started north ITO begin
ranching and farming in the north-
ern part Of the county 26 years ago.
He has stuck to the country and
made success Of his occupation and
Is now one Of the most prosperous
and dignified residents Of the thriv.
ING town OF COurtenay.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-02-20
St, Paul Union Stock Yards,

st. Paul, Feb. 18.-Cattle-Good to
choice steers, $4.75@5.5O; fair to good,
$4.O0@4.75; good to choice COWS and
heifers, $3.25@4.25; veals, $3.75@5.00.
Hogs-$4.l0M4.30. Sheep-Wethers,
$475@510; good to choice lambs,
$6.25@6.55
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-02-20
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, Feb. 1s.-Wheat-May,
s1Nc; July, sS@Ss1sc; Sept, &c.,
Corn-May, 60hc; July, soc; Sept.
$3.50. Oats-May, old, 52hc; May,
6o1sc; July, old. 45hc: July, 43ssc;
Sept, 37Ac. Fork-May, 311.37h;
July, $11.75. .Butter-Creameriss, 21
032c; dairies, 2O@28c. ESgs-210
22c. Poultry-Turkeys. 12c; chick
ems and springs. lie.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-02-20
Increasing Traffic.

There is noticeable increase in
freight. traffic on the N. ?. and with
the approach OF spring the freight
movement is expected to be gradually
getting better but the heavy traffic
Of last year is not expected to be re-
gained in full until thecrop move
ment next fall.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-02-20
Auto Ran Down Hin Backwards.

While Mayor Smyth Of Bismarck
was climbing hill with his auto
mobile, the chain broke and the
auto ran down the hill back wards
with terrific speed, finally upsettlng
and rolling over and over, smashing
against the foot Of the hill. The
mayor was thrown out and badly
injured, but is able to be around,
though the worse for wear. He mar
vels that he escaped alive.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-02-20
Chicago Union Stock Yards.

Chicago, Feb. 18.-Cattle-Beeves
$3.85@6.0G; COWS and heifers, $1,000
ATS; Texans, $3.60@4.50; calves, $6.26
@7.O0; Western cattle, $4.00@4.75;
stockers and feeders, $2.70@4.76. Hogs
Light, $4.15@4.40; mixed, $4.15@
AS; heavy, $4.20@4.5O; rough, $4.20
GAPS; pigs, $3.60@4.25. Sheep, 1925
@5.4o; yearlings, $5.4006.30; lambs,
S5.OO@6.9O.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-02-20
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, Feb. 1S.-Wheat-To arrive
and on track-No. 1 hard, s1.02sh; No.
! Northern, $1Ns; No. 2 Northern.
97Mc; May, $1.vJA; July, $1.00A. In
store-No. 1 Northern, 98hc; No. 2
Northern, 95Ac. Flax-To arrive and
on track, $1.13; May, $1.14k; July,
$1,16A,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-02-20
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
MINNEAPOLIS Wheat,

Minneapolis, Feb. S.-Wheat-May,
$1.001s; July, $1.003s. On track-No.
l hard, s1.04M; No. / Northern, ST.
01%; No. Northern, $1.0Oas; No. 3
Northern, 95@98c.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-02-20
Incorporated.

Zinck Mercantile Company, Medi-
ma, N. D., capital..stock $40, 600. In
corporators: George b. Zinck, 10.
seph We're, Christian Schneider, and
Others all Of Medina. N. d.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-10-28
Barn Burned.

Fire broke out about 9 o'clock last
evening in the barn on the S. B. Nell
son place about one and one-half miles
from Barton on the Glover road. The
farm was rented by G. H. Hinton, who
has lived there for the past two
years. The chores at the barn were
finished about o'clock and the family
was in the house when the fire was
discovered. Help was quickly sum-
moned from Barton and through the
efforts of a bucket brigade the house
was saved. About 35 tons of hay and
fodder were burned together with four
hogs, manure spreader nearly new,
and a horse power and ensilage cutter.
The total loss is estimated at $500, with
S400 insurance. The cause Of the fire
is unknown it was discovered in the
sheep shed in the rear of the barn and
is supposed to have been incendiary.
This is the second fire Mr.. Hinton's
people have experienced in the past six
years, their house and all it's contents
having burned when they lived at
Westmore.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-10-28
BARTON
V. G. Elrick is on the sick list.

V. G.. Elrick is on the sick list.
w. w. Reifden and F. D. Pierce were
in Boston last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Exfer Hanna are re-
joicing over the birth OF a son.
MIR. and Mrs. P. L. Webster visited
friends in Coventry over Sunday.
The Afternoon Study club will meet
Thursday with Mrs. E. W. Barron.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dolphus Brooks are the
parents of son, born Sunday, Oct.
John Suitor spent Sunday in West
Burke visiting his son DR.. H. A. Sui
tor.
Timothy Carey returned with Mr..
and Mrs. E. C.sWilkie from st. Albans
Friday.
Miss Vira Ball of Sutton, former
clerk in the G. H. Davis Go. store,
was in town Tuesday.
Albert L. Case of Toledo, O., is
visiting his uncle, L. P. Case, and
cousin. Mrs. H. J. Stannard.
Gordon Mckay has sold his four
year-old chestnut horse to D. D. Bean
of St. Johnsbury. Price $3.50.
Harry Wilkey has gone to Woods
Vile, N. H., where he has position
as shipping clerk for the Armour Go.
Regular convocation of Keystone
chapter, No. 16, R. A. M, Monday
evening, Nov. 2. Work, M. E. degree.
Mrs. J. O. Freeman of Waterbury,
who has been visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Carroll Webster, has returned
home.
Mr.. and FMrs. w. w. Reirden and
Mr.. and Mrs. B. S. Kendall spent
Sunday at Mr.. Kendall's home in
Sheffield.
Remember the grand promenade and
dance at Seaver's opera hall Friday
evening Music by Potter's orchestra,
four pieces.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-10-28
Willoughby Wood and Lumber Co,
Branch Out.

An adverse lumber season has not
dampened the ardor of the Willoughhy
Wood and Lumber Co. of South Bar
ton. Their good judgment and cour-
age coupled with their usual enter
prise has told them to buy the Gray
Lumber Co. plant of Whitefeld, N.
H., where they will dress the entire
output of their South Barton mill. The
Whitefeld plant started up Monday
morning with full force and orders
enough to keep them going for several
months on hard wood flooring. That
will be known as the "Willough-
by Brand" Vice President and Gene
raj Manager Thrashers will divide his
time between the two plants. The
inducement that located this firm in
Whitefeld was exemption from taxa
tion for a term of 10 years on both prop
erty and business How would it do
for some of Vermont's s towns to follow
this example?
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-10-28
Forest Fires under Control.

It is thought that the forest fires in
the vicinity of Craftsbury are now un-
der control, although it is still being
carefully watched. The fire which
started Thursday on the Judevine
mountain gained such headway tina t
valuable timber land r and nearby
dwellingsTweress endangered. A force
of about 200 men worked digging
trenches and checking the progress
of the flames. 1t is estimated that
about 1000 acres have been burned
over.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-10-28
ELROY KENT RE-CAPTURED
Recaplured Inmate of Insane Asylum
Wss Nettled When He Saw Crowd
Gathered in Rutland to We'll
come Him.

Accompanied by two deputy sheriffs,
Elroy Kent, the escaped inmate OF
the state insane asylum at Waterbury.
arrived at Rutland and was taken to
the house of correction. About 800
people were at the station pressing
forward to see the prisoner and the Off
GERS had to push way to the cab in
waiting. Kent's only comment on the
way to the Jail was the remark to the
officers, Il didn't know there were SO
many fools in all the world" An
account of his capture will be found
on page six of this paper.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-10-28
THIRD WEEK
legislature Now Settling Down to Busi-
ness with Two Hundred Bills Already
Introduced. No Hope for Ad-
journment Before Thanksgiving. e

Every week brings new hope that
the legislature is about to settle down
to business. The first week it was
the lack of organization that prevent
ed action the second week there was
nothing doing because the committees
had not reported on the bills; last
week was Ladies' Week and of course
the ladies could not be neglected.
However the social functions seem to
be over and again we promise to get
down to work.
The result of three weeks shows
about 200 bills introduced and only
this week remains for the introduce
tion of new bills. 1t is expected that
at least 300 more bills will be intro
duced this week and there will be but
three full weeks before Thanksgiving
in which to fully consider, amend, pass
or kill them. Twenty of the first 200
bills were in relation to hunting and
fishing. Two very meritorious bills
have been passed and approved by the
goernor the relief measure for the
city of ST. Albans and the bill granting
the governor power to suspend the
open season on game, the last of which
has already been given wide publicity
throughout the state.
After the fish and game laws have
been attended to the Assembly will
probably take up the matter of taxa
tion, in relation to which there have
been no less than a dozen bills intro
duced. Everybody has remedy. Some
bills provide that all offsets be abolished
others that only debts owing with
in the state shall be offset and one
provides that only such debts may be
offset as are due and owing to persons
or corporations outside the state.
Every one of these bills has some sup
porters but the bill introduced by
Senator Bliss of Washington county
seems to be the fairest one of all and
will probably be the neutral ground
upon which the legislators will finally
settle This bill provides that only
such debts as are recorded in the
town clerk S office or such as are for
the purchase price of real or personal
property which has been in posses
sion of the debtor for at least three
months and which is included in the
tax inventory. The poor man who is
honest can ''swear off" his honest debt
and the well-to do man who is dishonest
will have some difficulty in evading his
tax without impairing his credit. Rep
resentative Wheeler Of South Burling-
ton has introduced bill, which upon the
surface, appears to obviate some of
the evils of double taxation. This
bill provides that person paying
taxes upon which there is an incum-
brance may demand two receipts
from the collector, one showing the
tax upon the unencumbered value of
the property and the other showing
the tax upon the encumbered portion.
| Upon presentation of this second re-
ceipt to the holder of the mortgage
the mortgagor shall be given credit
upon the mortgage for the amount
which he has paid upon the mortgaged
portion of the property. This bill will
affect the rate of interest on mortgage
loans somewhat and it has not yet
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-10-28
Hunters in Trouble.

1t is reported that Job Drown Of
Charleston and another hunter shot a
deer last week after seeing the err
roneous posters giving the date of the
open season as October 20 to 25. Game
wardens have taken the matter up but
the hunters claim they shot the deer
believing they were hunting legally
1t is understood the hunters will stand
suit and test case be made.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-10-28
Burglars Steal Gin.

Burglars. evidently very thirsty and
in need of stimulants, broke into a
freight car in the Boston & Maine yards
at Newport Monday and pilfered Sc
quarts of gin. 1t is supposed that they
stole other things, too, but the item Of
gin alone looms up large and railroad
detectives are now on the trail of the
'.rumnies.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-10-28
Laurier Returned by Small Majority.

Elections for the federal House OF
Commons were held Monday through
out Canada. Of the 221 constitu-
encies in the Dominion, only two, Rou-
vile. Que, and South York, Ont. re-
turned members by reclamation. In
all the others, with the exception of
five which hold their elections later,
there were contests. The returns
show that Sir Wilfred Laurier, pres
ent Liberal premier, who in the last
house had majority of 66, will be re-
turned to power for another five years.
with safe, though slightly reduced,
majority.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-10-28

japanese and American soldiers
parading the streets of Toxic arm in
arm. So say the reports from Japan,
where the United States fleet is now
stopping.