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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-08-13

fact that there is four hundred mil
lion people in this land, except to
wonder how it happened that they
were not all swept of the face Of
earth by. pestilence and famine.
That they die by millions in China
is no wonder. That they live at all
is wonder. What saw in the city
of Shanghai startled me at the time,
but I have seen such things since
then that made me feel that It is a
wonderfully good thing that the
United States government has passed
exclusion laws.
Clarence E. EdWords.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-08-13
BIC rwlEl'El 4 4 OUTPUT

81 Bismarck, N u. Aug. 10. It has
been a busy season at the peniten-
8tiary according to Warden Hellstrom.
In the matter Of binding twine the
output this year has reached the 81
800, 900 point, the season, has been SO
prosperous at the Bismarck state
penit The season output
will figure for the. state treasury over
s35, 600. The great aid this Is to the
state can be- i1nag ined when it Is
known that the output from the
Minnesota state penit tiary IS l3,--
goo, 900 and ttonly goes t. show that
North Dakota Is fast enc ching son
the N Minnesota prison productions.
The output WI II not, however, sup
ply the North sDak kota need and the
North Dakot ota oducti "a has not al
vancedz beyond the state bound aries.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-08-13
SETTLEMENT II I:
By County Commissioners and
Road Contractor Sell, Ques-
tions for Voters.


county board held Tuesday at which
were present: Commissioners Geiss-
ler, Derby, Nogosek and Past, a
settlement. in full was made for road
work done in the 4th. district near
Medina and Cleveland by one of the
county road contractors, Gus Sell.
A statement of the account was pre-
pared by the proper county officials
which showed that Mr.. Sell was
credited by 1850 cubic yards at l3
cents and 4,s9l cubic yards at IA
cents, making total credit Of $2,-
971. A.
He was charged with cash paid on
account July 9Th of $1,000 and over
payment, by estimates of county sur
veyor on 1907 contract, of 1882. 86.
This over payment was agreed to be
deducted from the amount due him
as above, and after deducting this
there will be a balance due Con-
tractor Sell of S238. So. The account
was therefore settled in full and the
county reimbursed for its temporary
over payment to the contractor: The
road work had been remeasured by
independent surveyors, at the re-
quest of the county surveyor, and
the full agreement between all par
ties as the shrinkage and the
amount as found due the contractor
was reached without difficulty.
The commissioners passed a reso-
luton referring to the question of
allowing stock to run at large be-
tween certain dates to the voters Of
the county to be passed upon at the
election this fall.
SQUEsTIONs FOR VOTERS. !.
The commissioners also passed a
resolution to submit to the voters Of
the county, at the election this fall,
the question CT purchasing a poor
farm and the erection of a building
for the purposes of an asylum for the
county poor. There will be no bond
question involved in the election as
it is purposed to raise the money
without bonds and the sum of $40, 600
is believed to be sufficient for the
purpose.
Commissioners also passed a reso-
luton to submit Ito the vote of the
people of the county the question of
continuing county aid to the fair.
Two years ago tax was voted in aid
Of this purpose, which raised the
sum of $500 thus giving the enter
prise $3.50 a year, for two years.
The county auditor has received
notice from the state board of equal
ization that the valuation of town
lots in the county have been raised
20 per cent and the value Of lands in
the county decreased 5 per cent.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-08-13
PROPOSALS FOR BOOK TYPE
WRITER.

Sealed bids will be received at the
Office of the County Auditor Of Suits
man county N. D., for one No. l El-
lott No. 29071 Book Typewriter.
:. Said bids will be received up to 2
O'Clock p. m. September 7th, 1908,
and opened same day. 5
The board reserves the right to re-
ject any and all bids.
Andrew BleWett,
County Auditor.
BY order Of Board Of County Com
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-08-13

WANTED - A dining room girl st
Bertel's restaurant. S.}s
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-08-13
!. ANNOUNCEMENT.

/ wish to announce to my patrons
that / have returned from Europe,
where l studied for four months In
Vienna, and two months IN Berlin,
Paris, and London. Il am located in
the same od3ce and i am here to stay
sss5s5s Sincerly,
Dr.. g. Golseth.I
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-08-13
KURTH'S BARN
Goes up in Smoke and Flames.
Two Good Horses
Lost.


alarm sounded for fire that had by
some means gotten we'll under way
in the barn lin the ..rear of Charles
Kurth's residence on 5th avenue
north. The fire department was
soon at the scene and worked hard to
keep the fire within the limits of the
building where it originated. The
department succeeded almost entire
ly in doing this, and there being no
wind to fan the flames, no other
property except the Kurth barn and
part of the contents and the empty
barn adjoining, belonging to Mrs.
NeWhauser and small shed were de-
stroyed. This was fortunate and val
liable assistance by the department.,
for in the immediate vicinity were
several frame buildings occupied by
residents AMI the structures were of
a nature to burn readily before hot
blaze.
The water pressure was good and
the tiremen kept playing streams up
on the burning barns without inter-
ruption. The roof and some of the
wood trimmings on the house of Mr..
Kurth were slightly scorched but
no great damage done. The loss in
cluded the Kurth barn which was to-
tally destroyed and two fine horses
were also burned as it was impossible
to get them out of the fire. Mr..
Kurth lost in addition to the horses,
about 200 bushels of oats, two sets of
double harness. three sets of single
harness, fine saddle,a chest of tools
worth $50, four bucking poles, con-
siderable hay and other property
stored in the barn. Several buggies
that were in the shed or standing
near the barn, we're saved without
damage. The fire was close enough
to the house to crack the window
glass in the kitchen windows.
The origin of the fire is mystery.
A few moments before the alarm was
sounded Mr.. Kurth says that he and
Eugene Clark were standing on the
corner of the block returning home
after leaving the Eagles hall. Mr..
Kurth noticed that everything ap-
peared all right at the barn. He
went up stairs to bed and before 60
ing to sleep heard the kicking of the
horses, and the barking of the dog.
He went down stairs to see wha
was the matter and found the lower
part of the barn in flames, the fire
had gained great headway in a short
time. Two Of the Kurth boys were
sleeping in tent near the barn, and
they were aroused and helped move
some of the property that could be
easily reached, the door to the barn
having fortunately been left un-
locked. One of the horses lost was a
favorite driving animal. The insur
ance was about $3.50. The loss of
Mrs. Newhauser was confined to the
small barn which was empty of any
valuable contents. The automobile
shed in the rear of the barn formerly
used by Morris Beck, was empty also
but was destroyed.
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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-08-13

sss VESTOC OK A;JJC CTIONE 5
Nh Sherbon offers his service ITO
sauctio on liYestOc ofS alls Kinds. See
Is ;SlplrrEsWrita him fors dates ildresss ~
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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-08-13
CONTEST ii CAS- IL osTRo J ! oKED5

There was " ! n hearing in contest
case Monday N edina, the parties
being Crandall iupph et AZ:
Tine case was cont tinned until
SYemb eMssll M III i, a 1Ehorpl 4 and Radclif
the III ients &, and Miss LI.-1
sscile ~ soil d b u ~ feree and
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-06-30
Big Deal
J. HILL SELLS HIS WATER
POWER INTERESTS AT
GREAT FALLS.

Great Falls, Mont, June 29.-James
J. Hill and associates have sold the
property Of the Great Falls Water
Power and Townsite Co. to John d.
Ryan and others for million and a
half dollars.
John D. Ryan, managing director Of
the Amalgamated Copper Co, and
John G. Maroney, president of the
DAILY Bank and Trust Co. Of Butte,
and Of the First National bank Of
Great Falls, are the heaviest stock
holders. 81. 81
The purchasers deny that the Anal
gamated Copper Co. has any interest
in the deal.
The property embraces all of the
holdings Of the Great Falls Water
Power and Townsite Co, an immense
water power plant at Black Eagle dam
and the entire generating power in
the Missouri river for distance Of IL
miles from the city of Great Falls,
east Of the Big falls.
It is probable that an immense
electric generating plant will be con.
structed at the Big falls.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-06-30
SETTLERS Will Wait
FOR new DISTRICT
PROOFS IN NEW LENNON LAND
OFFICE TERRITORY
HEREAFTER.

Bowman, N. D., June 2s.-United
States Commissioner s. u. Sheldon
returned Wednesday from Dickinsin,
where he transacted business before
the United States land office. He re:
ports that on account of the estab.
lishment Of the new land office at
Lennon, S. D., in which district Bow.
man county is located, that the office
at Dickinson has received notice moi
to accept any more applications for
final proofs from the territory includ
ed in the Lennon district.
This order will tie up all final
proofs in Bowman county until such
time as the Lennon office Is ready
for business, which will probably be
two months, as it will require consid
cradle time to transcribe the record;
and get the new land office in work
ing order.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-06-30
TUBERC. CONGRESS
GOV. BURKE is VICE PRESIDENT
OF. NATIONAL TUBERcULo.
SIS ASSOCIATION.

Governor Burke of North Dakota
has agreed to serve as one of the vice
presidents Of the International Con
gress Of tuberculosis, which is to be
held In. Washington, D. G.. under the
auspices Of the National Association
for the Stury and Prevention Of Tu.
berculosis, from September 81 to DC
tober 70. Arrangements for North
Dakota's participation in the con.
gress and in the exhibition to be held
in connection with it are in the hands
Of committee, Of which DR.. H. H
Healy Of Grand Forks, Dr.. Victor H
Stickney Of Dickinson and E. Van Els
NJ. D., v. s., Of Fargo, are members.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-06-30
PUBLIC SERVICE
CORPORATIONS
in GOOD SHAPE
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY
HAVE COME THROUGH DEPREs.
SION WITH INCREASED EARN
INGS.s ID: s.st IF W al

Public service corportions the coun-
try over have come through the period
of financial depression with excellent
increases in earnings in the larger
cities under good government, a fact
that is especially interesting in view
of the effect of the depression upon
steam railroad and industrial earn
ings. A study of the condition Of
such corporations has just been com.
pleted by the Harris Trust and Saw.
ings bank of Chicago, and the conclu.
sions arrived at have been compiled
in pamphlet form for general distri.
button. The bank points out that GER
tain classes of bonds, which appear
safe in prosperous times, when earn.
ings run high, may not be able to
stand the hard trials of more unfor.
tunate times" On the other hand, no
severer test of the strength of public
service corporation bonds thanathat to
which they have been subjected need
be demanded. Following an estimate
that, at the average rate of popula-
ton increase for the last century, 30
per cent each decade, the population
of the United States will be doubled
before 1915, and that this increase is
distinctly urban, the conclusions are
stated thus: sThe nature OF the
business of these companies is such
as to make their earnings largely in
dependent of the fluctuations in gen.
eral business and industrial condi-
lions. From the standpoint of the
conservative investor looking for an
investment OF unquestioned safety,
this is one Of the strongest features
of the bonds of the quasi-public cor.
porations. We know of no other cor.
porations which have stood so we'll
the test Of stability and endurance .
The comparisons of earnings of cleo
trio railways, electric lighting and gas
companies are comprehensive and of
interest particularly to investors.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-06-30
NEWSPAPER Legs
PULLED BY JOHNSON
SECOND IN SENATORIAL COM
TEST BELIEVES He HAS &
"PoLE IN THE RACE"

In statement made Saturday Hon.
M. N. Johnson of Petersburg, who is
second in the senatorial contest in
North Dakota, says:
Considering how impossible It
would be to express by letters or
kilograms the thanks to the thousands
who helped in the preliminary contest
and my appreciation of the thousands
who now indicate good will and
hearty cooperation in the final and
decisive chapter, gladly avail my
self Of this offer to say few words
of grateful appreciation. sfiSsf
I'm the first place, I want to heart
lily and sincerely thank the entire
press of the state for their unfaf1ing
kindness and courtesy to me. OF the
four hundred or more newspapers in
the state all have availed themselves
of their constitutional right to sup.
port one or the other of my three
competitors. So far as know, none Of
them has printed one unkind or un
| true thing about me. If evil and un
charitableness had existed in the
hearts Of these men it would have
found expression through their brains
and pens. Such men are good enough
to suit me. / thank those who voted
confidently expecting victory, as vel
as those who voted without reference
to hope of success or dread of fail
ure. Many were told and some be
ieved that / was stalking horse
not running in good faith, and that 1
vote for me was vote thrown away
To all such / now appeal with conf
dence. Come with us, we shall win
am not very familiar with the Ian
guage of the race track, but thinl
now have what one competitor call
the pole in this race | believe tina
my election by the men now likel,
to give me their support will go ;
long way toward adjusting the differ
ences in the party. / do not need all
but want the very biggest majorit,
possible to, get. Say for me to ever,
Republican voter that 4 want yer, M,
honey, I want yer, yes, ] do q
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-06-30
PROBABLE CASUALTIES
ON JULY FOURTH
DUST AND DIRT EQUALLY RE
SPoNslRLE WITH GUNPoW-
DER FOR LocKJAW.

Il lF3i i s,
Chicago, June 9.In spite of the
uproar, deaths and accidents of pre-
vious Fourths that urge a saner OBJ
servance of the day and its various
nights the approaching battle with
cannon crackers, toy pistols and fire.
works promises the following re.
suits:
Deaths
From tetanus ~. ........ 81
From other causes 49,. log
Total ................ Isl
Managing
Loss Of arms, legs or hands. So
Loss Of fingers ..........8....... $40
Other Injuries ................ $50
Total casualties ............4,0 09
Last year the results, according to
the American Medical associations
statistics, were somewhat worse, with
a total of killed and injured of 4,413.
Dust and dirt and declared to be
equally responsible with gunpowder
as cause of lockjaw. Formerly 1t
was considered that the tetanus bacil-
lus was contained in the percussion.
caps, blank cartridges and other por-
tons of fireworks that were forced
under the skin in Fourth of July
wounds says an authority. 'The
majority Of observers, however, have
come to recognize the fact that it is
not always the blank cartridge or per-
cussion cap, but the dust and street
dirt with which the hands are soiled.
that contain the tetanus bacillus or
its spore. This dust is carried into
the wound and is much more difficult
to remove than blank cartridge wad.
Every Fourth of July treatment should
receive the same treatment as crush
ing injuries from street car accidents
where it is>known that the wound is
infected with street dirt
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-06-30
FEARFUL DEATH II
RABBI FRIEDMAN, BITTEN BY 4
MAD DOG, CALMLY AWAITS
THE CRISIS.

Cleveland, Ohio, June Waiting
calmly for the fate that his physi-
clans say threatens him, Rabbi l..
Friedman is at his home, the victim
of rabid dog.
IF God desires to call me at this
time am ready to CO." the rabbi said.
4 do not feel any pain, yet trust
the treatment will prove successful.
But the doctor seems to be discour.
aged.
The crisis in the disease will be
reached perhaps tomorrow The ply
sicians refuse to make a hopeful fore
cast.
Rabbi Friedman is ga years old and
has retired as an active pastor. While
walking on East Thirty-fifth street
several days ago he was attacked and
bitten upon the left hand by a dog.
Injections of serum have been given
him regularly in the hope that rabies
and lockjaw may be prevented.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-06-30
OF
A D.AG|.O Maid.
From Singing in Chicago.
Streets She Became a
Countess for Sure

Chicago, June 29.-Halaval Bisce-
las cup Of sorrow Is full. Until yes
terday he was the grandfather of the
noble viscount Eabio Taolo viancini
Now he is only a poor tailor's cutter
in little shop on State street The
baby viscount is dead. b sI y M
1 Biscelia received this cable from his
daughter, the Countess francesca
Biscedila Vancvini, yesterday:
MILAN, June Viscount Fabio
Taolo Viancini, infant son Of Count
and Countess Viancini died today
The bench in the tiny State street
shop. where the little tailor, who was
grand father to a nobleman, has sat
for years, working away, was empty.
Biscelia could not Wort. His sorrow
had made him ILL.,
Many people on the West Side re-
member francesca Biscelia as a. bare
foot little girl playing about the
streets. AS she grew up she devel-s
oped a wonderful voice. She used to
sing because she couldn't keep from
singing, on the front steps and in the
back yards Of the tenement. And the
poor neighbors used to crowd around
her and catch the black-eyed little
minstrel In their arms and kiss her.
Biscelia worked even harder than
he had worked in all his life before,
that his daughters voice might be cul,s
tivated. BY scrimping and saving he
managed to send her to Italy to study.
The little barefoot girl Of Chicago's
back streets made her debut as al
grand opera diva in La Scala. the
world famous opera house, at Milan
two years ago. In a little while she
had sung her way into the heart Of
Count Viancini, the head OF an ancient
and wealthy Italian family. They
were married January 19, 1907. Z
The viscount was born February 10,s
1908. The little Chicago tailors hap.
piness brimmed over when he re-
ceived a cablepram reading:
You are a grandfather. His name
is Fabio Taolo.n
Because Of the infants death Bis
celia will not take the trip he had
!, planned to Italy this summer.
i . AS & VI +
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-06-30

The first Market Day in Barnes
county was a success. These market
day events are becoming popular all
over the state. They afford an OPP
portunity for the farmers to get to-
gether, exchange ideas and incident
tally do a little trading back and
forth, and no less an encouraging
feature is one fact that the farmers
families are given an opportunity to
attend to make of these occasions
sort OF holiday-an oasis is the
prairie life of the noble woman who
braves the pioneer life IN order that
home and independence may be
secured for the family.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-06-30

His Petersburg friends gave Hon.
M. N. johnson an ovation on his sue
cess and in Cakes the demonstration
for Marshall was in keeping with
the victory won.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-06-30

The congratulations of the defeat
ed to the successful senatorial can
didates, read well-just as though
they meant it.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-06-30

ocratic legislative candidates gener-
ally secured enough votes to get on
the ballot in most Of the counties,
many of the county candidates fell
short.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-06-30

Five Democratic candidates in
Grand Forks county on the county
ticket. fell short OF the required thir-
ty per cent and will not get on the
ticket. While the state and the DEM
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-06-30
Horses for sale.

There will be sale Of 400 horses
OF all sizes and weights at James.
town. n p, July Z, 1908. This Is q
very fine bunch Of horses and they
can be bought at fair prices.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-06-30
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
-
THE STATE PRIMARY.

THE STATE PRIMARY.
How the law, similar to ours
in North Dakota, works in Florida.
is illustrated by the following ex-
preston from the South Florida
tMiarva) Record:
.sThe people of Florida must feel
relieved this morning to know that
the state primary is at an end.
Results are not known, but that
the long tiresome struggle has been
finished at last must be welcome
knowledge to the voter who will have
surcease from the harassment of the
vote gettter.
.sIt is painful to have to confess
that the primary of 1908 has been
marked with more strife, mud-sling-
ing and acrimony than any election
since the days of reconstruction.
Charges, utterly without founda-
ton were made against good men,
the most intense prejudice was ar
reused and even religion was appeal
ed to defeat opposing candidates.
There has been ripping UP Of
reputation and hot charges unexcus-
able even in hot campaign.
The people Of Florida are not and
cannot be satisfied with the mode OF
selecting their officers.
Much of the warfare in the pri-
mary that closed yesterday, was to-
tally unnecessary and brought no
good to candidate nor people.
In fact campaign carried on a
this one has been must inevitably re
suit in general lowering Of the
moral tone Of the state.
when good men are baselessly at
tackled the social fabric is injured
by just that much of falseness and
ibaseness, and the spectacle is moi
one that can be witnessed by the ris.
ing generation without injury to the
faith and the morals Of future citi
zens.
Complaint has frequently beer
made that the state primary wa:
excessively expensive for the candi
dates and practically barred a poo
man from ever becoming a candi
date for state Office.
t'The last primary has absolutel.
proven the truth of the assertion
and there is not the slightest reasol
to believe that further campaign will
be any less expensive. On the con
rary there is every reason to be
1ieYe that each succeeding campaign
will be more expensive than thos,
that have gone fefore.
s'The primary just closed, has ad
ded one more count to the indictmen
against it.
1t furnishes too much of an op
portunity to spread over the stat,
untruths as to the character, ability
and standing Of the opposing candi
dates, working an irreparable injur,
to him, his family and the state.
1t is all very well to say that PEG
pie regard the canard at their tru
value, but nevertheless there is j
sting and wound inflicted from whicl
there is no recovery.
1.-THE state primary fosters and Ell
courages both of the conditions nan
& ed, and the people might well bus
themselves with plans for bette
system Of nominating their officers.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-06-30
ELECTION AFTERMATH

an Dunn county there were 372 Re
publican and SO Democratic votes
cast. The returns have not come be
cause the officers in some precincts
not familiar with the manner Of max.
ing the returns have placed all the
records in the ballot boxes and lock.
ed them up SO that they cannot be
had until the official canvass.