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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-12-03
DEATH OF MRS. JOHNSON

The death of Mrs. Gustava John
son, widow of the late John Johnson,
occurred Wednesday at the family
residence on south 3rd avenue. Mrs.
Johnson has been in declining health
for some time. and her demise was
not unexpected. She was fifty years Of
age, born in Sweden and came to this
county in 1879. Her husband and
herself were among the older resi-
dents of Stutsman county, and were
engaged in farming north Of the city,
for a number of years, and have re-
sided in Jamestown for many years.
A large circle of friends will extend
sympathy to the surviving children,
of whom there are seven, four daugh-
ters and three sons. The funeral SER
vice will occur at the residence at 2
p. m. Thursday and interment at the
Highland Home cemetery. Rev. ST.
mon of the Presbyterian church will
off1ciate at the funeral service.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-12-03
NOMINATING a President.

Until the constitutional amendment
Of 1904 the president and the ri"e pres
ident were voted for on the same bal
lot, the man with the second highest
number of votes becoming vice presi.
dent. The presidential electors have
not always been chosen by popular
vote.
Before 1900 it was the general Gus
tom for the state legislatures to choose
the electors, and it was not until 1925
that presidential electors were chosen
in nearly all the states by popular vote.
AS late as 1876 the Colorado legislature
chose the three presidential electors to
represent that state. There is nothing
in the constitution to prevent any state
legislature naming its own electors
without appeal to the people provided
such a method of election Is prescribed
by the state laws.
From 1900 to 1924 presidential can
didates were chosen by the members
Of congress in caucus. In 1924 the
electoral college failed to make choice
from the candidates SO submitted, and
the matter went to the house of repre-
sentatives. -Four years later Tennes'
sees legislature nominated Andrew
Jackson without any reference to the
congressional caucus. His opponent,
John Quincy Adams, was nominated in
the old way, but that was the end OF
presidential nominations by congress
sional caucus.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-12-03
GETTING READY FOR MEMBERS;

Bismarck Tribune: The Northern
Pacific railroad has ordered sixteen
new bathrooms to be placed in the
Northwest hotel and several rooms
to be enlarged. All ..the.. bathrooms
now in and the new ones ordered are
to be private rooms which will make
the number Of rooms with bath
about fifty. The house has..been con-
nected with the Hughes steam heat
ing plant which insures perfect COM
fort for all guests.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-12-03
TAX SALE
Competition at the Annual County
Delinquent Tax Sale.
Premium Offered.

Auditor Blewett began Offering for
sale to the highest bidder, at court
house Tuesday, the, lands and lots
on which taxes are delinquent under
the law. The rooms were well filed
with bidders and it soon developed
that there was an active competition
among them. The law provides the
interest in these delinquent taxes
shall be "A per cent per year, with a
penalty for the first year delinquent
OF five per cent additional making a
total of tweDty.nine per cent it the
taxes remain unpaid for year. Very
few pieces were sold for "a per cent
however, and the bidding ranged
from a premium as high as 3 per
cent to "a per cent. Any person who
paid a premium or bonus of 3 per
cent might if the delinquent taxes
were paid. within short time, lose
money on the transaction, and at
the emo of year would only net for
his outlay, 2 per cent interest: Many
of the bids were for outside parties
represented by local agents here, and
some were supposed to be to protect
mortgages on property. A number OF
land companies were represented, and
bid in active competition. The
county will realize large sum from
the tax sale which was the most
spirited of any held in the history OF
the county.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-12-03
A Big FAKE
The Salt Lake City Paving
Matter and Alleged
Scandal.

Fargo. N. D., Nov. 3O.-Regarding
the alleged scandal at Salt Lake City,
wherein a morning paper attempted
to reflect on Jas. Kennedy by exag-
gerating trifling matter, Mr.. Ken
nedy stated.
"The Daily News published an ar
ticle today purporting to give the de-
tails of what they term a municipal
scandal in Salt Lake City, where I
have a large contract for sidewalk
construction, ''said Contractor James
Kennedy.
"An idea of the magnitude of this
contract may be gathered when we
consider that from 1000 to 1900 lin
cal feet oil. walk is laid each day."
Mr.. Kennedy continued. "Early in
November very large amount OF
new walk had been laid and before it
had sufficient time in which to set
or harden, severe storm visited the
city and damaged the walk and the
streets were in such miserable condi-
tion that pedestrians could not be
kept from walking on the new side.
walk, even though the contractor
had placed fences and men there to
protect it..
"The city board of public works
Investigated the walk and my super
intendent reported the facts and
stated that he intended to place the
portion of the walk so damaged in
proper condition, which will be done,
and that is all there Is to be the big
scandal.
ssThe News Item is unfair and un-
Just inasmuch as the whole matter
was settled satisfactorily to the
board of public works of Salt Lake
City on Nov. 7th.
'sIt is evident that the only real
mission The News has to perform
is that of belittling men and their
work and the besmirching of person
al characters. There has never been
apparent in any OF It's issues real
sincere desire to build up Fargo in
stitutions or tv protect the good
name of it's citizens.
To show how The News has gone
out of it's way in the attempt to be-
smirch the personal character of a
prominent Fargo man to whom it is
opposed for political reasons, it is
only necessary to state that Salt Lake
City papers which have been the Bit
ter political enemies of the munich
pal officials, who let this contract,
have not deemed the matter of
enough Importance to devote more
than half column to it. They have
never used the word scandal in con-
nection with the affair and they ad-
nit that Mr.. Kennedy's foreman was
the first to call attention to the side
walk that was damaged by storm.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-12-03
CLOVER SEED CROP
LARGEST EVER RAISED

National Hay and Grain Reporter
There is every indication that the
American clover seed crop of 1908
will be among the largest ever pro-
duced. The stock on hand in Chicago
and Toledo, to say nothing of that
held in Canada and other places, is
larger than it has been for many
years, and threshing is not by any
means anywhere near finished. Ohio
and Indiana. which are large clover
producing states, have very large
crop this year, and the weather con-
ditions which produced the large
crop in these two states were SINH
lar to those over the entire corn and
clover country.
Farmers. who have clover seed to
sell complain of low prices and are
10th to take around IS bushel. The
market has been as low as s4.75.
Seedsmen tell us that the clover crop
IN foreign countries is very large, so
large that but very little If any ex-
port demand need be expected. Chill
has large surplus; so have one or
two of the European countries.
Therefore we think it useless to look
for high prices for clover seed in
the near future.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-12-03
N. P. ACTIVITY
New Survey Through Mott
and Hettinger
County.

From Mott Pioneer Nov. 2s.-The
expression Of Locating Engineer P.
E. Than, that the N. P. Railway
means business this time is very ap-
parent. Mr.. Than arrived last week
with a large force of surveyors ac-
companied by all the necessary equip
ment used in mapping out railroad.
These gentlemen are all acting in
different capacities and are busily
engaged each day in some branch Of
their preliminary work preparatory
to making the survey thru Morton,
Hettinger and other western coun-
ties. Several ..teamsters and horses
have been engaged to work on the
survey when commenced. Mr.. THAN
is on hurried trip north and west
and Immediately upon his return the
force will pick up stakes and move
to the Birdsall ranch, IA miles east
of Mott on the old survey, where
they will establish camp and work
west to Mott thence northwest to
New England following the river
pretty closely, but adhering strictly
to the north side of the Cannon Ball
at all times before reaching the
county seat.
It is Mr.. Thian's plans to run his
new survey across the river near
the big single span steel bridge.
passing by the Barth Mer. Co.'S.
handsome block, thence westward
over the level plateau and in north
westernly direction toward New
England and Miles City.
This survey is known as grade
survey and will be the last ana final
one to be made by the N. P. people.
There are now three other N. P. sur
veys thru this county. The proposed
new one is ordered by President El-
liott and is the result of his visit
here some little time since. AS a
matter Of business and from a stand
point of tonnage and economy this
new route is, according to Mr.. ELI
otis idea, the most expedient and
practical, as we'll as shortening his
line to the coast several hundred
miles. The water course of the Can
non Ball affords an excellent .roadbed
and it is altogether likely the N. P.
will see the advisability 'ere long OF
running their coast trains, both
freight and passenger, over this new
proposed route.
The bunch of surveyors here are a
gentlemanly and intelligent lot of
college boys and "live' ones at that.
CAN b-O-d-e.'
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-12-03
Tho pixlna Bell.

The celebrated philosopher Aristotle
speaks of diving bell which was put
over the head of the diver, but there
is no proof Of the use Of the bell In
ancient times. John Jaesnier, who
lived in the early part Of the sixteenth
century, makes the earliest mention
Of the practical use Of the diving bell
in Europe. In all probability the first
real practical use of the diving bell
was in the attempt at rescuing the
treasures Of the Spanish armada of
the English coast, 1890 and on.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-12-03
ALFALFA GOOD AS WHEAT

Alfalfa like wheat is as good as
cash. Favorable conditions in south
ern California make this industry
one of the best, when water and soil
combine in proper quality and guam
tity. From $50 to 800 per acre Of
net profit is the result, making an
income Of from 10 per cent to 20 per
cent on valuation of $500 per acre
for the land. The crop is q sure one
and the demand steady.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-12-03
Southern Spoon Corn Bread.

Pour two cupfuls boiling water over
a cupful cornmeal; cook five minutes
stirring continually; add tablespoon
full butter, two eggs we'll beaten, cup
full milk, teaspoonful salt; beat thor
oughly, pour into a we'll creased bak-
ing dish and bake thirty-6ve minutes
in hot oven. Serve from the dish in
which it is baked.-What to Eat
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-12-03
ov.rburdened With Memory.

overburdened With Memory.
"Your son tells me that he is going to
take lessons to cultivate his memory"
II hope not" answered Farmer Corn
tossel "He can remember every focl
tune that was ever whistled.-Wasb'
inRton Star.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-12-03
Opiun for Smoking Prohibited.

San Francisco, Dec. 2.-The collec
tor of the port has received orders
from Washington to prohibit in the
future the importation of opium con,
tanning less than per cent morphine
or any opium that might be used for
smoking. The instructions came from
DR.. H. w. Wiley, chief of the food
and drug chemists of the department
of agriculture.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-12-03
Investiuatinq Rebate Charges.

Chicago Dec. 2.-The federal grand
fury empanelled here began an inves-
tigation of the rebate charges made
against the Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Paul Railroad company by an
agent of the interstate commerce COM
mission.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-12-03
Quite lioht,

harie-I think Chollie is a delightful
dancer. He's 50 light on his feetl Ill
lian-When you're better acquainted
with Chollie you'll discover that he's
light at both ends!-Town and Country.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-12-03
4rH CLASS 20. IN CLASSIFIED SERVICE

Washington, Dec. AL fourth
class postmasters in the states east
of the Mississippi river and north Of
the Ohio river were today placed In
the classified service by an executive
order of the president.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-12-03
TAKEN UP

One black steer, long horns. Came
to my place about Nov. "A, 1908.
Wenzel Ries,
11-l39-6 jamestown, N. D.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-12-03
BOOM In WHEAT

Altho wheat is selling in small lots
in the local elevators from SO cents
to 81 bushel, in carload lots from 2
to 4 cents more per bushel will be
paid.
Owing to the fact that there is
said to be corner being worked on
wheat by a large .party of Chicago
spectulators, the predictions are that
wheat will 60 as high or higher than
when Joe Letter ran his famous cor
ner some ten years ago and lost ten
millions of dollars in the deal. A
combination of large Chicago oper-
ators are advancing prices and are
claimed to have bought over 10000, :
600 bushels within the last few days.
FOR SALE. -. ..
Several thoroughbred Duroc young
boar pigs for sale.
William J. Pierce,
Parkhurst, N. d.
FOR SALE Bob sleds. Alvin Yes
sey, Eldridge, N. D.
oAaroREA.
1..nta. 71h' Kind You Have !..e e'ss#
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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-12-03
11-l39-64

A.spatient from. ..Griggs county was
taken. to the..asylum..yesterday.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-12-03
FOR SALE. :

FOR SALE Bob sleds. Alvin Yes
sey, Eldridge, N. D.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-12-03

An acre in Middlesex is worth q prin
cipality In Utopia.-Nacaulay.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-12
How They Travel in Europe.

Governor Chamberlain of Connects
cut after telling about the railroad
accident which befell him not long ago,
took occasion to make some thoughtfui
observations on European railroad GUS
TINS
what amuses me about those lines,
he said, rs the very slight degree OF
difference between the first, second,
and third class carriages l vow that II
a CARRIAGES rank We're not printed on
the door you would not know what Il
was.
81 am aware of but one case OF
real distinction between first, second,
and third class.
"A friend of mine was touring
Yorkshire last summer. An omnibus
ran between two Yorkshire towns, and
there were, of course. first. second. ana
third class seats in it, yet they were
all quite alike.
"My friend sitting in his first class
place thought he had been done until
a long steep hill appeared before him.
"rhe driver halting at the foot OF
this hill, turned his head and shouted:
First class passengers keep their
seats. Second class, please dismoun.
and walk. Third class, get out and
push.'"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-12
Iowa Central official Hands in
His Resignation, Effective
Next Saturday
WILL RETURN TO BIRMINGHAM
Mr.. FeeIey Came to the Central Four
Years Ago, From tho South, and Elk
poets to Go Into Business With His
Sons in Notwithstanding as to
Successor Yet Known.

Thomas NJ. Feeley. who has been
master mechanic of the Iowa Central
railway since the fall of 1904. has re-
signed his position, and will leave the
service of the company Aug Is, which
is next Saturday
Mr.. Feeley intends to return to his
former home, Birmingham, Ala. from
which city he came to Marshalltown to
take the position which he will so soon
leave. He has two sons in the lumber
business in Birmingham, Charles and
George, and expects to go into bust
ness with them.
Mr.. Feeley has made his home in
Marshalltown with his wife ana
daughter at 1903 West Church street
and will shortly break up housekeep-
His resignation appears to have been
entirely unexpected, altho Mr.. Feeley
made no secret of the fact that he
would sever his connection with the
Iowa Central, when asked about it this
afternoon.
General Superintendent Noonan, who
was in conference with the shopmen's
committee, could not be seen, and it
could not be learned whether a sue
cessor to Mr. Feeley has been chosen
NOT
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-12
ALMOST A SHADOW.
Gained 20 Lbs on Grape Nut:

Gained 20 Lbs on Grape Nuts. =
There's a wonderful difference be-
tween a food which merely tastes good
and one which builds up strength and
good healthy flesh.
It makes no difference how much we
eat unless we can digest it. 1t is not
really food to the system unity it is
absorbed. A York state woman says:
II had been a sufferer for ten years
with stomach and liver trouble, and
had got so bad that the least bit of
food such as 1 then knew, would give
me untold misery for hours after eat
ing.
II lost flesh until was almost a
shadow of my original self and my
friends We're quite alarmed about me.
"First I dropped coffee and used
Postum, then began to use Grape-Nuts
altho I had little faith it would do me
any good.
"But I continued to use the food and
have gained twenty pounds in weight
and feel like another person in every
way. I feel as if life had truly begun
anew for me.
81 can eat anything like now in
VA
my feet from morning until night.
Whereas a year ago they had to send
me away from home for rest while 9th
ers cleaned house for me. this spring
I have been able to do it myself all
alone.
"My breakfast is simply Grape-Nuts
with cream and a cup of Postum, with
sometimes an egg and a piece of toast
but generally only Grape-Nuts and
Postum. And 1 can work until noon
and not feel as tired as one hours
work would have made me year ago.
There's a Reason"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek, Mich Read "The Road to Well
ville,' in pkgs
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
interest.
IA. e.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-12
WATERBURY GOES UP.
Former Marshalltown Boy Made Chief
Clerk Of Two Departments.

Iowa friends of Roy r.. Waterbury, a
former well-known Marshalltown boy,
for several years with the Iowa Cen
trail here, and later in the grocery bus
mess on State street, will be pleased
to learn that he is rising in railroad
work at Duluth. Mimi. where he has
been employed for the past few years.
Mr.. Waterbury has been connected
with the Duluth, Missabe & Northern
railway, a subsidiary corporation OF
the United States Steel Corporation. A
month ago the auditing and traffic de-
partments of the railroad We're di-
vided, and Mr.. Waterbury was made
chief clerk of the traffic department..
Effective on Monday. August 10. he
was made chief clerk of both auditing
and traffic departments.
Mr.. Waterbury is at present enjoying
visit from his sisters, Misses Ella and
Florence Waterbury of Iowa City. Miss
Waterbury returns soon to her work In
charge of the department of English at
Iowa Wesleyan University at Mt.
Pleasant, and Miss Florence takes a
position as instructor in physical SCI
ence in the Williamsburg, Iowa, high
school.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-12
LOCAL MARKETS.

Prices Paid to Farmers by MARSHALL
town Dealers.
The following prices are quoted by
Marshalltown dealers for the different
varieties of farmers provisions, grain,
produce and poultry, also for hides,
tallow. wool, pelts and skins.
Grains.
e. f. Benedict & Co. will pay the
following prices at their place of busiN-
ness in this city:
Corn. best new-70.
Oats--40.
Wheat--S06S5.
Straw--5.00.
Cook Bros Grain Company, at the
Marshall elevator, are paying the FOL
lowing prices today:
Corn, good new-70. .
Oats, good-43.
Country Produce.
George Olson grocer, quotes the fol-
lowing prices in trade for country pro-
duce. effective until further notice:
Butter, No. / country-24.
Eggs. strictly fresh-1S.
Poultry, Eggs and Butter.
Swift IL Co. until further notice, will
pay at their office the following prices
for farmers poultry. eggs and packing
stock:
Hens--7H.
Springs--10.
Old cocks-3.
Ducks-5.
Butter. packing stock-15.
Eggs-15. rots out.
Hides and 7'9ttox.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-12
MASON BECOMES INSTRUCTOR.
President of International Auctioneers
IN Missouri School.

President Of International Auctioneers
in Missouri School.
Mr. A. p. Mason, of Union. president
of the International Auctioneers assor
citation. passed thru the city Tuesday
evening, en- route to Trenton, Mo-,
where he has been engaged as an in
structor In the Carpenter Auction
school. Mr.. Mason has charge of the
work in pedigreed farm and market
sales. Seventy-two pupils are en-
rolled i'm the school, including men
from as far east as York state, as far
west as Montana, and south as far as
Virginia. Mr. Mason was accompan-
led by his son. Mr.. Clair G. Mason.
who will enroll in the school.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-12
BLACK GEM COAL.

Try This Coal in Your Furnace or
Stove-Hish Grade, Medium Price,
We have just received a large guam
tity of high grade Indiana coal, known
as the Black Gem. This is very tine
coal and sells at a medium price. 1T is
a good coal for either furnace, stove
or range and we believe will prove
economical We can fill your bin now
to good advantage and make you lower
figures than you'll get later. Why not
call us up and investigate this coal.
South Side Coal Co. Phone "a.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-12
Practice Economy Every Day

To the thrifty housewife who makes
every dollar count. nothing in the food
line is more acceptable than the new
product called "OUR-PIE," put up in
10-cent packages for making lemon,
chocolate and custard pies. Every
package is sold under a positive guar
antee and makes two large pies. Local
grocers say the sale is rapidly increas-
ing and customers are we'll pleased.
Readers can make no mistake in giving
these goods trial.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-12
Water Rent,

Water rents on metered services for
the quarter ending Aug. 1 are now due
and payable at the city clerks office
The discount of 20 per cent is good if
payment is made on or before Aug. Is
NO discount after that date. The office
will be open each evening this week
Parties buying or renting property
should look after back water rent be-
fore securing a deed or lease.
L. DERBY,
City Clerk.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-12
ATTEMPTED HOLD-UP.

Two Men, Charged With vaerancy
Would Have Stolen, Police Claim.
George Miller and E. Forbes, va
grants who, according to the police.
were trying to relieve an old man
named Mulvaney Of his watch, were
arrested by Officer Lage last evening.
Mayor Ingledue gave them ten days in
Jail this morning. Mulvaney was up in
police court and paid the costs yes
terday morning