Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-02-20
TWENTY YEARS AGO,


Newt Tanning of New Rockford
was In the city.
Will Mueller was the father of
bouncing baby boy.
Geo. McCabe had been promoted
to chief dispatcher at NJ issoula.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe n. Mills left to
attend the ice palace inst. Paul.
P.V. Fellows, farmer near Mont
pelier, walked into town, II miles.
Sylvanus Whitney, an old settler,
died in the post Office from appoIexy.
The Burlington system was doing
lot of advertising and getting the
business.
The funeral of Maggie, daughter of
T. S. Grove, occurred at the Presby-
terian church.
E. W. Camp had OBJ tained a certj-
ficate of incorporation for the James,
town creamery.
John Dee leased the Grand Gen.
tral hotel from S. S. Altschul and
had grand opening.
The STANDARD Oil company was
about to put in an oil tank for
general storage supply.
The boys we're sending their money
to Louisiana and few-very few
were being made happy.
Frank Casey had been paying s1lOO
Barnes county taxes for Darlington
and Casey Land company.
The Wadsworth band of horses had
been kept in the hills without any
shelter but that afforded by ravines.
F. A. Carley of Mon tpelier had
been experimenting with corn for
fodder and recommended a variety
called Canada Smut.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Giessler enter
tanned large party at progressive
euchre and Mr.. G. T. Hills and Mrs.
6. A. Lieber got the goose eggs.
The electric Light was turned on
for the first time on Fifth avenue
and Kerosene. la mps and other kinds
were being relegated to the rear.
Two or three buffaloes we're seen
south of Eldridge, and it was re-
ported that farmers Merry and Buz-
zell had killed one. Local nimrods
we're all excited.
johnson Nickeus had just returned
from "trip to Southern California
where the towns of San Diego and
Los Angeles we're in the .throes of
their first big boom.
Two Indians from Totten were Wis.,
jting the town, and one Of the clerks
in store, to be funny asked the big
redman: Have YOU a girl? INDIAN
No; Clerk-Why? Indian-Its boy.
The ladies aid society cleared 1925
at an entertainment at the Armory
and by New England dinners. There
was saving contest by ladies and
, a sewing contest by the men and
prizes for costumes ancient and mod
ern.
The first buildings for the asylum
were being completed, the .amuse-
ment hall, the west ward and the
boiler house were about ready for
plastering. Work of building on 9TH
er structures was postponed until
spring.
A large number of Dakota people
who visited the ice palace at St.
Paul, were.disappointed 10 not see
ing the tireworks.go off on--account of
the damp wea ther that spoiled the
pieces There were a number who
saw other kinds of fireworks, how
ever, on the occasion.
B. W. Fuller's horses hitched to a
cutter ran away and spilled out the
occupants without hurting anybody.
John Thomsen's delivery team also
ran away and left Register Miner,
Jim HerDe1t '.and Tom B0wditch on
the ground. Three suits for damages
were threatened against John.
A birthday party was given by Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Chapman 90 the oc-
casion. of the anniversary of the
BIRTHDAYS of Frank Carr and Mr..
Chapman. Among those present we're
Miss Maude Miller, Eva Ball, Mime
Proctor, June EDDY, Winnie Miner,
John Bolinger and G. L.Judd.