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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-07-30
he WON THE BET

In order to win a $40 wager from a
friend, G. A. Moseman, a local line
man performed stunt at Glendale,
Sunday evening, which was probably
never equalled in the northwest un-
der the same conditions. Mounting
the flag pole on top Of the roller mill,
in all about IS feet above the ground,
he balanced himself on his head.
Hundreds of people witnessed the
stunt, standing breathless with the
fear Of seeing the man dashed to his
death to the ground beneath. Plac-
ing small board on top Of the flag
pole and balancing himself on his
head as gracefully as if he were on
the solid ground, he won the ten
dollars which he declared was easy
money when he reached the ground,
none the worse for the experience.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-07-30
AUTO TURNED OVER TWICE

The Edgeley Mail tells Of an auto
mobile accident that recently occur
red near Edegley. j. e. Bowen and
a party Of friends were crossing a
grade, the auto commenced to skid
and before it could be stopped, ran
off an embankment Is feet high,
turning over twice before it reached
the bottom. Mrs. Butler, aunt OF
the owner received a severe scalp
wound above the eye in which eight
stitches we're required in treatment.
Mr.. Bowen was burised about the
body and face. Miss Conley escaped
without injury and DR.. Miracle and
little daughter also escaped as well
as the little son of the owner, while
little damage was done to the ma
chine. @ $,sg
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-07-30
ORDER OF REpMEN

Tues. night there was organized by
l.. S. DeMert Of Fargo, Chief, tribe
of the Improved Order Of Redmen.
This is fraternal order, whose men,
bership in 1907 numbered 100000. A
side organization for ladies is called
the Degree Of Pochantas, and has a
membership OF $4,000. The motto OF
the order is Freedom, Friendship
and Charity" No oaths of binding
nature regarding political or religi-
Gus matters are required of members
and the order is not a rival of others
but a co-laborer, with them in the
great work of relieving and elevating
the condition of mankind. A char
ter membership of about forty-tive
was secured and it is expected that
the order will increase in number
from time to time.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-07-30
DEATH OF MRS. N. ]. soLTz

The death of Mrs. N. j. Boltz,
occurred Tuesday evening at St.
Johns hospital, Fargo, after an ill
ness of nearly weeks. Decease was
due to septic fever. Mrs. Boltz was
taken i'll about two months ago, and
seemed to be gradually loosing
strength. On the tenth Of July she
was removed to the Fargo hospital
for treatment, but was unable to re-
cover, death coming last night. De-
ceased was but 10 years Of age, and
was the wife of Nicholas j. Boltz, Of
this city. They were married last
January. The remains were brought
to Jamestown Wednesday and the
funeral will be held at the Catholic
church, Friday at 10 a. M. burial at
Calvary.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-07-30
PREFERS COUNTRY LIFE

Bob Walters represented the Mel
vile locality: here Tuesday. He says
that crops are fair in his immediate
vicinity. Bob is now retired farm
er, taking life less strenuously than
in former days and enjoying the
.beatitude Of farm life, which in
cludes wonderful vegetable garden
from which he and the family derive
the most succulent vegetables that
can be grown anywhere in, the coun-
try. Fresh milk, butter and eggs, fat
poultry and all the luxuries Of the
farm are had at all times in the Wal
ters household and Robert claims to
prefer such Burcolic existance to the
more strenuous. life of a town or city.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-07-30
STUTSMAN co. CROPS
Conditions in Various Localities.
Prospects for Better Yield
Than Last Year

An experienced farmer and land
man, of this city, has been making a
personal investigation Of the present
crop situation in Stutsman county.
He has been in most of the localities,
by automobile and has made inquiries
regarding other localities not visited
by him. From his own observation
and what he considers reliable infOr-
nation, the conclusion is reached
that Stutsman county will harvest a
greater yield OF grain and flax, in the
total number of bushels than last
year, provided nc. unforeseen damage
occurs during the short time before
the maturing of the crop. The gen.
eral average yield will exceed last
year Notwithstanding the damage
done in certain localities by hot
weather this year. for the reason that
last year there was good stand of
grain, but the heavy winds OF one or
TWO hot days whipped out the wheat
that was almost matured. This
caused loss in many fields from a
third to a half, and some damage in
every field.
This year wheat and other grain is
heading out well with good heads.
Flax, as a rule, is in fine condition.
The worst places in the county as far
as damage to the crop is concerned,
appear to be at Pingree and vicinity,
Spiritwood and near vicinity, a small
area AROUND Bloom where light soil
is s =" . ~ the immediate vicin-
oe''a''os North and south OF
:, : and restored thcrops are generally
u has taken the pain has fallen in
esas tsa enttre OF ree o'pD damaged spots,
It nle completely by su. was sown on
L It was thought that there land was
n agitation might posi- 'lg SO that
a some form of parliaB only short
way ion nothing so dee, and roots OF
grain spread '5ei1Sg 10 the surface.
There is great deal of good grain
at and near the following localities:
Wimbledon, Courtenay, Kensal,
Streeter, and Gackel. There are fair
crops at Spiritwood lake, Edmunds,
Cleveland, Ypsilanti and Montpelier
These seem to be the general con-
ditions, but OF course in each locality
good farming shows in better crops
than on land where hasty and slip
shod work has been done in ploWing,
narrowing and seeding, etc.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-07-30
GRAND FORKS, "inTERNATloxAL,'

Grand Forks calls its fair, an in
ternational affair, Fargo was con-
tented to have its fair known as a
state fair. What the ambitious
promote of those. rival towns lack
in material, is made up in hyperbole.
Both fairs are in no strict sense state
fairs, although the taxpayers Of the
state contribute. Each might be
more truth thfully called county fairs,
on q larger scale only than other good
county fairs being held around the
state. s5.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-07-30
GOOD Pi''ERcHERoNs ''II

LaMoure Chronicle: O. o. Ellison
and E. O. Ellison with their string
of horses carried off the honors at
the Jamest fair last week. They
captured first prize in all classes in
which they had horses entered, ex-
3cept one where they came out second
best and had the champio on horse
over all breeds. The ElIisons no
doubt have the best bunch Of Perch
.eron horses In the state. ls|s
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-07-30
TROOP FROM ALASKA
Former jamestown Resident
Among the Boys Who Are
Back in the States.

A special train containing 25O reg
ulars Of the 10th Infantry, past thru
jamestown We'd. .enroute to Fort
Harrison near indianapolis. They
we're being transferred from various
forts in Tar off Alaska and have been
stationed in that territory for two
years. They left Alaska July End
and have been travelling almost con-
stantly ever since. The boys look
strong and rugged and outside OF the
monotony of fort life do not dislike
Alaska as a place of residence. They
came from Forts Seward, Liscum,
Egbert. Davis, St. Michaels, and
Gibbon. Two Of the above forts are
in the interior, the remainder along
the coast. AT some stations on and
near the coast a snow fall OF 80 feet
occurs in some winters. One of the
men stated to the Alert that back in
the interior the snow fall was much
less and that the smercury dropps
to IS degrees below in winter and re-
mains at that point for days at d
time. The summers are short but
hot, and on the coast the tempera-
ture is much more moderate.
All mining operations in Alaska
are less active at present than here
tofore. Most of the big mines have
closed down in the struggle with
miners unions. 1t is claimed that
wages have been pushed to a point
which prohibits the operation OF
most OF the m, : wyoo,ar 25 all hour
and ten hours q: In conclusion LIE 'e
in any pay role for 'sHat people wot
The expenses of livin.''?s through tn =.
getting less along the Goa ;aterest Ct
much less in the interior, :, the IA
meal still costs from 81 to So a. r'''> f
great spread at that. Alaska how
ever is immensely wealthy in natural
resources and the boys say that it's
purchase by the United States is
known to be better paying propo-.
sition every year.
"A pO1 U1Ol1 VI CA1O cAooPo AAOAA oAAS
above forts went east from Seattle by
special over the Great Northern.
Among the members of the COM
pany from Fort Liscum which sis
located at Valdez was Private John
J. Fritz, who several years ago
worked in jamestown, being en-
ployed by the railroad company and
also by Frank Andre. He has been
absent about five years. The troops
are in charge of Lieut.. Colonel Cecil
and are glad to get back to the
states. The hot weather here caused
them good deal of Inconvenience as
the mems blood is yet too thick to
stand the heat. Two young black
F., bear cubs were with the troops and
were brought from Alaska for mas
cots.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-07-30
TAFT NOTIFIED
OF His Great Honor. Senator
Warner Makes Notifica-
ton Address.
Special to Alert

Special to Alert p.
Cincinnati, July %. s.-Standing on
a flag draped platform, in front of
the old Colonial portico of his BROTH
ers' home, Judge William II. Taft at
noon today accepted nomination Of
the republican party to be its candi-
date for president. Senator w. Will
lam Warner Of Missouri headed the
notification committee, which con-
sisted of members from every state,
territory and island possession of the
nation. Mr.. Warner made the noti-
tication speech, to which Judge Taft
responded with a speech Of accept
ance.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-07-30
NORTH DAKOTA TRAGEDIES

LaMoure county has been stirred
up over a tued between Andres Lund-
quist and Albert Main. The latest
crisis in the affair was the shooting
by Lundquist of Main at the latter's
farm near Valley Junction. The bull
let entered Mains jaw and passed in
to his head, and the gun was held SO
close that the victim was burned
with powder. Lundquist is held in
jail to await trial. About year ago
a suit for $4,000 for alineation of his
wife's affections was started by An
res Lundquist against Malm. He was
awarded $500 by the jury. Following
this his wife secured divorce and
continued to live at the Malm home.
This.served to enrage the husband
who believed that he was being
wronged. The divorce action is being
appealed by LundQuist at the present
time. There is no doubt here but
that Lundquist shot with the intent
to kill.
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GeiSSler, NOrden, Past and NOgOSek.
The following bills were read, audit
ed and on motion allowed:
Daily Capital,
Election notices S28 SO
Office supplies IA rs S AZ Is
N n Nye,
Election notice 81 IS
Printing IS O5 e6 so
stutsman Co Democrat, cleo
tion notice % so
Courtenay Gazette,
Election notice % SO
Supplies Is 60 81 10
NJ U Greene, board and care
of sick poor 249 IS
G Fluetsch, rent of house,
Kinney 8 90
y Nelson 42 90
w N Smith, supplies f Nassen Z so
Nv N Smith. office supplies 50
j Chas Kurth. supplies to Cen
Petit II IS
J "A Rankin, serv Bingham / so
Christ Geissler, services Co
Com ar ending $50 'OS 2O6 so
/ Harry C Smith, election no.
tice S29, Pig ST IS 36 IS
n W Telephone Co, rent Of
telephones % IS
Andrew Blewett, Telephone
i tolls May 8 June Z SO
lH "a Wasser, telephone tolls 8 30
Rathman Hall & Co, supplies
to Genzel 81 Is
Rathman Hall s. Co, supplies
to Wilson Il, 5sssJs,. 12 10
Rath,nan Hall s. Co supplies
oNelson "a go
: A ,Rss Rankin, ! services board Of 4 =
IA e IA Murphy, !,ls services board !, y
Geo w Thorp, services board
of insanity ia II Il 2 90
John Wojick, acc road con- # .st.s
tract, End dist 200 90
]: 2 81 4 hds LILY, u AZ witness insanity ] %
John Posey, witness s 4 insanity lr,'s'all j
court Is 90
Geo Conn, services surveying N 81 50
'#B p ilden, services co sur
H33 q, II q Kern, typewriter, clerk ]. \.
3Ss of court s # IS 90
Russell D Chase, Gle OF 8 S3
states attorney 30 90
II Beil GS1s..S5S, IL 30
EH A4 Wasser, board Of prisoners If 80 90
lH SA Wasser, jailer for J une 4455 90
5A Steinbach ma rkers for
graves, etc ss s8 81 90
Mrs Ella keekpa, board and y
care Sehu tich May 8 June 81 65
Mrs Geo Rulon,s entaof house sss.s
label IS 90
II H Mel Illonie, serYices on road 10 90
VIM Walters, services on road 10 zoo
l's3K SAs Chase, rent Of house Petit IL 90
City Of JamestoW wateraqr % sts ~
I5 ending June 30th 1908 p 45
sHaP Tsylo plumbin cou rt 81
conrt m house ;S 3 80
Fred 81 y e tor count ~ Ss
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that Lundquist shot with the intent
to kill.
Herman Pause of Whitewater, Wis,
was murdered in Bowman :. county
last Thursday evening and the body
found on the railroad tracks near the
stockyards. The body was found out
side the rail, the head completely
severed lying inside. The body was
taken to an empty car on the side
track when it was discovered that
inside the Car was a large pool of
blood and blood was dripping from
the car. The man was found to have
been struck on the head by blunt
instrument and stabbed twice in the
throat. One cash severing the Jug
lar vein. He was then thrown on the
track after his head had been cut off
to make it appear he had been run
over. No trace of the. e..murderer has
been found. Mr..
r, -'L.V-0 ut ~ :, ~
ID Hearst and other men promlL ~
ir the organization, the nomination vi
at not be dictated or Influenced IN al
~ manner. ,,
n The platform to be adopted ."lll'
~ ~ ,s expected, contain radical declar
Emmons, Emmo1ns;'' favor of an antl-,n5unetH juno,
Blaisdel secrets sS s cxp9ressgu s2p9 the oer nr, n
Dakota and ds.Miss Grace k,ra+inbls,
daughter of George H. Emmons, one
of the oldest pioneers in southern
Minnesota. Emmons is a neighbor-
ing town of Fairmount, Mr.. Blais-
delll's birthplace. The families have
been lifelong friends and neighbors,
and Mr.. Emmons is postmaster and
engaged in the general merchandise
business. Miss Emmons is charm
ing young lady of Scandinavian par
entage, and after brief trip will be
at home in Minot and later in Bis
marck.''
Mr.. Blaisdell is said to have met
his bride, who was a former sweet
heart, in Minot and the acquaintance
renewed resulted as above stated.
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.lM'llNlM
LIWEMl

c&--the ;,mba ssadOrial residence OF tie en-
voy resident at Washington the per-
Sonal representative of the King Of Italy.
This is quite III accord with precedent
established in The case Of previous
royal visitors who have come TO our
shores from Europe. Thus, it will be re
mem5cred, when Prince Henry of Prussia
made his ceremonial visit TO the United
States on the occasion of Alice RoCseve!ts
christening of the kaiSer's yacht he es-
tailished himself at the German en-
bassy - Washington. TO be sure. this
procedure At our republican court is some
what in contrast with the conditions
which obtain when royalty goes visiting
OH The other side of the Atlantic
In the Old world when Il member of Il
rei"nins family pays visit Of state to
d nation he almost invariably has placed
az his disposal spacious and sumptuouslv
furnished palace of which he is master
for the time being and which is sufii-
GENTLY CommOdious to accommodate his
his retinue. For various reasons this
ticable at the American capital under any
circumstances. and in the present instance
it would scarcely be proper, since the
Italian sailor prince is not coming to this
country as the guest of our government.
1t is announced. however, that fleet
of warskips is to attend the future admi-
raj of the Italian navy on his return
home. The duke is coming in his pri-
vate capacity and on a personal errand.
and such being the case the embassy OF
his country constitutes the most accepta-
BILE headquarters.
If the representative of Italian royalty
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OF tie ITALIAN ErDAUY

Servia, was given the post at Washing
ton. He is a man of considerable fortune.
and in consequence has been enabled to
entertain lavishly.
Fitted by experience as we'll as tempera-
ment to play host to a prince is Baron
Edmondo Mayor des Planches. The son
of an Italian land owner of wealth ar.
educated at the college of Moncalieri. in
Piedmont. at the University of Turin and
in Heidelberg. in Germany. When he en-
tered the diplomatic service. in 1875. the
conservative party was in power. with de
PretiS as premier, and he appointed young
Mayor his secretary of foreign affairs. an
which position he remainded for two
years. III health then compelled him to
retire from public office for a time. but
he was again prominent I'm the same
sphere during Crispfs first premiership.
and. indeed. was more or less intimately
connected with that statesman during his
entire career
Knows European Statesmen.
While serving as secretary Of foreign
affairs he accompanied Crispi on his his
toric visits to Berlin, Carlsbad and other
points, and thus had opportunity to meet
many of the most noted statesmen of
Europe After declining various diplo-
matte appointments because he did not
care to leave Italy Mayor finally accepted
the position of counselor of legation at
Berne, Switzerland. and in 1899 he was
promoted to the rank of minister and as
signed 20 Belgrade, Servia. This was FOL
lowed by his selection for the post OF
italian envoy at Washington. 1t Is sus-
pected that Baron des Planches might
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of about eighty acres /: is shape" Sohc-
what ike pear. and the walls are al
most vertical. We have already sunk
diamond drills to a depth Of thousand
feet and lave found damo nds in the
blue all the way down. We do not know
how much farther the pine extends. but
probably TO Il great depth.
Mine Growing Richer.
How about the quality Of your dia-
monds?''
1T is good and 1t improves as we 20
down. The diamonds of the Premier
mine arc unusually large. The great
Cullinan weighs over three Thousand
carats. and We have discovered a num-
Der of three or four hundred carats
each We found one the other day
which looked to me as though it had
been Clipped off the Cullinan.
VIII you not soon flood the world
with diamonds if you keep on at this
rate?'
Il think not. Whenever times are
good the demand increases and the peo-
pie who buy such things are more
numerous every year. The Japanese
within recent years you Americans have
been buying moro than ever before
There is temporary slump at present
on account of the hard times, DIT that
than ever
do you not think it would pay to
cheaper the prices?"
No. I think the high prices are to a
large extent the cause of the demand.
Make diamonds as cheap as glass and
no one would wear them"
During my stay here have seen mod
els of the Cullinan diamond made of
crystal and have talked with Mr.. Gull
Imam about it and also with the miner
who discovered it. The diamond Is just
about as big as my fist. 1t is almost the
size of a glass tumbler, and it weighs
over one and one-third pounds. 1t is
about four inches long. two and one
half inches thick and about two inc hes
wide. II you can imagine Il chunk OF
glass of irregular shape weighing about
twenty ounces you may have some idea
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Hl1ToNc RLAre

dishes, all engraved with pattern
known as the encyclopedia by reason of
the medallons Of famous personages that
form part of the design
The Guest Chamber.
The sleeping apartment which it is ex-
pected the Duke d'Abruzzi will occupy
during his stay at Washington is deco
rated in yellow. The dressing table,
writing table. double wardrobe and bed
stead are of satinwood. exquisitely inlaid
In elaborate design with mother of pearl.
The same idea is carried out in the pri-
vate bath adjoining. where the bath and
lavatory are incased with broad rims Of
Mexican onyx. Pale gold satin thing
forms the walls and floor, the latter par
The Duke dAbruzzi is particularly for
tunate in his host and hostess. Not only
are the Italian ambassador and Baroness
Mayor des Planches hospitable by instinct,
but they take a genuine delight in en-
PERTAINING. In this the present envoy
from Italy is in marked contrast to his
predecessor Baron Fava saw twenty
years of continuous service as ltalys ac-
credited representative in America, but
he and his wife were never active socially,
and probably no diplomat representing
leading nation had fewer acquaintance.
Indeed II was whispered at the time OF
the change that Baron des Planches had
been selected as Fava's successor partly
because of the confidence OF the officials
at Rome that he would build up Italian
prestige by an active social campaign.
chosen as the successor of Baron FaVa,
but he preferred a European post, and
accordingly Baron des Planches, who was
at the time serving as Italian minister to
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several lGaGs with cod Indications. and
they all seemed to 50 toward this point:
The property then belonged to a Dutch
man who had something like LOO acres
of land He was using il for stock rails
ing and was renting out small patches 10
the natives about. He knew of the posi-
bilities Of diamonds being found in the
land, and he made his price accordingly
He refused to sell except whole anu
that for lump sum of $4,000, or about
$3.50 900 in American money. / had pros
pected enough TO know that the ground
contained diamonds, ard l had no DOUBT
but that the mine could be foated to
pay 4 good profit on the above price.
therefore put in my own money and IN
duced others to join me. We then bought
the farm and the result is the Premier.
Had you any idea Of the enormous pos
siblities of the property? | asked.
No. Ny widest dream did not reacn
the conceptions OF this biggest diamond
mine OF the world and of the discovery
OF the largest diamond ever known.
thought there might be a diamond pipe
somew here upon the farm. and I was
pretty sure hat the land contained
enough alluvial diamonds to give us our
money back. even If pipe were dis
covered.
What was your original capital?'
1T was just the same that it is today
namely cSO.OOO. Or this we paid G52,-
900 TO Prinsloo. the Dutchman who owned
the land, and used the balance as
working capital
And what became Of the Dutchman:
He is still living in a little mud hut
not far from here replied Mr.. Cullinan
He made good bargain in selling his
farm He paid only Zoo for 1t and he
got $4,000. He refused to give me an
option on the property at G1JO.OOO. a4.ow-
ing ne three months to prospect TO see
whether would take 1t or not He after
ward sold another farm, which cost him
less than this. for f10o.0o0. SO that alto
gether he realized about 100000 Of your
money for his lands. Nevertheless, not
withstanding his wealth. he still sticks 10
his mud hut.
II asked Mr. Culinan TO tell me some
thing about the Premier mine. He re-
piled:
1T is so big that we really cannot say
Just how big it is. The pipe has an area