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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-01-16

Failed to Advertise Estray-Pen-
alty-A case. of more than passing
interest to farmers and owners .of
stock was tried in.the district court
last week. NJ. j. O'Brien was plain
tiff, Fred Carleson, defendant, par
ties residing in the MOI thern part of
the county. The defendant. Fred
Ca-leson, took up an estray horse 10
1905. He failed to advertise that fact
in q paper published In this county
but published a notice in a Wimble-
don paper In Barnes county. O'Brien
afterwards learned of the where
abouts.of the horse, and brought suit
for the immediate possession of the
horse and $50 damages. The jury
brought in a verdict Of 1925 damages
and taxed the costs on the defendant.
The keeping Of the horse that length
of time without complying to the es-3
tray laws Of the state was ar. .expen-.
sive proposition for Mr.. Carleson. q
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-01-16
OPPOSE the uELAnD BILL
Views Of The W. c. 7. U. of City on
the Proposed Initiative and
Referendum.

The local W e. T. U. society has
recently been re-organized and
number OF additional members re-
ceived. Saturday last there was held
the regular monthly meeting at the
Congregational church, about 80
mem bers being present. The work
of the temperance movement was
quite generally discussed and the fol-
lowing statement regarding the posi-
tion of the W. G. T. U. on the Ce-
land bill which will again come be-
fore the legislature, is given as the
views of the Union upon that ques-
tion:
eff the initiative and referendum
resolution, known as the Ueland bill.
is adopted as it now stands, 1t makes
it possible for eight per cent of the
voters to petition and bring up for
vote any clause of our constitution.
This certainly destroys the value of
our constitution.
"Friends of prohibition willingly
com m end the proposed amendment
for the initiative and referendum,
in so far as it applies to statutory
enactment, but we .are opposed to
that provision OF the measure now
before the people, which provides
that it shall apply to constitutional
questions, thus making possible the
resubmission of this liquor question
at the petition Of eight per cent OF
the voters and we:call upon all our
people to use their influence to Sc
! cure the election as members OF the
next legislature Of men, who will de-
feat the resolution In its present
form.;'
Mrs. Fred Wanner ably discussed
the resubmission of the liquor ques-
tion.
Everybody is invited to these meet:
ings. Tnn women propose to better
inform themselves on this and SINH
lar questions.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-01-16
The ST. PAUL ROAD
Rails Being Laid Westward at Four
Miles a Day Rate to Open
Montana Line.

Important steps in the progress OF
the coast extension .of the Chicago,
Milwaukee g. St..Paul railway were
announced yesterday by E. A. Mil
Ter, general. passenger..agent.
Thee. Ms St. Try. will be-
gin train service on Pacific coast --ex-
tension to central portion of Mon
tana, Jan. 18th, and will run to
Butte in May or June.
A big construction gang is also
working eastward and two sections
are expected to meet at Miles City,
on Yellowstone river, in February. f
Train service will be established
January 18th to Marmarsh, N. D.,
thirty miles west Of Bowman. N. D.,
the present.end.of the. line. On the
same date local service will be put
on between Harlowton and Mussel-
shell, Mont. These two towns are
in the central part OF Montana and
are ninety two miles apart.
Work has advanced SO rapidly that
trains will probably be running be-
tween.St. Paul and Butte some time
in May or June. By the middle of
February it is expected that most of
the construction work viii be hn-
ished. Already the grading has been
practically completed and rails are
being laid at the rate of four miles a
day.
Marmarth TO which trains will be
run next week is about 200 miles
west of the Missouri ri yer. While
construction crews are advancing
westward from this place others are
working eastward along the Mussel-
shell valley. It is thought that the
two lines will be connected and the
bridge built across the Yellowstone
at Miles City by the middle of next
month. ~
According to present plans the
Milwaukee g. st. Paul's coast exten-
sion will be completed to Seattle
early in 1909. Chicago Inter-Ocean
January, 1903.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-01-16
Nav Look for Bountifu1 Crops

Nav Look for Bountifu1 Crops
The mild, beautiful weather OF the
present winter severely taxes the Old
est inha bitant to find in the past
record-to match it, says the nDickln-
son, N. D., Press, and all are forced
to admit that for mild, even temper
ature and sunshine the winter OF
l9O7-S, if equalled has never been
surpassed
The winter of '8i and 'S2 was sim
liar to this with no real winter
weather until March. From March,
5th to the middle of April stiff win
ter weather prevai lied and plenty of
snow fell, blocking the railroad. 1t
was still milder throughout the en-
tire.northwest during the winter of
TT and,.'78, the weather being rainy
and foggy like coast weathe and
grass was green nearly all winter.
Meat could. not be kept and the best
poultry and meat sold atl% and 2
cents pei. pound. The Missouri river
was open all winter, where the cur
rent was swift, and the Mississippi
was open until March. Excursions
we're run on the Mississippi, Christ
mas day-as was the case this YEAR
and E. F. Messersmith .of this cttv.
purchased ticket in St. Paul. For
some reason lie did not use the ticket
and still has it in his possession as a.
treasured souvenir.
:; In March Of that year also winter
came tD earnest, with plenty of Snow. ~
and it was then that the ice CROP
was secured, firms from St. Louis
and Chicago get ting their supply
from White Bear Lake, Minnesota.
Asked about the summers follow
Ing these mild winters, our inform
ant said they we're fine crop years.
The ground was worked early and
much of it seeded. Then came plenty
II moisture and an early and abun-
1ant crop.
From this date, it would seem that
he North DAKOTA farmer may look
or fine. farming season in 1908, fol.
owing the third wonderfully mild
winter.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-01-16

From Seatt1e-A note from Seat
tile says that the weather is very
mild there, no frost at all SO far and
roses are. in bloom yet. Clearing
house certificates are circulating
largely do place of cash but in di-
mlnishing,' Amounts; gold and certifi-
Gates are the circulating medium.
T. and j. Price Of Pingree were re-
Gently arrivals in Seattle. A large
number of laborers are out Of employ
ment.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-01-16
s25 REWARD. I. 7.

For. information leading to the ar
rest and conviction Of party or par
ties, who broke into the Woodbury.
and Kemp school houses some time
between Dec. 10. 1907, and Jan. i,
1908, and damaged and destroyed
property belonging to the Eldridge
school district.
4 By order Of School Board Of the
Eldridge School district.
Jas p. Ogilvie, Clerk.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-01-16
Death Of S. Z. Nest The sud

Death Of S. II. NesterT The sud-
den death Of S. X. Nester Of Geneva,
N. u, is announced. He was one Of
the. largest maltsters In the country
and proprietor Of the..large farm in Il,1
Barnes count y, that bears his name
Last winter he offered to buy all the b 4
farmers barley OF tho crop Of 1907 for
50 cents q 5pushel, and sc rs said con-
tracted for consid derable.. at that price
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-01-16
CIVIC IMPROVEMENT
Steps Being Taken By Ladies'
Clubs For Municipal
bettsrments.

The Commercial club is working
for greater Jamestown, but the
members'of the Wednesday and Musi-
cal clubs are interesting themselves
in plans for a-more beautiful James
town.
Looking forward to the organiza-
tion of..a Civic Improvement League,
for the awakening of civic pride in
the.. appearance Of our city, ,,an invi-
tation has been sent by joint COM
mittee of these two clubs to the
twenty-five other women's ..organiza-
tions, asking that four delegates be
appointed from each to be present at
a meeting which will be held at the
court. house on January 31st at three
O'Clock. . ..
1t is hoped that this meeting will
result in concerted action being
taken for planning and carrying on
the work of permanent Civic I'm
provement League.
Much was done last year in the
residence districts in keeping the
streets and alleys in good condition,
but there is more that demands at
tention.
It is not possible for the women to
do all that needs to be done without
the hearty cooperation OF the men.
1t has been said that it..was the wo-
man behind the man behind the gun
that won for US the victories in the
Spanish merican war. In this case
it will be the man behind the. wo-
man that will win for US more
beautiful jamestown.
Judge Burke Sustalned-In a de-
cision just handed down. the state
supreme court..upholds the authority
of Judge Burke to transfer the Man
dan blind pig cases from Morton
county to Barnes county for. tlial.
The supreme court holds in effect,
that it was not an abuse of discre-
tion to'transfer the trial of criminal
cases to another county on account
of local prejudicesin che. 9Th district.
The supreme court also sustains %the
judges actor. in disciargipg the
FIRST Morton county grand jury and
calling a second grand jury ON the
refusal Of the first to indict on what
was considered sufficient evidence.
All the acts of the district court are
upheld and the Irregularities alleged
in the calling of the second grand
jury which brought in indictments,
are not sustained by the higher
court. Tie cases against the saloon
men indicted by the grand..jury have
not yet been brought to triaa.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-01-16

Wanted: Employment by two wo-
men; by one as cook, at hotel or for
men on farm; by the other as house.
keeper, or any. .otler. STEADY work..that
women car. do. Address Alert Office.
ESTRAY
Oo Dec. oath, estrayed .one black
mare, percilelon, weight ABOUT l400
lbs, white strip along forehead and
nose, blind in right eye, botn.. hind
stocki1gs white. ..i=..,a l.-.,
Reward for return TO e. Thomp-
on, Sc air 4-14l-64, Buchanan. n. D.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-01-16
Made Him a sinker.

Farmer Jones Ito amateur hunter1-
There wasn't a better water dawg liv-
In until you shootin' gents took to bor-
rowin' i'm. Now is 'ide's that full Of
shots he'd sink to the bottom like
brick. London Bystander.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-01-16
The Meek.

The Meek.
'You should try to be q little less
assertive, my dear. Remember. the
meek shall inherit the EARTH z
''Oh, yes; dare say they will-whsn;
the others have done with itr'-Ien-
don Opinion. $fs:3..
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-01-16
DISTRICT COURT
In Case Of Doughsrty vs.. n. P. Ry.
Go. the Jury Gives Verdict
for Plaintiff.

The above matter was decided by
the jury in favor of Dougherty and
damages awarded in,the sum of Sll0O.
Suit was brought for recovery of
damages .or injuries alleged to have
been suffered by Chas. Dougherty by
reason Of leaky throttle valves per-
mittipgssteam to escape to tire cylin-
der, SO that while engaged in loading
coal on the. engine tender.the engine
suddenly. moved backward and
caught Dougherty's right wrist be-
tween the coal chute and the engine
cab severely crushing it. The railway
company claimed the ..engine was
headed east while the plaintiff main
tained it was headed west. Many
witnesses were examined and parts
of engines and coal dock views freely
offered in evidence This..is said to
have been the hardest fought case in
this character ever tried in this
court. The result is highly gratify-
ing to the plaintiffs friends. John
Knauf assisted by e. S. Buck, repre-
sented Dougherty and Ball, Watson,
Young and Hardy of Fargo and S.A.
Wilder and Geo. W. Thorp of this
city represented the railway.
NURNBERG VS.. SUIT.
In this case Judge Burke held that
the person served with garnishment
summons and desirous of claiming
his exemption, must serve his notice
of claims within three DAYS after the
sunni are served upon him.
ROUER VS.. CROONQUIST.
Jury chosen Tuesday afternoon
and is a suit in which plaintiff
claims several hundred dollars as
commissions and fees for services al
legged to have been rendered defend
ant.
" At 1.30 3. n. the.jury returned
verdict in favor Of, 1.-The defendant fol
$40. The plaintiff brought suit fol-
some $500 and Croonquist counter
claimed for 5000 and on this counter
claim was awarded a verdict. 'Artor
pey Parks represented the plaintiff
and Attorney Geo. Thorp represented
the defendant. -t
AMERICAN BANK OF VALLEY
CITY VS.. MAYNARD.
Judgment was rendered in favor O.
the plaintiff for full amount. Sui
was broaght on a note given for some
of the Mountain Home Beet Sugar
lands, and fell in the hands of tht
bank. Attorney Coombs represented
the bank and Attorney Ellsworth the
defendant. i
STALEY MAHlN, VS.. N. PROC
This was called for--trial..and owl M
to absence of Ball, Watson, Young s
Hardy, senior railroad attorneys
Messrs Thorp and Wilder, junior at
torneys of the N. P. examined thu
Jurors and up to going to press th'
jury had been chosen, and the cast
went over to the morning session
when the Fargo. attorneys will be OF
hand.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-01-16

Attention!-There will be :.meet.
Ing Of the Independent Grain Ship
pers' a ssociation on January 18th,
1908, at Fargo. N. D., for the tran
saction Of important business.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-01-16

MONEYS Many "Re1atives''-
Thos. Hughes will leave for Ireland
on the 25th inst., to take the re-
mains of the late John Mooney back
to that country for burial, as provided
IN the will. ...Mr. Hughes..wlll be &C.
companied on the trip BY W. q. Ray
of Dickinson, one Of the proprietors
of the st. Charles hotel at that place
They will extend the "trip to Eng
land, France, Germany and Italy,
and have engaged passage on the
Celtic liner. Claims of people sas
heirs to the Mooney property have
been received from Illinois, Iowa and
Missouri, but SO far they have not
been able to ''sh0w" the executor of
the. estate. The news Of the death
OF Mooney, with the..money he left
and the statement that he had been
able to live on 1O-cents a day went
all over the Country, ..aDd attracted
the..notice-- of several "rela ii ves' With
hard luck stories.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-01-16

81 Total ,5s ,3 IL " VI I. .# ~ S7e1 no
A warrant for Hoglnnd Bros. B, for
3s5, 900 IS part pay ent on contract
1for cityS hall was ordered drawn, and
thsl colncii journ . M s2i5'Ss.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-28
SYRACUSE CREW Win
The Varsity Four Dared Race on
the Hudson River
C0RNELL'S SHELL DAMAGED
Columbia Runs Second and Pennsyl-
vania Third All in Tight Finish
Contests Are Watched by Large
Eager Crowds,

POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y, June
H-The Syracuse crew won the var
sity four -oared race on the Hudson
today. Pennsylvania was second and
Columbia third. Cornell collided with
a stakeboat near the finish and their
shell was damaged.
The crews all finished strong. The
bowman Of the Pennsylvania crew,
who had suffered somewhat from the
heat and about whom there was
some doubt, came through in good
condition.
The judges gave Columbia second
place, having apparently disqualified
Pennsylvania for some reason not yet
announced. Official time four-oared
race:
Syracuse, first, 10 minutes 52s sec
onds; Columbia, second, IL minutes,
6S seconds; Pennsylvania, third, II
minutes, 67s seconds.
The ideal weather served only to
wheat the fine edge OF enthusiasm
over the big event of the three race
regattas-the varsity eight-oared race
and hundreds arrived here during
the morning keen and eager to wit
ness the contests.
The early trains today brought hun
dreds OF spectators from all direct
ions. A feet of steam yachts flying
the colors of their favorite colleges
and decorated from truck to rail
with the multi-colored international
code, moved lazily up the river and
anchored near the finish line. Around
the pleasure craft, with glittering
brass work and spotless sides, re-
flecting the sun, myriad of launches
darted The big white revenue cut
ters which police the course moved
slowly up and down as the occasion
demanded.
The first race of the university
four cared shells with coxswains, was
over a two-mile course for the Ken
nedy challenger trophy, presented in
1899 by Davidson Kennedy. Five
crews were entered, Syracuse, Wis
consin, Pennsylvania, Cornell and
Columbia.
The university eight-oared shell,
the big event OF the regatta, will start
at p. H., wind and water permitting.
Five crews, Wisconsin, Cornell,
Pennsylvania, Columbia and SYRIA
cuse, are entered to complete for the
varsity challenge cup, presented in
1893 by DR.. Louis l.. Seaman, OF
Cornell. This contest is over a course
of four miles, beginning three miles
above the great steel bridge and end
ing mile below it.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-28
WILL APPROVE TREATY

TOXIC, June 27-fhe trade mark
and copyright treaty between the
American government and Japan has
been received here and will be sub
mitted to the emperor without delay
and afterward to the priyy council
1t is confidently expected that it will
be ratified without change in the text
before July 10. Owing to the absence
of some members Of the privy council
it is improbable that a quorum will
be secured next week, but the Associ-
ated Press is assured that the council
will approve the treaty at its next
meeting. The law will go into effect
ten days after it is signed.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-28
JOCKEY CLUB MEET

BUTTE, Mont, June 27-Thc third
meeting of the Butte Montana Jockey
club will begin to-day at the Old Mar
Gus DAILY racing course in this city
and continue for sixty days. Purses
to the amount of $4,000 have beer
hung up for the meeting More thar
half hundred horses are at the track
representing stables from Californit
Colorado, Texas, Louisiana, Arkan.
sas and New York. Harry Stover o.
Petalum Cal, is the manager OF the
meeting. His string Of horses is
headed by Kenilworth
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-28
HIGH SCHOOL ALUM
nj BANQUET
AT THE ODD FELLOWS HALL
LAST NIGHT WAS A DE-
LIGHTFUL AFFAIR - ELEC-
TION OF OFFICERS.

The most successful banquet in the
history of the Astoria high school
was given by the Alumni Associa-
tion, at the Odd Fellows hall last
night, to the graduating class OF this
year. President Lawrence Rogers
acted as POSTMASTER, and was re-
sponded to by Yvon Guilliume, Miss
Badollet, and the Hon John McCue.
The latter making all address that
was greatly appreciated by all. Miss
Nellie Utzinger, Alvin Campbell,
Harvey Allen and Miss Gertrude
Barker, responded for the class OF
'O8.
After the above addresses which
were in every instance heartily ap-
plauded, the election Of officers was
next turned to, which resulted in the
following appointments for the en-
suing year: Harvey A. Allen, presi-
dent; Grover Utzinger, vice-presi-
dent; Miss Ellen Nowlen, secretary;
Merwyn Lounsberry, treasurer. The
advisory board was elected as fol
lows: Frank Woodfeld, Nellie Ut
Finger and Lawrence Rogers.
The school board of directors as
we'll as all of the teachers were pres
ent at the banquet the guests OF the
alumni. One of the most pleasing
features of the evening was the music
which was furnished by the high
school orchestra, which was excel
lent, and were given encore after en-
core, the orchestra. Is making very
rapid strides, and at the rate they are
improving it will only be matter OF
time until they become one OF the
best school orchestras in the state.
After the election Of officers school
songs were rendered for short time,
until the announcement was made for
the banquet, that was next on the
program, and was served by Mr.
Charles Wright of the Occident
Hotel. Mr.. Wright is to be congratu-
lated on the excellence OF the repast
which was served in most elabo-
rate manner and it was agreed by all
to be the most delicious one they
that ever experienced The evening
was a delightful success from begin
ming to end and was more than en-
joyed by all. After the dinner more
songs and numerous school yells
were INDUCED in, until the party were
ready to disband, after all agreeing
that the affair was the most delight
full, as well as the most successful
function in the history of the Astoria
high school
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-28

in the morning. Astoria people, also,
will find this an excellent time to
look over Delaura and see the inn
provements that have been going
on there, Mr. W. H. Moore, Of the
company, said yesterday that the
plank road to the beach has just been
completed SO that automobiles may
now make the trip. This will be
good news to many, for the trip to
Delaura beach will make an attractive
one for the owners of machines.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-28

Charles Paine of the Chinook Oh.

Charles Paine of the Chinook OBJ
server was in the city yesterday
G. L. Lloyd, a beautiful young
newspaper man OF Louisville, Ken
lucky, and a member Of the staff OF
the great Courier Journal, passed
through the city yesterday, on the
"State of California" en- route to the
Pacific metropolis and homeward
bound for "Old Kaintuck."
Miss Clara Munson has returned
from the metropolis, whittier she
went some days ago to be in attend
ance at the wedding Of her cousin,
Miss Raymond, to Mr., Dutton, OF
Heppner. Miss Munson went on to
Warrenton on the evening train yes
terday.
State Railroad Commissioner Os-
wald West, was a visitor in Astoria
yesterday attending to some busines;
with Mr.. Whyte.
Mr.. William G. Anglin and Miss
Vivian Hubert are in the city from
Seattle for the purpose of attending
the wedding Of Miss Foard.
Miss Laura May Jones and Mr.
Fred S. Jarvis are in the city from
Portland
Superintendent John Mcclure OF
the A. & c. Railway arrived down
yesterday afternoon and will remain
over today for a chance to attend
church again in Astoria.
C. M. Fowler Of the A. & c. R. r.,
returned from Tillamook trip yes
4orda.r on the steamer Elmore.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-28
STUDENT LOST.

FRESNO, Cal, June 27.-J. d.
Archibald, a young student of Cornell
University, is lost in the high Sierras.
He had been missing for several days,
and his four companions, camped
forty miles above Millwood, have
asked help from Sheriff Chittenden to
find him His fraternity in tthe Uni
versity of California have also been
appealed to. A party with blood
hounds will start on the hunt to-day.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-28
EXCURSION TO DELAURA.

The Delaura Beach Company Of
Portland has organized an excursion
to be run from Portland to the beach
on Sunday, and it is expected that
many will avail themselves of the
opportunity to see the beauties of
Delaura Beach and at the same time
enjoy the pleasures of an outing.
The excursion will be on the regular
train, leaving Portland at 8 o'clock
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-28

Miss Whitmore was suspended two
months ago on charges filed by the
Rev. H. Revene of Grays Lake, who
accused the postmistress OF opening
and reading correspondence between
him and the woman whom he has
since married. At hearing held be-
fore u. S. Commissioner Mark A.
Foote, Miss Whitmore was exonerat-
ed of the charges.