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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1909-04-29
PLAYED WITH MATCHES
Little Girl Burned While Playing
at Bonfire on North
.. Side.

While playing Win a oox or
matches, and burning a pile OF pa
pers, little Amelia Duchscherer, the
three year old daughter OF Dominick
Duchscherer, an N. P. car cleaner,
was badly burned, her clothing
catching fire and being almost en-
tirely destroyed before help could
reach her. It occurred Tuesday af-
ternoon.
3 The pitiful accident occurred across
from the chlld's home, on the corner
of 9Th avenue north and 4th street.
The little girls father was one OF the
first to reach her side and burned
both hands severely, while trying to
extinguish the flames. The first he
knew of the accident was the cries Of
the children. The little girl started
to run home, screaming. The clothes
smoked but little, and almost imme.
diately burst, into flames, scorching
the entire body. The child was
placed upon the porch ana there the
flames smothered with clothes and
drenched with water. Medical as
sistance was summoned at once. but
1t Is feared the burns will result
fatally.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1909-04-29
CONSIDERING BIDS FOR PUMP

There was an informal council
meeting Saturday night, to consider
the matter Of bids for pump and
motor for the new city well. The
meeting was attended by, Mayor
Blewett and the aldermen and there
were several others present, among
them EnPineer Pettigrew, Master Me-
chanic Larrison, Supt. Burt, and F.
ingalls, who have had experience In
workings Of various kinds Of pumps.
The representatives Of the mannfac-
turers, who bid on the proposals re-.
mained over to give the council ad-
ditionai benefit Of their information.
and it Is safe to say that every mem.
ber Of the council knows more about
pumps in general and the different
makes represented by bidders in
particular, than ever before.
Before the council finally decides
on the type Of pump and other mat
ters having an important bearing on
the actual cost Of same. 1t is proba.
BILE that complete .speci tlcations will
be drawn up from information al
ready obtained.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1909-04-29
Great Deterioration.

ut was easily possible to get wen.
ty bushels of No. l hard wheat on
the average from northwestern soils
twenty.fi five years ago. Now 1t is less
easy to get an average that runs be-
tween twelve and thirteen bushels.
II do not believe that the yields
OF wheat will be as small as 61s BUSH
els per acre twenty Hve years hence.
The good sense Of the farmers will
not allow it, but that Is just exactly
what must happen unless the farmers
change their methods. The farming
Of the past in the northwest has not
been farming. 1t is not worthy Of
the name OF farming. 1t is land rob-
bing pure and simple.
.'The farmers are realizing that
northwestern soils are sick. They are
speculating as to the cause Of the
sickness. The bushels are not there.
There has been too much of reduc-
tion in the elements Of fertility In
the soil, and there has been to much
OF q depletion in the humus or veg.
etable matter in the soil.''
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1909-04-29
TRAIN DISPATCHER pARpoHEo

Barnesvi)le, Minn., April 2s.-Word
has reached here that Harry j. kel-
lev, a former train dispatcher for he
Northern Pacific at Missoula, Mont,
has been granted a pardon by the
governor Of Montana.
Kelley was convfcte& at MISSOURI
several months ago for involuntary
manslaughter and was sentenced TO
eight months in the penitentiary for
causing wreck in which several
lives were lost. Feeling that the
verdict was unjust, 500 trainmen on
the Dakota division of the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific rail-"
ways made up a petition and sent 1T
to the Montana governor.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1909-04-29
1e09-10 lycEUM COURSE

There was meeting of the Citi-
zen's Lyceum committee held in the
high school, Monday evening to hear
the final report OF the course recent
ly completed, and further consider
the 1909. 10 course. The financial re.
port of the course, closed by Gov.
Folks address Saturday, showed
gross receipts Of 1901 and total exs
penses, s8a2, leaving . balance In the
treasury Of $50, which vas placed in
a Lyceum fund for emergency use.
The prospective high school Lyce-
um course for 1909-l0 was changed
slightly and if the present plans are
carried out will included the follow.
ing: Senator La Toilette, address;
Cambrian National Glee Singers,
male Glee club; Congressman J.
Adam Bede, address; Father J. M.
Cleary, lecture; and either Ross
Crane, cartoonist and clay modeller.
or Elliott, reader. All numbers
will be given In the opera house, sea-
son tickets to be adult, $3.50 and
minor, sl.50.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1909-04-29
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Metcalf Land Co to Daniel and
James Coffey, hf 2l 142 62, s2so0.
Edwin P Olson to Belle Olson, Hills
lst add to Medina lots 8,6, 10, b 4,sl.
Esther B Hemmi and husband to
Ida A Fried, Jones and Vennum add
to jamestown lot 81, 81.
George F Armstrong ct ux to Mary
E Armstrong NV or 10 la 60. 81.
Buchanan..Schoo Dist to Mrs Max
Hoffcaner, Buchanan. lot Is b 8, $50.
Herman Konekamp ct ux to VIM
1seminger q l42 SO, s7740.
Empire r Est and Mfg Co to A
P Paulson, all 8 l4O 62, s240O.
Louis H Larson ct ux to Rollef
Berg, Larson's add to Courtenay lots
4, S, 6, 7. b 2, $400.
Esther B Hemmi and hus to Henry
Gardner ct al, Jones and Vennum's
add, lot IS, sl5O.
Michael Murphy to Mary E Smith
lots !, 2, and Sc or of NV or, 30
l4l IS, 81.
Francis ingalls,, Admr to Paul V
Schiebold, McGinnis lst add lot 6,
h II, Admr deed, Sl35l.
Robert E Wallace to Emeline Gal
lipo, McGinnis End add lot 10, b l3,
s!25.
Thos Price to Lees School Dist No
10 Pingree /, 2, 3. 4, s, 6, 7, 8, 8. 10,
IL, II, "a, $500.
Daniel S Coffee, ct ux to d D
Coffee pit q l43 62, $4,000.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1909-04-29
AcRI. COL. snoRT TALKS
No. Il Relates to Tuning Stock ON
Pasture In the Spring. Feed
Some Bran.

TIE time OF turning the STOCK 10
pasture is hailed with delight on
most farms as it means the getting
rid Of the drudgery of nsgging chores.
The male members .of the family
rejoice At Its approach and'"count
the days" as our mothers and sis
tiers say, until it can be done. Don't
do 1t too early, 1t is hard on the
pasture to turn the stock on it too
early, as they feed of the grass SO
close it can get no chance to star:,-
it is crippled in growth for the en-
tire season,-a constant effort to re-
cover. Then too, 1t is hard on the
stock. They do not get enough grass
to carry them right and they make
less growth than they should for the
season and that means loss. Don't
go by the calendar but 60 by the
grass growth. Don't go either, by
the time when the stock will refuse
to eat hay when they have access to
the pasture, they are tired of hay
and will refuse It even when the
grass is too light to carry them we'll.
II you have the misfortune to lose a
mare and the good fortune to save
the foal, how are you going to feed
ii? Cows milk has nearly twice as
much Of all Of the food materials in
it as mares milk, except sugar and
has less Of that. II you will dilute
the cows milk by putting gallon
Of water into gallon OF milk and
then add quarter of pound Of sug-
ar to gallon Of the mixture, you
have close imitation OF mares milk
and one which will be much better
adapted to your colts needs. 1t is
splendid plan to feed bran mash
grain ration every Saturday night to
work horses. Bran mashes are slight
ly laxative and are roning to the sys-
TEN. F.d once a week they serve a
good purpose by stimulating diges-
tion at regular intervals and by do
ing it in a natural food way. Work.
ing horses are idle on Sunday, usual
iy, and are much better of with
ration which is light and easy on
their digestive systems.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1909-04-29
CITY LIBRARY

The library has just received avery
fine gilt from Mr.. Dickey OF 60
bound volumes Of the St. Ntchales
magazine. 1t is complete from its
beginning, 1873 to date.
OF current interest the magazines
contain the following selections on
trees and flowers suitable for Arbor
Day: ...
Benham, Little brown seed in the
furrow: Bumstead, Little pine tree;
Crandall, Three trees, Dodge. Call
ing the flowers; Dodge, Signs OF May;
Larcom, Gowns of gossamer; Sher-
man. May; Eytinge, Story OF the
Morning Glory seed; Bryant, Plant
ing of the apple tree.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1909-04-29
NEW DWELLING HOUSE

The new house being built by Will
son and Bonner, for Mr.. Wilson on
3rd street, north is we'll along, In
construction OF the frame work. The
house will be one and a half stories,
2ex34, Z rooms, modern, and will be
for sale or rent, The Walters house
in the same neighborhood, which has
been purchased by Mr.. Shollander,
will be remodelled and made modern
throughout. An addition, furnace,
plumbing and other improvements
will be added.
A new auto shed Is to be built for
O. j. Seller at his residence on 4th
avenue south.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1909-04-29
STATE CASUALTIES

Gregory BIeth Of Haynes, N. Dak.,
had lis arm cut OF close to the
shoulder on account Of his clothing
becoming caught in cog wheel Of q
steam plow outfit. The arm was
drawn into the wheel, and terribly
cut by the cogs.
Flaxton, n. D., April 26.-The
badly mutilated body Of Miss Eliza
beth Woods, living near 'Elkton. was
discovered in a hog pasture near her
home. Ut Is thought she was Cross
ing the pasture when she was at
tackled and killed BY the hogs.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1909-04-29
NORTH DAKOTA WILL EXHIBIT

w. C. Gilbreath, commissioner of
agriculture. is planning an extensive
exhibit Of North Dakota grains and
grasses to be made at the National
Corn Exposition in Omaha Dec. 8 to
l8. North Dakota had an exhibit at
the st. Louis exposition which at
tracted International attention and
was big advertisement for the state.
The exhibit which Mr.. Gilbreath
proposes to make at Omaha will be
something on the order Of the one
made at St. Louis.
Besides the state exhibit, Mr.. Gil
breath has arranged to have special
classi tications made and the manage
ment OF the exposition has set aside
special premiums for the northern
small grains, which will give indi-
vidual grain growers an opportunity
to put North Dakota wheat against
that Of the world and against other
growers wheat in this state as well.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1909-04-29
II. P. STREET CAR
Latest Method of Transferring
Passengers Between n. p.
Depot ana Valley City.

That there will be another street
car line in Valley City Is now an as
sured fact. A gasoline motor has been
purchased and the arrangements for
laying the track have been made.
h. 1t has long been a.4natter Of con-
lecture as to how the railroad COM
pany was going to get passengers
from the new high line depot to the
city and the developments Of the last
couple Of days has shown their hand
in the matter. The company already
has part of the track that will be
used which is the line running north
east of the city through the gravel
pit. From here q line will be extend
ed to the big trestle or near it, and
thence northwest to the new depot.
The line will be operated by pri-
vate parties but the railroad COM
pany is said to be interested In it to
!: the extent of furnishing the ties and
the rails for the construction of the
extension. ..
This line will bring passengers to a
point about where the down town
depot is now located. The motor
car Is an immense affair and will seat
almost as many persons as an ordin'
ary railway coach and is said to have
cost about $4,000.
Tie car has been purchased and
the track will be laid in a few days
and the new line will be put in oper'
alton at the opening Of the high line
for passenger traffic, which will be
on May %, when the new passenger
schedule goes into effect.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1909-04-29
!: HAIL ms. BUSINESS
As Conducted by the Alliance As.
sociation. = Testimonials From
Many Patrons.

The Alliance Hail Association is
sending to numerous crop growers of
the state, some information about
the record Of the A. 81. A., its ad-
justments of losses, which have al
ways been generally satisfactory, the
experience Of the officers with hail
losses, and the business of mutual
insurance against same. The idea Is
impressed on members that each one
Is part of the company and partici-
pates in all the benefits that come
from sound, just, and careful man.
agement under the laws of the state.
The company employs only we'll
known men as solicitors and resorts
to no fake schemes to get business.
A committee Of policy holders ex-
anime the books and accounts each
year. There is no: question about
the need Of projection to crops and
the experience Of f'ls years shows that
the mutual plan y the cheapest and
safest. ~
Whenslosses are light, the assess
ment is light; when the losses are
heavy, the assessment is made to
only cover losses and expenses 1t
is simply protection at cost.
The average cost, of insurance for
the whole eighteen years of the exis.
tence of the Association has been
about ~ per cent, which is certain.
" q very large saving as compared
with the cost in the other companies.
Attention is called to the importance
of taking q reasonable amount of in.
surance every year and the average
cost is what should be. considered
rather than that of any particular
year.
A large number of testimonials
from patrons of the association show.
ing the manner of doing business and
the hearty endorsements Of the
methods of the association are also
given. These testimonials and recon-.
mendativns come from all parts Of
the state, and from some of the best
known farmers. growing both large
and small acreages.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1909-04-29
pEsERrERs BOUND FOR
FORT lEAvENW0RTH

Bismarck Tribune: There was q
coach attached to No. 4 Monday af.
.ernoon which was loaded with SOL
1iers who were bound for the mill.
lary prison at Fort Leavenworth.
The men have been sent there for
rarious degrees of crime and the par
~ represented the criminals from .
number Of the western posts. There
were two added to the party from
here. Private Hargreaves will serve
three years for, desertion and Nc
Donald drew two and one-half for
the same crime.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1909-04-29
DIED IN momRovlA

A telegram was received Sunday
from Monrovia, Calf, announcing
the death of Mrs. Milus Drum, for
many years resident Of this county
and city. She removed to California
a number of years ago. The message
came from E. 4. Reeves to Stephen
Corwin.
The husband Of Mrs. Drum also
died in California, to which place the
family removed about II years ago.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1909-04-29
JAMESTOWN NORTH THURSDAY APRIL
MILITIA EncAmpmEKT IN July

Gen. Peake states that the In
spection of the National guard
showed a good attendance and good
training. There will be . secondary
inspection In the oourse Of the on.
campment; which will be held this
year at the state enaampment
grounds at Rock Island, on the shores
of Devils Lake. The enoampment
will be held in July, probably be.
tween July IL and Is. 1t is not known
how long it will continue, but proba-
bly, for about ten days. depending on
the condition OF the militia fund.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1909-04-29
ESTRA:YED.

From the Armenia ranch . miles
west Of Edmunds, reddish grey mare
colt coming 3 years old, weight about
600 lbs, kind and halter broke.
Finder viii be paid sfor e eir trouble
II they notify. ~ 7. ayath, Z, nd Edtl-
smnnds, D5s
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1909-04-29
CENSUS PREPARATIONS
Increase of the Force of Supe1vls-
ors and Ennmerators. North
Dakota's Quota.

for taking the next national census
are being made and the work will
commence April 18th, 1910, six weeks
earlier than ten years ago. A much
larger census force of supervisors
and enumerators will be in the field.
In. Minnesota, for instance. there
were seven supervisors and 100 emu
merators in 1900. Next year there
will be nine-.supervisors. one for each
congressional district, and 200 emu
merators. Supervisors get $500 a
year with an additional 81 for every
thousand people counted. The emu
merators will be paid so much per
capita except in districts in which
the. enumerating is difficult on ac-
count of sparse settlements, where q
per diem salary will be paid. The
supervisors, will appoint the enum-
orators. which makes the patronage
for this work rather tempting.
The supervisors are to be appoint
ed by the president, and confirmed
by the senate, but, as in past de-
cades, the naming of the supervisors
probably will be left to the members
Of the house in the respective dis
tricts. They are to be appointed as
soon as possible after the census bill
is passed by congress, and when they
are named and confirmed the director
will commence their education for
the important duties they are to per-
form. This education will be con-
ferred upon the northwestern super
visors at schools to be located in
Minneapolis or St. Paul, the teachers
of which will be experts from the
permanent census bureau in this
city.
It is expected that the supervisors
will have completed their education
by Jan. next, so that they can at
once begin the appointment of theil
enumerators, to whom, In turn, they
will giveethe same lessons they have
received. On April Is, the eDumer'
ators will take the field, and they
must have their work done within
thirty days. In cities of s, 200 popu'
lation or more they must be more ex'
peditious and must complete the
count within fifteen days. =.
The supervisor in each, district will
open an Office at a central poipt from
which the work of the enumeratort
will be directed, and in that Office hi
will have a force of clerks and aids
for the prompt transaction of bust
ness.
In North Dakota there will be two
supervisors and about 400 enumer
ators, against 2So Of the latter ter
years ago.
In South Dakota there will also bt
two supervisors, with an increase ir
the number of enumerators from 45'
to about $50.
Wisconsin will have ten supervisors
with an increase in the number o.
enumerators from 600 to 2,220, the
same number as Minnesota.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1909-04-29
FERTILITY E :. OF SOIL
Great Changes That Have Come
About In 20 Years. Prof. shaw's
Facts and Fig ures.

had opportunities OF visiting every
portion Of the state and learning
directly from observation and inves-
tigation the actual conditions that
prevail here In regard to farm work
and farm prospects. He declares that
many changes in the work Of North
Dakota farmers are being made but
that the necessity for them must
not be allowed to escape the atten.
tion Of farmers. II people now living
10 North Dakota expect to remain
and bring up their children as per-
manent residents, the fertility OF the
soil must be looked to and new re-
sources developed. Regarding the
decrease in the number of bushels of
grain now raised on the average acre
Of ground in North Dakota. Prof.
Shaw is quoted in the Minneapolis
Journal as saying:
.'The thoughtIess way in which the
fertility Of the soil has been depleted
is the huge mistake that has been
made by grain-growing farmers since
they began to till the soils of the
northwest, This mistake has not
been confined to any one locality. 1t
has been the uninterrupted story of
the farming Of the greater portion Of
the once-productive region devoted
exclusively to the production of sue
cessive crops Of grain. s
"The belief was widely cherished
at one time by the farmers that the
fertility OF northwestern soil would
never grow less. Many Of them could
look you straight in the face as they
argued that the producing power OF
the northwestern, ,pratries would new.
er come to an end, SO great vas the
supply Of the elements Of plant food
in the soil. A little sober reflection
would have shown them their mis-
take. Every grain crop grown used
up certain amount Of the elements
of plant food in the soil. II that
crop was sold and nothing put back
to replace what was taken away,
there was left in the soil. the amount
of plant food which it contained
when the crop was sown. less the
amount taken out in the production
of the crop. To this also must be
added certain amount Of soluble nj
trates washed out Of the soil by rain
and lost in other WAYS. s.s,.s.tslr
Represents Large Sum.
$50 the fertility thus lost in .
single year represents a very large
sum in the aggregate. In growing .
bushel of wheat, for instance, there
is taken out Of the soil l.8 pounds Of
nitrogen, one pound Of posphoric acid
and l.8 pounds Of potash. To grow
3 bus mel Of fiax takes out Of the soil
more than twice the amount Of nj
troRen used in growing wheat. about
the same amount Of phosphortc acid
and q little more potash. The other
cereals, oats aud barley, also draw
heavily on the elements Of plant food
In the soil. These amounts may not
seem large at first thought, but in
the aggregate, in single state, the
figures they represent assume enor-
nous proportions. Look at this
phase Of the discussion for moment.
.sThe price OF nitrogen varies and
the same is true OF phosphoric acid
and notash. It would seem fair to