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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1910-10-27
PLAYED<WITH DYNAMITE
Young Lad Had Serious Injury to
His Hands by Explosion

A young boy named William Pschi-
der whose father is employed as
brakeman on the Northern Pacific,
was quite seriously hurt Sunday by
what appears to be the explosion of
dynamite cap. The accident hap
pened in the yards of the railroad
company here and the boy made sew
eral different explanations of how the
accident occurred. AS near as can be
gathered, however, he was playing
with a dynamite car, pounding it with
a spike some sort of an instru-
ment, when it exploded with great
force. His hands were injured by the
explosion to such an extent that it
was necessary to amputate the thumb
and two first fingers. OF the left
hand. The fourth finger was badly
crushed, but was not removed. His
right thumb was also badly injured.
as well as the first finger Of the right
hand and amputated. One eye and
face bore marks Of the explosion.
The boy is twelve years old. Some Of
the workmen, afterwards claim to
have found portions Of the boys f1n-
gers near the railroad track.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1910-10-27
MARRIED

a quiet wedding was celebrated
Monday at the Presbyterian manse.
at 4 O'Clock in the afternoon, the
contracting parties being William e.
King Of spiritwood and Mrs. Eli
zabeth Ann True Of jamestown. The
groom has resided some eleven years
in the county and Mrs. True has been
q resident OF Jamestown for q NUM-
.ber OF years. They will take up
their residence on what 10 known as
the Kline farm . short distance north
OF spiritwood.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1910-10-27

charged with having had the oppor-
.tunity, seven different times to de-
feat Aldrichism and Cannonism, and
give that combination a knock out
blow, but on each and every occasion.
the democratic senators came to the
rescue and overthrew the work Of
the republican reformers.
What is there for a republican to
gain in voting for men who will
strengthen the democratic votes in
congress? The democracy Of that
body is still confronted with the old
states right theory. There is lit
tie hope and prospect for the repub-
licans to make :headway with pro-
gressive policies by trusting to de-
mocracy.; A man has got to choose
between the two and the republicans
are asked to support the candidates
of their party because 1t is the only
party that will in reality serve the
people.
Senator Clapp said he believes in
the election of senators by popular
vote, but such a. measure could not
pass congress because of the demo-
cratic opposition. He had conf
dence that the republicans through
out the country would stand by the
party, and that while few congress-
men may be lost here and there the
republican majority in congress will
be safe.
He urged every republican voter
not to vote for democratic execu-
tive and thus put it within the pow
er Of one man to send to the senate,
in case of possible fatality, one who
is opposed to the republican poll
cies. He appealed to the republic
cans to stand by every candidate on
the republican state and congression-
al ticket, from republican candidate
for executice down.
The senator's address was over In
an hour and a-half but the points
that he brought out and the informa-
ton that he gave crowded every
moment with interest. It is safe to
say that many who heard him
thought more seriously of the re-
sponsibilities and importance of the
coming election than they had done
before. IS ~ ~. p.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1910-10-27
pAEpE-REpCHER WEDDING

pAEDE-REpCHEM WEDDING
Tuesday afternoon ii southeastern
stutsman county. two well-known
residents OF that vicinity and James
town, were married. the parties being
Amelia Redcher and Theodore Daede.
The marriage occurred at the resi-
dence Of the BRIDES mother, Mrs.
walker. near Ypsilanti, the core
smony being performed BY Rev. d. g.
Hess Of Jamestown. The affair was
quiet and attended only by immediate
relatives and few friends. The ct
tendants. were Miss Martha Hob and
Adalph Daede. Following the oere-
,mony. .. wedding dinner was served.
M. and, Mrs. Daede will reside ct the
farm 81 Peter Daede. about seven
miles south Of Jamestown. III
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1910-10-27
WILL FINISH G. N. CUTOFF
Letter From President Hill States
That Work VIII be Resumed

It was reported from Darlington
that owing to pressure by the 500
road, the Great Northern cutoff line
from Ayr to Minot would be aband-
oned for good. The Darlington In
dependent recently had the follow
ing in connection with this report,
as a communication to the paper:
IA railroad right-of-way is a
highway, and is open to the use of
any railway company desiring to use
it," said Geo. H. Stillman, the at
torney. "Such use being confined
to reasonable use, that is such use
must not unreasonably interfere with
the use Of right-of-way by the COM
pany owning it.
'This use by non-owning COM
pany may be obtained by contract or
by condemnation.
Should the Great Northern rail-
road company refuse or neglect to
use the right-of-way it has bought or
condemned on the Ayr-Surrey cutoff,
why cannot a new company complete
it, thereby forcing the 500 to use
it or permit the new company to use
it..
Connection at terminals may be
compelled.
"You might suggest this in your
valuable columns and give both the
people and the railroads something
to think about"
It seems that the whole matter is
settled by the following letter from
President Hill:
Great Northern Railway Co., Pres
ident's Office, L. w. Hill, President,
St. Paul, Minn., Oct. IL.
Mrs. J. J. Aarstar, Manager Grace
City Hardware and Implement Co.,
McHenry P. O., N. D., Dear SIR
Replying to your favor Of Oct. 10,
beg to advise that there is nothing
in the report that the cutoff will not
be carried through. We expect to
take this work up again early next
year. Yours truly,
Louis w. Hill, President
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1910-10-27
DEATH OF MRS W. L. HUGHES
Wife of Engineer Hughes Dies at
Residence After Long
Illness


Cured the death of Mrs. Julia
Hughes, wife of William L. Hughes.
for many years one of the engin-
eers Of the Northern Pacific. Mrs.
Hughes has been seriously i'll and
rapidly failing for eight weeks, but
her illness from tuberculosis, dates
back four years.
This spring her husband was SER
iously injured on the railroad and
his injury( and surgical operation
performed some years ago upon her
self, contributed to her loss of
strength.
Mrs. Hughes was formerly Miss
O'Brien and resided here with her
family. Her father is now in the
west,A also a brother and sister at
Tacoma. A younger sister resided
here with the deceased, who leaves a
daughter, Bessie, fifteen years old.
The funeral arrangements included
service at the Congregational church
at $3.50 o'clock Wednesday, and bur-
ial at Highland Home cemetery.
Mrs. Hughes was born in St. Paul
38 years ago and was married to Mr..
Hughes about eighteen years ago.
Relatives in Tacoma have been noti-
fed and it is prossible that they can
reach here for the funeral.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1910-10-27
LEFT FOR WINNIPEG

A party of Midland railroad ON
cials made the trip over the line
Tuesday to Edgeley, by auto, and
Tuesday by auto. They expect to
L. Duncombe and consulting engin-
eer Clark left for q trip to Winnipeg
returned to Chicago at night. H.
make the trip in the car, looking
over locations and other matters. A
local ONCE for the Midland line has
been opened in London. England.
for stock subscriptions. The work
of laying rails on the south end Of
the line Is expected to begin at once
and q portion Of the line laid, even
II Il has to be done in snow.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1910-10-27
SERIES. OF FATALITIES

Devils Lake, N. d., Oct. 24.-Mary
Thompson, the 5-year-old daughter
of John Thompson, the Great North
ern section foreman at Warwick, was
accidently killed at 8 o'clock last Sat-
urday night, her head being shot of
by her little 6-year-old brother, Joe
Thompson, who pointed gun at
her supposed to be unloaded.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1910-10-27
DEATH OF LUDWIG FREDERIC

DEATH OF LUDWIG FREDERIC
The death of Ludwig Frederic oc-
Cured at the home of his son WILL
lam Frederic, who lives south of the
city, On what Is known. as the old
Wilcox place. The death occurred
Sunday from cancer of the stomach,
from which he had been suffering for
a number of years. The deceased
was 81 years of age and has resided
in the. county since February 8th,
last. The funeral was held at
the house and burial in the Montpel-
Ter cemetery. The funeral will be
Tuesday, October rs. z.z
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1910-10-27
WILLIS BOUND OVER

Proceedings In the case OF tne
state against Dick Willis charged
with shooting with an intent to kill
Wesley Gardiner, had hearing this
morning in Justice Bigelow's court
Willis was held in bonds Of $1,000
to appear in the district court for
trial.
> The case against Anna Sterritt for
bigamy, Was not heard nor the case
against Gardiner for breach Of the
peace and threatening to- kill Anna
sterritt.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1910-10-27
THREE HORSES BURNED
In McCulloch and Mudgett's barn.
Fire departments Efficient
Service

Sunday night, about 8 o'clock, fire
was seen in the frame stable in
which the McCulloch & Mudgett
Lumber Co. kept their horses. The
barn is In the rear of the Office and
lumber shed, and close to the large
new lumber shed built by the COM
pany this eyar. Fire broke out in
the hay loft and burning hay fell
down in front of the horses stand
ing In the barn. There were six
horses in the barn at the time, and
three were taken out. The other
three were lost. One was a horse
belonging to Henry Larson and was
being used by the company. The
other two were company horses and
all valuable animals.
The other loss consisted of harness.
es and quantity of feed, impli-
ments ETC.. very little property in
the barn being saved. The origin Of
the fire is not known, but is sup
posed to be from some person sleep
ing or prowling around the barn.
During the fire Oficer Obermuell-
er was obliged to arrest Gerald Mon
roe who wanted to run into the barn
and while the fire was raging. Mon
roe seemed to be not knowing what
he was doing, and In order to protect
from injury Oberi1uellef, the officer,
was forced to use club as Monroe
was resisting him by striking with
pail and it took the efforts Of sew
eral persons to convey him to q
place OF safety. The horses that were
rescued we're taken from the barn
by DR.. L'Moore and the driver. It
is not known whether there was any
insurance on the property or not.
The IRE department was on hand
In good shape and two streams Of
water were thrown on the IRE which
was soon extinguished and without
further damage except the loss Of
the small building and contents %
above noted. The inhamable nature
OF the structure was such that the
fire was we'll started and blazing
high above the building, before the.
alarm was turned In.
Il tSS3is u Z
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1910-10-27

Bradford. Pa, Oct. 26-Lonis Bari.
do, aged twenty-three, while hunting,
was killed BY the accid dental discharge
sof his gun. When the news was car.
ried to his home Mrs. Anna Barbara
Barido's moth erin.law. fell 70 the door
dead.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1910-10-27
Z Dj[lE[AT,HI I Ar MELVILLE

Matthew 81. Dingman, formerly re-
siding here, died Monday at his home
ID Melville. He has been troubled
with heart disease for year and his
death IL the result Of that trouble.
Mrs. Thompson, his daughter. now
residing ats Hastings, MINI. was e 2
passenger to Melville today, accom-
panied by her daughter and grand
daughter. The funeral occurred
"Wednesday mOrnin
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1910-10-27

Eckman, N. D., Oct. 25.-Joseph
Hemel, aged 3S years, was fatally
shot by his 4-year-old son on Tuesday
morning and died on Friday morning
after enduring untold agony.
The charge of the shot struck him
fairly in the fact, entering his eyes
and affecting the brain to such an
extend that he died after four days
of suffering. The deceased leaves a
young wife and four children to
mourn his loss, besides his parents.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1910-10-27

Rugby, N. D., Oct. 25.-Ben Held,
the we'll known travelling man who
makes his headquarters at Williston,
was killed Saturday evening. Hhe
was riding in the cab of an engine
and fell from the engine in some un-
accountable manner. He was not
missed until the engine pulled into
Rugby. While the crowd were won
dering what had become Of him an
auto came into twon with the remains
which had been picked up q few
miles out. The remains were badly
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-10-20
SPOILED THE PLOT.
A Display of Juvenile Affection That
Saved the MonareI.

0aVSQ the mon9fei.
About three weeks ago there stroiled
into Il Ridley Park house a dirty. dis
reputable looking dog. He was of no
particular breed, but general mix
ture of all there are. Out of the kind
ness of her heart the cook gave him n
few bites to eat. and from that time
on. try as they would, the family could
not get rid of the canine. The small
children took II great fancy to the dog
and named him BLUE. Their father
and mother grew tired of seeing Ruie
around and secretly plotted to get him
out of the way. They feared to lidnap
him openly by day, for there would
surely follow much protest and distress
on the part of the children. According
ly plans We're made for losing l:lllic
some place far from Ridley Park by
night. The evening that the plot was to
be carried out, just after supper. father.
mother and a five-year-old boy wcrc
in the lnlrlor. The little fellow was
fondlins the dog as if lie were his best
friend in the world Finally he seized
he dog firmly under the shoulders and.
looking straight into his eyes. lisped
out. "Bwooie. Go you wovc me?' and
lhen after l, moment With Joy In his
voice. "Bwooie woves me and the
world is mine" After that touching
display neither father nor mother had
the heart to deprive the little fellow
OF "Rwooic's" company, and the little
mongrel dog seems sure of comfort;l-
bile home for life. Philadelphia Rec
ord
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-10-20
TURKISH RED TAPE.
Getting the Kinks Out Of a Custom
House TangIe.

In the far east rules and restrictions
may be made to yield to influence with
q latent force behind 1t. us instanced
by this serio-comic incident found III
Captain A. B. Townshend's book. "a
Military Consul In Turkey" A certain
highly influential foreigner at Adrian
Ople wanted Christmas tree and or
dercd one from Sofia to come by train.
but when the tree. an unpretentious
little fir about ten feet high. arrived
ut Adrianople station some one discov-
cred that 1t was illegal to receive
-'plants'' from abroad.
..Yasals" tit is forbidden), said tho
custom house.
"Yasak." echoed the sentry on duty.
The foreigner said whatever was
the equivalent to rubbish" and de.
manded the tree.
Here was nice quandary for the
authorities. Evidently 1t was n most
fearful thing to receive tree from
abroad. and yet the consigncc was
capable of getting some one into very
serious trouble II he did not get his
tree. and he said he must have it with
In forty eight hours.
Some one ut the custom house scared
above the difficulty. The tree was sent
ON to Stamboul on the Orient express
an eight hours journey. 1t came back
to Adrianople by the next train. and
the person for whom it was intended
received a notice that "a tree from
Constantinople" had arrived for him
and would at once be handed over
to his messenger.
So the wretched little Bulgarian tree
had become Turkish one, brought
from Constantinople. and by that
means 1t satisfied officialdom and serv.
ed its purpose in the end
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-10-20
Tamisiea, Mamie and Edna
Heagney. Barnie. Ellis. Pete

Tamisiea, Mamie and Edna
Heagney, Barnie, Ellis, Pete,
Elmer and Harry Peterson,
Frances Clark. Charlie and
Roy Duncan, Felix Tamisiea,
Nels Burtleson, Chris Thomp-
son, Clarence Campbell, Mable
Nelson, Mary Scebolt, Alice
Divelbess, Francis Howard,
Mrs. Mark Acrea, and sons, Mrs
Harry Colver, Mrs. Kenton
Brundige and daughters, Mr..
and Mrs. H. L. Jones, Mr.. and
Mrs. Willis Selvy, Mr.. and Mrs.
Claude Clark, Mrs. Kate Keirs
chit of Logan, Mrs. Reed Hatch
er.
Club adjourned to meet with
MIR. and Mrs. w. A. Jones third
Saturday in November.
2. w. Myers, President
Mrs. w. A. Jones, Secretary
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-10-20
COUNTING BY TENS.
And Suggestion as to Why We Buy
Things BY the Dozen.

OSAVOs
Did 1t ever occur to you as strange
that while we count by tens we buy
so many articles by the dozen! IL we
ask the price of apples, oranges. oys-
ters. eggs. cOllnrs. handkerchiefs and
many other things we will be told so
many cents or dollars Dozen or if
large quantities are wanted 50 much
gross. which means IL dozen dozen.
How do You suppose this has come
about? 1t Was this way: Nearly all
savage. people count hy their fingers
that is. III they want to tell you they
have seen two wild beasts they will
hold UP two fingers. aud If ten they
will hold UP both hands. and if twenty
both hands twice, and SO on. Babies
also learn to count by their fingers
and toes. and to many people it seems
as if that We're the only possible way.
1t is. however. rather clumsy way.
MS you lind out when you try to divide
ten. Say. for example. you have ten
apples. You can only make an equal
division among two or five persons.
while If you have twelve you can give
an equal number to two. three. four
or six. We find the same inconven
fence in dividing IL dollar and often
have to pay IL cents for what should
properly cost 1917 cents.
IL we had been born with two. four
six or eight fingers or toes, like some
animals. it is possible that we should
have counted differently, but 1t does
not now seem likely there will ever be
any change in the ten or decimal sys-
TEN. as 1T is called. especially since
the Arabic numerals now used nearly
everywhere are based OH this system
Brooklyn Eagle.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-10-20
La FoIlette's Victory

Parkston Advance: The pro-
nounced victory of La Toilette
in Wisconsin, without his going
into the campaign on his own
behalf, proves that when a
mans record in congress shows
him to be on the side of the
great common people, it is not
necessary for him to leave
either his own personal bust
ness or his political duties at
Washington to go out on the
stump in an endeavor to show
the voter why he should be re-
turned.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-10-20
A PuzzuNe PINE.
Peculiar Tree That 10 Something Of .
Mystery to 6otanists.


Mystery to eotanists.
Upper California is the home Of n
tree that has puzzled botanists. It is
pine which will grow only near the
seacoast. Its growth is slow, and it
dues not attain to great size
The strange thing about it is that
there are. to all appearances, insur-
Mountable difficulties in the way Of
the perpetuation of the species. Some
specimens Of 1t exist in Kew gardens,
In London. They have been carefully
examined by competent authorities.
and all admit that the tree presents n
problem unlike anything elsewhere
met with.
This pine produces at regular inter-
vais the usual cones containing seeds;
but. strange to say. the cones are SO
thoroughly protected that the seeds
cannot be released. The cones are
hard and tightly closed aud have
strong overlapping scales.
More extraordinary still Is the fact
that the pine. after producing its al
most invulnerable cones. keeps them
hanging on its branches year after
year. Unless through some peculiar
accident the seeds would apparently
remain attached to the parent tree for
ever. Many of the cones on the trees
In Kew gardens have been there for
years. us is shown by the size Of the
branches and the formation of tho
bark.
1t has been found that the seed ves-
sells which this tree SO powerfully re-
tain are SO we'll protected that 1t re-
quires strong knife with the assist
ance Of heavy hammer to cut the
cone into sections. No ordinary con-
ditions of temperature can make u
cone open.
The following is the only explana-
tion yet offered that seems to have any
degree of plausibility: The species
may be perpetuated by fire. One who
has studied the tree asserts that moth
ing but the intense heat of forest
Gre could compel the cones to release
their seeds. 1t has been found that
under the influence of intense heat
they crack open and the seeds fall
out uninjured. Harper's Weekly.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-10-20
GIadiatora.

The gladiators were originally male-
factors who fought for their lives or
captivcs who fought for freedom. They
were first exhibited at the funeral cere-
monies of the Romans. 2G:, Ii. c.. and
afterward at festivals about 215 b. c..
When Dacia was reduced by Trojan
1000 gladiators fought at Rome for 123
days in celebration of his triumph. 1t
is said that in the triumphs of Pompey
the Great 10000 fought through a
series of many days. These combats
were suppressed in the east by the
Emperor Constantine about a. D. 325
and in the west by Theodoric in A. D..
6OO.-Eew York American.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-10-20
How .lans piau Ken

Al It's most widely practiced form the
basis of the Japanese game of ken is
that the fully outSiretchel hand sig.
hities paper. the fully closed hand !,
stone. and two fingers alone extended
the rest being closed. scissors. Each
of the players. counting one. two.
three. throws out his hand mt the mo.
mrnt of lrolouncing three. and the
one whose manual symbol is superior
to that of the others. according to the
theory of the game, wins the trial
Superiority is determined on The hy.
potliesis that whereas scissors cam
not cut II stone they can cut paper and
whereas paper is cut by scissors it can
wrap UP Il consequently Scis-
solS are inferior to stone, but conquer
paper: stone Is inferior to paper. but
coliuuers scissors. and paper is inferior
to scissors. but conuuers stone. There
arc innumrrallc varieties of the gar,c
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-10-20
I'm on Farmers Club.

Union Farmers Club met Sat
urday Oct. 18th, at Valley View
the pleasant home of Mr.. and
Mrs. e G. Jones with two mem
hsrs absent, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
Deal. Club called to order by
President. Music by the orch
estra minutes of last meeting
read and approved Selections
we're. called for, Wilson Doty
read a splendid article on Thou
Shalt Not Steal, Mrs. VIM Jones
Mutual Benefit Circle, ,J.E. Jones
keep the Channel Of Success op
en-. Some splendid ideas were
gained from these selections.
Dinner being announced by the
hostess, club adjourned. Club
called to order at 2::30. Music
|bv Ray Jones.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-10-20
her Pnotsction.

"Why don't you marry. too?" he
asked her. apropos of the marriage OF
lher friend.
II can't" she answered. without
committing bigamy. haven't my d.
vorce yet. you know. It's probably a
good thing. u great protection. ! might
have married some good for nothing
again If had had 1t. ] am so unfor-
iunate In my selections"
''Trne.'' he said. You might have
married mc.''-Ncw York Press.