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H. o. Hill was born in Illinois and

H. o. Hill was born in Illinois and
is a member of the Methodist church.
Graduated from Illinois Wesleyan
University law department in SO and
later graduated from the Northwest
ern University with degree OF Phi.
B. He represented his university in
intercollegiate debates and on the
base ball team. He was president of
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton and after graduation was made
general secretary of the association
where he served for two years.
After serving one year as student
secretary of the international commit
tee, he went to Sac Paulo, Brazil, a
city of 100000, one of the leading edu-
cational centers of the country. He
was general secretary of the associa-
ton in this great city and in addition
TO the building up of the association
work has rendered an unusual serv'
ice In uniting christian forces at work
in the city which had been greatly
divided by an unfortunate contro
+! versy He pioneered student asso
citation among institutions in the city
and won position of influence in the
/ congress Of universities. He has made
an intimate study OF the political ant
commercial conditions of Brazil ant
has associated closely with the lead
ing officials of the city
The students of the middle wes
all know Chunk" Hill as the genia
leader of the student life at tn
Geneva student conference and thi
same charming personality has wol
the men of this important city o
Brazil
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the teachers were invited, while on
third little comic Country Schulz
sketch was given to the general
membership.
Thursday night is the night of the
free gymnasium class. The class is
growing every week, nearly forty
girls are enrolled now. This class is
open to all members of the Y. w. G.
A. and as this fact becomes known it
enlarges.
On Friday evening the Bible class Is
held. The lessons have been exceed
ingly interesting. Miss Harriet Sol
onion is a teacher second to none The
attendance of the class is small but
after the holidays, after the visit OF
Angie Manning Taylor, we know it's
membership will be greatly multiplied.
On Saturday afternoons Miss Porter
works with band of thirty children
from some of the less fortunate homes
of the city. They have organized a
sewing club and call themselves the
Daisy club The children are taught
to do the little homely tasks of dish
washing, baby tending, etc, and as a
merit for the same they receive 80
many stars from the daisy chain. At
the present these children are prepar-
ing a little Christmas play for their
Christmas party.
| The matter of installing visiting
nurse in the city was reported upon.
Mrs. Harry Reeves, acting chairman,
announced that four hundred dollars
had been subscribed and visiting
nurse association board was appoint
ed, and 1t is hoped that this work will
be in actual existence by the early
part of 1913.
At the above board meeting Miss
Emily Pence was elected to the posi-
4 ton OF business secretary of the Y
i w. G. A. She will take up her duties
about January 10.
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General secretary's Report.

Report of the general secretary to
the board of directors for the month
.of November: The month Of Novem-
Der has been thoroughly busy month.
That Keokuk is growing and changing
materially we can tell from the very
great increase that has developed in
our work here. So recent as one year
ago it was unusual to have more than
eight applications for work per
month; this month there have been
thirty-two women and girls on the
hunt for position. To get work for
! them is problem, for in nine cases
out of ten these girls are new from
their home, unused to working out and
/ incompetent in managing their small
income to cover the high cost of living
here.
During the month the Camp Fire
girls from Irwin-Phillips have me
regularly for work and are filing thu
Requirements so quickly that som'
4 members will soon achieve the ranl
of "Firemaker.' On one evening ;
camp fire spread was held when TIL
girls themselves had entire charge o
4 planning, buying, preparing and serv
4 ing the meal at an allowance OF TWEEN
ty cents per plate.
i The camp fire work In the higl
school group and also in the gramma
school grades is progressing splendid
ly. Many of the fires are working a
something to be given to make som
little child's Christmas q happy one.
The Tuesday night social affair
have been much fun for number Q
different groups of girls. One nigi
: twenty-four away from home girls
: were entertained, the next Tuesda
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GROWING WORil,
IF The Y. v. c. A.
Lucid and Encouraging Report Of No
vember's Work by the General
Secretary Of the Board
Of Directors.
SHOWS RAPID GROWTH
Business Secretary Added to Corps
of officiaIs-Nsw Home is
Much Needed for Grow
ing Work.

A very lucid and encouraging re-
port Of the past months work of the
Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton was presented to the
last meeting of the board for
November by Miss Edna O'Har-
ra, the general secretary OF the
local association This report shows
the growing activities of the girls NJ
ployed in this work and of the mem
bership generally. There has all
along appeared handicap in the la
Dor here owing to their cramped en-
vironments. The building now occu.
pied is not adapted to the needs Of the
association, which has outgrown its
present quarters, every nook, and cor.
ner of which is crowded and even
oyer-crowded, and yet the absolute
necessities are not accommodated.
But the new. building is in rapid
course of construction, the cellar ex
cayation is completed and the founda
ton is far under way, and by the mid
die of June Or first of next July the
girls confidently expect to be &C
cupying their own complete and COY
/ home on the corner of Fifth and Blon
deau streets.
The present management is emin
emily efficient and KeokuA may wei
boast that no other association in thu
state or any neighboring state hal
more intelligent, careful management
than the Young Women's Christian
Association of Keokuk. Those wht
have charge now are Miss Edn;
O'Harra, general secretary, Whose
careful attention to every detail il
commended by all who are acquainte,
with the manner in which she con
ducts the AFFAIRS Miss Edna Porter
assistant secretary, and director o
extension work, thoroughly competen
and always busy, and Mrs. c, III
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FINE SPEAKERS;
TO Be HEARD
Reply From Henry ostrom. the Elo-
ouent and Successful Evangelist
Who EXPECTED to be in
keokuk.
COME EARLY NEXT YEAR
Henry o. Hill, the Young Man Flo
quent and Logical, Delivers
an Address Next
Sunday.

In answer to letter written 20 him
Seel etary Henry F. Burns of the Keo-
kllk Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton. concerning date for this city,
Henry Ostrom, the noted evangelist,
has sent he following reply from
Goshen, Ind.
Mr.. Henry F. Burns, Y. NJ. c. A.,
Keokrk. Iowa.-My Dear Mr. Burns
Tf you should wire me that the 18th
and I'D inst would be good for me
to assist you in a mass meeting for
men, | will do my best to be with
you and there is quite little pros.
pect now that a proposed trip east
before Christmas will be delayed TIL
later, making the probability strong
er that | could come to you. In the
Masters service, yours,
"HENRY oSTROM.'
The dates suggested by Mr.. Ostron
ere already filled, Fl. o. Hill, will BIZ
here Sunday afternoon, December Is
and Franklin Pierce jolly on Sunda.
the 22d the formers address bein.
on Missionary Work in South Amer
fca.' and the latter presenting
dramatization of the Passion Play.
Secretary Burns has heard Mr.. Os
from and has seen him engaged il
evangelistic work, and describes hi
masterful strength and capabilitie
IN the mos enthusiastic terms. Nj
Burns hopes to have him here earl
in the new year If possible
n. o. Hill.
Among the most prominent youn
workers In the Y. NJ. @. A. in extel
sion work and in foreign missiona,
labor none stand higher than Fl.
Hill who will deliver an address hel
at the mems meeting at the Y NJ.
4. auditorium next Sunday sfternoo
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Teeters, the latest added to the force,
who superintends the culinary depart
ment, and at the last meeting another
member has been added to the corps
of officials at the association rooms
Miss Emily Pence, most worthy
young lady who was elected business
secretary. and will take up her duties
about January Is.
Below is given the report of Miss
O'Hara:
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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1912-01-11
COLD WEATHER GENERAL
Much Suffering and Privation Felt
in Many Parts of the Country
From Gold

The thermometer at st. Paul jan
uary 7th was IA degrees below zero.
At Lacrosse it was 81 below, which
is the coolest weather experienced in
% years. Train service is demor-
allied and charitable organizations
are busy to help relieve the situa-
tion of the extreme poor.
At Pierre, S. D., Monday the gov
ernment thermometer showed 2S be-
low, the coldest in 25 years. At
Chicago the extreme cold weather of
~12 degrees below has upset traffic
and made much suffering and misery.
Four deaths due to the cold, were re-
ported January 8th. 1t was impos-
sible to Keep rooms warm in many
parts of the city and even in the
high priced hotels, the heating has
been inadequate. The entire coun-
try from st. Paul to St. Louis shows
great cold and it has continued for
over a week. With clearing wealth
er, higher thermometer is predicted
for the latter part of the week.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1912-01-11
GOOD PRICE FOR LAND
Stutslnan County Farm Sold at Auc-
tion for $40 an Acre

"a sale of land by auction last week
indicated that Stutsman county real
estate is not only holding it's own In
value but is steadily increasing. The
Albert Ross farm of 100 acres on
which there were only fair buildings,
was sold at auction for $40 an acre
to a man who knows all about the
county and who has made his mon
ey in the county, Chas. Frey. The
farm is located about five miles east
Of the city just north of the James
river and was formerly known as
the old Gilfllan place. 1t has been
cultivated for many years and is one
of the oldest farms in that part of
the county The new owner resides
near the land and is thoroughly famil-
ar with the value Of the soil. 1t Is
a good indication for other land own
ers who have North Dakota acres
and Notwithstanding the extremely
cold day on which the sale was held
by Col. Marks the auctioneer there
was active bidding on all property Of
fered and good share of cash was
paid at the sale.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1912-01-11
18TH NIGHT PARTY
Ladies of Cotillion Club Give Second
of Popular Dancing Enter
tainmentS

The second Cotillion given by the
Ladies Club at the Orlady hall Mon
day evening was one of the most
unique and successful in the series.
witches astride broom sticks sail
It was witches night" and decor
ations of the hall indicated the
theme of the occasion. There were
ing on the moon, accompanied by
sombre cats in fighting attitudes. A
large figure of an extremely ugly old
witch, riding a broom hung from the
center of the ceiling. There were
seven or eight figures given among
them a ,ludicrous. three--legged race
between gentlemen; a witch's broom
stick race, a fearful cat bowling con-
test and a big suffragette parade,
with banners announcing the senti-
ments and doctrines of the strenuous
suffragette. The favors carried out
the scheme and the favor tables were
presided over by Mrs. Glaspell and
Mr.. Trimble and among the favors
were little black cats, tiny brooms,
bags with old witch emblems and
other appropriate articles. The la
dies who had charge of this division
and who arranged the program of
the Cotillion were Mesdames DePuy,
Graves; Hotchkiss, L. B. McLain,
Albert Default, Gerrish, Guest, E.
Crane, Klaus and Miss Goddard.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1912-01-11
COUNTY BOARD ADJOURNED UN.
TILL APRIL

The board of county commissioners
finished checking up the various
county Offices Tuesday morning and
adjourned until April next, and un-
less some special reason arises the
regular February and March meet
ings will be passed.
The board designated the same Of
fetal newspapers of the county to
publish the proceedings as were des-
ignated last year, namely, The Stuts-
man County Democrat, The Kensal
Journal and The Medina Citizen.
Commissioner Farley moved to sub
stitute the Jamestown Daily Alert
in place of the Kensal Journal, on
the grounds of giving the taxpayers
of the county better service in the
matter of publicity of the proceed
ings of the board, but the motion
did not prevail.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1912-01-11

The Elks hall was crowded this
afternoon with large number of
people who assembled to attend the
funeral of the late B. w. Fuller.
The ceremonies were conducted by
the Knights Templar. The casket,
over which burned the blue light,
the Emblem of Fidelity, was placed
in the center of the hall, and sur
rounding the casket and covering it
we're some elegant floral emblems.
The Knights Templar, numbering ov-
er SO members, were seated on the
left of the casket. There were floral
emblems from the Shriners, Knights
Templar, Boxer Society and many
flowers from others. Music was rem
dered by the Presbyterian choir, and
the solemn and impressive funeral
ceremony of the Knights Templar
was given in full. Rev. Simon of the
Presbyterian church closed the SER
vice with prayer. The pallbearers
were of the Knights Templar order
and old friends of the deceased and
were: Otto Wonnenberg, Horatio Kel-
ley, H. T. Graves. H. E. White, R. E.
Wallace and Frank Beals.
The holding of the service in the
Elks hall was very convenient ar
rangement for the many persons who
desired to attend the funeral. The
remains were taken to Highland
Home cemetery for burial.
Fred Fuller, son of the deceased,
ia expected to arrive Wednesday, but
it was decided not to postpone the
funeral for his arrival owing to the
uncertainty of train connections dur
ing the present cold weather.
Owing to the cold weather, the
thermometer being IA degrees below
zero very few persons followed the
hearse to the grave at Highland
Home cemetery, besides the pallbear-
ers and the members Of the family.
Mrs. B. w. Fuller, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
F. Henderson and children.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1912-01-11
JAMESTOWN HOSPITAL NOTES

JAMESTOWN HOSPITAL NOTES
Mrs. Max Hofbauer of Buchanan
was operated upon for an abscess Of
the appendix and is doing nicely.
Also Harry Briggs Of Buchanan was
operated on for appendicitis and is
doing we'll. l
Mrs. VIM. Stun Of spiritwood has
recovered from an operation and ex-
poets TO leave soon.
H. Hanson Of Buchanan is at the
hospital sick with pneumonia.
Mr.. Leiska and son Of Heaton,
both operated upon are leaving for
home. in good shape.
Mrs. Anna otterstrom, who has re-
covered from recent operation. has
gone to her home at Cleveland.
Mrs. v. Merchant, who left the
hospital . short time ago. was over
come by igasolene gas At her home In
spiritwood. but is now slowly im-
proving.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1912-01-11
G. N. D1TCHED

Fargo, N. D., Jan. 9.-No. 2 on
the G. NJ, was ditched east of Fargo
a short distance at z o'clock yester-
day morning. 1t is reported that a
loose tire on the observation car let,
the wheel down which was the cause
of the accident. The rails were etorn
dp for distance of about, 100 feet.
The obse walton car plowed thru the;
snow after it left the track about T.
yards. There were six passengers
in the car including Chief Counsel
Noble of the G. N. None of these
passengers were injured. In the
Standard sleeper there were 12 pas
sengers asleep, all but one uninjured.
The sleeper turned turtle and rolled
down a six foot embankment and
was left laying on It's side. Every
window in the car was smashed. e.
H. We'll of Williston was injured in
ternally and sustained fractured
arm and was taken to the st. Johns
hospital. He is said to be in SER
ious condition.
w. M. Puckett, the porter who had
charge Of the compartment obser-
walton car, stated that shortly before
the accident occurred he noticed the
trucks were rafting and called the
rear end brakeman's attention to the
fact and suggested that the brake
man pull the bell cord and stop the
train, and make an investigation as
to the cause.
The brakeman hesitated and then
went to the door and looked out,
returning he replied that everything
was all right. Only a few minutes
had elapsed when the cars went
crashing from the rails to the ground
and tore up the snow and earth for
a considerable distance.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1912-01-11
AL0DGE EVENT
Workmen Elect Officers and Give
Program

The A. o. U. w. and D. of H. in
stalled their officers last night in
joint session at the Henderson hall,
following the regular meeting of the
latter lodge. Past Master Workman,
Andrew Haas and Past Chief Of Hon
or Adella Kelley were the installing
officer for their respective orders.
At the close of the ceremonies an
impromptu program of speeches and
recitations was given, candy" Haas
taking prominent part. Supper
was served followed by dancing.
The officers for the Workmen are:
M. W.-Rudolph Hamm.
Foreman-Arthur Rulon.
Receiver-A. B. Default.
F'inancier-Arthur Parkinson.
Guide-R. r. Meeker.
Overseer-Ben Hornby.
Outside Watch-J. c.. Rusch.
Inside Watch-F. L. Hoffman.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1912-01-11
SLEEPERS DERAILED
NEAR STAPLES
M.-SEVERAL JAMESTOWN
RESIDENTS ABOARD

Passenger train No. 7, which left
St. Paul Saturday night, met with
an accident between Little Falls
and Staples, MINI. The train had
just left Randall station and was
short distance out running rather
slowly, when the baggage, car, coach
es and sleepcrs left the track for a.
bout ~ rail lengths. the engineer
not knowing anything was wrong, un-
til one of the train men had pulled
the air valve which set the air, and
soon stopped the train. In the mean
time the last sleeper or the Fargo
sleeper. had turned over, leaving the
track entirely and sliding down an
embankment 1t was lifted NJ: in
the air by striking one of the broken
rails which elevated the sleeper to
such an extent that when it turned
over it struck q telegraph pole,
breaking off one of the arms of the
pole and settling down on a fence
about half way down the bank. One
Of the fence posts went into the
sleeper and carried away tie bed
ding on one berth but did not in
lure the passenger who was in the
berth.
No one was Eilled but several pas
sengers were slightly bruised and one
of the porters had cut on the head
Among those in the Fargo sleeper
were Mr.. Chaffee from Darlington
and w. C. McFadden of Fargo.
In the jamestown sleeper there
were eight passengers from this city.
This sleeper was just ahead of the
Fargo Pullman, and also ran on on
the ties and bumped along, turning
over on it's side at an angle OF a
bout As degrees. The passengers
were, of course, greatly alarmed,
hut no one was hurt and the usual
funny incidents of getting out OF
the car occurred. The cars we're
lighted by electricity and heated ny
steam, and so no damage or injury
by fire followed. Those in the
jamestown sleeper who arrived home
Sunday night after being out all day.
were Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Duncombe,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Flint, w. b.
Default, Miss Jennie Hall, R. G.
Vallency and Mrs. Cooper. There
we're several Valley City parties in
the same sleeper including ex-Sherih
Westergaard. The engine and ex-
press cars remained on the track.
The trucks were badly broken. The
rail which caused the disaster was
broken up into many small pieces.
Had the train been going under full
headway there would no doubt have
been serious fatalities.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1912-01-11
RAILROADS PROMOTING CORN
CULTURE

The Chicago Great Western road
which is called the Corn Belt Route"
has published in it's latest railroad
folders, short but comprehensive rea-
sons why farmers should grow corn.
The statements are prepared by Prof:
J. H. Shepperd of the North Dakota
Agricultural College. The railroad
company believes in spreading in
formation about corn culture, altho
the company itself has no lines in
North Dakota. The company de-
clares that with better farming meth
ods put into operation every acre
of land in this state can be enhanced
in value and the great majority Of
acres be made the worth of 800
each. In fact, that many owners
could not afford to sell their land for
that figure as they would be unable
to reinvest the money where it would
be as secure and have the same earn
ing power. The reasons given by
Prof. Shepperd for corn growing are
so many and so good that the rail-
road company is calling them to the
attention of thousands of the patrons
of the road, who do not live in North
Dakota. In the same folder there is
also an article on how to make a
farm more productive by Henry G.
Bell of Chicago, an expert in soil i'm
provement. The Chicago Great Wes-
tern Railroad company is doing good
service for North Dakota in adver-
tising it's corn raising possibilities.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1912-01-11
EXTENSIVE PROMOTION PRO-
GRAM

Bismarck, January S.-The first
meeting of the new board of directors
of the Commercial Club was held
last evening and the following were
elected as officers for the coming
year:
President. L. Conklin.
Vice President-George A. WEIGH
Secretary-F. E. Young.
Treasurer. E. Shepard.
A vote of thanks was given to A.
B. Welch in appreciation Of his ex-
cellent services as secretary for tho
past two years.
The directors will again meet at
6 o'clock Monday evening at sup
per in the club rooms when the work
for the coming year will be gone into
and planned out. Among some of
the things the club will be looking
after the coming year are the follow
ing: Increase in membership; try
ing to get the Milwaukee and the
Minneapolis and st. Louis railroads
to come in; trying to make some ar
rangements whereby the Pingree-
Wilton trains on the Northern Pacific
may run into Bismarck over the 500
from Wilton; getting more conven-
tions held in Bismarck; advertising
the city and county and slope coun-
try; new capitol building and the
1912 exposition. Besides these there
are innumerable minor matters to
hold the attention of the directors
and officers of the club.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1912-01-11
PUTTING UP ICE

Ferd. Koehn, the iceman, Is now
busy with cutting, hauling and stor-
ing the CONCEALED moisture from the
James river. Ice is now two feet
thick and various ice houses in the
city are being filed. The Gladstone
ice house is being filled with 200 tons
and the ice house at the state hospi-
tai is also being filed. This is In
addition to the filling Of the big Ice
houses by the river for Mr.. Koehn's
retail ice business.