Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-02-20

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cites or tobacco to minors, tolera-
ton of minors in pool halls and
alleys, and against lotteries.
The states attorney has directed a
letter to. the county sheriff in which
the word is given out that law vio-
lators Will be given no quarter. In
this campaign all kinds of gaming
Devices including dice and cigar
slot machines, are declared under
the ban.
While riding to town, rancher
out from Oakdale found three letters
laying on the side of the road, farth-
er on a pocketbook was picked up
and not far from this the body of a
woman was found. On examina-
tion he found the body was that of
Mrs. Ucella Brooks, whose home was
about three miles from there, and
who had been frozen to death. Mrs.
Brooks was the mother of w. P,
Brooks of Manning, and was living
on her claim out from Oakdale by
herself. The letters were unstamp-
ed, and the belief is that she start
ed to the James Fenton place where
she usually left her mail. From the
dates on the letters, which were jan
uary "a, the body must have been
on the road at least ten days before
found. Mrs. Brooks was dressed
warmly and the conclusion is that
she must have become bewildered
and got lost, because she was in the
opposite direction from the Fenton
place when found.
The Ray-Stackhouse ranch COM
pany, capitalized at $150,000, will
take over the Con Short properties
ON the Little Missouri river, twenty
miles north of Medora. w. w.
Stackhouse, a capitalist of Rockford,
Il.,aegd Walter Ray of Dickinson,
are the leading spirits in the new
company, which has bought 1880
acres of land, including 1000 acres
of river bottom, that will be used
for alfalfa fields and other fodder
crops for the 5000 head of horses
and cattle which they are going to
place on the land in the spring.
An old landmark at Dickinson,
the Willard hotel, the early day lead
ing hostelry and at one time the
leading stopping place on the Mis-
souri, slope, is being torn down to
make room for a new brick block.
The hotel was named after Henry
Willard, formerly with the Northern
Pacific. It has had many distin-
guished guests, Theodore Roosevelt
frequently stopping in the house
when he was rancher in Billings
county.
sueing for $4,000, Mrs Frank
Pietrick of Forman was awarded a
verdict for $4,000 against Cornelius
Weaver of Gentso. Pietrick was
beaten to death in Weaver's "blind
pig" last August. He and his as
sailant were both drunk. The wild
ow placed the responsibility on
Weaver and began suit. Liquor sales
are illegal in this state and it is the
first time that civil action was ever
started to recover damages from q
law violator in case Of this kind.
States Attorney U. L. Burdick OF
Williston was on his way back from
Buford by auto, where he had been
some liquor cases.
when he came up to a young man
carrying q heavy suit case. he Of
fered to assist the young man toward
town with a ride. When the strang-
er threw his suit case into the car
the attorney heard the rattle OF bot
ties and suspicion was aroused. Lat
er he suggested to the young man
that a drink would be nice to have.
one Of the forty pints In
the case was produced and offered
to the ofacer Of the law. A few
questions were asked and the young
man explained that he was acting
AZ agent for q man in Williston who
was selling the liquor and had been
sent to Mondak to bring in a supply.
He gave the name of Ed johnson.
The arrest Of johnson followed up
on the arrival In the city and he 10
now in JAIL. The young man says
bis homo 10 in Grand Forks, and he
has been sent to Mr.. Burdick's ranch
noar town nntdl he gets money to