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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-07-17
NEW ROCKFORD BUSINESS
MEN WILL WORK ROADS
Three Hundred Road Workers Will
Devote Day to the Project.

New Rockford, July 14.-New
Rockford business and professional
men will don overalls and shoulder
picks and shovels next Thursday in
a novel campaign for road improve
ment, having organized for day of
work on roads leading out Of the
city.
Headed by nine captains who are
in charge of as many different high
ways, between 200 and 800 citizens
will participate, and at noon women
of the city will serve dinner to the
road workers.
Not only are the city's business
men going to do actual work on the
highways, but they are going to close
their stores, offices, ETC., that all their
employees may join in the work.. 1t
will be regular "road building hol-
iday for the city.
Gravel will be used extensively in
the road building work, and the
owners of several big gravel pits in
the near vicinity are granting the
city's road builders free access to
them. About forty miles of road
will be covered by the building
forces.
Another important road activity
in Eddy county is the construction
of the so-called Carrington-NewR Rock
ford line. which will be improved
between Barlow and New Rockford
fund of $1,7O0 having been Great
ed for that purpose. The contract
has already been let.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-07-17
CEREMONIES OF DEDICATION
OF Old Fort Rice, at Gwyther, North
Dakota.

That old, historic landmark, Fort
Rice, one of the first forts this side
of the Missouri river, will be dedi-
Gated to the state by q military pro-
gram, Sunday, July ~.
Governor Hanna and staff, with
the militia companies from Bismarck
and Mandan, and the Boy Scouts,
Catholic cadets. and state training
school band, all from Mandan, will
reproduce "A day in camp 40 years
ago." An Indian attack will be re-
pulsed to show the contrast of the
civilization of today with the war
like spirit of those days. DR.. A.
Meg. Beede will conduct an Indian
religious service in the Sioux Ian
guage.
In the afternoon appropriate sing
ing and band music will prelude a
flag raising and speeches by the fol-
lowing able men: Governor Hanna,
Senator Gronna, Senator Stanley of
Mandan, DR.! Libby Of the State His
torical society, DR.. A. Meg. Beede of
Fort Yates; Ray McKaig Of Fort Rice
will act as chairman.
Marcellus Red Tomahawk, who
killed the famous Sitting Bull, will
sit on the platform with other In
dian fighters, permission having
been granted by the Indian depart
ment for the Indians to attend this
service. Old soldiers who served at
the Fort will be guests of honor on
this occasion.
Two brass cannons weighing ton,
donated by the federal government
from the Rock Island, Illinois, arse
nal, will be mounted. one on each
side Of the flag pole.
Special efforts to keep away all
liquor will be made by Sheriff Nc
Donald.
Special trains from Bismarck, Man
dan and Mott, reaching Fort Rice,
2S miles south of Mandan at 10 am.
and stopping at all intermediate
points.
Services all free. You are well
come. Come.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-07-17

Frank Helmsworth narrowly es'
capped injury from the. same wire
about 9 o'clock in the morning
While talking to Mrs. VIM. Withheld
near whose residence the accident
occurred, he stepped upon the wire
the end of which was in the grass
and was thrown to the ground by an
electric shock. The ground was
quite wet at the spot. Helmsworth
felt weak after the shock, but suf'
fered no injury and was able to con.
tinue his work. Mrs. Withnell had
warned two children to keep away
from the wire few moments before
The grass was burned by the cleo
tricity in several spots near by. Dan
Buzzell arrived just after Clifford
Miner had reached VIM. Esler
and helped care FOR him.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-07-17
FARGO OPIUM DENS RAIDED
Victims of the Habit Found in Stu.
pefied Condition.

Fargo, July ia raid on opium
joints was made by the sheriff and
police today and a large quantity o1
opium and smoking outfits captured
Most of the places were on lower
Front street, and on Second street
north. Nine colored men and wo'
men were taken on Front street
Several white men were also taken
charged with selling liquor. Post
Office Inspector Chase accompanied
the raiders. The parties will be pros.
ecuted by the federal authorities fol
evading the revenue laws. A mum.
Der of victims were found stupefied
from the effects of opium smoking.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-07-17
MORE RAIN.

The rainfall in this part Of the
state still continues, and another
downpour lasting over two hours oc.
Cured in. this locality Wednesday
At the asylum rain gauge .43 Of an
inch Of water was registered. The
rains will greatly help crops that
we're late or thin on the ground, and
all crops now have enough moisture
to carry them through any ordinary
weather conditions that are usual
after the middle Of July. The raiI
fell from Fargo to Dawson. Tht
Red river valley along the N. P. line
has enough rain for all present pur
poses, according to reports. Crop
look we'll along the railroad the en-
tire distance to jamestown. ,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-07-17
INCREASED EXPRESS AND
SLEEPING CAR VALUATION.

Pierre, 8. D., July 1.-THE state
tax commission increased the val
uation of express companies to near
ly three times the valuation made by
the old board last year. Pullman
sleeping car interests were raised
nearly four times in valuation over
that placed on the property last year.
The Pullman sleeping car valuation
in 1912 was SEQ. and as raised
in 1918 is $2S2,000. OF the six ex-
press companies doing business In
this state the total valuation last year
was 36s1,21s, and in 1913 the total
10 $2,779,319. = .ssz .71g.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-07-17
DEATH OF MRS. G. F. WORKMAN,

DEATH OF MRS. q. +. WOnhMaN'
The death of Mrs. Emelea Work.
man. wife of G. F. Workman OF west
Main street, occurred Tuesday al
1880 o'clock, at the jamestown
hospital. Mrs. Workman was seri'
ously sick about ten days, and un'
derwent an operation for tumor
She has resided with her family IN
this city about six years, and leaves
her husband and one son. She was
81 years of age, and born in Milwau'
kee. The funeral was held at ~
a. m. Thursday, at the undertaking
rooms Of Proctor & Eddy Co., and
burial ct the Catholic cemetery, A
sister from out Of town is in the city
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-07-17
WILLIAM ESLER KILLED
BY ELECTRIC CURRENT
WHILE REPAIRING TELEPHONE
WIRES FOR N. w. TELEPHONE
COMPANY.

by the Northwestern Telephone CON-
spany of this city, received an electric
shock Wednesday a. m. while engaged
in repairing a broken telephone wire
and fell from the top of a pole on
Milwaukee street, to the ground.
The electric current entered the palm
of his right hand where he grasped
the wire cutter, and he was uncon.
scious when found. Cliff Miner hap.
pened to be passing at the time and
saw Mr.. Esler fall from the pole. He
was taken to the City hospital and
attended by DR.. ART, but there was
no aid for the injured man possible
and he died about an hour after
reaching the hospital.
As near as can be learned, he was
engaged in repairing broken tele'
phone wire that was hanging across
one of the Western Electric Co.'S
cables on the same street. The acci
dent occurred between First ant
Second avenues near the alley on Mil
waukee street about9:15 in the morn
ing. The lineman had probably at
tempted to cut the telephone wire
and in grasping it for the purpose re
ceived the shock communicated from
an electric light wire, and which wal
sufficient to cause death. He dice
at 1o:00 a. m.
The telephone wire was fount
hanging across the electric light wir'
and the end touched the ground
which showed marks of the dis
charge of the current. A very stronl
current was passing through the elec
trio wire at the time. The electro
light plant was temporarily shu
down and the power turned of tn
cable until the wires cou1d be- read
justed.
uo clOCLI1C CuIAOAt aAoO AOAC ~
mark on the leg of Mr.. Esler, proba
bly, where it passed out of his bod,
into the earth.
Dwight Donnelly who was comin'
from his residence took the injured
man to the City hospital in an auto
Esler was working alone at the tim
of the accident. Death was due t.
shock rather than from the fall.
The deceased was a son of the lat,
Alex Esler, one of the old resident
of the city, whose death recently oc
Cured.
William Esler was born at the olt
Esler postoffice, Stutsman county, 3:
years ago, and attended the public
schools of the county and city. HI
conducted the Esler dray line fol
some time, and had been employed
i'm many parts of the northwest. HI
is survived by two sisters, Mrs. May
Herchert of jamestown, and Mrs
Ernest Adler of Sherwin, Minn., and
his step-mother, Mrs. Mary Esler Of
Mt. Holly, Ohio. all of whom have
been notified by telegraph.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-07-17

CONTINUED on page seven.)
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-07-17
Commissioners MAKE
TAX LEVY FOR 1913
PROVIDE FOR INCREASED ROAD
WORK AND AID BETTER
FARMING,

The county commissioners, after
a weeks session adjourned Satur-
day morning, having transacted the
usual large amount of routine BUSH
ness that comes before the board at
the July meeting. The commission
ers made the annual tax levy, and
included levy of $4,000 authorized
by law for aid in the work of the
Better Farming association, and also
special county road tax of $4,000.
The total tax levy amounted to $75,-
4SO, a reduction of about $4,000
over the 1912 levy. The board
adjourned to meet at the regular ses-
sion in October.
Next to road work the largest sim
gle item of county expense has be-
come the board and care of the
county insane and feeble minded pa
tients.
, 1913-04-23
ST. GROIN STATION

London, April 19tL.-TAe death is an
nouncpd of Mi. Gustav Wolf of the firm OF
HarIand and Wolf, shipbuIIders, Belfast.
The .Tumes'' announces that after May
5th it's price will be two pence, instead OF
three pence, ard that the price OF It's foreign
issue will also be lowered.
The reduction on the Bank OF Englands
rate to four per cent soon would be surprIs-
ing. The present reduction does not affect
the security markets, on account or eAtfaof-
binary demands for capital through inter
national strains and pressure regarding Gov
eminent loans.
In the House of Commons Mr.. Kerr Har-
die asked whether MI. Asquith would con-
suit the Cabinet regarding advice to Canada
to drop the Naval Bill on account OF partisan
d1ssensions. MIR. Asquith, answering, said 1t
was not proper to interfere in Canadian al
fairs.
The "Manchester Guardian" thinks the
Government should exert it's influence upon
+he Government of the Dominion to submit
the proposition to the electorate as the OPP
position desires.
Lord Ribblesdale's daughter, the Hon.
Diana Lister, was married yesterday to Mr.
Percy Nyudhum OF the Coldstream GUARDS
, 1913-04-23

Christiansted

April 10Th "Dannebrog" from st. Thomas
His ENceiIency the Governor and Mrs.
Ielweg-Lnrsen with servants, Miss Wright,
Miss Schafer, Mr.. Viggo Jensen.
April 19th-"Vigilant" for St, Thomas
Mrs. A. Ford, Miss ;. Williams, Miss l..
Edwards, Miss s.. Hendricks.
April 2lst-Dannehrog for ST Thomas
Reverend f. E. L. Cover, Bishop Gleider,
Kaptaiu Hoyer, Premierlojtont yellow, Ser
gent Malkhoj, Magdalina Williams, Joseph
Leibert, Mary Elisa Charles, First Pilot A. j.
Norgaard.
, 1913-04-23
(ET0u2 t0-daY'S Bulletins

The weather shares general Interest with
tie elections. From between 10 and IL
yesterday evening rain has been falling, the
amount moasule din ChristIansted al s o'clock
this morning being l34 lines.
, 1913-04-23
(F}0m N0udaY'S Bul5etin.1

Saturday was q day of ram in our town,
the total fall being 203 lines. At Estate
SalIy's Fancy III lines was measured. This
has been most welcome, but we are sorry to
learn hat the fall at Kings Hill amounted
to b lines only. We hope to hear later that
tins is exceptional.
, 1913-04-23

leaves tomorrow morning for Barbados by
RAILS. "Balantla
London, April 2lst-Mr IRE, NJ. t. Tor
Linlithgow, during y speech at Bromley
stated that the Budget, which Is to be intro
duced N the Housc Of & mmons this week.
will devote twenty million pounds to social
I, forms.
ST Cecil Spring Rice has sailed to assume
the duties, vice Mr., Bryce, as British Ann
bassador ut Washington.
IN the final for the Football Association
cup played at the Crystal Paace on Saturday
before 100000 spectators, Aston Villa de-
feated Sunderland by one goal to nothing,
thus winning The cup for the nth time, only
scoring WIthln two minutes OF the finish.
The death Is announced OF DR.. Ethern8-
ton smith, the We'll known oarsm0n, from
blood poisoning contracted during an opera
ton on a patient ut st BarthoIomew's hospi.
tai.
An internal machine placed by suffrage tes
has been found within the Smoaton Tower
on Plymouth Hoe. The fuse leading into
an oiIcan embedded in powder, had been
lighted and eXtinguished. If it had eXplod-
Ell It would haye destroyed the relic of the
Eddystone Lighthouse erected ashore. ''Notes
for women and suffrage literature were
scattered around
Mr.. Lansbury, eX NJ. p, and Mrs. Drum
mond, have been remanded until the Goth
inst, upon undertaking to be of good be
havior pending their trial.
The Aberdeen Railway Station has narrow
~ escape destruction by Il sufragetto arson
squad. A patrol discovered elaborate pre-
parations ion incendiarism.
The g DDS Of Miss Beatrice Horraden, the
n0vetfst3 ure tn be s0fd, upon her refusal to
pay income tax rs a protest against the re-
fusaI to grant the suffrage to women.
Lord Hnldane will take charge of MIR.
Mckcnua's bill regarding the hunger ,tri-
kers THIS causes some amusement, he be-
ing a suifragia,, it is expected that the Gov
erument will suppress the Women's Social
E.. Union as an Illegal organization, It's head
quarters to be closed and its funds attached,
The Duke Of Connnught, Princess Patricia
and Prince Arthur OF Counaught attended
the wedding OF Capt. Buckley, EquerrA ana
Comptroller of the Household to the Duke
OF Connau8bt, and Miss Evelyn PeIIy, lady
i'll waiting to the Duchess Of Connaught,
ia the Gualds' Chapel, Wellington Bar
racks. The presents numbered one thou
sand, including those from Their Majesties.
The Duke and Duchess OF Counau9ht have
left Bogshot Park for the honeymoon.
Advices from Rome state that the Pope's
, 1913-04-23
The Factory ugar Price

was fixed on Monday at 81 II per 100 TBS.
sugar, which gives 6.84 cents per loo lbs.
canes.
The last few days bave given US a run of
good music, on Sunday afternoon by the
Industrial Band, on Monday evening by the
Native Brass Band, and again yesterday
evening by the Industrial Band, the Playing
on each occasion being much appIauded by
q large audience,
The S. S. "Guiana" sailed from New York
on Saturday at 5 p. IN. having l,s00 pkg2.
for St. Thomas, 1900 for Frederiksted and
1900 for ChrstianSted.
, 1913-04-23
The election held in Christiansted on Mon

The election for the country member of
ed, for the District Of Chriatiansted, III the
return of Mr.. c, Leevy with 40 votes, ana
Mr.. Schmie2elow with 36 votes, and for the
District OF Frederiksted, in the return Of
Mi. +. Lunney and Mir. 6 Nordby.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-27
INDIANS OBSERVE
"HEAP GOOD Time"
Visitors to Shan Kive See
Native Red Men i'm Tribal
Conditions.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, Sept.
2T.-Visitors TO the Indian Sham kive.
which means heap ggod time" had
an opportunity to see the native red
men in their tribal conditions.
The events opened with a modified
marathon race through the streets of
Colorado Springs, finishing at the San
Kiye grounds, in the Garden of the
Gods, distance of 10 2-5 miles. The
most picturesque event Of the early
place tonight when a body OF Ute In
dams will dance amid the rocks of
the Garden OF the Gods the scene be-
ing Illuminated by vari-colored search
lights. The Roman consolidate car
nival circus will also be started to-
night.
Tomorrow there will be a grand pa,
rade OF Indians. cowboys, pioneer and
the Roman cirucus through the streets
of Colorado Springs, followed in the
afternoon by Frontier Day Sports, y
at the Sham Kive grounds, with bron.
co busting for the $3.50 Settler saddle
made at Silver City, said to be the
finest saddle in the entire world. The
name Settler means everything to a
western cowboy.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-27
APPOINTS AGENTS
ON CENSUS BUREAU
w. J. Harris, Director, Wants
Better Organization and
Administration.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.-William
]. Harris, director of the census, re-
Gently appointed Hon. William r.
Merriam, ex-governor of Minnesota,
and Hon. S. y. d. North, both former
directors of the census, Professor
Walter F.. Wilcox. of Cornell univer-
sity, and Mr.. w. S. Rossiter, formerly
chiee clerk of the census, as special
agents of the bureau to make studies
of tEe present condition of statistical
work. including particularly the I'M
finished work of the thirteenth census
ard plans for the better organization
and administration of the bureau in
connection with its future operations.
Daniel G. Roper, first assistant post
master general, and formerly an Of
fetal of the Census bureau, was called
in as an advisor. These men have
been on duty at the Bureau for sew
eral days and have been making in
quiry and studies concerning the var
tous problems assigned to them.
1t Immediately became evident to
these investigators that the problems
before them in the Bureau should be
treated in two separate divisions:
First, and most pressing, the disposi-
lion of the much delayed work of the
thirteenth census. and second. the
plan for the future conduct of the bu-
reau. The Investigations thus far have
been directed at the first division of
the problem, namely, the overhanging
work of the thirteenth census, and re-
concentrations to the following effect,
embodying the findings of these
agents have been submitted to the
director of the census.
The following recommendations
have been submitted:
l. That it is undesirable to tabulate
occupations further than already done.
Stopping such unnecessary fur
Their work will expedite the
publication by about six months
and will reduce the cost of
finishing that branch of the work by
about $4,000; the tables already pre-
pared should be printed without ad-
ditional derivative tables or explana-
tory test. These tables give the num-
Der of persons of each sex in each oc-
cupation, and classify them by race,
nativity. and parent nativity, and five
age periods. so that the publication OF
the primary classification or occu-
pational data as reported at previous
censuses is thus assured.
2. That the report upon native ton
CUES be limited to the chapter to ap-
pear in the forthcoming final volume
on population.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-27

3. That the numerous tables re-
lating to mines and quarries now in
the form of printed bulletins. proofs,
or manuscript be sent to the public
printer at once, the same to constitute
the final reports on mines and quaries
and that no further tabulations or text
be prepared in connection with that
particular repart.
A. That the tables for the benevo-
lent institutions, and for the institu-
tional opulation-namely, prisoners
insane and feeble-minded, and paupers
be prepared and published without
further percentage or other derivative
tables and without explanatory text.
5. That the annual complication Of
the statistics of forest products be
abandoned; since there appears to be
no authority of law for an annual IN
quiry of this character, which the
records show to have cost from $780,
900 to $4,000 year.
g. That the annual report on the
financial statistics of cities for 1912
be completed and published by Jan
uary l, 1914, by curtailing the amount
of detail to be included that the
schedules and report for 1913 be SINH
larly curtailed that the reports for
the years 1912 and 1913 be printed
without text, except such as is neces-
sary for explanation and definition;
and that until these annual reports
are brought up to date, no further at
tempt be made to elaborate the re-
ports on municipal financial statistics.
This recommendation is based on
the fact that delay in the compilation
and publication of the annual munich
pal reports detracts seriously from
their value.
T. That the reports on mortality
statistics for the years 1911 and 1912
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-27
BALL ROOM FLOOR
SET ON SPRINGS

SPOKANE, Wash, Sept 27.-A
ballroom floor set on springs, effect
ing a live" footing for terpsichorean
effects, is being installed in the 81
900 Davenport hotel being built by
Spokane capitalists. The ballroom on
springs is the last word in building
construction, and is said to lend a
buoyancy and exhilaration to dancing
that is impossible on the ordinary
dead" floor. The floor is suspended
on resilient steel cables, made of a
special steel. and the general princi-
pie is along the line of the suspension
bridge. The floor is perfectly smooth
and rigid, but under the rhythmic
motions Of the dancers gradually
adapts itself to the movements and
sways slightly, but quite noticeably,
with mild, dreamy ocean wave eff
feet. The live floor base been used
slightly in some parts of the east in
private ball rooms, but so far as
known in Spokane never on so lafge
scale as planned at the Davenport
hotel.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-27

be published before the close of the
present calander year. To make this
possible the explanatory text of these
reports should be reduced to a mini
mum, the tables condensed, and no eff
fort made to publish report on
births until the mortality reports are
published
s. That work upon the standardiza-
ton of death rates, life tables, and oc-
cupational morality be suspended I'M
til the above reports have been pub
lished. There is no reason why the
morality report for each year should
not be compiled and published prior
to the close of the succeeding calendar
year.
9. That in view of the emergency
presented by the delay in completing
thirteenth census, the director request
the secretary of commerce to lay the
matter before the president with the
view of securing his instructions to
the public printer to give precedence
so far as practical BILE to the remaining
publications of the thirteenth census
and the long overdue annual report.
Director Harris states that the recon-
mendations of the special agents will
be followed by him and the census re-
ports given to the public without
further unnecessary delay. He also
expresses the hope and belief that the
studies of these former officials of the
Bureau will result in a great improve
ment in the quantity and quality of
the census work, accelerate the pro-
duction of results, and eject a material
reduction of expenditures, while at
the same time preserving all valuable
data collected for the thirteenth cen
sus.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-27

Required home study has been
abolished in the schools of Sacra-
mento, Cal.