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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-07-13
GUESSING ON
NEXT LEGISLATURE

Fargo Forum, July 5.-Policies
of the North Dakota Farmers Nom
partisan Political league, with res
pect to the endorsement or placing
of new candidates in the field for the
legislature in such districts as the
league may have failed to nominate
it's endorsed candidates, lie entirely
with the membership in such dis
tricts.
Several days ago it was announc-
ed that the league district conven-
tion delegates would meet and for
mulate plans for continuing the fight
in the legislature, but so far as the
officials of the league itself are con-
cerned that is matter entirely for
the individual membership, as ex-
planned by Mr.. Townley today.
Board of Control Possibilities.
An interesting situation with res
pect to the state board of control is
brought to light in connection with
the change in administrations that
will be made next January, and
which will determine whether the
control of the state penal and char
liable institutions will lie with the
new administration, or with the
present board.
The fact that James Brown was
appointed to fill a vacancy caused
Ivy death, will make it necessary for
the next senate to confirm the ap-
pointment, which will be sent to the
senate by Governor Hanna as soon
as it convenes. Should the senate
confirm that appointment-then Mr..
Brown and R. S. Lewis of Fargo
would control.
Should Mr.. Brown fail of confirm
alton, however, the incoming COVER
1lor would then have two appoint
ments to make-and absolute con-
troll Of the board will pass to the
new administration.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-07-13
PACKERS CANNING
ARMY BEEF
Rush Orders Received for
Mexican Campaign.

Chicago, July 6.-In the big
gest kitchen in the world" known
TO some folk as the Chicago stock
yards, 10000 cooks are stepping
lively these days filling Uncle Sam s
rush order for food for an army
an army that may muster 100000
men before peace comes again to
the Mexican border.
Million cans OF beef! Quick
please was the war department S
order on the Chicago stockyards
when news of American bloodshed
came from Carrizal.
Within an hour 1000 head OF
cattle were marching with nc
special show of patriotic fervor-to
the slaughter pens. Within a week
they were on their way to the border
via the tin can route.
Lieut.. Col. Albert B. Kniskern
the man to whom the soldier boys
look to keep the wolf from the door
has tagged onto the order for one
million pounds of meat, an order
for $4,000 pounds of bacon, roas,
beef, corn beef and hash.
There should be nothing watery
about this hash; the government de.
mands that it he SO per cent corned
beef.
The Chicago packers say all sue.
ceeding war orders will be filled
with the same celerity.
Besides the 10000 cooks there
are 10000 others engaged in other
lines of work, and this packingtown
army of 10000 men, women and
children will work double quick
time and overtime if need be, tc
keep the men at the front we'll fed
An army of 10000 girls and men
are now favoring and mixing, and
packing hash, soup bouillon and
other savory edibles.
Remembering the food horrors OF
16 years ago, Uncle Sam is keeping
a watchful eye on the hash" he is
sending to the men in sun-blisteret
Mexico.
| There'll be no "embalmed beef
for the boys at the border-not j
government inspectors can keep i
out DR.. II. N. Neil, federal inspec
tor, and 500 assistants are on thu
Job inspecting cattle that ma!
sooner or later be scientifically con
verted into gastronomic war ''muni
tions."
War department orders have tht
right of way in the Chicago stock
yards. Orders from Europe are side
tracked.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-07-13
N. P. CONDUCTOR
MURDERED IN COACH
Following a Dispute Over Railroad
Fare.

Mandan, July lot is learned
here that Conductor r. E. Brown,
one of the old time employees of the
N. P, was murdered between Miles
City and Forsyth, Mont, July 9th.
following dispute over railroad
fare. Conductor Brown was on the
front seat in the smoker when at
12:45 yesterday morning Frank
Casey, a city fireman of Miles City,
walked up the aisle and spoke to
Brown. Mr.. Brown turned his head
to see who was talking when Casey
hauled off and hit him a powerful
blow on the side of the neck, which
must have broken the neck of his
victim.
An engineer named McQuarrie,
who was riding deadhead in the
seat back Of Brown got up and
smashed Casey on the nose knock
ing him down and holding him
down until help arrived. 1t was not
until some minutes later that it was
discovered Brown was dead, and
Mr.. Jacobus says it is lucky for
Casey that McQuarrie did not
know Brown was dead or he would
have killed Casey on the spot.
Casey who is powerful brute, is
a son of the city marshal Of Miles
City and he himself held a job on
the city fire department. He is now
in the Jail at Miles City on charge of
murder.
1t is certain that the fellow had
been drinking.
The body of Conductor Brown will
be sent here Tuesday morning for
burial. He leaves a wife and one
daughter, Mrs. Hurley Malone. Con-
ductor Brown was Sd years Of age
and entered the employ of the N. p.
in 1884. For 12 years he ran out of
Dickinson and has resided at Man
dan about seven years.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-07-13
WHEAT DECLINES
AFTER RUST SCARE

After a furry for the past two or
three ways, in which wheat prices
advanced about five or six cents a
bushel, the market today showed q
slight reaction, No. northern and
durum each dropping off cent, the
former closing at Minneapolis at
s1.13 ga and at Duluth at $l.l5.
Durum closed at $1.O2 Minneapolis
and $1.O5 Duluth.
The advance is believed to be due
almost wholly to scare regarding
black rust which is said to have or
iginated from a report sent out from
Ypsilanti. So sensitive is the mar
ket on prospective wheat damage
that inquiries came from various
parts of the county to jamestown
elevator men, asking for facts about
the condition of the crops, and q
nrominent board of trade man from
Minneapolis hastened to this city
city Sunday morning, and made q
personal trip of investigation by au-
to to see: for himself.
No evidence Of black rust is YET
found; and it is altogether too early
to determine what damage may FOL
low from that cause, If any. SO fal
the crop is all right although warm
weather is forcing the plant along 81
rapid rate.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-07-13
Agriculture and Labor-Jno. Har-

Agriculture and Labor-Jno. Har.
vey 316.
Railroad Commissioners-Martin
C. Murphy 800, Charles Helm 276
B. F. BrinkerhofI.
Representatives. B. Joos 368
c. N. Bell 347.
There were no candidates fol-
county offices running on the Demo.
cratic ticket.
Non-Partisan Judicial Candidates.
]. E. Robinson 1434, l.. E. Bird
zell 1923, H. H. Grace 1919, E. T.
Burke 1888, C. J. Fiske 1918, B. F.
Spaulding 1893, E. B. Goss 632, John
&c. Adamson $40.
District Court. A. Coffey 1924
A. P. Paulson 986.
Non-Partisan school ticket-Stato
Superintendent-W E. Hoover 889,
N. C. Mcdonald 1865.
Women's vote for Hoover SO, Nc
Donald 161.
County Superintendent-Mary Nc
Ginnis 194S, K. X. King 1113. Won
ems vote-McGinnis 215, King S4.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-07-13
LIGHTNING ON SLOPE.

A bolt of lightning struck the N.
P. depot at Bismarck Sunday night,
when the room was filled with pas
sengers. The only damage done was
to knock of a corner of the cupola.
Some damage was done by hall
near Bismarck and j. Spyszler, near
Baldwin, lost his barn and several
head of cattle from lightning. Jas.
10th, 1S years old, residing near
Glen Ullin, was killed during the
storm which struck q house In which
4 dance was being held.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-07-13
GOVERNMENT MAKES
A CROP REPORT

Washington, D. c., July 1.-THE
government forecast of crop produc-
tions based on conditions July l,
was announced today by the depart
ment of agriculture.
The corn acreage Is given as 108,-
$4,000: condition 80. Spring
wheat condition given as 80.
Estimate of yield, winter wheat,
100000 bushels; estimate Of
spring wheat 270,00o,ooO; estimate
Of all wheat for 1916. yield 759.O00,-
900 bushels. Corn estimate 1885,
100000 bushels. r.:js;' >.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-07-13
EMPLOYEES TO
RECEIVE FULL PAY

The Bell Telephone system will
permit it's employees, members of the
National Guard, called into service,
to draw full pay at the normal rate
in affect for three months, and there
after for a period of nine months,
full pay less the amount in each case
paid by the government. Such per-
sons will also be given employment
after return from duty or honorable
discharge. These men will also be
noted and information given the
government. regarding their skill
and abilities for special services. y.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-07-13
AMERICANS IN
THICK OF FIGHT

British Headquarters, France,
June 25.-American citizens have
seen hotter fighting in the last two
weeks than any American since the
Appomatox campaign. They have
endured as heavy shell fire as the
German guns ever directed at the
British front and know what it was
to charge into the German trenches
with bayonet and bomb in pouring
rain through the mud in the small
hours of the morning.
There are more Americans scat
tered among the Canadian battalions
than most people realize. Some of
these were living in Canada when
the war began; some crossed the
border and enlisted for the sake OF
being in a scrap" some felt it a
duty to strike a blow for the Allies.
If man took the oath and put on
a uniform a Canadian recruiting
agent did not ordinarily bother, il
he were a sound man, which side OF
the border he came from. Besides
the recruit sometimes had a bad
memory on that score himself
What part of Canada are you
from?" a British officer asked a
Canadian private.
"Out West, sir.'
what part Of the West?"
'The Far West, SIR
What part 1 asked. Haven't you
learned yet to give definite answer
to an officers question:"
Spokane, sir
where is that, in Manitoba?"
I'm that neighborhood, SIR"
After a man has been wounded
the truth is more likely to come out
After an examination of a bad jaw
fracture the surgeon said to one
wounded American:
you've a bad smash, but we
shall pull you through and fix yor
up as good as new
"Are you giving it to me
straight?'' was the feeble question
Eyes, you can depend on it."
"Well, if that's the dope and ne
kidding l wish you'd write to m!
mother out in Ohio and tell her,
Those who were looking for
scrap frankly admit they have hat
it. No one questions how they stood
up to it along with their Canadian
comrades.
Nor are they all privates. Three
officers who were killed in the retak
| ing of Observatory Hill were Amer
leans.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-07-13
SOUTH DAKOTA GUARDS
REFUSE TO LEAVE

CAMP HAGMAN (Redfeld, S..
d., July 1O.-Thirty members;
of the South Dakota National
guard refused to be mustered
into the federal service, despite
the urging of fellow guardsmen.
Just what action will be taken
regarding the decision has not:
been determined.
Officers of the Fourth infantry
received orders today that the
regiment should be mustered
into the federal service under:
the old Dick law.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-07-13
BOY DROWNED AT
COLLEGE STADIUM

Fargo, July 1.-THE flood waters
claimed their first victim last even
ing when John George, 1S-year-old
son of Mrs. Charlotte George, 100
Ninth street north, was drowned
while bathing in the Fargo college
stadium. The young man, in COM
pany with L. Lyons and Albert Pull,
secured a boat about dark and went
to the stadium, which is now flood
ed by the high water, for a swim.
They stayed in the water until
dark. When they were ready to
quit, the other two boys called to
the George boy, who had swum a
considerable distance from the boat.
On receiving no answer, they be-
came alarmed and rowed around to
look for him. The boys state that
they heard splashing for a while, but
that later they could hear no sound
whatever. After searching for an
hour or more they gave up hope and
brought the young mans clothes to
the police station. Captain Teit-
gems Immediately sent two patrol
men to the scene of the drowning.
With number of citizens, they
searched for the body all night.
One Near Glen Ullin.
Adam Fetter, aged 22,. son of Mrs
Nick Fetter, was drowned in Square
Butte creek at the Adam Keller
farm 25 miles north of Glen Ullin
about 4:3O o'clock Sunday after
noon.
The boy with others was in bath.
ing in the creek at a point where
Keller had damned it to provide
water for his cattle. The pool was
quite deep and when Fetter was
seized with cramps he drowned.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-07-13
SOFT DRINKS
ARE POPULAR
IN GERMANY
"Pop' Used to Quench TeutoniC
Thirst,

Berlin, June 26.-(Cor. of The
Associated Press)-War, which has
worked so many changes in the
daily habits of the Germans, has
now conspired with war weather to
induce the Germans to drink soft
drinks" Bottles of lemon sour,
ginger ale, cream soda and other
beverages included under the gen.
eric name of pop" in the United
States are beginning to make their
appearance an shelves and bars for
merly devoted to beer, and the thir-
sty people are drinking them, not
from choice, but because they have
to.
1t is no longer possible to make
enough beer to meet even fairly
modest demands of the reduced
home population. The majority OF
the larger beer gardens will not be
opened at all this ST, amer, and for
thing to find some of Berlin's big
gest restaurants and beer halls with
out a drop of beer early in the even
ing of warm days. The sale OF beer
to households in containers charged
with carbonic acid gas has been dis
continued, and only favored old GUS
toners can still get bottled beer.
Bavaria, the greatest beer-drink-
ing country of the world, where
many a solid citizen normally drinks
one to two gallons daily, and where
the great beer halls are filled at al.
most all hours of the day, is in
still worse plight. The time in which
beer may be sold has been steadily
shortened, and now there has come
an order permitting saloons, beer
halls, etc., to sell beer only from II
to 12, 2 to and after 9 o'clock al
night. Exceptions are made in the
case of beer dispensed in facortie'
to their workers, and by farmers tt
their help. No beer whatever ma!
be sold locally until after the wants
of the Bavarian soldiers have beer
supplied.
The scarcity is, of course, due tt
the fact that the empire has had tt
limit strictly the amount OF barley
which can be turned into malt. This
amount has been fixed at SO per cen
of the normal amount, but brewers
interviewed by The Associated
Press correspondent said they were
not able to obtain even this amount
An unforeseen inroad has further
been made into the available amoun
of barley by the fact that the short
age of coffee has required the roast
ing of great quantities of barley al
a substitute.
The government has granted th'
brewers permission to malt in thu
second (current) quarter of th'
year the full quota of barley allow
ed them for the third quarter. Thi'
will rob hot summer days of some
of their terror, but even at best, thu
supply will be utterly inadequate.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-07-13
MEXlCANS
AGAIN ENGAGED
IN CIVIL WAR
Carranza and Villa Forces
Meet at Cerro Blanco.
(By Associated Press)

CHIHUAHUA CITY, July 12.-
Heavy fighting is now proceed
ing between the de facto govern
ment troops under General Gar
cia and a large force of Villistas.
at Cerro Blanco, some distance,
below Parral, according to dis
patches received today by Gener--
al Jacinto TrevinO.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-07-13
CHANNEL PORT OF
CALAIS Attacked

BERLIN, July 12.-(By Wire
less via Sayville) Two Ger
man aeroplanes made an attack:
on the channel port of Calais:
Monday night, it was announced
officially today. They dropped
bombs on the port and army en-,
campments.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-07-13
STATE MIiglA
STILL LATNARcK ~
Departure Delayed adin
Receipt Of Orders.

The militia of North Dakota have
not yet started for the Mexican bor-
der as expected, and reported to be
the intention Sunday The depart
ure which was scheduled for Sunday
afternoon has again been deferred,
and it is probable that it will be two
or three days before the actual start
is made. The officers are awaiting
for answers to kilograms announc-
ing the readiness of the regiment to
move. About week ago the de-
partment at Washington appeared
in extreme anxiety for the immediate
departure of the men, but recent
and more peaceful developments in
the Mexican situation have appeared
to change the plan.
The officers still expect to go south
for service on the border, however,
and the regiment will leave, when it
goes with little over 1000 men.
1t is now understood that no stop
will be made at St. Louis, but the
men will go direct to the border,
probably to Fort Bliss, near Ell Paso.
There is bare possibility that
the regiment will not 60 at all, but
from present indications the officers
have every reason to believe that
they will join the other militia COM
panies that are now at the front in a
short time.
Notes.
Many of the company ranks were
depleted greatly by the searching ex-
animation conducted by the physici-
ans, Campany D of Minot suffering
heavily in this respect.
Capt. c. N. Berker of Company K,
Dickinson, has resigned his COM
mand of that company and will be
succeeded by First Lieut.. J. F. D.
Wiley, who will be succeeded by Sec
ond Lieut.. Albert Behonek. Capt.
Berker failed to pass the physical
test. being just trifie too light in
weight. Scapt. Berker is one of the
+ ablest company coEmanders in the
regiment and his loss will be felt in
many ways.
Major Hanley of Mandan, in COM
mand of Battalion 8, was presented
with a handsome black charger by
citizens of Shields.
Riot Friday Evening.
Forty-three men spent Saturday IN
the guard house at Ft. Lincoln as the
result of a fracas that started late
Friday evening. Members of Com
pany D of Minot celebrated rather
late on the Fourth and as a result
all of the men have been held at the
camp during the past few days, but
few passes being issued for permis-
sion to come to town. Consequently
the feeling has not been of the best
between the innocent sufferers OF the
penalty invoked and the real offend
ers.
Late Friday evening matters came
tn a climax and many of the men
mixed in a free-for-all. Guards in
tervened and saved the day, but 4S
we're entangled from the mass and
escorted to the guard house.
Chaplain Moultrie will be allowed
to follow the regiment, the men to
nav his salary out of their own pock'
cts.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-07-13
DAVIS LIBRARIAN
FOR LEGISLATURE

Bismarck, July S.-Earle II. Da-
Wis of Lincoln, Neb., was today ap-
pointed legislative librarian by Gov
ernor Hanna to take the place OIL
A. Acker, resigned. Davis has had
experience in similar work in Ne
braska, Wisconsin and Missouri.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-07-13
GEN. COCKTAILS
TO RESIGN:

WASHINGTON, July 12.-Pres--
ident Wilson today agreed to-
accept the resignation of Major
General Goethals, governor of
the Panama Canal, at an early
date to be fixed by the General
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-07-13
THIRD WISCONSIN
TO SAN ANTONIO

CAMP DOUGLAS, WIS.,, July H.
The Third regiment, the last
of the Wisconsin troops in camp
here, left for San Antonio, Tex.
today.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-05-26
WEATHER and CROPS
REPORT OF CONDITIONS BY THE
HURON WEATHER BUREAU.

Huron, May 26.-RepOrt Of wealth
er and crop conditions in South Da-
kota for the week ending May %,
returned by Il. w. Holcomb, acting
section director:
The weather continued cold
throughout the week and there was
considerable rainy weather. The wet
weather delayed farm work and that
and the cold weather were detrimen-
tai to crop growth. The rains were
generally heavy throughout the state
and the ground is now thoroughly
soaked. Nearly all of the small grain
has been sown and much of these
crops are up. The color and stand
are generally good, though they are
not as advanced as is usual at this
season. Some progress was made
with corn planting though wet
weather made this work impractical
during the greater part of the week.
Some blowing yet remains TO be
done. Light frOsts occurred, but
they were undamaging except to a
few limited areas in the Black Hills
region. Alfalfa and grasses have an
abundant stand. Warm, clear wealth
er is badly needed to force growth.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-05-26
DAKOTA POWER SITE
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION
SEES PRESIDENT IN REGARD
TO LITTLE BEND.

Washington, ID. c.. May 26.-
South Dakota may get one of the
projects under the new military re
organization law for a government
nitrate plant. Today Senators John
son and Sterling and Representatives
Candy and Dillon conferred with
President Wilson and urged the Sc
lection of one Of two sites in South
Dakota, on the Missouri river.
Attention of the president was dt-
rected to the Little Bend site, thirty
five miles northwest of Pierre. and
to the Big Bend site, fifty miles
southeast of Pierre.
The Little Bend is nineteen miles
around. A survey made in 1911 by
the Westinghouse interests showed
the power that could be developed
there, based on the lowest measure
ment of the Missouri river, would be
A. 1000 horsepower. The mean horse
power would be over 10000.
At Big Bend, which is twenty-five
miles around. more water could be
developed, but the dam required
would be over two miles long, con
siderably longer than the one needed
at Little Bend.
The president gave close attention
to the statements of the delegation
and indicated that a careful exami-
nation will be made of Little BEND
and Big Bend, as well as other pro
posed sites, before the plants are 10
Gated.