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it if ?P m'ii Wk. ,r "'i 'j* 1 VOL.8. Attorney Drags, LMOdL BUSINESS I, o. jnouuf. (ngrig ol TOTIQHS, U' Wa) Mill ol Boob, stationer}, Laps ani CMaup. CHURCHILL & WE BSTER»S Klaus's Block, V-'i'M': VL".' nt JASCES XL WI1TSLOW, Wkeltuli and Retail Dealer In LUMBER, LATH AND SHINGLES, Sash, Doors, Blinds, Mouldings, Building Paper, &c. Mfisg SapplieS Famished to Contractors. D. CUBTXN, JAMESTOW2T, DAKOTA. SZ2EFS TUB Largest, Best and Only Complete Stock of Gfr-e3a.exa,l 2v£erc!3^ aonLcLIs© In Stutsman county, which he will sell at the lowest cash price. -A-- 3BXX-JIj, and Counsellor JUTX) SStOTAXCT y, ESTQTK7":fcT. ID. T- I Va BATMOSO. nmiiil M«GIXmiS, V. Pro.ii.Iit. B. K. WALLACE, Cashier Bank of Jamestown, JAMESTOWN, DAKOTA. -rrCENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED,"— Ba* aad toll Kxehanie on all Principal itles. Will Ittend to Purchase and gal* of Real Estate, Pay Taxes, Exchange, And Perfect Titles. P*rttoulM Attention Given To Collections x. T. Correspondent, Donnell, Laivson $ Co. St. Paul Correspondent, First National Bank, 7ouLX SuuslELess Solicited.. WHITE, HoUry Public. JOHNSON C. NICKEUS. WMTl'll XTXCZEXJS, \A.ttoxrL©3rs at La-w, LAND OFFICE ATTORNEYS. b#cm* wow attended TO. AND COLLECTIONS PROMPTLY Land Office and Real Estate Business. Money Loaned on Good Security. Oftee Groend Floor, Front, Masonio Temple. NICKEUS & MILLS, lead if all liidi flour ail Feel Boots aid Shoes, Gh«P-t0* S*vixxaJ.slaJ.£L.gr G-oods, Creekery, Stone and China Ware, 4nd in fad, everything usually *ound in a store of .* General Merchandise. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN GEKTS FOBMISBIMG MODS, HATS, CAPS, BOOTS, & SHOES, GROCERIES PROVISIONS, Gxoc3s:ex3r ara-d. G-la,ss"wa, le, 5cc. AT SDTIOM PJ3ICES. 4VtjS" ,' *^sl/ IIlJi" in I.. •:-—r^ at PTJSZ.ZC. Legal Business Promptly Attended to, Contested Land Claims before the Local and General Land Offices made a Specialty. JTsroestown, Dakota. O E I E S Tea*, Coffees, Sugars and Syrups, Canned Goods and wooden ware. FLOUR, PORK AND HAMS. ToToaccos etrLcL CIgra-xs. Medicines, and Fancy Goods, FSblXHtS Oils, Law, D-MILL8- ?^.irFu ^.../^—~^ Settlement on the Line of the Northern Pacific. Eight thousand Swedes will come to the United States this year Nearly all these will settle on the line of the Northern Pacific rail road. Do our people know what this means? Of all the races of Europe the Scandinavian is the most vigorous, and it is by its law of habit an industroious, hardy, fru gal, intellectual race. Next, the whole line of that road is suscepti ble to settlement. The valley of the Red River of the North is about 225 by BOO miles in extent, of the finest wheat lands on the continent, besides better fitted for rye, oats, barley, flax and like crops than any other in the world. The climate is suitable to Norsemen and here alone he finds room for a Scandinavian empire. And these people are from the home of our civilization, and it is to-day the blood of the sea kings that dominates the commerce of the globe. Then again the family and Bible are the basis of the social life of these people. They are honest, constant in their conviction, phys ically sfcsMgt .J^ul wedded to the home. In fifty years more they will have a series of commonwealths there that will serve as a balance wheel to the more emotional re gions of the South, and it would only be logical if they were to fur nish a century hence the armies to quell another secession rebellion. This region has had its difficulties. Jay Cook saw its capabilities and sought to use them, but he was a monopolist, and a public enemy, and was put aside by the howling mob. But his labor was not lost, and to-day his road has reached the confines of a country larger than the whole north of Europe and of a fertility equal to any part of the Union. The future of that vast region is not all a matter of doubt. The people who go there go to till the soil, to raise their families, to work and grow in comforts and property. They are not speculators, and they will plant states that will add the wealth of bone, muscle, numbers, intelligence and indepen dence to the nation. Jay Cook is already vindicated.—Kansas City Times. Dakota for Specimens. Black Hills Timed. A portion of the territories of Mon tana and Dakota contain wonders which the lover of nature may search the globe over in vain to equal. Their like does not rest upon this footstool. The National Park is the worthy museum of unexampled won ders, which by right a great republic should possess the government itself being the great wonder of the triumph of humanity. The geysers, the tails, and the thousands of objects worth a journey to see, of the Yellowstone park have in manner been described again and again: but the wonders of Dakota are but little known except to a select few scientists. To the student, to the geologist who would read the past history on the pages of creation, who would wish t. examine the vestiges of a former age, ami trace the pathway of time in the high rond of nature, 110 country on the face of the earth presents the field that Dakota does. At soiue age, how far back we dare not pretend to say, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the air made this land their paradise. Their bodies lie embalmed almost as perfect as the day when nature's fiual edict overtook them. The peculiarities of the soil and climate have preserved them almost intact, even when exposed to the atmosphere. Thousand of tons of rarest fossils which would gladden the geologist's heart, lie ex posed within a few miles of Dead wood, and giant fish or reptiles turned to solid stone are said to be within a days ride of us. A portion of the territory, the bad lands especially, appears to be the grave yard of the old world. To those who are inter ested in these researches, we would say, leave off tinkering with the triv ial fields of the east and come here, where the gage is spread without ex ertion before your eyes. What 1" ltouul-Ep Means. D.adwood Times. But few people really know what a cattle "round-up" signifies. They have an idea that the cattle owners mount their ponies during the flow ery month of May and ride out up on the broad prairies and drive 111 their herds like a farmer runs in his flocks. This, however, is not the case. As soon as the bizzards of winter set in the herders seek their cabins and the cattle scatter and are driven by the storms over the plains and mountains until spring, when they are widely separated. We learn from Henry Weare, who is just in from the round-up in this region, that it will take two months yet to collect the stock. His cattle and those belonging to M. C. Con nors are roaming hundreds of miles apart. Some are on the Tongue river and others as distant from their range the opposite directions. The work of getting together the animals, which are recognized by their brands, is no little chore, but in a new country like this a three months' job. Flax. As a testimony of what flax will do and what can be done the first season, we cite our readers to what Porter Bros, have done on their farm south of Jamestown. They put two teams at breaking four weeks ago, and have 80 acres of flax all up and growing finely. This piece will probably yield eighteen bush els to the acre, or a total of 1440 bushels. This is worth 90 cents per bushel, or $1,296. Nine teams are now breaking, getting the ground ready for wheat next spring. "Hi Ki ^fr Y.nklon Press and Dakotaian. The "horrors" of the late win ter and the "terrors" of the spring break up in Dakota have been por trayed in glowing colors in all of the eastern papers and have been industriously elaborated by those whose interests rendered it impor tant that as few people should come to our territory in the capacity ot actual residents as possible. Na ture's strange indigencies have furnished the text and many a feel ing discourse has gone to the peo ple of the east, urging them to avoid the "inhospitable region where only suffering and privation awaited them." The result of thi» effort to plant the seeds of prejudice comes to us in the shape of a larger immi gration than was ever known before. Our railroads and wagon roads are thronged with settlers and the diffi culty is to locate this vast army 01 home seekers which has so sudden ly occupied our productive prairie*. That the past winter was one ot hardship here in Dakota none will deny, but the fact that the same cheerless conditions have existed in states of the east robs this freak of nature of any local significance. The season full of inclemencies was general in its efi'ect, and the thous ands who are now coming into Da kota leave behind them recollections yet fresh and vivid, of storms and unparalleled frigidity in the land they have just abandoned. It there fore happens that the most imagin ative productions of writers gifted in misrepresentation have little ef fect, or, if any, they tend to attract attention to the land where-people can thrive under adverse circum stances. Those who have been here through many winters and summers know that Dakota is not in the habit of producing such se vere weather as came upon us last winter, and we have the statement of the venerable chief of the Yank ton Sioux that nothing like it has occurred singe 1810. The uniform mildness of our winters is proverb ial and new comers in ouiynidst will have an opportunity to enjoy them in the future. Last year the line of immigration halted at Jim river valley, but this spring it is pushing westward and promises to fill the entire region between that stream and the Mis souri. Upon the slopes and sum mit of this watershed there is an abundance of rich agricultural and grazing land, which will speedily become productive under industri ous manipulation. The settlers now flocking into Dakota will fcevcr re gret their coming. Red Hot Journalism. Dnluth Daily Tribune. The following from the Yankton Herald of a recent issue is an inter esting example of the florid style of Western journalism and at the same time is interesting as applying to a gentleman well known. The fervor of the writer may be com mended while his criticisms are not entirely endorsed: 'The lierald, as its readers remem ber was never an enthusiastic admirer of Pat Donan. It denounced hiin as a journalistic louse at the time of his first entrance into the newspaper field of the territory. Previous to that time it had made up its mind as to his calibre, methods and manners. Yet, it is sorry to say it was drawn into the folly a few weeks ago, of giv credence in its columns to a foul report set afloat by this distardly wretch concerning the wife of a bro ther journalist residing in Deadwood, and which was printed in the sheet of a fugitive from justice in Fargo. The Herald is ashamed of itself! It should iiave known better than to believe the idle tattle of such a pair of moral euuuchs! And it hereby takes occasion to express its utter disbelief of the divilish story, and its loathing and abhoreuce of the pair of filthy ghouls who prostituted their alleged newspaper privileges by cir culating it. The red-hot concaves of of an orthodox hell have been resound ing for countless ages with the yells and howls of men who are angels of light compared with them 1 We hope to see the press of the territory gen erally lend its aid to the holy task of stamping under iron hoff' this brace of newspaperial guerrillas. There are editors who sometimes write very pointed, pertinent para graphs but yet, in a measure, "draw it mild." The above paragraph, however, isn't one of that sort—it is the other end. Such stout editors as the ones alluded to by the Herald man may feel complacent in the face ot such a criticism,but such a delioate editorial dandelion as ourself, would wither, and completely kerfiumux under such a weight of words. An Immigration Rnikling. One of the greatest needs of our country to day is an immigration building. Repeatedly during this season settlers with families have ar rived and there being no building to go into they were often compelled to camp in the depot and on the plat form. Many more people will come here this fall and next spring their number will be legions. Some ar rangement looking toward the com fort and accommodation of these people should be entered into. The simplest and best way to do this is for the County to put up a large and roomy building on some of the vacant lots in such shape that it can be rented to immigrants until such time as they could get on to their land. Such a building would need no finishing on the inside, as it would not be used in winter, and would easily repay its cost in one seaeo We trust some move will be made in his matter. Sioux Falls people are congratulat ing themselves on the coming ex penditure of $100,000 in their town in the ereetion of a penitentiary. u** m1*• JAMESTOWN. STUTSMAN COUNTY, D. T., JUNE 24, 1881. The Public Land Lam. THE AGBICULTOBAL LA5DR are divided into two classes, one at 91-25 per acre, designated as minimum lands, lying outside of railroad limits th« other at £2.50per acrc as double minimum, lying within railroad limits. Titles are acquired by purchase at public sale, by ordina ry "private entry" and in virtue of the pre-emption. homestead, timber culture and other laws. Pur chases at public sales are made when lands arc "offered" at public sale to the highest bidder by proclamation of the President or by order of the General Land Office. Lands so offered and not sold, and not since r.:«erved or withdrawn from tlie uiurket, can be secured by "private entry" or loca tion. But none of the lands in Northern Dakota have been "offered at public sale, all having been re served for homestead, pre-emption and tree claims on account of their agricultural value, and because this system is more in accordance with theinterests of the masses, and not for speculators, aa under the public sale system, jjjoux half-breed scrip can be used to purchase any surveyed laHd, bat very little of this scrip is now outstanding. Soldiers' add itional homestead entries can also he purchased and laid upon any vacant surveyed land, thus acquiring title without residence thereon. FKE-EKITIOMB. Ileada of families, widows or alogla persona (male or female), over the age of twenty-one years, citizen* of the United States or who have declared their intention to bccoine such under the naturali zation laws, may enter upon any offered and unoffered" lands or any unsurveyed lands to which Indian title is cxtlngnlshed, and purchase not exceeding 160 acres under pre-emption lawi. After making settlement, if on "offered1' land, the applicant must flic his declaratory statement with the district land office within thirty days, far which a fee of (ii.00 is required, and witiiin one year from data of settlement make final proof of bis actual residence on and cultivation or the tract and pay therefor at SI -25 per acre if outside of railroad limits, or $2.59 per acre If within theee limit,, and he may pay in cash or by military bounty, land warrants, agricultural college, private claim or su preme court scrip. When the tract has been surveyed and is not offered land, the claimant must file his or her declaratory statement within three month* from date of settlement, and make praof and payment within thirty-three montli* from date of settle ment. Settlement is the first thing to be done un der pre-emption law*. when settlements are made on namrveyed lands, settl'r* are required to Ule their declaratory statements within three months after the date of the receipt at the district land office, of the ap proved plat of the township embracing their claims, and make proof and payment within thir ty month* from the expiration of said three months, payments the same a* In th« cas* of "of fered" lands. Pre-einptors may submit proofs of residence and improvements at any time after six."months of act iittl residence. He must show by Ills own lestimo. ny tind by two credible witnesses such actual res idence and cultivation—a habitable dwelling and other improvements, to the satisfaction of the land officers that the spirit of the law has been complied wiUi. At any time before the expiration of the time al£ lowed for proof and payment, tha settler may by making proper application at the land office and payment of the required fee, convert his home in to a homestead, and the time he has resided upon thejand is credited on homestead residence if he desires. No person who abandons his residence on hi* owl land to reside on public land in the same State or Territory or who owns 320 acres of land is entitled to the benefits of the pre-emption laws. It i* luld, however, that this provision does not apply to a bouse and lot in town. Claims can not be transferred until title is perfected. The second filing of a declaratory statement by any pre-emptor, when the first filing was I etui in ail respects, is prohibited. Before proof ana pavmc nt on pre-emptionclaims.written notice must he'given by the claimant to the Hegister,who must post a no tice in his office and cause the same to be published in a newxpftper nearest the land for at least thirty days,4s in tue case of homestead*. 1IOMEJ.TKADS. Any person who is the head of a family or wb is arrived at the age of twenty-one years, andi a citizen of the United States, or has filed his dec laration of intention to become such, Is entitled to one-quarter section* or less quantity of unappro priated public land under tne homestead laws. The applicant must make an affidavit that he i* over the age of twenty-one or is the head of a family and that he is a citizen of (he United States or has declared his intention to become sucb, and that the entry is made for his exclusive use and benefit and for actual settlement and cultiva tion, and must pay the legal fee and that part of the commissions required to be paid when entry i* made, as follows: When within railroad limits, for 100 acres, fee $10, commission #8 for eightv acres, fee $5, commission %i. Outside of railroad limits, fee 110, commission M, and in proportion for eighty or forty acres. When these require ments are complied with the Receiver issu a his receipt in duplicate and the matter is entered on then cords of the office. After faithful observance of the law in regard to actual settlement and cul tivation for a sontinnous term of five years, at the expiration of tliat term or within two years there after, final proof mnst be made, and, ir satisfacto ry to the li'iid officers, that part of the commis sions remaining unpaid (the same in amount so paid on entry) mnst be paid. The Register then Issues his certificate and makes proper returns to the General Land Office, a* the basis for a patent. Any settler desiring'to make final proof, must first file with the Register a written notice of his intention, describing the land and giving the names of four witnesses by whom the facts as to settlement, continued residence, cultivation, etc., are to be established. This notice must be accom panied by a deposit of money sufficient to pay the cost of publishing the notice which the Register is required to publish for thirty days (five times,) in a newspaper designated by him, or arrange with the publisher of the paper thereof. Notice is also posted in the land ollice for the same {tcriod. Final proof cannot be madtMintil the expiration of five years from the date of entry, and must be made within two years ther after. In making fi nal proof the homestead settler may appear in per son atjthe district land office with his witnesses and there make the affidavit and proof required, or he may, if by reason of bodily infirmity or dis tance it is inconvenient Tor him to appear nt the land office, with his witnesses appear before the Jndge of a court of record of a county and State, or district and Territory !n which the land is situated, and there make final proof. When a homestead settler dies before he can make final proof, the widow, or in case of her death, the heirs, may con tinue settlement and obtain title npon requisite proof at the proper time. In ease of death of both parents leaving infant children, the homestead may be sold for cash for benefit of the children, and purchaser will receive title. The sale of a homestead claim to another before completion of title i* not recognized. In making final proof the settler must swear that no part of the land has been alienated, exccpt for church, cemetery, or school purposes, or right of way of railroads. Homestead claims may be rclinqnishcd but In such cases the land reverts to the government. If a settler docs not wish to remain five year* on his tract, he may pay for it, as nndcr the pre-emption law, in cash or warrants at any time after six months of actual residence. This proof must be made before the district officers. Homesteaders are allowed six months after entrjr fo commence improvements and establish residence. The law allows but one.homestead privilege to •ny one person. Every person who served not less than ninety days in the army or navyof the United States dur ing "the recent rebellion," who was honorably dis charged and has remained loyal to the government, may enter a homestead, ana the time of service shaill be deducted from the period of five years, provided that the party shall reside npon and culti vate his homestead at least one year after he com mences improvement*. The widow of a soldier, or, if she be dead or has married again, the minor heirs, (if any) may throngh iheir guardians, make homestead entry, and if the soldier died in the scrvice the whole term of his enlistment will be credited upon the term of required residence. Soldiers and sailors as above may file a declaratory statement for 160 acres of land through an agent, after which they have six months to file their homestead. This latter entry must be made in per son. Thus a soldier who desire* to secure a claim party here, who can file for him upon fee ted. Land* acquired under the homeetcad law* are cot liable for any debt contracted prior to the itauipg of the patent therefor. TBBE CLAIMS. Under the timber cnltnre law* not more than 160 •area on any one flection, entirely devoid of timber, can be entered, and no one peraon can make more than one entry thereander. The qualifications of applicants are the *ame as aoder the pre-emption and homcntead laws. The land office chargce are, for 160 acres or more than 80 acre* $14 when entry is made and $4 at final proof. For 80 acres or less $9 at entry, snd 94 at final proof. The applicant most make affidavit that tne land specifier in his application is exclus ively prairie, or other land devoid of timbor, that hie filing and entry is made for the cultivation of timber for his own exclusive use and benefit that the application is made in good faith and not for the pnrpoee of speculation, or directly or indirect ly for the use or benefit of any other person or persons that he intends to hold and cultivate the land and comply with the laws, and that he has not previously made an entry under the timber culture law. The party making an entry of a quarter section is required to break or plow fire acres covered thereby during the first year, and five teres in add ition during the second year. The five acree plow ed during the first year he ia required to cultivate by mising a crop or 9th«rwise, during the second year, ana to plant in timber seeds, or cutting*, during the third year. The five ^crpe broken the second year he is required to cultivate by raising a crop or otherwise during the third year. Por en tries of less than 160 acres the amount of land to be cultivsU-d must be pro rata. Provision 1? made for extension of time in case drought or grasshop pers destroy trees. These trees he mnst cultivate and protect, and if, at the expiration of eight years from aate of entry, or at any time within five yea'? thereafter, the entrant, or if he be dead, his heirs, shall prove by two credible witnesses the planting, cultivating and protecting the timber for not less than eight years, and that tnere were at the end of eight ycars'at least 675 living thrifty trees on ea* of the ten acres required to k,not 1 ,r,- 'M ds planted, he, or they will be entitkfd toa patent, it should be be added, that in making proof it must be shown that less than twenty-seven hundred trees were plantt-d to the acre." Fruit trees are not con sidered timber in regard to cultivation of an entry under this act. It is not necessary that the ten acres should be in a cm pact body. Fattve to comply with any of the requirement $ of th* law at any time after one year from dale of entry, renders such entry liable to contest, and upon duo proof of such failure the entry will bo cancelled. No land acquired under this law will in any event become liable for the satisfaction of any debt or debts, contracted prior to the issuing of the final certificate therefor. BIMABK9 A qualified applicant cannot take a homestead and pre-emption claim at thetsame time, but he may take either and a tree claim at the same time. Ainan may take a pre-emption anil tree claim, and after proving up and obtaining a title to his pre .mption, may then enter a homestead, (or he may commute and pay for his homestead and then fake .1 it,.... n# lan^ a pre-emption) find hus secure 480 acroB of land. In case the settlor lives at a distance from the land office and desires to make proof and payment of his claim under the pre-emption law ho can have the testimony of his witnesses taken before any notary public'in the district, and if lie further desires can nave his own testimony taken before a Clerk of Ihe Court, and these he can transmit, with the necessary amount of money to pay for his claim, to the Register and Receiver or to some re iable party, who can present the proof and money to them and obtain tueir receipt and certificate for the land. Dakota Daslies. Mitchell will be a money order of fice on and after July 1. About sixty buildings are now in oourse of construction in Bismarck' The contract has been let for build ing a $10,000 flouring mill at Canby. About sixty buildings are now in course of construction at Bismarck. The big mill company at Sioux Falls will erect 100 cottages for em ployes. The contract has been let for building a $10,000 flouring mill at Canby. Deadwood will send up a balloon with a raait in it on the Fourth of July. A Custer preacher had one of his horses poisoued at Rapid City the other day. The supreme court has got to set tle the couuty-seat contest in Brook ings county. The last monthly clean-up of the Homestake mine was five bricks worth $200,000. Steps are being taken to -institute a commandery of Knights Templar at Sioux Falls. Gus Linderman of Canton was fined $50 and costs a few days since for selling liquor without license. The Citizens bank is the name of a new institution about opening up at Madison in elegant quarters. There is a large amount of freight standing on the side-tracks at Pierre, waiting to be transported to the Black Hills. A menagerie composed of wild animals and snakes from the Black Hills is making a tour of the Missou ri towns. The trial of J. D. Cameron of Sioux Falls, on charge of being en gaged in fradulent land entries, is now in progress at Yankton. Thos. Nast, the caricaturist of Harper's weekly, is on his svay for a visit to the Black Hills, lie is in terested in the Esmeralda mine. How rapidly the territory is filling up is told by the entries made at the Mitchell land office during May, whioh aggregated 208,6-10 acres. There is to be a Methodist church building put up at Aurora, imme diately. The people have subscribed liberally, the Church Extension soci ety will help largely, and the railroad company will do handsomely. Suit is to be commenced against ex-County Treasurer Geo. W. Naylor of Lincoln County for money due the county—the same being the funds which mysteriously disappeared from the treasurer's safe a year ago or more. Sioux Valley News:—It is rumored that two prominent law firms of Sioux Falls are about to experience the sen sation of a good sized earthquake. One firn is said to be several thous and dollars short in its collcct.ion ac counts, and the other firm is involved in the same way, though to less ex tent. Too much whisky and too deep an interest in politics, are said to be the maiu causes which have led to this result. Eldridge Notes. From Our Special Correspondent. Henry Yessey has gone to Glen dive to hunt up a renegade who ab sconded from here very recently, leaving behind him a host of mourn ing friends. H. Cornwall wants to know if there is any law in this country for the prevention of cruelty to ani mals. Sawyer, the great wheat king of Duluth, Minn., was here this week looking about, and prospects for the early erection of the elevator were never brighter. A youth, whose name we suppress for fear of destroying his equine career, was thrown violently from a horse on Sunday evening about a mile from here, sustaining serious but not fatal injuries. John Pendray delivered an elo quent sermon in the depot Sunday afternoon, and was listened to throughout with intense interest bv a large and intelligent congre gation. On Monday morning at an early hour a heavily loaded freight train departed from Jamestown for Bis marck, and while ascending that notorious hill just west of town, the two front wheels of the foremost box car ceased to revolve, the en gineer and fireman, thinking it a remarkable circumstance, imme diately shut off steam and went to examine the cause of the mishap and, to their disagreeable surprise, they found that upwards of three million of flying ants had roosted on the sides of the wheels and sucked the oil all out of the boxes. That gorgon's saddle used by llain in-the-I^aee at the great Custer mas sacre now hangs on a picket pin in Vessey's granary. RUPERT. Anybody desiring a McCormic.k twine binder must give their order immediately to J. W\ Johnston, as the supply is short on these celebrated harvesters. Wheat lias commenced to Uead in some places. Judge B'lrnes has resumed the practiw of law at Fargo. Mrs. Porter lias returned from her visit to Kockford, Ills Leaaniil B109. have just finished re. painting their store. Waller & Curr lmve just received two more car loads of lire stock. II. L. Iniuan is being made happy by a visit from his two sisters. J. It. Waller and wife arrived from Marble Ii:ck, Iowa lastj evening. Miss Olarn Lytte, of Pargo, is visiting her bruther, Junes M. Lyttle, of this city. M-ijor Lyon has a letter puzzle^ that ife a novelt r. He ..fLrs a prize to tho party who guesses it. The band caps havear ived. Likewise the Turner's 2flag and the bells fox our b*nd boys. A. G. Parkhursthas returned to James town, ami will, we are informed remain for some tim'\ Several parties are anxious to get largo lots of breaking doue eren at this lata day in the season. The full sliM-t Fourth of July posters adorn the windows of our several mercan tile establishments. With wages for scction hands on the railroad a: $ 1.G0 per day the men get ir. a pretty good fuontbV wages. Hon. D. 21. Kelleher, Marshal of the parade ou tlie Fourth, has appointed T. t. Wadsworth his Srst liouu-nant. The N. P. officials are making Agent Harkers' life a burden to hiin in their de mand fur statistics, crop reports, etc. Plattcnberg & Louermaa have gone to Mandan to do the stone work on a new building that F. D. Il:igcrbi* puttiug up. The various merchants have promised to appear in the procession on the Fourth und will form an interesting part of the parade on that day. M. Olimer, of Dayton, Ohio, a leading btwiuass man of that city, and the pos sessor of several sections of jjtutacuau county soil, is in town. Five millwrights are at work on the Jauiestown Hom ing mill under the charge of Mr. Fox, and ate preparing to receive those Hungarian rollers. Mist D. M. to the front again. New pota toes were on the labia lor d'nner to-day at the Jamestown Hotel, First of the season and grown by Mr. Moore, two miles up the river. A car load of brick have recently been unloaded here. This will probably not occur again as Hooper & Verdcgam ad vertue that they will hire brick for sale on and after next Tuesday. The road bed has been graded and the ties laid for aside track 400 leet lang on the west side of the river. This is the beginning of the removal of the N. P.'s shops to that side of the river. An outfit consisting of two teams, some stock, a healthy family and the whole out lit looking as though it might have come from Missouri, have been in town a couple days and will locate in this vicinity. Although no special mention has been made of the tact, it is understood that a cordial invitation is extended to the world at large, and the smaller towns atound us in particular, to come and cele brate with us ou the Fourth. J. H. Merrifield, of Wilhamsville, Vt., who owns a section ot valuable larming land near Jamestown, arrived here yester day. He thinks Jamestuwn the prettiest little city he has seen on his^travels. The Alert cannot help admiring his judgment. School «xami nation occurs next week Friday, and prepuatious are being made to make it an interesting event. The scholars are now struggling with selec tions from tamous authors with which they propose to stonish their parents and others on that occasion. The PresbTterun talks arc rustling to raise $1,000 more which with the amount to be received from the Chuich Extension S 'Ciety, will enable them to dedicate the church free ttom debt. The plan to se cure the money is to have one hundred men agree to give $10 each. We were yesterday handed a sample of new peas picked on it. K. Giiffin's place, June 22. They wete well filled out and large enough to cat. New potatoes and peas at tliis time of the season isn't so slow. We may not be able to get our seed iu the gr.iund as early as some folks 1 ut when it once gets started it beats the world. Yesterday noon Sheriff McKeclinie gathered in a supposed criminal from off tne west bound train. He did so in ans wer to a telegram from Chicago describ ing the personal appearance of the bird they wished to catch Mc. says he knows nothing of the nature of the crime charged against prisoner and does not know whether he has the right party or not. Would it not be a good plan fir our Village Council to meet some time between this and the Fourth and pass an ordinance making it unlawful for any one to shoot off lire cracker within the village limits. Such a law would doubtless deprive the younger element of the village, of some amusement, but it might save our beauti ful village from a disastrous conflagration. A circular has been issued by General Passenger and Ticket Agent C. K. Barnes, of the Northern Pacific railway, to ali agents, instructing them to sell fourth »f JuW excursion tickt ts to and from all sta tions on the line at 60 per cent, of the double first class rates. Sale of these tickets commences on July 2 and closes July 4th, but return coupons are good tili July 5. Brick For Sale. We take occ .sion to inform the public that- wc shall have brick ready for sale for chimnies one week from the date of this notice. The second kiln is engaged,, and those wanting brick should send in their orders ot onrc. Hooper JFE Vkri»gaii. June SI, 1SS1. lwlll ^THEDAWM Potter and Kernaa In tte The Cornell Crew Picfeiiag te Wl: Victory. The New Ceaet Pate la aa Wltfca Loag TelL Star Bouies—Yellow Verar —Nuj Chsagts. PREPARING TO WI*. London, Jane 24.—The Cornell crew rowed on the Hanley eouraa yesterday, making forty strokes a minute for the whole distance. Cook, who rowed with the Tale crew against the London club at Philadel phia in 1876, is assisting the Cornell crew in training. The men are ia good health ana spirits. BRIDE ABD GBOO*« OBOW*BD. New York, Jane **.—A Savannah dispatch announces the death at Rog er's Mill Pond, of John iddlefi)p |sd bride. They were crossing this ferrr after their wedding when Mrs. 10a* dleton fell into the water. Her hus band attempted her Rescue and both were drowned. Wnen their 3ach Lido MiunUa, a sister *f Mrs. McKean and Mrs. HotcLikiss, arrived in Jamestown yesterday from Meadrille, Penn., and wtil tuuice a visit. The base ball game on the Fourth will be an interesting feature of the day. It is expected that the Spiritwood nine will compete with our nine for thu prize. Johnston sold two McCormick harvest era on Thursday, and during this week has also sold two Case threshing ma chines. Pat iioran purchased one of the latter. There is a deplorable scarcity ef wood in this place at the present time, and the people at large would like to know when the railroad company propose to get a supply. M|m In were recovered they were looked others arms. SUX STROKES. New Orleans, June 24.—There were eleven cases of ^un stroke to day. Seven were fatal. STILL AT IT. t&m Albany, June 24.—The still continues, and the legislatnra is seemingly no nearer an election than a week ago. The stalwarts are anxious for an adjournment sia.e die, but scarcely dare attempt to make such a move, as they arc not centain of success, and the attempt might create a revolution and se cure the election of half breed can didates. The ballots to-day result' ed as follows. To succeed Conkling: Wheeler, 50 Lapham, 17 Potter, 53 Conk* ling 32 Balance, scattering. To succeed Piatt: Depew 82 Kernan, 63 Piatt, 27 Balance, scattering. THE SOUTHERN SCOURGE. Havana, June 24.—There have been eleven deaths from yellojr fever, and twenty from«mallj(pap during the week ending to-day. JTAVY CHAXQ1. Washington, June 24—The navy department decides to substitute shoulder straps for shoulder knot* worn by all officers of the grade of ensign. Officers of this'gradejjwill also be allowed to wearchapeauz and epaulets on dress occasion. THE UW COMET. Erie, June 24.—The new comet was plainly visible here a£little be fore three o'clock this a. m. Ap peared 18 degrees above the horizon in the northeast. Its tail, whieh is large and luminous pointed tovari the zenith. u_ OUT OF^BXFLOYJMST. Pottsville, Pa.—Two handredc^S employes of [the Bear Run colliery are thrown out of work by th® burning of the slope house, and the woodwork at the head of the slope. ASYIOTTS FOR TUAU Washington, Jane 4.—This morning in the criminal court be fore Judge Cox, Second Assistant Postmaster General, Brady, through his council made application to ths'TI grand jury io examine at once the subject in which his name is eon*' nected with the alleged Star Route frauds. Col. Cook, Attorney Gener al, and District Attorney Oockrill, were notified this morning by Shel abarger & Wilson and Col. Tottai ^s that they would call up the motion tSy, to-day. 4 v# LOOK OUT! Ottawa, Jane 23—An astronomer^ writing to the city papers says: Asl^ the moon will be at her inferior con-" junction on the 25th, and the planets^?| will be but a few degrees oat of eon-^. junction, I would advise seamen to get their vesels into safe harbors bo fore that date. Tarrific gales accom panied by. hail, will blow from the south-east and Atlantie coast. Bril liant showers of meteors will occur, especially within the tropics^ Tides will be unusually high in the west. Winds and hurrieanes will prevail on the east side of the Bocky Moan tains. The month ot July will be excessively hot, owing to the heated atmosphere returning from the equa torial regions. WAsnrwGTosr warn. Washington, June 23—Secretaries Hunt and Windorn and Postmaster General James, with members of their families, left to-day for Long Branch. Attorney General McVeagb,' now in Philadelphia, goes to Long Branch to-morrow. Secretaries Blaine and Kirkwood are now tha only members of the cabinet left in the city. The former expects to leave the latter part of next weak for his home in Augusta, Me. The Chinese government* having requested the services of ofleers to organize the navy marine corps simi lar t-i our own. Lieut. D, Pratt, ns: ger of main corps, has been and granted permission to enter der the service of the Chinese ga vsp ment for that purpose. Tot* Itaviog condwM to establish a banking business in Jamatown, we Inks occasion to infona the chlssss ef StMa. man and surrounding oonaties that we shall be in readiness to operate tbe asm upon our return fn*a the east, which WtU be at an early date. Soliciting a -3S 1 gsaeidL aha** of the patronage of tbe public, wo Mwa. reapectfully, O. McK. linjd. Km. )L Lbjd, Je.