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jW&i «V''l f-7 I mM Sir- [ft: 1i i' v. •5 .• J-.-n E 4 4 •I S a j. IAMESTOWN POPULATION 3.500 Jamestown, the metropolis and trade cente of the upper James River Valley, Is the county ca. or Stutsman county. It is equidistant from Fargo and Bismarck, about one hundred miles from each, and is located on the most beautiful site along the lineof the Northern Pacific Railroad, between the bluffs and the banks of the Jamea River. The machine and repair shepsand headquarters of the Dakota division of the Northorn I\acific, and of he Jamestown & Northern railroads are located here and it is the shipping and distributing point for the vast scope of country to the northwest reached by the latter railroad. Jamestown has a graded public school, including a high school course, occupying two large school buildings and employing eleven teachers. It con tains six handsome church edifices, and ita popu lation, numbering 8,500, Is made up from the beat and most enterprising classes of the northeastern and northwestern states. It is sarrounded for rtfty miles in every direction by the world-famed wheat lands of the James River Valley, which furnish an immense and inexhaustible support to every department of industry and commerce. Its hotel accommodations, business blocks, mercantile and commercial enterprise are not surpassed by anr city in the territorv. CITY AND COUNTY CITY NEWS. Dulutli wheat market yesterday as re ported by telegraph: Cash opened 83, closed S3. May opened 87, closed 87. lay lowest 86%, highest S7 4.i. Cash wheat 61 cents here. Henry Doolittle was up from Sanborn Sunday. Fresh oysters at Bob's restauranl, in the Nickeus Block. The freight trains t? Sykeston run for the present on Mondays and Thursdays. The Holstem herd at the Wade farm lias been increased by twenty-three calves this spring. For stationery and blank books go to C. li. Meredith & Co., Parlor Drug Store. No. 32-tf Mrs. Captain Bennet, ef Fort Tottea, with her daughter, are visiting Dr. and Mrs. Archibald, at the asylum. Niemeyer's force of painters and dec orators have been improving the looks of Wonnenberg & Avis' postoilice annex. C. K. Meredith & Co., carry a ful line of patent medicinas and fine toilet articles. 32-tf John llyan, an oii Alert weekly sub sci iber, sent in for the favorite paper to atill go to bis address at New Kockford "Tis well. The preliminary trial of Jackson ac cused by Will Dennison of burglary, was postponed today by Judge Hamilton for additional evidence. Don't buy paints, oils, turpentine, var nish and paper, until you get prices at the I'arlor Drug Store. No. 32-tf The Fester County Commissioners at their last meeting allowed the Stutsman county bill of court expenses for the April term. The amount was $316.60. G. Spangler and Lou Anderson are go ing to Sykeston to open a hotel, saloou and blacksmith shop. Success to their enterprises. A. O. Elder a proimueut farmer on the Jamestown & Northern left for Illinois lasl night, to purchase a lot of horses for the farm. You will Bnd a pure stock of drugs at C. It. Meredith & Co., Parlor Drug Store. No. 32-tf A. Lindsay, a well known resident of Eldrids e, has entirely recovered from a severe attack of lung fever, under the care of Dr. DePuy. A two and a quarter ton safe has ar rived for the Asylum, and Yennum'sdray l:ne men placed it safely in the institu tion today. Particular attention is given to tilling prescriptions with medicines of absolute purity and assayed strength at C. li. Meredith & Co., Parlor Drug Store. 32-tf The genial sheriff of LaMoure county, J. W. Stoddard, was in the city yesterday bringing a patient to the tsylum. She is the wife of a well known German farmer near LaMoure. in the article descriptive of the Gettys burg Stock Farm, in yesterdays Alert, the size of the cattle sheds was given as 70x40. It should have been 70x145. Con siderably longer. We are closing out our entire stock a slaughtering prices. M. EPPINGER fc Co. Grand Central block. 27-tf Will Dennison a well known farmer living near the city has bad a man named Jackson arrested on charge of burglary. The accused claims to have been an in surance agent. F. G. Yalleen and family, left Saturday night for Duluth. Mr. Valleen was at tended to the train by a large number of friends and acquaintances, who will miss hia labors In the church and its society here. The party who borrowed a pair of inch •ad a quarter tongs, and a pipe wrench from J. T. Eager, will oblige by returning the same at once. No. 23-tf The enterprising proprietor of the Capital House, G. W. ingraham is build ing a large stable on Sixth avenue, to be u?ed as a feed and sale barn, and run in connection with bis popular hotel. Frank Andre has put in a wooden drain on Second street and Sixth avenue, fot the purpose of running the water towards the river. This is one of the wise street improvements being done by the city. Ed. Bowman baa bad mad- to order a very elegant cashier's desk whicb corres ponds ia every way to the andsome in terior of the store. It is all band work, made of oak and black walnut and was doae by A. Ritterbush a skillful carpenter and cabinet maker of Ibis city. The team belonging to Dr. Jamea Da Tiaoa ran away this afternoon witb bis little son Clarence. He stuck gamely to tbc rein#, and after making a circuit of ilk and ayeaaaa, finally polled them to a standstill. The little fellow showed great pluck and nerve. Ei^ht coaches filled with passengers and emigrants, passed west this morning on the delayed overland train Many strangers were ticketed for this point, and the crowd at the depot was like in boom days. Conductor Irvin, is now on board of a Jamestown & Northern passenger, and being a very good looking, and popular conductor, Charlie Skelton a ditto travel ing man, presented him witb a new silver plated lantern, with "regards." Mrs. Fannie M. Gardner, of Tarbell, who owns and manages successfully a bonanza farm, better tban most men, called at the Alert office, renewed the Weekly, and gave the business manager some valuable pointers. A farmer's team, frightened at two dogs fighting under the wagon, ran off this af ternoon from Shoenberg's to the James River Lumber Company's yard, and back through the Winslow yard until they were stopped by Mr. Blood, without dam age. To loan on Improved Farms! $350 $700 $1,000 $1,500. Low Rates. No delays. North Dakota Loan and Trust Co. Offices on ground floor of James Htver National Bank building, James town, D. T. The Gasal's Brewery will be ready for business again scon. The beer stored in the cellar during the fire has largely proved uninjured aud before it is entirely consumed, the product from the new brewery will be on tap. W. M. Jones, proprietor of the Empire Farm, some twenty miles from the city, states that his collection of flowering plants have lived all winter without damage in the farm house, in the next rocm to a fire, aad his large Calla lily has bloomed there continuausly. The regular meeting of the G. A. It. was in charge of Senior Vice Commander Wade last evening, Major Miller being absent at Watertown. Several applica tions from new members were received showing that old soldiers are coming into the country all the time. C. N. Valentine and family are expect ed in from Benton Harbor, Michigan, to morrow. They are old friends of Frank Webster, of the well known firm ol Churchill & Webster, and will start a drug and grocery business at LaMoure. Dave Goodman and his army of assist ants are clearing the decks for the recep tion of the $35,000 stock of goods which are beginning to arrive. Blood has beeu noticed on ttie moon for beveral nights past and this is said to be the cause of the phenomenon. Elmer Merrill is re-papering and re painting his popular south side barber shop for the benefit of his many custom ers, who can now stretch themselves in the luxurious chairs and ga/.e at the beau tiful designs on the walls and ceilings. Niemeyjr is doing the work. The firemen at their meeting last night decided to move the headquarters of the department to the third story of the James Iiiver National .block, where two rooms have been secured. They will fit them up handsomely for the social and business use of the company. Matters relating to the coming tournament were also discussed. Bismarck Tribune Miss Fannie Hali fax, of Jamestown, is the guest ot Mr. and Mrs. M. II. Jewell for a few days. Miss Halifax fortrerly lived in Chicago, but like hundreds of other young ladies of grit and good sense came to Dakota and took a claim, which she is now indus triously holding down. She has relatives in Jamestown. Harry Lentz, one of the proprietors of the Gettysburg farm, returned this morn ing from Pennsylvania where be has spent the winter. He has been busy all day renewing the acquaintance of his many friends here, who are glad to see the genial bonanza fatmer in Dakota again. Mr. Lentz will build a house for his private use at the farm, and contem plates other improvements during the season. liev. M. II. Mott, of Leesburg, Indiana, an old friend of liev. W. F. Cook, has been visiting in the city for several weeks. The wonderful climate and advantages of Dakota have so favorably impressed them selves on Mr. Mott that be has decided to purchase a farm neat the city and make Jamestown his future home- Nellie Frances, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Saeridan, after a short and severe attack of brain fever and whooping cough, died Saturday afternoon, aged two and a half years. The Tuneral occurred this morning at the residence of the parents. The remains were interred in the Cetholic cemetery, Kev. Father Cassidy officiating. The sorrow stricken parents have the sympathy of all in their great affliction. Lisbon Star: The lecture delivered at the Baptist church Tuesday evening by Itev, J. H. II art man, of Jamestown, was largely attended and was very interesting. Tbe church was filled and all were pleased. The subject, "Rambles in Italy", was ably handled and the lecturer held the attention of tbe audience for nearly an hour and three-quarters. The church fund was increased to the amount of for ty-five dollais. Fargo Argus: It will be remembered that some months ago Mr. and Mrs. Set tle, bailing somewhere from New York state, were in the lied River Valley with a daughter—Mrs. William Johnson—and it was reported a divorce suit was about to be, or had been, instituted by the daughter. Tbe parties went from here to Chicago, and gained some notoriety through Tbe Times, and then seemed to have been "lost in tbe shuffle," but now comes tbe Canajoharie, New York, Courier, of Marcb 9, wbisb says that Mr. William Johnson, of New York city, was in Canajobatie and effected a settlement of tbe troubles for several months exist ing between tbe former, bis wife and ber parents." Tbe Couries goes on to re mark, "We understand all things are to be as tbey were before, and this news will be gratifying to the friends of all parties concerned." Mr. Settle the father of Mra. J.,—and possibly of tbe trouble—is quoted as "failing rapidly," by tbe same paper. It is said the "Banker's Daughter" at Bismarck last night, drew the largest audience ever seen at a theatrical enter tainment in the city. The company will be in Fargo, Tuesday, and Jamestown, Wednesday nights, next. Their appear ance here will be the signal for a fashion able outpouring of Jamestown's society. The Alert has just turned out a piece of job work of which it is very proud. It is a certificate o: membership for the Da kota and Montana Division of the Amer ican Train Dispatchers' Association, of which F. E. Michaels of this city is Sec retary. Messrs. Ringer and Lane arrived from Washington Territory on Saturday night with two carloads of young boises ami mares. One carload was taken to Aber deen this morning and the other is for sale at Chan. Bassett's stable. The officers «f the bank of Coopers town, whose suspension is announced in today's Alert, are, Julius Stevens, presi dent H. G. Pickett, cashier. Mr. Pick ett is well known in this city and the many friends of him and the institution hope to see them resume business again soon. Edward lianna, of Carrington, has some fine stock at Chan. Bassett's stable. They have been lately brought from Ohio. Among them is a magnificent Percberon stallion that weighs 1,700 lbs. He is coal black, and is a half brother of the famous "Brilliant" now at the head of Dunham's stud. Mr. lianna intends to make a horse farm of his place near Carrington- F. G. Yaleen was packing up his stock of boots and shoeB toc'ay prepaiatory to leaving for Duluth to engage in the busi ness there. His reasons for going, are, the high rent required here, lie leaves his pioperty unsold, however, and thinks he may some day return to the city in whicb he has done so well, made money, and quits for an uncertainty. The shadow social at the Baptist church last evening was one of the most success ful church entertainments given this winter. Several ladies who sat behind the screen were subjects of animated bid ding, by gentlemen who desired to ac company them to supper. One lady sold for $10, and another for $5. The net pro ceeds were between $35 and $40. P. A. Campbell an old resident of the city and long member of the mercantile firm of Campbell & Hirschfield died this afternoon at St. Pau2, where he and his accomplished family shortly since re moved. Mr. Campbell was a gentlemau of education and integrity but his failing health for a long time rendered close at tention to business impossible. M. Kinney, the Michigan attorney who has interested himself in the Byers boys, of Ellendale, returned last night from Bismarck with bis client John Byers who was taken there on charge of stealing Wyoming horses fiom Chapman. He was released on writ of habeas corpus and re turned to Ellendale this morning. Cum ings, his alleged partner was taken on .to Wyoming for trial. Chapman who re mained at Bismarck with the Byers pri soner suddenly left after the judge issued the writ. St. Paul Globe: Judge West, Gen. Allen and Postmaster Tyner ol Fargo, arrived last night and departed for Wa tertown. They were joined by Col. Clements, of Fargo, and Sam. Mathews, of Jamestown. The members of the quintet are members of tbe Grand Army ot the Republic and they were on their way to attend a territorial reunion at Watertown today. They expected that gathering would be well attended. Jacob Laux, one of the heavy machine ry dealers in the city is getting ready for an increased trade this spring. He has rented the entire building owned by Wm Lloyd, Jr., and formerly occupied by. Jacobs & Steele, on Fifth avenue for a machinery warehouse, together with a vacant lot adjoining. Mr. Laux will oc cupy the second story as a dwelling, and keep agricultural supplies that every farmer in the county will require. Bad Lands Cow Boy: Sitting Bull is now at his camp near Standing Rock and It is thought that he has not long to live. His voice is no longer the chief voice of the Sioux. He is now old and feeble and younger braves are taking to tbem selves the power the old man formerly possessed alone. The state of affairs is an encouraging one for those who have been fearful that tbe Indians would again give trouble. Sitting Bull is too old and powerless to ever again combine tbe Sioux nation and lead the Indians to war, and there is no young chief who can ever secure the power once held by Sitting Bull. The backbone of the great Sioux nation will be broken when he dies. M. U. Foley left for an extended trip west this morning, intending to visit Helena, Spokane Falls, Portland, and other points before returning. Mr. Foley is said to be looking for a hotel location and may visit the new towns that are to be on the line of the Montana Central, of which there has been considerable wild talk lately. It is hoped so good man and citizen will not leave Jamestown but return to some business here. Sam Mathews lea ves tomorrow for Wa tertown, Dak., as one of the delegates to ihe Grand Encampment of the G. A. li. to be held there the 24th and 25th of this month. The other delegates, Major Mil ler and E. L. Wells, will go Sunday. They expect to be joined by Capt. Hicks, who is now in Canada, and who has been telegraphed to meet them enroute. The Jamestown delegation will use every effort to get tbe next encampment in this city, and if tbe railroads and citizens here are alive to its importance it will be done. W. H. Dixon, and Frank Iioss, of the Milwaukee, and Walter Wyard, of the Michigan Central, spent tbe night at the Klaus, and left for Portland on the over land train this morning. Mr. Dixson scored another dramatic success, and did some effective missionary work on the side for tbe road. Like the three witches in Macbeth these gentlemen appeared and vanished as bubbles, but tbe pot that noiled made trouble for no one but tbe Italian brigand, who cast tx many bones in for a charm which didn't work some how. LATE CITY NEWS. Duluth wheat market today as reported by telegraph. Cash opened 84, closcd 83%. May opened 88, closed 87J-#. May highest 88, lowest S7?4. Cash price here 01 cents. Assessor Boynton is going to build a new farm house out on his bonanza. WANTED—A woman to do general house work on a fajni twenty miles north of Jamestown, from April 1st to Oct. 1st. Address J. II. W., Alert office. Rev. Peter Cook, brother of liev. W. F. Cook, it is said, will locate in the city, and preach to a circuit of churches in this yicinity that have no regular pastor. He will bring his family. William Jackson charged with petit larceny of property belonging to Will Dennison, on conscnt of Attorneys Nick eus & Baldwin, plead guilty and was sent up for thirty days by Judge Hamilton yesterday. Cash Carr, who has been absent for several months in Iowa, returned today from Charles City, bringing twenty head of horses for his sale stables. They are magniQcent animals in splendid condi condition. To RENT—Three choice farms adjoin ing Pingree. Gcod buildings on each farm, and land ready for seeding. ALDEN & WATEP.S, Jamestown, D. T. Mayor Flint returned from Bismarck last night. The United States petit jury has finished its work and has been dis charged. He was foreman of the jury that tried the man Wood for murder. Wood rccieves his sentence today. The special telegram in today's Alert shows that the delegation of the W. H. Seward Post has been doing good work for Jamestown, and has captured the next annual encampment of the G. A. K. Messrs. Wells, Miller, Mathews and Hicks deserve all credit. Friday evening, March 26, at the court house the Grand liapids home talent com pany will present the beautiful comedy drama "Under the Laurels," with the following ladies and gentlemen in the cast. Mrs. A. E. Franks, Mies Anna Ryder, Miss Anna Loring, Miss Clara Strubble, S. C. Aiken, W. E. Winston, Geo. B. Crum, C. 1. Huttuson, Joe M. Chappie, Dr. II. G. Anderson. The pro ceeds of tbe entertainment will be de voted to charity. The play will be under bte management of E. M. Whitman. The Aleit keeps a large stock of legal blanks for use of attorneys, justices, real estate men, farmers, merchants and every body. Outside orders are given prompt attention always. Special forms printed All the new blanks in stock. The Alert blanks are, and will continue to be, the latest and most correct forms. They are printed on good paper, and sold at area sonablc price, with the usual discounts. Correspondence and trial orders solicited. ENGINEEU E. H. McHenry well known in this city, passed through on the over land train this morning in charge of party of five surveyors, who were lollow ing the Alexander party that went through yesterday to survey the new Northern Pacific branch to Ten Mile Creek. Engineer Tilden i9 in Montana with a corps of surveyors running Presi dent Hill's line towards Great Falls and Fort Benton. The promised raiiroad building in Montana seems to have com menced, Dakota's turn will come next. In response to the democratic call pub lished for several days in the city papers, a large number of citizens attended at the court house last night, for the purpose of placing in nomination candidates for mayor, police magistrate and treasurer, to be elected on the first Saturday In April next. D. M. Kelleher called the meeting to order. D. C. Buck was made chairman, George McCabe secretary. J. A. Frye placed in nomination 1). li. Long, for the office of mayor. Judge Ott was nominated for police magistrate, Joe D. Alills tor treasurer. D. M. Kelleher tben stated that he did not think the conven tion a representative one, and declined to take further action, inviting others to do the same. The following committee was appointed to issue the call next year Nick Mueller, 4th Ward Tom. Dnscoll, 3d Ward Dan. Hughes, 2nd Ward C. D. Short, 1st Ward Anton Klaus Chair man. Tbe convention tben adjourned. It looks like Caood Bye. Globe Articles of incorporation have been filed for the Duluth News company. Its object is to publish a daily morning paper, and to do all that appertains to a general printing business. The company is to date from March 30, and the capital, $50,000, divided into 1,000 shares. The incorporators are: William S. Wood bridge, at present proprietor of tbe Lake Superior News, published weekly Col. C. A. Lounsberry, late editor of the Bis marck Tribune, and William II. Burke, editor of the Jamestown (Dak.) Capital. These gentlemen have secured both the morning and the evening United Press Iranclnse and will otart a daily morning paper May 1. I The Banker's Daughter. I The Bismarck dramatic company achieved a great success in the above named play. They appear at Faigo on Tuesday, March 30th, and here on Wednesday evening, March 31st. Every body should go, for the play is a delight ful one, and charmingly presented. Jamestown has now an opportunity of returning the many courtesies so freely extended in tbe past, by the people of Bismarck. __ Saskatchewan Wheat: 1 have 2000 bushels fine Saskatchewan wheat grown from Brundages seed which yielded 37J.C bushels per acre and frr whicb I paid $1.50 cash per bushel. To avoid storage and to give farmers gener ally a chance to get this choice seed I will exebange one bushel of Saskatche wan for one and one halt bushels of com mon No. 1 bard. Only in round lots of 50 or 00 bushels and for thirty days. Call and examine sample. E. P. WELLS. Seed Flax. The attention of James liiver Valley farmers is called to the adyertisoment in the Alert of Hanmore, Hall & Co., of Chicago, represented in Lisbon, D. T., by their enterprising agent, C. B. Wisner, who manages the Dakota business of this large firm. Mr. Wisner was in the city yesterday and stated that over fifty thousand bushels of flax were grown in Ransom and Sargent counties alone last year, and that it was the moit profitable crop raised. His firm purchased of this amount, 25,000 bushels, at an average price of ninety-two cents. It can be sown as late as June 10th, and, on new breaking will procuce from twelve to fourteen bushels. The quality grown in North Dakota ia pronounced the best in the market. A half bushel to the acre is the usual quantity sown. The agents of the Northern Pacific Elevator Com pany at the various points named are sup plied with the seed for sale. Mr. Wisner will contract to take tbe entire crop at highest market price in the fall. A num ber of prominent farmers in this and other counties have raised a crop or two, and tbey are unanimous in saying it was very profitable. It is at least worth a trial. Unclaimed Letters. List of letters remaining uncalled for in in the Jamestown, Dakota, postofflce for the week ending Monday, March 22,1886: Anderson, Benj. A. Kelley, E. li. Brown, Mrs. H. Barnett, M. B. Cassey, B. L. Denison, Miss N. Elstrice, August Fansar, D. Graves, Durand C. Hawthorn, E. J. Miller, Frank Sheling, Mr. Shiermer, Anna VVilder, George Weis, Theresia Weiss, Theresia Waters, J. M. Willas, Will B. Anyone calling for any of the above letters will please say "advertised," and give the date. A. W. KELLEY, Postmaster. One Bnsbel Secures the Crop. Safe insurance—no deduction for plant ing or harvesting—no membership fees— no policy fee—no deduction for poor crops or low prices—no scaling down for unpaid assessments—prompt adjustments —full pay for full loss—able home management —Insurance at cost is what the farmer wants. He can get all this and more too, by placing his crop insurance with the Dakota Mutual Insurance Company. Do not be deceived by rustlers for other com panies, but learn the full particulars by wiitmg to Augustine Davis, Secretary, Huron, Dakota, or applying to JACOB LAUX, Agent. FANCIED AILMENTS. Imaginary Diwum of Unoccupied Women and Morbid Men. A well-known physician several years ago was spending his summer vacation at the country-seat of a leader in pub lic affairs, a man noted for his moral courage and powerful intellect. lie was shocked on the evening of his arrival to see his host turn pale, stagger to a sofa, and gasp loudly for breath. The wife of the fainting man, a woru, wan little woman, quietly brought a glass of water, and stood by him until he re covered. He rose presently. "It is my heart, doctor. Agonizing pains! I am confi dent that it is angina pertoris. My eud will be a sudden one." "Does your physician?11—began his guest, shocked and sympathetic. "N-no. But 1 know. The pain is simply intolerable." Professional etiquette kept the visitor silent, though he shrewdly suspected the pain was referable to flatulency. His host speedily recovered his spirits, and the evening passed pleasantly. The next morning, however, the great statesman appeared at the breakfast table, in a gloomy, irritable mood. The floors and windows were all shut, the temperature of the house was kept at fever-heat, and servants were scolded because, "knowing the condition of his lungs, they permitted draughts to en ter." "I am convinced lhat I have all the premonitory symptoms of pneumonia," lie insisted, ilis wife appeared, pale and heavy-eyed, having been up all night in attendance on him. As he really had only an ordinary slight cold, lie forgot it before noon. Almost every day brought some new symptom of pneumonia, heart trouble 'or Bright's disease, which were his favorite ail ments. When his guest left him, he bade him a solemn farewell, saying: "I shall make a sudden end, doctor. You'll see my death in the paper some morning, and I suppose you'll say: 'Poor Blank! 1 wonder he held out so long!' "The man," said the doctor, in tell ing the story lately, "is living \et. and promises to reach a hale, hearty old age. But his wife is dead. She was not strong, and neither body nor mind could stand the wear ami tear of his in cessant complaints." This is not so extreme a case as may at first appear. It is so common a one that an eminent physician, who makes a specialty of nervous complaints, wrote a book descriptive of the patient with imaginary ailments. 41ml his "vic tims," or nurses and family. I'noccu pied women, aud men whose large in terests in the world make them es pecially dread death, are most apt to ••xaggerate slight symptoms into dan gerous diseases. Out: of the bravest of American soldiers would make his fam ily wretched if he tore hi- linger with a pin or suffered from tooth-achc. "Human courage," said General Lee, "should rise to th» height of human calamity." It sht.uld also, if it be genuine, sink to the level of ea-sick 11 ess or a bee-sting. youth's Com panion. About the Endorsed Drafts. A sh rp swindler is reported in the person of one who went by the name of R. S. Chapin. who has passed per haps under many alia-en. He claimed to be a large Kansns land owner, seek ing stock for his ranch, and fine of his rives" was to claim to have fallen in love with the little Jerseys. He never haggled much about prices, if only the seller would accept a draft on a Western bank, larger than the purchase, he get ting the difference in money. It is not business-like to give a balance in cash on a draft to a man you do not know or who is not known to the business com munity of your neighborhood. It is not business-like even to accept a draft in payment of property, until by telegraph to the bank you find it good .—Farm l^ietd and Stockman. Choice Seed Wheat. Genuine Wellman Saskatchewan Fife, from new ground extra cleaned, ready for seeding. My seed in 1884 was pro cured direct from Mr. Wellman at the rate of $3.30 per bushel for sixty bushels, and care has been taken to preserve pu rity &c. The originator's price this sea son is $1.75 to .$2 HUMPHREY, f!S-tf Sec. 17-141-63, Jamestown. nsroTicE. Rowlett's Independent Automatic PEKFFOTION WEATHER STRIP. (Patented April 99,1884. Never Quita-Has no Springs, Trteirera or Circle Irons. Positive Action. Cannot Oet out of Order. Fits Any Door. The agency for this celebrated weather strip has been transferred from William Jones to JACOBS & STEELE. IT OIR SEED FLAX Apply to ai ent ol' ihe Northern Pacill'- Kl evatnr Company at Grand Rapids, La Moure, Jamestown, or Valley City. Will eontrarl for rrop 111 Ihe fall ill the HIGHEST MARKET PRICE (•'or further information rUtlr-.-« Hanford Hall & Co. C. B, WISNEB, Mgr., LISJION, DAKOTA, NOTICE OF FINAL 1'ROOF Land Office at Far^o, D. T., March 22, 1880. Notice is hereby given that the followilig named settler has died notice of his intention to make Anal proof in mi ,port of his claim and r-ceure iIohI entry thereof viz: WILL A. REED, H. E. No. 8150 for the aw of sec. 89, tp. 142 n, r. 64 w, and names the following as his witnesses, viz: T. J. Jones. Ove John*on, Jamea -ram. and Will,am Bern ett, all of Jamestown, Stutsman County, D. T. The testimony therein to he taken before Hon. Wm. H. Fiancts, Judge of th« District Ccur' and in case of ha ab«enc,- before Charles. T. Hills, clerk of said court at Jamestown, Stutsman Coun ty, D. T., on the8th day of May, A. D. 1886, at hi* office. IIORACI Al'STIN, NOTICE OP FINAL PltOOF. LANI OFFICE AT FAROO, D. T., March S.3,1880. NOTICE is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his inten tion to make final proof in support of hi? claim and secure final entry thereof. LEWIS C. HOTCnKISS, H. E. No. 8149 for these V« of sec. 28, tp. 142 n, r. 64 w, and names the following as hia witnesses, viz: T. J. Jones,Ove Johnson, Jamea Gram, and William Uennett. all of Jamestown, Stutsman County, D. T. 'J he testimony therein to be taken before Hon Wm. H. Francis, Judge of th« District Court, or in case of his absence, before Charlea T. Hills, clerk of said court, at Jamestown, Stutsman County, D. on the 8th day of May, A. D. 1886, at his office. HORACE AUSTIN, Register. Roderick Roue, Attorney. First publication March 25th, 1886. 6t. NOTICE. TT. S. Land Oftlee, Fargo, D. T., Feb. 10, 1896. COMPLAINT having been entered at thia office by William H. Taylor against Henry II. Clothier, for abandoning his homestead entry No. 15,6,'i8, dated May 18th, 188.',, upon the aouth ,S southwest H, northwest ,V of «w a and southwest of northwest .V of Seclon 32, Township 110, Range 60, in Stutsman countv, Dakota Territory, and alleging that the same was made by the said Henry IT. Clothier In fraud falsity and imposition of the siid land office and the U. S. land laws, and was not made for actual settlement and cultiva tion and for cxelnstvc benefit of the said nenry II. Clothier bit for another one Calvin K. Brown a former entryman of said iraet. That said home stead entry was made by the said Henry H. Cloth ier in fraud collusion and for speculation purposes and therefore invalid and illegal with a view to the cancellation of said entry the said parties are hereby summoned to appear at this office on the 9ih day of April 188t at 10 o'clock a. m., to respond and furnisn testimony concerning said alleged abandonment. HOBACI AUSTIN, Register. Nickeus Jt Baldwin, attorneys for conteMant. First publication March 4. NOTICE OF FftAL PROOF. Lar.d Office at Fargo, D. T„ Mar. 6, 1886. OTIcK is hereby given that' the following m1 settler lias filed notice of his intention -1^named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in suppoit of his claim and secure final entry thereof, viz: JOHN J. NIEItLING. II. K. No n.42S for the n. e. of section .14, twp. 140 north, range 64 west, and names the following as his witnesses, vir: O. A. Boynton, Henry Griffin, fleorge H. Woodbury, and Allert A. Al len, all of Jamestown, P. O. Stnlsman Connty. •,T1)C ,c",im0Ily 10 ,"ko» Iffore non. Wm. francis. judge, or in his ab*cnce, befote Chaa. T. Iliils, clerk of district court at Jamestown, Stutsman county. D. T, on the 3d day of M»v. A. D. 1886, at his office. HORACE AUSTIN,Register. First publication, March 11. ».t OTICE OF MORTGAGE SAI.E.-Default having been made in the condition* of a certain morurage, dated April 5,1882, executed by Violetta E. Shove mortgagor, to Edwin K. Clark, mortgagee, upon which I now declare '.here to lie due and unpaid at the date of this notice the entire sum of two thousand, three hundred, forty-six and 10 100 dollars and said mortgage having been duly recorded in the office of the register of deeds for Stutsman County. D. T., on the 871 dav of April, A. D., 1882, at 5 o'clock p. tn., in book "B" of mortgage deeds on page 206, which said mort gage contains the property lying and being in the connty of Stutsman, In the territorv of Dakota described as follows, to-wit: All the southeast quarter (se %), and the east one half (e Jj) of the northwest quarter (nw li) of section five (5) in township one hnudred and tbirty nine (13»)north of range eixty-three west, (63 w), cotMinlng two hundred and forty acres [340 acres], more or less •ccording ft the government survey thereof. 4 v' l«r*w IUUIC ur Now therefore, in accoc dance with the power of according fo the government narvey thereof. Now therefore, in accoc dance with the pow sale therein granted, notice is hereby given that the above described premises will b«sold at pnblic auction on Wed- esday, February 10th, A. D. 1806, at eleven o'clock a. m. by the sheriff of Stutsman connty, or his duly appointed deputy at the fron. door of the court house in Jameatown, Stutsman county. D. T., to satisfy the amount then due on said mortgage trgcthcr with all costs aad expens es and two hundred dollars attorney's fees provtd fd for therein. Dated at Jamestown, D. T. December 30th, 1885. E&WIK R. CUM, Mortgagee. Notice is hereby given that an adjournment of tbe sale of tbe above described property baa been made, to take place on Saturday, February *7, at 10 o'clock a. m., at the same place and in the same manner above described. First publication Dec. 31st. No, 8#-et SHERIFF'S SALE. Territory of Dakota, County of Stutsman John H. Sarles. Lee B. Durstine, and Frank It Sarles, and Sarles & Durstine, 1 Plaintiffs vs. John J. Parker. Defendant Notice is hereby given, that by vlrtne of »n ,'.x ecution lo me directed and deliered, and i,(,\v my 00 per bushel. In order to sell my wheat promptly the price is reduced for a short time to $1.00 per bushel, cash, parties desiring some of this famous variety of No. 1 Hard Wheat at the low price named, apply soon. I W. C. hands, issued out of the Clerk.s oltlre of n,,' Sixth Judicial District Court, Territory of tS, in and for the County of Stutsin judgment rendered in said Court in favo 1... 11. Sarles, Lee Durstine. and Frank 11. s„r|,. and Sarles A Durstine, and against John ,1. |'u, ker, I have levied upon tlic following dw.ri I,,.(I personal property of said defendant, to wil: (,,, hundred und Fifty-two bushels of No. 1 ]]nili wheat. And that I shall, on the 11th day of March A. D. 1886, at the hour of two o'clock p. m. of said day, at the office of the North Dakota hie. vator Company, Jamestown, said County and Ter ritory, proceed to sell all the right, title and inter est of the above namcdJotin J. Parker, in and to the above described property to satisfy said judgment and costs, amounting to Two Hundred Dollars and Seventy-eight cents, together with all accruing costs of sale, and Interent on the same from tbc Eighteenth day of February, 1880, K{ late of Seven per cent, per annum, at public am.. tion, to the highest bidder for cash. John S. Watson, Plaintiff's Attorney. A. MCKKCUNIB, Sheriff Dated at Jamestown, D. T., Feb. sr.ih, 188fi -t NOTICE OF PUBLICATION. Territory of Dakota, County of Stutsman.) In District Court, Sixth Judicial distriei August OppenheimorO Plaintiff. vs. Elizabeth J. Peahody.) Defendant. The territory of Dakota, to Elizabeth .1 lody, defendant. You are hereby Hutuiuoued and required to answor the complaint or the plaintitl above named which was on November 20th, 188 filed in the office of the clerk of uaid court at Jamestown, D. T., and lo servo a copy of your answer upon the subscribers at their office in ihe city of Jamestown, in said county of Stutsman within thirty days after the service of this sum mons upon you oxclusive of the day of service and if you fail to answer the complaint wilhiu the time aforesaid the plaintiff will take judg ir.ent against you for the sum of one hundred and forty-one dollars and two cents with interest at the rate of seven per cent per annum, from the first day of January, A. D., 1883, and for the eosta and disbursements of this action. pea. Dated at Jamestown, D. 'IV, this nth duv or November, A. D. 1885, Dodge & Camp, Plaintiffs Attorneys. First publication Dec. 31. No. y.l-Ot NOTICE OF FINAL PROOF. U.S. Land Office, Fargo, D. T., Feb. II, 1886. Notice is hereby given that the following named pettier has filed notice of hia Intention to make final proof in support of hixclaiinand secure dual entry thereof, viz: JOHN R. MTRCHASK H. E. No. 9164 for the se X, of sec. 8, tp. 140 n, r. 63 w, of 5th p. m., in Stutsman county, Dakota, ana names the following as his witnesses, vix: John W. Goodrich, Chandler Baaaett, Joe I). Mills, and Wm. Spangenherg, all of Stutsman Connty, D. T. The testimony lo b« taken before W. H. Fran cis, Judge or in his absence before Cha.*. I'. Hills, clerk of district court at Jamestown, Sliitsman connty, D. T., 011 the 1st day of April A. D. 188ti. at his office. And you William Arthnr, who filed D. S. No. 3594 on Sept. 27th, 1878, on said land are hereby notified to appear and show cause if any you have, why said settler shall not be allowed to make final proof. HORACE AUSTIN, Register. First publication Feb. 18. NOTICE OF FINAL PROOF. Land Office at Fargo. D. T., Feb. 18tb, 18m Notice is hereby glveu that the following named settler has filed notice of hia intention to make final proof in support of his claim and secure final entrv thereof viz: ALFRED LAWRENCE. II. E. No. 3774 for the northwest quarter (nw )of sec. 6, tp. 139 n, r. 64 w, ana names the following as his witnesses, viz: George H. Woodbury and John Pendroy, of Jamestown, Dak., Frank F. Dennis an George Ashley, of Eldridge, Stutsman county, l. T. The testimony of all to be taken before Hou. Wm. H. Francis, juf'ge, or in his absence, before Chas. T. Hills, cleric of District C'onrt at James town, Stutsman county, D. T.. on the 27th day of March, A. D., 1886, at his office. HORACE A ITSTIN, Register. First publication Feb. 19th, 1886. NOTICE OF FINAL PROOF. Land Office at Fargo, D. T., Jau. 12,1386. Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of liis claim and secure finai entry thereof, on the 23day of February, 1886, viz: ANDREW J. HARRIS, D.S No. 14,Ot0, for the east of the north-west and west half of the north-east ,V of sec. 26, tp. 138 north, range 66 west, and names tbe follow ing as his witnesses, viz: George Spaneier, D. K. Bnitzell, at a Nelson Merry, of Eldridge, D. T., and LeviDalley, of Jamestown, Stutsman Couu ty, T. The testimony tn be taken before Chas. T, Bills, clerk of District court at Jamestown, Stutsmau county, D. T., on the 20th day of February, A. I). 1886, at his office. HORACK AUSTIN, Register. First publication Jan. 14th. Register. Roderick Rose, Attorney. First publication, March 2fth, 1886. fit SUMMONS FOR RELIEF. Territory of Dakota, County of Stutsman, fa: District Court, Sixth Judicial District. Michael H.Sclimitz against Jason E. .Maiib, summons: The Territory of Dakota to the above named de fendant: You are hereby summoned and required to an swer the complaint of the plaintiff in the above entitled action, which ia filed January 14th. 1X80, in the office of the clerk of the District Court of the 6th Judicial district, in and for the county ol' Stdtsman and territory of Dakota, and to serve copy of your answer to said complaint, on the subscriber, at his office in Jamestown, in said county, within thirty days after the serviceof this summons upon you, exclusive of thnday of such service and if you fa'l to answer to said com plaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to the court for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated at JameHtown. Dakota, January 13, 1888. JNO. 8. WATSON, PUBLICATION NOTICE. Terrlfory of Dakota, County of Stutsman. s» In Probate Court. Special term, 1886. In the matter of the estate of Herman Graffen stlen deceased. Whereas, tbe petition of Johanna Graffenatleu has lately been filed in I his court, representing among other things, that Herman GraffenMieu late of ihe county of Sliitsman, Territory of Pa kota, died on the 23rd day of Jnne, A 1834, at the city of Jamestown, Dakota intestate, and pe titioning this court that William M. Lloyd, Jr.. be appointed administrator ef the estate of said Herman GrafTensnen, deceaied. of the It Is therefore ordered. That said petition he heard before me st a special term of thiscourt, at the office of the Probate eonrt on Saturday tbe 11th day of Marcb, A. I. 1836, at I1) o'clock a. m. And it is further oidered, that public noiiceof the lime and place of said hearing be glveu to the heirs of said decedent, and all persons inter ested, by the publication of till* order in the Jamestown We aly Alert, a newspaper published in the city of Jamestown, in said county of Stutsman, for three consecutive week*, and that copies of this order and notice be addressed 10 the heirs of said Herman Graffenstieu deceased, resident in thia territory, at their place of resi dence, and deposited in the postofflce wilh the postage the,con prepaid by the Mid petitioner, at least ten day* before tbe time of aaid bearing. Dated at Jameatown thia 20ih day of February, A. D. 1886. By the court, HCNRY J. OTT, Judge of Pioliale. Roderick Rose, Attorney. First publication Feb. 'JR. NOTICE OF SALE. Notice is hereby given that by virtue of a judg ment and decree in fotcclosure tendered »td given by the diatrict court of the 8th judicial dis trict, it and for tne county of Stutsman and ter ritory of Dakota, and entered and docketed in tbe office of the clerk of said court in and for snid county, on tbe IMh dav of Februarv 1886. In an action wherein Harriet M.Stanton ia'plalntiff. and William A Knerr and Lucy C. Knerr aie defend ants in favor of said plaintiff and against ssid defendants, for tbe sum of five hundred and nine ty and 40 100 dollars [|590-40,1 principal and twelve and 45-100 dollars coats as taxed by 11"" clerk of said court and interest, and fifty dollst* attorneys fees upon foreclosure, amounting in tbe aooMoatn tA al* a .1 ... M.ffki 'WB UJJUU foreclosure, irooQounf aggregate to six hundred and fifiy-two and dollars, which judgment and other thinga ... decree sale by amoui! we of directed the tbe real estate hereinafter described satisfy the amount of said judgment, with interest thereon and the costs and expenses of such sale, or ao much thereof as tbe proceeds of such sale applicable thereto will satisfy. And by virtue of a copy of aaid judgment and decree to me issued out of the office of the clerk of said court in and for aaid county of Stuts man, and under tbe seal of said court lire» ting mc to sell said real properly pursuant said ^ndgment and decree, I, A. McKechme, •I' sherilf of said connty and 1 tenon duly po nted by said conrt to make said Mle, win the hereinafter described real eatate to thehigbesl bidder for cash, at public auction, at the front door of the court house in tbe city of Jamestown, in the county of Stutsman and territory of Dako ta, on the 17th day of April A. D. 1886. at ten o'clock a m. of hat day to satisfy aaid judgment with Intercut And costs thereon, ud the c*i* and ex]H-nsea of such sale, or ao much tbereoi a* tue proceeds of such sale applicable thereto will aatlsfy. l*he prcmiaea to be sold as aforesaid pursuant to said judgment and decree, thereof and to this notice, are described ,_deutent, and decree, an'1 COPJ thereof, and are as follow* ta wit: __ IWIIMn 1 W W11. rill sell The went 1 of northeast fc, and west ««1,1,1~ «a»t *, section thirty, [80}, township one huu dred and forty [140], range sixty-two [#], srutsmaa connty, Dakota Territory, containing l«0 acres. A. •cKBcani*. Sheriff of Stutsman Connty, Territory of Dakota- Jno. 8. Wstaosi, Plaintiffs Attorney• Firat publication, March 4tk. Gt