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JAMESTOWN
POPULATION 3.600
CITY JYE WS.
rromThur«DFTV'i Dally.
Mrs. Horatio Kelley left for Wheatland
today on a yisit to her sister.
Chpyib«'!Rattinkrer spent New Year's
da^rtnuonao friends and acquaintances.
\4® returns to St. Paul.
E. H. Sanford returned home after a
week's visit with newspaper friends and
others in the Twin Cities.
Senator Casey left for Washington
yesterday. He was accompanied as far
as Fargo by his son Frank, who returned
today.
It was twenty degrees below zero early
this morning, the coldest of the year.
Two sun dogs came out to see how the
people were taking it.
Rev. A. Alexander is in Fergus Falls,
Minnesota, visiting with an old class
mate. The rector of the Fergus Falls
church will exchange pulpits with him
Sunday.
General Manager Graham and Mrs.
Graham left for Winnipeg today after a
pleasant visit among old friends in this
city. They were accompanied by Mrs.
Berry, who will visit for a short time
with Mrs. Graham.
Unitarian services will be held in the
south side school house, lower northeast
room, till further notice. Sunday, Jan
uary 5th, Rev. H. G. Putnam will speak
at 11 a. m. on the subject: "To thine own
self be true," and at 7:30 p.tn.on'\Looking
Backward" by Edward Bellamy. All are
cordially invited.
W. D. Johns, late of Corinne, desiring
to get some experience in the profession
of journalism, has taken a position at
Fargo, with the Argus. Mr. Johns is a
rusher at whatever he undertakes and as
that is the only kind of a man a first
class daily like the Aigus can use, he is
right in line to learn the business from
the basement up.
Half a dozen more deer have been
killed by parties hunting 40 or 50 miles
northwest of Jamestown. The game was
brought in and sold to the various deal
era Tuesday. Several elk ware among
the animals slain. After January 1st, it
is unlawful to kill within the state any
deer, antelope or elk. This restriction is
in force from January 1st to September
1st, and it is perhaps due to the law that
the larger game seems to have become
more plentiful than usual.
J. H. Crura, the live grocery man, has
rented the commodious store room on
Fifth avenue south, formerly occupied
by H. E. Mueller, to which stand Mr
Crum will shortly move his stock of
goods. He would have been obliged to
leave his present quarters in a few weeks
and was fortunate in securing others.
Good stores on Fifth avenue command
renters at all times, and in this year of
short crops this fact is a creditable one
for Jamestown.
The jewelry house of Tellner & Co.
was taking an account of stock yester
day. This firm, of which Mr. Frank
Hall is the other partner, has been suc
cessful from the beginning and worked
up a good business, gaining the confi
dence of all who have dealt with them.
Mr. Tellner is a competent jeweler. Mr.
Hall has another branch store at Butte,
in charge of Sam McClees, formerly with
Sundberg of Fargo. The Butte house is
doing a good business, too—no plate
goods sold in that town.
A Grand Forks paper recently said
that Jamestown had a candidate for one
of the Fargo land offices, in the person of
Judge Warnock of the Capital, but no
hint of the probabilities of his securing
the office was given. It seems that the
judge is to be rewarded for his political
services to the republicans by some kind
of an appointment, however, and it is
reported that Senator Pierce has prom
ised him the office of collector of internal
revenue. This, if true, will be a good
berth, and the judge is to be congratu
lated upon the result of his late debut
into the party. The farmers throughout
the county, and the state as well, can
rejoice that their leaders are being well
taken care of with offices, and that the
interests of the alliance are kept in
view at all times.
from Friday's Daily.
Extra copies to be had at the counting
room.
Superintendent McCabe has got a
grippe.
Henry Yinkle, one of Oakes reliable
citizens, is at the Gladstone.
Col. Jim Connella left for Fargo torfay
on business connected with a lost or
stolen wheat crop.
A number of merchants advocate clos
ing the stores earlier in the evening dur
ing the remainder of the winter. Most
of them undoubtedly will do this.
Miss Maria Tweed, superintendent of
Elms hospital, Milwaukee, Wis., who has
been visiting her brother, G. H. Tweed
of the Northern Pacific railroad office,
left for her home today.
L. T. Wilcox, cashier of the Three
Rivers National bank of Michigan, writes
The Alert that the Weekly must be con
tinued for 1890, and he wishes all ac
quaintances in North Dakota a happy
New Year.
Wells Bros., the Fourth avenue meat
market men sling their advertisement to
the breeze in today's Alert. They have
the record of keeping a full stock at all
times and looking out for the wants of
customers.
Foster County Independent: E.
Porter, O. Wiseman and John Nichols
went to the coteaux to hunt deer on the
16th ult. Up to Thursday they had shot
nine antelope. They returned on Tues
day and brought in fourteen antelope.
Who can beat this in North Dakota?
Grand Forks Herald: A lady from the
country while meandering .along Third
btreet last evening, dropped her wallet
containing 8490. To say that she was
discomfited thereby is a mild way of ex
pressing ii.. The poor woman was nearly
distracted. Chief Hennessy fonnd tlie
i-
money and restored it to the loaer. In
her ecstaoy of joy she fairly hugged the
good natured officer who nary a return
would accept, not even a labial dab of
which her ladyship seemed to have plenty.
Fargo Argus: The Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers and Firemen last
evening presented to Mrs. S. L. Bean,
the wife of Master Mechanic Bean', a
most handsome cherry book case with
out glass doors and a large mirror. With
in the case were a complete set of Dick
ens,' Whittier and another poet. This
beautiful gift was prompted bv the es
teem and respect which the receiver
is held. The boys say that although Mr.
Bean has had good physical training, his
spiritual training has been badly neglect
ed and hey hope that he will appreciate,
read and digest the present that they
gave to him.—It was a miniature Bible.
The committee in charge of the sub
scriptions to the fund pledged to secure
to Jamestown the Catholic see of North
Dakota, have notified by card the pat
rons who so generously contributed, that
in compliance with the terms of payment
of said subscription, the donors will be
called upon alxnit January 23. It is
most essential that every subscriber be
prepared to comply promptly and cheer
fully with his end of the compact. It
would be ungenerous and unfair to this
committee who have labored so long and
untiringly to secure this boon, so eagerly
sought by such formidable rivals in
North Dakota, to embarass them at this
time by delay in collecting. Remember
that as a business investment none has
been presented in Jamestown before that
promises as satisfactory results. Be pre
pared for paying one-half the amount of
subscription, and by so doing contribute
to the good name of Jamestown, which
will not be outdone in any of her under
takings.
From Saturday's Daily.
Auditor Galvin is again at home for a
few days.
This man McGinty is making people
very weary.
J. W. Goodrich and Dan Thompson
were pilgrims to the shnne to be un
covered tonight at Fargo.
"On our quick'st decrees
The inaudible and noiseless loot of Time
Steals ere we can effect them"—
All's Well that lends Well, v. 3.
New Rockford Transcript: We will
soou have a term of court here. Court
costs something. An entire outfit of
books'for the clerk of the court—some
thing Eddy county never possessed—had
to be ordered.
Chan Lathrop expects to leave in a
few days for Butte, Mont., where a situ
ation is open for him. Will Fergus,
another old employee of the Fair, is now
in Butte, and connected with a whole
sale establishment which pays him a
good salary.
The cold weather has made the ice on
Chenery's rink all that could be desired
in hardness. Skaters should put on their
skates and take an hours' old time whirl
around on the ice. The Arion band will
be in attendance tonight, if the weather
be not too cold.
Grafton Herald: It is reported that
Editor Wyard of the Park River Witness,
is after the postoffice. He is a personal
friend of Senator Casey,and the knowing
ones say that his petition iB all that will
be required.
Mr. A. G. Tellner has bought out the
interests of bis partner, Frank Hall, in
the jewelry business and will hereafter
conduct the same by himself, as hereto
fore, at the present stand. Mr. Tellner
is a first-class jeweler, and solicits a con
tinuance of the liberal patronage accord
ed him in the past.
From a notice of sale published else
where it is seen that the Gray Bros., are
taking legal steps to get their well boring
apparatus from the possession of the
Lupher Bros. & Hogan, contractors for
the artesian well at the asylum which it
is alleged the contractors have abandon
ed. The well was to have been completed
in five months.
The steam heating work done by J. T.
Eager in The Alert office is one of the
most satisfactory jobs of the kind ever
put in a building in the city. During
the cold weather of the past week the
temperature of the office was perfectly
comfortable. Anyone desiring work of
this kind done, should consult Mr.Eager.
His prices are reasonable and his work
No. 1,
Wedding invitations are out for the
marriage of William R. Slecum to Miss
Carrie Lawrence of Eckleson, daughter
of E. S. Lawrence, the old time mer
chant at that place, and niece of Mr. and
Mrs. George McClain of Jamescown.
Ceremony occurs January 7th. Recep
tion from 2 to 4 p. m. The happy couple
will be at home in Sanborn after Janu
ary 15th.
"The Shriners" are anticipating a
"large" occasion at Fargo tonight, says
the Valley City Record, and several of
the Johns will go down to "tread the
burning sands," see "Lula," sing the
song of the "ruffles," and tackle Joe
Lainont's "water skins," the pomegran
ates and musk melons, and admire the
hump on the "camemile." It is expected
M'Ginty will bo resurrected. Pursuant
to this a number of Jamestown's desci
ples fled to the scene of excitement on
the early morning train. Among them
were Dr. Archibald, C. E. Blackwell, R.
E. Wallace. E. G. Bowman. R. G. DePuy.
J. W. Goodrich, Senator Fuller, and
others. A special train will be run out
from the Twin Cities.
From Monday's Dallv.
George Cowles slipped and fell Satur
day night and seriously sprained his arm.
Rev. A. Alexander returned today
from Fergus Falls, where ho preached
yesterday.
Joe Posner, the tailor, will soon take a
winter trip south. He expects to see how
business is in Iowa, and other points.
'l'he water main leading to tho college
building failed to withstand the cold
weather of the past few days and became
stopped up,either from freezing or other
wise. .It was being cleaned out today.
A little child of Prank Loomis is quite
sick with a fever. Charlie Pierce is also
reported under the weather. Frank
Carr is slowly improving from his attach
tw*U,
of malarial fever, and the children of
Fred Klapp are alao convalescing.
Hon. W. H. Murphy ofCavalier county,
came in from the east this morning and
went to Carrington to look after a farm
which be pre-empted in the early days.
He will spend tonight in Jamestown and
leave for Bismarck in the morning.
Chief Engineer Tilden is in St. Paul
on railroad matters connected with the
J. & N. extension. He expects to make
an extended report of the work done
this year, and will recommend the early
construction of the line to the boundary.
Mr. Tilden's success as a railroad engi
neer is well known to the Northern Pacific
and his recommendations are said to have
great weight.
R. S. Reeves of Minneapolis, tells the
Journal that he knew all about the
Casey Tucker claim fight and speaks of
the Herald article as a racy account of a
true incident of pioneering days. Mr.
Reeves is mistaken in saying that Mr.
Tucker is tho New Tork Herald's Wash
ington correspondent. He is one of the
proprietors and the business manager of
the Daily News in Jersey City.
The last postoffice inspector who made
his examination of the Jamestown office,
gave Postmaster Klaus a very high com
pliment. He said there was not an office
of the size in the whole country con
ducted more nearly in accordance with
the rules of the postoffice department
than this. The above is alike creditable
to Deputy Postmaster Chas. Klaus, who
has the immediate charge of the mails
and money order business.
The Blair Sunday law will be discuss
ed next Friday evening at the south
side school house by Rev. Helen G. Put
nam. She will oppose the law, which if
inforced would require all persons to
observe one certain day in the week for
religious and recreative purposes. This
law would require an amendment to the
constitution, which already grants to
every citizen the right to worship as per
the dictates of his own conscience. The
law also prohibits all inter-state com
merce. The bill has been introduced in
the United States senate and is
attracting
general attention. All are invited to
hear Miss. Putnam. No admission will
be charged or collection taken.
From Tuesday's Dailv.
Hon. E. S. Tyler came in from Fargo
today and will proceed to Bismarck
morrow.
Dunnell & Co have decided to discon
tinue the banking business at New
Rockford.
The mercury is on top of old zero
again. Boreas has lost his grip but
another takes its place, just the same.
Hon. R. H. Hankinson of Hankinson,
Richland county, is in the city on his re
turn to Bismarck after the holiday
recess.
There area dozen or fifteen people,
more or less intimately connected with
the Gladstone hotel, who are playing
engagements with la grippe.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sebring and their
little daughter past through the city this
afternoon, en route for Washington, D.
C., where they will visit friends for a few
weeks.
The Northern Pacific officials in St.
Paul are considering the advisabilty of
making a lower rate on coal mined in
North Dakota and promise, in the course
of ten days or so, to let the public know
what they can do towards developing
this industry.
Benson County News: The James
town Alert is awake to the fact that if
that city is going to capture much of the
trade from this fertile section, that the
business men there will have to bestir
themselves. We would suggest that
some judicious advertising in the News
would be an excellent way to proceed.
Quit a party of statesmen and politi
cans came up on the Valley road last
night, stopped at the Gladstone and pro
ceed to Bismarck this morning. Among
the number were, Hon. A. T. Cole, M.
E. Randall, James Thompson and W. H.
Gannon of Ellendale Hon. W. B. Allen,
Ludden J. S. Stockwell, Sargent Hon.
E. W.Brown and H. VanHorn,Foreman
and C. H. Shields, Edgeley.
Mandan regrets to find that the water
pipes are wearing thin and beginning to
leak at many points. While the water
works have saved the price of themselves
many times over in protection against
fires, still at this time the necessity for
new water pipes is something unpleasant
to contemplate. Jamestown may be
confronted with the same predicament
before long.
Telegrams of congratulation have been
sent to Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Schwellenbach
today at Boscobel, on the occasion of
their wedding, which occurred at the
residence of Mr. J. H. Sarles. The young
couple will return after a protracted trip
to the east. Among the telegrams was
one from his chiefest mourners, Kellogg
and Connella, which read: "Come homo
and all will be forgiven."
Minneapolis Times: Dawson Thomp
son, who has a big sheep ranch in Lognn
county, says ex-Senator George E.
SpeDcer, now of Nevada, will start a
ranch in his vicinity with 5,000 ewes as
the plant. Thompson has 14,000 head
and says next year he will make it
130,000. The sheep craze is on and in
three years the whole country west of
Jamestown will be all wool and 200 miles
wide.
Anton Klaus sold yesterday to Billy
Cowan the old Metropolitan bar fixtures
for $200. When this handsome furniture
was bought about four years ago, the
cash price paid at the manufactory was
$1,200. This shrinkage in value
sions Mr. Klaus to make some pertinent
observations upon the effects of the pro
hibition law. When asked what the
purchaser wanted with the lay-out at
this time, the reply was: "Oh, I guess he
will have it re-modeled, using the mater
ial to make a pulpit."
Upon the circulation by Tom Bowditch
of a petition for merchants to close for
January, February and March their
respective places of business at 8 p. m.,
the agreement to do so was signed by
all except one south side firm. This re
quired a north side firm to keep open
and so the arrangement, which it was
hoped would be consummated, was
'•bustod." This will keep the poor down
t!').
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trodden clerk so confined to hia post that
he will be unable to visit bis Mat girl
during the long winter evenings.
The grippe wave has struck James
town in good earnest, although the
disease here is much milder, says Dr.
Baldwin, than in tho east. He attrib
utes this to the clearness and purity of
the atmosphere, which renders all con
tagious diseases less effective. Among
the late victims are Judge Nickeus,
Dorman Baldwin, Judge Ott, Louie
Sauford and Chun Lathrop. Dr. Wink
states that she is acquainted with eigh
teen different cases of the influenza.
Yard Master Webber reports over half
the Northern Pacific yard men are down
with it.
Stutsman county's legislative^ elega
tion left this morning for the Capital.
It is understood that during their vaca
tion they have not been idle. Senator
Fuller is opposed to tho members tak
ing per diem during the recess, and it is
believed the others are equally decided
in that opinion. Representative Lutz
goes back to look after his elevator and
other measures, which have attracted so
much attention and received the com
mendation of all the farmers. Mr. Lutz
has had the distinction of introducing
some of the most sensible legislation into
house of any of its members. Represen
tative Milsted has not been idle either,
but has loaded up with legislatiou that
will set the house to talking and dis
cussing before long.
From 'Veauno!dnv'tOalil.
Gus Lieber is trying to corner the
mnrket on tickets for the raffie of Mc
Ginty's whiskers.
Little Ivy VanDusen has been very
sick the past week, but not with scarlet
fever, as leported. She is much better
today.
The next company which aptieare at
the Opera rink will be one of the old re
liables, a inammouth double Uncle Tom's
Cabin combination, which appears on the
ovening of January 21st. This date was
made away back in Jnne.^
The Jamestown Cornet band has re
ceived some new music, among which is
that latest populap composition, Th~
La Grippe Overture, by Pette. This
band has the reputation of always being
"Johnny ou the spot," and never fails to
come to the front, smiling.
E. D. Strong and E. M. Chase, mem
bers of Carnngton's largest mercantile
firm, are Gladstone guests today. They
are thought to be in the city for the pur
pose of closing a lease for the Doolittle
block store rooms and completing ar
rangements for opening a big' stock of
goods therein.
The county commissioners are fitting
up rooms in the court house for the use
of Judge Rose. Two handsome apart
ments immediately in the rear of the
court room will be used for this purpose.
A door has been cut between them. The
judge was moving some of his furniture
and books to the new office today.
The train which was due here from the
west early this morning, has not arrived
as the Alert goes to press, and is not ex
pected until eight or nine o'clock this
evening. The delay occurred out on the
Montana division. The noon train from
the east was also delayed several hours
today, owing tosomeaggravatingtthough
trilling, accident to the locomotive.
C. F. Chapman is in town today from
his ranch twelve miles southeast of this
city. He reports cattle in his neighbor
hood doing just as well as they possibly
can. This winter, if such it can be call
ed, he unhesitatingly pronounces all
right for stock and everything else, as
for that matter. The only complaint he
had to make was that The Alert had fail
ed to reach him for a couple of weeks,
and he came in to demand bonds that
such a break 6hould never occur again.
Attorney E. M. Sanford has drafted a
remarkably handsome and appropriate
design for the back of letter heads. It
illustrates the advantageous location of
Jamestowu on the map of North Dakota,
which is recognized at a glance. Sur
rounding this map are enumerated the
various attractions of the city. It is an
admirable advertising device. The idea
is to have the business and professional
men use it on their stationery. In this
way several hundred thousand will be dis
tributed over the country Annually. Of
course, this can but result in much
good.
The south side firm which was alleged
in yesterday's Alert to have "busted''
Tom Bowditch's petition for the mer
chants to close their stores at eight p. m.
during January, February, and March,"
requests The Alert to state that he of
fered to sign Mr. Bowditch's petition for
January and Febuary, but not for March
as the evenings are nearly two hours
shorter at the end of March than at the
beginning of January, and that March
being one of the best month's of the
year in his particular business, he begs
leave to have the petition amended to
include only January and February.
Complaints about wheat grading are
not confined to North Dakota. A late
dispatch from Minneapolis says: Com
plaints in regard to grading wheat come
from all parts of the northwest. Farmers
have never grown better graiu, and as it
is bright and clean, they naturally ex
pect good grades, and yet the elevators
rarely give the No. 1 hard grade. The
complaints como so thick and fast in ex
Congressman Nelson's district that he
came to Minneapolis to learn what was
the cause of the difficulty and, after
considerable investigation, stated in
an interview that there was evident
ly a conspiracy to keep the grades low
and enable the elevator men to get back
what they lost in last year's wild specu
ofcfi-1 lations.
Its Excellent Qualities.
Commend to public approval tho Califor
nia liquid fruit remedy,Syrup of Figs. It
is pleasing to the eye and to the taste, and
by gently acting on the kidneys, liver
and bowels, it cleanses the system effec
tually, thereby promoting the health and
comfort of all who use it.
The best anodyne and expectorant for
the cure of colds and coughs and all
throat, lung and bronchial troubles, is
undoubtedly, Ayer's Cherry Pectoral.
Ask yonr druggist for it and, at the same
time, for Ayer's Almanac, which is free
to all.
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Proceedings of Citjr Ooitacil.
Regular monthly meeting of tUe city
council was held Monday evening,Mayor
Fuller presiding. There were present
Aldermen Alley, Clark, Drisooll, Eager,
Garrigan and Steel.
Minutes of last regular and interven
ing meetings were road, corrected and
approved.
The water works committee reported
ou the quarterly report of Water Com
missioner Vennum. On motion of A1
dermau Steel, report was referred back
to committee for correction.
The following accounts were audited
and bills allowed, under suspension of
the rules:
Wonueuberg & Avis, police sup
plies $
City Clerk, postage
A Ashley, recording deed
Gieseler, Blewett & Co, nails
The Alert, printing 13 10
Gull River Lumber Co, fuel and
lumber 31 52
Electric Light Co, light for De
cember 120 33
Lloyd & Watson, rent 24 00
A Clough, on park account.... 5 00
65
3 25
1 25
1 50
Report of police magistrate was read
and, on motion, referred to city attor
ney.
City clerk read financial statement
of city's funds, which was referred to
finance committee.
The following resolution was intro
duced by Alderman Alley:
Be it resolved,etc., That the resolution
passed January 15, 1889, appropriating
out of the general fund 825 per month
for the benefit and support of the free
reading room and library in the city of
Jamestown, be and the same hereby is
rescinded, from and after the 7th day of
January, 1890.
The resolution was adopted, on mo
tion.
On motion of Alderman Alley, second
ed by Alderman Eager, the mayor was
requested to enforce the ordinance re
garding the lincensing of drays.
On motion of Alderman Clark, second
ed by Alderman Garrigan, that council
ai.journ for one week, and that the citi
zens be requested to be present to devise
ways and means of meeting the indebt
ed ness of the city. Motion prevailed and
meeting adjourned.
Wells County Gazette Notes.
Charley Smith is one of the amiable
young men of the county. He has re
turned to Sykeston and when asked
why, said. "It was too lonesome in Jim
town." It is a credit to our young mei
when we say Jimtown has no attraction
for them.
The rumor is that a thirty foot vein of
an excellent quality of lignite coal has
been discovered in Church county, only a
short distance over the border line of
Wells. There are thousands of acres of
this coal lying all through the hills di
rectly west of here, and is tfnly waiting
for a line of railway to open up extensive
operations in mining.
Commissioners Schmitt and Butler
have been somewhat busy for several
days past dispensing coal to the needy
of Wells county. While we note much
"kicking" in our sister counties over the
manner in which the coal shipped freight
free by the Northern Pacific railroad has
been distributed, but very little fault if
any can be found in the way it has been
handled at this point. The work is very
nearly done and many made correspond
ingly happy thereby.
The late editor, W. Maw, will shortly
remove to Seattle, Washington, with a
view to settling in that locality.
NOT ENTIRELY SUCCESSFUL.
The Scheme of the EngliitH Special Envoy
Not Favorably Received by the 1'ope.
NEW YORK, Jan. 3.—The Catholic
News has received the following from its
correspondent at Rome: Gen. Simmons,
English special envoy for Maltese affairs,
seems to encounter some difficulties in
accomplishing his mission. England de
sires a kind of Catholic patriarchate
erected at Malta to preside not only over
Malta, but also over Egypt and the En
glish possessions in Africa. France,
which already possesses the primatical
see of Algiers, with jurisdiction over all
Africa, through Cardinal Lavigerie op
poses this. Cardinal Lavigerie will soon
visit Rome in regard to the matter, and
I am certain the holy see will respect the
reasoning of the cardinal and of France.
As regards their political views of En
gland, I have it from a good source that
the holy father will accept the offer of
having a stable English representative at
Rome, but on condition that he will never
interfere in Irish affairs. Leo XIII has
declared again that he will never treat
on Irish affairs with England. He would
onlv take the part of an arbieter if asked
hy both countries.
A DASTARDLY DEED.
An Unknown Fiend Cut* the Throats of
Oltl Ladlu for Money.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 3.—Sarah Kelly,
aged 81, and Ann Kelly, aged 79, sisters,
living in a little frame dwelling No. 206
Wister street, had their throats cut by
someone unknown to the police. The
women were awakened by an intruder
after they had gone to bed. The man
demanded money, which it was supposed
the old women had concealed in the
house. He clutched them by the throat
when they declared there was no money
in the house and then slashed each of
them across the throat. The women
were removed later to a hospital, and an
examination of their wounds showed
that both women were dangerously hurt.
They will, however, with good care, re
cover. A man by the name of Barry
has been arrested on suspicion and will
be given a hearing in the morning.
Jlak« tile Beggars Work.
PAI: S, Jan. 8.—A section of the mu
nicipal
council,
best moans to rid the city of the nuisance
of beggars, lifis advised that the govern
ment establish agricultural colonies in
different parts of France, to which men
dicants tnay be sent and made to work
for their own support.
Mr*. SoutliwortU In l)«uil.
NEW YORK, Jan. 8.—Mrs. Southworth,
the slayer of Stephen Pettus, the wealthy
Brooklynite, whom she accused of hav
ine betrayed her. died in the Tornb3 at
6:14 a. m.
POWDER
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disease.
Notice of Annual Election.
The regular annual meeting of the
James River National bank of James
town, for the election of directorsfor the
ensuing year, will be held at their bank
ing house on Tuesday, January 28th,
1890, at 4 o'clock p. m.
but
UKO. L. WEBSTER,
Cashier.
Dated December 23,1889.
Taken Up
On Thursday, the 12th day of Decem
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on left fore foot. No brand. Owner call,
prove property and pay expenses.
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The Seed Annual for 1890, issued by
D. M. Ferry & Co., of Detroit, Michigan,
has reached our table. Its cover this
year is especially artistic and attraotive,
and its contents, as usual, interesting
and instruotiye. Ferry's seeds. are
thoroughly reliable, and always come
true. The direction? given in the An
nual for the cultivation of both tlowers
and vegetables are so full and explicit
that no one can fail of success who uses
their seed and follows the instructions.
D. M. Ferry & Co. are very conserva
tive, both in offering new sorts and in
their claims for them when offered but
they take pains to inform themselves as
to the true character of all new varieties,
so if some much lauded novelties are not
found in the Annual, the probability is
they have tested them and found them
of no value.
A request sent to the firm at Detroit,
Michigan, will bring you a copy of the
Seed Annual for 1890 by return mail.
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