Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-07-07
NOTES AND NEWS.
The $50, 900 Building in Which the Scales
Of Justice are to be Suspended
in Perfect Equipoise.
The Day We Celebrated and How It Was
Done-Song, Eloquence and
Amusement.
The Veteran Organization-Grand Rapids
Celebration-News and Notes
Cleaned by Alerters.
The Celebrated Fourth,

Not a day or hardly an hour passes but
what jamestown is making history, and
as the few days aggregate into months,
and the months INTO years, these foot
prints IN the sands Of time will become
more and more interesting as historical
events. Little things even become matters
of interest as they reccdc into the past,
and details of the more important events
add very greatly to their interest. AS the
faithful chronicler of the events that will
one day be compiled into a history of
jamestown, the Alert will endcavor to
rescue from oblivion and place upon per-
petual record every event of any import
ance among the most interesting of which,
to the future generation, will be the man
ner in which, in pioneer days, we cele-
brated the glorious Fourth.
THE GATHERING OF THE HOSTS
The day was beautiful and pleasant
one IN every respect, and early in the
morning the people for many miles in all
directions assembled in town with their
families to duly observe the day as be-
comes American citizens who love their
government and revere its immortal
founders. The procession formed at the
corner of Main street and Fifth avenue,
through the various streets of the town
and then to Woodland Park where every
thing, was in readiness for the occasion.
THE GROUNDS.
The grounds had been nicely cleaned
off and prepared by the occasion by the
construction of good speakers stand
and seats for the audience in a good shade
near the bank Of the river, together with
suitable tables for the general and public
as we'll as the private and society stands.
EXERCISES AT THE GROUNDS.
Mr.. b. S. Russell, president of the day
announced the program at the stand,
which consisted OF prayer by Rev. N. u
Tanning, reading Of the Declaration of
independence by johnson Nickeus, ora
ton by Rev. J. H. Hartman and bene-
diction by Rev. w. l.. Delnorest, inter-
spersed with good music by the Glce
Club, all OF which were well timed and
appropriate, and of which the Grafton by
Rev. Hartman deserves more than pas
sing notice, which as literary produc-
ton, an oratorical effort, and mastery
presentation of the subject of the day,
the writer has in his opinion rarely
heard equalled on like inspiring occa-
sions. The speaker carried his audience
so completely with him in his eloquent
ly expressed and beautifully couched
thoughts, arguments and sentiments that
scarcely change of position was observ-
ed throughout the entire audience during
the delivery of the address, which occu-
pied about an hour. His dramatic rem
ditlon Of the interview between an aged
and decrepit old soldier of 1872 and the
hero Of Lundy's Lane, Gen. Scott, at the
oeglnnlng of the rebellion, as given in
thrilling verse by b. +. Taylor, was the
climax of the Grafton.
THE ADJUSTMENTS.
Owing to some cause the proposed free
dinner was failure, probably on ac-
count of the short time in which no.
tlce was given for preparation, and the
war dance had no existence except on the
program on account of the government
agent at Fort Totten refusing to allow the
Indians to be taken out on such an expe-
ditlon, in which no one can reasonably
blame him, but rather commend his good
judgment, for had any trouble come of it,
he would have been held responsible for
1t by the government The climbing
of the creased pole on tt e grounds and
the tub race in the river afforded consider
able excitement and amusement, while
the horse race out east OF town IN the af-
ternoon and the fireworks in the evening
concluded the sports of the day.
Everything passed off in a very pleas
ant, orderly and agreeable manner, with.
out any boisterous drunkenness, fighting
or quarrelling. Everybody appeared to
be in good humor and all enjoying
themselves. The names of veteran sol
diers who took part IN the occasion in a
body appear IN another article specially
devoted to that organization.
THE DANCE.
After the display of fireworks, Klaus
Hall, where the band boys were to give
a concert and dance was the point of at
traction for many. About fifty couples
attended and the best of order was main
tanned throughout. In fact it was one of
the best dances ever given in the hall.