Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-07-06
THE FOURTH.
The Day We Celebrate and Hew We
Celebrated It.

The Day We Celebrate and Hew We
Celebrated It.
AT LAMOURE.
The Alert had representatives at all the
Fourth of July celebrations from Car
Iingten on the north to LaMoure on the
south, q distance of one hundred miles
along the James river, and the first to
which We will call attention is that Of
La Moure then following up the river to
Carrlngton, which latter place, however,
is some distance west of the river but is
in the famous James river valley.
AS the sun descended below the west
ern horizon on the evening OF the third q
party assembled on beautiful eminence
IN the north part of the beautiful new
and entcrprising town Of La Meure,
erected a'pole and few minutes later
run up the broad stripes and bright stars
Of the American flag which was cheered
until the majestic bluffs of the James
river for miles away took up the refrain
and revcrberated it as il the very ground
Joined salute Of honor to the proudest
emblem among the nations of the earth.
At an carly hour next morning the
tewnpeople were out making arrange
ments for their first celebration, aud the
settlers came IN to ,oin in the ceremonies.
That they are q live set Of people in La
Moure will be more clearly shown by the
following incident than in any other way
we can represent 1t. Grand Rapids, the
older and rival town seven miles up the
'Nver had engaged DR.. Bert Robinson, OF
Fargo, to deliver an grafton at their cele-
bratlon. The afternoon of the day before
tho doctor came down TO Lisbon on the
train and was met at that place by q
committee from La M"ure who informed
him they had come to escort HIM out,
they did not say where and he did not
ask. When the stage that had been sent
out from Grand Rapids for the speaker
called for him he was rot there Of course,
and the La Moure committee had taken a
short cut away round from the Grand
Rapids trail. The doctor had never been
down in that country before and he was
consequently ''sntirely in the hands OF his
friends" Having captured the orator
they had to play it fine throughout the
programme and they did it. He waa
taken to his room at the hotel, and early
next morning was taken out for drive,
Q, that those who might cone down from
Grand Rapids would not discover the
grand larceny of their orator. Under the
circumstances il was thought best to have
the oration in the forenoon, and early at
that. 20 about ten O'Clock the crowd was
drummed up to the vigwam built for the
purpose. The president of the day, John
M. Martin, opened the seremonies Of the
occasion with some very appropriate and
patriotic remarks, but seemed to be
little nervous as if he apprehended some
thing might happen. A blessing wa
eloquently invoked by Rev. Woods, the
Declaration Of Independence read by H.
q. Andrews, law partner Of Chairman
Martin, Immediately after which the
chair announced the orator Of the day,
DR.. Bert Robinson, Of Fargo. who, sup
posing himself to be in Grand Rapids
promised by correcting the statemen,
made in ''your paper" as be expressed it.
meaning the Grand Rapids Journal, thai
he was from Chicago. From this he pro-
cesded with his subject and delivered one
Of the finest Fourth of July orations w
ever heard. He was followed In few
happy and appropriate remarks BY Mr.
Bartholomew, of Sioux City, and thai
gentleman by the chairman which CLOSED
the exercises until afternoon. The con-
spirators then set about figuring how t
ret the orator back to Lisbon before b,
should hnd out he had delivered his ora
.tion IN the wrong town and the prob
ability is they succeeded and that he vii
1irst learn of IT through the papers ant
will not then believe it until he gets {
blizzard from Grand Rapids for moi
keeping his engagement. A people who
can succeed in such joke - that q
stealing away the orator Of rival towr
will get to tho front in any enterprise
they undertake. The programme for th'
afternoon was horse racing and base bal
playing, and at night . dance all o.
which was highly enjoyed
AT GRAND RAPIDS.
Notwithstanding the trick that VA
n,.yed on Grand Rapids by La Moure II
the larceny of their speaker, they substi'
tinted one of home talent who did honol
to the occasion and everything passed of
IN the most pleasant and entertaining
manner. There is plenty Of enterprise II
Grand Rapids to overcome such dihicul
ties aud they did it. Besides they smile
with feelings of triumph over La Mour'
In having had two live, painted. Wal
equipped and war whooping Indians
Who amused the people with the maneu
vers Of the war path on horse back BE-
sides these they had base ball, races ant
nearly all kinds of amusement for suci
an occasion. The people OF Crane
RAPIDS are a thriving, energetic people
AID have one Of the prettlest little town.
In the territory. This was their thirt
ce,ebratioa. At their first on", two year
.go. they had less than 100 people present
. var spo less than 100, and the last ont