Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-03-19

Nickeus' elegant residence on Third ave-
{ nue. where the company was receiy ed in a
kind and hospltsble manner by Mr.. and
MIS-. Nickeus who extended hearty vel
cone to all as they fled through hall way
to the spacious psrlors and reception
rooms beyond. As soon as order was re
stored Mr.. J. J. Flint delivered the fol-
lowing address OF welcome:
Mr.. FLINT's spEEcu
MR.. NIcKEUs
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whom you have lived since you chose
this favored spot for your home,-men
who are intimate with your private HE
aud who have watched your public career,
have assembled on this occasion TO well
come you home and express their appre-
citation of tho valuable service you have
rendered Dakota, the 9th district, $ uts
man county and the city of jamestown In
the legislature Just closed. Your recog-
n'ze1 ability in = former legislature, your
active sympathy at all times with your
fellowmen, high or low, rich or poor, and
your uneqmvocsl devo ION TO our city
endeared you IN the hearts of our people
and pointed you out as the fittest man to
represent important interests of our i'm
mediate locality which would come be-
fore the legislature IN which you have
been an active member. The enthusiasm
with which you was made candidate IN
yorder court house you will never forget,
and the unauimity with which you was
elected was indeed high compliment to
pay any man. How have you discharged
the great trust thus reposcd in yous THIS
spontaneous gathering Of the multitude
with torches and music speaks more elo.
quensly than words at my command can
express. Every valuable measure IN the
interest OF our asylum, our schools, our
funding bills, our city charter, has been
secured through Your faithfulness, tact
and zeal. No living man could have done
more-mauy woild have done less.
jamestown, sir, owes you a debt of graft
tude which ii 1t Is her misfortune to be
unable to discharge, she will never for
get. And yet l refer with regret and
shame to the fact that your motives haye
been impugned by one Of our citizens
your efforts be- titled and characterized
by bad faith. But thanks be to Provi.
dence this beautiful, angelic disciple of
the paste pot over the way does not echo
the sentiments OF the city of jamestown,
and more gratif1ed still that his little
sheet of purity and standing insult to the
good name OF our city is harmless to our
community, and beyond 1t does not go.
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Flint's ad-
dress Mr.. Nickeus came forward and
after thanking the gentleman for his kind
remarks turned to his fellow citizens and
said in substance, that he believed the
charter amendment to DO good one. 1t
relieves the city authorities of an obstacle
which has, since Its organization, retard.
ed the progress Of successful litigation
The county being the greater corporation
of the two could issue license TO man
to sell liquor and In case the city lid not
wish to issue license also there was no
provision in the charter which would en-.
able an officer of the city to close his
place, should it be desirable to do go. in
support of this remark he cited the gen.
tlemen present to the experience the city
had with Mr.. Elmer who had procured
county license and was refused city Ii.
cense, but Iun bis place successfully de-
fy,ng all municipal authority TO close his
doors. He then referred to the appropri-
aiioos that had been secured for James.
town, saying that to him did not belong
all the credit, but that some IF the good
people Of jamestown, who had visited
Bismarck from time to time, portion Of
whom had taken the pans 10 go before
the committee on appropriations, were
entitled to large share of the credit
After speaking at some length in bis usu.
al eloquent manner, dwelling upon mat
tiers Of general and local interest, he
again thanked the gentlemen for their
courtesies.
Loud calls were then made for Hon. E.
p. Wells, ex member Of the house OF the
territorial legislature of 1881, who came
forward and said that although he was
among those who opposed the nomination
of Mr. Nickeus, he had fallen in line I'M
med,ately after the nomination and ex
tended to him hearty and cordial sup
port. He had watched h,s course at Bis
msrck and WAS happy to state that it had
been one which entitled HIM to the con
fidence and respect of the citizens Of
jamestown % we'll as of the great dis
tiict be had been called to represent. Mr.
Wells continued his remarks for some
time touching upon local features attend
ing the campaign, stating that so far as
be was concerned he was entirely out of
politics.
At the conclusion OF MIR. Wells re-
marks Mr.. Nickeus came forward and
stated that he desired to say just word
more with reference 10 MIR. Wells course
which had teen different from that pur-
sued BY any other of the gentlemen who
led the opposition against him last fall
He stated that Mr.. Wells, instea1 of en-
deavoring to set up contesting delaga-
lion, came to him and said that he would
sustain him throughout the remainder of
the campaign and he did SO, and that he
en- ertaiued no feelings but those of kind