Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-06-04
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High OdIcials Of the Rsck Islaal RalIreadi
at JanestsWs.
President Cable Of the Rock Island rail.s
road and . number Of h,gh onlcisls Of
that corporation arrived in Jamestown
last Friday on tour Of inspection by
car through North Dakots on the line 81
the Northern Pacific railroad. Il is sup
posed that they are taking notes Of crop
prospects upon which 70 make an esti-
mate of freight traffic for next fall.
II is not improbable that this tour has
some connection with the James River
Valley Railroad, as this company has VII
along through the negotiations for the
purchase of the grade of the Valley road
been supposed to be behind the enter
prise. jamestown being the northern
terminus of that projected and almost
wholly graded line they would especially
desire to obtain reliable information g 70
the probable traffic tributary to this point
as well as other probable stations down
the line.
1t is not only possible but highly prob.
able that these gentlemen will cast an eye
about as TO the location of q depot and
other grounds. However that may be
we suggest that our prominent citizens
furnish them with an abundance Of In
formation IN regard to the productlveness
and development of the country and show
them around the prettiest city on the
continent. These gentlemen will want
no taffy but solid facts and We have an
abundance of the latter in favor Of our
country and city.
That the James River Valley road.wlll
be completed at an early day is only q
problem of the demand of commerce. 1t
IS not probable that the syndicate which
put SIS 900 into 1t with the idea of max
ing the investment haphazard one to be
loss or profit as chance might determine.
Whenever the development of the cnun-
try shall create demand for this road as
. thoroughfare of commerce it will be
built and that time Is near at hand.
The jamestown Militia Abroad and Gem.
ments Complimentary and Olherwisc.
The following are extracts from differ
ent articles in the Sunday morning Bis
marck Tribune relating particularly TO
the jamestown Light Guards and other
citizens who participated in the various
and entertainments of Deco
ratlon day:
The members of the jamestown Light
iuards and their friends who participated
IN yesterday g festivities constitute true
picture Of jamestown. No city on the
inc OF the Northern Pacific has had .
better growth than Jamestown, which
Fact may be attributed, not 90 much TO
,he favorable location Of the town, ~ to
the life and enterprise of the citizens. 1t
8 an open secret that at jamestown. is
found higher order of society than 1t
my point in the northwest.
THE JAMESTOWN MILITIA.
A model company, handsome uniforms,
we'll disciplined, and splendidly balanced.
As soon rs the jamestown guard alighted
rom the train and formed in line along
he platform, the fact that they were
uperior company was apparent. The
company was under command of Captain
Hicks. an excellent drill master, assisted 4
Y Lieut.. =. s. Miller. The great feature
orps, composed 81 eIgIr b NJ dE7ss
y uniformed, proud breasted young nu-
Drum Msjor Klaus. This
company including the drum corps, mum
,ers over seventy, and presents com
appearance. 1t was the largest
company in the parade, and won the On.
hu siastic applause Of the throng, ~ well
ls the compliments land hearts, Of the
aides.
In the evening the people were enter
aimed by the jamestown talent IN "The
,py of Atlanta rhe immense hsll-the
filed, and that means
hat at least 600 people were in attend
Ince. The play is story OF the war In
tx acts. To compliment either the play
" the acting on par with legitimate
theatrical performances would be an In.
Justice to the intelligence of the large
audience az well a. the reading public.
The first thing to be considered is that the
play was presented by amateurs. This
and the rosrs Of laughter by
he audience at death scene are ex.
blamed. The name of the author Of the
,lay is not known, but he was blood
md thunder artist of the most carmlne
lne He throws death and anguish,
,ain and misery, heart ache and stomach
che, poverty and squalor into one dra-
nstic threshing machine, puts on steam,
md throws "grubs'' and stumps into the
CYLINDER TO stop it. Bnt leaving the play
md returning to the actors, it must be
,ald, considering the material they had to
vork on, they did very nicely. During
he evening the Jamestown guard were
on the stage and put through
lrill, which showed them to be one Of the
,est, if not the best, drilled companies in
he territory. They made good ap.
,earance on the stage. and executed the
,rders with extraordinary precision. But
efned feature of the evenings enter.
;ainment was the readings of Mrs. ]. n.
Graham, OF Jamestown. Mrs. Graham
cad Barbara Fritchie in such splendid
tyle that hearty encore was gwen, and,
n response, the accomplished lady gave
cute and comic imitation OF baby talk.
As an elocutionist Mrs. Graham has no
uperlor IN the northwest. The James
own people made many warm and ID
hiring friends by their visit in the city.
While in the main the above quotations
ire highly complimentary the Alert is
10Th panied and shocked At the want OF
inc discrimination on the part of the
Tribune critic in points OF artistic excel
ence in the presentation Of the drama.
he ''Spy of Atlanta Almost total
eclipse must have come over his pefcep-
i've faculties at that hour. Under or
iinary circumstances ssroars OF laughter
It death scene'' would either show bod
aste on the part of the audience or ridic-
llous presentation on the part Of the com-
,any, but in this case it shows neither,
,ut the very reverse. The Tribune Is
hereby admonished that it requires vefy