Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1888-12-06
The Balmy ta,l Weather Of Da.
kOta Calls Forth q Large
Picnic J?arty.
E Mum Der of Citizens With THEN
Families Thoroughly Gsnioy
Themselves
Our SaiuhrlOt.S anG Deiigntful Gil
mate Ccntrastel1 with Storm
Stricken Hast.
4 December Picnic.

J. Proctor Knott little thought, at the
time Of it's delivery, thst his "o'er true
tale and satirical elioGy of the great
northwestern climate would find it's full
realization and general public accept;,-
tion less than two decades after he stood
up in his place in the national house of
representatives and soemnly declared
that, after listening TO descriptions of the
glorious climate Of Dnllth, he was pre-
pared TO believe that The poet Byron vas
vunly endeavorins to convey some faint
conception of the beauties: and charms OF
this northwestern region, when his poetic
soul gushed forth III the following rip
ping strains OF beautiful rhapsoly:
Know yc the land nf tlr ctd:ir and vine,
Where the flowers ever h.to nNh Tie beams
ever shine:
Where the light wings ot lel;',yr oppressed with
perfume
Wax faint DER til" G'tiicls - HnI Iii her bloom
Where the citrnN az. oiiTr are ftir,St Of
fruit
And the Voice Of tn" r.gnt;ng,l, never is mute:
Where The tns Of tle rnttll and TIE I,t., OF th,
sky,
In color though varied in D'antv 'nay Iin'
Yet such has proved tie casa. For the
thirty short anN hc~u:.sl! days Of the
November Just past, tx, hearts OF the
poon!t. rf DahuJA hive },Han Durl!ored
with . refrain equally ~5 thrilling and
delir;, IS III its lNyonSD''ss.:5 - tho llJoXi-
eating transport in Wn3H tua post found
himself viiteu he i,ei1 IL ~ verse ;thoy Q
quottd.
IhJ p5 lptsN, .'ln 81 - are always
ready to take ;lyA1i> y i circumstances
and improve their o22os uni les 1t Is
therefore not 10 be wui'ja alel at that they
should make the lenien,N Of The weather
clerk the occasion fof transferring the
"winter of eastern d;scoNJent' into "glor-
ious summer for then md on TINS first
day of December, IL t!la year Of our Lord
1888, display to the peoole Of the Storm
bound coasts of New England the rock
bottomed foundations Tor the banana
belts claims for wonderful climate and Il
glorious winter resort.
Although the basket picnic idea was
sprung rather suddenly, 1t struck popu-
lar chord. A picnic in December is a
novelty, and the weather being summer
like, the whole city turred out to partic-
ipate.
At two o'clock a procession was formed
yyhIaI, hn1
through the principal streets OF the city
to Eniott's grove, the sssne OF the picnic
festivities. The order ct march was as
follows:
Light Guard tlrd1a corps.
Platoon of police.
The Mayor aud City Council III White mats, linen
busters and palm leaf fans
A four horse wagon drawlnsEa parfel OF ice c"lo
lemonade, ice cream and other
- seasonable dclieacies.
pr0mjnent citizens in ca! flaSeS Win thvlf
families
Two hundred citizens on fc,t dressed in linen
busters, straw hats anG carrying sun
shades and palm leaf fans.
Proceeding to Elliot's grove, the shady
recesses of which had been cleared up
and prepared for the festive occasion, the
p,cnicers halted and there spent the
afternoon, a,me laziiy Iolling in ham
mocks others occupying swings while the
more atheleticly incline% gave themselves
I'D to participation Of '4e national game
of base ball and other diversions. The
occasion was one of general hilarity.
Inncb baskets filed with dellcacles at
rrac+ad their full sharA Of attention.
Rows and girls romped I'D played games
+iD fired. while the old t1,lks transacted
the usual social picnic business IN the
highest style OF the art
During the afternoo% MayoE Allen
made n few remarks oE;ratulatnE his
hearers on the oppoft1iFy aIo'oea me
,,,siress men and othats of enjoying
tbemseIves after the fashion they we're.
Eastern people who 'eFail the severity
Of their early winter clInl%te should come
to Dakota where all is sunshine and
warmth. TfDakota is bi!@sed With any
one thing it is her magnificent tall ana
winter weather.
VISITORS Observation.
,,.7,, ,,i,;t,,. at oresens in jamestown,
writes The Alert her observations on
Thanksgiving day as observed here ana a
most entertaining retrospeetion concern
inc the general history an1 literature OF
,,'7 .o, vh;oh is crowded out for
lack of space today. Spea1 pg OF church
service here, she writes;
ae' w. ,ba CITY i visited the