Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-05-23
JAMESTOWN THURSDAY MAY 70 1889

nished the band music for the Odd Eel
lows The jamestown orchestra did
likewise for the dance last night
Editor Vallandigham of Valley City
is mingl1ng with the Odd Fellows.
The grand encampr1ent meets tonight
at p. m. sharp. The reception at the
rink will begin at o'clock sharp. .a
William Loudop, 4. \. Pruner, j. 3
Gibson Of Fargo, piloted by 1t. Col. of
the Grand Army of theS of v, L. Blum,
made brief call at The Alert office to-
day.
Editor Bierley, OF the Northwest News,
and Ii. P. Rucker, the well-known stock
man, are two of Grand Forks represen-
tatives attending the Odd Fellows meet
ing.
Gen. Harrison Allen, the brilliant Far
go orator and politician, is attending the
grand lodge encampment. He will re-
spond to the toast ''Fraternity' at the
banquet tonight.
H. P. Rucker, general manager Of the
North Dakota Masons and Odd Fellows
Aid and Accident association, is among
the delegates. Life insurance with this
gentleman is cheap and safe.
The supper at last nights banquet was
furnished by the Womans Relief Corps.
All who partook of the spread were of
the o!.a;oa that it did honor to the
culinary ability Of the ladies.
The committee from the local lodge
who have charge Of arrangements are:
Reception-L. r. Hamilton, J. L. Eager
and j. +. Vennum. Banquet--J. f. Ven
nun and Lewis Lyon. Floor managers
for the dance--L. Lyon, NJ. L. Parker,
Henry Bensch, }. T. Vennum and John
Anderson.
Col. w. A.Bentley, who will respond to
one of the toasts at the banquet tonight,
is a popular and versatile gentleman. He
IS a past grand master Of the O 0 F, a
high Masonic official, G A r notable,
colonel OF the D n G., mayor of Bismarck,
a shrewd politician, and one Of the best
physicians IN the northwest.
Hon. D. F. Royer, the rosy-cheeked
representative from Jerauld county who
was one of the most popular members of
the last legislature, is here as the dele
gate from Alpena lodge. Several times
last winter when Speaker Keith was ab-
sent, Dr. Royer was chosen speaker, pro
TEN. If he makes as good delegate as
he did a legislator, his lodge is to be con-
graduated.
Among the arrivals this morning are:
Jio. Simmons, r. A. Evans, r. Bally, G.
Hauser, D. M. Donald and A. H. Gray OF
| Valley City; and Tbeo. Franks, f. D.
Human, Jno. Logan, J. N. Yoder, j. B.
! Gibson, Geo. II. Brown, G. Z. Lawrence
NJ. Green, E. NJ. Dorfey, J. f. Ricey, Mr..
johnson, 4. E. Wood, H. Sorenson, A. G.
Keely, Clint Smith, S. B. Clary and E. }
Myers, of Fargo.
Gen. N. G. Nash, of Canton, is one of
the prominent Odd Fellows in the city.
He is an old veteran, and will be remem-
bered as one of the delegates to the
G A r encampment, held here TWO years
ago. The general is the editor and pub
Usher of the Sioux Valley News at Can
ton, and, next to the Press & Dakotan
man, has been longer in continuous edl-
torial work in Dakota than any man in
the territory.
Among those most prominent of the
visiting brothers from abroad in attend
ance upon the convention of the I o o F.
are two gentlemen, well and most favor.
ably know in this community. We refer
to Mr.. ]. Farmhouse, prominent mer-
chant of Valley City, and A. E. Nugent
of Fargo, of Nugent, Brown & Co. Both
are gentlemen we'll and favorably known
in their respective cities. They stand
high in their order, and are gentlemen
actively engaged in business, and rank
high as men of business of the strictest
integrity.