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

Leader Tunstall fourlshed his baton
and the jamestown Cornet band struck
up a lively air as prelude to the oratory
which followed.
Mr.. j. T. Eager ssacted as master of
ceremonies, and after fervent prayer
by Rev. d. S. Guinter of Canton, the
grand chaplain, called upon Rev. N. S.
Bradley, of this city, who delivered the
address Of welcome to the visitors. He
spoke in his usual happy manner of the
benevolent objects Of the order and the
great good it is accomplishing, and wei.
eomed the visitors most heartily to the
''gem city OF the Jim valley, the future
capital of North Dakota" an alluslon
which was greeted with enough applause
to convince the most skeptical that the
great majority would be pleased to see it
80. a. 8. Nugent Of Fargo, deputy
grand master, responded gracefully
on behalf of the grand lodge. He re-
ferred neatly to Jamestown's enviable
reputation as city of hospitable enter
tainers; said it was little unfortunate
that near neighbor like himself, who
knew and had heard so much Of the city's
manner in this respect, had bsen called
upon to make this RESPONSE; that moth
ing had been left undone to insure the
comfort Of the delegates and mako their
stay pleasant, and closed by thanking
the citizens and the local lodge, in behalf
Of the grand lodge, for their kindly re
ception and hospitable entertainment.
0. S. Bassford of Redfeld, responded
to ''The Three Links" emblematic of the
watchwords of the order, "Friendship,
Love and Truth" He made one Of the
best speeches OF the evening-fervent
and howsry, with fun enough to excite
the "risabilitles" of the lovers of the
ludricous and philosophy enough to
satisfy the moro staid and sober. j..
Wallace Bell OF Kimball, was down to
talk about '.Our Secrets" but he neglect
ed to make the expected revelations. He
told coon story for the purpose Of i'm
pressing upon the minds Of the audience
that they had only heard the "minnow
balls" and that the ''boombs and shells
were coming later. He perpetrated a
pun in remarking that his subject was
very secret and that he would not have
much to say and then explained razzle
dazzle secret sign, which he attempted to
work on Col. Bently without the announ-
ced success. j. Farmhouse Of Valley
City, was assigned to tell of the dark
ways and vain tricks of the festive and
| mysterious billy goat whom every candi-
| date is expected to attempt to break to
| the saddle as part of his initiatory
exercise. This obstreperous but prob
ably much abused animal found a warm
defender in Mr.. Farmhouse, who entered
| upon an interesting dissertation to illus
trate some of his peculiarities and resum-
ed his seat while the audience'was laugh
ing at we'll told story.
| Col. w. A. Bently Of Bismarck, whose
reputation as versatile gentleman and
whose merit as finished orator is well
known to jamestown, people came on to
expiate on the worth and beauty and
noble work of our "Rebekahs." He told
the audience that he feared he would
bore them but that if he did they could
lay it to.the gentleman who spoke first.
After having put 100000 in cash into
the capital building and worked and lied
and what Iot to get it, he said it gave
him the shivers and shakes to be told
that it was going to be removed to the
little town of Jlmtown on the little wind
ing Jim river which was not a marker to
his own raging muddy Missouri. The
colonel said that if ne made failure it
would be due to the shock which this
announcement occasioned and then pro-
ceeded to make good, sensible speech
replete with good advice to the members
of the woman's department of the Odd
Fellows. Mr. Price of Redfeld who was
to have turned his muse loose and paint
ed bright word picture of "Our Future
was not in the room and Gen. Harrison
Allen, who was the last speaker Of the
evening, responded to "Fraternity." The
generals military form and imposing
physique are we'll known in jamestown
and his eloquent voice has frequently
been heard here. His response was,
therefore, no surprise. The hour was
late and he did not talk long but the
audience would gladly have borne with
him if he had. He is finished orator
and bis we'll rounded periods fell with a
pleasing cadence on the ears of the
audience. Upon rising to respond the
general was greeted with round of ap-
plause which illustrated his popularity
with jamestown people.
At the close of the speaking the floor
was cleared for dancing and supper
was announced on the stage where tables
had been set to accommodate eighty OF
ninty persons.
| Notes.
The parade occurred this afternoon.
Hon. d. S. Dodds of Lakota. has been
in the city for several days.