St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-27
LIVE WEEK At GRAND FORKS
Merry Times Follow the Easter Season,
and the Social Life of
THE RED RIVER VALLEY
MingIes With Some Business and P0-
litiGal IncidentaiS for
Variety.

Special to the Globe.
GRAND FORKS, N. D., April 26.-This
has been week of pleasure and ban
quets, and one long to be remembered
in some society circles. The Knights
Templar started the week going by
their Easter service in the Presbyterian
church on Sunday, after they had fin
ished their banquet, which commenced
Saturday night. Then on Tuesday the
Pioneer club gave one of their pleasant
parties, which was followed by lunch of
such varied menu that it could almost
be called banquet. Wednesday after
noon the Ladies' Aid Society of the
Methodist Church took p Ossession of
GOtZian hall and opened their Easter
market. This consisted of all articles
of fancy work and ordinary use which
would come under the hands of ladies
looking for something to pass the time
away and still do something useful.
Flowers occupied all the spare space in
the hall, and were sold at good round
prices: The major portion of them
were donated by Mrs. Butler, who had
received them from Aurora, Ill. Con-
siderable cash was realized from their
disposal las well as the money received
from the supper and ice cream tables,
which had their share of patronage.
Thursday evening the business mems
association held a meeting, at which the
advisability of
SENDING AGENTS EAST
to preach the advantages of the Red
river valley were discussed. To-day
was the great day of the week, as all
the trains were loaded with Odd Eel
lows who came here to participate in the
celebration of the SEVENTEEN anniver-
sary of the order. Milton, Park River.
Crookston, Bismarck, NOrthwoOd, May
vile. Portland, Buxton, Hillsboro. Lari-
representatives present. DIR. w. A.
Bently, of Bismarck, who is past grand
master Of the order, delivered an elab-
crate address at the Congregational
church, after which the members of the
order and their ladies took part in the
banquet at GOtZian's hall. Covers for
200 guests were laid, and every place
was occupied. The canton and sub
ordinate lodge turned out in parade,
headed by the national guard and drum
corps: A long list of tOasts were re-
sponded to, which occupied the time
until after midnight. To-day there will
be match game of ball at the park be-
tween local mines.
oohlI9IOl anniversary Will US dp-
propriately celebrated. Combined re-
Hgious services will be held at the Con-
gregational church in the morning,
when addresses will be made by all the
ministers of the city. Rev. II. G. Men
denhall will preside. The evening will
be devoted to speech-making at the
court house, where Col. Sprague will de-
liver an address and Mayor Griggs will
preside.
The action of the Democratic terrific
rial committee Oh Wednesday has been
the means of getting the rank and file
into working order, and the suggestions
of Hon. William NJ. Springer were con-
sidered and the committee laid out plans
to capture everything in sight.
Very few DakOtians have gone to Ok
lahoma. although many of them had in
tended to.
The high winds Of the past week have
done some little damage to farms, as the
seed has been uncovered in some places,
neceSSltating re-seeding.
Capt. NJ. l.. McCormack's name is be-
Ing quietly mentioned as the first gov
ernor Of North Dakota, and the prospects
are the captain will have big boom be-
fore election,