Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-04-10
WENT 'Em ALL ONE BETTERI
That's What the brotherhood
Ball Last Night did With all
Previous Efforts.
A Big Crowd, Good Music,
Faultless Arrangements
Everybody Enjoyed 1t.
The County OlllIIlissiOners. Pur-
slant to Law, Appoint Three
District Assessors.
"A Great Success.

"A Great Success.
In point of attendance, sociabllity and
enjoyment, the Easter ball, given at the
Opera rink Monday night by theBrother-
hood of Locomotive Engineers of Fargo
division No. 2O2, eclipses anything Of the
kind ever given in North Dakota. The
ball operated as magnet to draw the
youth, beauty and young manhood of
the division--most particularly of the
west end-to the city. Those attending
from outside the city numbered over a
hundred.
The Brotherhood lodge and headquart-
ers for this division have always been at
Fargo. The annual Brotherhood ball
has also been held there. This year it
waea held several months ago. Last
nights ball is the result of q feeling
among the boys on the west end of the
division, that these balls ought OCCASION
ally to be held in the middle of the d.
vision, instead of at one end. The boys
undertook this ball with the determine
ton to spare neither pains nor trouble to
make it success. That they have been
successful in their undertaking and
proven beyond controversy that James
town Is the proper place for holding the
Brotherhood's annual balls, all who
witnessed the magnificent spectacle pre-
sented at the rink last evening can
testify.
The decoration committee made the
usually barren rink look as attractive as
The Alert ever remembers to have seen
1t. On entering the rink the first thing
to al tract the eye was a large hanging
banner inscribed with the word "wei-
come" At the rear of the stage was the
motto Of the order in large evergreen
letters "sobriety, truth, justice and NOR
atty" Headlights and lanterns aided
electricity in making the hall resplen.
dent with light. Flags and bunting
relieved the barren expanse of the walls
and streamers in profuslon, spa1ned the
spacious hall. With the floor full of gay
and lithsome dancers, the hall illumin-
ated with brilliancy and tasty decorations
on every side, there was little left undone
that could have heightened the general
effect.
Previous to the Inauguration OF the
dancing program, Rupert's celebrated
orchestra, who furnished the music for
the twenty odd numbers and contributed
materially to the enjoyment Of those on
the floor, by their excellent music, gave
short promenade concert. Rendered
as it was in the fanltless manner which
has earned this orchestra its great repu-
tation, this concert was a fitting intro
duction to the pleasures which followed.
The grand march was the largest ever
seen in Jamestown. Between $50 and
200 couples participated IN it. The con-
course OF people was SO large that the
great expanse of floor in the rink was
always full--and quickly filed, too, for
each succeeding dance.
The ladies of the Relief Corps furnish
ed ice cream in the south wing of the
stage during the evening and also served
All excellent supper for the dancers in the
Metropolitan.
or course when an undertaking is on
so extensive scale as was this dance,
the credit for its success does not belong
to any one man but The Alert desires to
mention as those most active, Dan
Buckley, John Boyle and Frank kellum.
The Committees.
The following is the list of committees
who had charge OF the various details:
Arrangements.- J. Buckley, j. +.
Kellum, George Mccormick. j. Boyle, G.
A. Kingsley, W. j. Ridley.
Invi,ations.-E Clines, j. P. Buckley,
J. Dodd, G. H. Truman, f. f. Dlzard, s.
w. johnson, Geo. McLan, VIM. Sloran,
j. G. Benedict, Geo. Mott.
Reception c. Benedict, G. Fl. Cole,
S. A. Baker, A. l.. Barner, S. A. Olsen,
T. Warren, J. Grader, A. T.. Mallick, d.
Scott, j. Hlnkley.
Decoration-Ch Jennings, J. Smith,
d. Thompson, j. Glass, W. Ridley, Mrs.
g. jennings. Mrs. j. Glass. Mrs. L. w.
Huntington, Mrs. G. Buckley, Mrs. D.
Buckley, Mrs. ". j. Ridley, Mrs. L. Lowe.
Floor .,B. Buckley. l.. Love- E, w.
Huntington, L. G. Stone, Chas. Porter,
o. Olson.
City Council.
Regular monthly meeting Of the city
council Monday night, Mayor Fuller in the
chair. All the aldermen present, except
Mr.. Clark.
The minutes Of the last meeting read
and approved.
Communication was received from
John Kneebone requesting rebate for city
poll tax erroneously assessed and paid.
On motion of Alderman Eager the
communication was referred to COM
mlttee to be appointed by the mayor.
Mayor Fuller referred the matter to the
committee on assessment and taxes
The water works committee reported