Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1892-02-04
ASYLUM FESTIVITIES.
A Pleasant Party Given in the
Assembly Room Saturday
Evening.
HORSEPOWER Threshing Tried
With Success in Pembina
County.
Progress OF the Scheme for
Electric Motive Power
on Railroads,

I-rOSreSS OT Cnc SCneme fOr
Electric Motive Power
on Railroads.
Repeated at the Asylum.
Through the liberallty of Colonel w.
E. Dodge, who arrived too late to attend
the party last Friday, the Union orches-
ira was enabled to remain over and fur.
nish the music for the hop at the asylum
assembly hall Saturday night. Mr.. and
Mrs. Dodge and DR.. and Mrs. Archibald
entertained the large number OF guests
after an usually elegant manner, and
lunch was served which was especially
acceptable. No place in the state affords
snch facilities for social gathering az
the Office building and assembly room at
the hospital, and the rare occasions in
which they are thrown open are always
appreciated by those who are so for
tunate as to be present. The party Sat
urday night was no exception to this
rule.
Col. and Mrs. Dodge and guests from
Fargo, spent Sunday in the city, and left
for home that night. A good JOKE on the
colonel is related by himself. just be-
fore he left st. Paul for jamestown to
attend the ball here, he wired his friend
Montgomery, clerk OF the U. 8. court a,
Fargo, to send hls-the colonel's-drese
sult to the next train. No. l. "Monty'
telegraphed back. with so cents collec,
on the message: :No l arrives at James
town at a. IN. What do you want of q
dress suit?" The reason for asking that
question will probably never be disclosed
but second telegram saying "send sui,
sure, will explain later" was happily
sufficient, and so the colonels handsome
blonde physique was faultlessly clothed
on the occasion desired.
MOST ELABORATE YET.
A correspondent of the Fargo Forum
thus refers to the ball given in this city
Friday evening last: 'The compliment
ary ball given at jamestown, last night
was, without doubt, the most elaborate
Of anything OF the kind ever attempted
in the state. Those who had the arrange.
ments in hand spared neither time OF
money in the pertecting of every detail
The operahouse, which vas formerly g
roller skating rink, and is an enormous
building, afforded the committee ample
space for financial expenditure, as we'll az
a golden opportunity for the decorators
to spread themselves, and without doubt
both took advantage of this fact, for the
transformation produced such dazzling
effect, that one glance into this veritable
wonderland, convinced us OF our inability
to pen q description that would do il
justice. 1t was simply one mass Of be.
wildering grandure in which mingled
profusely, flowers, evergreens, draperies
chinese and electric lights OF every con.
ceivable color, mirrors, pictures, setees
draperies, rich and many hued, in fact
everything that money could buy, wat
utilized to help make the decorations
harmonize.
"The stage too was handsomely and
artlstically arranged. and from this posi-
tom the Union orchestra Of Fargo seu,
forth sweet soothing strains of musl:
that filed the entire building and made
the gay dancers forget for the time tina,
there existed anything IN the world out
side the Eden they were then treading.
San elegant banquet was served by
Caterer Ehrman of Fargo, and was in his
best STYLE"
The Fargo Argus also speaks in lstter.
ing terms of the event, and had special
accounts telegraphed 1t both Of Friday
night and the Saturday party at the asy.
lum. st. Paul and Minneapolis papers
also referred to the affair.