Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1892-07-28
ELDRlDGE ENTERTAlNS.
The Farmers Picnic at That
Place, Last Saturday,
A Success.
An Address by Hon. Ira
lampman, and a Game
Of Ball.
Valley City Wants the Next
ChautauQua Assembly,
Held There.

The weather was everything that could
have been wished for the farmers picnic
Saturday at Eldridge. There was a
large attendance, and very good time
was enjoyed by all. No pains had been
spared by those who had the affair in
charge to make the arrangements COM
plete, and their preparations showed
hard work. A good many jamestown
people drove out in the afternoon
and evening.
Among the Eidridge people who
looked after the arrangements we're Web
Cunningham, Charlie Holmes, Harry
Cornwall and wife, and in fact all the
we'll known farmers of that vicinity
turned out and asslted in making it
pleasant for the visitors. NJ. D..
Williams, president of the state alliance,
also did his full share on the occasion.
While it was not distinctlvely an
alliance meeting, yet during the FORE
noon the more serious topics that the
alliance men are now discussing through.
out the country occupied the attention
OF all present. Mr.. Lampman of Valley
City, delivered a speech that was closely
followed, and despite it's length and the
fact that the hour was past noon, he
kept his audience listening to his
remarks, and laying by food for later
reflection. The speaker addressed his
hearers from a stand built in front of
young grove of trees. On the stand was
an organ and music was part Of the
exercises. The audience was seated on
and in front of the platform and under
the trees, on the seats provided for the
occasion. The young grove gave plenty
of shelter for all, and the speaker made
himself plainly heard. He discussed
important questions of government and
finance, touching on the Questionable
wheat marketing system, the watered
stock of railroads on which the people
pay in cost of transportation excessive
profits and charges, the ownership Of
land as it is being rapidly taken up by
mortgages and syndicates, and dwelt on
the leading planks in the Peoples party
platform. Mr.. Lampman advocated the
increase per capita in money, by the
government to $50 per person, spoke of
the sub-treasury bill as something that
would be more generally liked it it was
better understood, and urged all those
who could to investigate those matters
which related to their welfare, to get
some OF the tracts and books he
had, containing information on such SUBJ
jects and read them at leisure. After the
speaker had finished number OF farmers
and young men, svailed themselves Of
the opportunity to purchase for small
sums, such pamphlets as they most de-
sired to read. The topics that were dis
cussed by the speaker appeared to
Interest the farmers considerably, and
talk among the leading men present
developed the fact that many were
strongly inclined to favor the PROPOSE
tlons set forth in the speech and in the
independent platior
Immediately after the speaker had
finished his address, the long table un-
der the trees was spread with table
cloths and the contents of the numerous
lunch baskets brought to light. Every
farmers wife had big supply Of picnic
eatables. and stand close by retailed
great cargoes OF pop corn, candy, cider,
&C., to the children. The lunch was at
tackled with spirit and energy that left
no room to doubt the force and extent
OF the Dakota appetite. There was an
abundance for all who came and tho
hospitality of the Eldridge people was
greatly enjoyed.
sAfter dinner ball game attracted
everybody to the grounds and James
town and Eldridge mines pounded the
sphere around the prairie in great style.
The former club won the game by q
score that climbed up to the thirties and
only ceased being enumerated because
the ecore card had become used up. The
boys who played in the EldridRe team
were H. Cornwall, j. Severn, Geo.
Severn, Ed Pannell, catcher, Will Ring
uett, Hugh Bole, Will Lenton, Dorman
Baldwin, pitcher, and Elmer Reeves. The
jamestown players we're Marrell, Proctor,
Briggs, Marion Nashold, Reddy Gleason,
D. and Perry Carrigan, Hotchkiss and
Poole. Briggs and Marrell, the battery.
The game was umpired by O. A.
Boynton, G. A. Lieber and another
gentleman whose name is profound
secret. Boynton's career was brief,
however, as he made what the boys coa-