Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-07-06
A Whole Souled, Happy, Fun
Making Crowd Was
There.
The Day Quitely Enjoyed at
Spiritwood.--Various
PiCniCS.
Opening Of the July Term Of
District Court--Fifty-
four Cases.

record Tuesday in their Fourth Of
July. There we're over 500 people pres
ent, many from Jamestown. A whole
souled, hearty, fun making crowd was
there-farmers and their families pre-
dominating. The ball game in the after.
noon aroused an old time interest. The
Eldridge boys had sprinkling of James
town talent, and defeated the nine OF
this place, but not so badly as might
heve been. The horse, pony and foot
races we're good and made plenty of fun,
while the bucklng COW cleaned out the
crowd and found no one able to sit in
the saddle. McGillivray's bucking
broncho was mastered by Fergus Of
jamestown, after hard tussle. The pig
race excited great laughter also. The
oratory was by Brother Boynton, and
Harry Cornwall, and !. B. Mathews of
Eldridge contributed to the literary part
of the program. Rev. Baldwin read the
declaration of independence
There was plenty to eat and ''suth;n' to
drink"
In the free for all half mile run there
were four entries, by Messrs. Pendray,
Allen, Downs and Romer. The first
money was captured by the Downs horse,
the second by Allen. The pony race was
won by Stanaway, and Fergus took
second. The mule contest between
Foster and Anderson was an appropriate
hlppodrome and declared draw. In the
foot races, tie 100 yards was won by
Boyle, and in the 200 yard run he was
second, Ellis being first, and Koethe
second in the 100 yard dash. The boys
races, free for all, were participated in by
young Karcher, Thompkins, Melvin and
Fox. The artist who won the pie race IS
unfortunately unknown, and therefore
.is name will not 60 down to fame.
4 pleasant party spent the day in
the woods south of the city. There we're
the families of A. Blewett, G. A. Lieber,
Mrs. Klaus and family, J. 'Bellivou, D.
Calvin and F. LEM. Messrs. Middleton.
Niemeyer and Malone we're also there
Another merry party picnlced in the
Sears grove, southeast of the city, and
spent the Fourth appropriately. Among
them were o. V. White and wife. Harry
Wade and wife, W. A. Sadelmeyer and
wife, Alex. Gillfillan and wife, Herman
Case and wife, J. 81. Sears and wife. The
cool and pleasant grove afforded an ad-
mlrable place for the ceremonies.
AT sPIRITwooD LAKE.
The Fourth Of July was rather quiet
event at the lake this year, IN great con.
trast to the crowd and noise OF last sea-
son when the G. 4. r. were among the
partlcipators and hosts. There were
few private parties spending the day
there, from jamestown, while good
many people from surrounding towns
and country pieniced at the shady re-
sort, obtaining the usual results with
rod and line, and otherwise greatly en-
joylpG themselves. Among those from
tho city who spent the day, there at
various points on the lake, were Mr.. and
Mrs. Stallman, Mr.. and Mrs. Poole, Mr..
and Mrs. Coggeshall, Mrs. II. 8. Wood
and Ed Rose. Ben Russell and Albert
Default had little party there also,
ard the lads never had better time
camping out, and cooking their own
''grub."
There was large party at the Il. E.
Wallace boat house. Among the visitors
were his sister, Mrs. Irwin OF Phoenix,
Ariz., one of the leading attorneys of
that territory, aad his cousins, Mrs. H. G.
Miller and Miss Annie Wallace of New
Castle, Pa. The ladies greatly enjoyed
their few days outing and reluctantly
left for their homes, in love with the lake
and the facilities for amusement which
the little camp afforded. The American
flag hoated proudly from the end of the
wharf, and during the day occasional
patriotic sounds coming from the imme-
diate vicinity Of the flag, we're heard to
reverberate around the wooded shores Of
the lake, The other visitors who en-
joyed the occasion there were Mr.. and
Mrs. Beals, Geo. Webster and an Alert
representative, who have made the
Fourth at the lake an especially pleasant
day for number of years.
District Court.
The July term Of the district court