Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1899-10-12
RECEPTIONS ELSEWHERE.
Politics Get Tangled up With
That at WahpetCn. Valley
City's Time.

ception programs for the returning VOL
unteers were fully carried out. A dis
patch to the Grand Forks Plaindealer
says: s
The parade was formed on Dakota
Avenue and marched to Breckenridge
and back again to Wahpeton where that
OK was unconsciously waiting to feed
tbe multitude. Before psrtakiug OF re-
freshments Judge Lauder addressed the
crowd and the members Of Company 1
10 we'll chosen speech. In the even
ing at the opera house, Mayor Reeder
delivered an address OF welcome IN be-
halt of the city. Hon. w. E. Purcell
and Senator McCumber addressed the
audience, after which the floor was
cleared and dancing was the order OF
the hour.
Everything went smoothly until the
evening session, when somebody blum
dered Intentionally or otherwise. Seats
we're furnished for the boys IN blue on
the stage. Msjor F. D. Pease was
overlooked and had to hunt 9 seat IN the
balcony. Tickets were given to each
soldier for the banquet and in this also
the major was overlooked Intentionally
or otherwise. He would have gone
home but for the fact that q private saw
bis superior slighted and asked him to
20 to the festivities with him. The ma
jor accepted the kind invitation and was
thus present at the banquet. 1t is no
wonder that the North Dakota regi-
ment got along 80 nicely when such men
are In it. Had certain other citizen Of
our fair city been in the army, the
wrangle raised would have outclassed
the trouble now prevalent in the Mime
sofa regiment. But to make matters
worse, when an apology (?) was offered
to the major, it was because be was for
gotten!' Great Scott! Out Of the fry
ing pan into the fire. What Is the cause
OF it? 1t all had meaning which orig
mated in politics. Two years ago bids
we're called for by the republican board
OF county ommissioners for doctoring
Richland county's poor. Major, then
Doctor Pease, made bid OF S2S7 per
annum; another bid was 1926 per annum,
the highest bid was $500 per annun.
The author of this bid was part OF the
"power that be-" in the republican party
IN this county and be was hired
The writer Of the dispatch goes on to
say that it looks like scheme TO get rid
OF Major Pease by local bosses and
trusts that at the next election the peo-
pie will put on end to the manlfesta-
tions of the ring that uses the patri-
otism of citizens as catch
word to run all kinds of extravagant
schemes at the taxpayers expense.
The reception at Valley City was
largely attended and the boys given Cd
enthusiastic welcome. The hall was
beautifully decorated, stories we're told
by the old "vets," and everyone enjoyed
tho banquet. Major Frank White
the popular member Of the regiment ,s
being doomed for congress. The talk of
his being candidate for governor has
been abandoned and it is slated that MI
jor White will consent to having lis
name used as candidate for congress.
Our Popular Morris.
Darlington Independent: Morris
Beck, the popular jamestown clothier,
gave away to each member OF Go. Il
combination pocketbook with the words
"Compliments Of Morris, Beck" stamped
in gold letters on one eide. he also
distributed 5000 Whistles among the
people in the city, which had an in
script,ou on one side II Blow for Go. h
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