Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1899-09-14
COMMITTEE MEETING
Decided to Turn all Amounts
Raised into a Common
Fund,\
Nearly Enough' Money has
been Raised to Pay Fares
Home.
Funds Will be Divided Evenly
Among Troops on Their
Return.

The representatives of the various
local committees aud Of tue state con-
mittee in regard to the return OF the
North Dakota regiment met at Fargo
Tuesday. Among those present we're
Judges Winchester, Morgon and Pol
ook, BUD Reeve, Auditor Faulkner, Edi
tor Cashel. Mayor johnson, Governoc
Devine and H. Q. Plumley. Governor
Devine was chosen as temporary chaic-
man. Major Hamilton was made tenn
porary secretary.
The first business was receiving re-
ports as to the actual amount OF cash on
hand. Mayor johnson had q telephone
from Valley CITY tkat they had 81 500 in
hand, and would have more after the
meeting this evening. jamestown had
$500 in hand, and expected to have
enough for Co. H. Mr.. Reeve reported
$1,000 on hand At Wahpeton. Judge
Pollock said that he had $153 OF state
funds from Trsill county, and $25 that
belonged to the Fifth district. Mr.
Plumley reported s2,043 .95 on hand Of
20. B funds and Was sure OF at least $Q25
more. Also $40 in cash for Co. D and
$lO6 OF state funds
Judge Winchester reported 500 cash
at Bismarck, $500 ut Dickinson, and he
believed the district would raise at least
81, 200 and perhaps sl,500. Editor Win.
ship SAID that Grand Forks had $1,000,
and Judge Morgan said his district had
81 500 cash and would have some more
Senator Cashel said the Seventh dis.
trict had $1,S00 for transportation and
might raise a little more. This made
11,9479 actually in hand. Budd Reeve
said that Trail county would contribute
at least $50 to the fund.
Senator Hansbrougk had wired that
$4,000 would be enough to pay the
fares home. It was generally thought,
though. that it would tske from $4,000
to $4,000 Tor this purpose.
JudgsWinchests moved that whatever
amount was raised the boys be reltn.
:bursed on their return for the fares paid
out. Seconded by Senator Cashel.
This motion was opposed by .Plumley.
who favored paying for the train and
having the boys paid off On the way
home, as the war department had said
could be done. TIE motion was carried.
Judge Winchester made q motion to
the effect that it was the sense Of the
meeting that each soldier should be
treated alike, and all private soldiers
and non commissioned officers receive
the same amounts from the transporta'
tion fund. Seconded by Mayor John
SOD.
Senator Cashel said that bis local
committee had decided to pay the trans.
portation Of Go. c. and turn the balance
over to the state committee. and there
he could not favor this motioo. The
sentiment seemed to prevail that all the
boys should be treated alike, and the
motion was carried.
On motion OF Major Hamilton the
judges in each district we're made the,
local treasurers for their com panies, with,
the addition of John W. Currie at
Dickinson and John Russell at Valley
City. Judge Pollock OF Fargo was made
the general treasurer for the state on
motion OF Budd Reeve. Major Hamil-
ton suggested that good substantial
meal be provided for the companies at
the first place in the state where possible
probably at Dickinson and Devils
Lake. This matter was not definitely
settled before adjournment. Several
minor matters were looked after with
the END of treating all the boys over in
the Philippines the same.