Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1899-07-06
nth. AT SPIRITW00D
1000 People Spend the Inde-
pendenCe Holiday at
the Lake,
Courtenay Wins the Base Ball
Game-FireWork in the
Evening".
The Occasion a Great Success
Despite Rain IN the
Afternoon.

Despite Rain IN the
Afternoon.
Tuesday was one OF the most glor-
lous Fourths the people in this part OF
North Dakota ever spent at Splritwood
lake. Early the night before teams be-
gan arriving and by O'Clock 10 the
morning there was steady stream pass
ing through the lane thai led to the G.
A. r. grounds, where Manager Geo.
. Kurtz bad every thing arranged for
biz time. Visitors came in all sorts of
vehicles. The farmer wagons loaded
down with the family was followed by
the smart rig with the young man and
his best girl while the pony cart driven
by the kid came in also. Several tan
dems we're IN evidence in the crowds OF
wheelmen. The rain in the afternoon
about 4 O'Clock put q damper on the
weather and grass but not on the spirits
OF the young people. Many people who
could not get under shelter became wet,
come through. others little while the
white picnic dress and the poseys on the
girls hats were effectively spoiled. The
gate keepers said the crowd was ono OF
the biggest and best ever seen gathered
from the farms and towns of this por-
ton of the jim Valley. Over 1000
people we're present from the neighbor-
hood of Courtenay, Wimble IN, Dazy,
Cooperetown, Sanborn, Kensal, Hope
and from those and other towns. Some
will have been three days on the road
when they get back. No accidents oc-
Cured and everybody he'd a good time.
The adp,ission Of 10 cents to the
Rrornde helped pay the expenses Of care
and services Of those who arranged the
occasion.
;, The crowd had plenty Of amusement
just vle,tinR. It is seldom q large
number Of people get together in North
Dakota; when they do no time is lost
| mixing acquaintanoes and enjoying
themselves. There was boating both
sail aud row. Porter's sail boat The
Alice, with Oapt. Dan Wallace made
numerous trips around the lake sns-
tsining 90 occasional delay by being be-
calmed. Most every one wss too bnsy
to tish. The stands and restaurants did
q thriving business in eatables, drink.
ables. confectionery, nnts and fireworks.
There was some bathing and plenty OF
dancing in the pavilion. Seventeen
barrels OF malt, q harmless 4th OF July
compound, are said to have been fur
nished.
The chief game Of the day was the
base ball match between Oourtenay and
jamestown. The lstter's boys we're
not in practice and could not stand up
10 the last few innings against their
northern neighbors but the first five
or six innings showed good ball the
score beng fifteen to FIVE.
The Courtensy lads at the end ran in
their men too fast for the Jimtown boys
however. The Courtenay team COM
prises some strong players and no nine
not in practice with bang up battery
have any business with them. Posey
pitched for Courtenay, Fox and Grun-
8challs for Jamestown. Jno. Fergus
umpired the game to the general satls'
fsction OF ALL The purses amounted to
about $50 contributed from the 1000
or more spectators and from the G. A.
r, management. The Courtenay nine
consisted of the following players:
Ssby, Short. L. and W.Altringer, Bos-
tad, Langworthy, Dresser, Gresser and
Posey.
The jamestown nine we're: NeirlinR.
Fox, Grunchalls, Olemmens, Thompson,
Calvin, Glaspell, Cornwall and Patton.
The literary and oratorlcal exerolses
we're a feature. The oration by DR.. D..
8. Moore, Supt. of the Hospital was en-.
joyed by large audience.
Dol. Boynton read the Declaration Of
Indepen dence 10 bis usual impressive
manner. We doubt it ever in the bis
tory of the country, the famous old
Declaration WAS ever 80 powerfully de-.
liyered, except perhaps on its tirst read
ing to the heroes OF tho Revolution.
The races between the potato p'okeFs
and wheelbsrrows drew large crowd
and we're very funny and exciting.
In the evening Manager kurtz drew
the torch bearers, some Is 10 number
in a line and, armed with rockets and
caodles, they marched from the entrance
J n tho grounds to the hill, whore The
crowd awaited 10 expectancy tho fire.
vorka. The evolutions OF the torch
,,oht paraders and tho discharge OF the
n.-.n oandlaa made an impoeinR cod