Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1910-06-02

WEATHER RATHER Fine sltE9[l' J., FOR
occasion
The annual celebration Of Decora-
ton day was never more satisfactorily
accomplished than this year. Both
Sunday and Monday the days set a.
part for appropriate exercises, to re-
call the deeds of bravery and the
sacrifices made by the veterans of
the civil war were days Of good wealth
er. Sunday was somewhat Yindy,
but the exercises at the opera house
at 10 a. M, were crowded and Dec
Grafton day itself was marked with,
fine weather throughout.
The program for memorial day was
carried out as published. The SER
vices were conducted by Rev. Canine
of the Baptist church, who preached
a strong sermon before a large aud
ience, c. s. Buck rendered a solo,
there was choir music and orchestra
music by the Jamestown College or
chestra rendering Kipling's Recess
sional Lest We Forget"
Monday the graves were decorated
and large crowd assembled at the
city hall, including the veterans of
the Fort Seward G. A. R. post, the
ladies of the w. r. G. and the mem
bers of Co. H. They left for the
cemeteries III carriages and automo-
biles. On arriving at Highland
Home they assembled at the soldiers
monument where the exercises were
given. Adj. Bigelow read the men-
orial orders from headquarters. The
commanders address was given by.
Post Commander Christian Schmitt.
DR.. David B. McLain read Lincoln's
Gettysburg address. "A prayer was Of
fered by Rev. Boyd Of this city who
was member of the Christian Com
mand during the Civil war.
The principal address of the day
was by G. s. Buck of jamestown.
The speaker referred in appropriate
terms to the main historical points
Of the war, to the valor of those who
sacrificed their lives for their coun-
try. He declared that the safety of
the republic depended on the exer-
cises of the same spirit in the admin
istration of civil affairs as was seen
in the conduct of the war. Mr.. Bucks
address was extremely appropriate
and we'll received.
The exercises were concluded by
the sounding OF. the taps and the
firing of the salute by Co. H. The
usual G. A. r. exercises were also
given by the post.
The graves in all the cemeteries
of the city were decorated. The
Highland Home contained the graves
OF 20 veterans of the Civil war enlist
ed in the Union army, the grave of
one confederate, and of one soldier
of the Mexican war. There are four
graves Of Union veterans in the
jamestown cemetery, four in the
Catholic cemetery and five in the state
asylum cemetery. All graves of
veterans have been marked with the
standard iron marker, by the G. A.
r. post. One grave, that of James
German in the Catholic cemetery has
not yet been marked as its exact To-
cation has not been found. There
are 27 veterans still members of the
Fort Seward Post, nearly all being in
good standing.
The following is list Of the vet
I. erans buried In the various cemeter-
les of this city:
Highland Home Cemetery
ssSRjamin Bingham
Clos D. stetson
VIM. Bowman
n David Botsford
James L. Sharlow
Floyd r. Vincent
Adr0n Burleson
Ambrose Maxam
a. 9. Broughton
Joseph q. Woolfe is Az
Alon1o +. Hunter 5ssss
Grove 81. Covles
James w. Calvert .'..s.s.5...
John Correll 81 :5. i5#
Frederick Wilhelm . 45S
James .. Saunders ,;rs..
Peter Wedeman
George II. w odbury
Tease Maurer Z,
George y. ClonEh \.
George 9. Brawley
John eee. / n;
ats