Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1912-05-02
COMMERCIAL CLUB
ORGAN|zESlBAND
PRESENT JAMESTOWN. N. P
DEMONSTRATION TRAIN
COMING

Another enthusiastic and profit
able session of the jamestown Com
mercial Club was held at the City
Hall Monday evening, A CONNER
cial Club band of fifty pieces, the
stopping at jamestown of the North
ern Pacific Ry.-Agricultura Coz
lege instruction Train and Farm In
stitute, plans for improving roads
leading into jamestown, series OF
question for commercial club de-
bate and discussion, were among
few Of the matters of civic impor-
tance taken up at the session. Pres
ident A. E, Simmons presided; Sec
retary Chas. F. Rathman and fair
number of members attended.
Commercial Club Band
The organization of "The Com
mercial Club Band" was decided up
on by the city boosters and O. J.
Seller and Prof, Wimberley of the
band committee reported in full what
was being done. Prof. Wimberley
will be leader; he has organized al
ready a permanent band of fifty
pieces, giving concerts thruout the
year, summer and winter. The pro-
grams will commence June 1st and
it is proposed to give concerts in the
summer Sunday afternoons or week
day evenings, alternating at Nickeus
and Klaus parks. The band wiz
commence rehearsals at once. 4
series Of winter popular concerts at
the opera house playing at city and
ether gatherings also out of town af-
fairs is expected. In addition TO the
brass Instruments the band will in
clude wood wind and other orches-
ira instruments. Under the capable
leadership Of Fred Wimberley who
announces that he has full quota
of capable band players, the, Com
mercial Club Band Of jamestown wiz
undoubtedly be the finest band Or
ganization in the state. The players
will include practically all Of the
old jamestown band, many of the
symphony orchestra musicians, and
several new band men. The Com
mercial Club appropriates the mobB
to start the band and it is expected
a fund will be repaid from the earn
ings of the organization. FourteeE
Thursday evening concerts COM
mencing about June 9Th will prObab-
ly be given. The band rehearses
twice week. The city has already
voted $500 annually for James
town band and the Commercial Club
will advance a similar amount to put
the band on it's feet. Uniforms may
be obtained later. A band commit
tee including o. J. Seller, c. A.
Klaus and R. G. DePuy will handle
the organization for the club.
Good Roads
The advisability of further i'm
proving few of the main highways
across Stutsman county was brot to
the attention of the club by G. W
Kurtz and the possibility of using
Stutsman county's proposition of the
autmobile license fees was discuss
ed. A committee will meet with the
county commissioners on this matter.
A temporary or special road super
visor was advocated. and the club
recommended G. w. Kurtz for the
position. Many of the roads should
have low places filled, cufverts re-
paired and stones removed. Heavy
grading work is not considered. /
An Open Meeting
]. J. Latta, chairman OF the de-
! bates and discussions committee,
suggested a number of questions THAT
might be debated as part & regular
programs of the monthly commercial
sessions. Among the topics were the
| feasibility of improving roads into
Jamestown, the desirability of md
nicipal light plant, etc. The club de-
cided to hold an open meeting In
May at which Supt. A. G. Crane OF
the public schools will be asked to
give a lecture illustrated with stere-
opticon views upon 1.-THE House fly
its danger, and methods Of destruc-
tion. 'r
N. p. Denomination Train
secy. Rathman read q communi-
oa+;or from Sunt T A. Hoverstad in