The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-21
METHOD|S7S BUY
A CAMPING PARK
Jamestown Becomes Home
of Midsummer Event of
State Interest.

jamestown. n. D., March 21.-The
Methodist camp meeting is to be d
permanent annual affair in James
town and in the future will be held
in a beautiful grove in the northwest
ern part of the city to be known as
the Bailey Fuller park"
This Is the result of a deal closed
between the North Dakota Methodist
Campmeeting association and the
heirs of the late Bailey Fuller and in
wolves a piece of land at the corner
of what will be Ninth avenue and
Ninth street and running to the
northwest into one of the prettiest
bends along the James river. Much
benefit will also be derived by every
citizen in jamestown by this transact
ton as it practically adds another
park to the city's number. the con-
tracts reading that the campmeetine
association must construct a road all
the way around the plot of ground
and keep it open for public use. The
natural beauty of the spot will help
TO make this one of the prettiest
drives to be found in this section of
the state. The land purchased is es-
timated to be about ten acres and
the consideration is reported to be
$500 an acre. BY the terms OF the
contract. if the association ever wish
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be first offered to the city for park
purposes at the same price as hat in
the present deal.
For a long time the association
has been thinking f%avorably of the
recommendation of this spot by Rev.
j.. G. Morrison of this city and the
transaction . was brought about
through him and Superintendent S.
a. Danford of this district of the
Methodist church. President W. r.
Movius of Lidgerwood and Treasurer
contract for the Methodists.
Will Erect Buildings.
Just as DOR as the weather will
permit and the ground is sufficiently
dry so that teams will not iniure it,
the work of tearing to pieces the tab
ernacle on the grounds south of the
city will commence and the buildings
moved to the new location where a
number of ilnprov :ments will be
made in the structure. Then a new
lining hall will he erected 10 be about
20 by 40 feet. Cottages also are ex-
pected to come quickly and it is be-
lieved that at least three will be put
up before the meetings next June,
In the near future a large tabernacle
in h form Of NJ auditorium will be
built, if the present plans are car
ried out. and this will be thrown
OMEN to many of the conventions and
similar gatherings that jamestown
will have during the summer months
The larger buildings are to be
erected in the center Of the large
grove and from these streets will rur
IN different directions for the tents
and cottages. A small open field tc
the south of the grove was also in.
cluded in the deal and in this places
for the accommodation of teams will
be provided to keep the horses from
injuring any Of the trees.
Many of these improvements, in.
Guiding the digging of a we'll, will
be made this spring before the diff.
ferent state conventions of the Meth.
odists are held. The regular camr
meeting will be held June IA to "a
but just before this will come The
annual meeting of the ministerial as
ISOLATION and the two days session
of the North Dakota Epworth ieagu,
convention.