The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-17
GOV. RoosEvELT's TRIP.
Made No Speeches, but Met Cutie u
Number of Peo0Ie

Made No Speeches, but Met cutie u
Number OF People.
GLENDIVFS Mont, Sept 16-The
Roosevelt special remained at Bismarck
until o'clock today when 1t pulled out
for the Sunday trip to Miles City, 300
miles distant There was no speech max
ing during the day, but there was some
mana shaking and some very friendly
and informal interchanges of regard, be-
tween the New York governor and the
people along the route
AT New Salem two Lutheran clergy
men with members of their congregations
were at the station to greet the governor
and to shake his hand.
At Mandan the congregational minister
with some of his people was at the sta
ton.
At Dickinson d stop was made for an
hour to wait the passage of a heavy
freight train that had the right of way
in the opposite direction. Here were the
pastors of the Episcopal, the Methodist
and Presbyterian churches with members
of their congregations, who were present.
ed to Gov. Roosevelt on the station plat
form. Quite large number of the citi-
zens of the town generally We're also at
the station to see the visitor.
The day was clear and cool the first
frost Of the season having fallen during
the night
Soon after II o'clock the train began to
drop down over the ridge entering the
Bad Lands, and for many miles ran with
out steam, the speed being regulated en-
tirely by the brakes. Gov Roosevelt ac-
cepted an invitation to lunch today ex-
tended by the newspaper correspondents
on the train. and he left his private car
the Minnesota, visited the hotel car in
which they We're dom1ciled for the trip
and dined on elk steak Those accom-
panying the governor today were United
States Senators Hansbrough and Car
ter, ex-senator Wilson, of Washington:
Hon. John Practor Clark Of New York,
and Gen. Curtis Guild Jr., of Boston,
Mass. There is also on the train TODAY
one Joseph T.. Ferris, who was with
Gov. Roosevelt eighteen years ago when
he killed his first buffalo
In regard to this incident Mr.. Ferris
says: Il was with him when he killed
his first buffalo, and he tells me that
he has the head yet, and would not
take anything for ii. The killing of this
big game occurred forty-five miles south
west OF Medora in the Bad Lands, not far
from the Montana line. We had been out
several times before without any luck.
but he said ne intended to stay until he
got a buffalo. On this day we were on
horseback three or four miles from the
camp, when we got a sight of the third
buffalo We had zen on the trip. and the
only one we got near enough to for any
use. Both dismounted and the governor
killed him at the first fire He was fine
old bull. | carried the head behind on my
horse to camp. Roosevelt killed three or
four buffalo afterward"
At Medora, the right of way had to be
yielded for an hour to the regular bust
ness Of the road, and the Roosevelt
special was sidc-Tacked for that pur-
pose.
This is the town where Marquis de
Mores is said to have sunk a large for
tune In establishing immense slaughter
houses and packing houses. The mansion
occupied by the marquis and his family
stand on an adjacent blu in sight of
the station half a mile away, deserted
and lonely.
Gov. Roosevelt found many personal
friends here, and during the stop he
mounted a broncho and rode out on the
hills. The train arrived at Glendive at
o'clock
The special arrived a. Miles City at
6 o'clock and remained an hour. 1t then
proceeded to Billings. there to remain
during the night. At Miles City a mum
her of people assembled TO greet the
governor and to shake hands with him.