Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-04-09

JAMES
tiOn of the goose and ducks was made
by President Mellen on the train and
the birds were the subject of much
admiration and the main topic of
conversation at dinner Driver. Nc
Nulty had the asylum hack decorated
on short notice and handled the rib
b0ns for the presidential carriage
team with the ease and care of true
Jehu. Nc. feels proud of having twice
driven the president both times
behind western br0nchos that make a
fine carriage team.
At Fargo Prest. Roosevelt spent two
hours, taking carriage ride in the
morning. He addressed a crowd at
the opera house and an overflowing
meeting from the rear end of the car.
On the trip to Jamestown the train
went by Casselt0n without stopping.
At the depot there was large crowd
among them several hundred school
children each carrying flag. AS the
tlan Stacked up at the Great North
ern crossing, the president decided to
back up and speak to the people at
the platform and did so. This was
contrary to the plan of the trip. A
short stop was also made at Tower
City. On the train with the president
was Seth Bullock, well known man
in the Black Hills, and an old timer
in the once territory of Dakota. He
is a typical old timer with black
broad brimmed hat and a fierce mus
tache. The president is an old time
friend of Bullock and sent for him to
come to Sioux Falls and take horse
back ride for the sake of old times.
Bullock was there and the bronchos
were given long hard run Sunday
last. At Fargo John Haggart was
received on the train and Roosevelt
remarked that when he was deputy
sheriff at Medora in the early days,
Bullock, Haggart and Alex McKen-
zie, all were sheriffs and big fel ows,
81 was a little fellow them he said,
but, in joking way,added ~ guessI
am as big as you fellows now" Hag-
gart and Bullock accompanied the
pr esident to Bismarck. Last fall Mr..
Bullock was in Washington and was
induced to attend one of the musi-
Gales at the White House. The boys
fixed him up with dress suit. AZ
ter it was over they asked him how
he liked it. He replied: cts too
far up the gulch for me-
The president remarked that the en-
gineer who had pulled the train from
Edgeley during the night had made
careful run and he wished to thank
him for a sleep without any train
jars to disturb the passengers. Mr..
Haggart said the engineerwas George
Kingsley, a neighbor and the presi-
dent expressed desire to thank him
personally, but Mr.. Kingsley could
not be found before the train left and
50 note was written blythe president
to the engineer sayingwhat he inten-
ded in person to express, had the op-
portunity occurred.
At Dawson there was large crowd
as well as at all stations along the
road, and few words were said to
the Dawson people as the engine took
water.
At Bismarck drive was taken to
the capitol and an addess was made
there. The decorations of the town
were equal to st. Paul it is said. At
Bismarck the president renewed the
acquaintance of couple of his old
erders, who had come from the west
to meet him.
/! At Mandan and Bismarck he was
met by large number of Standing
Rock Indians resplendent in paint
and trappings who wished to see the
great father and give him welcome.
The president wore silk hat until
he reached Fargo when he put on a
wide brimmed soft hat. He was
dressed in a black frock coat and a
lighter shade of trousers, and every
movement showed the activity and
vigor Of man of fine physiue.
The engine was specially decorated
and had picture of the president on
the front end of the boiler. Every
switch between Jamestown and Far
60 is said to have been spiked down
so that it was impossible to run
train of the main track. All traffic
was suspended until the special went
| by.
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