Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1904-02-26

3RuARY IS. 1904.
honor conferred and all present for the
compliment extended, and hoped that
the great ship she had that day christ
ened would be but one of many that
the magnetic genius of the Great North
ern would put on the Pacific ocean as
Q commercial link between the states
and the orient. She concluded her
remarks amid great applause.
Other speakers were Ex. Governo,
Waller Of Connecticut, Lewis Nixon,
New York, President Hanscom. Senator
Clapp of Minnesota. Hon. John Nc.
Ginley. New London, Judge R. A.
Ballinger, Seattle, Senator Smith, New
Jersey, Ezra g. Valentine. Brecksn.
ridge, Minn., and Ex-senator Tom
Carter of Montana closed the speaking.
During the banquet Chairman Hans.
com read messages Of congratulation
from Fargo, Bismarck, DEVILS Lake,
Duluth, sioux City, and one from
Mayor Thayer of Canton. sr
At the conclusion Of the banquet Mr..
Hill received the congratulations of
many before getting aboard the train
for the return trip to New York. The
writer told him that he had lived in
Dakota since 1859, and had always been
proud Of our great country, but after
the events Of to-day was prouder of
Dakota than ever. EYES," said he,
''you old timers know how to appreci.
ate such events a. this" The return
trip was another happy event and ended
at tho Grand Central in New York
where every Dakotan bid Mr.. Hill good.
by-he bound for business and his
guests for pleasure or rest. Sunday
found most Of the Dakotans at the
Everett House, Union Square, where the
biggest Dakotan of us all-Alexander
McKenzie-was stopping. The grand
old house looked fine. much az it did in
1858, when the writer. - . boy in the
editorial rooms of Harper's Weekly,
called on Stephen A. Douglas, the great
democratic leader before the war, to
secure his photograph for Harper's
Weekly. The Everett house is on the
north side of Union Square, where the
great mass meeting was held when
Major Anderson and his men arrived
from Fort Sumpter in 1851.
Sunday afternoon we crossed over
the Brooklyn bridge and rode out to
Flushing to hunt up boyhood friend
We found him, both 20 changed that
one didn't recognize the other at first
We returned to New York bv the 23rd
street ferry and back to the hotel for a
good nights rest. Monday was cold
and raw and foggy. We visited Har.
per Brothers old publishing house on
Franklin Square but found only two
grandson's of the former publishers.
None were found at the New York
Herald Office that were there in 1861,
when we left the editorial rooms at less
than 10 years of age to enter the army.
We called on Mayor Mcclellan just
after he had ordered 10 fire engines to
We found the Mayors
Office in the same corner of the old city
hall where it was As years ago. We
handed our card to a distinguished
looking young man with q gold badge
on his manly bosom. who 10 modes.ly
inquired our business We told him
we had no business with the ruler of
three millions Of people-we just want
cd to see If he was - good looking a.
his father was In 1862, when he began
his famous advance upon Richmond in
command of the Army Of the Potomac.
The young man smiled and disappeared
behind noiseless doors, but soon re-.
turned and ushered Us into the
presence Of the young gentleman who
governs the greatest city Of the nation
and one of the most important in the
world. The Mayor smilingly greeted
his visitor with such unusual business.
After a thirty minutes chat during
which we discussed the Baltimore CAL
smity, the war and other events, we told
him of seeing the cupola Of the famous
old city hall on fire the night we cele-
brated the success of the first Allan.
tic cable in 1858, and of the breaking
out of the "Sepoy" rebellion on Staten
Island the same light. The Mayor
was not born at the time these import.
ant events took place. We then said:
"Mr. Mayor, I called to pay my re-
spects and see if you are as good look.
ing as your father was in 1862, and
while must confess you are very
handsome. man you are not as good
looking as your father was in 1869
when he landed at Fortress Monroe in
command of the army of the Potomac"
he laughed heartily and seemed to en-
Joy the comparison. We asked him for
his photograph but he had none in the
Office but he remarked that I would
find one at Canton when l got homo
and he kept his word. We returned
to the hotel where we met the smil-
ing face Of Mr.. Mckenzie, who said he
had been looking for Us all the afternoon.
II am going to give the Dakota boys q
little banquet tonight and want you
to be there"
The banquet began at o'clock and
concluded at 4:30 .. M, and we doubt
If the old Everett House will ever have