Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-06

welt, son of the president. and who
was making the long hike" from Fort
Leavenworth, Kan, to Fort Sheridan
with the First squadron Of the Thir-
teenth United States cavalry, desert
ed the soldiers at Joslyn, it developed
Thursday, after woman had broken
into his tent to pet him. The officers
squadron dc not know the where
abouts of the young man.
Woman Is Too Persistent.
The woman breaking into the tent
decided the presidents son to give
up the march. He told Lieuts. Philip
Sheridan and Fitzhugh Lee that he
could not stand the trip any longer
and that he was going to take train
for Chicago.
Since he left them the officers have
learned nothing further regarding his
movements. They think that he may
arrived in Chicago.
Now on Way to Fort.
The squadron arrived at Elgin, H.
Wednesday and camped at South Ell
: gin until Thursday, when it started
on the march for Fort Sheridan, where
1t will arrive in a day or two.
"We have not heard of young Roose
welt since he left us at Joslyn, Ill.
two weeks ago." said Lieut. Sher
idan to a reporter.
Difficult to Avoid Girls.
"All along the march Kermit was
liOnized and great crowds would visit
the camp to see him." continued the
lieutenant "They would not let him
alone even at mess and curious per
sons would pull back the flap of his
tent while he was eating. Young
girls would come from the villages
near which We camped on the march
to see him and he had great difficulty
in avoiding them.
''The last straw came at Joslyn
while We were in camp there.
Elderly Woman Pats Cheek.
EARLY one morning an enthusias
tic elderly woman invaded his tent
while he was still in his cot and pat
ted his cheek and called him a deal
boy. | think that the woman was
merely acting in motherly spirit and
felt proud that the president had such
fine son.
Kermit, however, could not stand
the ovation that was accorded him
any longer and that day told us he
would leave the troop | think he said
something about going on a hunting
trip
Stood Road Hardship Well.
Young Roosevelt joined the squad
ron at Fairfield, Ia, and was with
the troopers for seven days before
he fed from the admiration of the res
idents along the line of march. He
stood the hardships of the hike
well, the officers say, but went down
before the onslaught of the village
girls and matrons.
In the squadron there are $50 men
270 horses, five polo ponies and ter
typewriters. There is also the mas
cot, Teddy" a dog which has come
the entire distance afoot.
T. Roosevelt, Jr., Is in Duluth.
Duluth, Mimi, Sept. 6.-Theodore
Roosevelt, Jr., son of the president o1
the United States, walked up to the
desk at a local hotel Wednesday even
ing and inscribed his name, register
ing from Oyster Bay, N. Y. His ar
rival was expected and quarters hat
been reserved In advance for hin
by-John G. Greenway, late captain iI
friends of the Harvard collegian. Mr.
Roosevelt was passenger on the
Pittsburg Steamship company's stee
freighter Morse, which arrived in the
harbor at $50 p. N.
Il had a pleasant trip from the low
er lakes" was the only comment tC
waiting reporters. Last Saturday
night he was reported as dashine
across Minnesota in special train
en- route to South Dakota for the
opening of the chicken-shooting sea
son, with Marvin Hughitt, Jr., son OF
the president of the Chicago & North
western railroad This report is OBJ
viously misleading, as he was then or
the inland seas bound for Duluth.
! Dies Rather Than Leave Bride.
Annapolis, Md, Sept. 6.-Grief ovel
the fact that he must separate from
his wife of day led Alvin Mauppin
of Clay City, KY, yeoman in the
United States navy, to take his life