The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-10-19
SEVEN BOYS 10
MEET ROOSEVELT
Great Free Trip to Washington for
Week Of Sight Seeing and
Meeting Great Men.

". -. senator WIN. Aluen omltn
invites seven boys TO come to Wash
ington free of all expense and shake
hands with President Roosevelt and
Admiral Dewey, besides enjoying a
whole week OF free sight seeing at
the nation S capital.
On the 10Th OF February, 1908. a
party OF seven Wisconsin and Micbi-
gan boys, Is years OF age or under,
will leave Menoniinee, Michigan, on
their way to Washington, d. c., 10
greet the President OF the United
States at the White House.
This remarkable party of hustling
western boys will be in charge of
Mr.. C. W. Mason, the editor and
manager of the North western Farm
err, published at Menominee, by a
$l5, 900 company, OF which U. S.
Senator William Alden Smith of
Michigan is president and X. NJ.
Andrews of Menominee. secretary
and treasurer.
The boys will be introduced to
President Roosevelt by Senator
Smith and Senator Isaac Stephenson
of Wisconsin. These fortunate boys
will shake hands with Vice. President
Fairbanks, Admiral Dewey, Speaker
Cannon, Secretary Taft, Senator La
Toilette ami other famous men.
The Northwestern Farmers party
will visit all the points of interest at
the national capital, including the
treasury, the war department, the
Washington navy yard, the patent
Office. the dead letter Office, George
Washington S old home at Mt. Yer
non, the Congressional Library, the
U 5. Supreme Court, congress in
session, the Washington monument,
the great soldiers cemetery at Ar
lington, and hundreds of other places
famous in the history OF the United
States.
The Northwestern Farmer will
pay every penny OF the expense from
the minute The boys leave their
homes until they return to them.
The party under Mr.. Mason's direc-
tion will be 10 excellent hands for he
is q Christian gentleman Of high
character, who was successful Wis
consin educator until he entered the
newspaper work some years ago.
The seven boys will be selected by
votes cast oy the readers and sub
scribers of the Northwestern Farmer
between Nov. 1st, 1907 and Feb. 10,
1908, and the final judgment and
award will be made by the following
well known gentlemen, who will act
as the judges and decide all matters
which may arise: Hon, o. B. Fuller,
Escanaba, Michigan, state senator
Hon. Warren j. Davis, cashier of the
First National Bank and Mayor o
Marinette, Wis; Hon. George II
Hagerson, president OF the CONNER
cial Bank of Menominee, Mich.
There are seven districts laid ou,
from each one OF which boy will bs
selected to go and shake hands with
Roosevelt. The contest is free Il
every boy, and any one may entel
at any time. The only way to entel
is for any boy to write to Mr.. c. w
Mason at the Andrews building
Menominee, Mich., and ask for full
particulars.
The district which includes thi,
county is as follows: Baraga, Mar
quette, Alger, Luce and Chippew;
counties.
In Baraga county the boys hav'
decided to take up this work ant
have entered into it with spirit. Th
manner in which they have planned
to work upon is to choose one DO.
! and secure as many votes rs possibl'
for him, and in the event OF his no
getting the trip the guaranteed sun
offered by the company will b
! divided among the workers. W.
understand that John Campbell, Jr.
has been chosen among the boys q
the one to work for.