Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-08-27
Prohibition Candidate for
President Well ReceiV-
ed in Bismarck
CT Il / Steamer Deapollis|'
With PufeSt Water in
the World j.
Is introduced ll.ll' by Gov. Burke
at Open Ait Meeting
in the Evening &. !.

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Bismarck was honored Wednesday
by having for, its guest the Prohibit
ton, candidate fol. president Of the
United; States and honored itself ahg
the reception; which it gave him. Mr..
Chain arrived from the east on No
5 and WIS received by Acting Mayor
Henry Richholt; Rev. Geo. Newcomb
of the Baptist church and Captain
I. P. Baker and others. He was in
troduced to several Of the citizens
who were; at the depot and then was,
rendered the freedom Of the citysin a
neat address by Acting Mayor Rich
holt, after which he was escorted to-
the platform at the west end of the
depot where he made Ave minute
talk to good sized audience which
had gathered very quickly. /
Mr.. Chain was. accompanied by
Theo. E. Ostund of Hillsboro and e..
E. Saunders of Heaton, who are
members of the state central COM
mittee Of the Prohibition party. ~
Christened the Deapolis. =
yAtssthe close Of the short speech
the candidate and his party were
conducted to the river landing where
hesWass to. christen. a new river boat
just launched by Captain I. P. Bak-
ser. .35 rs II Y 32.s ~ & q q! u ~ Is; $
This is something that has never
before occurred here and may
never happen again, that a candidate
for the presidency of the United
States will perform the ceremony Of
christening steam boat on the up
per Missouri river. The party pres
ent were as follows: Reverends Geo.
|. NeWcomb and Louis Magin of Bis
marek;; e. =. Saunders, Heaton. N.
D.: Theodore Ostlund, Hillsboro, n.
d.; Captain l. p. Baker, Mrs. Paker;
Masters Benton, ,Frayne, Findley and
Weston Baker; Misses Julia and An
ma Baker; George Russ; superin-
tendent and Mrs. Davies of the In
dian school; Misses Margie, Jennie,
and May Davies; Mrs. e. M. <Thomp-
son; Mrs. J. @Truax and Miss Lena
Truax of Steele; Miss Josephine
Appert Of Hazelton; e. e. Morris of
Bismarck; Capt. w. H. Sims and Ada
Belle Sims Of Bismarck; VIM. Moore,
representing the Bismarck Daily
Tribune and others. " 5-...>
Rev. Geo. Newcomb offered prayer
and Mr. Chain then delivered a
short addresse in which he spoke
of the Importance that the ceremony
Of schristning names. had occupied in
the worlds history. Ships. had al
| ways been christened with wine but
this boat was to be christened with
| pure water. symbolizing a fpurer civ:
1.ilization than the old. -. g.
.tThis boat is to operate as one OF
a feet on the longest river in the
world and should be properly called
4 the Father OF Waters said MT
/ Chain. e ! :s.3ss h. T.. il
Purest Water in the World.
1 ''The water of this is reported to
be the purest that exists and it will
maintain it's purity longer at sea
than fresh water taken from any
other streams and it is fitting that
this vessel should be christened with
such water
He then broke a bottle of river
water on the bow at the same time
naming it "Deapolis."
Meets the Governor.
He was then driven to the capito.
where he paid his respects to Gov.
ernor Burke, after which he called or
Warden Hellstrom at the peniten
tiary. s
Speaks to Large Crowd.
In the evening he addressed sew
Ieral hundred people in the streets
1 just east Of Webb's store, for two
hours, being introduced by Governor
Burke. He held his audience
throughout the entire speech and il
was enjoyed by all, He certainly is 6
| good campaigner and knows how te
handle an audience.
. He left the city on No. i for Mon,
tana from which state he will pass
on through Idaho, Washington, Ore.
gon and California. He will swing
back through Colorado, Nevada. Utah
and 50 on until he covers every state
In the Union.
Made Six Speeches.
"Wednesday he addressed I O0fls nan,