The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-08-12
ON TO WASHINGTON
Sauk Centres N0tabIeS at the
Capital Greeted by an Ex-
Congressman
The Tariff Bill and Wright'S Aerial
Flights Divide Attention
of the People
Frank NJ. Eddy in Minneapolis Tribune.

Frank NJ Eddy in Minneapolis Tribune.
Washington, Aug. 4.-(Special Cor
respondence. .)-Have you noticed any
extraordinary atmospheric ebullition
or disturbances in the northwest re-
Gently? Any fitting upwards of the
earth's surface in the vicinity of
Sauk Centre, Franklin county, Min
nesota, and depression in the vi
cinity of Washington, d. c.? If you
have, it is due to the fact that three
quarters of that notable little city's
most distinguished citizens have all
been sojourning at the national capi-
tol at the same time during the last
week.
& Everybody comedies that Fred Car
penter, John Boobar, Frank Eddy and
Matt Schaefer form Sauk Centres
quartet of notables.
WHAT THEY ARE NOTED FOR.
Fred Carpenter is long on ability.
President Taft said in speech at
that place made from the rear of his
car during the last campaign, That
he was the best secretary between
the Philippines and the PHILIPPINES
east or west," and that is the con-
sensus of opinion in Washington.
During our official residence in
Washington, Mr.. Porter, Mr.. Cortel-
you, and Mr.. Loeb occupied this po-
sition in turn, each were capable and
competent men, but as secretary,
Mr.. Carpenter has them beaten a
mile. What else could be expected
he was born in Sauk Centre?
Looking at him as he sets at his
office table with his boyishly beard
less face, his mild, round, womanish
brown eyes, his shy smile and listen
ing to his soft, hesitating, insinuating
voice, one would think he would be
scared into fits at the sight of his
own shadow, but he wouldn't be. l
heard swash-buckling Southern con-
gressman who had evidently been up
against the mild mannreed secretary
calculate. Anyone would think to
look at that kid of a secretary, that
he was darned timid and bashful, but
he amt"
John Boobar, the house librarian
is long on versatility. He can play
apv musical instrument from violin
to a base drum on bicycle as he
did in the days of the famous old
St. Cloud bicycle band. He can flx
anything from a watch spring to an
automobile. He can preach a good
sermon or successfully act as an END
man in a minstrel show; in fact, he
can do anything, even congress
man.
The only two reasons that he is not
one of the country's most famous
men, are that he was once member
OF the Minnesota legislature and the
other. is that he can do so many
different things we'll, that his friends
never permitted him to stay at any
one thing long enough to make a
reputation.
Frank Eddy is long-his long suit
does not occur to me just noW-Dut
he is long.
Matt Schaefer is long on Whis-
kers. A boy that was born ana
brought up in Sauk Centre may for
get everything else, but he will new
e, forget those whiskers. mind
how, in the later sixties, he used
to dash his siX-horse stage up in
front of the hotel, turn it round in
it's own length, those whiskers float
ing like a battle banner in the
breezes.-Gee! l would have trad
ed my chances for eternal life-which
were better then than they are now
to have been in his place.
THE ARRIVAL.
NV arrival in Washington did not
seem to create much of stir in the
city. Possibly ex-congressman have
returned to the capitol before. l felt
like stranger in strange land, but
q colored "boy' rushed up, grabbed
me effusively by the hand and ex-
claimed, "Howdy, Colonel, used to
wait on you at the old Varnum; let
me tote youh bag to the cab" He
t.toted'' my bag to the cab, got a tip,
and since then, have met los, ,749
colored "boys" who remembered me
when l was in Washington befoh," }"
and they all wanted to tote some
thing for me, and I haven't visited
the colored portion Of the city yet.