Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-31
Associated PressI

HORACE, Kas., Aug. 30-Through
the heart of Colorado and into the
western edge OF Kansas Theodore
Roosevelt Travelled today on one of the
longest jumps of his western tour. He
left his train only once during the
day, at Pueblo, Colo, to lay the cor
nerstone of the Yung Mems Christian
association building, and tonight he is
crossing Kansas on his way to Osa-
watomie. John Browns old town,
where he is to speak tomorrow.
The people who turned out to see the
former president and hear his rear
platform speeches were as cordial as
those who met him on former days of
his trip, although most OF the days
journey was through sparsely settled
country and crowds at many OF the
stations were smaller
AS 1t was, however, almost everybody
who lived near the stations was on
hand at almost every stop; there was
q collection of wagons which had
brought the farmers and their fam
ilies into town to see the traveller and
hear his ten minute speeches. They
stood up in their wagons and yelled
in typical western style. They came
QTGSS6u III WOTkudy ClOlHeS, WHICH
pleased the colonel immensely. Many
of the men had on blue flannel shirts
and jumpers, and the women wore
poke bonnets.
The scene at Sugar City, Colo, was
also a typical one. Sugar City Is a
little city not many miles from the
Kansas line where the people raise
sugar beets.
FEW But NOISY ARE HEARERS
Perhaps 200 persons had collected at
the small wooden station. On both
sides of the railroad tracks the coun-
tryside stretched out in unbroken mon
otony te} the sky line. Prairie dogs
romped ION the plains, an occasional
windmill and here and there a lone
woodell building outlined sharply
against the sky were the only signs
of civilization away from the little
town which clustered along the single
track of the railroad. The noisy, en-
thusiastic crowd of men and women,
their faces bronzed from exposure to
the prairie storms. yelled with delight
as the colonel emerged from his car.
Half a dozen freight cars. drawn up on
the siding, were crowded with farm
hands who had climbed on top of them.
The others crowded eagerly around the
rear end of the car.
"It is good to be here and to see
the colonel, his face beaming with
pleasure. IT have been impressed in
going through this region with the de-
velopment of your sugar beets and al
falfa. You have made the country
blossom as the rose.'"
He paused to take in the pictur-
esque scene. In the crowd near him
ing blue jumpers which were good
deal too large for him and a SOM
brero of such immense proportions that
about all the colonel could see of his
face were the freckles on the end Of
his nose.
COLONEL SMILES AT RUSTIC BOY
'Give it to 'em, Teddy" the boy
shouted. The colonels smile grew Wild
e-. He reached down to shake the
boys hand. The youngster could not
reach him, and the colonel asked some
one to lift him tp. That done, he pro-
ceeded with his speech.
Here 1 see an army button" he said,
directing attention to veteran who
stood short distance from him.
'You did pretty well to fight for this
country. It is worth fighting for. There
are plenty of things that can be made
better, and we will fight for them as
YOU did in the Civil War. We will fight
against corporations, but remember
this country gives us average men that
are superior to many people of the
world"
AS the train pulled out Col. Roosevelt
grasped some of the hands that were
eagerly thrust above the railing of his
private car. and then waving good by,
shouted:
"Thank you very much and hurrah
for the pretty girlsl"
The pretty girls had listened to his
talk with evident eagerness. the pretty
faces as mentioned before In many in
stances being encased in poke bonnets.
There were similar scenes at dozen
places along the line of the railroad
during the day. Wherever he stopped
the colonel talked to the people about
honesty and good citizenship, and was
always cheered for what he said.
The peple Of Ordway Stocked the en-
tire train with watermelons and canta-
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