The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-11-17
NELSON LIKES II
Senator is Pleased With neraId'S
Cartoon of Himself
COMMENDS THE ARTIST
Sank Centre Entertains Two United
States Senators Inside the
Same Week

Same Week
The Herald's cartoon of q. S. Sena-
! tor Nelson last week made a hit,
| especially with the Senator himself.
The cartoon was drawn by Herman
Goebel, young man employed as as
sistant to the foreman of The Herald
in the composing room. The follow
ing letter from the Senator to Mr..
Goebel explains itself:
"ALExANDRIA, MINI, Nov. IL,
l91O-Mr. Herman Goebel, Sank Gen.
tire, Minn., Dear Sir: Allow me to
congratulate you on the good cartoon
of myself in the last Herald. 1t indi-
Gates that you are a true artist. By
continued and diligent work along
that line, you will, no doubt, in the
near future, attain high rank as a
cartoonist and will be able to secure
position on one of the leading papers
of the country. l wish you unbound
ed success. Yours truly: KNUTE
NELSON"
The senior senator from Minnesota
is one of the most companionable fel
lows ever. He's just plain man of
the people and that very thing ex-
plains much of his political success.
Knute Nelson never was 'stuck up"
He's just as glad to meet the ordinary
farmer or the plain day laborer as he
is the prosperous banker or the noted
railroad magnate. Senator Nelson
enjoys joke on himself, too. At the
Palmer House after his political aG-
dress here Nov. 5, the senator sat con-
versing informally with few person
al friends. He told several stories.
one of them containing good joke
on himself.
"When l was in congress" said the
senator, 81 exerted myself to have
something done for the Indians on
one of the northern minnesota reserva-
tions. They were so grateful that they
named a little town Knute after me.
After left congress and when Twas
candidate for governor what do you
suppose happened? Why, when the
votes were counted, Ignatius Donnel-
ley, who ran against me, polled 100
votes in the town of Knute, while l
only got 7. What do think of that?"
And the Alexandrian smiled one of
his good-natured smiles as though the
joke was -one of the best he ever
heard.
1t is not often that Sank Centre en-
tertains two members of the United
States senate within a week. But
that's just what happened the first
week in November. Saturday, Nov.
5, Senator Nelson was here: Tuesday
night, Nov. s, Senator P. J. McCum-
Der of North Dakota spent the night
here, as was mentioned in last weeks
issue. Senator McCumber is just fin
ishing his second term as a member of
the American House of Lords, and is
candidate for reelection. He re-
ceived a majority of the republican
votes cast at the primary election and
it is believed the legislature will rati-
fly the choice of the people.
Senator McCumber made his entry
into public life away back in 1885
when he was member of the lower
house of the Dakota territorial legis-
lature. That winter the legislature
held it's first session at Bismarck, the
capital having been removed there
| from Yankton. That was very
warm session. The late ''Gil" Pierce
was territorial governor. A brother
of Senator Teller of Colorado was ter
ritorial secretary. Under Mr.. Teller
was Ralph w. Wheelock, serving as a
clerk. This same Wheelock is now
private secretary to the governor of
Minnesota. All kinds of schemes
were on tap in Bismarck that winter
and Alex Mckenzie was in his glory.
Mr.. McCumber, then young man,
made good, clean record that win
ter; so well did he serve his constitu-
ents, in fact, that they sent him to
the upper house the next session.
Later, when the territory was divided
and two states formed, Mr.. McCumber
continued to sit in the legislature I'M
til promoted to the q. S. Senate.
Senator McCumber is stalwart
and voted for the tariff bill but his
people have sustained him in it, as
they showed by their votes of conf
dence at the primaries; still, his per-
Continued on page