The Dickinson press., 1910-09-10
COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, sEprEMB
80, 600 Il people, = ; !. GREET :..= = !; 4:
r.. w.. .1...s ROOSEVELT IN FARGO
syvane and Joe Ferris WMen6eld, John Gooda and W
Foley Dine With Americas Foremost Citizen at Waldorf
Many People from Western Part of State Have Pleasure OF
Meeting Our Former President in His Hotel Rooms

ident in His Hotel Rooms.
ROOSEVELT GAVE SHORT TALK
All evening the lobby of the hotel and
the streets outside were filled with an
insistant crowd of people. Putnam 8
band was outside the building giving a
concert. The demonstration became
such that Colonel Roosevelt stepped to
the balcony in front of the hotel and
was Immediately cheered to the echo
When the demonstration had subsidized
he said: Il hope the band will con-
tinue to play as l know you will enjoy
hearing it more than you will me-
In response to repeated calls from the
gathered crowd, the colonel made a few
remarks. ,-,
Il want to tell you people how Glad
| am to be here in Fargo tonight. said
Colonel Roosevelt. Thirty years ago.
when l first saw Fargo. it was much
different type of a city than that of TO-
day: 1t was twenty-seven years ago
that passed through Fargo on my way
to Medora. in the western part of you,
state. where spent the happiest and
most profitable years Of my entire life.
Il owe to that experience my know
ledge of the western people. One can
not come to know people until you
have been with them. until you have
worked with them.
"You people of North Dakota are
peculiarly responsible for me, he con-
tinued, and following heavy applause.
he added, II am glad to know that you
do not feel bad about it. If it had moi
been for what l learned during those
years that l spent here in North Dakota,
never in the world would have been
president of the United States. So now
l feel keen gratitude toward North
Dakota and it is especially pleasing to
me to feel that l am back home again. -
b. a short time after the arrival of the
Roosevelt party. A. w. Merrifeld. U. S.
marshal of Montana, arrived from
Helena. He was associated with S. M
Ferris for many years as Roosevelt E
cattle foreman, and was met at the de-
pot by Dickinson ffiends and taken Al
once to his old employers rooms in the
Waldorf. Here he received hearty
greeting and Joined the Ferrises in talk
ing over old times with Roosevelt.
These gentlemen were the guests of the
ex-president at dinner that evening. thu
other members Of the party being Dr..
Abbot of the Outlook, Mr. Rowland anc
a young gentleman who acted as secre-
tary to Roosevelt on his European trip.
In the morning John W. Goodall had
breakfas. with Roosevelt and for lunch.
eons % Monday Col. J. W. Foley wat
honofed along with several members Of
the reception committee
Mr.. Roosevelt told S. M Ferris that
he would be pleased to meet any of his
friends and among those from this 10.
caltyi who, were privileged to meet the
ex-president in his apartments in the
Waldorf were: Mayor and Mrs. r. H.
johnson and Miss Margery, Dan Mann
ing, Geo. M. Frye, W. A. Mcclure, j. F.
Brodie, J. G. Quinlivan, M. L. Ayers.
]. F. Christen, Senator A. L. Martin,
-. B. Stoddard, J. A. McGregor, MIR.
and Mrs. F. E. Near, Commissioner Geo.
Mcclellan, Postmaster N. C. Lawrence.
"REMINISCENCES
There are Fl special newspaper mer
following the Roosevelt party and some
Of the fragments of stories which they
have been able to gather bearing upor
the ex-president's experiences in thi.
country will interest PRESS readers.
Corrections have been made and the in
cidents as related in the accompanying
I! paragraphs can be set down as true
well, Sylvane, am mighty glad Il
see you. -
The Roosevelt face outdid itself il
shining. and with both hands the
isuenuous one, the mighty Teddy
tsrasped the right hand of his old rench
foreman. Sylvane Ferris and literall!
pumped his arm for several minutes
| while old time cowboy lingo flowed an,
the crowd which packed the Waldor
waited and sasped. twisted and pante,
in an effort 70 set 9 glimpse at tn
distinguished visitor to the city.
It was in the lobby Of the Waldorf
! that Roosevelt first MET the Fesri
, boys. Sylvane. who was his foreman TO
/ years on the Roosevelt ranch on th,
Little Missouri and Joseph "A. Ferris