Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-10-26

Chief Executive Of Nation SPEND
Three laps n ths Sun
shine State.
MAKES SEVERAL ADDRESSES
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Contrary TO Some Reports Presi-I
dent Was Well Received
BY Big Crowds

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For three days The iplas week
South Dakota has had the honor 81
entertaining the president o. he Uni.
ed states. For three days the real
capital OF the union has been on
wheels and the actuaI il head Of the
government in the Sunshine state.
The presidents private car has been
the executive Office, from which an
fairs, Of state have been conducted
with as little Inconvenience as tho
the president were In Washing gton.
President Taft entered South Dako-
to at Edgsmonts On the Burlington
read, and spent Thursday and Friday
in a tour Of the Black FItlls cities. He
arrived Saturday afternon in Pierre
and spent Sunday in the capitol city.
0 The president took BREAKFAST at {
the home Of Congressman Burke and II
attended church with Governor yes-$
sey at 10 :45 o'clock Sunday morning.
Following the service, President
Taft accompanied Governor Yessey
to luncheon at the st, Charles hotel
ard at 2 ::15 o'clock delivered his
speech on Peace, y said to be BY far /
the best Of his offerings on the entire
trip.
Sunday evening the president spent
at the home OF Con gressman Burke
in peace and quiet.
Among the politicians Of the state
Whe were present to assist in the
welcome extended J, were Sterling,
Richards, Crawford, and Gamble.
Many different conferences were In
dulged in at different times during the Il
day and both factions Of the repub-
lican party Joined Id enterta lining the !
head of the nalioh.
At Aberdeen.
Monday, Oct. 23,the presidents spe--
|cial arrived at Aberdeen where 1t is
said 10000 people greeted the pres
ideDt.
The exercises began with an auto
parade through streets crowded with
people. A stop was made at the nor
nal school where the president took
time to say few words to the stu
dents assembled there in body. They
greeted the president with their col
lege yell ending it with, Taft, Taft,
Taftn' K
The much heralded banquet was
held in the. evening and about one
hundred fifty were present. In his
speech there President Taft took up
the Sherman antitrust law and stat
ed that it would be enforced to the
letter. He expressed the hope that
business would square itself with the
statute and defended the rulings OF
the supreme court in the Standard Oil
and tobacco trust cases.
| At Redfieid.
Redfield is entitled to great credit
for the beautiful reception given the
president. One hundred and three
J beautifully decorated autos escorted
| the party through the streets, draped
with the national colors, to the speak
/ ing stand where the president gave
an address favoring parcels post. 8s
Across from the stand were about
one hundred school girls dressed in
white and each waving American
flags. They sang the national an.
them.
Mayor w. a. Morris introduced the!
president, who was cheered by a big.
crowd.
Huron was gaily decorated and re-
Eceived the president cordially as did
the many other points visited. sS3
! Great Precautions.
Great precautions were taken to
guard the president from possible In.
Jury. Wherever he goes, his aide,
Major Butts, always precedes him
and at either side and behind him.;
walk secret service men. All train
men along the route of the train are
Eordered on duty hours before the train
is due. All switches are spiked
down, track walkers are out and d pis
4 lot engine precedes fhe special. y
The train was in ssiiie charge Of su.t
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