La Junta tribune., 1912-09-21
Roosevelt Greet. an old-rlme Friend.

| WhiIe Roosevelt was addresstn'
the multitude In the court house
park Thursday morning lady
climbed upon the platform and the
! speaker stopped right In the middle
Of his talk to give her friendly
greeting, and introduced her to the
crowd In these brief words:
This is an old friend from Little
Missouri. and thirty years ago, when
she was not bigger than the smallest
OF these kids, her mother used 10
be awful nice with me on the ranch
there and she used to give me but
termilk until told her liked sweet
milk better, and then got the sweet
milk. and | shall always remember
her. There is no better woman than
this mother
The lady was Mrs Bob Pierce. who
lives with her husband on the o. Y.
ranch on Mud Creek. twenty-five miles
| southeast OF Las Animas In a brief
interview Thursday afternoon Mrs
Pierce said:
Il knew Mr.. Roosevelt In 1882 when
he was cowboy in North Dakota
We lived at place that was then
known as Little Missouri and
that was the way he spoke OF 1t to-
day, but II is now known as Medura.
n. ID. Wasn't 1t nice of him to
speak OF my mother the way he did,
lie is a grand man. and when | knew
him thirty years ago. way up there In
the Bad Lands. he was Just like he
TO common folks as he might be to
the greatest and most important peo.
Pile on earth. | wrote him a letter
few months ago and In his reply
he wanted me to be sure and come
and see him II he ever came to Col
orado again. and that Is why I came
up to la Junta today
Mrs. Pierce here very proudly ex.
ihblted The lettes and gave Ne PER
mission to publish II. II says:
THE OUTLOOK
:s7 Fourth Avenue.
New York.
Office OF
Theodore Roosevelt. May 20. 1912.
My Dear Mrs. Pierce: II gave me
great pleasure to hear from one Of
the Roberts family. shall always
remember your mother. with all OF
you children around her In that shack
In the Bad Lands. and how she us.
| ed to give me milk as | rode by.
was Immensely amused at your Re.
mcmbering those three old horses
OF mine. Wire Fence. Sour Dough and
Colonel Now he sure and let me
see you whenever | get into Colorado
again. and give my warm regards to
| your husband. and to the twin COW.
boys. your sons. am genuinely In.
teres,ed to learn that your husband
was rider for the q. X. | recollect
well once representing the OK. and
the 81 Othrco scvens, and other Lit
tie Missouri brands. myself for n
month on the Beaver Creek roundup.
which finally went TO the yellow
stone.
with thanks ard best wishes.
Faithfully yours
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Mrs Pierce.
o. X. Ranch.
Mud Greek. Colo.
! In the typewriter letter the stem.
ographcr made "A mistake In writing
the Three Seven brand, and Mr.,
Roosevelt, had made the correction.
as II appears In the pnrcnthcsis
above, In his own handwriting. and
OF this Mrs. Pierce said: u feel
proudcr cf that little correction In
the letter than anything else In u.
as II shows how particular h. was.
even In writing n letter To me. to
have II Just as II should be. VIII
vote for him Well. I guess yes.
and no mistake"
Mrs. Pierce has lived In Southern
Colorado for many years and knows
most Of the old time cowm"n. She
returned home ON the plug Thursday
afternoon.
There's Millions In Il.