The Dickinson press., 1916-08-26
GOVERNOR HANNA PAYS A
LENGTHY VISIT TO LEFOR

Last Sunday Governor Hanna paid
a visit to Lefor and it's people. The
| governor went to Glen Ullin, where
he had some business to transact
and on Saturday afternoon Adam A.
Lefor, Jacob Lefor and wife and
Thomas Lefor and wife drove to Glen
Ullin, stopping off at Hebron to meet
the governor at that place. They
drove in Adam Lefor's new Oldsmo-
bile Eight. All enjoyed a fine time
and the trip was excellent.
At Glen Ullin they met the COVER
nor at the train, accompanied by Mr..
Moorish, the banker from Page, this
state. The party then started for
Lefor, going by the way of Hebron,
where they looked over the brick
yards, and then through Richardton,
where they visited the monestary.
The party arrived at Lefor about 8
p. m.
The governor and Mr.. Moorish say
that they like our country out this
way very we'll and that we have a
great country for farming. They
stayed over night at the Adam A.
Lefor home in Lefor. The next day,
Sunday, they went to the St. Eliza
beth church for the services. The
Rev. Fir. Kolbeck, our parish priest,
gave the Governor and Mr.. Moorish
a hearty reception and thanked them
for visiting our church.
Dinner was prepared by Mrs. Adam
A. Lefor at the home. After dinner
about 20 cars went out to a high
hill south of town. When the party
arrived at the top of the hill they all
descended from the cars, and took a
look yer the country. From this
hill a person is able to see nine or
ten miles about him in any direction.
| With the aid Of spy glasses the COVER
nor and Mr.. Moorish were able to
take a grand view of the surround
ing country, laying below them in it's
grandeur. Not until just then did the
governor realize how badly we need
a railroad; not until he saw how many
farmers there were right around
Lefor, and when he considered the
distance these farmers would save if
they had a railroad. The visitors were
greatly pleased with the country
around Lefor.
At 3 o'clock a ball game was played
between the farmers and the town
people of Lefor. The governor
pitched the first ball and Umpire Nick
A. Lefor called out to the top of his
voice, as the ball whizzed straight
over the home plate "strike one,"
while the batter struck and missed.
He had to miss, as anyone who stood
behind the catcher could see that the
ball was not thrown over the home
plate as by an ordinary pitcher, when
it curved right into the catcher's NIT.
The governor and Mr.. Moorish
stayed for the entire game, and were
very much surprised to see that not
only in big cities as st. Paul and
Minneapolis are there good ball
games, but even'in little inland towns
as Lefor he found a "real" ball game.
The game was pretty evenly played
and the score was IA to 16 in the
farmers favor. Now haven't we to
boost our farmers, when even in the
great sport of baseball they can de-
feat a town team?
After the game the governor and
MI. Moorish, accompanied by Rev. FIR.
Kolbeck, were taken to Dickinson by
Adam A.. Lefor and left on the train
for Bismarck. The governor assured
us that he would come out to visit
our country before long again and
was very much pleased with the visit.
We, in turn, all wish to thank him
that he paid us a visit and certainly
ask him to visit us again, and soon.
-Lefor Correspondence.