Show IN SUNFLOWER ST ATE President Journeys Through Sunny Kansas CROWDS AT ALL STATIONS Sharon Springs Last Stop Where He Remains Sunday At Junction City Four Troops of Cavalry Cav-alry and Two Batteries Give Chief Magistrate Welcome Sharon Springs Kan May 2Thc Presidential train arrived hcre late this the cen evening after a trip through tral part of the State Here the President Pres-ident and party will spend a quiet Sunday the westward trip being be-ing resumed Monday morning The President arose early at Topeka To-peka this morning Ho appeared on the rear platform and after chatting with Senator Lens 11 few moment was prc Fcntcd to the small crowd gathered to sire him off Congressman Curtis made the V Introduction The President said SHORT SPEECH AT TOPEKA I will not attempt to make a speech to you but simply wish you good morning morn-ing nnd tell you that I have had a good time In Topeka I want to say to you that part of thin time baa been a very lively ono and that last 1 evening In driving driv-ing from tho Governors residence to tho auditorium I rodo about the liveliest gait oC tho trip and I dont think I over saw such fast running policemen as you have hero In Topeka and I want to now shake bands with ono of tho sprinters He then reached over tho railing and gave a hearty shake to tho hand of a bid colored policeman who was within distance dis-tance The offlcer smiled all over his lace and showed his white teoth In true HoosQvcltlan style After chatting with a friend or two on tho platform tho President withdrew Into the car the train pulllnp out promptly at S oclock for Sharon Springs A drizzling rain which proved of short duration set In Just as tho President saw the last of North Topeka STOP AT MANHATTAN President Roosevelt arrived at Manhattan Man-hattan all oclock Although the weather was threatening a large crowd was at the station All the business houses were closed The battalion oC the Agricultural college consisting of 400 students and the college band were on hand The President spoke for about fifteen minutes A brief stop was made this morning at Wamego where a large crowd Including f I In-cluding many school children greeted the President He spoke a few words I + to them Word has been received from Secre f tary Loeb that he Is Improving and expects ex pects to Join the President on Monday in New Mexico GREAT CROWD AT JUNCTION + I CITY i At Junction City about 12000 people greeted the President during his brief stop there Four troops of the Fourth United States cavalry commanded by Maj Coffin from Fort Riley and the Nineteenth and Twentieth batteries of field artillery commanded by Col Can were drawn up In line at the station sta-tion the battery firing a Presidential salute on the arrival of the train President 1 Presi-dent Roosevelt and Secretary of War Root each made short talks The party par-ty regained here llfteen minutes PRESENTED WITH FOOTBALL I The Presidents train stopped for a i moment at Chapman shortly before i reaching Abilene A brass band and 200 people greeted the President as he appeared on the platform of his car i Somo admirer In the crowd presented him with a football which from its appearance + ap-pearance has seen service The President I Presi-dent appreciated the gift I STREWN WITH FLOWERS At Abilene a handsome arch covered I his passage school girls threw flowers J in his path and an Immense crowd j greeted him Senator Burton greeted the President Several members of the Twentieth Kansas regiment acted us I escort The decorations were beautiful and abundant A cowboy band furnished fur-nished the music WELCOME AT ELLSWORTH I At Ellsworth President Roosevelt was greeted by thousands of people J many of whom had come as far as forty I for-ty miles to catch a glimpse oC him He made a tenminute speech + + STOP AT SALINA I I Eight thousand people greeted the President at Salina thin afternoon and i he made a fifteen minutes talk The President was surrounded by 3500 schoolchildren i I school-children with flags who cheered him heartily f I Secretary Root who joined the President Pres-ident at St Louis bade him goodbye I at Salina and boarded an eastbound r train for Columbus O + |