| Show PRESIDENT TAFTS so seldon seldom is this city honored by a visit from the chief executive of the nati natio oi ik that such an all event remains in the memory of tile the people constantly last sunday brigham city had the honor anil and pleasure of entertaining 1 president william H taft for about to 10 minutes or perhaps it would be more proper to say av that president ta taft ft entertained brigham 13 ighani city for lie he it was who was the center of attraction and lie it was whom horn tile the thousand or more people stood in the frizzling drizzling rain to see cc and hear tn tit connection with tile visit of president taft a very amusing tiling thin occurred while in ogden tile president was taken ill the cancellation 0 of i aels his scheduled speech in thai t I 1 bat city c it y and it id lie was rushed to the train where lie was put to bed by order of liis his physician president taft was truly a sick nian man which was gasn wasn n t to be wondered at taking into co consideration n ration by bv strenuous ii life fe lie had been ae leading I 1 di I 1 i for the past few weeks the sudden illness of tile president precluded ail any possibility i of hini him appearing on oil the rear platform plat forill of liis his car N tile stopping in ill this city and mayor D blackburn ru an and d seli senator ato r horsley Hors lcy who nho were on oil tile the ti train ain and who ho had been with the presidential party in ill O ogden P were very very disappointed gentlemen at the thon thought lit that tile throng which woul assemble at tile depot here should be disappointed when tile alie train canic came to a with thelast the last coach located on oil tile the crossing senator smoot apac appeared ared bare leaded headed and avith liis 11 I 1 s face wearing za an ominous omi expression began to address the multitude explaining how tile the president ident had taken ill brorn from over exertion in ill ogden and would not be able to appear as lie was at that moment in bed just as senator uttered these discouraging discourage words the car door satin swung open and with avith a milc on oil ili liis face wl which licit never cattle came off and a loud ila ha ila ha ha I 1 ia tit attile atthe same time giving givin utah s senior senator such a r resounding whack on oil the back that lie nearly precipitated from the car platform the crowd yelled president taft laughed sinott threw liis his arnis arms around the president and they tin braced each other ig laughing like two boys the senator was then permitted to finish fillish liis his speech which was done in a diff different crent manner than lie had first intended however and in closing introduced president william howard taft of whom lie said to see sec him is to like him to hear him and to know him is to love him the president was given a cousin lousing reception despite ille fact that the 7 rain was descending descend inZ in I a steady stream with his left hand thrust deep into his trouser pocket tile president of the united states smiled that famous bill ta taft ft smile w i aich even evoi when liis his face is in repose never once came off it is a winner and simply captured all who looked into liis his countenance te nance in addressing tile the throng president taft expressed his pleasure with liis his visit to this state and liis his pleasure in meeting such a goodly goedl y people he spoke of the splendid manhood and womanhood which lie found here and aill lid did not forget to express liis his deli glit lit over tile dimpled necks chubb chubby y amis and stocky legs of the children said the ride up tip the splendid valley had filled his soul with joy and the alic prosperity which abounded on oil every hand was a source of thanksgiving ile he said lie hoped that prospLr prosperity ity would be trel trebled led in tile ears to come and that every good g blessing blessin might be showered upon ti alie ie people of this city and state president taft said lie he was impressed impress od with the loyalty and patriotism of the people of all aliis is state and urged his hearers to nev C pi ove recreant to tile sacred trust ot of citizenship ile he closed with a wave of liis his liand hand and a heart hearty good bye at this juncture of the reception a number of cases of beautiful luscious peaches and grapes arld and a gallon alon of sweet cream were passed up ill to the attendants on oil the platform and a number of beautiful boquete bou ets were placed in the car and tile pl president c was hailed a letter which lie opened and read then gave ve a laugh a as lie read to tile hie cr crowd as follows president william H taft in ili behalf of the alie four thousand cOll contented tented citizens of Brig bi harn city we ank ak that you accept our est appreciation of your our visit and wish wih you oil god speed in the alic contina |
