Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-07-15
The Turner Fest.

The Thirteenth Annual State Turner Fest of
Minnesota was inaugurated in this city yester-
day at 1890. The turner's of Osseo, accom-
panied by the mayor of Osseo, arrived and
were met by the Minneapolis Turner's. They
were greeted and welcomed by Mayor Rand in
neat speech, when Mayor Hstchman, of
Osseo, responded in a short address. The
streets are gayly festooned and decorated with
evergreens and national emblems, notices,
etc. an
In the evening grand torchlight process
ion paraded the streets in the following order,
starting from Turnerhall at 9 o'clock:
Platoon of Police.
Msrshals.
Band.
Central Committee.
St. Anthony Turner's.
Mannerchor of the East Side.
New Ulm Turner's.
Wagon with Scholars.
Band.
st. Paul Turner's.
Harmonic Society.
Jordan, Osseo and other Turner's.
Wagon with Scholars
Band.
Milwaukee Turner's.
Mannerchor Frohsinn.
West Minneapolis Turnverein.
The following was the line of march:
EIOm 4uIucl udll buIOu&u run dfCAuo W
First street, thence to First avenue south, to
Washington avenue, to Nicollet avenue,
round city hallto Hennepin avenue, to Third
street, down Third street to Fourth avenue
south, to Washington avenue, up to Turner
hall.
Sky rockets were sent up and fireworks dis
played all along the line of march.
After the procession they all repaired to
Turner hall and participated in "a grand com.
merce."
There are large numbers of the fraternity
from all parts of the State in the city, and
general "good time' Is being enjoyed.
The following is to-day's programme:
Prize gymnastic exercises of the Turner's, in
Os wald's garden, at ~ o'clock a. m. Admis
sion, 10c.
Concert, theater and gymnastic exhibition,
with the kind assistance of Miss Emile Gre
then, Mr.. Adolph Grethen, the Menuerchor
Harmonic, Prof. Stempf, leader, the singing
society Frohsin, Prof. Harmsen, leader, the
Milwaukee prize class and other amateurs, in
Turner hall, at O'Clock p. m.
Bound Orer.
The case of George F. McGowen, for shoot
ing Andrew Dick, came up again yesterday
for preliminary examination. The final evil
dence on the part Of the State was taken,
which proved conclusiyely that McGowen
shot DICK Ill q drunken melee. Inc DEFENSE
adduced no evidence, relying wholly upon the
pleadings to get the case dismissed Giddings,
the defendants attorney, to this end called the
attention of the court to the fact that they
had not deemed it necessary to introduce any
evidence, owing to the fact that the evl
dence of the State had gone
to show that the shooting bad teen
purely an act of self defense. But judge
Cooley did not believe in that kind of law.
He said the witnesses had sworn most posi-
lively that McGowen, after first precipita,iI z
the imbroglio had deliberately gone
home and got his revolver and
returned he the saloon, with the ex-
press purpose of shooting some Gle.
That he saluted several parties with the an
nouncement that he was now ready for the
fight, and when thus incensed the men had at
tackled him and he shot Dick. Consequently the
prisoner was bound over to appear at the next
term of court in the sum Of S1,0C0. In &C.
fault of bail the prisoner was remanded to