The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-11-11
ADDRESSES AT THE sAULPAUGH.
Four Special Trains, Six Bands, Two Drum
Corps. Two Thousand Torches
Thousands of Strangers
Pack The Streets.

Tt is the general consensus of Opin-
ion that Friday nights parade was far
ahead of anything of the kind ever
before attempted in Southern Min
nesota, even far surprising the great
parade O. four years ago. There proba-
bly, never was larger crowd of spec
tatOrs on the street, even on circus
days, than that which packed Front
street from seven O'Clock until ten,
and it was almost impossible to make
Roadway through it on the sidewalks.
1t seemed as though the surrounding
country had turned out en- nasse.
The buildings, both business houses
and residences, along the line of march,
were generally beautifully decorated
and Illuminated. Thousands of can
dies burned encouragement and well
come to the thousands who passed
them. Chinese lanterns, flags and
bunting were made liberal use of in
the decorations. So many buildings
were decorated and illuminated that
we have not space to give them de-
tailed mention, though many deserv-
ed more than passing notice. AL
though a moonlight night the electric
lights were turned on.
Four special trains brought in hun
dreds of strangers from all the sur
rounding towns. The ST. James Spe-
cial brought 125 from that place, with
a band, 100 from Madelia with drum
corps, and 100 from Lake Crystal with
a band. The Gilmore special brought
100 from Blue Earth City with the
Flambeau Club and band, so from
Winnebago City, 40 from Sterling, Is
from Amboy, and 30 from Garden City,
and the Vernon Center band. The
St. Peter special brought 500 from
that place and Kasota. The Wells
special brought 80 from Wells, Is from
Minnesota Lake, $50 from MapletOn,
% from Good Thunder, and few
from Rapidan. Besides these, the reg
ular trains on the Chicago & North
western road brought in large delega-
tions from Smith Mills and Eagle
Lake. Hundreds of people drove in
from the country and before six
o'clock every livery and hotel barn
was filed to overlooking. The special
trains returned after the speeches.
Owing to the delay in the arrival of
st. Peter train it was fully $3.50 O'Clock
before the parade started. The differ
ent divisions were formed as hereto
fore stated, and swung into the col
umn without hitch. In giving out
the torches it was found to be very
difficult matter to keep them from
the scores of boys who constantly
crowded about the rope that was
stretched about the place where the
torches were given out. Although
every endeavor was made to prevent
it, still a number of boys secured
torches.
Dr. VIM. Frisble was the marshal
in charge of the parade, and was as
sisted by Geo. Pond, G. M. Phillips
and Archie Stevenson. The follow
ing was the order of pa ade:
FIRST DIVISION.
Marshal, w. w. L. Mcconnell
Prof Bristols Band.
200 Mounted Men.
SECOND DIVISION
Marshal, ColG. W. Mead.
Concordia Band.
Blue Earth City Flambeau Club
Scandinavian Uniformed Club-6O.
800 Citizens On Foot.
Students Club-80
100 Young Americans,
THIRD DIVISION.
Marshal, Capt S. W. Burgess.
Amboy Band.
Mapleton Club-1O0.
st. Clair Band.
Visiting Clubs.
st, James Drum Corps.
Visiting Clubs.
Madella Drum Corps.
Visiting Clubs.
Lake Crystal Band.
Lake Crystal Club-1OO.
Speakers Carriages.
Glee Club.
Citizens in Carriages.