The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-07-07


fair number Of cyclists, making a
large crowd ON the streets.
The races took place in the after
noou, after good calithumpian pa
rade. and resulted as follows:
One-half mile bicycle race; entries,
Wilbur Taylor and Ed. Christensen,
won by Taylor.
One mile bicycle race, won by Ed.
Christensen, second Taylor.
Boys bicycle race, won by Roy Hud-
son over John Lewis.
Pony race. ponies of All. Hanchett
and John Wooley, won by Wooley's.
Mule race, mules of j. Mape and A.
Hinckston, won by Mape.
Foot race, J. Lyman, 1st; Clarence
Orcutt, second.
Shooting match, 1st, j. Lutte; I'd, f.
Fassen and ]. K. Knapp: 3rd, = Big
furd.
There were fireworks in the even
ing. The steamer clipper" was busy
all day carrying people about the
lake. All enjoyed the day greatly
and1the Mankato people left for home
on the 1925 train.
AT DECORIA.
Decoria celebrated the day in fit
ting style on the Young Mems Invest
ment Co. grounds. At sunrise there
was salute of 100 guns. At 9 a. m.
a comical parade took place, and lat
er there was representa- ton of an
Indian attack upon an emigrant
train. H. H.Footner gave an address
of welcome and Robt. Harlin read the
Declaration Of Independence. In the
afternoon there was a matinee and
races, and bowerY dance, and in the
evening a grand ball in the hall.
There was large attendance.
AT MAPLETON.
There was an immense crowd at
Mapleton, the surrounding towns and
villages turning out in force. A num-
Der went from this city.
A salute of Al guns was given at
sunrise. At ten O'Clock procession
formed and marched around the vii
lage, composed as, follows: Vernon
band, A young ladies in white, repre-
senting the states, Sons of Veterans,
G. A. R. Post, boys military COM
pany, Kuklux gang, business mems
display, men on horseback, fire depart
ment, citizens. Nearly every bust
ness house in the village was repre-
sented in the industrial display.
When the column, which was over
a mile long, reached the school grove
a halt was made, and the band played
a selection. The Mapleton Glee Club
sang, and James e. Howieson read the
Declaration of Independence. After
another song by the Glee Club, VIM.
n Plymat was introduced and spoke
for three-fourths of an hour. He
brought out clearly the idea of how
UhS was hONCSS0ly W
bring out the principle that individu-
al effort and responsibility make true
manhood and true womanhood. He re-
ferred to the discovery of America
and the important part thati woman
had in it. He spoke of what it was
necessary to accomplish and what had
been accomplished. 1t was not so
much the fact that we have America
but the fact that we are Americans.
He spoke of the worlds celebration at
Chicago, which was in honor Of the
principle that the world is released
from the old bondage of being born
to a condition.
Addressing himself to the old SOL
diers, of whom hundred had march
ed in the parade, he spoke of the
events of the war, and how, thirty
years ago, Heaven had joined its artil-
lery with theirs on Lookout Noun
tain in beating back the rebel army;
how thirty years ago yesterday Vicks-
burg had surrendered, and Lee had
turned back from invading the north
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