The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-05-29
FIRE WORKS.
And Other Natal Day Features for
the Pieasurabie Entertain
ment
Of The Host of Visitors Who Will
Gather in Mankato July
COMMITTEES nEET FOR CONFER
ENCE.

The various subcommittee of the
Commercial club met at the club
rooms Monday and discussed Fourth
of July matters. Things are being
rapidly brought to focus, and there
is now no longer any question about
the approaching celebration being
the biggest event of the kind ever
undertaken in Southern Minnesota.
From every quarter comes assurances
of large delegations, and the entire
country within radius of Is miles
will come to Mankato and participate
in an appropriate celebration of our
national independence.
The committee on Industrial parade
have been busy, and have sufficient
assurances from business men and
manufacturers that they will Zine
up" to guarantee an imposing process
sion. The fire department and fra
ternal organizations will also be in
yited to join in the parade.
The evening of the Sd will witness
a beautiful parade by bicyclists.
Wheels will be deliberately decorated
and brilliantly Illuminated. On the
4th races with cash prizes will be
run, and it is expected that many fast
riders from abroad will enter in the
contests.
A contract mas been closed with
one of the leading firms of the coun-
try for magnificent display of fire
works-the finest ever witnessed in
this section of the country, and an ex-
pert operator will be sent here to do
the "firing" This will be one of
the great attractions of the occasion,
and it will be grand.
Base ball lovers will have their
hearts gladdened by an opportunity
to witness one and possibly two first
class games between the Maroons, of
this city, and some other club that
can play an equally good game, if
such one can be found.
The balloon ascension is an assured
fact, and it will be novel spectacle
to'those who have never seen "a thing
of life" move majestically heaven
ward with daring aeronaut making
a "leap for life" in mid air.
In fact this celebration is going to
be 'stunner" in every way. People
will be brought to the city in the
morning at an hour before the eXer-
cises begin and returned to their
homes in the evening after the con-
clusion of the ''last act" All by
special trains.
The streets will be brilliantly and
attractively illuminated with arches
hung with electric lights of various
hues, gorgeously trimmed with appro-
pirate colors, and the illumination
will occur the evenings of the Sd and
4th.
Bands of music galore will create
plenty of opportunity for the small
boy to get plenty of exercise, and
things generally will be torn up to
give everybody free scope 30 have a
red hot time. It's expected that the
weather clerk will assist in making
linen busters more comfortable than
fur trimmed oyercoats, and that all
things Will conspire to make those
who perspire feel that 'MankatO can
make things warm when she sets out
to do so.
The finance committee has raised
about 81 200. 1t was found at the
meeting last night that at least $500
additional must be had. Those of our
citizens who have not already done so
should be prepared to give as literally
as possible in order that nothing shall
fail for want of funds. No one expects
to make any money out of the cele-
bration, therefore don't make that an
excuse for not contributing.
Let all pull together for once and
note the grand results.