The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-12
4 GREAT DEN N}TRAI|ON.
Gov. Shaw's Appearance in Mankato to
Be Made the Occasion for
Monster Parade.
ROUGH RIDERS WILL BE OUT in FORCE.

Lie pCOplO VI 4hoAhoVO anu N1SAhAOJ
are especially fortunate in having the
opportunity to listen to Governor
Shaw, of Iowa, at the Mankato theatre
Saturday evening, Oct. Goth. Senator
Nelson vouches that in Gov. Shaw
we will have the greatest speech of the
campaign, and we know of no one
better qualified to judge of the matter
than our own senator.
The county committee has deter
mined to make this meeting a hum
mer" Arrangements will be made OF
a great street PARADE of mounted
Rough Riders to the number of hun
bred and fifty or more, and torch
light procession with fully thousand
men in line. There will also be plenty
of music. Red fire will burn profusely
along the line of march and in short
things will take on genuine carnival
here during the evening.
Efforts will be made for special train
service to bring visitors to the city,
and reduced railroad rates will be Sc
cured
This will be, so far as the Republi-
can campaign is concerned, the event
of the season, and people from the
country should arrange to attend. The
Garden City marching club, uni
formed organization, and the ST. Peter
mounted rough riders, will be invited
to participate.
Hon. Oar F. Reese will address
the people at Lake Crystal in the inter-
est of the Republicans on Oct 10th,
an d Hon. G. o. Peterson's date at
Amboy has been changed to Oct. 18th.
Mr.. Peterson is from Chicago and is
one of the finest speakers in the coun-
try. Hon. Vim. Henry Eustis speaks
at Garden City Oct. 18th.
Congressman McCleary spoke to the
largest and most enthusiastic meeting
Tuesday night ever held in the village
of Easton. The hall was entirely too
small to accommodate the crowd.
The congressman reviewed the issues
at great length and for three hours he
held his audience in wrapt attention.
Mr. McCleary never had larger or more
Observation-Disclosures than are greeting
him this fall which goes to show that
the people are much interested in the
issues.
Gen. Orendorff, of Springfield,
Ill, arrived in the city Wednesday
from Illinois and spoke at
Athletic hall that night. He has just
been through Illinois with Bryan, and
next week goes to Indiana. He speaks
four nights in Minnesota, Thursday
nights appointment being at New
Ulm.
The Democratic county committee
has secured the basement of Athletic
hall as the party's headquarters.
One-third of the candidates of both
parties have paid their fee for having
their names placed upon the ticket.
Senator Mark Hanna and Senator
Frye will speak in Owatonna, Waseca
and Mankato Tuesday, Oct. 10th.
while en- route to South Dakota. The
hour of their arrival in Mankato will
be 10 :45 am. and departure II 30 a.
m. 1t has been proposed, if the time
will allow, to have. their train run to
Sibley park and have the speaking
there, where there is plenty of room
and the surroundings are quiet.
Others believe the Northwestern depot
grounds better, on account OF being
more centrally located and therefore
reached by majority of our people
with less trouble than it would be for
them to go out to the park and back
There will be great outpouring at
either place.
An invoice of fine Mckinley and
Roosevelt portraits has been received
at the Republican headquarters
Secretary of State Berg holds that
the present term of clerk of court in
Blue Earth county expires Jan. LIST,
1901, and that the term is four years.
He omitted the Office from the list sent
Auditor Gunders for posting by town
clerks. Having discovered the omis-
sion, he directs that the notices be
corrected, and Mr.. Gunders sent out
the correction today
Mr.. Robert Girvin, janitor of the
federal building, was taken suddenly
i'll Tuesday about 7:3O and had
70 he talan to his home in a carriage.