The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-06-22
st. James camp, M. w. A.
Garden City camp, M. W. A.
G.. L. Kings band.

The Woodmen picnic has come and
gone, and there is little to regret on
any score If the day had opened
pleasantly there might have been a lit
tie larger attendance, but the crowd
was as large as could be comfortably
handled as it was. The program was
carried out as advertised and ever fea-
ture was pleasing to the thousands of
people who witnessed it. The crowd
was quiet, orderly one. The Wood
men are an excellent class of people
and go out on their picnics to have a
day off with their families in a nice,
respectable way, and Mankato will al
ways gladly welcome them.
The special trains pulled out last eve
ming, taking tired but happy crowd.
and no complaints about their treat
ment were heard.
The sports in the park in the after
noon were witnessed by 5000 to 5000
people. The ball game and horse races
drew the crowd, and the big tent,
where the speech making was to have
taken place was left vacant. The'peo-
pie did not care to listen to speeches
anyway. although they would doubt
less have found themselves very well
entertained had they gone to the tent
instead of elsewhere.
The ball game between the Chicago
Marquettes and the Albert Lea team
furnished amusement for many. The
Albest Lea team was outclassed by the
Marquettes yet it put up the best game
it could and the score was only Is to
in favor of the boys from the Windy
City
The races were not fast but were
full of interest, and were as follows:
$40 class, mixed = Six entries. Three
heats run, the final heat resulting as
follows: Brown Rose, Thurston, 1st;
Myron S., Seeley, I'd; Happy Wilkes
Spornitz, Sd: Yankee Boy, 4th; Harry
V. Colgen. 9Th; Soda M. Baxter, 9Th
No time taken.
Free for all-Two entries. Laverna,
Graham. won three straight heats, with
Wilder R. Riddell, second. Best time
1923.
Mile running-Two entries. Little
Rabe, 81. Halstead, list; Gep, S. Graves,
second.
r. Riddell driving the horse Wonder.
collided with the horse ridden by Fred
Day, breaking a wheel of his sulky
and throwing him to the ground but
with the exception of a few scratches
escaped unhurt.
In the first heat of the 2:40 class,
one of the drivers accidentally drove
into one of the other rigs so that his
horse was caught by the hoof and some.
what scratched and bruised.
The balloon ascension and parachute
leap by Madam DeLeon was well exc
cuted, although not undertaken until
late in the afternoon. The balloon as
cended to a great height and then the
lady cast herself loose with her para
chute She came down into tree top
and her parachute caught in such a
way that she was released only after
half an hours work by several men.
She was unipjured, however.
The Foresters' teams marched back
to the Chicago & Northwestern freight
depot grounds at 4:30 p. m. and there
gave an exhibition drill, Mankato par
ticipating. The St. James and Gar
den City teams entered the contest for
the prize and the Garden City team
took first prize. This interesting exer-
else was witnessed by a large con-
conrse of people.
An unfortunate accident happened to
Walter Daniels, chief marshal, as he
was heading the column that marched
to the park after dinner. He was rid
ing Frank Roots horse. and in some
manner the animals foot became
caught in rail at the Milwaukee eros,
sing at the west side of the slough.
The horse lost his shoe but stumbled
and fell throwing Mr.. Daniels down
The officers left wrist was sprained
and his left leg badly scraped. He
was taken to DR. Warmers Office where
his injuries were attended to, and he
was able to be about during the after
noon.
The police had very little to do Dur
ing the afternoon small boy was de-
tected trying to sell back cane which
he had stolen from the cane rack at
The Saulpaugh corner. Officer Bien-
apf was called and gave the boy talk
ing to and let him go.
A slight sprinkle set in during the