The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-07-11
CELEBRATION OVER
Carnival Week is a Thing of
.. the Past.
The Committees and Police Depart
ment Entitled to Praise---City
Well Advertised.

The semi-centennial celebration and
Elk's jubilee is now a thing of the
past. 1t came to a close Saturday
night amid downpour of rain. The
streets were crowded early in the eve
ming and the shows were doing bust
ness, but about s 80 o'clock the storm
burst in manner similar to that of
the previous night. The crowds scat
tered and the merry making of the
week was over.
The carnival shows packed up early
Sunday morning. and took their de-
parture at a. N. for Wisconsin. The
street looked bare and quiet yesterday.
Considering the weather, the at
tendance.duri the week was all that
was expected and the celebration was
a complete and gratifying success.
The general committee of arrange
ments of the semi celebra-
tion, composed of Gen. J. 81. Baker,
president, J. E. Reynolds, secretary,
F. M. Currier, treasurer, DR.. J. w.
Andrews, Geo. NJ Palmer, G. N.
Andrews, M. B. Haynes, H. P.
Jensen, August Marschner and Thomas
Hughes, is deserving of great credit,
as it devoted great deal of hard work
toward promoting the success of the
affair. To the various subcommittee
is also due great deal of credit, as
they did their work well, thus carry
ing out the plans of the general COM
mittee.
The police department is entitled to
great praise for its intelligent and
efficient work. Chief Bowen had his
force we'll organized, and as a result
there was not single case of house
breaking reported, and only one or
two cases where pocket was picked.
Eight professional pickpockets who
had come to work the crowds were
arrested on their arrival and escorted
back to st. Paul before they could
commence operations. Among these
were Mickey Lynch and Rosenthal,
two of the best known pickpockets in
the country. Other suspicious char
acters were locked up or run out nf
the city.
The regular police did double duty,
and are worthy of great praise. The
special police assisted Loyalty. De-
tectives Murphy and Kelly of the Om-
aha road rendered valuable assistance
throughout the week, as their expert
ence and acquaintance with the crooks
of the twin cities and elsewhere was a
great help. The city is under obliga-
tions to these gentlemen.
1t was considered advisable to allow
some latitude TO the saloons, but still
no particular disorder was reported,
except the unfortunate case of Frank
Jones'
The city has received wide advertis-
ing on account of the semi centennial
celebration. The newspapers of the
state have given it liberal notices.
The st. Paul Pioneer Press sent a staff
and staff photographer to
the city Thursday, and a very good
report was given in Friday mornings
paper, with number of excellent
photographs reproduced in half tones.
The Free Press souvenir edition has
received numerous compliments, and
has been sent out broadcast, thus
giving the city a splendid advertise
ment.
The Minneapolis Journal of Friday
night had the following editorial
comment: Mankato is celebrating it's
5Oth anniversary with most interesting
exercises. Such celebrations are in
every way commendable. They tend
to establish civic pride based on hon.
orable achievements. and admirably
offset the 'megalomania' of the pres
emit time which Identifies merit with
bigness, with the result that the merits
of smaller towns and cities are OBJ
scured and neglected.