The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-09-08
Parade Was a Disappointing
Feature; Speaking Good.
Sports Proved to be Exciting
and Interesting.
Big Crowd Spend Happy Hours
at kron's Park.
From Tuesdays Daily.

ilege of deciding on exactly the sort OF
weather they desired for the .celebra
ton of their annual holiday, they Ger
tainly could not have improved in the
least degree on the kind of day that
the forces of nature furnished them yes
terday. 1t was IA day to make every
one feel in high spirits, host of people
were on hand in the best of humor.
The Concordia band in white coats
and caps, playing lively airs on various
street corners, and flags floating here and
there from public and business buildings
gave the first intimation in the earlier
hours of the day that a celebration was
on hand.
Formation Of Parade.
The parade began to form shortly
before ten o'clock on Main street be-
tween First and Second, and on North
and South Second street. Headed by
Marshals c. harrison and Charles Fink,
who were followed Immediately by Chief
of Police Donahue and six other patrol
men, all seven mounted and abreast,
the procession moved south on Front
street from the Saulpaugh hotel. AT
ter the police came several vehicles of
the fire department. First drove Chief
Beach and Second Assistant Chief Klein
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and two hose wagons, all properly
equipped and ready for service, and each
with suitable crew of spry- looking
firemen, apparently eager for trouble
with any kind of conhagration that
should break forth within their boun-
daries of service. After the fire depart
ment wagons was driven carriage
bearing the two speakers of the day,
Senator Eberhart and f. c. Ives of st.
Paul, and Joseph Hampl, master of cere
monies. Behind this carriage rode
Marshal August Boetscher on horse
back. The full Concordia band followed
enlivening the atmosphere with popular
melodies.
After these paraded a number of un-
ions, each with its own banner and pro-
per badges and other insignia. First
bering about thirty. Following these
were a dozen meat cutters in white caps
and duck coats. Six sheet metal work
ers next appeared and behind these
were ten painters with white suits and
yard sticks. Cigarmakers to the num-
Der of sixteen next appeared, then a
dozen carpenters, then ten representa-
tives of the laborers' protective union,
and after this contingent followed ten
electrical workers. Five teamsters on
horseback completed the. procession.
The BARRIERS, printers, brick layers,
maintenance of the way, brewers, malt
sters, engineers and car workers un-
ions did not participate.
Altogether there was considerable
general disappointment over the parade,
as it was neither as large nor as elab-
crate as one would expect on such an
occasion in city of the size of Man
kato. III
The procession moved south on Front
to Cherry, east on Cherry to Broad,
north on Broad to Rock, west on Rock
to Front, and south on Front to the
bridge, where the participants scatter
ed, large number, however, going over
the bridge to Kron's grove, where bas-
ket picnic was held.
Speaking at the Grounds.
The grounds were appropriately pre-
pared for all that was to take place
there that afternoon, both in the way of
oratory and athletics. A speakers dais
had been erected for the occasion and in
front of this were ranged large num-
Der of chairs. These were soon occupied
showing plainly that the large crowd of
people that kept gathering at the grove
as the afternoon wore on were fully as
deeply interested in the speaking as in
any other feature of the festivities
About two o'clock Mr.. Halnpl, Mr.
Ives, Senator Eberhart and number of
prominent local union men were group
ed on the platform, and Mr. Hanpl
arose and in clear. distinct voice read
the proclamation of Governor Johnson
requesting the proper observance of La
Dor Day by the people OF, the state. He
then introduced Mr.. E. C. Ives of ST.
Paul. Mr.. Ives speech was listened to
with keen attention throughout. The
most interesting part of his discourse
dealt with the question Of contracts be-
tween labor unions and employers. Mr.
Ives believes that this is. the proper way
for capital and labor to make their
dealings together. There is some doubt
about the legality of such contracts