The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-12
WITH ORATORY AND BING BANG
Glorious Fourth Was Fiffing!y Celebrated in Many
of the Surrounding Towns.
Weather Was ReaH0 and This Helped OUT the Ice Cream
and Lemonade Man; All Affairs Where Greatly
Enjoyed BY Many People.

tished were rewarded with good catche {
There was also Il crowd in +. Il. NOlk's
Cliff Inn, where the day was spent in
a quiet way by the visitors.
Minnesota Lake Celebrates.
At ten o'clock in the forenoon, the
people of Minnesota Lake began a pro-
gram that marked the day as red let
ter one in the history of the village
The crowd was great, and the program
interesting. The program opened with a
parade through the principal streets ana
out to Oak Grove park on the lake
shore. Prof. w. \. Lester was the ora
tor of the day. At noon a sumptuous
dinner was served, and at two o'clock
the sports of the day began. Horse rae
ing on the new track was feature.
The Minnesota Lake and st. Peter ball
teams crossed bats. Other sports fol-
lowed.
New Ulm's Celebration.
| The biggest celebration in this vicin-
| ity was at New Ulm, and a number e
Mankato people attended, as did also
the Concordia band. Hon. Oar. +. Reese
of st. Paul was the orator of the day,
and Capt. Albert Steinhauser plucked a
few feathers in German. There was
music galore, for besides the Mankato
band there were present the Second
regiment band of New Ulm, the Union
Concert band of New Ulm, and the Sill
Yer COrnet band of st. James.
| Besides the band, the Leather Pound
ers of this city were a prominent fea-
ture of the days program, playing
game with the New Ulm Regulars for
purse of 800. The game was won
by the Leather Founders. Score, 3 to |.
Insane Patients Celebrate.
st. Peter, July 5.-Doubtless the
most striking Fourth of July celebra-
ton in the Northwest was that at the
st. Peter state hospital for the insane
yesterday afternoon. 1t was carried
out on a .pretentious scale, but can
safely be said to have been of the
sane variety, for gunpowder was con-
spicuous by its absence. Although ar
ranged under the supervision of the
hospital authorities. the inmates them
selves took an active interest in the
preparations, and number of the
best features were suggested by them.
Observance of independence day is
part of the policy of the hospital ad-
ministration. Anything that will re-
lieve the dreary routine and take the
minds of the patients off their condi-
ton is welcomed by the physicians,
and they never omit the ceremonies
associated with the several national
holidays. Thanksgiving, Christmas and
New Year are always red letter DAYS
hn l~,,4
into insignifcance before the Fourth.
As the day of noise approaches every
one of the 900 patients is vitality con
cerned with the details of the celebra-
ton, and on the day itself they are
pleased and happy.
Yesterdays celebration is considered
to have been one of the most success
full ever held. Early in the afternoon
a procession of attendants and patients
paraded the hospital grounds. and then
the inmates were permitted to visit
the tent shows. patterned after the
"Warpath' at the jamestown exposi-
ton.
This was the distinctive feature of
the celebration. Leather lunged spell
ers' were stationed before each of the
ten "attractiOns' and the patients new
er tired of gazing at the wonders. They
watched the ''cowgirls" shoot, saw the
snake charmer and the wild man and
marveled over the sea serpent and
other monstrosities. A band of In
dians, group of plantation singers
and troupe of japanese helped en-
terrain them, and when these novel
ties palled they could still visit the
wild animal show and the optical illu-
sion.
Supt. H. A. Tomlinson, who regards
diversions of this sort as of great value
| in the treatment of the insane. was
greatly pleased with the way in which
the celebration was carried out. 1t
closed in the evening with a pyrotech.
meal display.
Big Crowd at Madison Lake.
Madison Lake had a large crowd at
its celebration yesterday, and the grove
! near the town was filled with people
from early morning until the rise of the
moon. Others who did not spend the
| day in the grove were on the lake.
either rowing or fishing. Although the
| day was hot cool breeze could be had
on the water.
The afternoon attractions were
speeches, ball game and automobile race.
County Attorney Walter A. Plymat and
{. l.. Benedict gave addresses which
were well received. A ball game between
kasota and Madison Lake resulted in a
score of IL to in favor of Madison
Lake. An automobile race that attract,
ed attention was between Ed. Brett and
Mark d. Fancher of this city, resulted
In victory for the former. Both did
so well that each received liberal
prize.
! The Twentieth Cntury band of Man
kato furnished music during the dav.
and were highly applauded. This band
is commended wherever they play, and
Mankato ought to be proud of them.
Both the morning and afternoon
trains from Mankato were loaded with
people, and those who did stop at Madi-
! son Lake went on to Elysian.
J p. NJ. Lyons of Madison Lake who
has been drawn as Juror i'm United
States court at Duluth, will leave for
there Monday
! Mr. and Mrs. j. NJ Halfhill who have