The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-12

this morning had three extra coaches.
filled with the fire departments and
band. The train was met by the
Twentieth Century band. and the visi
tors marched to the opera house, MAX
ing no small parade
The street cars are nicely decorated
patriotic emblems today
The Mankato fire department will
remember the state firemen's conven-
ton if for no other reason than the
number of times that it mas been
called out. last night three false
alarms were sounded, the last one after
midnight, and the department is in
hourly expectation of more. This is
all in the play, and people need feel
no alarm when the fire bell rings.
This afternoon the delegates to the
convention marched to the court house
lawn where they had their pictures
taken in body by Blissenbach.
The next convention will be held in
Cloquet. The cities that want the
1911 convention are Wilmar, st. Peter
Fairmont and Hibbing. This afternoon
Owatonna jumped into the race. E.
w. Twiford of the Owatonna depart
ment is a candidate for one of the
vice presidencie's and this afternoon de-
livered the response to Mayor Andrews
welcoming address.
The line of march of the parade
In IL
Fourth streets so as to bring it past
Emmanuel hospital, so that George
M. Phillips, the veteran former chief
of the Mankato department, who is
confined there with sickness, could see
it. Mr.. Phillips is an honorary mem
Der of the state association, and the
act of the committee of arranging the
line of march so that he could see the
parade was very pleasing one.
The various hotels were crowded to
the limit last night, and every available
cot was brought into use, and people
fortunate enough to get beds had to
double up.
The old Concordia band was on the
street today. People who thought that
it was dead were pleased to see these
veteran players out again. They made
a splendid showing, with sixteen piec-
es, and showed that they do not take
back seat for the best when it comes
to producing music. Mankato still has
warm spot in its heart for the old
Concordia band
All firemen in uniform rode free on
the street cars yesterday and today,
and those who did not have uniforms
were given passes. 1t was kindly
act upon the part of the street railway
company that the fremen appreciate
Much of the red fire that was to
have been used along Front street last
night during the parade was stolen
by boys, who pulled the sticks out
of the ground and ran off with them.
a good showing.
With the firemen-s convention in
Mankato what else could be expected
than real shot time" in the old
town."
Firemen throughout the United States
nave SET ASIDE the second sunday III
June as memorial Sunday and on that
day the graves of deceased firemen will
be strewn with flowers.
Tom Morris, the chief at Crookston.
gave the report of his trip to the
national convention of fire engineers
held at Washington. The report was
brief and was devoted principally to
things of encouragement pertaining to
the spread of relief association organ
izatiOn.
Joseph Schmidt and William
Trumble attracted considerable atten-
ton during the parade last night as
the s'Nora Twins" They were assis-
ted in their antics by Charles r. Will
liams, who is chief of the Mora de-
partment The Twins" are tall while
Williams is short.
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