The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-07-08
From on. Tuesdays Daily.

oiggest celebration in Blue
i"fn county yesterday, or in this
par. oi the state, for that matter. was
-. Madison Lake. 1t was in charge
OF the Madison Lake Commercio, club
an enterprising organization Of the bus.
mess men of the village, and attrac-
',ohs We're so numerous and so good
Una. thousands of people from the
eaitire countryside assembled there.
iney came by train, wagon, automo-
me motorcycle and bicycle, and the
village probably never saw such a
eiowd before. 1t was an entirely or
uer'y crowd, everybody coming to have
. 4 good time in a peaceable way, and as
result not single arrest was made.
Inc program of the days events
opened promptly at $3.50 a. M, when
me excellent village band gave a con-
cert on the business street. Half an
hour later, a grand parade took place,
with the band at the head, lodges,
noats, baseball teams, clowns, etc. The
line OF march was down Main street
and out on Lake street to the spacious
grove back of the Catholic church and
school,
Addresses BY Prominent Men,
A program of speaking and music
took place in the grove. Senator John
Moonan of Waseea and Hon. Thomas
j. McDermott of st. Paul, who with
has family is spending the summer in
their cottage at the lake, were speak
nd hntb .ro,,a axnoltoo@ oddroccac
that were well received. Musical selec-
.tions were furnished by the band and
by choir of excellent voices.
At l:30 O'clock the band gave an
other concert on Main street, and then
program of sports was carried out,
including races of various kinds, tugs
of war, etc, for prizes. At 2:30 o'clock
short band concert was given on the
grounds, and was followed by horse
races Several animals We're entered,
but as the track was not swift zone,
the time was not extraordinary, yet
the events Were exciting enough.
At $3.50 o'clock, another short band
concert was given at the baseball park.
and then closely contested and ext
citing game of baseball was played
between the Madison Lake and ST.
Clair teams. st. Clair won the gami,
by score of eight to seven, which
gave the numerous rooters from $40
Clair opportunity to vent their enthul
iasm. for the turnout from that part
OF the country was large.
The Grand Bowery Dance.
A feature of the day was a gratld
bowery dance, in large bowery erest-
ed in the grove. This dance began at
four o'clock in the afternoon and etp-
tinued until supper time, and was re
sumed in the evening and contini sed
until the small hours of the morni ns
1t was very largely patronized. A bind
concert preceded the opening of the
dance in the afternoon, and the band
played the dance music, also, in the
afternoon. In the evening the fam ousI
Elysian orchestra of five pieces made
the dance one long te~be remembered
by those participating. The floor imam
ayers were Adam Hager and Henry
Westphal Refreshments were served.
In the early evening the band
rounded out a busy day by q living
another concert on the streets.
As soon as it was dark, fine, dis
play of fireworks took place ipi the.
bay opposite the grove, from a. fat
boat, and was witnessed by snveral
thousand people. A large amount of
fireworks were sent off, and as the
night was very dark, the sight was a
beautiful one. Private displays Of fire.
works were made by number of
people around the lake, so that the
entire scene was beautiful one A
large amount of fireworks wern sent
off on Stony point by II. F. Troost
and party of guests, and John Fl. Hob
mann and Robert and Otto Lannm and
friends sent off a great many. Several
people on Point Pleasant also Ssent off
fireworks, and rockets could Tie seen
reddening the sky from farm houses
on distant shores of the lake.
Passed Without An Accident.
The Fourth passed without accident,
and the celebration is one that win
long be remembered by the people of
the village and surrounding country.
The stores and private HOUSES were
& deliberately decorated with flags and
hunting and almost every team and
! automobile that drove in was resplen-
dent With bunting and flags. Even
the scores of bicycles and motorcycles
were Jrettily decorated. 1t seemed as
though all were vieing to see how
,prettye thew could make their vehicles
sappeaG
:. Ties committee having charge of the
celeblation was composed of T. b.
Knofs GLE. Morrison and H. G.
Wirie. and is deserving of much credit.