The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-07-28


From Fridays Daily.
The joint picnic OF the Mankato
and Kasota lodges Of Knights of
Pythias and their families. at Sibley
park yesterday afternoon, was a
most enjoyable event. About forty
came from Kasota by train or auto
mobile, and the local lodge turned
out about hundred. The first
event on the program was ball
game at Lewis field by picked teams
from the two lodges. The Kasota
team won in four inning game,
seven to three.
Enjoyed Bounteous Spread.
The well filled lunch baskets
were opened at the picnic grounds
after the game, and bounteous
spread served. The local lodge
served coffee, lemonade and fruit,
plates and napkins. The supper had
been disposed of, the X. P. quartet,
composed of l. N. Griffith, C. C.
Owen, Rees Thomas and William
Johnson, sang couple of selections
to the delight of all.
The remainder of the evening, UNI
til dark, was devoted to the carrying
out of a program of sports. In these,
the Kasota people won nearly all
of the honors and prizes.
Mrs. Buell. Won Several Prizes.
Mrs o. p Buell. won a fine Havi-
land china plate, and Miss Buell.
two of them. Mrs. Buell. threw
nearest the mark and Miss Buell.
made the longest throw and also
won the ladies' foot race. Professor
j. r. Brandrup won the X. p. vet
Grams foot race after running off a
tie twice and then taking chances
on the flip of coin, both he and
the other contestant being winded.
Fred Carson, who is temporary
pastor of the Presbyterian church
at Kasota, won the mems foot race,
and in the ball game took off hon
ors. He was also conspicuous in
the relay race, which was won by
Mankato by scratch.
The Tug of War.
The tug of war was one of the
events Of the evening Mankato pull
ing against Kasota, each lodge hav-
ing six strong men on the rope
The contest was pretty even until
the wife of one of the Kasota con
testants took hold of the Kasota
end of the rope and threw her nearly
200 pounds into the scale, and then
the KaSOta pullerS had an easy vic
tory over the Mankato Knights. The
lady afterwards explained that she
and her husband were one, SO it was
fair. >.
rope climbing contest for the
boys, and various other sports were
carried out, the winner Of each be
ing presented with a nice prize
Those of the Kasota people who came
by train were taken home by the Man.
kato Knights, either in autos or in
a big carryall. The affair is con
sidered one OF the most enjoyable
picnics ever held by the two lodges
Camp Lakeview, Mimi, July 25.-
Rain and extremely cool weather in
terferred with the work of the Second
regiment yesterday forenoon and the
men were confined to their tents
where they built fire to keep warm.
In the afternoon the battalions
went out for drill in command Of
their majors. The work of the mer
has been under close observation by
the company commanders for the
purpose of selecting competent pri
Yates for the vacancies Tor noncoLl
miSsioned officers.
Promotions of Privates.
The outcome of the observations
resulted in the following promotions
which were announced last night a
parade:
Private John w. Daugherty, Com
pany G, to be regimental sergean
major.
Sergeant w. H. Setter, Company
to be regimental quartermaster ser
geant.