The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-23
OUTBREAK OF REDSKINS
RECALLED AT new ULM

swept down the Minnesota river val
ley and began the slaughter of over
1000 men, women and children. This
memorable event is to be fittingly
commemorated by the citizens of New
Ulm and during all of next week a
homecoming and golden jubilee cele-
bration will be held, the arrange
ments for which having been made
by the Junior Pioneers. This cele-
bration will probably be the last
one of it's kind during the present
generation.
Practically all railroads in the
state have arranged for special re-
duced excursion rates from all points
in Minnesota, and preparations are
being made for the entertainment of
several thousand former residents of
this city, old pioneers and defenders.
Arrangements have also been made
to accommodate visitors from st. Pc
ter and Mankato on Sunday August
rs, who desire to return home the
same evening, a special train leaving
New Ulm for those two cities at 8
p. m.
Among the big features of home
coming and celebration week will be
aeroplane flights, military drills of
regular troops from Fort Smelling,
state militia, including the new Max
i'm Machine Gun company and
Burg's battery of artillery of this
city, monster military and historic
parades, band concerts by four first.
class bands, village of Indians from
the old reservation near Morton, au-
tomobile parades, addresses by dis
tinguished speakers, picnics, etc.
i Minnesota German Day.
On Sunday, August 25, the Ger
mans of the state will gather in New
Ulm to celebrate German day at the
foot of the great national statue of
Hermann, the Cheruski, in Her
mann's park, and among the distin-
guished guests who will be present
to take part in these festivities are
the German consul, Hans Won Cru
now, and the new Austro-Hungarian
consul, Edgar Prochnik, both station
ed at st. Paul. There will be a mon
ster civic, military and historic pa
rade at l p. m. and a male choir of
100 voices will render special songs
for the occasion during the celebra-
ton at Hermann's park, where dis
tlnguished speakers will also address
the gathering. An old-fashioned
German "Volksfest' will be held in
the park in the afternoon. German
societies from the twin cities, Man
kato, ST. Peter, Fairmont, Welcome,
Sherburn and other points will be
present in body to take part in
the festivities.
For each of the eventful days
most interesting program has been
arranged, as follows
The celebration begins next Mon
day, when a reception will be held
for the defenders, pioneers and other
visiting guests. Tuesday afternoon
noon there will be a general reunion
OF pioneers, defenders and Junior
Pioneers at Turner hall park, and
Tor the evening banquet and vaude-
vile entertainment is planned.
Wednesday Is Big Day.
Wednesday will be ushered in with
grand civic, military and historic
parade in the forenoon, for which
numerous historic and industrial
floats have been constructed. There
will be addresses by Governor A.
o. Eberhart and others, including
congressman w. S. Hammond of st.
James and c. R. Davis of st. Peter,
providing congress adjourns by that
time. Music will be furnished by New
Ulm, Sleepy Eye, Springfield and Fair
fax bands. In the afternoon there
will be aeroplane flights, a champion
ship baseball game between Spring
field and Morgan for purse of 500
and horse races for purses aggregat-
ing $500 at the fair grounds, and the
program for the day will close with
a grand ball at Turner hall in the
evening /
Visit to Fort RidaeIy.
A visit to old Fort Ridgely on
Thursday, accompanied by the Sec
ond Regiment band and Burg's bat.
terry of this city, and regular troops
from Fort Smelling, will cause a
slight lull in the festivities here.
Governor Eberhart is scheduled to
deliver the dedicatory address when
the new state park at the fort will
be turned over to the state on that
day. Every candidate for state Of
flee is expected to be present and
take part in the ceremonies. The
regular troops from Fort Smelling
will march to Fort Ridgely from New
Ulm, and the Second Resiment band
Of this city will be conveyed to the
fort in an auto. The Redwood Falls
and Fairfax bands will also furnish
music during the rendition of an i'm
pressive program at Fort Rdgely,
which has been arranged by the pat
riotic citizens of Fairfax.
Dedication of Tablets.
The dedication of six granite bould-
ers with suitably inscribed tablets
historic spots in and about
New Ulm will be held Friday after
noon, with impressive ceremonies
and in the evening a grand deco
'ated automobile parade, in which
several hundred cars are expected
20 participate will he the principal