The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-12-27

GOVERNOR A. o. EBERHARr.
many things which were needed
and have been working to bring
about these things. One of these is
to do away with the delay in court
proceedings, | want to get at the
root and cause of things and eradi-
cate the cause of all the crime,
poverty. sickness and want. / be-
lieve that the abolishment of hang
ing in Minnesota has not added
any to the crimes committed.
II am very much in favor OF the
establishment of institutions for the
care of persons afflicted with tu-
berculosis. i believe that disease
could be stopped. in its harvest OF
lives to an amazing degree if the
afflicted ones were properly taken
care Of and kept from exposing 9TH
ers to their disease. l am proud
of Mankato for her progressiveness,
and l think that if all the state
were like her, we would accomplish
much. AS an example of her prod
Iuct I see before me the three gen
erations Of Pays. No finer example
Of a Mankato character can be
found. :: / know that you all did not
vote for. me, bat that is over now.
You probably got. tired Of voting
+ for. me all the. time and had some
one !. of your party who is just as
deserving. as T. thank you for
the welcome YOU have given ME, for
this is indeed a joyous homecoming.
I regret that General j. II. Baker
and GeorgesM. Palmer are not here,
and move that the best wishes OF
myself. my staff and of yoh all be
taken to them. . In closing let me
say that / wish that everything
that in life that is good and sweet
may come to you" After the gov.
errors talk the gathering arose
and sang reverently one verse of MY
Country 'Tis of Thee" This closed
the program and the guests imme,
dately broke into talking. laughing,
hand shaking and concentrating on
their way out Of the hotel.
SauIpaugh Nicely Decorated.
The Saulpaugh was decorated, up
stairs and down, profusely, with
United States flags and banners.
The lobby had generous number
of these hung conspicuoIsly and in
the corridor on the second floor
still more were in evidence. The
dining room was decorated in the
same manner, except that chrysan-
themums and geraniumS were. rang
ed along tho entire length Of the
i table Larnm's orchestra, which was
stationed in the second floor cor
, ridor,, rendered several excellent Sc
lections which were greatly appre.
ciated by all. present. The first
course of the banquet was oyster
stew. This was followed by chick
en- croQuets with green peas. Bread
and butter. sandwiches were then
passed, after which came a course
of roast /. turkey and boiled ham.
| Celery, olives and pickles were in
evidence all through the meal!
Those who wished it were supplied
with excellent sherry wine. The
desert consisted of brick ice. cream
! with cake, followed by coffee and
cigars. Considering the crowded
condition j of the room and the
number present, the service during
the meal was excellent All were
well supplied, and no one can say
that he did not get a good substan-
| tial feed. and all he wanted of it.
Mattresses were continually passing
things and urging the guests to eat
more. A great deal of credit is
due Mr.. Hildenbrand for the excel
lent arrangement of the menu, the
tasty way the food was seved, and
the excellence Of every article on
the menu card. It was said that
this banquet surpassed by far any
that was ever held in the Saulpaugh
before About 1926 people partook
OF the repast. all but sixteen of
whom were the regular guests.
| When the reception proper began,
the people filed up the stairs to
the corridor on the second floor of
the hotel and into the alcove on the
east side where the receiving line
was stationed. Several hundred
people made the way round the al.
cove and shook hands with the gov
ernor and his staff. Mayor Taylor,
C. l.. Oleson, president of the Ma
tional Bank of Commerce and John
c. Wise c. L. Oleson was at the
head of the line, and next to him
was Mayor Taylor on whose left
was the governor. Then followed the
staff. and last but not least, John
G.. Wise.
Governors Staff Present.
The governor had with him fiji
teen of his staff They were GEN
eral Gustaf Widell. General c. IL.
Biorn, Colonel William Gerlach, II
IS. A, Major Arthur Johnson. U. S.
A., General w. H. Rowe, Colonel G..
IS. Koffend, Colonel ]. III. Beck,
Colonel Daniel Aberle, Colonel d. e..
Jones, Colonel David Walblom, Col
onel w. r. Wylie, Major c.. w.
Fisher, Major w. II. Hart and Cap.