The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-06-19

council chamber to register and buy
white caps, 1t Is truly remarkable
that up to a late hour this afternoon
two arrests had been made. Two
strangers we're picked up and locked
in cells for taking photographs on
the streets. TO be sold to people who
CHANGED to- be around, and this was
kept up after repeated warnings
from police officers that II must not
be done. The two strangers had but
one apparatus, but each time one Of
them was forbidden TO take pictures,
he secretly transferred his apparatus
to the other. It will be remembered
that the council recently expressed
itself to the effect that itinerant ven.
doris OF all kinds we're to be kept
of the streets, and not allowed to
take advantage OF the convention to
sell things and take the trade away
from the merchants, who had con-
tributed literally to defray the ex-
penses of entertaining the city's
guests. =
Up to noon today the total mum.
Der of travelling men registered at
tic ". -. III tflt CltN
hall building was 1913. Not nearly all
that were to come had yet arrived
in the city.
Some Distinguished Guests.
Among the guests at the city hall
building today were Captain George
Sinclair of the Minneapolis police
force and his two sons, George and
Donald. All three came to help In
the general entertainment Of the
crowds by playing the bagpipes, Cap
tain Sinclair has been connected
with the Minneapolis police force for
twenty-one years and for fourteen
years has held his present position.
A baseball game took place late
this afternoon at the Mankato fair
grounds between the u. G. I. teams
of Fargo and Crookston.
Visiting knights of the grip" and
their ladies were rendered an infor-
mai reception this afternoon at the
Elks' club house, and later In the
day they were taken In an automo-
bile ride about the city.
This evening at eight o'colck, the
public welcome will be held at the
Mankato opera house. Everybody Is
invited to attend. An elaborate pro-
gram of speaking and music has been
arranged.
Loving Cup on Display.
On the cigar counter In the lobby
of the Saulpaugh hotel is on ex-
hibition a large silver loving cup
which has been won by DEVILS Lake
Council No. $50 in the u. q. T. men,
bership contest of the jurisdiction Of
Minnesota and North Dakota for the
year 1874 The cup was donated
by Brothers G. +. Tisdale and f. c.
Walters of Minneapolis.
Rawson, the cartoonist from the
Minneapolis Tribune, Is attending the
convention, and already the results 81
his handiwork are appearing in his
paper. DR.. Stovis Of the same paper
Is here also.
Governor Eberhart will address the
travelling men this evening, and will
leave for st. Paul at nine o'clock on
special train I'm order to make
connections there to reach points
where he has speaking dates.
Coming Of the Redwing Folk.
Redwing Republican: The u. c.
T. committee in connection with
Redwing's delegation who will go to
the grand council meeting Mt Man
kato this week have completed ar.
engagements for the event.
The Redwing concert band and
all OF the u, c. T. members, who
have not already decided to 60 on
an earlier train or by automobile.
will kindly meet at the Odd Fellows
hall Friday afternoon at four o'clock
in preparation to leave Redwing on
the Sis Great Western train.
1t Is the intention to leave Man
kato Saturday night on the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul railroad at
seven o'clock for Redwing on the re-
turn trip going by way Of st. Paul
and arriving home at midnight. The
railroad fare in going this way will
be exactly the same as II would be
over the Great Western railway,
which train leaves there earlier In
the afternoon. II was decided to
return on the Milwaukee as this will
give the Redwing people another half
day in which to see the points OF in
terest and enjoy the hospitality of
the Mankato people.
The Redwing band, In their new
uniforms, ordered especially for this
occasion will make an attractive ap-
pearance, this together with the ex-
cellence of their playing. the result
Of recent hard practice, puts them in
class with the best bands In the
state and at the u. O. T. convention
at Mankato will be an advertise
mani and rradit IN ntfr rify
A number of Redwing people who
are not U. c. It's have signified their
intentions OF going to Mankato to
boost our city during the convention
and the committee would be pleased
TO have everyone who expects to 60
TO notify some member OF the order
as soon as possible. ...a,,.a m.
from Thursdays paiis.
The Mankato-Good Thunder state