The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-10-02
ENJOYED THE OUTING
MAAkAT0 TO FAR|BO
TRIP WAS QUITE SUCCESSFUL;
MUCH BENEFIT.
People In Towns Along The Dan
Patch Line Gave Their Visitors
Warm Welcome; Right Hand Of
Fellowship Extended; Pleasant
Social Event and Many New Ae-
quaintances Formed by Local
Business Men.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From wednesdays Daily.
A more complete success in the
way OF social tour than that
which was taken yesterday by the
Mankato Commercial club to Fart
bault and interlying towns could
hardly be imagined The weather
was absolutely ideal The hundred
and fifty tourists, including the Man
kato band, were i'm jubiliant spirits,
and they inspired the committees
that they met along the way with
the same feelings OF jolly good
fellowship. The main purpose Of the
tour was to get better acquainted
with the people OF the neighboring
cities and villages, and there is no
doubt that much was accomplished
in this way.
The party was especially pleased
with the grand reception at Nor
ristown. Secretary +. F. Soaring OF
the Mankato Commercial club had
sent sent out notices to the various
places that Mankato was not look.
ing for entertainment and all that
the visitors wanted was to meet and
informally greet the people along
the way and entertain them with the
music OF the Mankato band. In a
general way this idea was carried
out, the band furnishing splendid
the trip.
Morristown Band Played.
However, the good fellowship OF
the people OF Morristown would not
permit the opportunity of showing
their good will to go by without
some demonstration being made, and
therefore the Morristown band, to-
gether with a delegation and con-
siderable number of automobiles
awaited the arrival OF the special
train The reception committee con-
sisted of Mayor s. A. Bake, and
Councilmen 3. B.. Miller, Lewis Wal
brok. Charles Purington and w. S.
Harrington, the latter being also
editor OF The Morristown Press. The
automobiles took the tourists quick
ly to the main part of the town,
while the two bands played alter
nately, and the Morristown people
gathered along the line of the pro-
cession, and waved their greetings.
During the sojourn at Morristown,
a delegation from Faribault. consist
ing OF Mayor George L. Smith, Presi-
dent w. s. Shaft of the Faribault
Commercial club and Dr. F. U. Davis,
William Lindenberg and o. II. Schroe-
der, all prominent in the activities
of the club, arrived and greeted
the Mankatonians. Together with
the tourists, this committee board
ed the special Dan Patch train, when
II left for Faribault.
Parade In Faribauit.
On arriving i'm that city, pro-
cession was quickly formed, headed
by the Faribault committee that had
come to Morristown. Badges, bear
ing the words, Welcome, Mankato,"
we're quickly distributed to the guests
by a committee Of Faribault people,
and these, new insignia harmonized
perfectly with the ribbons that the
visitors already wore, designating
them as representatives OF the Man
kato Commercial club. Lead by the
committee of prominent Faribault
citizens, the parade, with the band
playing, and other marchers in
double file, moved up and down the
main business avenue OF the city,
and finally marched into the Bruins
wick hotel, where all had dinner.
During the repast, Secretary Scar
ing read the following telegram,
which ID. II. Naylor of the financial
department OF the Dan Patch rail-
way, had received from ID. s. Smith,
general manager, at Minneapolis:
please commend me to the good
citizens of Mankato. and express my
sincere regrets at my Inability to
be with them today. trust you
may have pleasant trip.
sauipaugh Joined Tourists.
AT Faribault. the tourists were
Joined by c. ii. Saulpaugh, whose
automobile had been brought from
Mankato by William Schwender.
These, together with Mayor A. G.
Meyer and w. L. Palmer, took trip
over the city In the auto. There
were also many Faribault automo-
biles in the service of the visitors.
They were taken TO see the various
institutions for which Faribault Is
noted, the asylum for the blind, the
deaf and dumb, and the feeblemind-
ed, the Seabury Divinity school, the
StilOUl OlhCio ~ hAf
pened that the cadets at the Shat
tuck were drilling on the campus,
lust as many of the tourists came
by, and the guests stopped and
watched the military movements
with intense interest. The scenery
In and about Faribault Is at all times
magnificent, but was more than us
usually so yesterday, with the foliage
putting on its gorgeous hues OF
autumn and displayed at splendid
advantage by the bright sunshine OF
more than commonly clear fall
day. Some of the guests were taken
out to the neighboring lake.
The Mankato party included many
! Elks. and these paid visit to the
Faribault Elks' club house. the Man
kato, band giving the Faribault b. p.
10. E., an appropriate serenade. A
serenade was given to the public at
the Faribault- opera house from the
lveranda.
Among those who took the guests
around Faribault was II. w. Donald
son of Morristown, who brought his
automobile all the way from that
J town to Faribault for the purpose OF
helping to entertain the tourists.
On The Home Trip.
| The tourist left Faribault at four
lo'clock In the afternoon an unin-
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