The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-06-19
MAYOR AND COUNCIL
STOLEN BY VISITORS
From Mondays Daily.

qualification at the courtesy shown
by the officials and people of Man
kato, most Of the visiting United
Commercial Travellers took their de-
psrture Saturday afternoon and even
ing. many declaring that the grand
council OF Minnesota and North Da-
kota had seldom held a meeting at
any place where the grip-carriers and
their friends met with so cordial a
reception.
Mankato people threw open their
homes to accommodate those whom
the hotels were unable TO house
Mankato commercial travellers, ar.
rayed in blue caps, to show that they
we're local residents, were TO be seen
almost everywhere in the downtown
portion OF the city, ready to give
any assistance and Information that
the visitors might require. Mankato
people who had automobiles helped
wonderfully I'm giving the city's
guests a good time and were ready
TO stop on the street anywhere at
any time to lend what assistance
they could with their machines.
One RearettsbIe Feature.
The only feature Of the affair at
ell to be regretted was the incle-
ment weather. II this had been
favorable there is little doubt that
the affair would have been carried
out even more successfully than il
was. and that more people would
have been in the city 10 attend.
AS il was the attendance was some
thing Of a disappointment. II IL
hardly likely that more than a thou
sand visited the city during the con-
yention.
Among the features that bad TO be
abandoned, on account of frequent
showers. was the automobile visit to
the Rapidan power dam. Some autoes
ran out there anyhow, regardless Of
the bad condition of the roads and
the uncertainty Of weather conditions
but II had been intended TO have
a great crowd out there. running
out possibly forty or fifty autoes, for
the power plant which lights the
city of Mankato. runs its street cars
and provides the Juice" for count
less other purposes, is a sight well
worth beholding and one long to be
remembered. Moreover, the beauties
OF the country around Mankato could
not be shown as they might have
been with fairly dry weather, and
the natural beauties surrounding this
city constitute one of its principal
attractions for just such events as
the U. c. T. convention.
The Parade on Saturday.
The parade, IL will be remembered.
instead of the morning on account
Of the steady drizzie that spoiled the
morning hours, and this disconnected
the plans of many. II had been
intended TO hold foot-races and many
other athletic events at Lewis park
or the fair grounds, but on account
OF the condition of the grounds all
OF these exhibitions were abandoned
with the exception OF the baseball
games. These simply had to be
played, for there were big prizes
to be won
On Saturday afternoon the last
two ball games of the tournament
were played at Lewis field. The
participating teams, Of course, were
all U. c. T. mines. Pipestone beat
Crookston by the score of FIVE to
two and then Duluth beat Pipestone
by six to FIVE. This gave the first
prize, 800, TO Duluth: the second.
$50. to Pipestone. while the third
s25 went to Crookston.
X will be remembered that on Fri.
day Pipestone beat Owatonna by four
TO three and Duluth beat Albert Lea
by five to one. and that on Thurs.
day, Crookston defeated Fargo by
one to nothing.
The travelling men declared that
this was the best baseball tourna.
ment that the Minnesota and North
Dakota grand jurisdiction had ever
held. The small scores made at all
the games were highly gratifying to
the fans, indicating good stiff play
ing. II is reported that never be,
fore in any U. c. T. baseball tourna'
nent was the score OF one to nothing
made.
Will Seek Revenge IN winona.
When the next tournament Is held
in 1915 at Winona, the Pipestone
boys mean to beat Duluth. In fact
they came 10 Mankato full OF that
determination. for they knew that
II they could only beat Duluth II
would crown their own nine with
lsurels that would not fade for al
least year to come, and might
last longer than that. Duluth they
deemed well worth beating. As tc
the Duluth boys themselves, they
came down full Of confidence thai
no other U. c. T. team, of thi:
jurisdiction. at least. could come near
them and when on Saturday after
neon the Pipestone boys gave then
so close and hard fight. they were
filed with apprehension and dismay
II had been intended TO play onl,
fiye-inning games, but the Duluth
Pipestone game was a tie at the
close of the fifth. FIVE 10 FIVE. ant
Il was necessary to play another t.
decide who was the winner. In tho