The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-07-09
The Glorious Fourth
Has Come And Gone
From Tuesdays Daily.

Gus Fourth of July made the all day
celebration held at ST. Clair yester-
day an event long To be remembered.
The fine. cool weather and the happy
spirit of the people contributed large
" toward the general success, and
the large crowds sursed gayly tn and
fro with the real patriotic spirit OF
the holiday. II is said that never be-
fore has 81. Clair entertained such a
large assembly of people, as practic-
ally every resident of the village was
out. and a very large number came
from surrounding towns. The big
doin's" opened early i'm the morning
with the finest parade ever seen on
the streets of st. Clair. Flags and
bunting futtered from every business
place and decked every house in the
village. and as the long parade start
ed down the main street a most i'm
pressiye spectacle was presented.
Many handsome floats representing
the business places excited admiring
comment. and among The attractive
features was the regiment of one hun
dred BOYS. who had been drilled as SOL
diers. and marched along with mill
tary bearing that evinced the proper
spirit Of patriotism. A float upon
which were seated group of fifty
pretty girls represented the cream or
Minnesota" and was about as lovely
a sight as any i'm the parade. One
hundred automobiles rolled along with
impressive dignity. testifying to the
richness of the country in an unmis-
taxable way. and each car was beau
tilted with the patriotic cOlors of Old
Glory. The Minnesota Lake band fur
nished splendid military music for the
occasion. and the band boys showed
excellent training. and are a group OF
musicians of which any village might
well be proud. The parade was led
by MAYER ThiclmOn. and as Il passed
I'm review before the spectators muir
murs Of admiration and applause
evinCCd the appreciation Of the crowd.
Mayer Rrothcrs' factory Of this city
was well represented i'm the parade. I'm
the shape nf one of their popular Lit
tie Giant tractors. one of the latest
labor saving inventions for use upon
the farm. Following the parade
program was held. with patriotic
speeches by Attorney e. ]. Laurisch
Of this city. and Attorney II. Murphy
Of Minneapolis. formerly a young
man of 81. Clair During the after
noon a ball game was played between
81. Clair and Madison Lake. resulting
i'm score OF Is to I'm favor OF st.
Clair 4 number of horse races add
ed 10 the entertainment. and the day
closed with big ball held in the viii
lage hall for which music was rlI--
nished by the LOyola orchestra OF this
city.
Injured in Horse Race.
During the horse races a spectaCu-
lar accident occurred which caused
considerable excitement. tand for
few moments IL was thought that n
man had been killed. Shortly before
the races started man giving his
name as \. Jackson, and evidently
one Of the wandering gentry. asked
permission To ride one of the horses.
II was finally arranged that he be al
lowed To ride spirited running horse
belonging to Mr.. Meyer of Alma City,
and he started well with the bunch.
the horses being fast. and the race
very interesting To the spectators.
When well up i'm front. the horse rid
den by Jackson suddenly Stumbled
when going at full speed, and fell.
rolling on the man. II appearing to
those who saw the accident that the
life must have been crushed out OF
him. 4 crowd quickly gathered
around. and the man was picked up
and taken away for medical attention.
II was found that he was not dead,
A,,, a,I hal nt
and although no bones were found to
be broken II was feared that there
were serious internal injuries. lack
son was brought to the Emmanuel hos
pital I'm this CITY and was reported
this morning as having spent a COM
paratively quiet night. although the
outcome of his injuries cannot yet be
determined. Jackson is a man of
about middle age. and gave his home
address as Monroe. Wis.
At Minnesota Lake.
Fourth of July was fittingly Ccle-
brated by many of the surrounding
towns. and all who participated in the
good time" planned for the holiday
seemed TO thoroughly enjoy the day.
A feature of the celebration at Min
nesota Lake Saturday afternoon was
n speech by Judge w. l.. Comstock OF
this city The horse races were also
a popular event, and John Macbeth
of this city entered his horse Scot
tie" in the free for all race, winning
first money. Many good horses were
entered I'm this race, coming from
Fairmont, st. James and Wells.
Summer Resorts Patronized.
Crowds visited the summer resorts
adjacent to Mankato. Madison Lake
being a favorite because OF the Dan
Patch service and the excellent high
way. Hundreds of automobiles and
motorcycles passed along this road.
while the Dan Patch trains took other
crowds. IL was an ideal day at the
lakes. cool and clear. after weeks OF
unpleasant weather
knights Enjoyed Picnic.
knights Templar and their families.
numbering about sixty people. motored
to Lake Washington yesterday morn
ing for their annual picnic. and spent
a delightful day I'm the open. being en-
tertained by the families of Gen. Gus
tave Widell. John G. Gerlach, and G.
V. Johnson. at their pleasant summer
homes. The time was spent in boat
ing. and fishing. and an appetiZing pic
mic dinner was served on the lawns
near the cottages. the picnickers hav-
ing brought lunch baskets filed with
good things TO eat. and ice cream. cof-
fee and lemonade being served by their