The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-07-02
TOWN N SWELL GARB
DONs IT'S BEST SMILE
From SATURDAYS Daily.


From SATURDAYS Daily.
Automobiles came TO town today
from everywhere i'm Minnesota.
During the early morning hours, Ions
before other people were thinking oil
emerging from their blissfui state OF
restful forgetfulncss. w. ii. Ander-
sen was a busy man. AS early as
$50 he was odt on the main streets
decorating both the streets and pri-
vate places. On Front street all the
way from Liberty to Rock he hung
the big American flags, eight or ten
To the block. and he also put up a
row of them across Hickory street
between Front and Second.
The whole main part of the city
was decked out In gala attire with
the Stars and Stripes as the morn
ing advanced. Others were soon busy
at the same thing, and long before
noon the entire length of the bust
ness portion OF Front street, to-
gether with some of the intersecting
streets. showed a charming vista of
the national colors.
The numerous flags blended well
with the chautauqua pennants. which
were fCstOoncd at the various cor
ners. The places where decorations
were seen early in the day included
the Wits grocery. the Free Press
building. Sherk's grocery. the Jones
a Roberts meat market. w. II. An
dersun's store. r. w. Kruse's place,
the Review Office. the Sullivan Smith
shoe store. the Sidney clothing store.
the Citizens National bank, the Elk
CrhOlm- Wilson decorating establish
ment. Pays candy factory. the Eiks'
club house Mayor Meyers stone cut
ting establishment. the MeiXner print
ing office. the Scherer laundry, the
Clifton house. Nyquist's clothing
store, the Savoy restaurant, the Bob
merit saloon. Krusc Brothers clothing
store. Landkamer Brothers furniture
store, the Consumers Power com
pany's office. J. J. Lamm's drug store.
Oscar Olson's saloon. the Ideal res
taurant. the Hodges saloon. the Met
tier saloon. the New York store. the
Rex barber shop. the VOgelpohl bar
Der shop. the National Bank of Com
mcTce. Charles T. Taylor's store. the
He'll grocery. the corner saloon. the
Esser saloon, the Engwalson grocery,
the SChwender garage, the Shapiro
store. the Family shoe store. NJ. w.
White & Son furniture store, Otto
Kamerer's grocery. the NJ. ]. Bekke
hardware store. Silber's store. the In
ternatiOnal Harvester building, the
kaller shoe store. Joseph Bienapf's
cigar store. the Aldo confectionery
store. Paul Tiegler's saloon, the Man
kato Auto Supply store, the Kron
department. store. the Heinrich hotel. |
he Steiner Pharmacy, the Central
ire station and the Mankato theatre |
The Speakers Platform.
A force of workmen was soon busy
putting up the speakers platform on
street in front o: the Man
kato fruit house opposite the Elks'
building. The whole block from
Front 10 Second street was soon
rODed off and flushing machines were
busy cleaning off every vcstige of
dirt. Soap stone was later applied. |
This was done TO make a smooth sur
face for dancing. when the Mankato |
band plays from the stand tonight.
The day was yet young when tele-
phone messages began to come In
that delegations of autoists had al
ready started for Mankato. Word
was received from Minneapolis that
thirty-five cars had started out from
that city this morning at $50 o'clock,
and at 1918 1t was announced that
fifty cars had left St. Paul on the
great presidents tour. Another an
was that twenty-five !
cars had left St, James and thirty |
had left Amboy. with a band. Sew
enty-fiye cars had started out from
Blue Earth and WinnebagO. This !
last named delegation of tourists had
made arrangements to stop at Sibley
park and have a picnic dinner there. |
Everything in Readiness.
Everything seemed. in readiness at
a late hour this afternoon for a grand
afternoon and evening at MankatO. II |
was arranged that the various local
should go out to the LanIm :
and HOhmann cottages at Madison
Lake and should meet the tourists
and escort them into the city. II was
thought that the vanguard OF the
main procession would arrive IN
Mankato about five O'Clock in the aft
II has been planned to take
care of the city's visitors at the Elks'
club house, where the guests will be |
provided with badges and with tick !
cts to the Grand Theatre. The cars
Of the tourists from the twin cities
are to be stored away, as II Is ex-
pected that they will stay over night, :
and II the service of any cars arc. !
needed I'm taking care OF them while |
here. local cars will be used.
The main event of the program will !
be the speaking. This will take |
place this evening from the band !
stand. Samuel Il. Wilson Will act as
Mayor A. G.. Meyer will
welcome the visitors to the city. !
Governor w. S. Hammond is next to
speak. then Julius A. Schmahl, sec
rotary of state, then Henry S. Orme. |
on behalf of the st. Paul Automobile
club. and finally, Congressman +. +. !
Al
After tho speaking there will be
and the guests will later go
over to the Grand Theatre. where /
they will be treated to special pro-
gram.
Starting From ST. Paul.
More than $50 automobiles lined up
nj $3.50 O'Clock this morning i'm st. /,
Paul fer the annual presidents run to !
Mankato, where the autoists will pay /
heir RESPECTS TO John n. Holman.