The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-06-23
Armored Air Craft Sure Will Be
One of the Features
STAMPEDE OF THE OXEN
Committee Is Now Deluged With
Offers; Indian Braves Are
Getting Ready
From SATURDAYS Daily.

An armored air craft, which VIII
make flights over Mankato during
the Mankato Historical pageant and
Fourth of July celebration. is one OF
the most thrilling features in pros
pect for the big event. The airship
is an exac. counterpart of one type
now being used in the European war,
and will be an object of great inter-
est to everyone.
This is the first time that one of
these modern and very useful en-
gines of modern warfare has ever
been seen in Southern Minnesota, and
the exhibition will be a rare treat.
The time and place of flights will be
announced later and the hours will
not conflict with the pageant or 9TH.
er big features Of the celebration.
Stampede of Oxen.
After vainly trying for several
weeks to get track of oxen to be
used in the pageant scene showing
the arrival of the first settlers, the
committee in charge at last have
found trace of so many oxen that
they are threatened with an oxen
stampede. There seems to be no
question but what plenty of oxen will
be on hand, and some mule teams
may also be used, these quaint modes
of travel adding greatly to the real
ism of the early day scenes. One of
the yokes of oxen offered is located
at the School for the Feeble Minded
at Faribautl. These are seven years
old, and are we'll broken. 1t is not
thought, however, that it will be nee
essary to go that far away to obtain
oxen, as a number are in prospect
near Mankato.
Miss Cutler Arrives.
Miss Mary h. Cutler arrived last
night, and will remain until after The
fourth to prepare for the presenta-
ton of the different scenes of the
pageant. The production committee
met with her last night for several
hours, and several of the groups hav-
ing scenes in charge met with her
today. She will hold meetings with
the producers every day from now
on, announcements of the meetings
to be made through the daily pap
ers.
Tonight LIE Sueur and his men will
hold a meeting at the Y. M. G. A.
at p. m, with Mrs. H. A. Patter-
son. LIE Sueur and his company will
give a program of songs at the pa
geant which will add much to the eff
fectiveness of their scene.
Meet of Indian Braves.
Monday evening, June 10, all men
who will take part as Indian braves
are, to meet at p. m at the arbor
at this nd of the mound in Sibley
park if the weather permits. In case
of rain the meeting will be held in
the Y. M. c.. A. 1t is important
that every man who has said that he
will take part be present. Over fifty
have already signified their willing
ness to take part, and great many
more are needed
"Wednesday at 3 p. m. at Sibley
park, all women who will take part
of squaws, and boys and girls who
will be Indian children, will hold a
meeting, and it is hoped that every
one will be present.
Some suggested Indian costumes are
now on display in the show window
at the George E. Brett store for the
benefit of those who will take In
dian parts. The number of yards re.
CURED for costume are given and
the goods can be purchased at any
drygoods store. These costumes could
be trimmed with beads to good adj,
vantage. One way OF making beads
is to chop macarino in bead sizes,
and color in gay colors with diamond
dyes. Splendid Indian hair has Deen
made from sisal, which has been
dyed black. Mr.. Henry Madison has
dyed a large quantity which now re-
sembles perfect Indian scalp lock.
Braves and squaws are supposed to
have feathers in their coiffeurs, es-
pecially the braves, but boys and
girls are not supposed to wear feath-
ers. Turkey feathers can undoubt-
eddy be had at meat markets and
poultry houses.