The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-12-14
Patrol Activities Take Up
Most of the Time
PUNCH FOR KATO men
1t Is Made of Strawberry and
Quite Harmful As Grape
Juice
From Mondays Daily.

U0Hdoy S0bVs
At the st. Paul Armory. December
z, 10 a. m.-The Mankato home guard
company, or rather, what is left of it,
is again this morning at the armory,
after luxurious nights lodging at
the st. Francis hotel About half the
boys went back to Mankato last night,
the other half being detailed to re-
main on duty, Those who went home
are instructed to report back at the
ST. Paul armory Monday night or
Tuesday morning. 1t seems to be the
general expectation that Tuesday will
be the last day in st. Paul for the
visiting companies. 1t is thought that
after the union workmen have their
next meeting, the whole trouble will
be oyer, but no one knows. The full
companies must be on hand to cope
with any trouble that may come up,
when the expected time of crisis
arises.
At the present the towns are quiet
and peaceful. AS the men march along
the streets, going between the armory
building, and the hotels, people stare,
but say little.
Bayonets Are Impressive.
Without doubt the big glittering
bayonets that flash in the sun at the
ends of the rifles of the guards at the
entrance the old capitol are very
impressive to all that see them. With
eleven companies of armed men from
various parts of the state, in addition
to the ST. Paul companies, the power
at hand to quell trouble is no small
proportion. 1t is not to be wondered
at that things have quieted down, and
there has been no attempt to repeat
the riots that resulted in the call on
the home guards of the state.
Some OF the men of Company c.
who have been out on patrol duty have
brought in reports of draymen DELHI
erately stopping their drays in front
of street cars, so as to smash tenders,
lamps and window lights, making the
whole thing look like an accident.
Quite a number of the home guards
are at the armory seeking amusement
this morning. Some are reading the
home papers. The Mankato papers are
sought for very eagerly. The boys were
delighted when patches of them ar
rived this morning. At almost any
time there are some of the men
spending their spare time at indoor
baseball. Others are listening to the
Victrola that E. Owen brought, and is
keeping here at the armory before
taking it back with him to Mankato
The big, heavy gymnasium ball is in
almost continuous use. 1t is fine eXer-
else.
Boys Under the Weather.
Some of the boys have felt little
under the weather during the past day
and have received medicines from DR..
G. A. Dahl, first lieutenant in the
medical corps. The doctor takes with
him a case of pills, labelled for various
common ailments.
Yesterday afternoon I was in the
squad that was detailed to wash dish
es at the old capitol under Corporal
Frank Thompson. The corporal and
his men pitched into the job as, did
other squads from other companies. 1t
was an unusual sight to behold o. w.
Walker bending over a big wash-tub
of hot water laboring with gold dust
over an endless stream of dishes, tin
cups and pans. Others, including my
self, spent our time drying the dishes.
/ never saw such seemingly endless
array of dirty dishes. But the end came
at last. Washing and drying dishes for
fourteen hundred hungry men is no
small proposition.
Last evening Captain Allison an
nounced that the men were to keep
their blue overcoats and blue striped
caps AS for the gloves, we shall
probably keep them too.
The company certainly looks much
better in the overcoats and brass but
tons, than in the civilian coats The
coats are warm, and they are the ones
that used to be worn by the national
guardsmen. They are equipped with
capes, which add to the protective
qualities.
Visit to the Theatre.
Some of the boys of Company c
had chance to go over to the Orph-
cum theatre. Others went to the same
theatre this morning to attend a Red
Cross benefit play Captain Allison had
some passes.
A. j. Hamm of the Mankato city hall
barber shop was kept busy yesterday
and today shaving the boys There was
plenty of patronage for his trade. He
is home guard like the rest of u.s.
A newsboy has just come to the
armory, crying: Extra, a dynamite
bomb discovered in street car"
Two members of Company G were
slightly hurt during a ball game thai
two teams of home guardsmen were
having at the armory on Thursday
afternoon. These were DIR. F. L. Steph.
en- and Herman Faster.
Faster was hurt by being struck il
the shin with a baseball bat, which
was inadvertently thrown at him b,
the batter. Little was thought of tn,
affair at the time, but Faster limpe,
badly and it was probably well for hin
that some Of the memers of the com
pany could be spared to go home
DR.. Stephens injury was the resul
of a goodnatured piece of rougl
Homework during the same game. Johl