The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-06-14
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In the neighborhood of twenty machines
were stopped on the bridge or in North
Mankato and the drivers told to turn
around One of them stated that they
would take the bluff road to st. Peter
and join the other machines in the tour
at that point.
ave don't care where you CO." the
crowd Ieered, "but Blue Earth county is
too hot for your kind" s's -
two cars which had stopped In front OF
L. Salet's store. south Front street, both
bearing Lindbergh banners One or the
farmers put up hight wnen ms banner
lowed to keep the American nag. Re-
marks were exchanged between the man
and the crowd and the exchanges became
more heated as the Lindbergh adherent
grew insOlent. tsts
ppm for Lindberch and he's good
American" the fellow shouted.
"Ait him." "paint him yellow" and
"string him up" the crow shouted.
over hundred persons had gathered
about the man. Police o-Ficers forced
their way through the crowd and or.
dered the man to shut up ana get out
of town. AS the fellow crossed Ine
and again started to talk back" to the
crowd.
Had it not been for the quick work
of Officers at this time riot mlghS
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in his machine and hustled out of town
without further delay. AS the machine
pulled out the crowd Kissed and 1eered
and shouted: yellow dog, at the driver.
In all there must have been fifty cars
that lost their emblems from the time
the fracas started until it was over.
" A. Kehoe, travelling salesman,
formerly of this city was one OF tne
ners After the rumpas had ended MT.
Kehoe- scored the league and said he
would like to drive 10 st. Peter and meet
the procession at. that point.
Were on Political Tour.
- One of the leaders of the Nonpartisan
procession stated that the cars were go
ing or "pofftical tour" He said these
tours were being held all over the state
bergh's campaign. The party today
planned 20 go from Mankato to st.
Peter and have dinner in that city. From
there they were going on through Nlcol-
cite and New Ulm and the neighDorA
hood where most of the farmers hve:
An honor flag, for subscribing fun
quota in. the third liberty loan was on
Ridgley. The crowd Missed and booted
as the flag went by but it was not ripped
off the machine.
"How much did the league subscripe
to the government, how much VIII it
help win the war;" someone in the crowd
shouted. q ~ 6.
, A member of the crowd remarked AFT :
er the affair was over that he hoped
il would be an unwritten law in Mankato
that no banners of the league snoulo
enter the city.
dlf the law won't remove them we
will" he stated. Ers q! ~.
Yellow Paint Was Thrown.
ST. Paul, June IA can of yellow
paint and several overripe eggs yester.
day afternoon brought to lurid and
odoriferous end the triumphal parade OF
a delegation of Nonpartisan leaguers at
Goodhue Mimi, according to dispatches
from that place received In st. Paui iast
night. tt So
While this was going on. deputy sheriHs
of Luverne, Mimi. broke up picnic. at
a farm in KanaranZi township near
there. where A. c. Townley was schedui-
ed as the chief speaker. A part OF this
crowd went across the state line into
Iowa, where the meeting was held, II
was reported. go ~ $50