The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-11-14

were By the ways and wisdom of
Providence segregated from the serv-
lie and helpless millions OF Europe.
Just as some day we are told the
sheep will be separated from the
goats. That the goats" remained in
Europe anG supported kings who a
nally tried to make America the
goat but failed"
Alleging the faults of Old England,
especially the oppression of Ireland,
! Mr. Allen declared that the rebels
OF England through many centuries
f, we owed large part of our liber-
ties.
German Kings have teen Just as
tyrannical as English kings" he
, said, but while Englishmen rebeled
and beheaded their tyrants, the
German people submitted and lost
their liberties. so long ago and so
! completely that the German people
I now living have forgotten it, and
have no appreciation of their loss,
| nor any understanding of American
liberties.
THE German language has not lit
erature OF freedom If they will
translate our real American school
books into the German language and
use them in their school | will have
little objection to their teaching the
German language. But the trouble is
their German readers, school books
and literature glorifies Germany, her
heroes, language and institutions"
The literature of human liberty is
all in the English"
The Banquet Hall.
The large implement room at the
Cooper hardware store had been con-
verted into a banquet hall. 1t was
profusely decorated with flags and
hunting. Two long tables at each
side of the room, with plates for $50
laid, were beautiful in their appoint
ments, with snow cloths, cut glass,
china, Smilax and ferns were laid
on the cloths. A dozen shells that
the boys had sent home as souvenirs
were filed with red roses and plac-
ed at intervals over the tables. Each
soldier 10y, G. A. R., wives or wild
ows of the Civil war were given an
American Beauty rose as they entered
the banquet hall, which they pinned
TO the lapel OF their coats or as a
corsage bouquet. The menu was as
follows: Chicken pie; planked fish,
mashed potatoes, brown gravy, cab 4
bage salad, fruit salad, celery, olives,
pickles, pumpkin and apple pie,
cheese, doughnuts and coffee. Dur
ing the serving of the courses the
quartet sang, and preceding the serv-
ing of the last course four of the |
four corners of the room with four |
large flags while all arose and sang |
one verse of America
At the conclusion of the banquet |
all gathered around the huge bonfire |
and with Mrs. H. A. Patterson as
leader enjoyed a community sing.
All entered most heartily. This was |
one of the happy good times of the |
evening, which all enjoyed. At the |
conclusion of the sing some went to
their homes, but by far the biggest |
crowd went to the hall where they |
danced and enjoyed get together
and jovialty reigned supreme until
The email wee hours of the morn
ing. tGf Hs e
The Street Sports.
The results of the street sports are
as follows:
Tug of war, Ceresco township VS.
Vernon Center township for a purse
of $15--Yernon Center township.
One hundred yard race, free for
all, Ed Weir. first, So; Donald Lam
of. second, So. ry
Wheelbarrow race for Boy Scouts
only, Gerald Peterson, first, So; Rus
sell Annis, second, 50; Edmund Good,
third, 81.
Fat mems race for all over 200
pounds, Andy Pfeffer, first, So;
George Mertersdorf, second, SO.
Cigar lighting race for men, 100
yards, j. w. Peterson, first, S.; o.
G. Peterson, second, So.
Race for boys under twelve years,
Gordon Charter, first So; Harold
second, 81.
Race for girls under twelve years,
Florence Tyrell, first, 50; Mary
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