The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-01-16
TRIP WAS big SUCCESS
FOURHUNDRED PEOPLE
GO ON JOURNEY
Splendid Time and All Hands
Were Decidedly Happy; the
Nights Doings

"Just For Fun" four hundred boos
tiers made up of Elks and others bub-
bling over with enthusiasm for the
Mankato mid winter fete and carni-
val, accompanied his right royal
highness. King Ferdinand Rex, on a
tour which he made over his domi
MON yesterday SO that he might per-
sonally extend to his royal subject;
cordial invitation to come to Man
kato during the week of January -
TO "a and partake of the festivities
which from present indications will
break all records of merry making
and during which week cares will be
forgotten, and JOY and mirth will
reign hand in hand with King Ferd.
Rex.
From the moment the special train
CARRYING the king, members OF his
court, and the carnival boosters left
the station at two O'Clock yesterday
afternoon until its arrival in Mankato
i'm the very wee small hours this morn
ing the pep and spirit of the boosters
could not be dampened and the trip
was a continual round of merriment.
everyone realizing that il was Just
For Fun" and entering into the spir-
il of the trip with the proper display
of enthusiasm which is needed to put
the carnival over and put it over big.
Enthusiasm" at Lake Crystal. -.
The first stop of the special was
made at Lake Crystal but as there
was scarcely townsman from that
place at the station to greet the
boosters the stop was very short, only
allowing enough time for short par
AIDE i'm the immediate vicinity OF the
station. At Garden City quite num-
Der of PEOPLE were at the station but
no stop was made here and the next
stop of length was at Vernon Center.
At Vernon Center everyone was out
to greet the special upon its arrival
School had been dismissed and the
school children and the townspeopie
of Vernon Center extended to the car
nival boosters a royal welcome. The
boosters left the train and paraded
from the station to the center OF the
business district where King Fefd
Rex gathered his subjects about him
and bestowed several medals OF hon
or upon residents of Vernon Center,
C.. r. Butler, court herald. acting as
master of ceremonies for the king. l..
C. Rev, prominent real estate dealer,
was dubbed the Keeper OF the Royal
Bull" Alexander Gray was knighted
by his honor as the Perfect SO,
and upon T. c. Norman of Lake Cry
stal was bestowed the title of the
keeper of the Imperial Wine Cellar.
Here during the court festivities
Felix NcKusick, the hitherto great
unknown who became famous during
the recently conducted homely man
contest, and who was found to be
Jos Reynolds, was properly dubbed
by his honor. Following the court
ceremonies the boosters paraded by
the home of Henry Kraus, who was
confined to his home and unable to
be down for the parade, and thence
back TO the station where the train
left for Amboy.
The Stop at Amboy.
At Amtoy practically the same pro-
gram was carried out as at Vernon
Center and here also the townspeo-
pie displayed the fact that they are
helping Mankato boost the carnival
by turning out in large numbers to
greet the special upon it's arrival.
Honors at Amboy were bestowed up
on Mayor William o. Johnson, who
was made Chauffeur of the Royal
Ford" and upon Fred w. Boesch who
was made the Queen of Amboy." AT
Amboy the Sterling drum corps join
ed the boosters and here also Master
Spencer Rue of Amboy joined the
boosters with his goat which was used
by the Elks i'm the initiation cere-
monies at Winnebago.
From Amboy the special Travelled to
Blue Earth and were enthusiastical-
Nv greeted by the residents and bust
ness men at the station when the
train arrived. Here large parade
of the same formation as when the
boosters paraded TO the station IN
Mankato was made up all the CLUBS
forming in bodies and paradlng
through the business district OF Blue
Earth. Business men had appropri-
ately decorated their places of bust
ness with greetings to the Eiks and
the boosters and flags were in evil
dence in many of the business places.
King Ferd. Rex again held court in
Blue Earth and after extended an in
yitation to all his subjects, he con-
ferred honors upon Chris Carlson who
was made both the '-Queen and the
Homely Man" of Blue Earth; upon
Sandy Macdonald who was made
king of the ,Realestors; upon Mike
Hayes who was dubbed mike" and
upon Dan Murphy who was made
Captain of the Grenadier Guards"
the court herald as usual acting as
master Of ceremonies.
Candidates Leave Train.
At .Winnebago officers of the Elks
and candidates who were to be initi-
ated at the ceremonies left the train
and the remainder of the boosters
travelled to Fairmont where the Fair
mont booster club in gay regalia ex-
tended to the Mankato boosters the
welcome of welcomes. Fairmont
which is crammed full of enthusiasm
and pep over the Mankato carnival
certainly are to be congratulated up
on this spirit and upon the welcome
and entertainment extended to the
Mankato boosters yesterday. A huge
log fire built near the, station lighted
the path for the boosters as their
parade left the station. Lead by the
Fairmort Eooster club the Mankato
clubs paraded into the business dis
trict and joined in making merry with
the Fairmont boosters. Here dinner
was served at the restaurants and ho-
tells and an hour OF merry NAL king was
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