St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-07
THE PALACE BEGUN.
Work on the Ice Palace Commenced
-.SnOvyshoe Club Run.

Work on the Ice Palace Commenced
-.SnOwshOe Club Run.
A large number of wagons and sledges
loaded with ice went up Wabasha street
yesterday, all bound for the ice palace and
carnival grounds. Out there busy
scene of preparation met the eye.
Hundreds of workmen were at work
in different parts OF the grounds.
and Fastening along their portion of the la
Dor The booths along Bluff street are
about finished and the glass fronts are all
in. An engine from the fire department
was employed all day in flooding the skat-
ing Kinks. Ground was broken for the be-
ginning of work on the palace and the
wOrkmen were laying in position the huge
blocks Of ice for the tower 1t is the In
tention TO hasten the construction of this
central tower as much as possible, as its
building will require considerable time. 1t
is to be 100 feet high. The contractors are
adding men and teams, and the whole work
is now thoroughly under way.
sNowsHoE TRAMP.
About fifty snOwshoers and toboganners
in uniform made their appearance at carni-
val headquarters last evening TO join the
St George club in their run TO the Ramsey
hill lookout. Before the start was made
several new members dropped in and were
seized and bounced" The first to undergo
that pleasure was Chief Black of the fire
department, who made desperate but in
effectual resistance. Judge Cory of the
municipal court, Senior Jannati and c. A.
Severance were also tossed up by the jolly
crowd, who then started after DIR. Murphy
with the intention of bouncing" him. The
doctor was perfectly willing and gave
them a cordial invitation TO proceed. They
let him off, however, as they concluded
the labor necessary would be too much for
the fun to be obtained.
A pleasing incident prior TO the start was
the presentation to DIR. Macdonald OF very
large and fine pair OF snow shoes. They
were the finest that have been seen in the
city, and were presented TO him by the
club, DR.. Murphy making the presentation
speech. He said that the club hoped DR..
Macdonald when wearing them would be
able TO overcome the deepest snow drifts
and successfully lead the club on their
tramps over the snow. Mr.. Macdonald.
somewhat Surprised, made a happy re-
Spouse. thanking the club for their timely
gift. After this little ceremony had passed
the club and IFS guests, many of them with
their snow Shoes on their feet, started on
the tramp and flied out through the hotel
and started ont to the rendezvous, where
they all arrived in good shape. There a
general good time was INDUCED
i'm and jolly hour passed.
Among the festivities was
cOtillion, game of leap-frog, songs, reci-
tatiOns and dances, and plenty of ''bounc-
Ing" On their return several good runs
were made. and they reached the hotel
about 10 o'clock thoroughly pleased with
their fun. The next run occurs Saturday
evening, and it is expected that it will be
the largest and most successful turnout that
the club has yet made. Members of all the
winter clubs are earnestly requested to par
tieipate, and it is expected that fully 200
will appear in full costume.
CARNIVAL NOTES.
All the winter clubs in the city are in
vited to appear at carnival headquarters in
uniform Saturday evening and join in the
run of the st. George SnOwshoe club. 1t
is calculated that there will be from 100 to
$50 III costume and grand time is prom
ised. An entertaining program has been
arranged to come off at the Ramsey hill
lookout, and the bouncing" committee are
preparing list of names of those whom
they intend to initiate in that popular man.
ner.
The Indian village will be a feature of
the carnival. 1t is to be located i'm one
corner of the grounds and will comprise
twenty-five tepeeS in which fifty genuine
Indians will live. They will be furnished
with fire and ratiOns by the association. and
will give Eastern visitors an idea of the
primitive habits of the noble red man.
They will make beadwOrl1 and mocassls
for sale.
The Wakouta TObOggan club sent a good
delegation to Minneapolis last evening to
join the club in that city in a grand tObOg-
gan slide on Lowry hill. The members
were all costumed and carried their tobog-
gans with them. They returned highly
elated over their trip and say that there is
no such sport as going down hill on
swiftly-fying toboggan.
The members of st. Georges Snowshoe
club are requested to secure uniforms as
quickly as possible. They have been
notified by the secretary. who states
thai the tailOrS who have the making of
them will furnish them at 50 EACH and are
prepared to turn out 100 costumes a day.
Secretary Hanson is in daily receipt of
letters from all parts of the world asking
information in regard to the ice palace.
The writers all speak of coming during the
carnival.