St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-22
CARNIVAL GOSSIP.
Fragments Of News Picked Up by Re-
pOrters Regarding the Coming Car
niVal Festivities.
No Reduction Will Be Made in the Price
of Tickets, Excepting to Chill
dren.
Mankato Anxious To Take the Car
nival Clubs TO Her Arms and
Feast Them.
More Clubs Coming Into the Field,
Their Officers and Uniforms
Minneapolis Tonight.
Carnival Gossip. :

Carnival Gossip
The board of carnival directors held
meeting last night in the writing-room at
the Ryan hotel at which the idea of selling
thirty tickets of admission TO the grounds
for s. was abandoned. There will be no
reduction, excepting for children. The
carnival grounds will be closed Sundays.
J. J. McCardy volunteered his services to
aid Mr.. SchefIer in the matter of attend
ing 10 the sale OF tickets. -Four prizes Will
be offered for the best life-siZe ice statues
and larger. The prizes will he $50, SIS,
SIS and SO. General Manager Van Slyke
was appointed To arrange for the G.. y X.
day. Col. Allen and ii. 5. Fairchild were
appointed a committee on lodgings. The
price OF torches has been fixed at 10 cents.
IS
+. y. Merrill, proprietor Of the Mankato
Cement works, was seen at the Ryan last
night In conversation. he said: I'VE
have made arrangements to give the boys of
81. Paul grand reception when they visit
that town. We have 10000 inhabitants,
and they all are anxious to see the boys
down there. When heard the clubs were
coming down Saturday. L made arrangements
with the Omaha road to give us a clear
track and prepared Agency hill for tObOg
gan sliding. The slide is about mile in
length. We also had engaged two brass
bands, military company, the fire COM
pany and board Of trade to turn out and re-
ceive the boys. We've raised money enough
10 entertain them in royal style, and it's
lying in the bank waiting until they decide
TO come down and see us.
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'The Apollo club has fine suite of rooms,
and they will take especial pains TO make
it pleasant for the boys, besides l will give
them wolf hunt that will make them open
their eyes. We are anxious for the boys to
come down, and when they do they'll find
that MankatO has got hearty welcome for
them" Mr.. Merrill is leading capitalist
of the rustling little city of MankatO. and
proprietor of the largest cement works in
the United States.
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Ehle Allen. Coroner Quinn and Charley
FaiTchIld went out a few days ago 70 prac-
tice standing up on their snOwshOeS, when
they returned each man wore a weary look.
The boys still say that they belong TO the
snOwshOe club, but are inclined to think
that they make the best appearance with
their shoes strapped on their back.
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ing yesterday, when a sleek-lOOking indi-
vidual with glib tongue stole in and took
off his hat.
How are yer?" Queried the doctor in his
bluff style.
How de dO?" replied the man.
did you want to see me?" asked the
doctor.
''Yes, sir" was the reply; 81 represent
a life insurance company and would like to
write up policy for you, doctor"
Would, hey?"
yes"
WAL, 1 guess you can put me down for
$4,000"
well, we'll DOCTOR 1 struck you Just in
the right time" said the agent with a
smile. you're the easiest man I've caught
for year"
Yes L come easy to-day" said the doc
tor, Pm going out this afternoon for my
first run on snOwshOeS."
What snOwshOes?7
Yes, my first run, you know"
'DO you belong TO the snowshOe club?"
Eyes, I'm one of the charter members"
"Well doctor I've got to go down TO the
corner of Wacouta and Seventh streets to
see man and il you amt dead in the
spring. I'd like to take out that policy.
Good day sir"
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''ThOse ladies that organized that skating
club Wednesday night are showing the
right spirit" said Secretary Tallmadge yes
terday, land they deserve a great deal of
credit. We want all the ladies we can get
and we want them uniformed. We want
them on dress parade. st. Paul has pop
ulation of ladies that she may well
be proud of and we want to
show visitors that our girls can't be beaten
in point of beauty and health. 1t speaks
well for the climate. L feel especially
kind towards the ladies-quit laughing.
nOw-whO are taking an interest in this
carnival, and if they want any favors, if
they'll come 10 me you can bet they'll get
them. / believe there will be 1000 uni
formed ladies in the city during the car
niyal."
Col. William Leip, the rotund and good
natured proprietor Of Leip's hotel, White
Bear. was i'm the city yesterday. Said he:
I'VE citizens of White Bear Just brought
in fifteen loads of ice for that palace
up there. 1 understand that it's going
TO be put INTO one of the towers.
If they lack material, we're just
the crowd that will furnish enough
to build the whole tower, if it
reaches to the North star. We haven't
got much of city out there, but we've got
any quantity of lake, and we'll trot the
whole darned business down here if it's
necessary"
While Mr.. Leip was entertaining several
citizens at carnival headquarters with I'M
probable and impossible stories Of the game
producing region around White Bear lake,
A. NJ. DOherty, the amateur cOmmedian
and accomplished punster, was quiet aud
interested listener. When the colonel had
finished his stories. DOherty said, Colonel,
what big mistake it was that that last
letter was added 10 your name, wasn't it?"
The joke was on tine colonel, and he
promptly paid the forfeit.
50
ST should think" said a philosophical
citizen yesterday, that the ladies would
make a good showing in the curling
matches"
''Why SOP" enquired a bY-stander.
well. you see they practice SO much
with the curling irons"
Slow curtain.
49,
SHOE AND TOBOGGAN.
Col. William Leip came into the city
from White Bear yesterday at the head of
fifteen sled loads of White Bear lake ice.
The procession paraded the streets, the
horses being covered with blankets covered
with appropriate designs and flags luttered
from the horses heads. The ice will be
placpd IN a round tower at the southeast