St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-03
enowshoers Take Run to st. Anthony
Hill, Where a Small Carnival
is Held.
Congressman Strait Will Go Back to
Washington and Legislate on
the Silver Question.
Another Story on That Ever-Charm.
ing Theme, the Weather--He
Took Poor Aim.
Health Last Month - Marriage Ii.
censes OF a Week - Riel's
Character--Globules.
SPORTS OF THE CARNIVAL.
st. Georges Snewshoe Trarnp-Prep-
aratiOns at the Grounds.


aratiOns at the Grounds.
The Saturday night tramp of the st.
George Snowshoe club last evening was
quite a success, and was the best one the
club has yet had The members began to
gather at the carnival headquarters about
7:30 O'Clock. ami by o'clock the rooms
were filed with snowshoers and toboggan-
ers in costume. A number of members of
other clubs, notably the Excelsior. and the
North Star Toboggan clubs were present in
response to the invitation of st. Georges
club. and joined in the tramp and partici-
pated in the fun. There were about fifty
present in uniform, and they formed in
single file, with the burly form of DR..
Macdonald in the lead, followed by George
r. Finch and A. s. Tallmadge, and marched
through the rotunda of the Ryan and out
of the Sixth street entrance. The snow
shoers and tobogganers presented pictur-
esQue appearance in their costumes and
their start was witnessed by a couple of
hundred people. With yell and bound
they started from the hotel entrance and
proceeded down Robert street, to Third out
10 st. st. Peter. mp that street to the Wind
Sor hotel and out Fifth to Summit avenue,
and to the lookout at the head OF Ramsey
street. Several spurts were INDUCED in on
the run, but all kept up WELL and arrived
at the lookout in good shape. DR.. Mac
donald arrived there as he had started, in
the van, and was closely followed by X. c.
White of the North Star toboggan club,
who was handicapped with pair of huge
snow-shoes. Messrs. George II. Finch and
A. S. Tallmadge were missed from the
front of the line, shortly after the start and
it was supposed they had gracefully retired
to the rear, but
BOTH WE'RE AT THE LOOKOUT
when the club arrived and appeared to be
very much fatigued. An investigating
committee, however. ascertained how they
had succeeded in making such remarkable
time. and ii bribed the hack driver that had
brought them out to drive back down town
and leave them to tramp back to the hotel.
When the club arrived at the lookout a
general good time was had, and the ''bounc-
ing' committee was organized and began
looking for victims. The first was the POI.
liceman on the beat. Officer Hopping, who
had strayed too close for his safety, and he
was seized and sent up towards the ceiling
half dozen times in regulation style. The
next unsuspecting innocent who strayed
into the place was j. p. Gribben, the we'll
known lumber dealer. who resides close by,
and dropped i'm on the boys to see the fun.
He was taken hold of the instant he crossed
the threshold, and received the attention of
the committee. After being tossed to the
ceiling half dozen times he was let off.
and Frank Reed, who had been deputized
by Treasurer Truman to take his
place in the tramp, was taken
hold of next. When he had
received gentle shaking up. Several
other club members We're remembered.
When the bouncing" committee had run
= - A.
physical strength Mark ID. HOyt was called
upon and reeited Mark Twan's Niagara,
and the club then gave themselves up to
song INDUCING in number of comic
songs, plantation melodies and popular
choiIlses.
On their return to the Ryan hotel, which
they all reached in good shape, they were
Ipgaled with coffee and sandwiches. The
run was voted a big success and thanks
rendered to Mr.. Truman for his forethought
in providing the lunch. George r. Finch
passed around the cigars and asked tine BOYS
10 hurry up and get their uniforms and turn
out en- the runs. The next run occurs
"Wednesday evening.
CARNIVAL NOTES.
DR.. Day, the secretary of st. Georges
Snowshoe club, who has been absent i'm the
East for a couple of weeks. returned last
evening. He has visited New York, Buff
falo and Chicago in his absence, and
says that in each of those cities the
carnival and ice palace are well advertised
and people are talking about them. There
will be quite delegation from New York
city and Chicago will tnm out big crowd
TO visit st. Paul during the carnival. Ev-
erywhere that he went the doctor was asked
about the ice palace.
LUorir ,,,,o,, Nantrol ,>o,l- h.
rapidly and those grounds are now about
ready for the palace work, which will
probably begin next week. The grand
stands are all built and ready for their
glass fronts. They will afford an excellent
place from which to view the palace and
attendant sports, while standing within
door out of the cold. The curling rink in |
the corner near Robert and Thirteenth |
streets is all prepared and only needs |
flooding to be in readiness for the curriers'. !
The skating ponds are in the same adj |
yanced stage of completion
The toboggan slides are about ready for |
use; in fact the boys and girls, since the re- |
cent snow, have been using the children's |
slide. The main slide, at the corner of |
Blutt and Cedar streets, is completed, and /
extends clean down across Thirteenth |
street. The fence has been placed in the |
OF that thoroughfare and embracing il |
within the carnival grounds. This, with |
the sidewalk, will be leveled off and form a |
portion of the main toboggan slide, making
IL about 400 yards long and giving to it |
nice and gradual descent.
Some of those interested in the carnival
project are endeavoring to get up skating
tournament, open to the world, and the
matter of prizes has already been discussed.
Dr. Mhitcomb, vice president of the North
Star Toboggan club, says that if the tourna-
ment is arranged the chief prize can be re-
tanned In st. Paul, as probably the best ice
skater IN the world is now resident of this
city, Mr.. Z. A. b. Sherwood. formerly of
toronto, ana Tor years past the champion
amateur ice skater of Canada.
The Minneapolis people have organ
lied toboggan club and have given orders
TO leading clothing house for 800 tobog-
gan suits.
The Autographs of the ice palace will be
ready for distribution Monday.
The illustrated official paper of the Car
niVal association will make its appearance
about the middle of the present month.
The members of the Excelsior Tobogran
club are nearly all uniformed. 1t is a neat
and tasty white-blanket uniform with red
stripes This club is composed of bows and
young men, yet they have distanced all of
the other clubs in the matter of uniforms.
A great many of those brocaded PAINTINGS
OF the palace are making their appearance
ABOUT the city. They are very handsome
and while adding to the attractiyeness of q
window, are good advertising for the carnI-
val.