St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-03
CARNIVAL CHATTER.

The State Editorial association will meet at
2 p. IN. Thursday at the state capitol. One of
the objects of the meeting is to arrange for
participating in the parade next Thursday,
and securing reserved position to witness
the storming of the ice castle. A banquet
will be given by the St. Paul chamber of COM
MERGE at 10:45 on Thursday morning. at the
Merchants hotel to the Minnesota and North
western editors. About $50 are expected and
about 200 Of st. Pauls leading business men
will be present. The committee on invita-
tons are: H. A. Castle, d. III. Hall; on pro-
gram, Thomas Cushman. Jr., and w. f..
Phelp; on banquet, finances, etc., Messrs.
Fairchild, Moon, Morton and Draper.
The fact that a large number of Indians
have been induced to leave their comfortable
houses end come here to st. Paul, and camp
out on the ice-palace grounds. in their tepees,
is due principally to that energetic and pub
lic-spirited old settler, A. L. Larpenteur He
requests the GLOBE to say that these Indians
have left comfortable frame houses, the same
as white people live in, to come here and that
as the weather is pretty cold they need a
number of blankets or bed-quilts to render
them comfortable. If any one has any such
that they can sware he would like to have
them leave them at his store on the East side
of Jackson street, below Third.
The ST. Georges club of Winnipeg who will
arrive here Thursday morning l35 strong will
give two entertainments at Carnival hall
headquarters Exposition rink on the even
ings of Saturday and Monday. These exhibit
tons will be illustrative of the customs of
snowshoe clubs in British North America.
The club will form picturesque groups and
give repertoire of snowshoe songs that have
been sung for generations not only III Canada
but in the Hudson Bay territory. The walls
on such occasions are handsomely decorated
with stars and other devices made of snow
shoes. stage will be fixed up with appro-
pirate scenery.
Among the incidents of the parade Monday
evening WAS one worth notice in these times
Of sharp competition and friction in business
The cheering of Noyes Bros g. Cutler by the
Ryan Drug company boys as they passed the
business house of the former. This was credit
Rble to both houses and probably owing TO
Moves Bros. Cutters prompt ard kindly ac-
ton toward the Ryan company when their fire
occurred. Competing business houses are
not much given TO cheering each other in any
way, and this incident suggests feeling
worthy of mention and commendatiou.
The finishing touches were put on the
arches Yesterday. Gas fixtures were put in
place on the one at the junction of Third and
cedar streets, and the only work remaining
o DO done there is 10 add Il little evergreen
20 the corners and in places where the gas
alters injured it in putting up the pipes.
which would have been done yesterday but
for the extreme cold. The gas is arranged so
as to display an arch of vari-colored globes
Dvcr each of the four openings of the struc-
ture. The arches at Seventh and Minnesota
streets and at Fourth and Sibley streets were
completed
After the tohoggan slide near p. ". Kelly S
residence was completed. Mr.. Albert Scheiler