St. Paul daily globe., 1886-01-16
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sheet Lightning That shimmers But
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| In all athletic sports
! Fred Sibley captivated the girls a. he an.
I peared In his elegant new costume.
Mr.. Reed. the banker, IS good amateur
/ billiardist.
| Gen. Andrews takes lively interest in
newspaper men and their work The general
I knows how Il is himself.
/ Aid. Hashow, the genial city father OF Min
neapods, was in the city the other day and
he offered vote of thanks for the generous
I reception given him.
Col Platt Walker was IN the city couple
\ of days this week. and he is in his usual good
repair. The colonel says there is but one
guide TO health and happiness in his philOs-
/ ophy, and thar is 10 always turn the lights
/ dow n
/ Capt. Dawson Of f Company Is one OF the
\ nnest discipiinarians in the state guards, and
/ he looks and acts like a soldier.
young man refused to wear his new
I suoWShOe costume, because il DESTROYED the
/ hluslCu OF his symmetry.
/ Lieut.. Robertson makes a nattv officer and
I he mas got his tactics down fine.
/ Capt. Henry Weber OF the Ice Bear brigade
/ promises some nne novelties in connection
/ with the palace festivities.
Insurance Adjuster Hall and : 5 Eaton
\ We're cOucocting schedule of rates 10 apply
on the ice palace, but as Mr.. Hall tumbled to
the fact OF It's being the only absolutely fire
/ proof building in the city, they are at a loss
rs TO where the risk will come in. This il
Gus iomary modeSty-but cui bono.
| steve Murphy says; lit is astonishing how
them ice palace cuts do go"
| Louie Reinhardt and Henry Scbade bsve
arranged for a little sideshOw OF their own,
near the ice palace grounds, and Henry saws
! that when they get ON deck the palace Will
look Scha-dy. They need a little shade in the
| vicinity, anyhow.
1t is 10 be hoped the next time the ice nal
/ ace Is Illuminated the committee i'm Charge
viii substitute green lights instead of the rcd
ones used on Thursday night. The effect of
the green lights would be TO make the ice
~ amt feH
charm, while the other lights make Il opaoue.
Hon. W. p. Murray-"That was q great
/ speech Mayor Rice made az the ice palace last
/ night. II was both sound and witty and went
i straight 20 the point" Speaking of speech-
\ makers, Mayor Rice possesses to an eminent
/ extent the happy faculty Of condensing a
l great deal OF sense aud logic into very brief
| space of time. He has what the French critic
Taine called genius; concentration in mani
/ festauion.
| Mai. Il. VI. Newson, the gifted author of the
/ Pen Picture sketches, was an invited guest at
/ the annual meeting OF the State Fire nssOcfa-
\ tlon az Shakcpee this week, and before lcav-
\ ing they elected him an honorary member
/ In addition TO being fine writer the major
J Is one OF the most fluent o1-hand speakers
/ In the state.
! BARLEY Campbell, the distinguished author
/ ana great American playwright who is 20 he
/ in ~. Paul with one OF his companies next
/ week. looks like an exclamation point aud
/ next To Chang, the Chinese giant, he Is one OF
\ the tuilest men i'm the country. BARLEY is
! u brilliant fellow in his way and many years
/ ago he was a rustler on Pittsburg paper.
/ which no doubt accounts for his success
Will Merriam occupied "A box the first night
/ OF the Ideals and no one enjoyed the Jokes On
] himself better than he.
! Gen. Averil attended the show and he an
| plauded the vocal numbers warmly.
/ Prof. Fugg relishes u good minstrel show
even though he is president of the board Of
education.
John wann enjoyed the Ideals hugely ana
| every time his funny bone was hit his cane
| came down with thump.
| As interocutor, Lem Powers voice has the
| deep diapason OF lower river fog-horn, ana
| the sweet tremulous notes OF his middle regis
| ter remind one OF u Manhattan belle asking
! for another schooner of CLANS. All the BOYS
! and the public agree that he did nobly.
Hiler Horton IS fond Of good joke and he
| is quite punster himself
President Barrett Of the r. p W is far
! and jolly, and his legal knowledge stands him
| Ia good stead in dealing with the intricate
| questions OF his board.
! When the special ambassador OF an effete
| monarchy and live newspaper man pool
| their scrip and start out for a good time. Won
| can bet they are going 20 have it. Apropos
| or this "a good one Is related OF "a couple
| answering the description who landed where
atree lunch was in progress and in a mo-
J ment OF Observation-Disclosures attempted 10
carry of a roast pig.
Mr.. H is a splendid equestrian. but
| when It GENES to wrestlingiwith the fiery uu-
tanned toboggan, he is not so much at home.
as witness the runaway accident the other
| day. There is a look OF mild innocence in
! the average tOboggan which is not borne our
| when the animal once gets under way and at
times nothing can RrSsst 1t in its wild aud
reckless career. 1t should always wear a
! cork bit.
EN-Auditor MacCardy went 10 hear the
/ Ideals, and was heard TO remark that he conld
| nave set up all night just 10 hear the sing
/ ing.
our old college friend and newspaper eburn.
! MorrisSy, formerly of the Dispatch ana now
| tho managing editor OF the Omaha Herald
/ bobbed mp serenely in st. Paul this week
| He has let his whiskers rush, and he looks
/ just as If success agreed with him IoI
/ Scott took him for a cowboy when he first en-
| tered the box Office OF the Grand the other
| night, but as his beard couldn't disguise the
| old familiar voice the illusion soon vanished
/ By-the-bye, the Omaha people are in luck, the
/ Herald having also secured the services OF
| Hlrsh and Fenwick. both able newspaper men
and formerly of this city.
Judge Cory was in the procession the other
| night, the only torch he carried consisting Of
/ his cigar. The judge says he never thought
this tramping around was so irksome.
EX-Ald. Brennan and Charley McCar thy
| are talking about forming bouncing club
| with j. G.. DOnnelly as master Of ceremonies.
Iney viii have no free list the reporters OF
| course excepted.
Whoop-'er-up Norton says that those who
are looking for snaps in the way Of ST. Paul
dirt will have to take 'em now or never.
Capt Kennedy brought regular pink
nOsed Irish setter with him from the old
| country. The captain says he isn't "a real
| setter, but that his recumbent position lust
! now IS due to the fact that his sea legs are a
| little shaky yet.
! Secretary Talmadge appeared in all the
heecy glory of white ulster, and what with
| his com manding form, whiskers and acces-
/ sories he appeared like u living persopi6ca-
/ tiOn of the ice king.
He was from Eau Claire and he took in the
| fun in company with 5. ;. Eaton the insur-
ance magnate. After looking at the varied
attractions and being impressed with the
! glittering scene, be burst forth as follows.
| You fellows are the greatest people have
| ever seen and talk about swiftnessl why.
/ when you whOop thing up you do il for ali
/ IL is worth and this ice palace spap is the
| greatest thing on wheels"
| Jack Wampler and DR.. Quinn looked i'm
/ mense IN their natty snowshoe costumes. and
as they appeared cap-a-pie with lanterns aud
/ pappoose shoes strapped on their manly
shoulders friend was heard to christen
/ them as the ''inseparables -
/ Col- Allen Is of the opinion that the end
/ men OF the Ideals would hold their own with
/ any OF the "profesh." The fact is that the
nome nome ttient laid good many Of the regulars
/ in the shade.
| Among the most enthusiastic partieipapts
/ or the festivities Thursday night was Col.
Durant or saltwater, who was present in his
mink coat auG huge cOonskin cap He en-
| Joyed the bouncing scenes at the Ryan i'm
mensey.
Dr. Crary is nothing if not unique and he
| Is 10 the front this time with peculiar-lOok-
ing carnival eutter-a sort of a cross between