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


the fascinating and healthy exercise OF tobog-
gaming for trihing charge Do not omit TO
90 through this portion OF the program as the
endowment of your VISIT and your initiation
into carnival matters will be incomplete
unless you pass through this pleasing ordeal
Messrs. Markoe and Morris, the two gentle
men especially selected by the committee of
management to carry out this portion of the
program, are always on hand TO offer every
assistance TO visitors.
Mr.. Brugh, manager of the Ryan, presented
the commercial travellers, who have organ
lied ''The Knights of the Grip club" with a
handsome banner, which bearing the device
of a ''grip sack" The knights will be pre-
ceded at the reception of the Ice King by the
MaDkato band, numbering eighteen pieces.
The badge is red ribbon, on which is in
scribed in black letters knights of the Grip
Carnival club, st. Paul, February 1885,"
The hotel proprietors state that all the
rooms have been engaged for the latter part
of the week. The Ryan had only two vacant
rooms to give to guests last night and these
have been engaged. The Windsor is getting
n a number of beds and the Merchants has
commenced to send guests TO the rooms they
have engaged in the vicinity. The carnival
apartment bureau. now that the hotels are
filled, will have many applicants for rooms of
which it has 1000 on its lists and more COM
ing in.
An amusing incident occurred during the
procession Monday night. As the Ice Bear
club passed the Indians with their guns and
costumed ice bear it amused them very much
and made them think back 10 old time.
Capt. Henry Weber ordered the club TO fire u
salute in their honor. They then began sing
ing war songs and in dancing some of them
jumped high in the air.
The four corners of the arch at the junction
of Third and Cedar streets are each sur
mounted by an ornamental figure. On one
&c ctr fFadh
leaning on a staff; on another poses trapper
in a buckskin suit leaning on his rifle, on a
third stands the figure of an Indian similar TO
the tobacco sign, on the fourth is stuffed
doe.
The c. Gotzian g. Co. washtae club turned
out in good shape Monday night and gained
many encomiums for their smart, military
looking appearance. The banner carried by
them was quite handsome, and was the work
of one of the employees, William Tubessing.
He seems to have missed his calling. The
studio should have been his place OF labor.
Mr.. J. S. Robertson who has charge of the
carnival fire works requested that all the
captains of the different clubs will call to-day
at his store No. 102 East Third street and
obtain the supplies requisite for Thursday
night. Some fine shells and several pyro-
technical novelties will be exhibited on that
occasion for the first time in st. Paul.
Lieut.. Morgan, in returning from the ice
DdldcC dlDcF the PROCESSION on MONDAY Il,
had the misfortune TO fall, near the capitol,
and sprained his hip and shoulder. In adj
dition to this he froze one of his ears, which
demonstrates the truth of the poets remark
that policeman's lot is mot a happyone."
The wonder is where all the sculptors came
from who are now engaged in this city chisel-
ing out from ice statues of snowshoers, God
desses of Liberty, buffaloes, Indians. etc.
They are doing pretty good work, and if they
all belong in st. Paul the city is much better
off than it supposed it was.
The captain of the Seven Corners Snowshoe
club writes TO the GLOBE: I'm your notice
of the different clubs YOU have notice of a
ladies' club in connection with ours. which is
a mistake, as there are no ladies whatever in
connection with our club. Our club has
seventy-five men,"
The "Red River Jig" or Manitoba dance
which will be given by the st. Georges Snow
Shoe club of Winnipeg at their concerts next
Saturday and Monday is a dance peculiar TO
Manitoba. The music has been sent down in
order TO give the orchestra an opportunity 10
practice.
The Winnipeg snowshoe clubs will arrive
tomorrow morning. They will be met at
A. Mcdonald. All arrangements have been
made for their reception, and there will be Il
large delegation.
The captains of all to boggan clubs are re-
quested to meet Messrs. Adams g. Underwood
the committee on toboggan parade and con-
tests, at "Wakouta headquarters" basement
of chamber of commerce building at $50
sharp, to-day.
There is some complaint that the snow at
the foot of the toboggan slide at the park is
not banked up enough and that there is dan
ger of the toboggans running over the snow
and striking the fence. This should be looked
after at once.
The bill of fare for the Ryan hotel for the
O'Clock dinner consists of a handsome litho-
graphic device representing the storming of
the ice castle. q toboggan slide, a seighinV
party drawn through pine forest, and cut
of the hotel.
The Ice Bear club dees not intend TO fire
any more salutes during professions, but
Capt. Henry Webber and part of the club
intend to assist in tableau and other fea-
lures during the CARNIVAL season.
Capt. Ryan. late of the British army, ar
rived in st. Paul yesterday and will repre-
sent the Montreal Gazette during the carni-
val. Mr.. Ryan is the brother-in-law of DIR.
Price. vetinary surgeon of this city.
At a meeting tonight of the ST. Paul Re-
tail Grocer's association a resolution was
pas sed to close all the retail grocery stores on
Thursday noon to take part in the ice car
nival exercises.
The council last night requested Mayor
Rice to make arrangements to receive the
mayor and common council of Minneapolis to
participate in the Ice carnival procession.
next Thursday evening.
The members of the Windsor club are re-
quested to meet in uniform at the Windsor
hotel this afternoon at O'Clock. preparatory
to forming in the parade to honor the Ice
King.
The fortunate people who reside on Bluff
street have the advantage of all others. This
can sit in their parlors and see all that We
done on the ice palace park without the least
exertion.
The reception of King Borealis and his es-
cort at the city hall was arranged by Mr.. Nc
1ntyre, who has had several years experience
with the Mardi Gras festivities of New Or
leans.
A handsome extra heavy pair of blankets.
made 10y the North Star woollen mills, Mime
apoiis, will be given as a prize in the snow
shoe contests. These blankets are valued at
SIS.
The Saloonkeepers' Toboggan club will hold
meeting tonight at Lauer's hall at o'clock.
All members are requested TO be present at
the above named hall in full uniform.
Mr.. NJ. ]. Forbes. president of tue Duluth
board of trade, arrived yesterday. He re-
ports that large delegations from the Zenith
City will visit the carnival.
w. A. Van Slyke will furnish the slelghs
for the Dolly Warden club to-day. He is ac-
corded this privilege by virtue of his Office as
honorary president.
Workmen were engaged completing the bat
Elements of the ice palace central tower yes
terday and in clearing the ice chips and snow
from the interior.
Mrs. c. f. Stone presented the Railroad
Toboggau club with an elegant banner, which
was carried ahead in the procession Monday
night
King Rorealis was known as Gen. Nv
Johnson before he was crowned king of the
Frozen North, the land of the Aurora
The st. Paul Toboggan club is ordered to
report at the Hotel Ryan this afternoon at
$3.50 and ID. m sharp in full uniform