St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-29

pose OF holding a winter carnival, including
the erection OF an ice palace. each winter for
thirty years, and the encouragement Of ac-
companying sports and festivities: and,
Whereas. 1t is desirable that this Intention
| shall be understood BIZ the thousands OF Wis
ftors who will come 10 ST. Paul during the
month or February. and the continuing OBJ
| Ject and purpose OF the association be thereby
generally made known;
Resolved. That all newspapers are re-
quested 10 announce the object Of the asso-
citation and the establishment of the annual
carnival season as one OF the features OF our
winter life.
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CARNIVAL cRIsPs.
The dog team that will figure as one of
the features in the ice carnival arrived yes
terday from the wilds of northern Michigan
and with their drivers were quarJered at
the fremont house. corner OF Ninth and
Robert streets The dogs hare not yet be-
come used to the rafting streets and the
ways of civilization and when taken out for
run yesterday. they INDUCED in capers
that were unbecOming well-Tegulated dog
team and il became necessary for the
drivers TO apply the lash sharply TO their
skins. This came under the eyes of a
member of the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty TO Animals and they threatened
10 arrest the drivers. The dogs were then
taken to the palace grounds and exercised.
1T is necessary that the dogs should get
used to the city" said Mr.. Van Slyke, land
L told the drivers to whip the dogs all that
it was necessary to and would stand be-
tween them and the 5. +. L. p. .. q. L.
A."
The Railroad Toboggan club was fully or
ganiZed last evening. 1t is composed Of
officers and employees of the various rail-
roads entering the city. The officers are as
follows: Honorary president, j. I. Odell,
Northern Pacific; honorary vice presidents.
j. A. Barker, Northern Pacific railroad; w.
II. Fisher. ST. Paul * Duluth railroad; w.
III. 5. Wright, Chicago, st. Paul. Mime
apolis IL Omaha; A. ii. Bode, st. Paul.
Minneapolis IL Manitoba; II. NJ. Littell,
Minnesota & Northwestern; C. b. Brun-
son, ST. Panl union depot; j. A.
Chandler, Chicago, Milwaukee IL st. Paul;
George Il. Harris. Chicago, Burlington &
Northern; +. L. Rice, Pullman Pal
ace Car company; l.. i. Kimball. Min
neapolis & st. Louis; c. +. RObb, WiscOn-
sin Central; captain, c. L. Stone, North
en Pacific; first lieutenant, James
McCaskey; second lieutenant E. c. CrOm-
well; secretary and treasurer. George ii.
Staehle; assistant secretaries, MeSsrs.
Crummey, c. w. Staehle, Darling. Bryant
and Richie. The club drilled last night at
the armory.
The Ramsey County Court House Snow
shoe club was organized last night, with
! thirty-fye members. The officers are r.
W. Bell, President; Thomas Howard, vice
| president; John Lunkenheimer, secretary;
Charles +. Dana, treasurer; James Shea,
| captain. One of the members challenges
any man in ST. Paul 10 run race of two
miles or more, for the sum of $500 or more,
all correspondence to be addressed TO Frank
Giles, abstract office.
| The ladies of the Woman's Christian
Temperance union will have booth at the
| ice palace grounds during the carnival.
Members of the different churches and all
interested in the work are earnestly re-
quested 10 send refreshments to the rooms
of the Gospel Temperance union, IS East
Seventh street, each day of the carnival.
The booth will be open on Monday.
The gentlemen members of the Windsor
TobOggan club are requested 10 be present
at the meeting tomorrow evening in the
club-room at the Windsor hotel for organi-
ZatiOn and drill. Lady members of the club
who desire to take part in the parade are
requested TO meet In the Windsor parlors
the same evening to arrange for the occa-
sion. Gentlemen members who do not pro-
pose to participate should inform the secre-
tary Immediately.
Germans interested i'm the ice carnival
masquerade BAH are invited to call this
evening at p. m. at p. j. Giesen's, No. Is
West Third street TO make further arrange
ments regarding the ball. This ball of the
carnival association is by request under the
arrangement of the Germans of this city,
/ -.
German TO take part in the meeting.
\ The st. Paul SalOonkeepers' Toboggau
/ club at a meeting at George Leyh's last
evening elected the following officers
Henry Thiel. president; III, NJ. Kirsch. sec.
rotary; b. VahSen, treasurer; George f.
Leyh. captain; assistants, Frank Kellog. II.
j. Mitchell, Charles Barth. The club
numbers eighty-three. Another meeting
will be held at Lauer's hall tonight, when
others are invited to join.
The North Star Toboggan club Of Min
neapolis was down last night. and invited
the clubs of this city. both ladies and gen.
tlemen. to visit Minneapolis tonight. The
train will leave the union depot at 7:30, ar
irving in Minneapolis at o'clock. where
carriages will be in waiting to take the visit
ors to the slide.
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the council, City Engineer Rundlett. is put
ting Summit avenue in as good condition as
possible for driving. He says it would
greatly aid the work If the snow could be
trodden as hard as possible and suggested
that all who wish 20 take drive to-day and
tomorrow contribute to his work by exer-
cising their steppers on this avenue.
Clarence NJ. McLain, the popular tobac-
conist. is organizing an Indian tOboggan
club. The noble red men now camping neal
Fort Smelling will probably be pressed into
service. Two of the club may be seen in
full costume. at all hours. in front of his
store, 1S4 Wabasha street.
A Dolly Warden Tobogganing club was
formed on st. Anthony hill yesterday after
noon, and it was decided to have no two
costumes similar. The officers elected were
Miss Fannie Larkin, president; Sara Hall.
secretary; Jennie Ryder. treasurer. The
club has membership Of twenty-five, al
ladies.
Architect Wallingford says that no COM
parisOn should be made between these and
the Willard arches, as any one of the latter
cost many times as much as the carnival
arches. but with the small amount of money
and limited time, they are doing the best
they can.
Col. William Leip of White Bear came
in yesterday riding proudly at the head OF
a line Of twenty-six sleigh-loads of White
Bear ice. The procession wound through the
principal thorOughfares, the horses gaudily
decorated and stepped at the palace
grounds.
The blocks of ice from Big Stone lake,
Glenwood, Bismarck and Wahpeton arrived
yesterday and were taken to the palace
grounds. They were labeled with red anC
black ink The Glenwnod block was