St. Paul daily globe., 1894-01-06
GREAT THRONG COMING.
PRERARATI0NS FOR THE MTERNA-
TI0EAL s0RSPIEL ~ ST. PAUL.
THE PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED.

People of All Ranks in Life, From
the Millionaire to the Me-
chanic, and People of all
Creeds and Nationalities Will
Be Rere-Great 'Soop 'er Up"
Event.
Commencing Jan. l6, 1894, st. Paul
will be called upon TO entertain as wide
awake a company of visitors as has ever
been in the city. They will constitute
q motley group, as far as personnel
goes. for among the number will be
clergymen, lawyers, doctors, soldiers.
wholesale and retail merchants, bank
erS, engineers, railroad men and me-
chanics. The company will be as unique
as it is motley. for the old man of sew
enty years will hobnOb with the youth
of twenty, and the millionaire Will chum
il with the laboring man, and the topics
discussed will relate neither to finance
nor religion, medicine nor law, labor
problems nor the state of trade; but all
voices will unite i'll luSty praise of the
game of curling, and quaint and express
sive jargonS like"Soop 'er up" "Gie me
a canny draw. mon,' You are a great
cuIler. Sandy" will burden the frosty
air. And sweet fiattery towards beautiful
ST. Paul and its heartfelt gratitude for
its hospitality will come from every
visitors heart and find expression IN
every visitors voice.
The St. Paul Curling club, under
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Northwestern Curling association will
be held, today issues the programme of
events which will be contested during
the week commencing Jan. 16. 1t is a
SNOWFALL of purest ray, and reflects great
credit upon the local club. The club
has done its full duty in preparing the
feast, and our citizens will flavor it with
the heartieSt of welcomes to the visitors.
In accordance with the usual custom
among curriers', Rev. DR.. Carson. of the
Central Presbyterian church, will de-
liver a sermon to the curriers' and their
ladies on the Sunday morning preeed-
ing the bonspiel. The curriers' will at
tend in body. The eloquent and i'll
teresting sermon by DR.. Carson last
year Is remembered by all with pleas
ure.
Below will be found the complete pro-
gramme:
First Event-First prize, st. Panl
JObbers' union trophy ana four gold
medals, value 800. Second prize, four
gold medals. Third prize, four curling
design scarf pins. Open to all rinks
atiliating with regularly organized
curling associations either in the United
States Or Canada.
Second Event-First prize, George F.
Hall diamond medal and four Partisan
novelty watches. Second prize, four
gold medals. Third prize, four cHrling
design scarf pins. Open to all rinks
afiliating with regularly organized curl
ing associations either iu the United
States or Canada.
Third Eyent-The Walker interna-
tional trophy and four watch charms.
The trophy TO be played for by all
Canadian rinkS represented at the an
nual bOnSpiel of the Northwestern Curl
ing association and an equal number Of
American rlnks selected by the cXecu-
tive committee of the Northwestern
Curling association. The aggregate
score to count.
Fourth Event-First prize. John John
son trophy and four gold medals; sec
Ond prize, four gold medals; third prize,
four curling design scarf pins. Open to
all rinkS of clubs atfiliaIng with the n.
{. a. To be played for annually at the
bonspiel of the association for three
years.
Fifth Event-Governor's champion
ship medal. Opened to all regular or
ganzed curling clubs within the state of
Minnesota. Not more than three rinkS
to enter from each club.
Sixth Event-COnsOlation match, four
pairs red hone curling stones. Open to
all rinkS defeated in the first or second
draws of both events numbered first and
second.
prizes valued at $50. First prize, the
John q. Hinkel diamond medal. and
medals to the first, second, third or
ourth PLAYER making the highest score.