The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-17
TOURISTS TO START TODAY,
WHILE THE CYCLISTS CAN START
WHENEVER THEY
PLEASE.
SMILES OF HAPPY WINNERS
Are Duly Photographed, and the
Lucky Octette Is Speeded ON
Its Way.

bled in the G o counting room yes
terday afternoon, when the winners
of the Gil b e S great popular voting
contest were present to receive their
transportation and credentials for the
splendid tour awarded the successful
competitors. The good-natured rivalry
which had prevailed during the con-
test had been keen, and the fruits Of
victory were appreciated. For five
weeks the owners of those smiling
faces had exerted every effort to secure
the reward about to be presented to
them, and the fact that the final re-
suits placed them foremost among the
candidates kindled a pardonable sat
isfactton in each breast. From the
time their friends placed them in the
race, the anticipation of the splendid
trip offered by the Gil o b e had been in
their thoughts, and, with the realiza-
ton of their most sanguine hopes at
hand, naught could mar the pleasure
of the little company. Preparations
for the journey were discussed and
congratulations exchanged amid the
most refreshing congeniality, and the
G b thanked time and again for
its Management of the popular contest,
which has proved of so much interest
among the clerks Of the city.
Those who had pressed the four lead
ers so closely as to win the high grade
bicycles offered as fifth and sixth
prizes. were also present and. while
their more fortunate competitors are
enjoying the Eastern trip their pleas
ure in possession of the Silent steeds"
will be no less a mark of a good fight
and personal popularity.
When the victors had gathered in
the counting room they were highly
complimented upon their successful
campaigns and then personally award
ed the prizes. Each of the first four
received somewhat bulky white en-
velopes, neatly tied with colored rib
bons, which, when opened, disclosed
the long tickets which will carry them
to Duluth, thence by way Of the Great
Lakes on the magnificent steamer
Northwest to Boston and return. It
was the. "open sesame" to realized
hopes and no one regretted the effort
expended in the contest. Happiness
shone from every eye and lighted
faces expressed the recipients feelings.
AT the conclusion of the formalities
the young people were posed for a uni
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bicycles were placed in the foreground
in a corner of the counting room, with
the victors Immediately in the rear,
and then the great sacks of coupons
accumulated through the contest, were
emptied in front of the group. Thou
sands upon thousands Of the tiny bits
of paper piled up to the handle bars of
the bicycles and lay about the floor in
the profusion Of gold in the Klondike,
and indeed. to the young men and
women who read their names on the
slips gathered with so much zeal, each
coupon was regarded as almost a grain
of gold, in the anticipated pleasure it
had brought them. When all of the
coupons sent in during the contest We're
finally banked about the travellers and
bicycles there was a great heap, al
most shutting the wheels from view,
each scrap Of paper representing the
thought of a friend, the good wishes
OF an acquaintance and a step toward
success to those whose names they
bore. With all in readiness the photo
grapher, though there was no necessity
for the admonition, requested the mem
bers of the groups to 'look pleasant"
and touched the button. When each of
the party had recorded a request for
one of the pictures, four new bicycles
started on their first centuries, and
four light-hearted young people sought
their homes to prepare for a delightful
vacation journey.
The tourists will leave for Duluth
over the Eastern Minnesota road at
1855 this morning. Every arrangement
has been completed for the comfort
of the travellers, and no hitch will oc-
cur to inconvenience them. The hotels
where they will stop, Ell route. have
been notified of their coming, and every
precaution observed with regard to
train time, connections and the time
to be spent in each city, so that the
young folks will have no other concern
than the undisturbed enjoyment of
their trip. Passage will be taken on
the North West this afternoon, when
the most beautiful part Of the journey
will be commenced. The party will be
several days on the magnificent steam
er. disembarking at Buffalo, N. Y, to
continue the trip to Boston by rail
Miss Maude Gould, who won first
place among the ladies in the G l b e's
popular contest, chatted pleasantly
with reporter for the G l o b yester-
day afternoon.
Am I glad I won? Yes, and the
Omaha boys are glad of it, too Why,
don't you know, the boys all over the
line sent in so many donations of cou-
ute thought I could lose. And 1 wish
that you would say through the
Clio b for me, that 1 do sincerely
thank, not only our boys, but all of
my friends both in and out of the city,
for the kindness they have shown me
in this contest; and I heartily assure
them that 1 appreciate It, 1t makes a
girl feel good to feel she has so many
friends; and this excellent trip that
the G DO b e has given us will be one
of the most pleasant experiences of a
lifetime.
Say. will the band really be at the
depot tomorrow morning and play Hot
Time in Old Town as the train starts
out?"