Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 13, 1915, Winnipeg, Manitoba Press Winnipeg saturday february 13, 1915. 3 m visitors Ife e Manitoba s big Bonspiel which is now Gettins under Way appeals not Raiv to those Olio Are engaged in the fascinating game of Curling and sweep ing the rocks on. The glittering sheets ice but on account of the special rates Given by the rail Jujj a and the holding of a great Juany conventions and conferences on manner of subjects attracts people -1 every sort and of varied interests from All Over the the Farmers with their wives sons daughters find an unlimited of t a Unity for education and recreation n a visit to Tho City for a week or to during Tho big Bonspiel. There Are j great Many conventions in fact an elaborately planned Farmers week when meetings Are held to discuss every interest of the Tiller of the boil an4 Sis family. Agriculturist meetings. The meetings in connection with this great banners week Are held under the of the agricultural College. This year they extend from feb. 15 next mend a to feb. 19 Friday inclusive. Some of the events Are special features and demonstrations feb. 15 and 1c. Convention of the Home societies feb. 1c and 17. Bee keepers association feb. 1c and Canadian seed growers association annual meeting feb. 17. Agri cultural societies convention feb. 17 and is. Horticultural association convention feb. Is and la. Seed Grain feb. 1c, 17 and is. M. A. C. Old boys reunion Leb is. Liiv discussions and the demonstrations at Therio conventions and meet Ings arc of greatest importance and the liveliest interest to the Farmers of the treat and Are attractive and beneficial by the presence and Active participation of Tho Best experts in the to anyone at one of these meetings it is ii Plain that farming is so i haphazard Cuccu Putin but lather a complicated science which re the efforts of the brai Niest Aid resourceful men in order to Riovo in idles measure of Success thu seen.3 to be a greatly added in Lovest to Farmers meetings this i. Wini to the great cry for in no Sci production and Tho evid ii of i movement. Recreation in City. And his family do not to the City for Bonspiel week for a of i Ciu cation . The Lili is of soil Are in Many cases pos of ample Means and in fact in period like the present they Are in in position. After a year of activity they enjoy a fling at the amused cols Gnu distractions of City life. Tile a Iupati is and other amuse it tiie restaurants and the Siiss have a Strong Appeal to the Man and the woman who spend the greater 1-ortion of their lives on the farm. It is Jor Unis reason that the theatres put on the brightest Bills pro curable Dur in the Bonspiel. Ilien again the Farmers and their Are glad to Avail themselves of visit to the great City stores a shop where Tivey can make pair Raass at prices made especially at Tractive and from a. Selection which it is impossible to find in a Small country town. Winnipeg retailers from the department stores to the Small shops make a decided Effort to at l act the custom and patronage of the b in spice visitor. A walk Down Tho. Re to sections of the City is a pleasure on my omit the and gorgeously the prevailing rate on All railways from Manitoba Saskatchewan and Western Ontario and this inducement alone will draw Many visitors. This rate is Good to leave Home february 13th-17th, and return up to february 23rd. This great gathering of outside visitors comes at a peculiarly opportune time from a business standpoint be cause merchants and those from out of town get together to the Mutual advantage of both. During the Winter Lull the merchants Are holding their Clearing sales they have Cut prices to the last notch in order to effect sales there Are bargains galore in every line of merchandise. The Visi tors on with but few exceptions come to win nip leg to make extensive purchases. They have been accumulating a list of wants for weeks. They Are bargain Hunters of the first water and they Are preparing for the strenuous summer season ahead. For the last three Days there has been a shopping carnival in Winnipeg that has kept the store clerks on the jump and this is Only a starter. The real big crowd always comes during the second week of the Bonspiel. Schedule of events in Winnipeg during next five Days saturday feb. 13 second Day Christianen Deavor convention St. An Drew s Church. Winnipeg. Driving club ice races Norwood Bridge afternoon. College hockey. St. Johns is. Medicals auditorium 4.30. Single fare rates for Bonspiel starts on All railways from Manitoba Saskatchewan and Western Ontario. Monday feb. 15 review of troops by h. R. H. The Duke of Connaught Cor. Main and Porta be. Annual Good roads gathering Indus trial Bureau. Christian Endeavor convention ends. Boxing 12 rounds Abe Mantell Winnipeg is. Billy Whalen St. Paul coliseum. Independent hockey match Portage la Prairie is. Falcons to break a tie i auditorium rink. Walker theatre the Quaker musical comedy runs All week Dominion theatre the Dawn of a runs All orpheus Pantazes and strand Thea tres vaudeville All week afternoon and evening. Moving pictures. Tuesday feb. 16 convention Home economics society starts at the agricultural College. Convention Royal templars starts. Convention. Bee keepers association starts at the agricultural College. Annual poultry show opens at Indus trial bureaus annual seed Gram fair agricultural College. Royal templars grand Diamond elocution contest Central Church. Lecture by Rev. John Macneill Bri Tain and the first Baptist Church. Bench show Western Canada Kennel club Eaton per ambulatory garage Donald Street. Theatres and mov ing pictures. Wednesday feb 17 convention of seed growers starts at agricultural col lege. Convention of agricultural societies at agricultural College. I Manitoba Dairy association meets at Industrial Bur eau. College hockey. Engineers is Wesley auditorium at theatres and moving pictures. Thursday feb. 18 convention of horticultural and forestry association starts at agricultural College. Old boys reunion. Agricultural College. Annual meeting Manitoba med ical association. First annual convention of the political Equality league. Industrial Bureau. Annual meeting Manitoba Veter Inary association. Industrial Bureau. Senior game Vic Tobias is. Monarchs auditorium Rinc theatres and mov ing pictures. Hgt Eis Are patriotic several of the leading hostels ies offer reduction of ten per cent to relatives who come in during Bonspiel to say Good Bye to loved ones starting for Tho front. Several of the leading hotels of Winnipeg have adopted a very thoughtful and patriotic course which will commend itself just now to the Public. It so happens that a very Large percentage of the soldiers in train ing in Winnipeg come from Points East and West of Winnipeg. They Are Likely to Start for the front at almost any time. Their fathers mothers Brothers and Sisters Are coming to the City by the hundreds at the present time to have a last visit with the loved ones and to say Farewell. Most of these visits to Winnipeg Are prompted by the inducement of a single railway rate for the round trip during Nons Piol time and the hotel men Are anxious to offer fur ther inducement and to help out on the expenses have offers a ten per cent reduction to parents Brothers or Sisters who occupy rooms in their hostelries. Winnipeg leads As amusement Centre of West Winnipeg is the big amusement Cen tre of the West. It in so both summer and Winter. Winnipeg has More theatres Jinks and More places of amusement goner ally than any other City of. Its in Canada. There Aro two theatres playing legitimate drama and three vaudeville houses playing throughout the entire theatrical season. In addition there Are Over a score of theatres presenting High class the latter arc in Strong popular favor and attract hundreds nightly. Besides the theatres there Are two big covered skating rinks and a dozen open air rinks where thousands of Winni Eggers enjoy healthy Winter pastime. Better Amateur hockey so played in Winnipeg than in any other City in Canada and there Are several games a week in the various leagues in the City. Tobogganing is also a Papular pastime and several Glrst class slides have been built to accommodate the Largo Section of tie Lublic that de lights in this sport. Snowshoeing is also a amusement and organized tramps Are regularly. There Are nearly a held dozen Snowshoe clubs in the City and they have a combined membership Oil Over almost seven Hundred curlers competing in Bonspiel now started an indication of Liow Tho Bonspiel has Brrown is furnished by the following showing the attendance from the first year it was held in 1889, Down to tha present. The number of entries shown indicates the number of four men rinks so that with 171 in tries far this year there arc Cost curlers com Peting. There is perhaps no other sport in the world that can show so Many competitors at one tournament Here is the list no. _ of entries. 62 g7 go 70 71 70 s3 78 77 3 01 110 97 100 112 171 13-t 133 123 128 15s m 162 2.11 180 205 171 following is a Complete list of offered in the various compete at this year s Bonspiel. The Cost and will run into ads of dollars Dingwall trophy. A first r. Dingwall ltd., do for annual Competition a hand trophy value and it Lour Oak cabinets of cutlery 5125. He association donates the follow i11k prizes second Cut Glass water value 5 go. Ltd Silver fruit Bas value s50. Ourth Silver egg Cru v p cup n f Mclaren bros., cd Mclaren hotel 3n ti0n a donate for annual compete sir no Winnipeg Bonspiel a hand the 7 Shver value 6 same Arm donates in conjunction with the cup this year four cutlery cabinets value the association donates the follow ing prizes second ladies 015-jewel Gold Bracelet watches value third cases of cutlery value fourth entree dishes Sheffield plate value Tetley Tea Tankard. First Tetley Tea Tankard value is donated by messes. Joseph Tetley and company of London eng land for annual Competition at the Winnipeg Bonspiel. The same firm donates four Silver Tea sets three pieces and tray in each value the association donates the following prizes second Cut Glass Berry ets value third carving sets five pieces in fourth pierced casserole dish ii value 130._______ purity flour Challenge cup. First Western Canada flour Mills co., ltd., manufacturers of purity flour donate for annual Competition at the Winnipeg Bonspiel a hand some new Silver cup value 5500. The same firm donates four cabinets of knives and Forks Pearl value 5110. Tho association donates the following prizes second. Coffee percolators and trays value ?60. Third Cut Glass salad bowls with servers value fourth. Pierced Silver cake baskets value John c. Eaton trophy. Visitors Competition first c. Eaton president of the t. Eaton co., ltd., with a View to stimulate an interest in Curling offers for annual Competition at the Winnipeg Bonspiel a handsome Sterling Silver trophy value or. Eaton also donates with the trophy for the year 1915 four gentle men s 23-jewel watches value As individual prizes to the winners of Tho trophy. The donor further offers the Follot Fng additional prizes in this Competition second ladies Gold Extension wrist watches value ?80.00. Third Sterling Silver military Brush sets value fourth Nickel Silver entree dishes value f Walker theat Fie trophy. International Competition first p. Walker manager of the Walker theatre do nates for annual Competition a hand some Silver trophy he also donates four ladies Gold watches value second Fine Bracelet watches value by e. L. Drewry of Winnipeg. Tuckett trophy. First Tuckett trophy value s400 is donated by Geo. E. Tuckett sons ltd., of Hamilton ont. The same firm also donates eight Silver Coffee and Tea-.sets., value second co., ltd., goods of donate As a second prize in. This com petition eight Gold lockets set with diamonds value Royal caledonian trophy. The association. Cup first Royal caledonian Tankard value donated by the Manitoba Curling association for an Nual Competition at the Winnipeg Bonspiel the association donates the follow ing prizes first prize four French Gilt clocks value second sets of military hair brushes value third Cut Glass cold meat dishes value fourth Silver casserole dishes value ?30. The Henry Birks trophy City of. Winnipeg is. All Comers first barks sons of Winnipeg jewellers with a View to promoting an interest Between visiting curlers at the annual Bonspiel and curlers of the City of Winnipeg offer for annual Competition a handsome Sterling Silver trophy value the same offer with the trophy for the Bonspiel of ,1915 four cabinets of silverware value for. The players winning the cup. The firm also donate the following additional prizes second mahogany Man Tel clocks value third pierced Silver comports value fourth pierced Silver bread boards value the Cameron cup. The. Consolation match first Douglas Cameron lieutenant governor of Manitoba do nates for annual Competition As a Consolation prize a handsome Silver cup value his Honor also donates four Fine Gold lockets 14 Karat value the association donates the follow ing prizes second Silver entree dishes value third cat Glass Berry bowls value fourth umbrellas value t the White cup. Veteran match first g. White of the firm of White Manahan Winnipeg in order to Reward veterans donates a Silver cup value of. Competition at the Bonspiel of 1915. The association will sup Plemer this with four Gold headed Canei value second association or also donate four Silver headed Cane value ladies Competition. The Manitoba Curling association with a View to encouraging Curling among ladies offers a Beautiful cup value and accompanying prizes Tor annual Competition at the Winni Peg Bonspiel. First four sets Cut urlass sugar and creams value governor general s cup grand aggregate prize . The Duke of con Aua it governor general of Canada expressed a desire to promote an in Terest in Curling donates annually for Competition at the Bonspiel of tha Manitoba Curling association a Silver cup the club winning Tho grand the Manitoba Curling association in order to Reward the rinks making Che Best record in Tho four open com for Tho governor general s donates the following prizes va.1 first four Gold medals to members of rink taking first place in e grand aggregate. Second four Silver Medala to third four Bronze medals to embers of rink taking third place in he grand aggregate ;