The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1900-05-04
FOR A BUSY SUMMER.
There Will be a Number Of Notable
Gatherings in Mitchell This Sum
mer That Will
Bring Large CroWdS--Odd Fellows and
the State Athletic and OratoriCal
Contests Come First.
Board Of Education Reelected Supt.
Quiglsy to Have Charge Of the City
Schools Again.
BIG THINGS FOR MITCHELL.
There Will be Plenty of Attractions
to Bring Crowds Here During
the Summer.

Cne summer.
Mitchell is destined to be quite lively
this summer from the number of at
fractions that are already announced to
take place and good many strangers
are expected to be here at the various
gatherings.
The first to come will be the Odd
Fellows grand lodge and the Rebekah
state assembly, which meets here on
May Is, l6, II. The local Odd Fellows
are making preparations for very
large number of delegetes ior both or.
ders and confidently expect that at
least 500 will attend both sessions
The Odd Fellows have strong mem
bership over the state and their grand
lodge meetings have been uniformly
we'll attended, and as Mitchell is easily
reached from all parts OF the state the
committee in charge has reasons to be-
lieve that the crowd will be larger
than ordinarily. The local Odd Eel
lows are desirous of having the busi-
ness men decorate their buildings with
the en- blematic flags of the order and
the suggestion is also offered to have
the residences decorated in the same
manner. The committee can supply
the flags at . nominal cost. 1t will
make the city look attractive and show
to the visiting Dad Fellows that their
presence in the city is appreciated.
Following on the heels of the Odd
Fellows the college student will have
unbounded sway for two days on the
17th and 18th of May. This is the an
nual contest in oratory and athletics
for which the colleges of Huron, Yank-
will have representatives. These
events are of such Importance to the
colleges as to induce very large at
tendance of the student body and q
grand time is expected this wear. The
athlectic contests will be held on the
two days and on the evening of the 18th
the oratorical contest will be held.
| But short time will intervene until
| the annual exercises of the high school
will take place and this will be followed
N0hooo
University, which brings in number
of people in terested in the college
work. These exercises will last one
week in June and will be interesting.
The browning event in all probability
will be the coming of the old soldiers,
tne W. r. G. and the Sons of Veterans
and very likely the gatherings of South
Dakota regiment and the Spanish
| American war veterans. The interest
in this gathering is spreading oil over
Mitchell will have one of the largest
crowds to handle that has been here
since the old exposition days. A very
low rate has bsen secured and it is be.
lieved that fare of ore cent mile
each way will ultimately be secured, in
which event the crowd will be aug.
mented chat much more. The locA
committees are preparing q program
for the three days OF June 10, 20 and q
that will be an entertainment from the
BEGINNING to the end of tho encamp
meu. 1t is the idea to keep the vas1
crowd entertained from the arrival t.
the departure of the last train leaving
the city the day the encampmen
closes. Commander-in-chief Shaw, o
the national department of the G. A
r., has written his acceptance OF an in
vitation to be present on the three day
and this fact will be an inducement TO
many old soldiers to pay visit t
Mitchell.
The Driving Park Club will have
number of racing matinees during tn
summer and the first will be hel
probably during May, the big event t