The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1900-10-12
CORN PALACE OVER
The Last Concert Was Given
Thursday Evening and 1t
Was a Fine One.
Mitchell People urned Out
Enn1asse to Make Closing
Night a Success.
Flash light Pictures Taken Of
Audience and Phinney's
United States Band.

United States Band.
CLOSED in BLAZE OF GLORY.
Farewell Greetings Exchanged Be-
tween the People and the
Band at Concert.
The people OF Mitchell and the
strangers in the city responded moss
generously to the invitation to attend
the closing concert In the corn palace
and give the event fitting close for
the great success which had attended
the corn palace for 1900. There was
hardly vacant chair in the vast aud
itorium aad the tendance more than
met the expectations OF the manage
mont
The program was made up prin-
oipally of request NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
that the band hsd popularizsd during
their stay in the city. The program
opened with "The Old Battle Flag"
by Prof. Phinney and nearly every
mum Der following received an oncere.
The bandmaster WAS in an amiRbls
frame OF mind IS usual and no granted
the requests % fast IS they came, so
that a program twice the regular
length was given. At the close of the
first half Miss Celeste Coghlsn sang
"The Star Spangled Banner" with the
band accompaniment and during its
rendition the entire audience arose to
it's fset in recognition of the national
song.
During the intermission that followed
Messrs. L. E. Stair and Hoyt Cox, the
photographers of this city, took flash
light picture first of the audience from
the stage aud then one of the band and
Miss oghlan while occupying the
stage.
1t was nearly ten o'clock before the
second half was commenced and it was
after II before the final number WAS
played. DR.. Dundass, who has 80
efficiently occupied the position of au-
nouncer during the corn palace, offered
a few remarks in reference to the clos
ing of ine corn palace in behalf of the
manag. ment. he extended hearty
thapks 10 all who had in any way as
sisted 10 the great SUCCESS of the corn
palace in the way of the ladies who
had decorated the interior, to the
young ,,dies and little folks who had
given lneir military drill, to the sing.
ers who mad taken part in the concerts
and especially to Prof. Phinney and his
band for the most excellent music they
had furnished during the nine days o1
tie pal,.ce DR.. Dundass stated that
there was no question as to the tinanc
ial par, of the corn palace and tha
he had been authorized to state tha
not only in this but in other respects
the corn palace was all the success tina
could b., desired. There were calls fol
Prof. t'ninney and the bandmaster
Responded with some very cordial re
marks 20 the very happy relations tha
had existed between the management
of the corn palace and the pople ant
the band. Mr.. Phinney said that b
was pleased to have played return en-
gagement in Mitchell and that when h
came the first day he felt that he ha
the privilege OF speaking to most any
body he met on the street, adding in
jocular way that the band boys ha
taken the same privilege. The prt
fessor's remarks we're heartily az
plauded when he complimented Mitcf
oil people on their enterprise in agai
arranging such successful palace an
believed that it would result in gres
good for the city and state.
The last number on the progrsl
was "From Battlefield to Fireside," or
of Prof. Phinney's compositions an
the Star Spangled Banner was aga
played in the closing part of the piet
when the audience stood and was the
dismissed.
The corn palace was over, the nil
days of amusement and music had con
to fitting close and all were glad
the great success that had been mad
In the course of few days THE REPU
LICAN will make q review of the 81
cessful week. For the present Il
DAWSON county exhibit and the boot
in the gallery will be left in place
order to show any visitors who may
passing through the city.