The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1900-08-31
TO NATIONAL ENCAM PMENT.

TO NATIONAL ENCAM PMENT.
Mitchell Sends a Large Delegation
of Her Citizens to the G.. A. r.
Encampment Saturday.
There was pleasant scene at the
Milwaukee and Omaha depots Saturday
morning when the trains pulled out for
Chicago to the national encampment Of
the G. A R. Aside from the people
who were going to take the trains there
were large number of friends there to
say goodbye and to see that they got
started right. The farewells were ex-
pressed half dozen times before the
trains got away and all was excitement
and bustle ut the time OF departure.
The Milwaukee road provided a
sleeper, the Manitoba, and q chair car
for its passengers and the two cars
were filled full by those from Mitchell
and the passengers from the north and
west.
The chair car was adorned with
banners announci cling the corn palace in
Mitchell and these will be carried
through to Chicago and will remain on
the car several days after the arrival
At Chicago. w. j. Healey, chairman
o. the advertising committee, took
along q stack of advertising and will
see that it is distributed along the
route in thorough manner. Milo
Strong, who went on the Omaha, also
had some advertising matter and will
see that no town on the orthwestern
road is missed on the way to Chicago.
On the Milwaukee sleeper and chair
Car there we're % Mitchell people
aboard, their names being as follows:
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Kibbee, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. B. Wolgemuth, Mrs. T. J. Ball
and daughter, Miss [nez. Mrs. Geo. r.
Owen, Dr.. and Mrs. F. W. Freyberg,
Mrs. Clara Lukens, J. c. Purdy, Mrs.
G. W, Johnston and daughter, Marie,
Henry Bugbee, Miss Mary O'Donnell,
DR.. A q. Daniels, S. W. Harbert, P.
W. Welfring, Mrs. J. G. Lawrence,
Mrs. a. J. Kings and daughter, George
Holleran, Chas. Brown, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. j. Healey, Mr.. and Mrs. Jos Har-
ker and son, George.
1t was a jolly crowd which had the
possession of chair car on the Omaha
road bound for the national encamp-
ment and we believe they will have no
trouble in enjoying themselves until
they reach Chicago. The chair car was
very handsomly trimmed. and this
feature was looked after by F. D..
Powers
O each side of the car was hung a
banner reaching from one end to the
other bearing the words ''South Da.
kots, Mitchell Delegation" in letters
sufficiently large that they can be
easily distinguished. At the ends on
each side is hung banner giving the
dates Of the corn palace and large ear
of corn painted on the banner, shows
the nature of the affair. Over the win
dows and around the car are hung small
lunches of wheat and oats and ears of
corn. to show portion of the products
of the county. On the interior of the
car the flowers were placed around in q
lavish manner, all of which were fur
nished from the garden of Geo. Sum-
mers. In each panel between the win
dows was laced pretty buttonbole
bouquet and each passenger was pro-
vided with similar one. From the
ceiling was suspended two baskets of
flowers and their sweet fragrance per-
meated every portion of the car. The
car was very attractive on both the in
terror and the exterior and just before
the train left the station several
kodackers trained their machines on it
and the faces peering from the windows
for view of the whole. This car will
attract considerable attention as it
passes through Iowa and on reaching
Chicago.
F. D. Powers, senior vice comman.
der of the State Department of the g.
A. R., was in charge of the car, which
will sattached to the department
train st Salem. Department Comman-
der Lawrence, of Pierre, will be on
that train and others from the north
part of the state.
In the chair were the following
Mitchell people and surrounding coun-
try: Mr.. and Mrs. A. B.. Smith, Mrs.
Scholes, Mr.. and Mrs. B. S. Barnard,