The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-07-31
FOR THE LIBRARY BENEFIT

Bazaar at the Corn Palace Opened
Thursday Afternoon-Lots of
Things For Sale.
The Bazaar, under the auspices of
the Woman's Library Association,
which has been in course Of prepara-
ton for the past month, was op ened
to the public Thursday afternoon
at the corn palace, and tits a very
attractive scene that greets the eye.
The Bazaar will be open until and
including Friday evening. so that
everybody will be given a chance to
make purchases.
The Bazaar is given Tor the purpose
OF securing additional funds to pur-
chase books for the Carnegie library,
and the enterprise OF the ladies ought
to and doubtless will receive the
hearty cooperation Of the people of
the city in their ambition to make
the fund much larger. There is not
a person in the city tut who is inter-
ested in seeing the shelves Of tue Ii
brary building filed with good read
ing matter, and their many purchases
can go a long way to seeing the de-
sire fulfilled. Each afternoon and
evening the Bazaar will be open and
purchases can be made at any time.
There are nine booths in the corn
palace and there is rarely anything
that comes into actual daily use but
what the ladies have on hand to meet
any possible want Of the people. The
booths are located in the west end of
the corn palace and there is plenty
Of room for the people to circulate
from one booth to the other.
The Sample Booth, from it's great
variety Of articles for sale, will
doubtless claim the greater share of
attention Of the public. This is in
charge of Mrs. Robert Burns and she
is assisted By Mrs. {. j. Bliss. Mrs.
f. M. Bailey, Mrs. Fred Wedehase,
Mrs. James Lyons and Miss Goldie
Beebe. A large space is devoted to
this booth, and it needs it, for there
is a large line Of goods represented
therein, all Of which is displayed in
good shape. This sample line was
donated by wholesale houses which
do business with the business men of
) this city and they have shown a very
generous spirit in sending something
from the lines they carry. The goods
they sent are not of a cheap variety
but high class and worth every cent
i that is asked for them in the booth.
7 The line comprises groceries, canned
t goods, breakfast foods, biscuits. bak.
t ing powder, flour from a number oil
' mills in and out Of the state, coffee,
a bicycle, hardware, silverware,
china, sweaters, riding bride and
whip, perfumes, soaps, extracts, anc
q numerous other things that will
the purchaser.
The Candy Booth is managed by
Mrs. S. j. Moore, Mrs. ]. M. Wood
Mrs. j. D. Anderson, assisted by the
Misses Jeanette Smith, Gwyneth 10.
gan, Una Smith, Mabel Maynard
Mary Morrow, Lois Anderson, Grace
q Robertson, Roxie Butterfield, Lilliar
Bras, Lois Wiltse and Virginia Ed,
a son, all of whom will act as clerks
Q Anybody who has a sweet tooth tt
satisfy can indulge its longing by
t patronizing this booth with the ex
+ cellent line that is on hand. The.
b also have sort of an egg grabbing
contest that is worth spending II
d cents for. The eggs are blown ant
in the shell is placed some trinke
that is fully worth the money ex
q pended. Try your luck on the eggs
d Home Made baking never fails tt
j have its admirers and these pies
Z cakes, cookies, ETC., are "just lik'
mother used to make" only a littl'
better. This booth is in charge O
Mrs. e. W. Downey, assisted by Mrs
J. o. Walrath, Mrs. T.. T. Morrow
and Mrs. f. A. Craft. Don't thinl
of baking at the present time whel
you ear get such excellent food a
the bakery. Mitchell ladies are re
nowned for their excellent cookin,
ability and you will have an op
portunity to test it at this time.
e On sale in another booth is th
cook book which is made up of lie
% cipes contributed by the ladies q
~ the city, and with a copy of thi
: book in the house there is not tn
slightest opportunity for a man :
go hungry at any season Of the yeal