The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-09-02
A BIG CAPITAL DAY
Mitchell Took Sioux Falls by Storm
Last Thursday, Sending Over an
Immense Delegation.
In the Parade There Were l,1OO CAPITAL
Enthusiasts, Carrying Umbrellas
and COrnStaIk Canes,
Sioux Falls PAPERS Admitted II Was the
Greatest Parade Eyer GiYon in
the Queen City.
HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL DAY
Mitchell Was the Popular Town at
Sioux Falls PAPERS Admitted II Was the
the Queen City.
HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL DAY
Mitchell Was the Popular Town at
siouN Falls Thursday on the
Great Capital Day.

Great Capital Day.
Sioux Falls was taken by storm
Thursday by the Mitchell people who
went over in vast numbers to OF
present on capital day. Sioux Falls
people were taken OIL their feet 10y
the enthusiastic crowd from Mitchell.
The Mitchell people were conveyed
by a special train over the milwaukee,
road, leaving here at 40 and arriy.
ing at Sioux Falls at II O'Clock. The
Omaha morning passenger also took
a crowd OF at least $50 enthusiastic
Mitchell supporters. ON arriving al
Sioux Falls the parade was immedia-
tely formed at tine depot and the i'm
posing procession started up OF Phil
lips avenue. 1t was headed by w. +.
Doolittle, OF Sioux Falls, and t. c.
Burns, who rode in a buggy and Cap
tain DIXON. Of Sioux BALLS, and Dl.
S. j. Moore, OF this city, who rode
horses. The Mitchell band with 24
men and drum majors Jack Levings.
towering six feet six in his gaudy
uniform, and diminuitive Glenn
Rowley. Following appeared the
militia company, the fire depart
ment, and other civic societies.
Then came our patriotic citizenship,
composed OF men and women, who
marched through the streets with a
proud air. The men and women car
he red, white and blue umbrellas,
on which was Mitchell for Capital in
letters that we.e easily read. Each
Mitchell enthusiast wore a booue
made of timothy. flax, wheat. and
barley as their emblem of the success
ful production OF crops in the section
OF the state from which they hailed.
The umbrellas were a very taking
feature and attracted a great deal of
attention. There were four bands
in the parade aside from the Mitch
ell band, Including Lennon, Canton,
Harrisburg, and Dell Rapids bands,
with the Sioux Falls drum corps.
These bands were scattered Through
the long parade and they furnished
splendid music. Two handsomely
decorated chariots brought up the
rear.
The men in the party carried corn
stalk n and a great many BAN
ners with inscriptions, referring to
the capital campaign, were seen i IN
the parade.
All along the line of march the
streets were crowded with people who
Justly cheered for Mitchell. The pro.
cession passed from the Milwaukee
depot around Masonic Temple block
and met half of the rear end on the
way back. 1t was conservatively
estimated that there were fully 100
people in the line OF march and in
deed it was an imposing sight. The
Mitchell ladies stayed by the parade
and walked with a firm and proud
step every foot OF the way. The par
AIDE was wound up at the Auditorium
building and the people went in and
took seats. Each OF the bands play
ed selections and they were cheered
to the echo.
Mayor Burnside called the assem-
b!age to order. and said that he had
been preparing a speech for this Occa-
Sion for six weeks, but the delegation
from Mitchell was SO large and en-
thusias tic that it knocked all the
sand out of him. He said he expected
Il good crowd from Mitchell but
tins was beyond all proportion.
The mayor introduced J4dge Keith
who delivered an address of welcome
that warmed the heart of the Mitch
ell contingent 10y his pleasant refer
ences to the future capital of the
state. He said 1T afforded him a
great deal OF pleasure to greet such a
magnificent crowd of people from
Mitchell. "Pierre'' he said. "wjll
arrive later in the afternoon for
their welcome address, and she may
be later in the campaign Judge
Keith said that it had been a long
time since Mitchell had come to see
her larger sister with such a magni-
ticent crowd, and he was pleased be-
yond expression at the hearty good
will evidenced by the visit. He said