Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-30
THE CORN PALACE
Decorated by High School Lad-.Over
1900 Bushels Corn Used

Mitchell, S. D., Sept. 2S.-special: 1t
would have taken one man about three
years to put in place the decorations
of the twelfth annual Mitchell corn
palace. That is another way of saying
that the task kept busy a force of
fifty to sixty men for a month. They
worked under the direction of John
Michels and the foreman will re- ent
any suggestion that it is an easy thing
to cover the big building, inside and
out with split ears Of corn, corn grains,
corn stalks, and sugar cane. For the
adornment of the building the board
bought almost 1000 bushels of corn,
but after the waste was taken away,
about $500 bushels were left to be
put in place. Much of this corn was
grown especially for use on the corn
palace Great variety of color is OBJ
tanned by the surprisingly large num-
Der of shades, which includes dark and
light red, yellow, white, light and dark
bloody butcher. three shades If calico
and blue. The decorating of the build
ing cost about $4,000.
A remarkable feature of this years
corn palace is the fact that 1t was de-
signed by high school boy of Mitch
ell. Heretofore a professional oe2cra-
tor was employed. but this year the
board was so impressed with the ea2
err ess of Floyd I'll is, who grad ated
from the local nigh school las rim
that it was decided to give him the
task. On the ilding are to be found
not less than 200 different design,
many of them orr inal. Il was neces-
sary to make sketch for q OF these
plans, that the workmen might have
full directions. 1t is common COM
ment this year that the corn palace Is
unusually attractive and Floyd Gills
is receiving many compliments on his
work.
BAND WELL L KED.
The United States Marine band,
which Senator Fo5t. j. Gamble, of
South Dakota secured for the corn
palace, is rrosing one o. the most
popu ar atralt lions ever brought to
the corn palace This is the band that
plays at the various White House func-
lions and 1t is unneS essary to say
that it incl des the finest of mus
icians Lieut. VIM. H. Satelman, the
director, is greatly likel, not only be-
cause of his success as a director, but
because of his manifest good humor
and cordially. A-e responds to encores
in the best of spirit and no one is more
lavish with applause for local singers
than is he
The county exhibits on the first floor
Of the corn palace show an unus-
ual amount of care and interest. Those
represented are Clay, Davidson, PED
kins. Hand, Hyde, Hanson, Pennington
Stanley, Hutchinson and McCook The
Perkins county exhibit attracted
great deal of attention because the
county was created less than a year
ago. Prominent in its array of vege-
tables and grasses and grains were a
number of fine-looking watermelons
The apple displays of Hanson and
Hutchinson county show what South
Dakota can do in the fruit line.
The officers of the corn palace board,
which has arranged what promises to
be the most successful of all the corn
palaces OF Mitchell is composed of Rob-
ert Burns. president, j. T. Morrow,
treasurer. John Miehels, decorations,
5. E. Morris, vice-president, L. L. Ness,
secretary and l.. j. Welch, advertise
ment