The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-10-07
Aal4 NIGHT ! au,11n
osE. r..aee ae.ed- With y. Sam.
Ola Rla.e Of olery only = .
Much Orsatee Extent.

over. and with 1t goes . sigh Of re-
lief FOR TIE overworked local citizen
who has, in a great majority Of eases.
had his hands full from early Mon
day morning to late Saturday night.
1t was naturally expected that the
crowd In the city would be diminished
to q much smaller number BY night
fall But after the supper hour Main
street commenced to I'LL UP again.
and from First street up to the corn
pllace the sidewalks were Allied and
hundreds and hundreds took the
middle or the street. They were out
early to view the sight OF the electri-
cal lluminations on Main street and
the corn palace building. While the
street i~Muminations have been used
for several years. the electric lights
placed on the building. following the
lines from the southeast corner tow
er around to the northwest tower
and around the towers. were . new
thing and they vastly enhanced the
beauty Of. the exterior. makink1t look
like 4 great palace brilliantly lllumln
ated. The only improvement that
could be added would be . greater
number of lights. there being plehty
Of room for this purpose.
At 2 O'Clock the Zam6ras gave
their last exhibition on the street.
and 1t was witnessed by q great
throng Of people. stretching away
down Main. street. The act on the
serial trapeEe bars Is an exceptional.
" Kbod one and II made q fine hit
With the crowd.
Last Marine Band Concert,
One OF the surprisingly good things
Of the last nights concert ~ the
Immense audience which was. pre-
sSnt: It stretched out from the. c4p-
tor and occupied nearly all 9S tie
outside seats both on the lower aid
upper hoofs. We believe 1t was the
biggest Saturday night audience that
TIE corn palace has ever held, and
e certainly was IN enthusiastic one,
andF the people were moved to stren-
u6us applause throughout the even
Ing. Lieutenant Santelmann wal In
tbs amiable frame Of mind with
which he started in on the &eek's'
work Of entertainment. and the en-
cores could not come too thick or
fact for his men, and they RESPOND
ed with a c~heerfulness and willing
u080 SU3I W00 A01AS00tA6s NSOAy
number Eon the program received o.
ed. It was q great compliment to
tie band and the lieutenant and bis
men were not slow in showing their
appreciation
The! last evenings prograH was
made up Of some very diflcult mum.
bers. opening with a TschaikowSky
number, the overture "1812". There
IL work In It for every section Of the
band, and some especially me tech
niQue for the bass section which was
handled with fine precision ana em-
phatic force, not too loud. but Just
auncfently 80 that the sonorouS runs
couidhbs heard. The various sec
tions played with q SKIN Of q hjEhbs
type. and the number was faultfesss-,
leesly. given. This was followed by
spanish Dances Nos. 1 and 4. BY.
Noskowskt,;s ind while m a lighter
vein It. presented some intricate pas.
saKes. for the clarinet section. and
this section OF the band. including TIP
other reed instruments, Of which
there are twenty-four, is about q
GOOD as any band has ever brought
to Mitchell and that IL saying p FOOD
deal In view Of +heebands which hive
been, to the corn palace
Mr.. Vanpoucke played 2 clarinet
solo With tie same care OF execution!
and technique which has marked his
work both % a soloist and his play
ing with the band. He was recall
ed for another selection.
Fl0Wefi for tho Lieutenant.
AT. this Point occurred q very Inn
pressiye fQhction. Just as Lieuten-
80 0..A~H&a~~ ukaPfoA fn nrQRQnft
the last number on the FIRST half Of
the proRrxm. President Burns ap-,
peared on Efhe stage, and started TO
talk, whil9s the lieutenant looked'
around with a questioning glance at
the Interruption. 4
Mr.. Burns went on to express b
thanks Of the board to the people OF.
the northwest. Of the state and OF
the city Of Mitchell for the splendid
attendance that had marked the week
Of the corn palace, and for the loyal
~ to the enterprise in turning out 30
Welt. He also extended thanks to
the .soloists OF the band. to the vocal
ists. Miss lee and; Miss LatArop; and,
Vii asgracious wave Of the hand In
cluded 1.-THE peerless leader, Laeu-
tenant William Santelmann, who has
played2his way into the hearts OF the
people and has won the admiration
Of the people" The president then
Dresented HLieutenant Santelmann,
WITH. Z basket Of flowers as an attes-
tation Of the appreciation OF the.
members. Of the corn palace commit
tee and Of the citizens Of Mitchell for
tho very excellent manner in which
he had performed his work Of the
week. And while the lieutenant
bowed his thanks again and Agaih
the audience gave expression to Its
full endorsement Of the proceedings
81 strenuous applause, and the men
Of the band applauded for the recoE-
nition extduded their LEADER.
Ntlses Lsie'and Lathropswere seek.