The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-10-01
n CORN PALACE
Decorated by High School lad--Over
1000 Bushels Corn Used

1000 Bushels Corn Used
Mitchell, S. D., Sept, 28.-Special: 1t
would have taken one man about three
years to put in place the decoration
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 res ent
any suggestion that it is an easy tLilg
to 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 com was
grown especially for use on the corn
palace. Great variety of color is OBJ
tanned by the surprisingly large mum
Der of shades, which includes dark and
light red, yellow, white, light and dark
bloody butcher. three shades NJ ca leo
and blue. The decorating of the bui.d
ing cost about $4,000.
A remarkable feature of this years
corn palace is the tact that it was de-
signed By a high school boy Of Mitch
ell. Heretofore a professional oe,cra-
tor was employed, but this year the
board wos 60 impressed with the ea"-
err ess of Floyd If is, who grad ated
from the local h&gl school las S rim
th"t it was decide! to 81 e him the
ia *. On the b ild!ng are t be found
not less than 200 different design
many of them orr inal. I was neces-
sarv to make a sketch for a ! o. these
plans, t. at the workmen might have
full directions. 1t is common com
ment t. is year t! at the corn ralace Is
unusually att active ard Floyd Gillis
is receiving many compliments on hi:
work.
BAND VEL l. KED.
The United States Marine band,
which Senator FoSt. J. Gamble, OF
So tn Dial Ota occurred for the corn
palace. is Iro in one } the most
popu ar at ra tions ever brought to
the corn palace. This is the band that
PLAYS at the various White House func-
tons and it is unnec essary to say
that it includes 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 cordiality. 4-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 Orr 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 a
great deal Of attention because the
county was created less than a year
ago. Prominent in it's array Of vege-
tables and grasses and grains were a
number of ine-looking watermelons.
The apple displays Of Hanson and
Hutchinson county show what South
Dakota can do in the fruit line.
The officers of the corr 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 Michels, decorations,
S. E.. Morris. vice-president, L. l. Ness,
secretary and l.. j. WEIGH, advertise
ment.