Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-10-14
THE CORN PALACE
THE MITCHELL FESTIVAL THIS
YEAR SURPASSED ALL
PREDECESSORS
MANY OUTSIDERS ATTEND
EXHIBITS AND ATTRACTIONS OF
A KIND TO BRING RE-
SUITS LATER

SAAeSAcAAV Acn tHS CUEu p6l1Ce
season closed in this city it marked
the greatest period of success since the
inception Of the enterprise away back
In 1892. Everything possible comb n
ed to make the 1909 palace the grea.-
est ever. The musical attraction was
the United States marine band of
Washington. D. c., and 1t was the
most expensive attraction ever secur-
ed by the committee costing $500 for
the entire week. 1t proved a strong
winner, however, for there never were
such crowds as filled the building day
after day and night after night on this
occasion. President Burns when he
presented Lieutenant Santelmann and
Miss Lee and Miss Lathrop. the vocal
lists, with beautiful flowers as a token
of appreciation Of the citizens of
Mitchell for their splendid work of the,
week, stated that all records in corn
palace history had been broken by
the present weeks crowds, both in
soclability and financially. Leuten-
ant Santelmann stated that the corn
palace engagement was one OF the
most delightful engagements the band
dad ever played, and that the people
Of the west showed as marked an APP
probation of the high grade of music
rs the eastern audiences.
From the great crowds which were
In attendance every day. the corn PAL
ace idea seems to have increased In
popularity, for the excursion trains
which came from the same direction
three times In the week brought 50
per cent Of the same people back q
third time. The corn palace has come
to be recognized as state institution
and state help. and as long as 1t
proves the aid to the agricultural
features Of the state, Mitchell will
continue to hold the festival each year.
The county agricultural exhib Is this
year presented splendid array Of the
products OF the state, and at this per-
Tod of the season 1t afforded q fine
opportunity for their display before
eastern people. There were thousands
of people from Iowa, Illinois and In
diana In the state during the week
looking over the country and q very
large proportion of them made their
return trip by the way OF Mitchell to
attend the corn palace. To them it
was new feature of advertising a
state, and they marveled at the crop
products which were there displayed
IN such fine condition. After viewing
the exhibits an Illinois man made the
statement that what he saw In the
corn palace was fully borne out in the
crops he has seen over the state To
him the corn was marvel, for he had
not expected to see such corn grown
outside of Illinois, but he was free to
confess that South Dakota showed a
better corn crop than his state. He
said he could not grasp the idea that
corn could be grown SO far north and
escape the frost. He was informed
however, that frost had not caught
the corn in the central and southern
sections once in the past IL years.
Three Of the counties which exhibited
In the corn palace, Dawson, Hanson
and Clay, took their exhibits to Aber-
deem, where they will be shown in q
building to the crowds which 60 to
that point to register. Over leo 005
people will have 80 opportunity to
see the crop display.
The electrical display made by the
city this year was more beautiful than
ever. For q distance OF six blocks on
both sides Of the street 5000 mean
descent lights were strung with three
colors, which made pretty siaht,
while the corn palace was outlined
with 1000 electric lights.
Both the Milwaukee and Omaha
roads run special trains. % in a, mber
and with the IL regular passenger
trains day brought in thousands OF
people. The palace will be held ON
the same dates In 1910.