The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-10-06
MUCH ENTHUSIASM
At THE CONCERTS
SPLENDID MUSIC AND yAUDE.
WILLIE ACTS BRING FORTS
MUCH APPLAUSE AND ZEN.
THUSIASM.

the part OF the people OF h state
coming to Mitchell for the corn
palace. All that is necessary is 70,
the railroads to put on sufficient ex.
cursion trains and the people will dc
the rest. Friday but two trains were
run on the Milwaukee road, one from
Flandreau coming via Woonsocket,
and picking up passengers from q
special from Washington Springs.
There were only five coaches OH the
train and at Woonsocket each was
damned to the limit, there being
642 people in the coaches. After
leaving "oOnsockct the train did not
stop ut any stations because of the
crowded condition of the coaches.
The overflow was brought down on
the regular passenger at noon, when
500 people were unloadcd for the
corn palace.
A special was run from Sioux City
connecting at Tripp with a special
from Stickney, bringing $50 people
from that direction. All the towns
along the line contributed large
crowds.
The Milwaukee passenger from
the west brought in many people.
There was no special from that
direction today, but the people in
sisted on coming to Mitchell and
they overcrowded the regular train
with 4O3 passengers. 1t was a splend-
id contribution from that section,
when it is taken into consideration
that they have been sending a large
quota of their citizenshi peyery day
this week. A great many of the
same people have come back for a
second trip of the week. That DEM
%Onstrates the manne in which the
People appreciate the corn palace
and its good features.
The Omaha passenger and special
train from Sioux Falls this morning
unloadeu a host of people from the
east n more. On both trains
there were $50 passengers.
That makes a record of 5000 PEG.
pie who came in on special and reg
ular trains this morning. Adding
these to the vast number that are
here and those who came in on the
trains from the east and south yes
teptfay afternoon and last night,
Mitchell is entertaining u vast crowd
to-day-oe of the largest it has ever
had on the next to the closing day
Oh the palace.
With the arrival of the people
they surged up through Main street
and drifted off to the eating houses,
hotels and restaurants to get their
dinner and be ready for the perform
ances Of the Gay. AT 12:45 the De-
Lucases started the free attractions
before a crowd that extended down
through two blocks. The acts are
high in the air and gives thousands
a chance to c the performance. The
crowd was taken on up to tho corr
palace for the third and last per.
Torrance.
Thursday afternoon there was an
immense audience present in the corn
palace and the seating capacity was
tested to the full. 1t is estimated
that there were fully 1000 people
in the building and the concert pro
gram rendered by Conway's band was
received with the heartiest demon.
stration of the week. Encore fol
lowed encore and after one number
was played Director Conway respond.
led four times. The afternoon audi
ence grew very enthusiastic over the
playing of the band. Madame De
Vine sang a solo during the afternoe
program and she was received in {
most cordial manner. Mr.. LOBBY
the tenor, also rendered a solo thai
was received with much applause.
In the evening the audience was
very large. in fact the largest of the
week. and a splendid program was
given. Miss May Welch gave a re
quest solo, in which she sang "Annie
LAURIE" one of her popular encore
number. Miss WEIGH renders this
number with as good taste and feel
ing as any singer who ever gave il
from a Mitchell platform. Her voice
is full Of pathos and she sang thu
selection in a way as to bring a lumI
into the throat.
Mr.. Henton played a solo on the
saxophone, selecting the "Berceuse,
a beautiful number which he rem
dered very acceptably. Madame De
Vine was heard again and singing
beautiful waltz song she won addi
tional friends for her splendid rendi
ito nof the song. -
Mi. Conway and the band enter
taine~ with their part of the pro
gram in a royal manner and the PEG
pie were very enthusiastic over tn,
various selections of the evening.
The vaudeville artists wound I'll
the program in a whirlwind sort o
style and sent everybody hom'
happy.