The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-10-05
WEEK Of TRIUMPH
FOR CORN PALACE
COMES OUT AHEAD
While Weather Was
Bad Corn Palace
Project Succeeds
A GRAND ENDING
Mit.h hell People Turned Out
En- Masse For Closing
Night of Palace

PlGugling through mud, slush and
rain, the corn palace OF 1911 push
ed its way TO Il fine financial sue
cess, when the great enterprise came
to an end Saturday night. MI day
long Saturday the rain fell, and
there was little cessation Of the
moisture until darkness fell, and
even then throughout the evening
the mist vas quite heavy. The
people, however, were not to be dis
appointed in the amusement for the
closing night. There was Il great
crowd Of men. women and children
surging up and down the lighted
t~horoughfare, bent on having a good
time. Owing to the muddy con- Il
ton of the street the crowd had TO
confine itself entirely to the side
walks, and the room at times was
used up. All the implements Of
noise that were sold at the stands
were brought into use, and a bunch
of a dozen fellows made the air re-
sound with their tooters. But very
little, OF any, confetti was thrown,
as this has been tabooed for several
years, and has not been INDUCED in.
\ Financial Success.
With the close CT the concert Fri
day night the corn palace was nearly
on easy street. When the last dol
lar was taken in Saturday night
here was more than enough to pay
all expenses and to start a fund for
the corn palace Of next year. The
Nact amount cannot be determined
until all the bills are paid.
1t was not expected by the man
agement to take in a very large
amount Saturday because OF the rain
which stayed by the enterprise all
day. However, there was Il very
agreeable surprise when the receipts
counted up about $1,000 for the
two concerts.
In the afternoon an audience Of
moro than 1900 people was i'll the
palace. and in the evening it was
forth for the Mitchell people to
turn out on masse to make the clos
ing night Il glorious success, and
they responded in Il way as to make
the hearts of the management warm
for the support given.
The Closing Concert.
Eilery's baud reserved the closing
program for the best Ct the week,
and some rich music WAS presented
for the cditicution of the people in
the audience. The program opened
with Mendelssohn's Wedding March,
Il selection which is admirably adapt
ed for Il band selection, and it was
played with a fine effect.
The other numbers were taken
from the opera OF "Fest," Il duct
from Lucia, and played by Messrs.
D'Amico and Greece, which Was
beautifully rendered. The Carmen
selection contained many of the
popular airs from the grand opera
and at its conclusion the audience
exhibited the greatest amount of en-
thusiasm, cncoring the band and
he director time and again.
Messrs. Wallace and Young in the
second half sang a duet. Watch
an, What Of the Night that was Il
perfect gen in its rendition, and the
two gentlemen received wild APP
plause for their effort. For an en-
core they sang. Excelsior During
the week these soloists have made a
fine impression with their singing
and the great audiences have enjoyed
them to the full.
Just before the closing number
was presented, w. w. Herbert APP
peared on the stage for a short talk
CONCERNING the closing season OF the
palace. In referring to the early con-
ception OF the palace idea, he said
it was born in unselfshness, the pur-
pose being to advertise Mitchell and
South Dakota, and that during all
the years this line has been followed
closely. Mr.. Herbert said that the
spirit of commercialism must be
eliminated from the palace idea, fer
if it became emphasized to any degree
he believed it would mean the death
of the enterprise.
Mr.. Herbert declared that in spite
Of the four days of bad weather the
palace had been a financial success.
Thousands of visitors have come
from all sections OF the state and
have been entertained, and these, he
said have represented the best citi-
zens of fro where they ONE.
He extended the thanks of the
people to the management for their