The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-09-07
ACTIVE WORK BEGUN
DECORATING PALACE
THE WORK OF DECORATING THE
PALACE BUILDING HAS START
ED-W%LL FINISH IN GOOD
TIME.
The preliminary work of stripping


mcr decorations was completed sew
eral days ago, and now the active
work OF decorating the exterior has
commenced under the direction of
Floyd Gillis, of this city. The two
other years that he has done this
work makes it a %foregone conclusion
that the work will be in every way
satisfactory this year.
Most all of the big domes have
been painted a yellow color as the
ground work for the decorations,
and the color is quite appropriate
for the season and for the enterprise.
Heretofore the big center dome has
always been covered with corn, and
but the decorations have been chang
ed for this year to grain heads and
corn. The entire decorative scheme
will be changed materially from last
year., so that the exterior will have
little. III any. similarity.
The counties surrounding are TAX
ing an active interest in arranging
their agricultural exhibits which will
be brought here during T. palace
week to exhibit to the eastern WISH
tors just what has been produced
from the soil OF Soutl, Dakota. In
hundreds Of cases the states repu-
tation will be greatly enhanced by the
exhibit, and with the real goods on
display there will be no reason for
the spreading of further bad reports
on the agricultural production of the
state. 1t is expected that a dozen
or more counties will be represent
cd in the agricultural exhibit, and
the winners will be presented with
the usual large cash prizes which
has. been the custom of the corn pail
ace management.
Good train service has been prac-
tically assured for the entire week
of the palace. While the schedule
has not been announced as yet, both
tie Milwaukee ana the Omaha roads
will give Mitchell the same good SER
vice this year that it did last year
and the years previous. The crowds
have Always been so large that Meth
Ell company has any fear but what
the big attractions which have been
secured will bring the same multi
tudes of people. In all probability
a rate of one fare for the round
trip in the state will be accorded by
the railroads.
While all of the attractions have
not been secured the committee has
vaudeville management in Chicago
which will supply something of an
excellent character. These attrac-
lions will be for the anterior of the
building, those having already been
contracted i the streets. In this
line there is to be one big feature
in the double automobile stunt,
where two machines run down an in
cllncl plane reaching from Sixth
street south to the corner of the
corr palace. One machine turns a
single somersault and the other goes
oNer twice. 1t is a hairraising act
and doubtless will be the biggest at
traction in the state this fall. Two
othcr attractions have been secured
for the street and will be produced
farther south on Main street.
llllery's band of fifty pieces, which
has been secured as the main must
cal attraction for the entile week,
is playing its way in from the Paci-
lc coast, just finishing IA big en-
sagement at Astoria. Ore, where the
salmon fishery exposition is being
held. This band is coming to Nit
chell for its initial appearance in the
northwest, but there is not the beast
hesitancy in saying that it will fur
nish a class of music the equal of
any and the superior of many bands
which have appeared in the corn
palace in years gone by. The band
has been in Scotland and ireland the
greater part of the summer season.
PLAYING engagements at several en-
positions, and where it has maze a
pronounced hit in every place it has
appeared. MIR. Ellery assures the
management that his band will be
the biggest thing in the way of a
musical attraction that the palace
has ever mad, and he is fully aware
of the prominent bands which have
played at the palace.
From now on to the 25th day of
September there will be a busy
scene around the corr palace build
ing to have everything in readiness
for the opening day.
ANKLE VIEW SKIRT