The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-10-05
City Thronged Today;
Crowds From Many
Sections Of State
TRAINS LOADED
LOADED
excursion and Regular Trains
are Loaded TO the Doors
With Palace Visitors

dlC l.OdUGQ W llC DOOlS.
With Palace Visitors
". .lh the return of good weather
Yesterday afternoon and this mo""-
ing there was no kcepil" The reo-
pc way from the M.tch-l; corr pal
ace. and every tlain that came in
o the city, both spocia! and regular,
brought in the visitors from all see
lions of lhc state. Vi is only a Ques-
ton OF weather as 10 the coming of
the people TO the corn palace, and it
has been amply demonstrated this
week.
Come up TO Last Year.
Tie crowd today seemed TO be full
ly as large rs yesterday, and that
was something TO please the palace
management nightly. In compari-'
son with the same day a year ago. it
was practically the SINE as 10 the
receipts mt the palace i'll the after
noon. II was i'm The evening when
tho record was made over last year.
The center section OF the palace in
the evening was filled, with many on
tho outside rows, while there were
hundreds in the gallery, completely
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The reecipts for tie evening were
much larger than The same day last
year.
Trains Were Crowded.
There were three special trains
came TO the city this morning foi
the Friday attractions. Inc Mil
waukee road brought in one from
Canton having ten coaches and al
filled up, the numbcr being estimat
ed al 500, and about all the car:
could Mold conveniently. AS it wa:
Y the people. were standing OF the ca.
steps. The Sioux City excursion o.
tie same road, brought in nine car
OF people, picked upon along the lin
at Intervening towns. There Wer
v no specials from tho west and NORTH
but the Milwaukee company mad
provision Ior bringing in the people
Z The north train had on eight coach
> es, all of which were lillea,, and til
west train brought in nine ccache:
" and standing room was at n prem:
, UNI. 1T is estimated that the Mi
" waukoc trains brought in over 2.AG
- people.
y The Omaha road vas taxed TN
w morning to handle the GROVE
= which came from the east. The SIP,
- cial train had nine coaches on an
" the regular had on three extra car
all OF which carried a big load {
- human freight. 1t is estimated |
~ the trainmcn that about $50 poop
: special train came from Sioux Fal
and will be held this evening unit
y after the concert is concluded at IL
palace building
: With the arrival of all these PEE
pie and with the presence of tho:
' who have remained over from day
day, determined TO get all II
amusement that was going, filled l
Main street with a moving. hustlil
:. and pushing mass OF humanity. III
weather today could not have bee
more ideal, with the sun shinii
:, brightly and the atmosphere COO
causing not the least discomfOl
The roads had dried up sufficient
so that automobile were brought j
TO rcuuisitiOn to bring the visito
to the palace.
Palace lSuithing Crowded.
With the vast crowds on L
sh street there wa.; ii great rush to {
of into the palace for the afterno
M concert. The fame of the Ellie
to band has gone over the state, a
M the people show ar intense cage
he ness to hear the music as produc
Of by this magnificent band. The a
us dience practically filled the but
ing long before the concert W
commenced and The people occupi
.hcir time in viewing the county &
I'M ricultural exhibits and the industr
an display in the gallery. With I
opening of the concert program I
people sought their seats and p
- pared TO listen to the music. Ma
~; of the strangers express themsel'
~; as being greatly pleased with I
y; band, an3, declare they would
w; have missed the opportunity to he
o the band.
Thursday Night Concert.
While Mitchell people turned
in vary large Numbers Thursday