Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-13
VOLUME % NUMBER l3
1912 CARNIVAL GRANDEST
OF ALL
Mitchell Corn Palace and Corn
Belt Exposition Will be
Enlarged ThisY ear is
Every Respect.

That the 1912 Corn Belt expOsitinC
and corn palace carnival will be the
greatest ever this year-the twentieth
anniversary of it's creation, is undoubt
ed when the good things to be pre-
sented by the corn palace com mittee
and the people of Mitchell are genera
lily understood. The people of South
Dakota need no introduction to what
the Mitchell Corn Palace is. 1t has
been an established institution in the
state for twenty years and its reputa
tioh as the only thing of the kind in
the world has gone far and wide over
the entire country. There are very
few persons in the state today, who
have not anticipated a trip to this
grand entertainment at some time or
failed to crafty that anticipation,
the invitation is extended this year
with the assurance that the whole
affair will be put on with about
twice the usual amount of care and
eXpence.
Chief among the new features this
year is the new $4,000 European
Hippodrome which will consist Of
many of the best acts and high class
feature attractions obJainable. This
magnificent show will be presented
twice daily and will be shown on the
newly enlarged stage of the corn
palace building. The hipprodrome
will consist of ten big acts inside the
three grand free street attractions.
1t combines the feature acts Of the
best vaudeville In the world with star
performers garnered from four corners
of the circus world.
The Congress Cobaret orchestra the
pride of Chicago, will also play two
daily concerts in the corn palace.
This is an aggregation of musicians,
every one of which is a sooiSt and
distinct artist ia his line. The con-
certs by the orchestra will be inter-
spersed with the hipprodrome show.
The decoration of the corn palace
building will excel anything this
year, ever before attempted. At a
cost of $4,000 90 it will present to the
eye, a thing of beauty and JOY for
ever. DR.. ills OF the Michigan State
University, who has had charge OF
the decorating for many years past
has again been induced to superinte
the work. His design will be beauty
and simplicity of decoration and the
effect is beyond imagination to des-
cribe.
Six silver cornet bands from diff
ferent sections of the state have been
engaged and two Of them will be on
duty every day of the week. They
will meet all trains and play daily
concerts on the street.
In addition to the unusually at
tractive corn palace show, the street
carnival section has not been over
looked. This part of the event will
be greater and grander than ever.
The "Main Drag" will be replete with
all the attractions so dear to the
heart of a carnival goers. Nothing
has been omitted and so great was the
demand for space this year by street
attractions that the committee was
enabled to make the usually good
selection.
The city of Mitchell itself has much
such improvements in the past year
that it will hardly be recognizable.
The new cement paving on Main
street extends from the Milwaukee to
the Northwestern depot and this is
tanked by the new system of cluster
of boulevard lights which makes the
finest appearing main street in the
state.
Every effort has been made and
every convenience for the entertain.
ment of the guests of the city corn
palace week has been provided for.
There will be plenty OF shade and
water for all and the city will be
thrown open to those who come fol
the greatest week of pleasure in the
history of the city.