The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-09-12
1912 CARNIVAL
GREATEST OF ALL
Mitchell Corn Palace and Corn
Belt Exposition Will Be En-
larged This Year in
Every Respect

That the 1912 Corn Belt exposition
and corn palace carnival will be the
grandest ever this year-the twentie-
tn anniversary of its creation, is un-
doubted when the good things to be
presented by the corn palace COM
mittee and the people of Mitchell
are generally understood. The peo-
pie of the state 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 reputation
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 another. To those of them who
have failed to crafty that anticipa-
ton. with the assurance that the
whole affair will be put on with
about twice the usual amount OF
care and expense.
Chef among the new features
this year is the new SIC, 900 Europ.
can Hippodrome which will consist
OF many of the best acts and high
class feature attractions obtainable
This magnificent show will be pre-.
sented twice daily and will be shown
on the newly enlarged stage of the
corn palace building. The hippro-
drome will consist of ten big acts in
side and three grand free street at
fractions. 1t combines the feature
acts of the best vaudeville in the
world with star performers garner.
ed from four corners of the circus
world.
TIE Congress Cabaret 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 soloist and
a distinct artist in his line. The
concerts by the orchestra will be
interspersed with the hipprodome
show.
The decorations of the corn palace
building will excel anything this
year, ever before attempted. At q
cost of $4,000 it will present to the
eye. a thing of beauty and a joy for.
ever. DR.. ellis Of the Michigan
State University, who has had
charge of the decorating for many
years past has again been induced to
supperintend the work. His design
will be beauty and simplicity OF
decoration and the effect is beyond
imagination to describe.
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 viii
play daily concerts on the street.
In addition to the unusually at
tractiye 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 goer. Moth
ing has been omitted and so great
was the demand for space this year
by street attractions that the COM
mittee was enabled to make an un-
usually good selection.
The city of Mitchell itself has
made such improvements in the last
year that it will hardly be recogniz-
able, The new cement paving on
Main street extends from the Mil
waukee to the Northwestern depot
and this is flanked by the new sys-
tenn of cluster boulevard lights
which makes the finest appearing
main street in the state.
Every effort has been made and
every convenience for the entertain
ment CT 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 for
the greatest week of pleasure in the
history of the city.