The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-10-09
From Thursdays Daily

FROM thursday S DAILY
All previous records for attendance
for the past five years were broken
by Corn Palace crowds today. With
the exception of the two days in
Corn Palace week of 1908, when Will
liam II. Taft and William Jennings
Bryan were the guests of honor on
consecutive days, the mark hung up
today probably exceeds all others.
The Corn Palace was packed to
the doors by 2 O'Clock this after
noon and by action of The executive
committee. the turnstiles We're closed
and hundreds OF visitors on the
streets were refused admittance. II
is estimated that close to 5000 peo-
pie were in the building.
Weather conditions contributed
heavily to the success OF the biggest
Thursday in the fifteen years the
Corn Palace festival has been cele-
bright and clear at an early hour
this morning and every train pour
ed itno the city its full quota OF pas
seneers. Automobile traffic ran the
trains closely in the number OF yisi-
tOIS III.
House Packed Last Night.
a we'll filled house witnessed the
show at the Corn Palace last night
which was noticeably good on &C
count OF the briskness with which the
bill was run off and the lack of long
and tiresome waits between the acts.
The audience began gathering early
aud long before the time for opening
concert by the Banda Roma the best
seats were al filled. The program
last might went oil without a hitch.
Every act seemed 10 be AT its best
and there were no delays in the
staging of them.
The band opened the entertain
ment With some unusually pleasing
numbers among which the solo by
Nine. %Sirignano with band accomp-
ainment seemed TO make the biggest
hit with the audience and the ap.
plause which followed her encore
lasted until the band started its mex;
selection.
Following the program OF the CIV.
ening the audience wt.s given the
usual invitation to inspect the ey.
| hibits in the booths and ii was per.
haps over an hour after the close
of the regular show before the CROWD
in the building began to Thin out.
More Specials Today.
The Milwaukee had two more spec
ial trains into the city today ant
according / o the crowds which came
ON them, this vii He the biggest day
OF the carnival. The special train
.frpm Flandreau via. Woonsocket ar
rived With thirteen cars all packed
The special from Platte. SticlSney ant
Intermediate points contained eighr
cars and they We're filled with people
crowding the platforms. The regular
trains also brought in the usual biz
crowd packed into special coaches
and the Omaha this morning from the
. east was filled 10 the last inch o.
space. Perhaps more autoes are lined
up along the curbing today than
amy day since the opening OF the week
. and that is Il good sign that the at
tendance is a record breaker.
SPHINX County is First.
Al $50 O'Clock this afternoon. the
judges of the county exhibits at Tho
Corn Palace announced hat SPHINX
county had won first place. TanktoI
coutny took second, Jerauld third
M~innehaha fourth and Perkins, fifth
The Dawson county corn exhibit will
be judged tomorrow.
At the South Dakota state fair az
Huron, Sphinx county won second
place. Minehaha own third, Yank.
ton fourth and Jeraud fifth. The
Yankton county exhibit was given
first place at The Interstate fair in
Sioux City. Corn Palace officials de-
clare that the Judging this year has
been more exact and scientific thar
ever before in the history Of the fall
festivals.