The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-10-09
The Streets Are Solid
Mass by Noon
Today.
ETHAN BOY WINS
Gets Sweepstakes in Dawson
County's Corn Exhibit
Festival Ends Saturday.

Today's crowd OF Corn Palace
visitors is the grcutast mat has ever
entered Mitchell. \ continuation of
The mtlost favorable weather that has
ever marked pouti nakota's most
famous exposition early lijs morning
insured the entrance oil many
thousands OF people from oNery point
of the compass.
Wednesdays crowd was the lerg-
est that had cver come to Mitchell
for the Corn Palace. Actual figures
showed that a still larger throng had
entered the city Thursday. While
every indication was present today
that the the record set for the middle
of the week would be maintained.
For the last three days. The Corn
Palace Officials have been swamped
in their efforts to care for the crowds
that entered the mammoth building
OF maize. Standing room has liter
ally been at a premium. a situation
confronted before for this
period OF time.
Fasteners Here Today.
Visitors from the eastern part OF
the state were the special guests OF
honor today, coming OH special trains
from Sioux Fails and Canton. The
regular trains from the west and
north again were crowded TO capacity
with their loads of human freight,
and by noon the streets We're snrgins
with Il solid mass OF humanity.
Music by the bands from Tripp
and Memo packed the thorouehfares
about the free street attractions in
an immovable mass. The eating
houses and restaurants in the bust
ness section We're rushed 10 the ut
most for three hours in the middle
of the day 10 provide for their pa
irons, while the churches estimated
they had served at least 5000 peo.
pie during the day.
Weather is Ideal.
Barring Indictment weather on the
opening day, atmospheric conditions
have been ideal throughout The week
and each day has seen u larger crowd
than the one preceding. Constrpa-
tive estimates. based on the paid at.
tendance AZ the Corn Palace. The
number and size OF the special trans
and the number of people accomnlo-
dated at the hotels, ,reSt4nUlnts and
churches, easily pfacda the l9lX.e az
position on y rank lar. beyond chat
of any previous Seals. 1he sdccess!o of
The week has been assured beyond
question and it only remains for
Saturday TO eliminate the greatest
of Mitchel's fifteen Corn Palaces.
Alfred u ~Smenson5 the Ethan
youngster who Won signal -honors al
the state corn show in Mitchell last
January. again repeated his success
by winning the sweepstakes in the
Dawson. county corn exhibit. In Jan
uary II SWenson Won the first
prize for, the best ear of corn raised
in South Dakota and second award in
the central district in The boys class
Three Specials Todny.
Three snecial trains pulled into
crowds which came on them II
ol the attendance AT The corn palace
from out OF the city in spite of The
fact thai today was the last dav but
one of the celebration. The Milwau-
hee had a special from Sioux City
with 8 cars. and one from Canton
with II cars, this morning. On the
Falls with 9 ears and all three trains
we're filled With typical carnival
crowds.
The regular trains We're likewise
we'll filled and each of hen this
morning carried extra coaches for The
occasion. Although tomorrow is the
last day of the celebration it is ex-
pccted that the crowd will be but lit
lie diminished at that time.
Close Judging Necessary.
Close judging was necessary to
determine the winner OF the county
exhibits in the Corn Palace. the bare
result of which contest was announc-
ed Yesterday afternoon. Sphinx county
the winner, scored 954 points out of
a possible 1000. Yankton county,
which won second place, was but IL
points behind with a total of 942.
The other totals showed that Jerauld
county scored 933 points and Min
nehaha 906.
In the taste and display shown in
the arrangement of the county ex-
hibits. Sphinx. Yankton and Jerauld
counties each We're credited with 100
points and Minnehaha county with
"a. Yankton county was given the
highest score on corn, grains, potatoes
and vegetables. but fell behind on the
general average reached in the other
classes. Sphinx county was given the
highest award on wheat.
SwcnsOn Wins Sweepstakes.
Alfred j. Swenscn, OF Ethan, was
awarded the sweepstakes prize in the
Dawson county corn exhibit for hav-
ing the best corn in any Class. He
also was given first prize i'm the
yellow corn class.
In the yellow corn, Frank Weller
vas given second and j. I. Morrow
third.
Nv r. Suedn1eier was awarded
first place for white corn. The other
entries We're deciared by the judges
to be too MINIATURES for placing. In
the classes other than white or yell
low corn. Dent. Dan Mcdonald q
given first prize and Charles Ray
mond first. The Dawson county eN-
hibit of corn, declared Judge Lev
allen. was good.
Dick Lewnllen, who holds the
chair of agriculenre in the Mitchell
nigh school. judged the entire line
of county exhibits in the Corn Pal