The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-10-08
"Wednesday Shows
Gaina Over 1913
Festival.
S IR EE IS FILLED
Attendance UP to Last Year,
Which Was Greatest Ever.
JerauldiWins First Place.

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Over $4,000 people have attend
sed the last three performances at the
Corn Palace, according to the esti.
mate Of the,cxecutiyc committee this
afternoon. Despite this reco,x-break--
ing attendance, no decrease has been
noticed 4 the throngs ON tire streets.
Uorn Palace records are no sooner
made than broken again the follow.
ing year. The 1919 Corn Palace an
peared to have established an attend
ance record, for all time, but the re-
ceiptss last might indicated that the
first three days were the best that the
fall festiFaia had ever had and that
Wednesday lwas ahead of the CORE
sponats.g day lastsyear.
Monday was a better daylthan the
Iondays OF Corn Palace week inl1g13.
Tuesday fell Gust below last years
mark, while Wednesday proved to be
a distinct gain and a record-breakel
in point Of attendance. The attend
ance for the first three days are far
ahead of the first half of the week
last year.
Today's record probably will mark
an even greater advance w all pre-
vious years: The crowds brought in
by the promise OF ideal Corn Palace
weather; the brand that has made
South Dakota famous as the sunshine
state filled the streets for Ave solid
blocks by. noon and packed the, Pals
acetto standing room capacity by the
time OF the opening performance. this
afternoon,
Railroads. Bringing Crowds,
The Milwaukee and Omaha rail
road systems are hauling their; big
gest loads In the history of .the&Corn,
Palace this week. Yesterday the
Milwaukee system brought into the.
city $500 passenegrsy which is far
ahead of last year and probably any
previous year. The Omaha has
never handled larger crowds into the
city than at present.
This morning the, train from the.
west over the Milwaukee line had
392Spassengers. the Flandreau spec
ial through, Woonsocket had on 593I
passenegrs and the Platte and Stick.
ney special carried 469 passengers
The regular train from the north,
carrying visitors especially from Alb.
erdeen and, Redfield, carried 500
more passengers. The regular Omaha
train this morning was packed. The
Omaha's biggest day will be ,tcmor-
row, with the SPECIAL from Sioux
Automobile traffic contributes, at
least one-half to the size Of the
Corn Palace crowds It was esti-
mated that there were at least zoo
machines parked about the city to-
day; There were $40 by actual
count yesterday 'ands this number Il
even larger. today. Most OF the au.
tomobile visitors will remain in the
city until after the evening perfor- /
nance.
Jerauld Wins Award.
Jerauld county won the premier
honors for its agricultural exhibit at
the Corn Palace this year, with Butte
county making second and Yankton
third. The Jerauld exhibit, which
was3gathered by l.. N. Nesselroad and
arranged by DR.. f. d. ellis, of Nit
chels scored 500 points. This is the
same exhibit that won first at the
Interstate fair at Sioux City and sec
ond at the South Dakota state fair
at Hnrons
Butte county. the winner Of Sec
ond place with 52points. took third
at Huron. Yankton county, which
was awarded third honorssby Judge
Dick Lewaifen with 9S8 points. WIN
ut Huron and second at the
fair at Sioux City. Jerauld
won chiefly becausesot the fact that
she was full, in allfclasses OF exhibits
mention was given Lyman
and McCook counties, Sphinx. winnerd
of first last year. wal Ineligible bel
cause OF this fact and DAWSON coun-
ty WAS mot in the competition.
Educational Exhibits Feature.
Aside from the agricultural dis
plays of the various counties. the
educational booths are easily the cen-
.er OF attraction to Corn Palace visit
orssduring the intermissions and be-
'ore and after the programs. These
educational Gestures arefthe best that
have ever been provided for visitors.
Two boothsehave been turned over
Mitchell city schools.one
'hows the schoel work In all Of the
grades, featuring the art work Of
he pupils. Itsis l0c4teds 1.-THE top
the Anding a OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
.ntrance. Onsthe center. ~ the upper
hast balcony 10 shown the industrfall
Ioothsof the schools. Witch shows the1
PRODUCTS raised Sby the pupils III the
lkrieultural coIrsesysAneiy fniehedd
'urniture from n manual training
md artistic n6edIewoFkdl
rom the skilled hands Of the young