The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-10-08
RECORD
BROKEN AGAIN BY !: &
1914 CORN PALACE

charse3 OF MISS Margaret Devers, is
one of great value to all who visit
the Corn Palace. Miss Devers is pre-:
pared to answer all questions about.
the wrapping of packages for ship
ment as parcel post, how to address
and prepare letters and give inform
alton about the working of. the
p~ostoffice department.
Indian Booth Descriptive,
The advance made by the Indians
on South Dakota reservations can
be illustrated no better than by the
displays made in the booth in the
corner Of the Corn Palace.
the main floor. In agriculture,'
the more common trades, needle
craft and education the progress
made is graphically shown. The ag-
%ricultural products on exhibition,
ranking with any grown by expert
farmers, show the future that Is be-
red men in this field. The.
booth was gathered under DR.. VIC.
Kohlenberg, superintendent of the
Crow Creek agency, and is in charge
Of Gordon Smith, formerly Of Nit
chell.
The work being done by the South.
Dakota State college at Brookings is
illustrated in a handsome booth near.
the east entrance to the building:
The mechanics arts are especially
emphasized, showing the work done
by the students. in architecture,
building and blacksmithing. The
agricultural courses of the State
college also are given a prominent
places The federal experiment sta
ton at Redfleld has q meritorious
exhibit.
Commercial Exhibits Varied.
The display of commercial booths
has never been more complete than
p the Corn Palace this year. The
various exhibits have departed
from the conventional type and
have been made especially at
sractive, showing both educational
and artistic features. Mitchell CON
Germs have shown enterprise in their
displays.
The Newburys, the Turner Cream
sry company and the DeLavel Sep
lrator company occupy the same
'oooths on which they maintain a
permanent lease. The Newbury
booth, which is in two sections.
shows a dining room set In artistic
style, complete in every detail with
the best Of draperies, silverware and
ihina. with beautiful examples OF
he florists art. In an adjoining
booth are shown varieties of plants
for sale.
The Turner Creamery company,
one of the leading institutions Of the
sity. features, pure butter and dairy
products. One of the striking things
of the booth is a trick milk bottle,
'rom which milk flows in a perpetual
stream. The De Lavel separatorsssis
shown in actual operation in an adj
Joining booth, presided over by rep
resentatives of the company. 8
Goods are isplayeA.s
w. H. Fritz, with an optical dis
play, and Gustav Woelfel, with jew
slry, occupy a booth Jointly. The
latest products of the jewelers., art
and optical goods Of all descriptions
ire shown behind the cases. The
booth or the Duntley vacuum sweeper
is of interest to housewives with@ia
bean-guessing contest to draw their
especial attention.
< The Mitchell Hide company has q.
booth featuring the display OF the
Worcester Salt company. The In
slant Postum demonstration is an
other center OF interest to women.
The art OF portraiture is en1pha-
sized in the booth of the Stout Por-
trait shop. Many Of the modern ex-
amples of the studio are shown in an
artistic setting, Yatsuma oda, a Da-
kota Wesleyan student, has On dis
play a large number of Japanese
and watercolors from his ma
tive land. ia
Tropical Scenes Shown.
Onesof the most striking exhibits
the commercial booths is that
81 the Haley & Lang company; in
a tropical setting is given
Included In the display are banana
fig and date trees, q grape
fruit and palms. In bottles are shown
various poisonous reptiles and I'M
sects, with some banana rats scam
around in a cage.
A wedding party in miniature is
shown In the handsome booth Of
VIM. pethlele, the florist. The best
IF the greenhouse plants and cut
lowers are shown. in an extensive
itsplays Nj: Dethlefs Is In personal
.harge Of the exhibit.
From SATURDAYS Daifv..