The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-08-29
SOUTH DAKOTA IN GENERAL.


Marrow Eseaps From an agonixinE Death
ofa 1-rear-oaa noy--Ths noisey Capt
sai Bubble Harsiea News General and
Personal.
sGoUx FALrs. aug ~. s.-specia
An interesting Surgical operation was
performed In this city yesterday by Drs.
DE Blond, Morgan aud Olney. The
patient was James, a 7-year.old son OF w.
II. Wallace, who lives near Ltnnox, ten
miles southwest OF Sioux Falls. II APP
pears that last Sunday the boz pnt small
pebble In bis mouth, and while paving
II aecidentaiiy dropped into his wiadpipe
and then down the right broachiaI tute.
He suffered ers 1T agony aud nearly ehoked
to death before physician could be sum
moned. THIS doctor gave the boy
some relief. but it vas evident
that an operation would have
to be performed and the obstacle removed
or the boy would die. Ths local ply ician
failing TO dislodgs ths stone. had tbs pa.
tient brought TO the city, where the opera.
ton OF tracheotomy was success fully PEE.
formed and the stone removed. The
operation revealed the fact that the stone
bad compile e'y stopped the bronchial tube.
so that in breathing no air could enter the
right inng. The stone was taken to a
drug store, put on the scales and found TO
weigh exactly ~ grains. In size il
was as large as small cherry aud the at
tending physician stated laat they never
before knew offs large an obstacle getting
into one Of the bronchial Tub q. Tue pa
tisnt will recover. though he had n mar. ow
escape from an agonixing death.
The wolsey capital bubblo has burst and
nothing more will be heard of tin this
city, as least. In pursuance Of call about
200 citizens gathered al the opera house
last evening to hear Judge BrookinRs ex-
plain the Wolsey capital scheme, of which
he Is the respected father. Z he judge spoke
over an hour aud said In regard to the
Wolsey idea that Ia was proposed to give
the state l.0O0 acres OF land near Wolsey,
TO be plated in lots six to an acre and al
loving forty acres for the capitol building.
making total of $500 lots, which would
sell for $20u, br nging to the state 81 ,l92.-
900. This amount, he claimed, would
pay the state debt and leave
enough over to erect very hsndsomC cap
NeA bNiAA1Hs AhAGA H1sENAAbH "a WOA@Cf
excellent railroad facilities, the judge
closed by calling upon other speakers.
MIR. A. @. Philips followed Judge Brook.
ings. and In the course of his remarks
showed decided preference for Pierre.
he greatly deplored the -hoodle" cam.
paign that is being carried on 10 secure the
the capital plan. X. q. Wright opposed
the scheme aud thought Sioux Falls could
afford 10 spend sl0D,000 TO secure the
eapiial CT itssll. He charged that Judge
latter held near Wolsey. To This insinua-
tion the judge directed some heated and
pointed remarks, and the ting broke ap
with Eosls and shouts of 3Piene!"
Huronl"
j. II. McCarrier has resigned his posi-
ticn o. manager of the telephone exchange
In this city and has been succeeded by his
brother Owen. The fo.mar will 60 iuto
busiEess In Minneapolis, With the North
ern Light and Heating company.
The Real Estate Rerisg will succumh
after this wesk's issue, the proprietors a.
leg:ng that the paper mas been a financial
iauure, ana tnat they do not prcpose~to
stand the strain any longer.
The city council have besn agitating the
qasstion SOM time about compelling the
gas works company 10 pull up their plant
and move ollsids the city limits.
a resolution 10 that effect was intro.
dueed al q receut meeting aud at the
naeesins called Monday night IL was made
the special order OF business. ID. II.
Bailey, tae new district attorney, appeared
for the city and Judge Garland for the
gas company. Both attorneys argued the
subject at considerable length, but Judge
Garland succeeded In convincing the city
fathers that they could NOT legislate any
destruction OF property, so the resolution
sas tabled and the gas works will probably
remain where they are, until tho CON-
pany sees fit TO move.