The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-12-09
The Moral Sentiment Of That
Community Greatly
Shocked.
Abbreviated Costumes OF Giddy Girl
Masksrs the Immediate
Cause Thereof.
Lewdness and Drunkenness Vie With
Each Other for Ascendancy--
A Disgraeeful Affair

Sioux FALLS, 3. ID, Dec. special:
The moral element OF this community Is
Ia high state of excitement. On FRI
day evening of last week q public mas
querade ball was given at Germania
hall, which, as usual, was attended by
number OF the sclons OF some Of the
best families OF the Queen City. During
the evening attention was attracted 10
several OF the fair maskers by the abbre-
Waited costumes worn and the utter
abandonment and disregard OF propriety.
When the party unmasked the fact was
revealed that about twenty of the
lady" maskers were inmates OF the
bagnios Of the city. From this time ON
the scene was one of the most Disgrace
full ever Witnessed in public. The nice
young men present gave up all regard
for public sentiment aud seemed TO vie
with each other for the privilege OF
Waiting around the ball room with one
of these painted harlots In their arms.
Liquor was secured, and by the time the
orgies broke up number OF both sex
were In beastly state of intoxication.
The sires OF number OF the young men
were informed OF their actions and the
latter received lectures they will not for
get for awhile. A further result OF the
affair has been the breaking of of q
marriage OF two OF the leading young
people Of the city, which had been an
nounced for Christmas. The mayor and
city police force are receiving much cen
sure for allowing such disgraceful af-
fair 10 continue
Charity Bali.
Arrangements have been perfected for
q grand housewarming OF the new court
house. which IL 10 take place on Wednes-
day evening OF this TEX. The build
Ing, which was completed recently, has
just been accepted by the county board,
who have turned IL over, for the occa-
sion, 20 q committee OF representative
gentlemen for the purpose OF a charity
ball. Tickets for the ball have been
placed at 50. and the affair ls expected
90 be of the swell order. The proceeds
Will be- divided among the charity COM
mittees OF the various churches OF the,
city. Guests are expected from Sioux
City, LeMars, Cherokee. Yankton,
Mitchell aud Huron.
soush Dakota Temeaers.
On Monday, Tuesday and wednesday,
the esth. seth and s0th OF this month, the
South Dakota Educational association
will meet In this city. During the meet
Ing 1.-The Manual Training Movement
Is q subject which will receive consldera-
BILE attention. A number OF prominent
educators will take part ia this discus
sion, which will be led by Prof. G. M.
Woodward, OF st. Louis, Mo-, who has q
national reputation as an educator. The
Commercial club on Saturday evening
appointed . committee Of Its members 10
greet the visitors and make their stay In
the city as pleasant as possible A large
gathering from all parts of the state Is
expected.
DOE Baiiey's Phissnthrepy.
Previous 30 the meeting OF the state
convention p. NJ. Bailey, OF this city,
announced that he would shortly open,
at his own expense, free library and
reading rooms for the benefit OF the
worklngmen OF this city. Many thought
this political dodge on the part Of Mr..
Bailey 20 gain him support I'm his canvass
for the nomination OF state treasurer.
hut such was not the fact. On Friday
of last week Mr.. Bailey threw open 10
the public OF Sioux Falls suite of
rooms IN The Metropolitan block which
contains q library OF over 1900 volumes
of the leading works of the day. Fur
thermore, Mr. Bailey last week pur-
chased from the county FIVE lots On the
Garner OF Minnesota and Ninth streets
0a which he has contracted 60 erect u
$4,000 structure for 4 free library
building. Work on the ediiiee win com
mence early In the spring. The
building viii be three or four stories
md VIII be constructed from Sioux Falls
jasper.