The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-10-11
News aaEvlTIEs.

Ihe annual meeting Of the synod of
North Dakota opened Thursday night 6f
Jamestown. About thirty Presbytexian
ministers are IN attendance.
The Swedes of Lake CITY Msun GALA.
brated the 250th Anniyersarv ~ tha
first Swedish settlement In Ame~ics
Thursday night ut the M. Z. church
A Swedish address was delivered nv
Rev. j. 4. Lenner. -
Indian Agent Leihy denies that snv
lQggers had contracts to cut timber On
the Flambeau or Court DeOyieliee In
dian reservation this winter. He said ne
had recommended that the Indians bs
allowed TO cut, 30 as TO earn money 30
live on.
The Republican convention I'm the
sixteenth Legislative district of North
Dakota was held at Sherbrookc, and
nominated Finger Enger, OF Ssssls, Tor
for senator, and w. L. Skinner and
David Bartlett, Of Cooperstown, for rep.
resentatives.
For the first time In its history thu anr
nual convention OF the international
American Bee association win be held
west of the Mississippi river, at Keokuk.
Oct. 20 to 81. "A great many men inter-
ested in the culture Of bees win be- there.
There viii be an extensive and interesf-
ing exhibit Of bees, their products and
implements used In their care.
General Manager Hasslsr, of thu Sioux
City and Forest City railway, has
bought passenger cars and all neoesnAxy
rolling stock 10 put hts road In opera
tion, and says trains win be runniaw on
schedule time between Huron and For
est City within three weeks. This op3ns
a new and direct route for the Chicago
and Northwestern TO the Missouri river
and strengthens the belief that a bridss
over the Missouri and Forest CITY win
certainly be built. Col. Hassler says
arrangements have been perfected, and
q survey for a railroad from Forest CIV
to Rapid City, in the Black Hills, win
be made at once.
The Dane County Cwis.l Draina~s
commission has formally decided 70
proceed with the work OF draining the
land adjoining the several lakes III the
vicinity of Madison. It 10 euapowareA
to do so by law. About 1000 ceres Of
country land win be reclaimed aad
eighty blocks Of the city made dry. Ths
excavations alone, including the re-
moyal Of two dams, viii cost about eao.-
600, Damages will be asked by the
milling companies at Madison and
Stoughton, and the City OF Stoughton
and residents whose property WIN be
affected by the scheme are ready 10
claim damages also. The schsrne coma
pleted viii cost about e60, 900.
FSreiga.
The pope win donate 1000, 900 Lire
toward the church which IL = ewvkysss
bfiestR5od. h1z6gnsf skOjgb6lshf4 Rs
TO be subscribed By the public. 80
The shipowners at Grangamouth,
Scotland, the seaport Of the Clyde and
Forth canal, have imported men from
Norway to take the place OF their
former employees, who are ON strike.
The English iron masters belonging 90
the midland board have decided 90 re-
duce wages per cent. This affects
many thousands of iron workers, and Ia
owing to the reduction In the selling
prices of iron. 80
The carpenters and joiners have with.
drawn from the London trades oonncil
ON the ground that they cannot agree b
the eight-hour system voted by the con.
gress at Liverpool. Other trades are
expected to follow.
A dispatch from Rome says that Hi9
nor Crispi has formally denied the state
| ment in a published interview that hs
spoke of the German emperor aa Bon
Garcon. or good boy" The empercs
| was said to have regarded the term "A
indicating lack Of regard for his dig
nifty. -