The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-09-20

main floor OF the Bank Of South Dakota
building about the lst OF the month
and Richard Woods has leased the
Koehler building, now occupied by MIR.
Chales, In Union block, into which he
will move his drug stock later.
Mr.. Davis, representing Tollard, Stet-
son & Co. Of Sioux City to-day received q
bill Of sale OF the stock and fixtures of
Thos. Shea and is selling off the same at
private sale.
Last Saturday, tramps entered the
house of operator, John Moore, and ex-
tracted over ten dollars OF money while
Mrs. Moore was out. Some time before
tramp had called at the house and
made some demands for things which
she refused to grant and the churl talk
cd quite insultingly to her, using abu-
sive language. 1t is about time these
fellows were made walk the road with
out any parleying.
J.. M. Preston has received letter
from Mrs. Preston who is enjoying life at
the worlds fair immensely and wants our
worthy clerk to go down and see the
great show. She has met Miss Emma
Doolittle Of this city who has not en-
tirely recovered from her injuries re-
ceiyed in the train collision near Dubu-
que while on:the way to Chicago. The
railway company met her expenses while
sick and has paid her $3.50 besides.
Minnehaha county Jail came near hav-
ing a delivery Monday. Two bars OF the
steel cage had been sawed nearly
through and the work was being contin-
ued with good success at the time OF
discovery by the sheriff. There is a
tough gang in there at present among
whom are two OF those who committed
the robbery at Estelline, hardened GRIM
inals. They are supposed to have
taken the little saws OF the very finest
and best material into the Jail in their
shoes.
The advance OF civilization is signi-
ficantly suggested by the following para
graph from the Sioux Falls Press Of the
10Th: Secretary A. M. Wight left yester-
day for Pine Ridge agency, where he
will address convention OF the Indian
| Young Mems Christian association
John Eastman and Sam X. Weston OF
/ Flandreau; Rev. Charles r. Crawford
and Rev. John Flent of Sisseton, and w.
Rogers OF Devils Lake agency, all
Indians, will also attend.
Alderman Walden is in receipt of a
letter from A. j. Ross, the artesian well
contractor. who has returned to Web
ster, g. D.. from trip to the east and is
trying to find out what the Webster
people wish to do in regard to their
we'll. He hopes to be ready to come to
Madison this week or next and prepare
to go on with the we'll here il the coun'
Gil is 90 minded. Mr.. Ross completed
his well contract at Webster in good
] shape but the people there were 10th te
give up the boring at 1900 feet. th'
depth agreed upon by Mr. Ross, and
have had his machine for several month,
operating ID themselves. Mr.. Ross II
anxious that they close up their expert
ments so that he may come here ane
will soon know what determination they
come to. Madison is much more hope
Il "
full field for an artesian well than in th'
midst OF the coteaux and depth o
1900 feet would doubtless discover ,
gusher. An arteslan well in Madison
would be profitable investment il
more ways than one. The benefit to th'
county at large TO know that artesisl
flows could be obtained IN this section
would be OF incalculable value to farm
ers, and the convenience and saving II
the city in ten years would amply repa.
all cost.
Ladies, buy your shoes at McGilli
vray's.