The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-03-13


O'Connell; assessor, Mike C~osgrove;
treasurer, Swan Nelson; justice, G. w.
Shirley; constable, Ole Olson.
John Fleming, foreman of the round
house, while putting up a snow plow to-
day had his index finger OF the left
hand 80 badly smashed that it required
amputation at the second joint.
Mitchell cor. Sioux City Journal: One
Of the biggest deals in this section for a
long time has just been closed, whereby
Messrs. Bradbury and Clark. well known
stock men,:have bought the Price and
Taylor stock ranches at Letcher, em-
bracing 1920 acres, with about 1000 head
of horses and cattle. The business is to
be transacted by the Interstate Stock
exchange which also operates in Iowa.
Nebraska, Kansas, Montana and Utah,
and in connection with it there will be a
bank established ct Letcher, operated by
Col. nj. M. Price.
At the Grace church last evening,
Rev. w. j. Cleveland delivered an in
~structive lecture on the subject of con
firmation or the rite of the laying on of
hands. The reverend gentleman demon
strated that nineteen twentieths OF the
Christian world observe this rite at the
present time, and that all of the found
ers of tine several branches of the mother
church recognized the rite as q Christian
duty, although at this age it has fallen
into disuse in many communions. Rev.
Cleveland removed the surplice and sat
in a chair in front of the altar while de
livering the lecture, making it delight
fully informal.
A missionary camp fire of more than
ordinary interest was held at the Pres
byterian church last evening. Besides
some choice singing by the choir the
program was itself Of unusual interest.
The following fagots we're burned: read
ing of Letter from our own missionary
in JAPAN" by Miss Rowe; "At what age
shall we begin, and when shall we cease
to work for missions?" a paper by Mrs,
A. w. Clark; 'The voice in the twi-
light" a recitation by Alice jerks; "Our
special object" a paper by Mrs. Nj. L.
Clark; "Feed my lambs" "a paper by
by Mrs. Hattie Hanson. The closing
piece by Mrs. j. Y. Ewart was the read
ing of a very touching negro story with
a missionary moral to it, followed by the
taking OF missionary thank offerings.
School Land Commissioner Ruth, of
De Smet and State Auditor Nipple, of
Pierre, arrived on the train from the
north at noon and in consultation with
County Superintendent Wright will this
afternoon appraise the school lands in
Lake county. In al interview with
these gentlemen a DAILY LEADER re.
porter learned that the valuation OF
school lands, owing to the great advance
in realty in South Dakota the past year
is likely to be raised a couple of dollars
per acre and those who did not buy the
| DdBI Two years Hdt0 utiSScu q kOOu buluk
Another item in this school business
buyers and renters will do we'll to notice
in time and that is all school lands moi
sold this string will be leased for fvt
years. This will take everything in the
shape OF school lands in Lake county of
the market for five years to come, AL
unsold school lands in the county will bt
offered for sale this spring. Instead o.
the county superintendent making the
sales as heretofore, the selling of schoo
lands will be done by the county audi
tor, which will relieve the former public
servant of a great deal Of disagreeable
work and responsibility.
Amy one troubled at night with a per
sistent cough a procure much-needeG
rest by taking a dose Of Ayers Cherr,
Pectoral.
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