The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-30

a bad showing OF n days receipts for 9
town the size OF Artesian.
Auditor Runkel is to-day counting out
the official ballots and pliming the bal
lot-boxes with all the nessary paraph.
ernalia OF the voting booth. Tomorrow,
they will be given to the sheriff for dis.
tribution to the different precincts.
The city council will meet this v
cling TO act upon the artesian well prop
osition OF Mr.. Ross and also consider
what shall be done with the ditch in the
southeast part OF town which is causing
damage to the property Of Henry Smith,
Those having relatives and friends
buried in the Madison cemetery and all
others interested i seeing the cemetery
kept in proper taste and repair, are in
vited to take part In q meeting called to
held at the city hall this evening at 8
o'clock.
Howard Democrat, %: Rev. f. Z.
Matlock and family, formerly Of Madi.
son, are now located at Roswell, having
rented the ID. o. Gardener property. In
making the change Rev. Matlcck can
give more time aud be in closer connec-
ton to his parish.
A portion of the goods stolen from the
stores in this city a month or six weeks
ago, and lately found under a sidewalk
in Trent, Minnehaha county, were re-
turned to-day, d. McKlnnon receiving
thirty-two OF the four or five dozen
handkerchiefs stolen from his store
The returned goods invoiced SIT and
were sent from Dell Rapids.
A meeting of parents and all others
interested in the welfare of the school
children, is called by Prof. McClenon in
the Nj. e. church next Friday evening.
We trust this will receive more than q
passing notice and that a large number
of parents, especially, will be present, as
the professor, no doubt, has something
good at heart for the benefit of children
in the carrying out of which the cooper,
alton of the parents and grown people
is much needed.
Bishop Marty of Sioux Falls, Father
Flynn of this city and Father Stecher Of
Howard, did a good days service yester
day. In the morning they vert to Ba
dus and confirmed a class OF do members
and in the evening confirmed a class OF
40 in ST. Thomas church, this city, the
Bishop delivering eloquent and earnest
discourses. This afternoon the Bishop
takes the train for Bristol and Milbank
where he has like important and fruit
full work to do.
A DAILY LEADER reporter who has
kept close tabs on the visitors to the
worlds fair who have taken their de
parture from Madison, rounds up the to
tai list at 4T0. OF these 260 went to tht
White City the present month. OF the
total number 80 we're deadheads so fal
as railroad fare is concerned. But esti
mating the average expense to be $50
this would roll up the magnificent sun
Of $23,5W paid for sight seeing. L
Winfred, Wentworth and Ramona con
tributed one-third as many more the
total drain on the county would be not
less than $4,000 This bespeaks not ONLY
a we'll to do but an Intelligent and OBJ
serving class of people.
We have the following to trade for
Lake county farming lands: A good
livery, feed and sale barn; a good fuel
business that did 100000 worth OF bust.
ness last year; also a good hotel, livery
and aray business. Gall and see us
soon, as this will not run long.
ScoTT d SHERIDAN,
Madison, s. d.