The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-14
latter since Saturday.

east this morning.
Mrs. James Ryan, OF Salem, drove up
to Madison Saturday evening and spent
Sunday with Mrs. A. j. Brocher. She
returned home again this morning.
DIR. johnson came in from Lake Madi-
son Saturday evening in 9 minutes, they
say, q distance OF something over three
miles, on his 'bike." Commander Ackley
accompan led him to see that he did not
steal q ride on something else part OF
the way.
Con. Ryan, an old gentleman from the
north side of the county borderingon the
nineties, is lying very low at the Madi-
son house, his trouble appearing to be q
general breaking down from old age.
His only relative 10 q Mrs. Carr living
seven miles northeast of the city.
The case OF the city against ]. c.
Mitchell came up for hearing this morn
ing again and was adjourned until | p.
m. AT that time the defendant appear
ed and refused to plead whereon Justice
Holdridge fined him $50 and costs, in de-
fault OF which he should go to jail. He
will o take an appeal and give bonds
for release.
Howard Democrat, IL: Bob Debolt
was at Madison Monday making some
purchases in the line OF carpets. C.
w. Barnes and family OF Canova have
been visiting at lake Madison for about
three weeks. C. w. Daugherty spent
Sunday at his home. Mr.. Daugherty 10
the assignee of a large stock OF goods at
Winfred and is engaged in disposing Of
the same, as well as settling up the
business OF the defunct firm.
Salem Special, IL: The city OF Madi-
son is discussing the advisability OF a
waterworks plant. 1t is above all things
what Madison most needs at present,
and while they are about it they should
lay sewer pipe in connection with the
water mains and buy a steam boiler
large enough to accommodate an electric
light plant. II they will send a COM
mittee to Salem, Superintendent Black
burn can show them as neat q water
works plant as a be found anywhere,
and it cos. less than $1,000.
Mrs. Julia Keegan gave her opening
dinner yesterday at the Leland, and to
say it was elegant would be putting it
mild. All the choice cuts and delica-
cies OF the season served up in the most
tasty and tempting style were set before
boarders and invited guests who COM
prised many OF our best citizens and all
were lavish in their praise OF the excel
lent cuisine and fine appointments OF the
hotel. The Leland 10 a delightfully."- at
tractive home for either the transient or
permanent borders and Mrs. Keegan
starts in with both a past and present
record az a model landlady.
The barn and three horses of A. w.
Holdridge on his place 5 miles north
west or town were burned up Friday
morning about 2 O'Clock. 1t is supposed
to be the work OF some tramp who may
have slept there during the night and
either wilfully or accidentally set the
fire. One OF the horses was a valuable
stallion, another a very fine sorrel and
the third was also a good farm horse.
Three sets OF harness and other things
in the barn besides a Q wagon with a
load Of hay standing beside it were also
burned up, the total loss amounting to
nearly $1,000.
Several persons speak of having seen a
very fine display of meteorological phe-
nomena Friday evening, about ten or
eleven o'clock. But it would appear as
IL Col. Murray had the brightest vision
Of all. AS he CROPPED his way home in
the dark about 9:15 p. m. a few blocks
from his house, the ground about him,
and in fact tho whole heavens, became
suddenly illuminated and he glanced up
at the electric lamps 'thinking they must
have been turned suddenly on to create
such brightness in the dense gloom.
But instead, right In front OF him com-
ing from the west was a huge ball OF fire
as large apparently as the dome of the
engine house. 1t was rushing towards
him and aimed SO directly at him that
the Colonel for once quailed and
concluded his end had come.
It increased in size as it approached, and
he could plainly here it ~sizzle, when Its
course was suddenly detected to the
south and eastward and he saw the great
seething mass dropping millions OF balls
of fire as large as a mans head, rush
LAST about a mile to the south of town.
1t soon exploded with a dull noise, q
portion going TO the southeast and
another northward, and both coon drop
ped from view. The Colonel was a bad
" scared and excited man when he
reached his door and called his people
out to witness the fiery, hazy trail which
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