The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-21
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Clerk OF Courts Preston issued a mar
rage license yesterday to Peter Warns
rs, and Dora Unzleman, 81, both OF
Wentworth, 8. d., and to-day another
license to Geo. Spawn, "A, and Efie
Richardson, Is, both of Chester town
hip, Lake county, S. ID.
VIM. Tobin has received notice from
Walter III. Goblin, secretary OF the Min
nesota and Dakota Fire Underwriters,
that after October 20 all premiums on
city property Insurance.. dwellings ex-
cepted, will be raised 20 per cent. This
rise In insurance rates is general
throughout the northwest.
The Otto ga engine furnished Blake
& Maloy by A. L. Harling was started
yesterday. Ii went off right from the
word go, and the purchasers are de.
lighted. To test it's power, MI. Blake
turned on tine full capacity Of the double
elevator and sent the wheat up at the
rate OF GA bushels in eight minutes.
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Rev. Geo. Williams OF Mitchell deliv.
cred q most entertaining and instructive
lecture on Africa at the Presbyterian
church last evening. The audience was
we'll repaid. He lectures again tonight
at the same place on the "Batties OF
Gettysburg and fredericksburg" The
price OF admission will be what anyone
can afford to give; free il you cannot
give anything. Come anyway.
Egan Express, 10: A general change
took place yesterday among the tele-
graph operating service at the depo'.
F. E. Cormwell, day operator, was trans
ferred to Madison to do night work..
A trio OF Madison's citizens, not her
most respected ones, spent Sunday
night in town by authority of the sher-
itf. They had hired a livery team at
| Madison to drive about town, but had
taken in Flandrau and reached Egan on
the return trip when the officers de
tanned them.
BrookiEgs Press: "Mr. Norcott, known
here as photographer Lewis brother, in
law, was granted a divorce Friday before
J. o. Andrews. The proceedings we're
more properly speaking, to annul his
marriage ON the ground that it was
illegal, his wife having another husband
living. They we're married on the ex-
pectlon OF her getting a divorce, but a
failure to do SO brought about the suit
to annul the marriage" The Mr.. Nor
colt above mentioned is the same who
was married to Garry T.. Lafferty at this
tlace, and referred to in last Wednes.
days DAILY LEADER.
Sioux Falls Argus-Leader, %: The
people generally of the Sioux Falls
Meth odist conference will be pleased to
know that Rev. w. iii. Jordan will be
retained here as the presiding elder oil
this conference. 1t win be remembered
that Mr.. Jordan was called to the First
Methodist church 10 Sioux City, and he
had signified his willingness to accept.
But Bishop Mallalien would not transfer
him from this conference. The bishop
said he did not want to stand in the way
OF Mr.. Jordan's advancement but was
not willing that he should at present
leave the South Dakota field,
The merry-go-round located at the cor
ner Of Egan avenue and Stella street
attracted a large crowd last evening and
the little folks enjoyed the amusement
to The fullest extent. Tie apparatus is
the property OF Miller & Snyder OF Brit
ton, S. D., aud is in charge OF j. f. Sny
der, son OF one OF the proprietors, who
is accompanied to the city by his wife.
Mr.. Snyder patronized the job depart
ment OF THE DAILY LEADER this after
noon and we found HIM a very pleasant
gentleman with whom to do business.
The merry-go-round will continue 10 do
business at the old stand.
Alexander Fairlie, one OF the young
men who have been lying sick OF typhoid
fever at the house of Sam Avery, four
miles north Of town, died this morning.
Ha was about % years Of age, an exem-
plary young man and came to Lake
county last spring with his brother from
near Fort Madison, Iowa. A short fun
eral service will be held at the house in
the country by Rev. j. Y. Ewart, Mon
day morning, and the remains then
taken by the morning passenger to Fort
Madison, Iowa. The mother, who has
also been quite sick, and the brother
will be too i'll to accompany the re-
mains.
At the preliminary meeting held the
other evening at the residence OF A. A.
Bartlett, q season Of social feast, word
ard mirth pictures we're mapped out for
the Old Folks reunion the evening Oh
November 2. The event will take place
at the Lake Park hotel, n. B. Smith,
president Of the association, acting "a
toastmastsr. The following program,
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