The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-09-28

Chicago on visit to the latter.
August Ruschhaupt OF Memphis,
Tenn, is visiting with his sister, Mrs.
Geo. w. Runkel.
John E. Diamond came In from Clark
on the train from the north and con-
tinued on his way home to Sioux Falls.
The mother and sister OF r.. @. Sher-
man Of the Lake Park were arrivals on
the evening passenger from Wisconsin.
Frank German, of Yankton, is spend
ing few days with Jas. Bridges before
going to the worlds fair.
O. o. Murray, Esq., returned from
Chicago, last evening. 9. j. Porter
went to st. Paul to join Mrs. Porter
and Yes O'Gar stopped over at Mil
waukee.
President Shannon of the state board
of regents was an agreeable caller at
THE DAILY LEADER Office this afternoon.
He is we'll pleased with his visit to
Madison.
Mrs. Thos. Sweeney, of, Howard, and
her. mother, from Dubuque, Iowa, ar
| rived on the train from the west this
morning. They are the guests of Mrs.
j. J. Fitzgerald.
John Moore, for some time night op-
orator at the depot, has. been promoted
to assistant dispatcher and after Octo-
Der will take the day shift. John is
deserving Of this good treatment.
Mrs. Fred Downs and children started
for Mazomanie this morning where they
will visit for time and then 60 on tc
San Diego, Cal. Mr.. Downs will start
for that point soon with a car load o
household goods
Rudolph Berg has papered the walls
and oiled the wood work OF the rooms
on the first floor of the South Dakots
Bank building in elegant taste, and to
day Harry Chales is moving in the fix
lures OF his cigar store, and billiard
tables
Aberdeen News, 26: Editor w. e
Hicks OF the Frederick Free Press, is th'
proud and happy father Of son, borl
yesterday, of regulation weight ans
bright promise" The mother is grad
4 uate OF the Madison State Norma
school--Jennie l.. Schraudenbach of tn
class of 90.
Chas. B. Kennedy received dispatcl
from Mitchell this morning stating tina
an excurion train would run from Mad
ison to Mitchell and return next Sun
day. Upon inquiry at the depot Agen
Larkin could not give particulars as t
hour Of departure or rate, but will pei
haps be able to do 30 to morrow.
Wheat has taken quite tumble te
day, though our dealers are still payin
40 cents which is two cents more tha
Minneapolis quotations would ALLOW
The enterprise on the part of our buy
ers is drawing wheat from long dil
tance, and great deal is being drive
in to-day, much OF it from the vicinit
of Wentworth and adjoining wheat ma
kets. #
Clerk of Court Preston has had HI
hands full yesterday afternoon and t.
day in taking testimony in a propert
examination of j. G. Barrett. The she
iff has already levied on several horse
colts, farm machinery, ETC., and the 9,
animation is to discover il there is an
more property belonging to him to lev
upon and what has become Of some {
the property he did have.
Alfred G. Smith of Yankton India
agency, of late teacher in the govern
ment Indian school at Pine Ridge, b,
taken up his residence in Rev. W..
Z Cleveland's family In this city and wi
receive instruction from Mr.. Clevelan
with view OF assuming deacon's o
ders ir the Episcopal church. NJ
Richards, lay reader Of the Dell Rapit
Episcopal church, will arrive in the ci,
next week and enter upon studies wi,
Mr.. Cleveland with the same object
view.
AS the engine which pulled in ii
freight train from Egan last evening hs
set it's cars on the sidetrack near Il
round house and was backing down
the switch it ran into into three hors
driven by WA. Thomas who attemr
ed to make the crossing at the tim
The three horses were piled up promi
cuously by the side of the track, Il
one next the engine being so badly i
81 jured it had to be killed. The secol
was considerably scratched and bruis,
but will come out all right, the thi
not being hurt. 1t was narrow escal
for Mr.. Thomas who was left in Il
wagon alongside the track in very clio
proximity to the engine. Mr.. Thorn
says the bell was not rung nor did an
8: one warn him, though the trainmen 81
they net only rung the bell but shout
o. to him m he drove onto the track IT,