The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-30

afternoon.
Harry L. Bras of Mitchell arrived on
the train from the west this morning to
attend a meeting of the local board OF
Normal school trustees to-day.
Pipestone Daily Star, %: A. A. Bart
lett, OF Madison, s. D., was in the city
this morning purchasing a lot OF build
ing stone for use around his fine resi-
dence there.
w. ID. Thayer, a stockman OF Sioux
City, looked after his shippiag interests
from this point yesterday and also visi
ted with his old friend of boyhood days,
Fl. G. Stewart.
Rev. A. E. Thomson and wife who
have been camping at the lake for three
weeks, took the afternoon train for How
ard, and Saturday will return to their
home at Yankton.
Mrs. r. NJ. Hazeltine, who has been
visiting Mrs. Chas. McGill, and Mrs. +.
| Clay, who has been visiting Mrs. John
lO'Brien, returned to Austin by the
morning passenger.
Miss Rose Cole and Miss Annie O'Con-
nell departed together by the 1915 a. m.
train, the latter going to Sioux Falla for
a day or two, the former tosSt. Paul and
probably to the worlds fair before she
| returns.
Prof. r. B. McCienon writes The
DAILY LEADER from Sioux Falls that. he
expects to return to Madison Thursday
evening and desires a meeting OF the
city teachers in the high school room,
Saturday, at 2 o'clock p. m.
Mrs. Caroline Matthieson was to-day
adjudged insane by the board OF insan-
ity and turned over to the care OF the
| sheriff until the authorities OF the
Yankton asylum were notified and would
send an attendant to take her to that il
stitution.
The funeral services of the late f. D.
Gilbert are taking place this afternoon
al the Presbyterian church and those
of the late Geo. Nunnemaker at the NJ.
e. church Both were set for .the late
hour of 4:30 p. m. to accommodate the
| arrival of friends on the 400 p. m. train
from the east.
The upper story IF the dormitory pre-
sented a beautiful appearance from the
city last evening as it was lighted up
thoroughly for the first time by electric
| lights. Every window shed it's radiance
into the darkness of the early eight.
To night it will be more beautiful still
when the lower floors are lighted up in
the same way.
The marriage ceremony at the Catho-
lie church this morning which made n
John III. Cawley and Agnes NJ. Smith, Of
Winfred and Wentworth, respectively,
was largely attended, many friends Of
the contracting parties being present.
An elegant wedding breakfast was par
taken of at the residence OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. w. Bagley, after which MIR.
and Mrs. Cawley were accompanied to
the train by numerous friends who show
cred upon them them the %proverblal
rice and old shoe. They go to the
worlds fair.
For a first class rally in short order
commend us tt a horse race. The Mad
ison sports to the number of about
twenty buggy loads repaired to the race
track at 2 o'clock this afternoon and
witnessed one of the slickest running
races aver held on the track. The
horses we're A. McNurlin's DANDY" Of
Roswell. and a Kentucky whip partly
broncho, five years old owned by a
stranger named nj. c. Glow, camped east
OF town. A purse of $40 was raised.
Ray Barton rode the strangers horse
and little Seth McNary sat on top OF
"Dandy." The race was neck and neck
till neal the end when "Dandy" came
out nearly a length ahead. Half mile
dash; time, 564.
A. Perry and Thos. Burrell returned
from their search after the burglars of
Sunday morning. The boys covered a
good deal of territory in their tour, GO
ing by way of Montrose, Salem, Baltic,
and rounding up at Dell Rapids where
they had an infinite amount of fun
rounding up and examining any number
OF tramps. At one time they had a
dozen suspicious characters in the COO
er there while looking up others in and
out of town. It was a revelation to Dell
Rapids people TO learn that their sub
urbs were waylaid by such a. crowd OF
tramps. Messrs. Perry and Burrell do
not think the thieves entered Cell Rap
ids at all, but from what they learned Of
tramps on their way back from there to
Trent, thinl that the men they were af-
ter passed east from Trent and were