The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-09-01

mic ut Lake Herman to-day.
Aberdeen News, 80: The friends Of
Frank Brokaw gave him a little surprise
the evening before his departure for the
Madison, s. d., Normal school.
Mrs. j. w. Hurley took the morning
train for Lanesboro, Mimi, to visit her
parents. She was accompanied by her
sister, Mrs. Brice, who lives north Of the
city.
Miss Mabel Sc~raudenbach, q former
teacher in our city schools last year, who
introduced her younger sister to the
Normal school yesterday, departed this
morning for Milwaukee and Chicago.
Service preparatory TO communion
will be held In the Presbyterian church
tonight at 8 o'clock. Preparatory lee
ture by the pastor. Church members
should be present. Everybody welcome.
Attorney Porter received a telegram
last evening from Judge Aikens stating
that McGrath's application for q writ Of
prohibition against the city's disorderly
house ordinance, had been denied. The
sentences Of Horner and Mitchell have
to stand.
Mrs. Lucy Beach, of Mclean, New
York, who has been visiting here for
several weeks with old time friends, Mrs.
r. G. McCallister and Miss Mary e.
Fits, departed this morning for a
farther tour ON the Pacific coast. She
was much pleased with South Dakota.
The hearing of the case OF the State
against Emma Helmka, for grand lar
ceny, wherein she was accused Of steal
ing the gold watch belonging to Mrs.
Dempster, Came up for hearing before
justice Holdridge this afternoon. No
evidence was added tending to show
that the girl had taken the watch and
she was dismissed.
The democratic to elect dele
gates TO the county convention to be
held ct the court house to morrow after
noon at 2 o'clock, wlll be held at 8
o'clock this evening as follows: First
ward, at VIM. McGrath's Office; second
ward, at the city hall; third ward, at
Rensh Il Cofey's store; fourth ward, at
III. III. Cuisines Office.
The bushes men of Artesian have
formed q stock company to buy wheat
and hsve rented the farmers warehouse
ot that place for the purpose. Though
rates we're the same there as at Madison,
buyers were only paying 80 cents for
wheat when Madison was paying
AZ cents, hence the business men had
to take this step in self defense.
Flandrau Enterprise, 81: Attorney
Porter OF Madison, who is a candidate
for circuit Judge Of this (the 2nd) judicial
circuit, was in town yesterday, looking
over the political field. 80. Mike Bowden
went to Madison Monday to visit his
brother and friends there for a few days
Judge Pratt went to Canton yester-
day to see how the delegation in Llncoln
will stand at the circuit con-
vention to be held at Sioux Falls soon.
w. r. Smythe has been at work since
his return to the city on a plan, prelim-
mary survey and estimates Of cost Of a
system of waterworks for Madison, and
he has devised, evidently, q very prac-
ticable system, with standpipe just
south Of the track and feeder from the
creek half a mile o more west OF the
city. From the standpipe, by about six
miles OF ten, six and four inch pipes he
would distribute water to all parts of
the city. The engines, machinery and
standpipe are placed neal the track to
the heavy expense of carting coal.
The total cost he estimates at $4,000.
County Superintendent Wright has a
bevy Of fourteen applicants for teachers,
certificates in his room at the court
house, all hard at work. Most of them
are ladies and, Tor q wonder in
CSaooA Mn uhi0f abC q uodltuys
handsome looking crowd. Two new
studies have been added to the
list for examination this year in order to
receive a second grade certificate.
didactics and civil government. Those
writing are: Lena Relish, Laura Wood
ward, Mercia Spear, Rosa M. Post, Gray
Legord, Fl. A. Muller, Pauline Bagley,
A. NJ. Hoppin, Lucy u. Whitcomb,
Maggie Lawless, Timothy Donovan,
Nellie Fleming, Nellie Ryan and Rose
Ryan.
Egan Express, 81: Uncle Sol Wilkins
up from Trent Monday and reported
three or four suspicious characters
around there in the forenoon trying to
dispose of gloves, silk handkerchiefs,
rings, etc. He had been notified by
Madison parties to watch for such
parties and it is likely they are the same,
also, who br0ke into the meat market
and Heimbach's store. Mr.. Wilkins re-