The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-06-22
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LOCAL BREvITIEs.
Twin daughters, dainty little ladies,
arrived at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Smith this afternoon.
In ID. McKinnon's store window is a
very artistic representation of the South
Dakota building at the worlds fair, the
work OF VIM. Rowland, salesman Of the
establishment.
A force of men are at work repairing
the upper portions of the courthouse.
Curt Willard is putting new tops on the
chimneys and Phil. Thomas with his
men are making repairs OF the roof and
putting additional blinds on the dome to
keep the doves out.
Adam Laisy has resumed work on
Frank Maloy's new elevator, having the
floor laid and about ready to raise the
superstructure. His boy Edward, while
at work yesterday cut into the instep of
his foot with an adze, very seriously.
He will be laid up for some time.
Sioux City Journal, 81: r. G. Mills. a
stock dealer OF Howard, s. d., has been
very ill at the Exchange hotel, Union
Stock yards. A fragment of coal struck
him in the BYE, inflammation ensued, and
Mr.. Mills has not Only lost the eye, but
came very near ~succumbing to blood
poisoning. He is on the road to recovery
now.
Aberdeen News, 90: While many
farmers are decrying the low price OF
wheat, other farmers are quietly branch
ing out luto diversified farming and
reaping the benefits thereof. For in.
stance, Francis Anderson of Warner
township, brought to the city to-day a
fine large porker, fattened on corn,
which netted him SIS much clean cash as
81 bushels OF wheat at the present prices
The perker referred to weighed TIC
pounds and sold for $3.50.
Chicago Herald: The fool who rocks
the boat has been at his deadly work
again and two men have lost their lives
in consequence. That the boat rocker
was one OF those drowned is small con.
ISOLATION. His tribe never decreases. lie
turns up at picnics where he delights in
drowning women and children, and he ie
to be seen any pleasant afternoon on the
ponds in the parks terrifying his com
panions. He is the first cousin OF the
didn't know it was loaded" idiot, and is
a bosom friend of the gibbering jabber-
wock who pulls chairs from beneath
people ssfor fun" Heroic measures on
ly viii serve to curb this persons humor
and a vigorous application of a boat
hook or an a to his thick skull at the
first indication OF playfulness is the only
way to reduce the mortality he causes
every year.
The dark places Of the earth are not
always the vilest. A DAILY LEADER
reporter fell into j. K. Turner's butter
cellar to-day and had a sample OF the
sweetest kind OF butter applied to his
wounds and found it soothing indeed
While recovering breath We chatted
with this pleasant old gentleman and
learned that he is taking in a thousand
pounds Of butter per day, and sometimes
as high as two thousand pounds, works
It over, packs and ships it to ~theleastern
markets receiving for much of it almost
creamery prices. Besides this he ships
on an average a carload of ~eggs-about
$4,000 dozen a week. We had little idea
there was such a steady drain of farm
yard produce into me establishment il
this county, it requiring from three te
four men all the time to care for it.. Hit
packing rooms are clean, airy and cool
and it a 10 very refreshing place to fall
into in the summer time.
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