The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-10

visit d sister, whence she will return 70
her home at Louisville, Ky.
Jerry Craney took possession of A. q.
Brocher's interest in the Central Meat
Market to-day and relieved Joe OF
further responsibilities.
nUncle John Mccormick surprised his
Madison friends at the depot this after
noon by appearing on the rear platform
OF the ram and daring any man who
cit like q tussle to meet him.
Last nights rain has been q refresh
inc potation to the most OF Lake county.
We could have stood more however. 1t
hardly reached the north line OF the
county and there was none AZ Tar west 40
Howard.
NJ. j. McGillivray and wife took the
morning train for Chicago whore they
will visit the worlds tair for q season.
The two boys went as far % Colman
where they will remain with there uncle
until the return OF their parents.
Grand and petit jurors for the term Of
United States court which meets az
Deadwood, 8. D., September IL, have
been drawn and among the number are
the names from Lake county OF VIM.
Lee, Madison, Joseph Powers, Went
worth, petit jurors.
Here lie one OF the conundrums Audi
tor Runkel has frequently to solve. An
assessor returns his books i which are
the following entries: 81 sea is as
ssssed to A, the se4 is assessed to b;
and the e1 OF the se4 10 assessed to G;
10 whom shall he charge up the taxes OF
the Ell and the 81 OF the seA9
Mrs. e. B. Taylor, sister-in-law Of
Mrs. Billings, departed for her home at
David City, Neb. Her trip northward
had been specially to attend the golden
wedding Of her parents il Iowa, but
learning at that late day she had rela-
tives in Egan and Madison, she came
north to visit them.
PROT. Smith J.. Herrick has just closed
q Harmony school in Hyland' school
house which has been highly successful
and given great satisfaction and profit
10 it's patrons. He had twenty pupils
and the term lasts twenty days from 9 a.
m. till 3 p. m. He will open a school in
the Advent church here and guarantees
his work.
b. T. Scott has received q letter from
his friend, M. Boyce, Of Rock Rapids,
Iowa, who talks strongly OF dispos-
ing OF his interests in Iowa and
settling down in Madison. He has look
ed over q good many cities OF the state
but thinks Madison, with it's Chantau-
qua, Normal school and other advantages
is far ahead OF any other locality lin the
northwest.
g. w. Roberts, OF Yankton, president
| OF the Corn Belt association writes A.
w. Holdridge a very enthusiastic letter
over the grand possibilities OF South
Dakota and commencing him for hia
active work in making known at Mitch.
ell and Chicago the advantages OF Dako.
to. He appeals for continued work at
this particular time TO bring Dakota
before the countless thousands who will
| visit the worlds fair. He announces
that the association adiourned..to meet
and hold its annual meeting at Canton
on the 10Th OF this month.
The funeral services over the remains
OF the little child OF Mr.. and Mrs. I'll. j.
Stott took place at the M. L. church al
10 q. m. The floral tributes were very
beautiful and appropriate and the sing
ing by the M. e. church choir was
peculiarly touching. Rev. J. Y. Ewart
preached from ths text: "Are the con.
solutions OF job small with thee?'-Job,
15:11,-drawing some pointed and
strongly comforting thoughts from the
words Of scripture. The services
throughout were impressive and sweet,
and q goodly number attended both al
the church and in the procession to the
Madison cemetery.
A dispatch says but few fairs will be
held by South Dakota counties this fall
Among those that will hold expositions
are the following: Lincoln county al
Cannon, Sept. ~ to 20; Deuel. county al
Gary, Sept. 10 to o.. Clay county al
Vermillion, Sept. rs to 20. The South.
srn District Fair association will open
its exposltion at Scotland on Sept. IL
and close on the 22d. The Corn Bell
association will open it's building ID
Mitchell Sept. ~ and close Oct. 6. The
Interstate Grain Palace opens in Aber.
deem Sept. IL and will clote Sept. IS
The South Dakota state fair will be held
in the same city from Sept. ii till Is
The International Coursing association
will begin on ground near Huron or
Oct. 8, continuing n week or more
The North Dakota state fair will be- hello