The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-06-23
G RREvITiEs.

Weather report: Friday night and
Saturday light showers, warmer east,
cooler west; cooler Saturday.
Geo. Waskey of this place was elected
grand inside sentinel at the Grand En-
campment /. 0. O. F. held at Elk Point.
Gershom Jones is said to have settled
down to the business Of dealing in cheap
South Dakota lands at Blunt. Luck to
Gershom.
Elk Point Leader, 81: Albert HI.
Marsland, Of the Madison Normal school,
was a pleasant caller Wednesday. He
wal in attendance,a It the I. o. O. F. en-
campment.
Webster dispatch, 81. County Super
intendent e. A. Brown is holding
county normal institute with Prof. y. E.
Prather of Madison, conductor, and Miss
Belle Fullerton OF Aurora, assistant in
structor. About sixt, teachers are in
attendance.
Attorney Porter, who returned from
arguing the case OF the state against
Horner & Perry, in the injunction
against their place Of business on Egan
avenue, brought back an order requir-
ing the sheriff to open the building and
refund the seized goods.
Fred Palmer had q valuable mare seri-
ously injured in a barb wire fence on his
Badus farm yesterday. The foot was
nearly cut off above the hoof by the
strand Of wire. This is the third misfor-
tune to horses Fred has suffered this sea-
son, and they have all been expensive.
The South Dakota state officers have
been down to Chicago making arrange
ments for dedication day. As the state
will likely pay the expense, the blowout
will no doubt be thoroughly representa-
tive. State Auditor Nipple psssed
through here on his way home to Pierre
yesterday.
Vienna Standard, %: The editor was
in attendance at the Seventh Day Ad-
ventist's camp meeting from last Friday
to Tuesday. The 8. ID. Adventists teach
and believe that the prophecies relating
to the second coming OF Christ are about
all fulfilled and the next event is the
coming Of Christ in the clouds Of heaven.
A little horse timing was done out at
the track this morning and Mr.. Perry's
driving is highly spoken Of Niles and
Sleepy George made the mile in Al min
utes and Tacks passed under the wire in
81. Quite q number of the local horse
men were present to witness the trials
OF speed but the rain cut short the sport.
To-day S~hemdallah will be shipped to
some point in Minnesota.
The DAIRY LEADER is in receipt OF a
letter from Mrs. Mary b. Luce, Of Davis
City, Iowa, in which she speaks very
highly Of that section rs a fruit raising
country. j. B. Taylor formerly Of this
place has a fine farm under cultivation
and salso raising much fruit. A sample
OF rye she sent measures nearly six feet
in length ard all other crops she says
are equally promising.
Sheriff Fox bought q valuable driving
horse the other day and this morning
found it dead by hanging. The animal
had not committed suicide willingly, but
evidently being unaccustomed to eating
hay out Of q spout with a sluice hole in
it, had gotten it's head too far in, and
struggling to get it out had lost its foot
ing and hung by the neck until dead. II
Is quite a serious loss to Mr.. Fox.
Egan Express, %: The Chautauqua
program for 90 is at hand, fresh from
the presses of the MADISON DAILY
LEADER, and we must say it is just q
"wee bit" more excellent than the excep-
tionally fine programs of . year ago..
@. G. Wsshburn Post, g. A. r. was well
represented at the L. M. v. A. at Lake
Madison. As we were in another part
Of the state at the time We are unable to
give the names Of all who attended. II
10 said that the Accommodations for the
veterans excelled those Of any previous
encampment held.
Argus-Leader, %: DR.. j. s.. johnson
OF Madison was seen by an Argus-Leader
reporter on the 1927 Milwaukee train
today. The doctor reports that Madison
Is in the best kind of shape for a pros.
porous advance in all business lines, il
this years crop is g success. He says
that II has been windy and warm in Lake
count, but the crops could have stood /
week more OF it, il last nights cooling
rain hadn't come. Although the shower
was not heavy it revived growing grair
greatly, and the prospect for more ran
was good when he left this morning. Ii
speaking OF the coming Chautauqua as
sembly, he said that prospects were 70
q large crowd and a pleasant time.