The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-12-15

h hands or j.. IL. heiley. iate popui.re
candidate for congress.
Remember Elder Jordan on 'Cromwell'
at the Methodist church this evening.
Clerk Preston this afternoon issued a
license for the marriage of John Rich
ardson and May Hatch, both Of this
city.
Mrs. John Bagley, of Franklin town
ship, started for Marshfield, Wis.,, this
morning, summoned thither by the
serious illness OF her father.
A very beautifully rugged ship riding
into port over blue waves and laden with
Christmas gifts, is a prominent feature
In ID. McKinnon's show window.
At the Dakota Conference Epworth
League for this state which meets at
Mitchell December 26-28, Rev. j. z.
jenkins, OF Madison, will address the
meeting on The Diversity and Unity of
League Work"
Grand pa Clark is in a very critical
condition Mt the home Of his daughter,
Mrs. f. r. VanSlyke, with la grippe.
Mr.. Clark is in his seventh ninth year,
and not as vigorous to withstand disease
as in younger days.
Del Hawkins OF Eureka, S. d., form.
erly OF Sioux Falls, has accepted a
challenge from John Campbell Of Mound
City, S. D., for a ten round glove con-
test for 500 purse and gate receipts,
winner to take all. The fight will come
off in Eureka Christmas eve.
j. r. Lowe, president OF the State
Alliance, took the morning train for
Flandreau where he speaks this after
noon. The Singing Hayseeds" drove
across the country by team and will join
him in his meetings. They report a
successful meeting here last night.
The business difficulties between Peter
Hanson and the Mccormick Harvesting
company have been amicably settled and
Mr.. Hanson resumed business at the old
stand this morning. MIR. Hanson acted
as agent for the company last season and
the differences arose in the settlement.
Howard Advance, 10: Miss Lille
Fintzel, of Madison, and Miss Lou
Walla, OF Salem, were in Howard, Mon
day, the guests of Miss Mabel Taylor.
The remains OF Mrs. Beal, who died at
Madison last week, arrived on the pass
enger last Friday night and were inter
red in Graceland cemetery the following
morning.
The j. p. Farley referred to in The
DAILY LEADERS dispatches last evening,
as having lost his contest with Jim Hill
and the Kittson estate for the possession
OF millions, is the grandfather Of Editor
Farley OF the Madison Outlook. That
Glenn 90 narrowly escaped falling heir
TO a fortune will be a source OF regret ia
his friends here and elsewhere 10 the
state.
Next Wednesday evening, December
30, the newly elected officers OF Evergreen
lodge, A. F. and A. M, Cyrus chapter
r. A. M, and Madison chapter, O. +. s.
will be installed at Masonic hall. 1t ID
the purpose of the several branches o
the order to have an evening OF rare
social enjoyment. Refreshments will bt
served. All Masons and their families
are expected to participate. Mrs. L. III
Brown, of Sioux Falls, G. w. NJ, hal
been invited to conduct the ceremonies
of the Eastern Star.
Two weeks ago Chas, j. Miller, o
Franklin, concluded to do a little ship
ping OF his wi and consequently ship
ped a carload of wheat, 458 bushels, +,
Min neapolis himself. In due time b,
received returns amounting to $20l. O.
or n early AL cents per bushel: Mr.. Mil
Ter has come to the conclusion now, how
ever, that Madison buyers have beel
paying the top OF the market for grail
az he could have realized s5 more on hi
car load OF wheat TO have sold it RICH
here at the market price. His wheat al
sold here for No /, but when he shippe,
it to Minneapolis it Only graded No. ..
Last October, Thos. Stanford, through
his attorneys, Murray Il Porter, mad
application to Judge Of Probate VIII
hanson, in the matter Of the estate O
Olive Stanford, for a share of the pei
sonal property left, over and above tn
personal property willed to him, and ais
for the use OF the homestead. Judg
Williamson has had the matter unde
advisement and last evening gave hi
tdecision, which grants unto Thos. Stan
ford q life estate in the h~omestead-th
Mansion House," as it is called-an
also grants unto him the absolute poi
session OF considerable furniture, note
and other personal property which, q
it's appraised value, is worth $686.6l
Included is $3.50 u month for fne
This, with the original $1,000 left M,
Stanford. places him in quite easy eli