The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-05-04

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the management OF the Lake Park hotel
to the latter gentlemen, who comes
well recommended as d hotel man.
DIR. Eugene Ketcham has just about
completed the furnishing OF an elegant
suite of dental rooms i've tie Palace
Drug store and ID putting in place his
new furniture, cabinets and necessary
adiuncts OF the business. He expects to
DO ready FOR business Monday next.
The two year old daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Blackstone, living on the
south shore OF Lake Madison, died after
two weeks illness Of congestion OF the
brain, yesterday. The funeral win take
place from the M. e. church tomorrow,
at 2 p. J, Rev. j. P. Jenkins preaching
the sermon.
Hamilton, O., Daily Democrat: Jahu
Dewitt Miller's lecture last night was
good To make men forget themselves and
business, 10 cause ome to forget ardu-
ous household and family cares; II was
good for the blues. Would that every
man, woman and child In Hamilton
could have heard it.
The third case called in the circuit
court now In session at Sioux Falls was
that OF a. w. Holdridge, OF Madison,
against one, Charles Barrett, OF Sioux
Falls. Holdridge sues to recover q buff
falo overcoat valued at about SO. He
claims that he traded it to Barrett for Q
horse, upon the representation that the
horse could trot q 2:40 gait. He CLAIM 8
this was a misrepresentation.
Mitchell Republican, 2: The South
Dakota Firemen's association win meet
at Sioux Falls June 13 and Is. The boys
have changed their program, and in
stead or holding o tournament they will
hold a convention at which various sub
iects will be discussed for the improve
ment and benefit of the lads who risk
their lives and spend their time for the
saving OF lie and property. This paper
will give the program in fpIl later on.
Assessor M. T.. Clark who is busy to.
day listing values, stopped long enough
to furnish your reporter with a very in
teresting item in regard TO the season
This is the third year in which Mr.
Clark has taken stock for ~pastnrage
each year receiving the herd as early
early as there was new grass to feed
them. In 1892 he received the first
stock May 80; in 1893, May %; and this
spring April 80, demonstrating conclu.
sively by actual natural conditions thai
the growing season this year is q month
earlier than the last two seasons I'll
least, and probably the earliest in the
past ten years.
Sheriff Fox and Martin johnson re
turned last evening from their trip &c
Salem to identify, it possible, the hard
ware found upon two suspects appre
hended for the burglary OF johnson
Bros. g Cos store at this piece on the
night OF the End. While the two mer
held we're unquestionable hard cases
and had stolen goods in their possession
as they could give no good account o
themselves, the revolvers and other
cutlery found were not MI. Johnson's
The latter thought they were men BIZ
recognized as having been recently il
Madison and they had evidently come
from the north. The articles had doubt
less been stolen elsewhere and had the
Salem authorities watched them fol
some time before apprehending them
they might have found a larger quantity
concealed in the vicinity. As it was
there was not sufficient evidence to hold
the suspects longer.
Black Hills Times, /: According to q
telegram received yesterday by Messrs
Smith and Cameron from Bowie, Ari
zona, r. j. P. Birch, president, or chair
man, OF the Thunderer Mining company
OF London, England, Il. M. Hudson Of
Birkenhead, financial head Of the same
company, accompanied by A. W. Topp
viii arrive here next Thursday or Friday
All three gentlemen have been investi
eating the Picachp mines in Arizona, il
which Mr.. Hudson is heavily interested
Their arrival here will no doubt result
IN the resumption of work on their large
and valuable group OF mines in this SEQ
tion. Messrs. Hudson and Birch wer.
met on their arrival In Chicago from
England, about two weeks ago by Mr.
Topp, who left here for that purpose
when all three left direct to the Picachs
mines in Arizona. Having made their
examination they wired the dispatch
mentioned above. During the past TIVE
weeks several mill tests OF pres from th,
oompany's mines have been made a
the Garden City sampling works yester
day. Mr.. Bonsfield, the company
chemist and assayer, was busily engages
assaying, results OF which the Times wa
unable to learn. The tests referred /.