The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-03-27
LOCAL ~RREvaTIEs.

LOCAL mmEVATAk@-
Wheat, IA cents.
Egan avenue street bridge has been
torn on: today TO make way for the 9
structure soon 10 be erected.
Clerk OF Court Preston has resumed
his seat ia the county Office looking well
after his short retirement.
Rodney Royce Of the north part Of the
county is quite sick from . complication
of pneumonia and other troubles.
Al party Of ten emigrants from the
neighborhood OF Bryant bound for Cali
fornia put up at the Leland last night
and departed for the south this morning.
They were destined for Pomona, Cal.
An alarm OF IRE was sounded at 5
o'clock this evening. Cause, q satchel
was found TO be on fire 10 one OF the
upper sleeping rooms Of nj. r. Clark's
residence. How IL occurred no one
knows. No damage.
A little child, one.year-old daughter.
OF g. r. blanchard, living south OF the
track died to-day at oon after ashort ILL
ness. The little o got wet and caught
cold during the recent storm and the
trouble finally resulted In lung fever.
Dell Rapids Tribune. "a: ]. r. Spear
went to Ramona Monday night TO take
charge of G. Z. Colman's lumber yard
there, having been appointed as sgent.
Mrs. Spear expects to move up in about
two weeks.
The postponed Rebekah Bon Bon
social will take place in Odd Fellows
hall tonight. Everybody il cordially
invited to attend and participate. Ladies
are requested to bring o basket Of pro-
visions for two, with two cups and
spoons each.
Bridgewater Tribune, q: We under.
stand a Methodist preacher wen into
one Of our saloons one night this week
and marched a couple of fellows out.
Methodists, Presbyterians and saloons
are getting rather thick. The Presby-
terians roll the oak-bellied kegs in, the
Methodist preacher rolls the the two
legged kegs out after they are filled.
The ladies OF st. Thomas church
will give a festival and fair at the opera
house in this city to morrow afternoon
and evening. A large number OF orna-
mental and useful articles, the handi-
work OF the ladies' of the society, viii be
placed on sale, and supper will be served
from 6 p. m. until 3 b. m. A cordial
invitation il extended to the citizens OF
Madison TO take part i'm the pleasures of
the occasion.
Joseph Powers and. G. M. Orr, Of
Wentworth, were IN the city this morn
ing for a coffin for the 4 year old
daughter OF the latter, who died yester-
day after a three weeks, illness. Mi.
Orr is himself located at Plankinton,
but his wife and children still remained
in Wentworth. The funeral services
win take place tomorrow, conducted by
the Rev. w. +. Stump, but whether the
remains would be buried at Wentworth
or taken to Plankinton had not been de-
termined while the parties were here in
the city.
A lively fox hunt took place at the
Colman lumber yard this morning. j. @.
Mitchell's pet broke loose last night and
invaded VIM. Rae's hen roost TO the ex-
tent or destroying several OF his chickens
and with blood In his eye William called
upon @. M. Klotsbach and his hounds
for redness. The invitation was readily
accepted and it was not long until all
the d~enizens, men and dogs, of the south
side OF town were engaged In q lively
scrimmage with his foxship who had
taken refuge under the lumber piles
and sheds. ReyRard showed good fight
and both cumberland fur few In amaz-
ing mixture for some time. finally result
ing in the death OF the fox.
Argus-Leader 26: Atthe 1890 &c ock
services al ST. Augustus Cathedral Sun
day morning Bishop Hare announced
that he had recently received q check
for s1,6I?, which he was asked to place on
the church plate and dedicate to Christ
ian work among South Dakota Indians.
The money came from friends Id the
east. nc seems that ia Philadelphia
there Ia d society known al THE Indians
Hope This society sometime ago con
ceived the idea of raising q fund OF ST.
600 to send to Bishop Hare to assist him
in his work among the Indians. The
fund was started and grew rapidly until
it reached S1,617 when il was forwarded
to the Bishop. who intends to use il to
further the Characterization OF the In
dians In this state. Bishop Hare also
announced that on the 9th Of last JAM
nary he had concluded twenty-one years
OF service in the interest Of the Episcopal
church In this state, most Of that time
being spent among the Indians.
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