The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-03-22
LOCAL BREvaTaRs.

LOCAL BREvaTaEs.
Wheat, A cents.
Mrs. Alex. Car~eron 10 reported very
sick to-day.
The sBon Bon" socialo the Rebekahs,
owing TO the storm last night, was post
poned until Tuesday evening.
New England supper at Presbyterian
church to morrow evening from $50 TO
$40 o'clock, followed by literary and
musical program.
Invitations have been issued to . re-
ception to be given by the June class Of
'94, OF the State Normal school, At the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. McCallister,
Friday evening, March 50.
Good Fridsy tomorrow will be OBJ
served at Grace church by u public ser
vice at 8 p. M, with sermon appropriate
to the day. Theme: .The Loneliness
OF Him by Whose Self-sacrifce We ARE
Redeemed and Made One Family /
God"
We notice by Iowa exchanges that III.
Il. St. Clair, Esq, formerly OF this city,
now established in law practice at Spirit
Lake, Iowa, has been elected city attor-
ney, has incorporated an electric light
plant in that place, and is doing well
generally.
The Evening Wisconsin announces
the death in Milwaukee, W To-, ON the Goth
inst, OF Joseph Bergstreser, aged SO
years and 6 months. The deceased was
great-uncle OF the Bsrgstreser brothers
OF this city and county and had attained
to ripe old age and competency.
County Treasurer Muggli and Auditor
Runkel compared tax list books OF 1892
today and find that Rutland township
does not owe the county a cent on ac-
count Of tax Of 1892. This 10 the only
instance OF such a wonderful showing in
the county for that year, or for any year
IN the history OF the county. We ques-
ton IL there is such another Instance in
the state.
Tho case OF the City against VIM. Nc
Grath, for drunkenness, came up for
hearing before Justice Holdridge in the
council room to-day. A large number OF
the curious were present and the case
was stubbornIy fought by d. E. Powers,
Esq, OF Sioux Falls, for the defendant
and by City Attorney Porter for the
prosecution. At the conclusion Of the
hearing the court held the defendant
guilty and fined him sl5 and costs,
amounting in all to s30.40, the defendant
standing committed TO county Jail ten
days unless sooner paid. Notice Of APP
peal was served.
The city council at its meeting last
evening gave the ordinance submitted by
the eastern bankers for raising the prin-
cipal and interest OF the waterworks
bonds, as outlined in yesterdays DAILY
LEADER, its first reading, and being re-
ferred to the ordinance committee, that
body recommended that it be amended
by striking out section 2, as published
yesterday, and substituting therefor the
ordinance on that point already passed
by the council. AS thus modified the
auditor was instructed to send q copy To
the bond purchasers for their approval.
The bonds OF j.. @. Bergstreser, as
assessor, and y. r. Stilson, contractor fol
building the Egan mi bridge. were
approved.
Rev. wv. j. Cleveland, pastor OF Grace
church, is in receipt Of the following
pastoral letter from Bishop Hare CON
corning Good Friday: "To all who rev.
erence the name OF Jesus Christ: Fri
day, March d, will be the day ON which
the church commentaries the sufferings
and death OF the Lord. This 10 no move
observance. It has been kept from the
earliest days Of christianity. AS early
as the time OF Constantine it had reached
such d pitch or Importance that it was
forbidden by imperial edict TO hold ju,
dicial trials, markets, etc, on that day
And a. this observance 10 not a novelty
90 II 10 not d popularity of any one de-
nomination Of Christians. Speaking
roughly, there are about 4O0,OOO,0O(
Christians, and OF this number mors
than ~36O,oO0,0oo observe this sacred day
They, then, need q good reason who or
cuse themselves FROM the observance d
this great day and deny to the Lord ths
honor they would pay to an ordinary
hero. Il has heen q great grief to ms
thas hitherto "a few men have turned
aside for % much as an hour from theil
ordinary pursnits on this sacred day ant
sought TO lay tribute at their Lords fee
by attending the solemn services b,