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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-01-13

A. GROW. good many years
he has never lost his interest in public af-
fairs and the movements of parties, but
has kept his finger on the popular pulse
ct all times and always stood ready to do
active service for his party in time of
need.
Away back in 1850 Mr.. Grow was first
elected to a seat in congress as the sue
cessor Of David Wilmot of ''proviso"
fame. Wilmot's course in the house
had created dissension in his district,
and he voluntarily retired in Grows
favor as the best means of restoring har-
mony. MI. Grow served 10 consecutive
years, being elected by p~luralities rang
ing from 5000 to $4,000, and was once
elected by the unanimous vote Of the
district, so that he came to be called
"Great Majority" Grow. BY q change
in the district in 1862 he was defeated.
He was speaker of the house in 1861
and held that Office during the first two
years OF the war. His personal o
ter in 1853 with Representative Keith of
South Carolina hrs become historical,
though the house rook no official notice
VI III db Tie tlilcs
In 1868 he became chairman of the
Pennsylvania Republican committee and
aided in the election OF General Grant as
president. In 1871 he was made presi-
dent Of the Houston and Great Northern
railroad of Texas and went there to live
for the benefit of his health. In 1872 his
sympathies were with the Greeley move
ment, though he took no active part in
the In 1875 he returned to the
Republican fold and his w state and
took in the H~artranft campaign. He
worked for Hayes in 1879 in Pennsylva-
MIA, Ohio and New York. In that year
he was to have u for congress, but a
combination defeated his nomination.
In 1873 he was q candidate for the gu
bernatorial nomination, but Hoyt was
named, and Grow declined the nomina-
ton for lieutenant governor. In 1879 he
refused the Russian mission rendered to
him by President Hayes.
Mr.. Grow was born in Connecticut Il,
1924 and removed to Pennsylvania when
but 10 years of age. He graduated from
Amherst college in 1914, and subsequent
ly became q lawyer.
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j. II. VILLA
Judge Of the County Court.
Notice.

State OF South Dakota, County OF Lake, Town
of Lake View. Before H.. D.. Holdridge, Police
Justice OF the CITY Of Madison, =. b. In The
matter ~ the taking mp and dispo ing q estrays,
described as follows: Two two-year old mares,
one q black colof and the other an iron grey
color. Said est avs haying been taken M by
Spanlding Wertaby on the 18th day 81 October,
1883, within the county OF Lake, south Dakota
Whereas, Span ding Westaby did, on the IL
day OF October, 1888, take up eetraye, whtf
caused TO be ndyertissd by publishing a ire
thereof III the Lake County Leader for thra3cO
ceeeiye weeke, OF which The following
ssCame To my pren,iees, three miles rouN
Madisop, on the Town Line road, Wedne&k
October IL, 1883, two 1woy ear-old colts, ma
one Iron grey. one black. Owner prove prop&<1&
pay charges, and take the animals Away.
And, whereas. upon the 2lst DAY Of December,
1883, appraisers we're duly appointed by me 10
apprafsc the vAlas Of said estrays and, whereas,
they duly made their report fxing the yAlne
thereof ct Any dollars
N0tice In hereby, given, that the said eetrays
were tab eu mp OH the nth day Of October. 1854,
on the southWest quarter of, section u, township
i06, range 81, In LAKE county, South Dakota. and
are descfibed ID two two eaf-old mare colts nne
Q black color, and one IN iron grey color. sThet
the residence OF the said SpanIdings WestAby II
on the southwest quarter OF section 1ls toNnshtp
100, range 81, In Lake county, Sauth Dakota.
- b. ID. HOLDRIDoE,
Police Justice Of the City Of MAdison, south Da-
kota. $500 &94aIa
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was secured that was far more exciting
than the ride down west hill, though not
30 prolonged.
There were no deadly hobs" In The
Hook. There were TO my knowledge
but two sboughten" sleds. The owner
OF q gayly painted and fancy sled from
q store was jeered at by his companions
as a s.girl boy" The best sleds were
constructed by the village wagon maker,
and about half OF them were ''knee
sleds'' and the rest boards" There was
q great diversity of opinion as to the
proper shape of a sled runner. Some
..ield that it should be low and sharp,
with a slight. long curve, others that it
should be high and with a rather short
rounding curve.
All agreed, however, that the runner
must be supplemented by a good .'shoe,"
and concerning this important point
there was again q great diversity OF
opinion. Thick cast iron shoes were ia
vorite with those who lived east of the
millpond; thin, slender steel shoes with
those who lived west. Singularly enough,
though the matter Of sled shoes had been
argued every winter for 40 years when I
first knew The Hook, it was as far from
settlement as ever when I left the place.
Victory would perch on the banner of
the least ironers" after an exciting race
down north hill, only to shift to that of
the steel contingent the next day after
an equally exciting trial of speed down
west hill. 1t was the general consensus of
Hook opinion at the close of that season,
| Ibelieve, that the steel shoes were best ON
road work, while the cast ones were bet
ter for crust riding. But the next win
ter the controversy broke out anew with
all its original virulence and intensity.
There were then and still are three
ways of steering a sled-bellygut,
astrid-straddle, Hookers called it
and kurntz. / am not sure about the
proper spelling of this word, which can
only be arrived at when its derivation
has been discovered. It is not in any
dictionary SO far as / know, and / have
spelled it Theoretically. The kurntz steer
err sat on his doubled under left leg,
swung his right leg behind the sled like
a rudder, grasped the roller of his sled
firmly with his left hand and the rear
end of the board with his right. Each
method of steering had its advocates.
sBelygut" was least in favor among the
boys because the rider could not see well
and was in danger of butting his brains
out, and among the parents because D il
was-a great deal harder on shoe leather
than, the other two methods. 1t was
used very little on either of the long
rides.
tStraddle" steering was safest if more
than one passenger was to be taken or
the sled, but kurntz was the general fla
vorite. It certainly possessed decided
advantages when the steersman was 9
sturdy young fellow, booted to the knee
broad shouldered and deep chested, and
the passenger q star eyed, pink checked
carmine Tipped Hook girl. The knrnt'
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Assigpee's Sale.

Notice IL hereby given, that under and by viz
tue of an order issued oct Of the circuit court OF
Of Lake, state OF south Dakota, bearing date
December 2Slh, 1888, the undersigned, assignee
vfihe Bank Of South Dakota, win sell ~ pnblic
the city OF Madison. said county and state. TO the
highest bidder for cash, on Friday, the 26th day
ofJanuary, 1894. commencing ut the hour Of ten
said salc 10 completed, and sdjuurning frum day
to day, IL necessary, the properly referred TO and
described In the pefiti0n Dow. ON dAs In the once
OF the clerk Of said cnurt, at Madison, being the
Parties desiring t. bid can ind : list of the said
assets and property % b sold BY tnrpectihg the
petition and order ON ale, or BY consulting the
undernignsd. MATTHEW w. Dali
assignee OF the Bank OF South Dakota.
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GOING DOWN THE RUS "STRADDLE."
lisions with sleighs and foot passengers
is obvious. The roll of it's victims, as
published from day to day in the north
ern newspapers, some winters is long
and appalling. The length of this roll
is contributed to by the use OF the dead
ly bob a clumsy continuance fit only
for short. uncrowded inclines.
The best coasting country is not too
broken. The hills must not be too high
or too steep. The configuration of ter
ritory must be of the sort that is called
rolling" and the slopes must be long
as we'll as comparatively gentle, 60 that
a ride of a mile or more may be enjoyed.
Given such territory, plenty Of boys and
girls and a good winter, and riding
down hill" will flourish to the enjoyment
of everybody, the deepening of chests,
the painting of cheeks, the Frightening
OF eyes and the hardening of muscles.
In fine, there is no doubt that it lie as
beneficial as ii is thrilling.
The unparalleled six weeks OF skating
that were vouchsafed to the youngsters
and their elders who inhabited the vii
1 ldk6 CdljCu LILO IxOUh uuIAlS VIC WIZ
ter Of 1867 were followed by a full
month of such excellent conditions for
coaching as brought into being a craze
only less pronounced and widespread
than that which was manifested on the
ice. The snow fell to the depthof about
two feet at first. Every day it thawed
Just a little, and once or twice a week an
inch or two of fresh snow fell. The
winter winds that year were ~singularly
mild, and the drifts were corresponding
ly easy to manage. There were two
favorite rides that winter. One was
down the long, easy west hilr' road and
the other across the fields and down the
sleeper north hill"
The west hill road led from the village
to O. woods surrounded plateau, wherein
dwelt half q dozen families only. Be
cause these inhabitants were SO few the
traffic over the road was, small and the
danger from collision between sleds and
sleighs and cutters slight. The road Ind
no long, precipitous reaches, no short.
sharp turns, no high and dangerous
banks on its lower side for careless
steersmen to run of and break their
necks or their arms or their legs. It was
O good mile and q half long, gently slop-
ing most Of the way, but with an occa-
sional pitch" to lend excitement, two on
three curves that renderedgood steering
desirable and about a dozen of those
water turner's" that are commonly
called thank We, ma'ams." If you have
ever rode down hill in q good coasting
country, you will understand just wha,
the west hill was like. Fl
, North hill had no road. 1t was not
available as a riding place most years
for generally the high winds swept \
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-01-13

THE OLD FOLKS I'M THE PUNa.
steersman's passenger used to sit ON the
front of the sled Turk fashion, well pre-
tected by the half encircling arm that
was extended forwardto grasp the roller,
the only disadvantage suffered being the
fact that such proximity Of lips as this
manner Of riding allowed sometimes
distracted the attention OF the young
man from the road ahead.
The ride down the long west hill oc-
cupied from three to i've minutes, ac-
curding to the sled and the ability Of the
steersman. The rider frstat the tophad
the right to the first start. The next to
follow had not the right to start till the
first curve, about 10 rods down, had
been. passed by the leader. This was to
minimize the danger Of accident in case
the leader upset or was thrown OF his
sled. The ride down the north hill on
the crust took mp not more than a min
ute and sometimes not quite that. But
two sleds could be on that descent at the
same time for like precautionary reasons.
Only the most skillful riders were allow
cd to 60 down the crust, and passengers
were mostly barred. As it was, most OF
the sleds going down with but one rider,
there were twice as many accidents on
the crust as on the road, but serious
hurts were rare, the worst n being the
result Of stones sticking up through the
crust. When a stone was struck by q
flying sled runner, there was Immediate
II some remarkable ground and lofty
tumbling. with subsequent bruises and
black and blue spots and applications OF
| arnica.
The meteoric rapidity of the tripdown
the hills was quite Offset by the slowness
Of the tramping up hill. But these up
ward marches were not tedious. They
were beguiled by song and story and ru-
raj jest and an occasional rough and
tumblein the snow that added to the
youthful spirits of the trampsrs and pre-.
vented all semblance Of dullness.
Toward the middle Of February thu
older inhabitants began TO take q hand
and the silver headed old chaps that had
skated earlier in the season rode down
the hilI more than ones spiece just II
show the youngsters how to steer. Il
this they did not succeed remarkably
well, but they liked the fun that the,
had not before enjoyed since theil
youth 20 much that they finally got on
Deacon Bixby's ''pung,r had it haulet
about o third Of the way up the ives
hill, had two handsleds dashed to th,
pole, the two best steersmen Of The Hool
took their places on the sleds, and
hdozen or more of the old folks got int
the 'spnng," and down the hill the.
went, shrieking and laughing like .
many children. l., .. MARSHALL
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published when cha was a. Since then
she has done. considerahleswo far the
magazines and published several. vol.
umeAo Of poetry and essays The transla.
ton Of Dumas, play, La Denimcpds,a
which abe called ssThaC Crust Of Society
attracted much attention on the. stage,
and she b now engxged IN the transla-
ton Of smother drama, THE Princes
Tragedy lshh
Miss 0uineyss father, the iates General
r9trck h Quincy, commanded thu
Ni1sh regiment or Massachusetts yolun.
t~eefsfntthe lite WIN md participated n
O. battles Hedjed insB0stof III ISIS, hi
pcarssr hsving beenslsateriAaly shortened
" Z wound received - The battls Of tht
Wildsrnsss. For many ysars after TIN
war he held the Office Of register of pro
bate In Boston.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-01-13

Land once at Mitchell, 3. D., Dec. 4, 1885,
Notice is hereby oiver that the Acknowledgement
settler has hled notice of his intention to make
prof viii be made before the clerk or the circuit
conrt, in sud for Lake county %. D.. Rt Madison,
8 ID, ON JANUARY Is, 1So4, viz: winiam Car
ship los roth, rapgeS west, 9Th r. NJ. ca. r..
%, 4ib.1 He names the following Witnesses TO
prove his continuous residence upon and Suiti.
ystion OF, said land, viz: Charles Brown Of
OldI am p. o.. and Geo. Winslow, Orio Clifford
and J. l.. Hathaway Of Ramona r o.. =. D..
n. N. KRATZ. Register
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nearly bare Of snow, which was piled IN
high drifts around the stumps and the
fences. This winter the snow lay stil,
and each days sun would melt the top
little, which would freeze at night, and
in time the beautiful, white, smooth -
panse was covered with q crust stroig
enough to bear q man and even q horte,
and owe which q good sled would glile
with such . speed as to take away tie
breath OF an inexperienced rider. The
farm owners kindly consented to havSa
few lengths Of fence taken down 30 asfo
give the pleasure seekers full swing, aid
. ride OF about halk q mile over the
crust, which terminated at the po1ti,
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Nosice OF Hearing petition for Letters Of Admin
fstration.

state os south Dakots, County or Lake. In
County Court SPECIAL Term, 1924. In the mat-
ter OF the eetAteO WIN. Barton, deceased. The
Barton, Alma Barton and Ray Barton. heirs o.
law and next Of hin OF William Barton. deceassd,
and TO oil whom these presents may come:
,Aiedr with the Judge Of this court, Z petition
prayinx for letters u administration 81 the cstate
Of Wi liam Barton, deceased, ana that Tuesday,
the 18th day sf January, 1894, ~ = O'Clock ,. m,
court, ut the ONCE OF the judge OF the county
court VI Lake county, South Dakota, In the city
o. Madison, county. II Lake. 8. Dr. .has. been act
person intrrested may appear and show cause
why the s6id petition shouid not be grated.
Dated at Madison. 8. IL, this. oh. day Of Janu-
J.. III. WILLIAMSON,
Judge Of the County Court
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with the nominal
tion of Galusha
A. Grow for con-
gresham at large
from Pennsylva-
mia to succeed the
late General Lii
ley. Perhaps it
is not strictly ac-
curate to say re
turns in Mr..
Grows case, for
though he has not
held Office for a
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-01-13

FAVORABLE TERMS
now offered, and you will then have
them when you need them
and have a better selection
also than you will have later on, as
we'll as the advantage of the present
LOW PRICES.
IF you have been renting a
house in the city, stop a moment
and think how much you have
paid out in rent, and if you have
been renting long you will soon
figure out that you have paid out
enough for rent to build as good
or a better house than you are rent
ing, and still you have no home OF
your own. Why not put this
money intoa t..
HOUSE OF YOUR OWN,
in which you will feel a natural
pride, and have a permanent and
pleasant home for yourself and
family in your declining years. A
little energy on your part will do
it. Start at once by
Blu ING A LOT.
If you are renting a farm figure
a moment what you are paying out
annually for rent and how soon
this rental would buy a farm here.
What you pay out in rent in two
or three years in Iowa Or Illinois
would buy equally as good a farm
in South Dakota. Stop renting
and come out and buy a farm of
your own and feel the independ-
ence Of
OWNING A HOME.
Don't delay this until next year, as
very much advanced prices for
South Dakota real estate, which is
sure to come, will soon prevent you
from buying, and your opportuni-
ty of a lifetime will be gone.
But many will say, Il have not
sufficient money on hand with
which to buy even a lot Sup
pose you have not and there are
many of this Glasgow can pay 9
small amount down, and we viii
give you all the time you need OF
the balance. You can pay a fxee
amount each month, or make pay
ments any other way to suit you,
, convenience, saving a little for tn
purpose from your other expendi
lures, and before you know it you
| lot is
PAID FOR
, and YOU have not missed the mon
} ey the amount of each paymen
being SO small. Had you not saye'
{ and expended these small amount
: in this way, the chances are tina
! this same money would have bee
. expended in some trivial way an
|, you would have nothing to sho'
for it. Surely there is NO
SAVINGS BANK
: equal to a piece of real estate, an
: especially if that real estate
sometime to be your Home.
9 It will surprise You when 20
look over our list, to see how
( LITTLE READY MONEY
it will take to secure a fine res
dence or business lot in this cit,
Q or a beautiful farm in this count,
IT We own and control nearly all til
real estate which we handle, hent
'e can give exceptionally low pric'
and easy terms of payment.
a. you only have a few dollars
r. spare now, come In or write US, an
h we will fit you, out with a good 10
or more than one if you want, an
ID arrange payments satisfactorily
" you. If you have only a few hui
: dred dollars TO spare, and want
farm, come and see us, or writ
n and we feel positive we can arranl
e, "a deal to your satisfaction.
Madison, with her college, exec
Ilent public schools, churches, Cha
tv tauqua assembly, and other lite
ary and social advantages, has
wide reputation for being q
&c CITY OF HOMES
y and Lake county with her exc,
lent lands, q county in which t
amajority, Of the farmers
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statement

statement
Of the Financial Condition of the Madison Build.
ing and Loan Association Madison, South
Dakota, on January /, 1894, made to Secretary
of state, as required by law:
Series AZ
Commenced business March /, 1883, and has
244 shares outstanding at this date.
RESOURCES. LIABILITIES.
stock. $4S,s00OO
Ne. gain. .............. S,SS6,06
Bills receivable. ....... 81, Ts3.00
Loans ,... 24,4D0.00
Cash in treas. hands f,623.O6
$50, 1906 $57.7S6.06
Series "B,--
Commenced business February ], 1891, and has
STOCK s',es.I.... s1o9,OOo.OO
Net gain -. ......... 2,227.04
Bills receivable ........ $96, $4,000
Loans. I4,7i6.50
Cash in treas. hands 1884
Sill ,22704 Sill ,22TOA
j. L. JONES, Secretary
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 2d
day OF January, A. ID. 1894.
(sEALl CHAS. b. KENNEDY,
Notary Pubic.
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n. An Around Aloe.

From the American aloe tree are made
thread, needles, rope, cables, paper,
clothing, soap, sugar and brandy.
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A CONGRESSIONAL VETERAN.

0alusha A. Grows Nomination Revivss
Wartime Memories.
A picturesque and interesting figure
returns to the field of national politics
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BASIS u Prosperity.
Agriculture maintains "a, 000, 600 Amer
icans.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-10
THAT sEDUerION EAsE

The seduction case against u IL
Eastman IN which Miss Leila Les
ter is the aggritve3 and complain
ing witness and mention Of which
was made last Monday was con.
cluded before Commissioner Scott
to-day. Mr.. A. G. Cruce counsel
fer defendant made q most able
effort for his client and throughout
I'll his procedure displayed the
deepest sympathy for the unfOrtu-
nate young lady. We believe he
placed great share of the burden
of responsibility where it properly
belonged on the father of the vic
tim in that he had never failed to
show his lack of C lnfidence in the
virtue of his daughter. He forbade
her keeping company after night
fall with young men and thus fore
ed her to meet her lover clandes-
timely ms cad OF under the family
roof. The young lady was pres
ent and exhibited much feeling of
remorse at the delicate position she
occupies She is to be pitied and
We have no hesitancy in saying
that the author of her ruin should
be made to suffer and especially
should he be Stunned and re-
garded as pestilence and unwOr-
thy the slightest recognition at the
hands of society, The defendant
was held in the sum of $500 bond
to await the action of the grand
jury.
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DISSOLUTION NOTICE.

Boyd, McAdam & Co, have this
day dissolved partnership by mutual
consent. S. j. Boyd will continue
the business and can be found at his
office at any and all times. | did
not come here and do not propose to
leave unless should take a notion
to go with McAdan and Ledbetter.
| must say after the hardships OF the
old year l am somewhat disfgured
but still IN the ring and if you wish
TO buy, sell, trade or transfer any
houses, lots or farms come and see
me; am at your service. Office over
Williams i Pennington.
dec. 41W S. J. BOYD.