The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-05-11
LOCAL BREvHTsEs.

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Remember cemetery meeting to night.
Weather Report: Friday and Sauur-
day generally fair. Friday night proba-
bly, local showers.
Delegates to the Masonic grand lodge
meeting at Hot Springs next month will
be carried at one fare for the round trip.
The violent wind OF II day blew down
the big smoke stack OF the round house
and Train Dispatcher Wood reports
wires down all Over the country.
Geo. Kephart OF the Normal school re-
ceived a dispatch to-day conveying the
intelligence of the death of his grand
father ut Dell Rapids. He will leave
for home tonight.
Carthage News, IL: Messrs. Burns and
Hewlett of Madison have made several
shipments OF cattle from here the past
two weeks. This has made money plenti-
full with our farmers who had stock to
sell.
DIR. q. H. Martin, OF North Dakota and
IA graduate OF Ontario Veterinary College
has arrived in the city and will take up
the practice of his profession here. He
will have headquarters at G. M. Klotz-
hach's barn. I'D,
Sioux Falls Argus-Leader, 10: The
council of the women OF the Episcopal
church OF this state which is being held
in st. Augusta cathedral, is largely at.
tended. Many delegates arrived on to-
days trains and more are expected to-
night and tomorrow. At 4 O'Clock this
afternoon Bishop Hare delivered an adj
dress OF welcome to the clergy and
church women
Judge Williamson to day presented
his friends with taety cards which read
as follows: "Henry Storm Williamson.
Born Thursday, April 26th, 1894. at 9:l5
a. M, at Madison, South Dakota.
| Weight 10 pounds" The cards were
printed and presented to Mr.. Williamson
by Will #. Kennedy, well-known in this
city, nov engaged in the newspaper
business at North Kankakee, I'll. ?
Argus Leader, 10: Z. s. Buzzell OF
Valley Springs, commander of the Lake
Madison Veterans association, was in
the city to-day on business connected
with the district encampment which will
occur June 1923 in this city. Mr.. Buzz
sell Says that at the encampment at Flan-
dreau there We're 5000 people present,
and he thinks there will be many more
than that here. The Island will prob
ably be used for camping purposes.
An incipient fire in the rear OF Tlerney
Bros. blacksmith shop, was observed
about 0 a. m. today by Frank Tlerney,
just in time to prevent a great confiag-
ration. 1t was a pile of rubbish, lit by a
cigar stub or a spark from the chimney
OF a building TO the south, and when
discovered by Mr.. Tlerney had attained
to quite a flame. Prompt action at an
opportune time no doubt saved a large
part OF the city from destruction.
Howard Press, II: d. ID. Holdridge
came up from Madison Tuesday, dis
patched his business in the circuit court
and returned by the next train, hardly
giving old friends an opportunity to say
"howdy".. Attorney Geo. r. Farmer
who hassbeen attending court in How
ard this week informs the Press that
Madison people are preparing to fairly
overwhelm us with the numbers that
will be in attendance here Wednesday.
Fifteen bicyclists are coming up from
the Lake city to capture prizes in the
races.
Deadwood Times, 8: Messrs. Birch,
Hudson, Topp and Lock, OF the South
Dakota Mining company, made another
trip to their Anna Creek group Of mines
yesterday, and on their return expressed
themselves highly pleased with the /
pect. Dir. Hudson stated that work
would be resumed without delay on all
their properties and rapidly pushed to
completion. He and Mr.. Birch expect
to close up their business here to-day.
and take their departure for England,
where urgent business matters demand
their attention, otherwise both the gen.
tlemen would p~rolong their visit to the
Hills, with the resources of which they
are fayorabiy impressed.