The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-05-12

THURSDAY morning.
Weather report to-day: Saturday
afternoon and night probably local
showers. Sunday probably fair.
Arlington Sun: It il re ported that
DR.. Hanson or this place will soon re-
move to Marion, 8. d., and locate at that
place. The DR.. and family have made
a large number OF friends here who will
very much regret TO see them GO,
Argue Leader, II: Mrs. i. F. Stahl,
OF Madison, 10 the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Dan Scott. So r. g. Chaphe called
ait this Office ard said there was no truth
Ia the report that he was to quit the
Parker house and so to Madison TO run
the Lake Park hotel.
A populist meeting was held in the
court house this afternoon to fx the
time and place of holding o three days
encampment. Prominent speakers have
already been secured and the place and
time will be at the Chautaaqua ground
after the state convention.
Howard Democrat, II: Mrs. Allen
Price returned TO her home at Madison
Wednesday. Mrs. Price has been en-
ployed in Howard as a nurse. +. Miss
Hattie Burns was mp from the Normal
at Madison the first OF the week visiting
with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs.
w. w. Girton.
Mitchell Republican, 8: Postmaster
Greene has received samples OF n new
money order which the department will
issue after July 1st. It has a coupon
attached which 10 TO be forwarded TO
the department with each weekly report.
Ii reeembles:somewhat the orders in use
by express companies.
Grand lodge and encampment OF /. O.
o. F. meets at Sioux Falls next Tues
day. Delegates to these lodges from
this city are r. r. VanSlyke to the grand
encampment and Edwin Hart to the
grand lodge. They win start Monday
and the degree team will go down Tues
day.
or DR.. /. r.. Spooner, of Lake Preston,
stat, tnator in 1890, and later wardta
OF the penitentiary, the DeSmet Leader
says: ave regret to state that DIR. /. r.
Spooner is very low. He has for a long
time been suffering with O cancer of the
face, and all efforts to get rid OF it have
proven in vain. It lie feared he will
never be better"
Oldham correspondence OF the Lake
Preston Times. IL: The Old Gentleman
Shaw breathed his last on Sunday even
ing, May 6. Funeral services were held
in the Baptist church Tuesday after
noon. /. Oldham has q Norwegian school
taught by Chas. Feroe, meets every
evening. Some OF Oidham's young men
are quite interested and are trying very
hard to learn the language. They must
have some motive which we are unable
TO fathom, but can guess pretty close.
Volga Tribune, IL: A couple OF gem
tlemen from Prairie Queen, Lake coun-
ty, were in Volga Thursday OF last week
in the interest of the 18th of May cele-
bration to be held in that neighberhood.
As no celebration is arranged for here,
it is pretty certain a large number OF
our people win go to Prairie Queen, in
Guiding our cornet band. b. lei. Erick-
son, OF Bruce, is to be the guide and
marshal from here.
An adjourned meeting of the Gene
try association was held last evening,
but owing to the threatening weather or
some other cause few were present.
The committees appointed at the last
meeting reported progress and we're
continued. Prof. Denpster reported
for the auditing committee, Henry
Neill for the COMMITTEES on articles and
by laws, and FL. =. Patterson for the
advisory committee. All except the
work OF the auditing committee showed
sat lsfactory progress and In order TO
complete the full reorganization OF the
aesociatlcn ID was decided to take an
adjournment until Monday evening,
May 81, when it is hoped q large attend.
ance will be present.
The stand.pipe for the water-works
system has arrived and the mechanics
are expected TO arrive this
ready TO begin the work OF raising it
Monday. The base ID all ready Tor the
superstructure, and il will not take
long TO complete this part of the work.
AT the well the frame work OF the pump
house il already up and work com.
menced this morning on the erection OF
the great chimney. This has been
changed by Engineer Smythe, from the
original plan which called for 4 BRICK
chimney So feet square st the base, 81
feet high with 30-inch hue, to a brick
chimney Z feet at the base. 81 feet high
and with q 36-inch hne. This ID thought
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