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

Whereas. d. Al. Hartwieh did. on or shout tbs
LIST day 0f1aag, 1698 take np nm eatfAY which he
caused TO be advertised by puelaehtn4 notice IN
anewepaper Published In the city of MadiednY
Lake county, South Dakota. Of which the follow
ing IL q copy:
tTake notice, that on the let day of May, s69S,
Z the undersigned, took into my possession ons
rloCee-eoE0Ted colt one year old, which ! found
estray upon the southeast quarter OF section 36s
township 100, range 81, that there mrs ne brands
or marks thereon, and that q more particular de-
s~cripeioE than the above I am unable to give;
that r Fea1da up0n the northwest quarter OF sec
tion s, town fe7, range -, and tbs owner Of said
property may take the came By apDlylaG 20 nae
therefor at my place OF residence and paying 70
me the expenses of taking up and keeping such
estray to the Gna0 OF saeh delivery to aatd owner,
I'll. "A. HAkTWICH.W
And, whereas, on the 18TH day 0f March. 1894,
appraisers were duly appointed by me 90 ap-
praise the value OF sneh eetrny; and whereas.
they have duly made their report axing the yaine
thereof Of twenty-five dollars, notice is hereby
given that the said estray was taken up upon the
southeast quarter OF section 80, township 1O6,
range "a, and described aa one mouAe-colored
colt about one year old weighing shout 500
pounds without mArke or hFands and that the
rcridence oil the said III. A. Hartwich lie In the
city 81 Madison, Lake coanty, south DAKOTA:
JOHN III. GROGE,
Justice OF the Peace.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-03-27
They Scattered.

Two gentlemen entered one of the
leading hotels in Boston TO take lunch
and at the same time discuss q little
business OF = private nature. Their
orders being served, they found that
their conversation WAS not likely to
be as private as was desired because
of two ovefattentive walters. At
last d bright idea struck one Of the
gentlemen, and turning 20 his friend,
who, by the way, was d physician,
he said:
Were You ont on any OF the small
pox cases lately, doctorG"
Eyes, / had two cases today"
Were they bad onesg' he was next
asked.
"We1l, I should say they were. BY
this time ] suppose they are both
dead"
Conversation was carried on with
out further embarrassment.--Boston
Post.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-03-27
Mortgage sale.

Whereas, defanlt has been made In the pay
ment OF the principal and interest on. ths money
occurred By q mortgage dated the 18th day q
and Lorin a. Wait, 10 The Balsou state Banking
Company, which mortgage III recorded In the
office Of the register Of aseds Of Lake county
the ssh dsy 81 Escera 5er, 1855, &C $50 3. m.;
And, whereas, said, The Ballou State Banking
Company. has duly assigned said mortgage 20
emit owners thereof. which assignment was duly
recorded - the ofiee OF the Register OF deeds Of
Lake county, south Dakota, on the 18Th day 0f
MI Aps', w Issss \ NJ action 81 procssdisng Il law Of
otherwise has been instituted TO recover the
debt secured BY said mortgage, or any part
the pasment Of the principal sum. together
with the acrgued interest sccured by sald mort
gage when due; and, whereas, the whole amount
Il sas sn s.g psInsip saa aS yb. assssss 4 III |. . sseoRs ni N
said mortgage that in the event OF the f~oreclOs.
ure Of the came, $4,000 shall be allowed. - At
torney . fees; and. whereas me sIncant elsimsa
notice ID S1,0S5.00, and the attorney rec q ~.
Now, therefore, notice 10 hereby gfvenss that by
virtue Of the power of sale eontatned IN SAG
pursuance of the statutes In sach case made ana
provided, the said mortgage Will be foreclosed hy
I sale Of the rnortgaged premises therein de.
Lahe County. 3. d., &c tSss 1oat door q
| the court house, id the city os Madieon. county
OF Lake, stats d south Dakota, on The slst DAY
| 0f March. 1864, Ut two o'clock tnF the afternoon %
| that day. The m0rfgRge0 premieee are situated
in the cunnty OF hhke and efate of south Dakota,
| and described ~ follows, to- wit. The southeast
| quarter al eection NO.. eighttSl IN township NO
one &BEared and fiye ll01l north, faage hity.iour
Dated ii Madtsrn, south Dakola, this 18th day
| of February. "a. D, 1904
TfiE WINCHESTER SAVINGS BAMK,
Arsiensn III Mortgage.
o. Il. HoLuRID0E &sONs
Attorneys FOR Assianee 81 Mortgages.
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Ne Danger of : salt Famine.

The amount Of salt in the sea waters
of the globe, il extracted, would egreater
in mass than the land. 30 far as it appears
above the surface. The seas Taper
cent Of the earth's surface. estimated at
a.c6O, 600 (Germanl square miles. The
percentage OF chlornatrium in the sea il
the anne at all depths. Assuming that
the average depth Of the sea is . half
fGerman) mile, there are then $4,000
cubic miles of sea water. A cubic mile OF
sea water contains on the average about
25 kilograms of salt. The 3,400 600 cubic
miles Of sea water would therefore con
tain 50. COO cubic miles of distilled pure
salt.-From the German.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-03-27
ANOTHER VICTIM.
An Aged Michigan Woman Loses $4,000
ON the Moss Grown Gold Brick SwfndIe.

An AGED Michigan Woman Loses $4,000
ON the Moss Grown Gold Brick SwfndIe.
With eyes brimful Of happy anticipa-
ton an aged woman presented two
4.kings'' Of bright metal to the chief
waigher at the mint. She believed that
the two lumpsof metal were gold worth
$50. 900. and when informed that they
were bat copper and zinc, worth $2 or
s3, she turned away with a heavy heart
and sought the train to bear her back
to her hor1e in jackson, Mich. She had
paid $12, 900 for the stuff and had jour-
neyed all the way east to realize upon II.
The story of the unfortunate woman's
loss was told to the mint officials. She
was Mrs. Harriet Morgan, who resides
In jackson, and with her were her SON
in-Iaw, Charles Helleg, and Or. Blanch-
ard. the family physician. Some 48
years ago Mrs. Morgan, who il quite
wealthy, had advanced to nephew &c.
900 to start d business. He was profuse
In his expressions of gratitude and prom
issd that as business prospered with him
be would return the loan with ample
interest. The nephew went away, and
his aunt heard nothing of him until re-
cently. She had about abandoned hope
or securing tho return Of her loan, when
one day d stranger came 10 her with the
announcement that he represented her
nephew. The latter had prospered well
In gold mining, and Oh an evidence Of
/ his success had sent her two gold bricks
ar sskings.' These weighed fully 81
pounds and were worth 80, 900. These
the nephew desired 70 present to hi
amt In return for her loan and another
small payment. Mrs. Morgan, delight.
ed, paid the stranger $4,000 and re'
cefved che kings, which she guarded
! Observation-Disclosures Record. y
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-03-27
ASTRONOMY IN ARIZONA,

Station Established Through theE Efforts
OF Harvard College Observatory.
An expedition to establish an astTo-
nomical observation station in Arizona
left Harvard college observatory March
1, .Percival Lowell having furnished
the means therefor. The head OF the
work is William I'll. Pickering, brother
of Professor Edward G. Pickering OF
Harvard. He has been for years en-
gagged in similar work In Europe and
has recently returned from the Arequi-
pa expedition. III has long been desired
to have q station in the dry air of Ari-
zona, but funds have been lacking, and
Mr.. Loweil's gift Ia most grateful. He
lie well known as a traveller In sthe far
east, a writer on Korea, Japan and tha
PHILOSOPHERS and religions of those re.
gions, bat he is also an enthusiast in
astronomy. has written several books
on the science and is himself D of the
Arizona party.
The founding OF the station viii not
change the work at Arequipa, which i
to be almost wholly used for photo
graphic work, while that In Arizona will
be visual. Bnt much of the fnvestiga-
tion of the problems Of the skies which
has been carried on at the Harvard OBJ.
~seryatory will be transferred TO the new
station. Professor Pickering says that
everything Is tending to drive obserya.
tories away from cities. The yapors,
the smoke and now the powerful cleo
trio currents used for lights snd street
cars-an are injurious to the objects 81
the astronomer. The special reason fol
hurrying the expedition ii the apposi
zion OF Mars next summer, when tina
planet will be near the earth and far
Their north than when it was observes
two years ago at Arequipa.-Spripg
feld ltAass.l Republican.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-03-27

COLONEL LAWLER. 1893, and pT0ml-
nent members OF the order from al
parts OF the country were present to g.
sist at the ceremonies and offer their
congratulations. He will have many
friends at the next national encamp
ment, which meets IN Pittsburg during
the week beginning Sept. 10 next, and
not o few of them r confident OF his
election to the highest dignity In the or
~ganization.
Colonel LAWYER served throughout the
war with the famous Nineteenth regi-
ment OF Illinois volunteers and gained IN
honorable record as a soldier. He was In
all the battles in which his regiment took
part and was mustered ont as first ser
geant with the brevet of captain. His
title OF colonel came to him through his
connection with the national guard, In
which he served for d dozen years on
more. After the war be went 10 work
for his father-inlaw, who was . miller,
and was driving one Of the mill teams
when he was elected and appointed post
master OF Rockford.
The secret OF the unusual procedure Of
eiecting a postmaster lay In the fact that
there was such a scramble for the Office
that no one seemed able to decide who
should have it, and it was decided to
leave the matter to popular vote. Colo
mel Lawler won by q large majority and
held the Office for two terms prior to
Ceveland's first administration, when
he vacated it in favor of q Democrat.
only to be reappointed by President Har.
rison without the formality of o petition
and without opposition. He took TO poll.
tics naturally and soon achieved proni.
hence in his party. Hewas . close friend
Of General John A. Logan, whom hs
greatly admired and closely resembles.
Colonel LAWYER was born In England oi
Irish parents 90 years ago and has lived
ia Rockford since he was 10 years old.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-03-27
rsrnnasnr CRIMINALS In CisinA.

Finding that long terms Of imprison-
ment and logging do not check robbery
and piracy and systematic practice of
imposition ON strangers In the nature Of
thieyery in the Soochow district. the
authorities have resolved { try brand
ing. For the 6rAt offense the thief y
TO be branded on the right cheek. and
for the second On the LETT cheek. The
brand II 10 be the Chinese sign for the
word thief. Az the Chinese have q su-
perstftious horror Of all facial disfigure-
ment, the belief Ii entertained that the
new punishment will check the criminal
element. Sacramento Record Union.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-03-27

A characteristic ok al dinners given %
the court and military officials BY the EN-
peror ana eEnpress of Germany - that
there ii always provided b dish Of sweet
meats, which holds as well pictures OF
The royal pair and their children. each
bonbon having d likeness painted upo
Ii. And when the hosts retire there ID
something approaching ascramblearnong
the dignifed officers and functionaries
for one Of these much valued souvenirs
to take home to equally eager wives and
daughtera.-New York Times.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-03-27
Notice.

Ofice of Commissioners School nd Public
Lands. Pierre, South Dakota, Jan. -, 1904:
Notice ID hereby given that on the 18th day of
April 1884. ali OF the Unbiased and uns0ld school
lands Ia Lake county will be offered for lease, TO
she highest bidder, II pahlie ~anetion, IS The front
door Of the court houeo nseld c0@uty. TAs leas-
ing will be held between the hours o. ten O'Clock
O. IN. and five O'Clock D. m, each day until all
tracts Cf school lands heve been offered for lease.
THON. H. mUTH,
Commissioners OF school, and Pablo Lands.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-03-27

Once OF Commissioner, School and Public
Lands, Pierre, South Dakota, Jan. ~, 1eSA--N0r
tice 10 hereby given that on the 10Th aayof April
1894, all the nneold school lands In the cuanty OF
Lake will bo offered for hale &C public aucgl0ns 20
the highest bidder, as the front door eoRft
h0nse To said cunntys Said sals VAL be held Pc
tween the hours Of ten o'clock o. e. and Mse
school land have beAn offered f0E eMla.
TMO&s W. RUTH,
Commissioners OF school and PuhlEe LAnda.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-03-27

the Grand Army
OF tho Republic.
has the unprece.
dented record of
hayingb eenelect
ed and installed
for a6 consecutive
terms as com.
rnander Of New
ins Post, NO. | 81
Rockford, Ills.
He celebrated bis
silver iubiiee III
his installation Id
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-03-27
A Good match.

Little Ethel-Idess I'll marry George
Sweet wen he grows up.
Mother-You like him, do you?
Little Ethel-N-o, not much, but he's
JUS as fond of chocolates as Ism.-Good
News.
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POPULAR m ILLINOIS.

Ceaonel Enwler i Candidate Tor COmmana-
sr In chlef ~ she ID. *. ii.
Colonel Thomas q. LawIef, who is
spoken of as the western candidate for
4he position of commander Id chief of
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-03-27

them when you need them
and have a better selection
also than you will have later on, as
well as the advantage of the present
Low PRICES.
Tie you have been renting q
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
HOUSE OF YOUR OWN,
in which you viii 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 r 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 q 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 fol
South Dakota real estate, which is
sure to come, viii soon prevent you
from buying, and your opportuni'
ty Of a lifetime viii 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 arr
many of this Glasgow can pay 1
small amount down, and we vii
give You all the time you need OF
the balance. You can pay q fxec
amount each month, or make pay.
ments any other way TO suit your
convenience, saving o little for th'
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 save'
and expended these small amount
in this way, the chances are tina
this same money would have beef
expended in some trivial way AM
you would have nothing to shoN
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.
] It will surprise you when yo'
look over our list, to see how
LITTLE A MONEY
! it will take to secure q fine resi-
dence or business lot in this city
or a beautiful farm in this county
We own and control nearly all tn
: real estate which we handle, henc
can give exceptionally low price
and easy terms of payment.
you only have a few dollars I
: spare now, come in or write US, an
we will fit you out with a good 10
: or more than one il you want, an
arrange payments satisfactorily
ylyou. lie you have only q few hui
! dred dollars TO spare, and want
!, farm, come and see us, or writ
and we feel positive we can arrant
p a deal 10 your satisfaction.
Madison, with her college, exec
lent public schools, churches, Cha
y tauqua assembly, and other lite
!. ary and social advantages, has
) wide reputation for being Q
CITY OF III
Z and Lake county with her exec
lent lands, q county in which Z
majority of the farmers
y OWN THEIR FARMS,
and we shall do all in our power
- EN#A - ALAA
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-09

In a first class carriage In Germany
In Englishman was observed to be con-
stantly putting his head out Of the win
dow. The train was going fast, and a
sudden gust of wind blew off his hat.
he at once took down his hat box and
hurled it after his hat. Then he sa.
down and smiled On his fellow pas
sengers, but, Of course, did not speak.
The Germans reared with laughter, and
one Of them exclaimed:
you do not expect your hat box to
bring back your hat, do your"
81 do" said the Englishman. INC
nnme on the hat-full name and hotel
address on the box. They'll be found
together, and l shall get both. Do you
see nowT"
Then those Germans subsidized and
said they always had considered the
English a great and practical nation
London Tit-Bits.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-09

Nature is very particular to conceal
her d~eformities. and all that is worthless
or ~ungraceful generally drops of from
q tree unless II be nm injury to the trunk.
From such effects the tree never recov'
ers. Go into the forests and how often
we see deformed trees. some bent and
twisted, somo parted till the origina
trunk becomes like twO-each crossing
and recroasiDg tho other, This was done
by depression or injury TO the tree in ita
young and tender years. Nature has no
power 10 right a broken law-neither 10
the animal nor the vegetable organism
Punishment follows, and deformity TO
sults-H0stou Transcripts
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-09

simply standing in his place to ask
the passage of this bill in con-
formity with his wishes.
We all hopes to see him returned
as n Senator from the State Of
New Mexico.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-09

in the front rank in the sisterhood
Of younger States. She is not lack
ing in schools and colleges. He7
people are intelligent, industrious,
and thrifty, and before the steady
stream Of immigration pouring in
to her borders the last vestige of
the picturesque civilization of the
Of the dons and senoritas will soon
disappear.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-09
uelen VIrainia.

A good story is told upon q Washing
ton woman who now makes her home in
Colorado. With evidently no thought
as to the curious sound of the combina-
ton If spoken quickly, she has called her
Oldest child Helen Virginia. Not long
ago upon a visit to this city she proudly
brought her Young daughter in to see an
old friend. What have you called your
d~aughterT" queried the visitor. "Helen
Virginia" was the complacent reply
"Ah, and what do you call her in Col
orador' was the unexpected but very
natural response.-Kate Fields Wash
inRtOn.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-09
women a. the PoIIs.

"Do unmarried women possess the
ballot in this country asked the Eng
lish tourist.
mot TO any great extent" replied the
native. "In Wyoming women are al
lowed to vote, and in a few other states
they vote on school questions"
"Don't they vote IN Pennsylvania at
alp
'No."
THAT'S odd. l certainly heard some
one speak Of the maiden vote the other
day."-Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-09

While enjoying the comfortable pref
tiness Of a tea gown the social dame or
demoiselle now incases her feet in vel
vet shoes. They are to be had in all art
shades, and fancy may choose from rare
olives, rich sapphires, bronzes, old blues,
porcelain pinks, sunbeam tints and leaf
toneS Nov YORK Press.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-10-17

careful housekeeper's method OF making
them last twice as long as they otherwise
would.
There are few better razor straps than
can be made from a remnant OF Cd leather
betting that has revo.ved long beneath a
dripping Of oil from machinery. A razor
first stroppsd on such a strip Of leather and
then upon a piece Of calfskin is easily kept
In good order.
This is said to be an effectual vermln
eXterminator: Dissolve two pounds OF
alum in three or four quarts OF boiling
water and apply. while hot, TO every joint
or crevice where ants and cOckrOaches con-
gregate 1t is useful for pantry shelves
and bedsteads. for kitchen floors and base
boards. Use a brush in applying II.
a clothespin bag, made Of bed tick
ing or something stout, in The form OF a
pocket with a slit on the front sac. is
much easier TO get at than a common bag.
n bed ticking apron with a large
pocket across the bottom is better tnan
either A basket exposes the clothespIns
to dust, and the clothes suffer accordingly.
Shades for the windows Of a house
should not be selected until the color Of
the interior decorations and the surround
ings have been fully considered. Glaring
co.ors ike bright blues and greens are
apt to be as disagreeable inside as on the
outside. Plain white awnings are found TO
look better after the second year than
faded striped ones.
Paint. however old and dry II may be-
can be removed from carpets or draperies
by a liberal use Of chlOrOform. Saturate
the spot. keep it closely covered for half
an hour. then brush out. The liquid de-
stroys the oil in the paint, leaving only
a powder that usually comes out with no
stain unless on very delicate fabrics. In
obstinate cases the application may need TO
be repeated several times.