The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-04-28
LOCAL nREVHTIEs.

last evening was largely attended q .
decided success socially and otherwise.
Regular meeting OF Madison Chapter
No. 8, o. Z. s., Saturday evening
Large attendance desired; work in de-
gree.
John De Witt Miller, the noted lectur-
or and we'll known to Chautauqua people
the country over, will lecture under the
auspices OF the Epworth League in this
city May 8.
Eli Greenhagen was in town to-day
after q coffin for his month-old child
which died this morning. The funeral
will take place at Wentworth tomorrow
at IL o'clock, Rev. Kuntz officiating.
A letter from Prof. A. H.. Yoder OF this
city, now in Worcester, Mass, states
that he has recently been elected to Q
position in the San Francisco public
schools at o salary of $2,4oO per year.
Gal. Nichols pony left the front OF the
Hotel Madison this afternoon and went
careening down Egan avenue with the
empty buggy at her heels. Many mar
row escapes of collision were made, but
the outfit was finally rounded up on the
prairie south Of the railroad track with
out any damage being done.
Many friends OF MIR. and Mrs. K.
Woods were at the depot this morning
to bid them good by. Mrs. Woods goes
to Cresco Iowa, for the present and Mr.
Woods to Chicago. His future is not
yet definitely settled but it is probable
he will settle down in Charles City. Iowa
and 90 into the hardware business with
his brother-in law, Mr.. Burns.
Some time ago Mrs. Fred Kirstine, pre-
sented her husband with triplets, three
boys, which were the admiration OF the
community, the little fellows being
bright, healthy and contented for severa
weeks, but within the past week or ter
days all have died much to the sorrow
of parents and sympathizing nsighbors.
Dell Rapids Times, q: vi Waddel
OF Madison, was in town Monday for tn
purpose of contracting for some De
Rapids granite, to be used for the arch
way in q stone bridge being built In tina
city. Mr.. Walden obtained figures fror
!. the stone dealers and returned home !
the evening. On Tuesday, James I
: Bisset received word that he had bee
awarded the contract. 1t will requiI
about eight carloads, which will b
shipped to their destination right ava,
In talking with quite q number of IA
mers who we're in town to-day about th
wheat sown early in March before th
second freeze up, we discovered ths
much damage was done to that seedin
andin no instance could we learn thu
it would be more than half q crop and
many cases not a third, and even les
Many farmers are reseeding it, som
with wheat, some with flax, and som
not atall as yet. All later sown grain
looking s~plendidly and the promise OF
rich harvest was neve better at til
time OF the year.
The county commissioners and asse
sors OF Lake county held q joint sessi'
this afternoon at the court house to ia
over the basis OF assessment for the Gu
rent year. Chairman Cramton appoir
ed the following committee from t
number to report a schedule OF assessc
valuation OF stock to be taken as a bal
OF uniformity, but not to be follow,
literally in cases where the assesso
Judgment should determine otherwi
The committee consisted OF Dan OCs
nell, b. B. Bowel, Ole Frislie, A. p. II
nolds and III. A. Davis. Their report v
submitted to the full meeting for rat
cation and amendment.
Al friend OF education, writing to
Mitchell Gazette in favor Of nonpartis
supervision of our public schools and
qualifications in q state snperintendt
= OF the highest order suggests the ma
OF Miss j.. N. j. Pryne, formerly super
tendent Of the city schools of Mitch
for the position and In this regard p,
Miss Pryne q very high compliment q
her fitness. Miss Pryne ID at pres,
one OF the faculty OF u State Nor
school i'm Madison and those who
acquainted with her life and work b
will readily endorse oil the good chi
The Gazette, correspondent says OF he
Sioux Falls Press, q: County Aud
j. "A. Stanfield will resume the duties
- his Office to-day after IN absence OF
actly six month, which was causeda
emit sickness. He had erysipelas in hig b
and for several weeks during his illE
u ID was not thought he could live e
one day To another. The long cont
ment and suffering has aged him |
siderably, but he feels az young and
well 10 ever with the exception OF b
Ohe rather WEAR vat. Mr.. Etanfiold co