The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-04-09
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Wheat IT cents; fax sl.20
Revival services at the Presbyterian
church tonight and regularly this week.
Chamberlain Register, s: w. Fl. Gren-
nell will soon move to Madison where he
has a house ard lot.
The subcommittee OF the Midway
entertainment are requested TO meet
with the general COMMITTEES cit Mrs. Geo.
Farmers at half past two, Tuesday after
noon, April 10.
Justice Holdridge court occupied this
afternoon in hearing the action Of q. nj.
Printiss against Edward Smith TO recover
the value OF s45 worth of hay which he
claims Smith converted to his own use.
Lightning struck 90 near Dan Ginder's
house that IL caused him to look around
for the damage only TO find tha. the cleo
trio fluid had run down the tin cutters
and PERFORATED the water barrel full OF
holes.
A well-hnown citizen hustled into the
postofice this afternoon and demanded,
"Gimme a bunch OF stamped antelopesr'
Postmaster Cameron promptly tainted,
and when he recovered feebly inquired
Of his assistant, aWhore am ! att"
Clark Republic, 9: DR.. I'll. Dean and
wife, lately OF Madison, y. d., we're in
the city q few days OF this week. The
doctor ID . veterinary surgeon and has
had many years OF experience. He OK
poets to locate permanently at Water
town.
During the thunderstorm OF Sunday
morning, about six o'clock, the new barn
OF Peter Hansen on Main street was
struck by lightning and set on fire, and
though the alarm was quickly sounded
and the engines on the ground consider
able damage was done. The lightning
struck in the peak OF the south gable
and set fire TO the hay within. The
gable and roof were damaged to the ex-
tent of nearly 800 before the flames
could be subdued. No insurance. Mr..
Hanson feels grateful to the firemen for
their prompt assistance.
Dell Rapids Times, 8: The two ses.
sions Of the Lake Madison Chautauqua
have been eminently successful financial.
ly Al well as in point OF talent and We
look upon the fact OF its having been &C
liberally supported as q testimony highly
honorable to the literary tastes or the
citizens of South Dakota. We are glad
that Dell Rapids was literally represent
ed last year and refer this early to the
coming assembly that all preparations
may be made for q full representation
this year. An effort will be made te
present q stronger program than eyer
before IL possible.
Sorrow has again come to the home oil
Mr.. and Mrs. M. ]. McGillivray in the
death yesterday afternoon OF their little
four months old boy, after an illness Of
two weeks. In this affection, the be.
reaved parents have the sympathy ofthe
community and especially all who re-
member their past misfortunes with
their children. Mrs. McGillivray is a,
present quite sick herself and confined te
bed with infiammatory rheumatism
The funeral OF the deceased child took
place from the family residence at 4 p
N. to-day. Rev. j. X. Ewart conducting
the services. Many floral tributes d
tender maternal feeling were presented
ut the bier.
Parkston Advocate, 5: ssSome OF the
State papers and Col. Ruth, it is claimed
are agitating the holding OF 4 militia en-
campment at Madison or some othel
place this summer. viii the parties
who are wasting this space reconcile thu
proposition with the law OF d
which gives the Sisseton military pos,
to the state for encampment purposes
and only 90 long as it il used Tor such
purpose. Beware OF the sBogie Man.
The Advance no doubt means well, blu,
We believe is slightly in error ia the i'm.
port OF the law OF Congress In the mat.
ter referred to. While the law has sci
the Sisseton reserve apart for militia en-
oampment Of the state the latter does
not forfeit its right to the nse OF it FOL
this purpose by holding an occasional en-.
campment elsewhere. 90 long AZ ii doe
not use the ceded reservation for any
other purpose. When it's appropriation
are sufficient to enable It's militia to hold
ito encampments there the militie car
return TO il.
q City Marshal Shot.
CoMos Colo, April City Marshal
=. p. Cook was shot lib the head and
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