The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-05-30

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parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robt. A.cCurdy, d
Muscatine county, Iowa.
Rev. ". u Cleveland, III Wentwortl
this morning. performed the ceremon,
which made Frederick Richards ans
Laura s. Thompson husband and wife
Col. Murray has just secured the re
newal OF Il pension Of S12 d month fvI
Chas. H. McNeal Of this city, which waa
stopped by the pension department sev'
eral years Ago..
j. e. Bell Is turning out some hand
some tombstones and monuments, and
is receiving many orders from surround.
ing towns. He will make q shipments to
Huron tomorrow.
Huronite rs: Gen. Geo. A. Silsby, Of
Mitchell, will do the memorial speech
making for Madison. The Madisonians
will have brilliant oratory. Q d the gem
eral will lind himself In o brilliant and
big hearted company.
The plans for the Lannon- Hart bui d.
ing have arrived and are 10 the hands OF
Mr.. Lannon % his store. The design of
the front i handsome, and when COM
pleted the building will be . valuable
addition TO E9an avenue.
A letter from Henry A. Snyder, form
erIy q resident Of Leroy township. nov
located at Pleasant Grove. MINI, an
nounces the death, on tho 2sth inst. OF
their little daughter, Bernice, aged Q
years, 4 nlonths, 8 days. The cause OF
death was pneumonia and spinal menin-
getis, and the little one was y great
sufferer for eleven days.
A district convention OF the W.. @. Z.
u. was held at salem the latter part OF
last week which proved . very enjoyable
meeting. The delegates from this city
were Mrs. j. b. johnson and Mrs. VI. j
Bagley, the latter, substitute for Mrs. r.
b. McCiehon. Or the new officers Mrs.
g. w. Wood was elected corresponding
secretary and Mrs. A. @. BlackmaD,
lecturer on hygiene and heridity.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". r.. Walden departed
for the east this afternoon with their
little boy to place him, if possible, under
better medical treatment. Over q year
ago, when scarce three years old the
little fellow swallowed some I've and 30
turned his throat and stomach that he
has been capable OF taking q little milk
only, as Eourishment. It is hoped some
thing may be done TO improve the little
sufferer, NJ he ID an exceptionally patent
and bright boy.
The show window OF ID. McKinnon
was very tastily decorated today in mem
DRY OF the old heroes. The background
OF q large disc Of pot iowers
surmounted by q fan OF national colors.
In front was D broken white stump re-
presenting O tombstone, entwined with b
vine Of green ivy, and In the dust At the
base suggestively lay an old musket and
the brass buttons Of Q soldiers suit and
overcoat. It was q fitting memorial to
the old heroes and drew forth much ad-
miration and comment. Dir. Rowland
was the artist.
The writer hereof has just returned
from q two weeks absence in the east on
at the General Assembly OF
the Presbyterian church in the United
States OF America, and enjoyed an ex.
.ceptionally pleasant and instructive trip.
ALI OF last week it rained nearly eyery
day and on onr return the first OF this
week we found the rivers OF New York
state, Canada and southern Michigan
still swollen bank high from the heavy
rains and the fields lii many places still
covered with water. Illinois was evil
In the favored belt rs to equal
gifts OF sun and rain while west OF the
Mississippi in Iowa and Dakota, the dry
weather had reduced crops TO q border
ing on that condition considered pre-
carious.
Rooms to let, cheap. Inquire at De-
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