The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-05-18
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standpipe was placed In position this
morning.
The county commissioners were in
session this afternoon discussing road
and bridge matters.
Weather report: Friday and Satur-
day fair, decidedly warmer Saturday.
Conditions favorable for frost Friday
night.
The bicyclers of the city are requested
to meet at Hubbsll Bros. office this eve
ming for the purnose of organizing a
club.
The Lannon. Hart brick block project
is still alive and the gentlemen are only
awaiting the arrival Of plans and specif-
cations to begin work.
"A brief session OF the city council was
held this morning and q carload OF the
old srtesian well piping sold TO the water
works contractors The piping is being
loaded for shipment to st. Paul.
Washington dispatches that
j pension, has been granted TO VIM.
Tobin Of Madison. MI. Tobin is faring
well at the hands Of Uncle Sam, having
recently been appointed to the position
of postmaster OF Madison.
Washington dispatch in Sioux City
Journal, III. Messrs. Cameron, OF Dead
wood, and Brewer, Of Sanborn county,
are in the city and will sail for England
on Saturday from New York. They 60
TO London In the interest OF certain
Black Hills mining properties.
The graduating class OF the State Nor
NAL school will give a 1T. ]. B." enter
tainment at the opera house this eve
ming. The chief features of the entertain
ment will be the enactment Of one OF w.
ID. Howell's plays, and the Battle OF
BleEheim." Give the young folks a good
house.
A quiet wedding took place last even
ing iE G. III. Woods parlors over his
drug store, the high contracting parties
being Mr.. G. H. Wood and Mira. Carrie
Barnes, Rev. J. X. Ewart officiating.
The ceremony was witnessed by Mr.. and
Mrs. G. w. Wood, DIR. and Mrs. F. N.
Palmer and Geo. johnson.
Arteslan Advocate, II: A carload OF
corn, bought OF the farmers in this vi
cinity, is being shipped to Madison for
home consumption. When Lake county
comes to Sanborn for corn il is evident
that Sanborn county is the banner corn
county Of the state, and that no mistake
was made when she was awarded the
prize as such by the South Dakota corn
palace exposition last fall.
The transportation arrangements for
the grand Masonic lodges to be held at
Hot Springs June IL, 10 and IA and
Deadwood June 15, are as follows: A
special train will leave Sioux City on
the evening Of the 9th and will run direct
TO the Springs. A one, fare rate has
been secured. The attendance is not
limited to Masons, but the privileges OF
the trip are open to the general public.
This morning the farm house Of Fred
p. Palmer, on his farm near Badus, was
consumed by fire, together with all it
contained. His son George had moved
up there only q week ago to do some
breaking, and they lost everything but
the clothes they had on. There were
five gallons OF gasoline and some coal oil
in the house which caused it to burn 60
quickly .~heysconld g~etnothing out. They
had o hire in the cook stove and George
had gone TO bic work while his wife was
out in the garden, and happily had the
baby with her. They can give no OK
planation OF how the fire started. Loss
about s4O0; no insurance.
Atwo days meetang OF the. college
boys. or the state began at Sioux Falls
to-day. The program includes an ora
torical contest to be participated ID by
+. ]. Colman Of the State University,
'Vermillion; A. Il. Wilcox Or Yankton
College, Yankton; G. IL Potter OF the
South Dakota University, Mitchell;
s. w. Clark or Redfeld Col
lege, Redfield; J. A. Brown oil
The State Agricultural College, Brook
ings; n. r. Locke Of the Sioux FANS
University, Sioux Falls. ALSO D long list
or field sports, including foot ball, base
ball, foot racing, jumping, etc. Several
hundred college students will DO in at
tendance.
business men are discussing the ad-
Instability Of holding an old-fashioned
celebration in Madison on the Fourth OF
July. IL 10 proposed to inaugurate q
series OF sports such as base ball, bicycl-
Ina, foot racing. pony racing, fireworks.
etc, inviting the farmers to colne iii with
their families and the farmer boys to
bring along their best girls for company
and their likely colts TO compete for
prizes, and help celebrate the nations
birthday IN becoming style. The matter