The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-06-02

yesterday. supt. Wright excused them
until the next regular examination ID
September, as he can put IN bis Time &c
more profit to the causeof education IN
visiting schools at this time of the year.
VIII le Capt. Stod ard and family Of
Sioux Falls, we're away from home d
Decoration day, sneak thieves broke in
Ia his house and ssols \ pair Of diamond
earrings, set Of pearls, gold spectacles,
thres rings, and 40 onyx pin, which
Capt. Stoddard valued very highly.
An attempt was made last night to
blow up with dynamite d ablind pig AT
Winfred. The charge was laid under
The hoor and exploded at II o'clock at
night, tearing mp through the floor and
breaking some bottles and lighter FIX
lures. No great damage was done.
There il 10 clue ia the perpetrator.
Dell Rapids Times. /: r. B. Young, Of
Charter Oak, Iowa, and @. P. Borland of
Madison, have been in the city the past
week writing life insurance. On Decora-
ton day these gentlemen counted the
people taking part Id the demonstrations
and exercises 1t the cemetery. They re-
ported that there were BY actual count
go people and 2O6 vehicles in the pro
c~ession.
Loren Button, subscription collector
for The DAILx LEADsR, just before noon
to-day, lost i Ave dollar bill % Egan
ayenus. Loren 10 1 mighty faithful,
relIEble littis business man and fsels
that ive dollars Is i good deal 81 money
10 lose. me fildst viii coafsf 4 treat.
favor on Loren, besides making him
happy again. BY returning il to this q.
fce.
Howard Press, I: While IN town yes
tsrday morning Train dispatcher Wood
Of Madison, said that we have d much
different looking country up hers than
there Il at present east Of Winfred. The
nice showers that visited this vicinity
last week and Tuesday Of this week did
not extend into Lake county 81 MI. In
the western part on THE county there has
been heavy precipitation and the lake
beds are all full. Four inches Of water
Fell there in one shower recently.
The case or G. X. Ballard, represented
by the First National bank, against +.
G. Sherman for possession Of the Lake
Park hotel. is In process OF hearing be-
fore Justice Holdridgs and a jury COM
sisting OF Barney Barron, Ed MulIaney,
o. J. Tweedt, y. w. Rice, e. II. Jacobs,
JAS. Barrett. The trial 10 taking place
10 the court house and being contested
on part Of Ballard by Geo. r. Farmer
and A. Frizzell ana In defense OF Sher-
man BY q. J.. Porter and VIM. McGrath.
State Auditor Nipple again
that all bills against the state on South
Dakota or any board or institution
thereof contracted prior to July LIST, 1894
will have to be paid out Of 1893 appropri-
atoms, and must be reported IA once.
The appropriation ledgers OF his Office
will be closed a, stated in his ~circular
letter issued October 10, 1893. II you
have any bills report same in july, and
not later than August. No deviation
will be made from this rule, as the an.
nual report viii be compiled Immediate
lycoyering the fiscal year IL 1893.
Carthage News: Those who attended
the district meeting OF the Christian
church held at Ramona last week. re-
port an enthusiastic meeting and d very
Large attendance and on Sunday noon
32O took dinner there, A district cir
cult comprising Miner, Lake, MOODY,
K~ingsbury and Bookings was organized
with q list of officers and committees,
Mrs. e. =. Munger OF this place is the
district secretary. On Sunday after
noon 0 Gull was given for subscriptions
WITH Mhich.to carry on evangelistic work
throughout the district this summer,
the snm Of $40. 10 was raised within lis
minutes, s142 70 wa 10 cash. The next
contention win probably be in Airing
Ion.
THE CHURCHEs.