The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-10-11
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LOCAL @WEBALkkfB.
Alex. Cameron went west to Artesian.
John E. Diamond was a passenger for
the north this evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Duncan McGillivray, Of
Winfred. were In the city today.
Mrs. Mckee, who has been visiting
Mrs. d. y. Holdridge, returned TO How
ard.
Rev. j. P. Jenkins departed last eve
ming for Watertown to attend the N. ID.
conference.
Mrs. Harry Chales and daughter were
passengers today for Superior, Wis, on
q few weeks visit TO Mrs. Chales'
parents.
Joe Powers OF Wentworth has return
ed from Hot Springs, s. D., whittier he
went six weeks ago. much improved in
health.
Frank Palmer has bought out the in
terestof his late partner, Thos. Carey, in
The Fair, and can now be found at his
old place behind the counter.
Gov. Sheldon arrived on the 3 p. M,
passenger from the east and will speak
at the opera house tonight. The gov
ernor is feeling we'll and quite confident
of large republican victory in the state
this year.
The mothers meeting will be Friday
afternoon ut 3 o'clock in the Baptist
church. These meetings. are always in
teresting and profitable, and d cordial
invitation 10 extended TO all interested
in such subjects as ara discussed.
Attorney ,Frizzell and his client, w.
A. Porteous, Of Ramona, and Deputy
Sheriff McGovern went to Sioux Falls,
where the contempt Of court case against
Dir. Porteous will be heard. Mr..
Porteous was brought into alleged
contempt dc court lately by breaking in
10 d barn and taking therefrom property
attached by the sheriff and watched BY
ID or his officers. The hearine was Get
for today before Judge Jones at Sioux
Falls.
Three run-a-ways made things lively
around Main street and Egan avenue
about $40 last evening. One, the team
OF ". r.. Walden, spilled the wagon pro-
miscuously along the way, without do
ing much damage; another, Henry
Fishers team, came near doing serious
damage and injury. It ran across the
rear OF q buggy il which John Blair
and three little girls sat. The horses
just missed plunging over the children,
and crushed the rear wheels OF the bug
gy.
A sad fatality befell the household of
Fireman Hubert Nellis last evening.
Their sixteen months old daughter got
hold OF q dish Of fly poison where il was
not supposed she could reach it and
drank the water. This was about 5
o'clock last evening and at 5 this morn
ing the little one died. The father was
east ,at jackson with his train last
night and returned at 3 p. m. to-day,
while the suffering mother is nearly
distracted with grief. The funeral will
be held tomorrow afternoon at the Cath
olic church at 8 o'clock.
Rev. II. s. Wilkinson, OF Walker. Iowa,
and Miss Margaret DeCou of this city
were joined in wedlock this morning at
the residence OF the brides sister, Mrs.
wv. r. Smythe, by Rev. A. q. Blackman,
or the Baptist church. Mr.. Wilkinson
was formerly q Normal school student
here and is now q clergyman In the M.
=. Iowa conference while the bride has
been one Of Madison's most amiable
young ladies and sweetest singer. The
newly welded couple took the noon
train for Sioux Falls, thence to Walker
where Mr.. Wilkinson has q church Of
nearly 200 members.
Geo H. Waskey was d passenger for
Wentworth today. George ii fixing up
his line fences for q run into the receipt
Of customs. He believes he Is just the
man and viii 500 himself. He
Is goaded on, it Is said, By the charge al
legged to have been maie to the effect
that he was running at the instiQation
OF ]. i. Jones, the republican candidate.
Mr.. Waskey resents this inslnuation
with all the force hIa nature anal
promises before the fight il over to shoMf
them that he is in the field in earnest for
himself. OF course. all Of Mr.. Waskeyss
opponents and many OF his friends are
sorry that he il going to put himself up
Tor the slaughter, but the lambs must
come from somewhere.
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