The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-10-06
THE CITY.
LOCAL BREvKTaRs.

Messrs. Lobdell and VanDooser re-
turned home.
Hon. III. FL. Keith aud wife returned
TO Sioux Falls.
Wheat AZ cents; fax, sl24; barley 81
to 80; oats, 30.
Chas. Bergstreser and family took the
afternoon train for Sioux City to see the
fair.
Frank Corneiyson, Of Chicago, called
Oh A. j. CorIsylson and other cousins in
this city today.
f. r. Cressey and Prof. Uford arrived
on the afternoon train to attend the
Baptist convention.
Stonefield va B~oyington for a thresh-
ing bill OF s43.65 occupied Judge Hold
ridges court this afternoon.
The attending clergymen Of the Bap-
fist convention will ill most OF the pull
pits OF the city tomorrow.
Messrs. ". r.. Walden, Alex. Cameron,
and q. b. Schriner were incoming pass
engers by the incoming Tram.
Mrs. r. w. Thaxter, who has been
visiting with C. b. Kennedy and family
for some time, returned to her home. at
Kansas City.
Republican club meeting at the city
hall this evening. Every members
presence 10 desired as a working organi-
cation is to be effected.
E. b. Meredith held forth to a fair
audience at the opera house last evening
in q mild hammered way on the none
and kindred pop questions.
The report Of the Madison public
schools Tor the month ending October 5
shows q total enrolment OF 400 which is
"a more than the corresponding month
OF last year. The highest per cent of
attendance was 100 per cent Ia the q.
grade, high school. The second highest
90.2 per cent in the @ grammar grade Of
the East school.
The republican county central COM
mittee has completed the county ticket
by the following nominations for office:
Justices Of the peace-Ole s. Merager,
Geo. ". Staley, John w. Thompson, j..
II. Cole. Constables: Geo. Mead, John
A. Delmage, John Richardson, John Nc
Leod. These will be certified up to the
auditor by the officers OF the convention
along with the other nominations.
E
Parker dispatch, A: About seventy
delegates TO the meeting OF the Presby-
terian synod arrived to-day and more are
expected. Rev. T.. b. Penield, OF New
York and Il. r. Craven, D. D., OF Phila-
deiphia, were among the arrivals to-day.
The opening session was held this after
noon. Rev. Samuel Mellett Of P~ierpont
delivered the opening sermon. Rev. A.
q. Mctsogney OF Huron was elected
moderator for the ensuing year. A num-
Der OF ladies we're present to attend the
ladies' board OF missions meeting.
Black Hills Times, 3: The 8 ore
body lately uncovered in the Katie mine
situated on above stream and owned by
the South Dakota Mining company, is
proving more extensive than at first ex-
pected. It % shows d face OF solid ore
% feet wide and 10 feet thick or an aver
age value OF So per ton, thus making it
excel all previous discoveries Id the Bald
Mountain section, both as regards to
average value and extent, and yet the
entire thickness of the shoot Id not yet
determined, as IL still extends beneath
the present floor Of the tunnel, which, at
this point, is being widened out into a
large chamber.
For several days il has been UNDER
stood from sources not altogether DEM
ocratic that d mass meeting would be
held IN the city to-day to discuss mat
ters Of interest 70 Chat party intthe pres
emit campaign. Late this afternoon q
dozen or fifteen democrats assembledina
. on Main street and after an hours
secret session adjourned. From relia-
bic sources We learn that resolutions
we're adopted endorsing the democratic
state ticket, and q sort OF casual en-
dorsefnent given the county populiet I
ticket, but this does not seem to partake
OF anything like binding effect. The
rumors current that independent candi-
dates with democratic endorsement
would DO placed In the field for certain
county Offices wa disposed OF BY the
more conservative members of the meet
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ing declining to take action. The prob
abilities are that she democrats win do
nothing IN an organized way ID this
campaign. |,