The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-03-17


this evenings train and will administer
CONFIRMATION 10 q class In Grace church
at the morning service. In the after
neon he will drive 10 Howard and conduct
evening service and Congrmation there,
Howard Democrat, N: Mrs. 9. q.
Jones, Of Madison, visited with her sis
ter and consin Ms III this neighborhood
Monday OF last week Mrs. Winters,
who has been visiting with Mrs. W. X.
Leiby the past week, returned 70 Mad
son yesterday morning.
Landlord Stoel is making very extern
sive repairs III the Madison House and
when done will have one OF the most at
tractive hotel in the state. In the midst
Of papering, painting and laying OF new
carpets throughout, he is accommodate
ing d good run OF boarders.
Our county officials are becoming q
highly moral class OF gentlemen. Audi
tor Runkel, Deputy Register George
Gould and Deputy Clerk Of Courts
Hugh Murray last night signed . con-
tract TO not use tobacco in any form for
elk months, putting up q s25 forfeit 10
case OF violation of the statute.
The creamery company OF Wentworth
has commenced drilling for a well and
expect to go down rs or so feet before
reaching water. They dug D large well
down 20 feet when blue clay was struck.
q small augur was then used TO . depth
OF 56 feet but has not passed through
the blue clay stratum and il was decided
TO start anew with d tbree-foot hole and
reach IL possible, . flow Ok good water.
The city council held i meeting last
evening to consider what should DO done
In the matter of the water works bonds.
As nothing hhs BEEN heard from them OF
the money since the bohds we're received
at the Uhass National bank, New York,
the council instructed the mayor to 70.
cali the bonds III something definite was
not heard from them BY Monday morn.
ing. The mayor he's telegfaphed for
information concerning the deal
While in the register OF deeds Office
to-day a DAILY LsApER reporter saw an
abstract consisting of65 transfers, thu
cost of obtaining which would be sI7.50
just think of this in d newly settled
country like Lake county. Either tbs
purchaser or seller has 10 pay Tor thil
every time the title changes possessor
Was ever d stronger argument presented
i'm favor OF the Torren's system OF LAND
transfers?
Howard Advance, 10: Mrs. Grinager,
Of Madison, was here visiting her sons
j. +. Grinager, this week. Miss Anna
volkey, or Madison, ID visiting with hel
annt, Mrs. p. r. Grinager, Of this place
\. Mrs. Casey, mother Of Mrs. Geo
VanLaningham, was visiting here thi
week. She returned 20 her home at Ra
mona Wednesday. Harry Howe, VIII
pitched for the MAdisoL nina.in the 81
game or bali played ID this city tw'
years ago. has signedt 70 play left Bell
with the Sioux City team this saso
! VIM. Coiburn, q pioneer resident d
Lake county, residing five miles east
the city. died at i'll o'clock D. N. to-da,
from pneumonia. So far AZ we hay
been able TO learn, no arrangement
have been made for the funeral, but
will probably be held Monday. DE-
ceased was q member of Gen. Shield
Post, @. A. II, and that order will prot
ably take charge OF the remains, Re,
w. j. Cleveland conducting the religion
ceremonies, deceased being identiie
with the Episcopal church.
Flandreau Herald, 10: Mrs. Leighto
living in the eastern part OF LAX
county, bur one mile from Mood
county's west line, has met with seriou
trouble from D quarter entirely unlooke
for. It seems that Mrs. Leighton som
years ago had . law suit with partie
east concerning quite q sum OF none.
and fearing 40 adverse decision whic
might cause o lien to besfled against ht
land, she decided the same TO her SON b
her first husband, Lawrence Miller. ]
the meantime her other sons David an
Orlando put some very valuable in
provements on the farm, having erscte
q good barn, and II il Thought one OF Il
best farm dwellings, in Lake count
Mr.. Miller in whose name the Ear
! rested for the past six years, II seems b
came badly In need OF money aud th
spring sold the farm and all belongin,
thereunto for $500 . sum which woul
little more than pay fof the improv
ments, and now Mrs. Leighton and b,
family are obliged TO take leave Of the
: comsortable home. This ID just eau
for indignation but there ID absolute
no help for il, . Mrs Leighton consult
the best legal talent In her Efforts
stop the sale. but al TO no purpose.
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