The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-05-26

Weather report: Saturday afternoon
and evening and Sunday, threatening
and local showers.
States Attorney Soper reports having
quieted the title or the old Lake county
poor farm, and the land is now on the
market for sale.
r.. Berg and wife rejoice over the ar
rival OF q new baby girl last night.
They will Dol occupy their new resi-
dence which is being completed by Con-
tractor Burrell.
Il il earnestly desired that all sol
diers who expect TO attend church to-
morrow, assemble at the court house at
$50 a. M, in order to be ready to march
promptly at 10 o'clock.
DIR. Hull this afternoon exhibited at
THE DAILY LEADER Office samples Of
frost bitten fax that present q vigorous
second growth, which indicates that the
FAX crop ID fairly all right.
Mr.. j. i. Hort, who Is ut present in
town will sing a tenor solo at the M. e.
church tomorrow evening. Mr.. Hort is
well known in music circles throughout
the northwest as a tenor soloist.
Thos. Rurrell was awarded the con-
tract for building the bulletin boards
for Forepaugtis circus. They will be
erected at the corner OF Center street
and VanEps avenue, 100 feet west and
100 feet north.
All Saints school at Sioux Falls had a
morrow escape from destruction by fire
yesterday afternoon. Lace curtains
caught fire from a small gasoline stove
in a bedroom. The window casing Of
the room was badly scorched and other
damage resulted to the amount OF about
500.
The attendance at the driving park
last evening to witness the bicycle race
wat large as usual. The prize winners
were Archie Blake, first, Martin john
son, second; Bert Gilbert, third. About
sixty passengers went to the lake from
the park on the motor, and viewed the
beautiful spring scenery.
Rev. A. Rich OF the Christian COM
munion, OF Princeton, Mo-, spent last
night in this city en- route TO Arlington
where he will locate. Rev. Rich was q
caller at THE DAILY LEADER office this
morning and expressed himself very
highly pleased with this portion of
South Dakota, and was astonished to
lind in Madison 10 many Rne buildings,
electric lights, water works, etc.
The county commissioners have or
dered water mains placed on the court
house grounds. Four hydrants will be
used and the lawn and trees viii be
given q shower bath with official regu-
larity. The block of lana comprising
the court house grounds is q of the
most slightly places in this section, and
with plenty OF water will be an orna-
ment TO the city in a very few years.
The commissioners are to be commended
for their enterprise, and the S15S nec es
sary for the improvement is we'll ex-
pended. Now the city council ought to
do likewise with the city park.
Upon complaint OF G. II. Fry, States
Attorney Soper this afternoon instituted
proceedings against r. Patterson, one
OF Lake county's representatives in the
last legislature, for blowing and planting
grain on the east half OF the northeast
quarter section 16- 1O7 -51-school land.
Patterson broke the land four years ago
and 10 raising his third crop upon it.
This 10 the first prosecution OF the kind
that has been undertaken in Lake
county.
Dell Rapids Times, %: J.E. Bell, OF
Madison, arrived Wednesday. Mr.. Bell is
in the marble business at Madison and
was here taking orders for tomb-stones
and monuments. He was here some
ago ami took q number OF orders
Nv. @. Martin drove mp TO Madison
Sunday to visit his sons family. Mrs.
Martin went by train on Friday on nc
count OF the illness OF her sons little
girl. She returned home Monday and
reported the child as improving in
health. The Times acknowledges the
OF an invitation 10 attend the
tenth annual commencement exercises
81 the Stats Normal school at Madison
which occur Wednesday morning, June
1894, at 10 O'Clock; also. as the
guest Of the faculty and alumni, the
annual banquet at the Grand View hotel
Chautauqua grounds, at $50 p. m. The
at Madison is one or South Da-
educational institutions that 10
advancing to the front rank
under the management of President wv.
Ell. I'll. Beadle. The exercises this year
win be very interesting as we'll as enter
Northfield Special Eleotion.
500 "a &W m. HM Il