The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-12-29
THE CITY.
BREvITIEs.

John Fleming and family returned t,
Austin, Mimi.
Engineer Vidal and family departed
for his old home in Wisconsin to enjoy /
season of recreation.
d. G. Whalen returned today to Spirit
Lake, Iowa. He leaves his two children
here with bis sister and mother, to at
tend school.
DIR. /. II. Nannestadt was d passenger
for Minneapolis, and many friends and
neighbors were at the depot TO wish him
Q bon voyage.
james Craney gave . card party TO q
select company at the residence Of Mr.
and Mrs. r. B. Fitzgerald, last evening.
Refreshments were served.
William Metcalf, Post commander:
Special meeting for relief purposes, OF
Gen. Shields Post. g. A. r., Monday
evening at s o'clock, sharp.
DR. Palmer and family returned from
Luverne. Mimi; Dora VanDoren from
Sioux Falls. and Henry Schriner from
Slayton, Mimi, by the afternoon pass
engsfs
CHI Roberts andF. r. Van Slyke re-
turned from Huron where they attended
the state convention OF Modern Wood.
9 The meeting was . successful and
happy one. The next convention, two
years hence, will b held at Yankton.
President Beadls, Eupt. McClenon and
PROF. Dempster, the Madison delegation
70 the state educational convention at
Huron, returned this forenoon and re-
port . most enthusiastic gathering. It
was the largest in the history or the as.
ISOLATION and did much efficient work
towards nnifying the whole educational
system OF our state though proposing no
immediate Legislative legislation. Miss
Kate TauEman, superintendent Of
schools, Aurora county, was elected
president OF the state association for the
ensuing year and w. w. Girtou Of How
ard, and O. @. Groce, OF Aberdeen sec
retaries. The next annual meeting will
DO held at Aberdeen.
Rev. DIR. III. p. Carson, OF Scotland,
who breaches in the Presbyterian
church tomorrow arrived on the train
from the west. The Doctor Is synodical
missionary Of South Dakota for his
church and does o great deal OF field
work AZ a summary OF his last report to
synod shows that during the past year
he has travelled 1880 miles OF which
1876 were by team and 40 by foot; deliy-
cred l31 sermons and addresses; taken
part in l16 prayer mseetings; conducted
d communion services; written Att
letters, besides q large amouat OF pastor.
work such ID personal calls, confer
encss, etc. Rev. Carson was heartily
by the synod for the work
and waa unanimously reelected
Tor another year.
A week ago today two members OF the
relief committee worked all day at head
quarters minis.ering to the wants Of the
poor, not even getting time TO eat dinner.
Towards evening when the lull in work
,ame they satisfied the pangs Of hunger
BY eating q few apples which were left
oyer and q picaynnish money loaner who
happened 70 see them started the report
which has become somewhat prevalent,
hat the committee were Teasing on the
lpples and candies brought in for the
poor. In the first place their ls not
much OF this kind Of charity brought in
md In the second place the members of
he committee have no laundering for il
I il were; but il any ~censorious indiyid-
lal feels that no can serve the needy
more faithfully and effectively than the
resent members are doing, they viii
lady withdraw and giveskim the oppor-
unity. Relief committees are always
ne objects Of Misrepresentation. but it'll
: seldom that such d small incident Al
L distorted into such huge proper.
ions. /,
Argns-Lsader, %: Ole Martinson ID
be name Of 3 queer looking man about !
Q years OF age who attracts attention a. ,
bio street BY reaso or shespskin e~arlaDa
'hich ars worn regardless OF the tenn.
eratnre. Martinson ID apparently in-
ane, and Of late has made himself anita
nuisance Ia the raai6anro x,a~9 - 49,
y f~reqdents the postoflice i great deal /
here be ia always expecting but never /
serving q letter from Washington, b. {. /
Y sends letters and telegrams very ire
neatly TO the clerk Of the supreme z
At Washington. He says be II try- !.
~ e get . copyright on the Sioux Falls |
raiiite, and when be succeeds he expects !
, make millions out OIL, II i probable !.