The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-08-21

abandon his land. |
The social held at the residence Of V.
r. Walden last evening was a complete
success socially and everyway. The re-
celps were over $40.
The wife of Fred ~Blankenburg, west
near Winfred, died this morning at the
ripe age of 63 years. She will be buried
tomorrow from the German Baptist
church in this city at ] o'clock, Rev.
Tilgner officiating.
J. D. Forbes Of Edgerton, Mimi, who
has been here several days figuring on
the plans and cost of a new Touring mill
for the Farmers Warehouse company,
returned home this morning. He esti-
mates that a 5O-barrel a day mill sup
Piled with all the most modern machln-
cry in milling can be put in for $1,000
and an excellent business be done at a
fine profit. just what the company will
do is not yet decided.
Judge Williamson has received a letter
from the asylum authorities at Yankton
in regard to liver Hyland in which they
state that he was let out on trial,
he having behaved very sensi.
bly, during the latter part Of his stay in
the asylum. But they will be prepared
to take him back as soon as they get the
repairing done which is now going on at
the asylum. For the present they are
badly crowded. No farther examination
Of Hyland will be necessary here.
Aberdeen News, 10: Mrs. Emma A
Cranmer is on her way home from the
famous sanitarium at Battle Creek.
She will visit relatives en- route in Chi
cage and in different points in Iowa and
will not reach Aberdeen until near the
close of the month. Her friends and
acquaiutances throughout the state will
learn with much pleasure that her
health. which was decidedly precarious
at the outset, has b en- greatly benefited
by the treatment received at the
sanltarium.
SMrs. r. C. McCallister and Miss Mary
Fits we're passengers this morning for
Boston, Mass. They join at Egan the
special excursion sleeper Of the South
Dakota Grand Commandery to the Ma
tional Grand Commandery which meets
at Boston next weekST This train goes
by way OF the Grand Trunk railway
and Niagara Falls to Montreal, thence
to Boston, and affords stopping priv.
leges at many points Of interest and
beauty. Mrs. McCallister will be alb
sent a month or six weeks while Miss
Fits may remain all season.
~ A. W. Holdridge, the real estate man,
has received a letter from Geo. II. Heat.
ford, general passenger agent OF the
Milwaukee stating that his road will
run special harvest excursion trains te
South Dakota IN August %, September
10 and "a, at one fare for the round triI
plus SIX The tickets will be good to re
turn on any Friday from September 1;
to October il inclusive. Tickets will be
sold at all stations on the Chicago, Mil
waukee and st. Paul road east OF thu
company's Iowa and Minnesota divis
loI from st. Paul through Austin, Cal
mer, Anamosa, Marion and Kansas City
division. Mr.. Holdridge has been fol
lowing up this matter for some time anl
will advertise extensively with a view t.
bringing excursionists here.
Pierre dispatch, 10: Mayor Seaman
Of Mitchell, tells a rather amusing stor,
on himself. This year it is SAID The
Northwestern road is securing nearly al
the cattle shipments from the rang.
west Of here, and the Milwaukee hal
been making efforts to secure a par. O
the shipments from Chamberlain. II
this effort the Milwaukee road sent tn,
Mayor out to the range to use his intiu
ence toward turning shipments t.
Chamberlain instead Of Pierre. H,
knew Of a bunch Of 1000 cattle headet
for Pierre and went out to the herd
When he arrived be felt his way and de
cided that the place OF shipment coulc
not be changed without some fine work
and he proceeded ~ get action. Coin,
to the owner Of go head in the herd b,
made an offer Of $40 a head for them
figuring that he could take his own cat
tie TO Chamberlain and the rest woul,
60 with him, thus getting a shipment TO
the Milwaukee load and at the sam
time make a little cattle speculation 70
himself besides. But after he had mad
his purchase he learned that the rest O
the nerd was in charge Of hired me-
from the different ranches who wer
under orders to meet the owners il
Pierre on q certain date. As he could no
cut out and drive in $50 head of Ion,
horns himself, he found that instead. Q
LIGHTING a shipment Tor the road he wa
representing, he was obliged to ship hi
own cattle oyer the Northwestern frou