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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-09-16

Deadwooi Times, -: Chauncey l..
Wood, special United States district at
torney, appointed to prosecute the tim
Der cases against the Homestake com
pany, telepEoped up to Judge Moody a
few days ago and asked that trial OF the
blg $4,000 damage case be postponed
from the coming term Of court. He said
he had only recently returned from the
east and has not had time to prepare his
case. Judge Moody informed Mr.. Wood
that at his, Woods request, the trial had
been postponed once before, and that
the defendant has been to a great deal Of
expense and work to prepare its defense,
and that he, Judge Moody, should insist
on it coming to trial at this term of
court.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-09-16

Default existing in n mOr:gage executed fy
Alvin Mosher, mOrtgagOr, May 2itE, i-.j, on the
northeast quarter of section thirly.threc (E}}, il
township one huLdrt q seven iUt ', north of range
hity-four l:4b west OF the fifth principal nerd
ian, IN Lake county, South Dakota, 10 North
western Loan n Banking Com pany. OF Madison,
South Dakota, mortgagee; said mortgage having
been given a security for the payment OF a cen
tain instnllment note OF even date herewith, for
S6a.0i, and said mortgage having been filed :r
record in the office of the register of deeds of
Lake county, ;. D., on the eth day of May, l>93,
at nire o'clock a. m and recorded in book y of
mortgages, on page ~; there being now due on
said note and mortgage the sum Of S10h1, prin-
Clpsl and interest, and also an attorney fee Of $50
stipulated in said mortgage. in case of fore
closure, and there having been no proceedings at
law or otherwise, for the collection o! the amount
due on seid note and mortgage:
X Therefore,, the sheriff Of said Lake county.
Sonth Dakota will sell said premises at the front
door of the court house in the city of Madison, in
aaid Lake county, on the l4th day OF September,
1895, at two O'Clock p. m, to the highest bidder
for cash, to pay said debt, attorney tee and cost
OF sale.
Dated at Madison, s. D.. August |, A. d. 1898
NORTHWESTERN LOAN i BANKING COM.
AMY. Mortgagee.
J. II. WILLIAMSON,
Attorney Tor Mortgagee.
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The Spent Cannon Ball.

General Sherman's "reminiscences OF
wartime are very entertaining. One OF
the most magnificent specimens OF man
hood l ever saw, said he, was a soldier
who was constantly laughing at the poor
fellows who became fatigued by long
marches or who sank under seemingly
trifling wounds. His courage, health
and strength seemed invincible. One
day a heavy projectile from the enemy's
cannon-what we call a spent ball
came rolling along The temptation &c
put out ones foot to stop such a ball
was irresistible. The soldier l have men
toned yielded to it. With a merry smile
he put out his foot, and in an instant 1t
was cut off, and he sank to the ground
a manned, shattered cripple for life,
weeping like a child at his awful mis-
fortune.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-09-16

Aberdeen Is arranging for a week
of pleasure. Her Grain Palace, for
the third time, will be open to the pub
he Sept. 3Oth, and daily attractions will
be provided for the six days following.
The Chicago Marine Band, than which
there is no finer in the United States.
will! give two daily concerts; the cours-
ing club viii hold a most successful
meet; the tennis club has arranged for a
state tournament: and the bicyclists
hope to arrange s~ome>sharp contests for
state championships. Besides all this. {.
grand industrial parade will take place
10 which over twenty townships from
Brown and neighborlng counties will be
represented. We hope hat "a goodly
number Of people will visit the Hub City
on this occasion. Special railroad rates
have been provided.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-09-16

Pontiac. Mich, is going a little
further in the enforcement of Sunday
laws than any other place yet heard
from. Restaurants, saloons, candy stores
and tobacco stands are closed on Sun
days, and ice cream dealers may not de-
liver their goods to customers on that
day. Now over a hundred citizens have
signed a petition asking that the livery
stables be closed, and yet another petit
ton has been circulated and extensi vely
signed asking that milkmen and icemen
be prohibited from plying their bust
ness on Sunday. There is a notion
among the Sabbatarians that the latter
petition is u device Of the enemy. but if
so the enemy is working it very serious
ly and enerSeticallv, and with a good
show of success.-New York Sun.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-09-16

The temperance people Of Dell Rapids
who have been prosecuting the druggists
there for illegal selling Of liquor. have
organized themselves into a civic fedora
ton and propose to make a general
cleanup OF all violators Of the prohib-
itory law in this part Of the county. A
fund has been raised to carry on the
work, and Attorney General Crawford
has been petitioned to appoint an as-
sistant states attorney for Minnehahs
county to prosecute the liquor cases.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-09-16
Notice OF Mortgage SAT-.

Default existing in a mortgage made and exc
cu'"d by Johann JohabnseL (single). mOrtgagor,
February l3, 1893, on the northwest quarter of
section -, in township I05, north Of range 81,
west of the 5th p. NJ. in Lake county, south
Dakota, to Northwestern Loan and Banking
Company of Madison, Sd. mortgagec: said
mortgage having been given as security for tn e
payment of a certain instaliment pote of even
date herewith for Sa1.s5, aud said mortgage
having been filed for record in the office OF the
register OF deeds in and for said Lake county, :.
ID on the 18th day Of February, 1893, at 4:iO
O'Clock p. m, and recorded III book az" Of
mortgages, on page @y9: there being now due on
said note and mortgage the sum oI S13.l2, prin-
clpal and interest, and also an attorneys fee OF
$4,000 stipulated in said mortgage in case of
foreclosure, and there having been no proceed
Tags at law or otherwise for the collection of the
amount due on said note and mortgage: now,
therefore, the sheriff of said Lake county will
sell said remises at the front door OF the court
house In the city OF Madison, in Lake county, S.
D., on the 18th day of October, 1895, at two
O'Clock p. NJ, to the highest bidder for cash, to
Day said debt, attorneys fee and costs of sale.
Dated at \ Madison, s. D., August 80, 1898.
NORTHWESTERN LOAN AND BANKING
COMPANY, Mortgage.
j. II. WILLIAMSON,
Attorney for Mortgage.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-09-16
GENERAL THOMAS.
He Might Have Been a Southern Soldier
but For His Wife.

General William Malone Of Virginia
sat in Chamberlin's, deeply Interested
in Il we'll bound volume of substantial
size. To a reporter who ventured to ask
the title of the book the general II
~teously said
1T is made Up Of Papers Of the Mill
tary Historical Society OF Massachusetts
and contains critical sketches Of some of
the leading Federal and Confederate
generals. l was at that moment engaged
on the sketch devoted to General Thorn
as. 1t is a very fair and interesting &C.
count Of his character and services.
Il knew Thomas personally, for he
was born and reared in my section OF
West Virginia. He was a military man
of excellent parts, rather slow to act,
but never able to grasp the idea that he
had been whipped. His bulldog tenacity
was a strong characteristic.
Il know a good deal more than this
book about Thomas prediction for the
southern cause. In passing through the
state on his way from Texas to New
York at the time that the Legislature
was deliberating IN the question Of Sc
c~ession, Thomas said, with emphasis,
There is nothing for the south to do
but to fight 1t wa well understood
that his synpathies We're with the peo-
pie Of his native section.
Il Was empowered by the governor
Of Virginia to offer him an important
position created for him and rendered 1t
with tie full expectation that it would
be accepted. He married a Miss Marcy
of New York, and it is 40 doubt true
that his wife's influence had much &c
do with keeping him on the Union
side. '-Washineton Post.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-09-16

Aberdeen News, l3: 4 glance at the
News quotations will show that an ex-
orbitant difference exists between the
the price Of wheat in this city and the
price in Minneapolis and Chicago. Cash
wheat sold in Minneapolis today for 55t4
cents, while the price paid here was 80
cents IA difference Of 1864 cents. Deduct
ing from this difference the cost of
transportation, 1887 cents, shows that
the elevators are extracting a margin of
6l3 cents. The average margin for
buying being about > cents, the elevator
combine is virtually bilklng the com
munity to the tune Of four cents on
every bushel purchased and IS absolutely
p%aralyZing every branch Of industry.
People have grown used to being skin.
ned 10y the combination, but the sltua-
ton has reached a point where further
forbearance would be p~uerile. Every
elevator on the line is bound by the com
blne and all receive their quotations and
instructions from one po!nt. 1t Is we'll
understood that the yoke has grown
irksome to a number Of smaller dealers,
but they are powerless to do more than
enter a feeble protest. There is reason
to believe that but for the manipu-
lation of dealers at both ends OF the line
wheat IN this city would be fifteen to
twenty cents higher han it Is today
What this would mean to the people OF
this community, business men as we'll as
farmers, can readily be understood. The
situation calls for Immediate action.
U..less the combine relent right speedily
the business men OF this city Will be
forced to follow the course pursued 10y
them III 1883 and form "A pool to put
prices where they should be. The pool
that year lost money on immediate IN
vestmeuts, but 1t raised the price OF
wheat here not less than tive or ten cents
EQUITY Il lessuu which lasted for about
seven years. The greed of the elevator
companies Is raining everybody con-
cerned and the business men of this city
are not SO constituted that they Will SIT
down quietly and permit the inlqulty to
strangle them TO death. They are al
ready up in arms and will be on the
market against the combine next week.
A Steal of four cents "a bushel, between
this city and Minneapolis, to say nothing
of the greater steal at the other end OF
the line, is more than the country can
stand and live. And what Is more, the
country won't stand it much longer.
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amount at s355,35s. This sum-, il
collected. would do away with the ne
cessity OF q deficiency levy.

Henry Allen a former resident OF Cod
ington county who is now languishing in
jail at Watertown having been brought
back from Nebraska for taking and dis
posing Of m%ortgaged property, has re-
ceived a newspaper from Nebraska CIV
ing an account OF his sons suicide as a
result of remorse over the part he played
in dispoeing Of the mortgaged property
and getting his father in 20 his present
ScraDP,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-09-16
Notice of sheriff's Sale on Execution.


Notice ia hereby given. that by virtue of a
special execution issued out OF the circuit court
of the second judicial circnIt of the State of
South Dakota, within and for the County of Lake
in the case of Alex ID. Forbes plaintiff W.. Marie
L. SObstad. John H.. Sobstad the Citizens
National Bank OF Madison, ). D., and J. Leslie
Thompson as receiver Of said Bank, WILDER +.
Smith and A. W. McCready, defendants, upon Il
judgment for the foreclosure o: the mortgage de-
scribed in the complaint IN said action to raise
the sum of nineteen hundred and two $780,. 90
dollars damages and costs, with interest thereon
from the date of said Judgment, which said
Judgment was dated the pm tn day of August A.
d. 1898, and was duly filed aud docketed in the
judicial circuit of the State of South Dakota,
within and tor the County Of Lake upon the
tenth day Of August 4. D.. 1895, | have levied
upon the real estate described in eaid Judgment
and situated in the County of Lake and State Of
south Dakota and described as follows, to-wit:
Lot number ten (lo) in block number nine 90
in tee City of Madison Lake 60, South l'akota,
formerly Dakota Tert"rvl in the original
plat and survey thereof. And that the
premises aforesaid will be cold to satisfy the said
execution together with the costs and expenses
OF said sale, in the manner directed by said
judgment, at public auction to the highest bidder
house in the City Of Madison in the County of
Lake aud State of south Dakota, ON Iuesdy the
18th day of September A. ID. 1895, al the hour OF
one O'Clock in the afternoon Of that day.
Dated at Madison in the County of Lake and
State of South Dakota, this 18th day Of August
A. d. 1875.
y. ii. WILLIAMSON.
attorney for Plaintiff. MOVES A. FOX
Sheriff Of Lake County, South Dakota.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-09-16
BALLAST FOR SPIDER CRABS.
A Diffcult Problem Solved In Time o(
Flood ut the New York AQUARIUM.


IN one of the tanks at the New York
aquarium there arc eight spider crabs.
Tse spider crab is the decorating crab
grown up. The decorating crab plants
upon its back little sprays and stream
ers Of various marine plants, which it
ships off with its plncher claws, 1t car
ries these first to it's mouth, where it
seems to keep a supply Of waterproof
glue, and thence to its back. 1t is sup
posed to do this for protection from its
enemies. for, half buried in the mud
and with these things rising from its
back. it is practically invisible. 1t is
possible also that the crab uses the
Eprigs for adOrnment, as it often selects
growths Of bright cOlOrs. In it's larger
growth, after it has come to be called a
spider crab, it Ceases to decorate itself,
though sometimes the seeds Of marine
plants settle on its back and grow there,
but it never loses the handy use Of its
pincher claws.
The largest # the spider crabs at the
aquarium is alOnC 3 inches in length.
From side to side its legs spread about
eight inches. The bottom of the spider
crabs tank is covered with gravel. The
tank was cleaned the other day and all
but about three inches of the water
drawn Off. When the refilling Of the
tank was begun, all the crabs gathered
around the intake. Crabs and fishes in
captivity usually do this, welcoming
the fresh incoming water as a man in
captivity might welcome an incoming
current of fresh air. The flow of water
through the intake pipes a be ~regulat-
ed at will. Here it was permitted to
run III at its natural force, which was
about that of water flowing from a hose.
The flow was broken somewhat by the
wire strainer over the opening of the
intake, placed there to keep little fishes
and c~rustaceuns from getting into the
pipes, but it was too strong for the
spider crabs to face. They began to set
tie themselves down into the gravel and
to pile gravel upon their backs, appar-
emily to weight themselves down SC
that they could withstand it. On 4
sandy or muddy bottom they could have
buried or partly buried themselves.
Here the work was more difficult, but
they We're equal to il.
They would work their legs down in.
to the gravel and then lift them, dis.
placing stones IN that manner. and with
their pincher claws they would pick W
! stones. Sometimes a crab would pick uT
two gravel stones at once, III i'll each
claw. and place them both on its back.
1t might tackle a stone 50 big as to re.
quire both claws in the handling of it
and raise that and put it on its back.
Some of the stones would roll off down
by the crabs legs but they were no,
lost there, for they helped to build uI
around, and the crab would go ahead
and put up others IN its back.
When the tank was full and the in
flow cut off, the crabs went walking
about again as usual New York Sun.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-09-16
Food For Reflection.

Tramp-Madam, I have bad nothing
to eat in four days and would thank you
heartily for anything in the line of
nourishment.
Madam would be glad to supply
your need, good sir, but I have just read
there is bacilli in everything We eat.
and humanity revolts against giving
you anything that might endanger your
salubrity.
Tramp-Thanks. madam, ~sincerest
thanks! You have at least given me
food for reflection. New York Herald.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-09-16
Notice Of Mortgage Sale

Default existing in a mortgage executed by
Charles II. smith, mortgagor, dated February 7,
1890, and executed February 8, 1890, on
the southwest quarter Of section IS, in
township l06, north OF range 81, west Of the 5th
p. M. in Lake county, South Dakota, to North
western Loan and Banking Company Of Mad
lson, South Dakota. mortgage; said mortgage
having been given as security for the payment Of
. certain in%stallmept note Of even date there
with, for s7s.ls, and said mortgage having been
nled for record In the office Of the register OF
deeds in ana for Lake county, s. D., on the nth
Gay OF February, 1890. at IL O'Clock m. and re-
corded In book 49, OF mortgages on page Al
there being now due on said note and mortgage
the sum OF Sll .66, principal and interest, and
also an attorneys fee OF $50 90 stipulated in
eaid mortgage In case Of foreclosure, and there
having been no proceedings at law or otherwi se
for the collection Of the amount que on said
note and mortgage; now, therefore, tho Siberia
OF said Lake county Will sell eaid premises al
the front doc OF the court house, In the city OF
Madison, In said Lake county, 3. D., on the 18th
day Of October, 1895, at two o'clock p. m, to the
highest bidder for cash. to pay eaid debt, attOr
ney Zee and costs Of sale.
Dated at Madison, 3. D., August 20, 1895.
NOkTnWESTERN LOAN AND BANKING
COMPANY, MORTGAGE.
J. II. WILLIAMSON,
y Attorney for Mortgage.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-09-16
For Humanity's Sake.

Young Man tboastfully)-I am going
to cross the Atlantic in this 20 foot boat
with no>compac:on but this dog. Good
by, friends
Humane Ofieer-I must stop you, Sir.
"Stop me? And what for, pray?"
Humanity
Humanity! Haven't I a right to risk
my life if r.
"Oh, that's all right, but l must in.
.erfere. The dog can't 60 "-Clevelare
PLAIN Dealer
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-09-16
CAPTAIN SUMMERS CASE.
He Is Suspended for Six Months and
ReDrimandel

WASHINGTON, Sept. l6.-The navy de-
partment has made public its action in
the case Of Captain George w. Sumner,
late in command Of the United States
cruiser Columbia, who was tried re-
Gently by court martial on charges
growing out of the injury sustained by
his vessel i'll docking at Southampton in
July last. The sentence of the court is
as follows:
ITO be suspended from duty only. for
a peNOd of six months, on waiting or
ders pay, and to be reprimanded by the
honorable secretary of the navy"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-09-16
Guarding Against Cholera,

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 16.-The San
Francisco board of health has declared
Honolulu an infected port. The quar-
rantfne officer was directed to place all
vessels from Honolulu in quarantine
and keep them until the ship is released
by the board.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-09-16

LYONS, Ia, Sept. l6.-Th" Reindeer.
owned by the Mississippi Towing com
pany Of Clinton, struck Il sEaL Just be-
low the mouth Of the Wisconsin river
and by good management was run
ashore, sinking in six teet of water. She
will be raised.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-09-16

Sioux Falls Press, IA: Judge A. ].
Edgerton, c. E. Mellette, clerk Of the
district court, o. s. Pendar. clerk Of the
circuit court. Fred Buchanan, crier Of
the United States court, and all the off
Ger connected with the court will start
for Deadwood today to attend a session
Of the district court which convenes
there on Monday.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-09-16
BANKER IN CUSTODY.
Charge of Forgery Against a Widely
known We-terner.

known We-ternrr.
DENVER, Sept. l6.-A special to The
Republican from Cheyenne says: w.
r. Stebbins OF Kansas City, Kan, one
of the best known mel III lanking and
business circles throughout the West,
was arrested here by Sheriff Armstrong
of Crook county on Il change Of forgery.
He was taken y Sun Dance, where he
will be given 4 hearing next week.
Mr.. Stchhin>. 1rSi,les being corrected
the American Ian and Trust company
Of Kansas Cry, las large property III
trrests here. lie Eu' Teen connected as
stakeholder or ,U,crr IL the Merchants
National bank of Deadwood, Post COun-
~ bank IF Cheyenne; First National
bank Of sun Dance. First National
bank of SpearfiSh, Stock Growers Ma
tlOnal Of Miles City, Cheyenne National
bank and California National bank Of
San Diego, all of which have failed, but
without loss, it is alleged, to Stebbins.
1t is charged that Stebbins owned GER
tain stock in the First National bank of
Sun Dance from it organization and to
conceal the fact transferred it to one
Mills Of Kansas City. 1t is alleged that
to secure the dividend OH this stock
transferred to Mills, Stebbins made out
a power of attorney to T. A. Dunn of
Sun Dance, signed Mills name to it and
sent the document to Dunn. 1t author
and collect the dividends, Mills being in
ignorance of this transaction. Mr..
Stebbins is regarded as being very
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-09-16

DUBUQUE, Ia, Sept. lot has been
discovered that the late DR.. G.. NJ.
Staples left no will. His estate. valued
at $500, 600, goes to his wife and four
children. his IN. DIR. Allen Staples,
and William l.. Bradley We're appointed
. >rNliOi-
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-09-16

Pierre disptch, ID. The auditors
Office has prepared a statement of de-
1inquent taxes due the state from the
different counties, putting the total
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VIII Ei>cus- the Russian Thistle.

Sioux FAILS, :. d., Sept. lG The
They Will call Il cOnGIt'SO Of county ON
mi~SionerS throughout the state. to lt.
held here during the state fair. The
object Is 70 discuss the Russian thistle
and other nONiOuS weeds ana the best
process of cradiCatinC them