The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-11-23
THE LEADERS, YOUNG REPORTERS.

NEWS ITEMS FURNISHED BY PUPILS
THE editor Is pleased with the array
of news items furnished this week by
THE DAILY LEADERS young reporters
of the public school. Almost without
exception the items possess merit and
news. OF course there are only three
prizes awarded, but many Of the COM
petltors are within easy range Of a prize.
You are all invited to try again (get
NEWS items), and we would be pleased to
receive items from new reporters.
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Prizes awarded this week:
First-Florence Davis, d Grammar, East Side.
Second-Zella Webster, Eighth Grade, Central
Building.
Third Leroy Story Farnham, B Gramma
Grade, East Side.
Prizes, ~Cash-First, Soc; second, 25c; third, 25c.
The prizes will be placed in the hands of Supt.
McClenon Monday morning.
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First Prize.
A sick Pupil.
Ruby Knapp, daughter of Mr.. George
Knapp, is very sick with rheumatism
and heart disease. She had to leave
school about a month ago and has made
little improvement since. DIR. Duff, who
is attending her, has hopes of her recov-
cry, but she probably will never be re-
ally strong again. She has the sympa-
thy Of her schoolmates.
FLORENCE DAVIS,
d Grammar Grade, East Side.
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Second Prize.
Skating for the Girls.
At a business meeting recently held,
the citizens Of this city decided to flood
the fiat two blocks south Of the court
house for the use Of the young people
during the winter skating season. A
large electric light is to be placed over
the center to make the fiat light.
ZELLA WEBSTER,
Eighth Grade.
Third Prize.
A Boys Crime.
Col. Fader Of Wentworth had an in
teresting experience with a young man
l6 or II years old, from Artesian. He
applied to Mr.. Fsder for work, but
about the second day he did not get up
when the rest did. When they went to
call him he was not to be found, and il
a discovered that 81 were missing
from the clothes hanging in the room.
They set out in pursuit and found him
On the railroad track about two OF three
miles from Madison. He was taken
back to Wentworth and finally confessed
to taking the money, which he had hid
den neal the track when he saw them
coming. The money was recovered and
the boy was set free:
LEROY STORY FARNHAM,
B Grammar Grade.
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All for Love.
Monday evening a fellow asked a girl
to go home with her, but she said she
had someone else to accompany her
home. Tuesday evening he informed
the girl who had declined his company
that he was going to commit suicide,
but she did not believe it. The follow.
ing morning he could hardly be aroused.
He had taken morphine to kill himself,
but did not take enough.
WINNIE MEAD,
Fourth Grade.
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Another Version.
Wednesday morning at 5 O'Clock there
was q man that tried to kill himself by
taking morphine because there was a
girl that he wanted to go to the show
with him and she would not go. So he
took 16 grains, but took too much to kill
himself, so it did not kill him.
EDITH CHAPHE,
Fourth Grade.
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A Lover Of Horses.
DR.. Clough went to Howard to attend
a murder trial. While at Howard be
bought Sandy Etsal, a trotter. He says
be wont take any dust.
EVA CLoUGH,
Fourth Grade.
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York Completed.
The railroad company has finished the
railroad we'll, dug deeper. They finished
November 81, and are putting down the
casing to-day, November q.
HERBERT FARRAND,
Fourth Grade.
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Practical Zoology.
One day, not very long ago, the elias.
in zoology had a good example of the
animal they were studying, which wal
the mouse, by a living one coming on,