The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-04-27
like heroes. The animal was rounded
up without further damage to occupants,
vehicle or horse than q big fright.

like heroes. The animal was rounded
up without further damage to occupants,
vehicle or horse than a big fright.
The Rebekah play at the opera house
last evening was we'll p~atronized and the
audience in departing felt they had re-
ceived their moneys worth. The actors
all did we'll and G.. l.. Doughty in his
specialties especially captured the house.
The re~citations Ut Pauline Bagley be-
tween scenes and the interludes OF Miss
Laura Tilgner on the piano were rich
variations to the play. The gross re-
ceipts Of the evening were $47 rs. BY
request the play will be repeated to.
night for the benefit Of M. A. Gilmore.
A good opportunity to bestow charity
and get the worth Of your money. Ad
mission 10 cents.
All the assessors of the county me
this afternoon with the county commits
sioners to determine q uniform basis Of
assessment for the coming The
meeting was organized by selecting the
chairman and clerk OF the board as OF
fcers, respectively, of the meeting. The
following were then appointed a commit
tee to report . basis of assessment but
had not yet reported at time Of going to
press: ID. ]. O'Connell, ID. M. Fnnie,
Geo. w. Staley, L. G. Stout, Ole Frizlie.
The basis of assessment for both land
and personal property, as talked amoog
the assessors, will be rear the equalized
value OF last year.
The summary Of the South Dakota
weather service for the month Of March
is at hand and shows that the mean
monthly temperature Of that month was
3O.4 degrees above zero or !O3 above the
normal. The average precipitation or
rainfall was 1.N OF about IA of N inch
above normal. The precipitation in the
Black Hills for that month was nearly 5
inches while the northeastern portion Of
the state was both hot and dry. Proba
bility Of rainy days for South Dakota
during May as determined from records
covering the period from 1851 to 1888 IN.
elusive, Is as follows, reckoning only
days which give OF Of an inch of precipi-
tstion: eastern portion, Al per cent;
western portion A per cent; central por-
ton, 81 per cent.
Black Hills Times, "a: Superintend-
emit Cameron, OF the South Dakota Min
ing company, has discontinued work on
the company's mines, pending advices
from London. The superintendent has
been conducting operations under great
difficulty, yet the output Of ore from the
Anna creek mines, moro than paid ex-
penses OF that camp, but not enough to
pay for work on the company'sproperties
in Garden City, Ida Gray's district. On
Anna creek q small shoot of ore carrying
from S35 to $40 gold per ton was recent
ly found neal the surface; it is about 10
inches thick and enclosed In the shales;
from all past experience it is q feeder
from tho main shoot, which will be
found through development work. In
the main workings OF these mines there
10 . large amount Of ore exposed, carry
ing values Of @. 80 and el2 per ton,
which would yield . profit if facilities
were at the mine for their treatment.
Strawberries at the City Grocery.
II. j. MUNRO.
Lost, gold watch. Leave at this Office
aud receive liberal reward.
Holstine cows, thoroughbreds, for sale
on time, CHAs. 3. KENNEDY,