The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-07-26
THE CITY.


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Once tried always use-Dwight's -four.
XThe mercury rose to "a in the shade
this afternoon.
! The gun club will nave another shoot
tomorrow evening.
Mrs. G. p. Borland vent to Lake
Preston to join her husband.
Mrs. Ell N. Aldrlch returned to her
home at Brookings this evening.
Frank Fox OF Howard stopped off the
westbound train to join his wife here.
Manager Kramer Of Kaufman Bros.
store departs for Chicago in the morn
ing on a business trip.
( Miss Ethel Frizzell went to Egan ON
the morning train to join Sioux Falls
acquaintance in camp OF the Big Sioux.
Weather report: Generally fair to-
night and Saturday. Probably cooler
by Saturday evening. Variable winds.
Mrs. Bell, landlady at the Grand View
during the Chautauqua, departed this
evening for her home at Centerville, S.
D.
rAn acre Of barley was measured of on
q farm just southwest Of town and
threshed last evening, yielding IS
bushels.
\ Engineer G. Ellingson, who formerly
' had his run to this city, came up from
Austin last evening with Yes O'Gar's
train, returning to-day.
Rev. A. E. Thompson cam up from
the lake to-day and went north to Brook
lngs whsre>he breaches to the college
faculty and students Sunday.
NGeneral Superintendent Williams,
Superintendent Erwin snd General
Freight Agent Pierrepont vent west
along the line this morning to inspect
the crops.
M. Sanelson Of St. Paul, Of the firm
OF Samelson & Blender, was in the city
over night and engaged the Brocher
building, just south Of The DAILY
LEADER office, for the fall trade. Messrs.
Samelson 81 Bender will open up a
bankrupt stock Of clothing from Supe-
rior about August Is.
( Pipestone Star, "a: "Master Frank B
Mellon, of Hudson, Wis, wss in the city
today On route to Madison, 5. D. He
had a 10 pound wheel with him and took
, in the city from all sides. He is a swift
: rider and wears a silver medal won al
the st. Croix county fair, in a race fol
riders under Is years of age" Frank ar
rived in Madison last night sound as &
whistle md is enjoying u visit with
Grandpa Mellon and family.
Mitchell Republican, "a: The Madi
son Chautauqua closed its summer
school yesterday. The attendance ha'
not been 80 large as it ought to have
been for the reason that railroad rates
kept q good many people at home, or OF
account Of the cheaper rats to Spirit
lake q good many went there. Th'
talent present at Madison was equal t,
that Of former years and was the bes
that could be secured on the lectur
platform.
A novel bicycle contest is being talke.
OF as follows: The prize to be q valuable
new watch given to the first bicyclis
who can make o half mile in Ills; bu
retained subject to challenge from an,
one OF Madison who afterwards gets in
to the Ills class and to be earned pei
manently must be won three times con
secutively against challengers. The dis
tance in each case is to be ore half mile
This one prize will furnish amusemen
Tor the boys all summer.
A very dispeptic view Of the Chautau
qua assembly on Talmage day is thu
Il taken by the Pipestone Star: "Those G
i. our citizens who went to Madison yet
terday, have all returned, but q NOR
completely Disguised set Of people woul
be hard to find. Rev. Talmage did nc
pea az was advertised, and az th
Chautauqua people did o seem great
disappointed, it is thought he was nc
expected. About 1000 people were o
the grounds to hear his lecture, and q
admit the reverend gentleman was IVA
out OF sight" The lake Is fast dryin
up and it 10 impossible to row or sail q
present, unless one wades through th
mud for 10 or II rods to reach the wste
It is also said that trees and grass on th
ChAutauqua grounds are dying for war
OF rain. The crowd was . large one Il
Madison and several Of the Pipeston
party got 'lost in the shuttle" and di
not return home until this morning.
The parior concert and lawn party b
the ladies OF Grace chuFch at the res
.denos OF Mr.. and Mrs. Stahl last ev,
ming, was . grand success social,