The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-06-17
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the evening train.
Receiver Thompson went to Sioux
Falls for q lew days.
The best is always the cheapest, try
Dwight's -four and be convinced.
Weather report: Generally fair to-
night; Tuesday warmer, westerly winds.
Edwin Foy, brother Of Mrs. Beers,
and wife returned home to Geneva, III.
< Jacob Kundert departed for a two
weeks vacation at the old home at New
Glarus, Wis.
Regular meeting Of the Eastern Star
tomorrow evening. A good attendance
desired.
u A plump one inch Of rainfall at Madi-
son last night. The report from How
ard gives 1.42~inches.
Mrs. J. J. Schlater Of Dell Rapids is
spending a few days in the city with her
brother q. A. Bergstreser.
Mrs. Geo. Belknap and daughter from
Iowa went to Oldham this evening to
visit another daughter and sister.
< John Maloy will make ali addition
14x22 to his farm residence and has let
the contract for lumber and building.
w. NJ. Enslow of Ottawa, ILL.,, and E.
M. Faris, Of Rock Rapids, Iowa, have
been spending q few days in this city
with q view to looking up a new location
for business.
Capt. Cavanaugh, a capitalist OF Bur-
lington, Wis, who has been looking
after his investments in this city and
vicinity for a few days past, returned
home today.
NProf. McClenon who is grand chief
templar of the state departs in the morn
ing by early freight for Watertown
where he will preside over the grand
lodge of Good Templars.
Mrs. Alex Cameron returned this
morning from Howard with a mass Of
legal verbiape which she has been taking
in short hand for the past three weeks
and will now transcrlbe.
Meeting OF Evergreen Lodge, A. F.
and A. NJ. at 7 p. m. sharp, tonight, ow-
ing to the fact that the regular meeting
OF the X. P. lodge follows Immediately
after. The meeting is to make arrange
ments for the funeral tomorrow.
Frank Fox Of Howard, went east to
Winnebago City, Mimi, this morning to
appeal a case in law he lost by default
caused by his false arrest and detention
while going to attend the hearing Of the
case. He will also give the officer who
made the false arrest a little Of his at
tention while down there.
Ed. Kelley Of Franklin township is re.
seeding 10 acres OF fax that was CON.
pletely eaten up by little black bugs
The peculiar feature of this incident lie
the fact that this Is acres is surrounded
by rs other acres of fax which is un.
touched. The Is acres detroyed had flax
on it three years ago, while the rest did
not.
Leola Herald, l3: The commissioner
Of Lake county negotiated q sale Of
$4,000 worth of 5>per cent bonds on the
5th inst, at q premium Of $50, the suc
cessful bidder being N. W. Harris 4 Co.
OF Chicago. No other South Dakots
county bonds have over been sold al
such a high figure which speaks we'll fol
the credit and resources of Lake count,
and South Dakota.
D. G. Miller, OF Salem, and little SOC
Roy, arrived Saturday evening, and this
morning MIR. Miller assumed charge Of
the Hotel Madison. He comes vel
recommended as an experienced and
first class hotel man and we may expect
the Madison house to maintain it's excel
lent reputation as q, hostelry. Mrs
Miller will arrive tomorrow. Mr.. Stoel,
family will return to their home at Liv
ingstone, Montana, while A. J. will in al
probability 90 or the road.
4Shortly after q o'clock Sunday
morning fire broke out under the roof o.
the rea part Of the electric light plant
and gained considerable Roadway before
discovered, but when once noticed the
alarm was quickly given and the fire de-
partment responded with wonderful
alacrity. Engineer Rafferty's whistle
sounded almost as Boon as the hose wal
laid and the fire laddies did fine execu
tion in subduing the flames. The fire
did not reach the lower part Of tho build
ing or injure any machinery 50 that tn.
working Of the plant was NOT interferet
with. The cause Of the fire il unknown
The men in charge Of the plant hai