The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-03-15
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LOCAL D1EvlTIE8.
H. B. Williamson returned from the
west.
Weather report: Far tonight. Sat
urday fair and warmer.
f-Rev. W. j. Cleveland and little daugh
ter returned from Howard.
Mrs. N. J. McGillivray went to Ra-
mona on the evening train.
Miss Lila Elwell departed today for
Montevideo, Mimi, on q short visit.
i D. p. Ward, the Baptist Sunday school
missionary changed cars here for the the
north.
All Masons are requested to meet at
Masonic hall Saturday evening at eight
O'Clock.
" Miss McClarthy II Ramona who has
been visiting Mrs. McGillivray went to
Winfred.
Howard Advance, Is: Mrs. N. futile
OF Madison, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Van Lanningham.
Arrivals by the evening train from the
east were Mrs. Herb. Putney from Dell
Rapids and A. NJ. McCallister.
+ Miss Carrie Thompson who has been
visiting her uncle, o. T. Thompson, for a
few days. returned home to Sioux Falls.
John Cossey, Of Howard, went through
this morning with q csr load Of stock to
Huntsville, Alabama, where he will now
locate.
A. G. Miller, who has spent the
winter here with her daughter, Mrs. e.
L. Roberts, returned to her home at
Woodstock, Mimi.
+Louis DeCelle returned this morning
from his s~ojourn in Arkansas, glad to
get back. He could get no work down
there and would have been better of
had he not gone south.
AClerk Of Court Preston today issued q
marriage license to Halvor Stevenson
Butler, Day county, aud Bertha Lone,
Madison, s. D. The couple were mar
ried later by Rev. N. NJ. Mime.
Rev. g. w. Freeman, q Baptist minis
ter prominent throughout the state and
well known to many in Madison, died
suddenly Of heart failure while sitting in
q Q chair n his home at Elk Point last
Wednesday. He was rs years old.
. w. E. Daniels was called into the
northeast part Of the county 10 miles
last evening to relieve q man by the
name Of Ole Sjelland who was badly
stove up about the head and shoulders
by q run Away yesterday forenoon.
He was suffering much but resting easier
before Mr.. Daniels left him.
!. Argus-Leader, IA: A very interesting
case, involving some nice legal questions,
was argued last night and this morning
before Judge ]. w. Jones. The case wa
brought by Ole Msrtinson Of Lake coun-
ty, now in the insane asylum, against
Gustsve Borgard, to vacate his title to
leo acres Of land in Lake county worth
$40 IN acre, and to restore it to Martin
son. The plaintiff was represented in
the argument by II. 81. Keith Of this
city, and Geo. r. Farmer of Madison,
and the defendant by Attorneys y. o.
Murray and g. J. Porter of Madison.
The court reserved his decision. The
complainant sets forth that he filed ion
the land ss q tree claim in 1879, and lived
upon it for seveny years, until 1886, when
the trees . destroyed by an accident.
al fire. In fighting this Martinson sus-
tanned . serious injury from which and
from the worry over the destruction OF
his trees, he became insane. He was
sent to the asylum aud o. Selland, q
neighbor, was made his guardian. Soon
after this, it is stated, Selland relinquish.
ed Martinson's right to the claim and q
few days later Gustave Borgard, another
neighber, and the defendant in this
action, filed on the land. He has since
secured y patent to the land. The pres
emit action u to set aside Borgard's title
on the ground that he 10 simply trustee
fol-. Martinson and is bound to recover
the land to his ward. The patent hav-
ing been issued the ~Iquestion becomes q
very nice one in law, and the case will
attract much interest. It may be OF in
terest to note that kartinssn's home
stead was r~elinquished in the same way
and this was restored by order Of the
court, before q patent was issued.
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