The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-09-02

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limb, and if SO Mrs. Costlow= desires to
bring her sister to this city.
Mitchell Republican, %: Prof. l.. A.
Stout has resigned his position on the
faculty of the University and accepted
an appointment on the faculty OF the
Upper Iowa University at Fayette. He
will leave for that place about Sept.
10th. We are sorry to lose so able and
thorough an educator from the ranks OF
this city and county, where his services
nave always been SO greatly appreciated.
The board of insanity had another
case before it this morning, Mrs. G. j.
Moose, of Clarno township, and found
her a subject for the asylum. Mrs. Moose
has a family of 8 children the oldest a
bout Il and the youngest six months.
She is perfectly idiotic and has been for
a long time, is completely helpless, and
in a terrible state Of squalor and need.
The family is in miserable circumstances,
and the case is revolving and sad
throughout.
Mrs. Julia Keegan,la late landiady of the
Leland and Mrs. Chestnut the new land
lady of the same hotel set up an elegant
meal yesterday-the former a farewell
dinner to about twenty of her friends
and the latter an opening dinner tc her
boarders and guests. The cooking was
done by Mrs. Chestnut herself and was
all that the most fastidious or Epicureau
in taste could desire and the variety in
meats, side dishes and fruits was
simply ~bewildering. Mr.. John Chestnut
the young landlord knows how to wait
upon his guests and make them feel com.
Portable aud on the whole the Leland
has fallen under excellent management.
Mrs. Keegan will return in about three
weeks to her fathers home at Madison,
Wis, with her family and Will be much
missed by her old patrons and n%eighbors
here as a most estimable lady.
Sioux Falls Press, 81: If all reports
are true, citizens should keep a watch
full guard over their premises tonight
and ever tomorrow and the next night.
The Lemen Brothers circus which ar
rived in town early this morning is said
to be surrounded with a numerous gang
of crooks and toughs. The gang has no
connection with the circus, but follow it
up to tt Ike advantage Of the crowds to
ply their vocations Of pocket picking,
garrroting, house breaking and other
desperate means Of gaining wealth with
ont working for it. 1t was reported
yesterday that several houses had been
burglarized at Cherokee. A number Of
suspicious strangers were in the city last
night. The police played them as a van
guard to the gang that is reported COM
ing with the circus, and kept strict cases
on them.
'&A large number Of the farmers APP
pointed on the fair committee met at the
city hall Saturday afternoon and deci-
ded to take hold of the movement in
!, earnest. They were well pleased to
hear that between four and five hun
dred dollars IN money and prizes had
been raised by the citizens of this place
for premiums and expenses and also
with the fact that our people contempla-
ted a purely agricultural exhibit which
the farmers themselves should manage.
A permanent organization was effected
} by the election Of I. II. Odell, presi-
dent: ID. NJ. Finnie, vice president; J.
NJ. Preston. secretary; Peter Backus,
. treasurer. This board OF officers was
constituted an executive committee,
to appoint subcommittee, hoods
OF departments, etc, and will
meet tomorrow afternoon for this pur-
pose. The good work and feeling will
doubtless spread rapidly and Lake coun-
ty will have a great big fair.
Lake Preston Times, 80: E. G. Howe,
recently of Madison, s. D., is the new
manager Of the Commercial house. He
l has again put on the bus to make the
l trains from that hotel. 1t was some
other day to hear a bushes man, who is
8 a personal friend Of the writer, c~riticise a
lot Of his neighbors for sending away
for wholesale quantities Of certain sup.
plies needed by all. He was in this office
and he used strong language because
the local dealers were not given the full
baneft OF the sales with a good margin.
g She Times is not going to say the gentle,
y man was wrong in critlcising, but We are
going to place the shoe on the other foot
to see how it fits. This same man, who
believes 80 enthusiastically in home
, patriotism, is not even a subscriber OF
. his local paper, and of the large quantity
! Of printing and stationery used in his
establishment the Times is not even
8 given a chance to bid on the work
v against the wholesale city establish.
ments. Consistency goes a long ways