The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-08-17

horse power thresher6, but we Will call
the number OF threshing machines in all
in the county 100. These will thresh on
an average 1000 bushels OF grain OF one
kind and another in a day and they will
have all Of 40 days work. This would
make a grand total Of 100000 bushels
Of grain in Lake county. We can be
conservative and throw of a million Of
bushels and still easily have 100000,
over a third of which will be wheat
X Dan Scott, the enterprising local ed
itor of the Sioux Falls Press, is having
an immense amount OF fun these days
writing up the charms of a dusky Indian
maiden who is attending United States
court as complainant against four Indian
bucks in a case of rape. Each day he
puts in a little squit about the beauty (?)
and each day he is rewarded by a crowd
larger than the day before Of young
dudes and old bald heads in the court
room craning their necks to get a pass.
ing view of the dusky skinned maiden.
1t is fun for the pencil pusher but agony
for the crowd and court.
Plpestone Star, Is: The Madison, s,
D., people are still at war with the
lecture bureau in the east regarding the
non appearance Of Talmage Ut the
Chautauqua meeting not long since.
Talmage declares that he cancelled the
agreement to 60 to Madison, while the
bureau emphatically asserts that he did
nothing Of the kind. After hearing all
OF the dispute, we feel like assuring our
people, who we're disappointed in their
visit to Madison a few weeks ago, that
the people Of that city were in no way to
olame, but the whole fault rested with
the eastern bureau.
kCowboy Smith a former we'll known
| Madison character, is still in the land oil
the living as the following Galesville
Wis, dispatch Of the 18th would indi'
cate: Cowboy Smith, the winner Of the
six-day go-as-yon-please sprinting race
at Winona, was in the city yesterday
with Manager Valerie, making arrange
ments to start a race here during fan
week. SThe race just finished at Winons
created great interest in sporting circles
Cowboy Smith holds the worlds cham.
pionship for different classes. He has {
record OF 134 miles in lS hours, 100 miles
in "a hours outdoor, and 143 miles IN "a
hours indoor, 2O6 miles 10 30 hours
The other contestants in the Winons
race will enter the race at Gainesville
The runners will 60 three hours each
day for six days. Not less than IL
miles will be made, and an attempt viii
be made to beat the worlds record
the coming event has excited the atten
ton of sports far and near.
X H. j. Patterson, one Of the old land,
marks of Madison, was among the east
bound passengers to-day en- route t.
points in the southwest states in search
of a business location, his immediat,
destination being Kansas City, whenc,
he will strike into the interior. Mrs
Patterson will remain here until Mr.
Patterson is permanently located wher
he will probably return and accompany
her to their new home.xMr. Patterson
was among the very first residents t.
settle on the present townsite OF Mad
ison and has always taken an active in,
terest In local affairs, in fact extendin,
this interest TO state affairs. In his de
parture Madison loses a heart
ed citizen whom everybody in this sec
ton knows and Of whose personal char
arteristics it is needless for us to refer
| But whatever town in the southwes
secures him for a citizen will find in hin
a man Of extraordinary energy, ready t
extend a helping hand to whatever MAJ
be of interest to his town, and a citize,
that will 60 to the extent Of his mean
in the upbullding of the town in which
he resides. Mr.. Patterson leaves a goot
many warm friends in this city who viii
be pleased to hear Of his future pros
perity.
Misf1ts.
but we can tit everybody in price, quail
ty or sizes In carpets. Call and see then
at A. B. Olmore's old furniture store.
Lost, a pocketbook containing paper
of considerable value. Finder pleas.
return to owner and receive liberia
reward.
For sale, a quantity OF household
goods. Apply at the residence Of Mre
Stewart.
For sale, at q bargain, good, new house
two lots. nice trees, small barn, and cit,
water, in northwest part OF city, cas-,
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