The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-07-19
THE CITY.
g BREVITIEA.

LOCAL BREvITIRH.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Stitzel arrived from
Colman.
A party of Dagos with their packs are
camping at the depot.
Weather report: Generally fair TO-
night and Saturday. Variable winds.
A -four realizing natures bounty and
proving mans intelligence-Dwight's.
= j. H. Roberts and wife returned last
evening from q visit with friends in Sac
county, Iowa.
- ]. G. Lee and 7. H. Radcliffe of How
ard were among the eastbound passen-
gers this morning.
Narney Mcdonald vent down into
Union county this morning to look after
his farming interests.
The Civic Federation of Vermillion
has succeeded in wiping out the blind
pigs of that city and 1.-THE Island"
Editor Bronson and his printers are
down from Howard to the Chautauqua
and inspected The DAILY LEADER plant
this morning.
There are quite q number of husky
young fellows, strangers, about the city
who are probably looking for work in
the harvest fields.
Howard visitors in the city report the
survivors OF the recent mill explosion
recovering, and the prospects are that
the mill will be rebuilt.
Aaron Houts of West Superior, John
Pfster of ,Flandrau, and Nels Anderson
of Sioux Falls, all oldtime residents OF
Madison, we're among the afternoon ar
rivals.
According to the apportionment Of
money to be paid to the different fire de.
partments of the state from the 2 per
cent Of premiums paid in by insurance
companies, Madison will receive $780, 70,
NEx-Secretary OF State A. O. Ringsrud
and wife arrived in the city last evening
and will listen to Gen. Gordon today.
Mrs. Ringsrud will remain during the
assembly, while Mr.. Ringsrud will return
home tomorrow.
Pierre dispatch, Is: The trial Of E.
w. Davis for the murder Of Carlson be.
gap at Fort Pierre yesterday. When his
Illinois record of.thief and Jail breaker
was read to him he laughed and said
"I'm a dead tough, amt l."
Flandrau Enterprise, 1S: "Sam Jones
spoke at Madison Friday. His talk was
of the usual style, characteristic of Sam
the mule, the billy goat, the humble bee
and the skunk" The Enterprise is away
of. Sam never mentioned the pops this
year. His lecture was quite edifying.
NNext year 1885, will be the last leap
year OF the century, and another will not
occur till 1904. The year 1900 will not
be q leap year. The unusual occurrence
is due to the fact that the addition of
one day to each fourth year more than
makes up the presumed deficiency in
the calendar year, and consequently the
world is constantly losing time.
Argus Leader, Is: L. A. Perkins has
received al order from southern Wiscon-
siu for thirty carloads Of hay and this is
only q beginning of the Wisconsin de-
mand for South Dakota hay. The hay
crop through Wisconsin, Michigan, Hi.
oois and Indiana Is very short. Hay is
now worth $50 ton in Chicago and
$40 to $25 q ton through the states
named. In Battle Creek, Mich, a few
days ago hay was $40 a ton. 1t is cured
that hay can be pressed and shipped to
Chicago for 50 a ton, which would leave a
mighty nice profit il sold there at from
$40 to s22 per ton. AT these figures
there Is more profit in hay than in wheat.
The hay crop in this section of the state
is a good one, and the value of the OK.
ports Of this commodity from this part
of the state will reach hundreds OF
thousands OF dollars. Farmers can afford
to feed straw and chopped fodder and
sell all their hay at the prices named. 80.
Whatever else is the matter with Bob
Riley the ex-cashier Of the Favorite res
taurant, he cannot be accused having
lost his nerve. Sunday he disappeared
with Sl5 of his employers money and
yesterday Mr.. Wirzbsch received q letter
from Robert who wanted his goods and
chatte's sent to Madison, @. o. =.
Riley said he was attending Chautauqua
and improving his mind. Mr.. Wirzbach
says he will not begin any proceedings
against Riley who, in his JUDGMENT, has
wheels in his head.
Pure spices and extracts at .. A. Kel
ley's.
A Cook BoOk Free,
liable and Kitchen" IL the title Of 4