The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-12-26

OF course, very niRnIy apProciASo0 "
the worthy young lady.
One OF Madisoh's sweet little 4-year.
old girls, having been taken into Mama's
Christmas secrets, met Papa when he
came home Christmas eve, with, Papa,
you can't guess what your present is.'
"Oh, / guess l can" "Well guess"
"Let me see; a new CAPT" mo, sir; q
pair of drawers!"
xMrs. Adella McGillivray made all the
McGillivrays, young and old, in the
countryside, happy, Christmas eve, by
inviting them to her home and providing
welcome entertainment. A bountiful
supper was partaken Of and the distrib-
utions from a we'll loaded tree made the
young people happy. 1t took until far
into the "wee sma' ours" Of the night to
conclude all the festivities Of the occas-
ion.
A quieter Christmas could hardly be
imagined than that which took place
here yesterday, and yet we have heard
more people than ever before say they
spent a more enjoyable day than any
Christmas they had ever had. The
public o~bservances of the occasion were
all held the evening before and with the
exception of service in Grace church
yesterday morning, people generally
rested and enjoyed the sociol festivities
Of their own families. 1t was truly q
day Of "peaos and good WILL
n The newly organized vested childrens'
choir of Grace church appeared at the
Christmas service ysstssaay mnRnipg for
the first time. Their presence in their
immaculate robes, and the rendition OF
the musical portion Of the service was
beautiful and impressive from the pro-
cessional hymn, Coward, Christian
| Soldiers" to the close. The personnel
of the choir is, Mr.. II. A. Stahl, tenor,
chorister; Misses Dot Stahl, Nina
Clough, Eva Clough, Amy Haskell, Le-
ola Cornelysen, Letta Larkin. Masters
Bert Stewart, Elmo Haskell, Lloyd
Stewart, X. G. Logan, Van Larkin, So
pranos; Miss Lerline Logan and Master
J. B. Logan, altos. Mrs. Stahl, organist'
Inquiry among our business men to-
day develops the fact that in the gener-
al lines of trade business during the
month of December this year has been
much better than in the month of De.
cember last year, while in the special
lines of holiday goods it has been vastly
better. In reply to our query, G. II
Wood said he had done four times the
amount of business this year, and il
answer to the same question Frank
Smith said that ON Saturday, Monday
and Tuesday last, he took In more cast
on these days alone than during thu
whole month OF December a year ago
These facts are but indications OF tn,
growth and pernanency Of Dakota pros
perity.
Attention is directed to the excellen
showing made by the Madison Stat
Bank in it's official financial statemen
published in this issue of Tue DAHL,
; LEADER. With this substantial indica
ton of prosperity, and the good report
. coming from our dealers in regard t
Z their December sales, we are led to be
lieve that a season of general prosperit,
Z is not far in the future. Banks are tn
I pulse by which business is indicated
and this statement of the Madison Stat
Bank, and that Of the Banking House G
=, DAILY s. Mackay. recently published, j
the very best indication of at least
solid, conservative business, and safe dc
posltories for the t~radespeople an
> others whose business require them I
deal with banks.
Hugh Williams, who clerks for job
MoMechin at Winfrsd, was in the cit
this afternoon and reports that the sto1
of Mr.. McMechin was entered Tuesda
night or last night and twenty pairs
. fine shoes, a quantity Of gloves and mi
!, tens, and perhaps other articles if the
). could be checked up, stolen. 1t is high
probable the goods vera stolen ear
Christmas morning as a stranger WI
y had been loafng around town the d,
o. previous was seer that morning al
" O'Clock carrying q suspicious packae
Mr.. McMechin is now in Illinois. Ye
3 terday the clerks we're in the store on
81 q few minutes and discovered nothil
wrong, but this q owing, probably,
as the fact that the shoes were taken o
Is Of the boxes on the shelves and Il
boxes replaced. The deception was q
st noticed until this morning when Il
Of clerks began to dust of the goods al
ID lifting the boxes discovered their emp
It. ness. The store had been entered
means Of a key that fitted the fro
pc door.
A very newly married couple Of La
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