The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-03-25
THE CITY.
LOCAL DREvlTIEs.

LOCAL DREVRTIlcA.
VIM Blake returned TO Fairmont. N.
ID.
Rev. w. j. Cleveland returned from
his appointment at Howard.
y Miss Maggie Raymond returned from
n three weeks visit in st. Paul.
Weather report. Fair and slightly
colder tonight. Tuesday fair and
warmer.
. Rev. Mr.. Jameson, OF Dell Rapids,
who conducted quarterly conference
meetings in the NJ. e. church yesterday.
returned home today.
Geo. Ripe, grain dealer at Arlington.
s. D., and cousin OF A. E. Ripe Of this
place, was an east bound passenger to-
day for Lakton, MINI.
Rev. DR.. Wolf will hold preaching SER
vices in the Presbyterian church four or
five nights this week beginning Tuesday
evening at 7:3O. Everybody is cordially
invited to attend all these meetings.
Father Flynn departed for Chicago
today to be present at the funeral Of a
cousin, but on the way received q tele-
gram stating that the funeral would
take place to-day, 30 he returned home
on the evening passenger.
~ John Larkin, who was a member Of
! the seed grain committee who went to
Chicago last week, returned Saturday
night, leaving the rest OF the Committee
at Lacrosse. The delegation found it
uphill work disposing OF Dakota credit
On the Chicago financial market, but
succeeded in d'sposing Of $4,000 worth
OF warrants il guaranteed. The CON-
mittee her returned to Lacrosse with
the hope Of disposing of $1,000 more of
the warrants.
Loren Button, a. faithful attache of
THE DAILY LEADER as its newsboy. sew
ered his cpnnscti0a thsrewith tLis- morn
&nd departed for Usage, Iowa, near
which he will work upon the old family
homestead. He was accompanied by
Ralph Doescher who also goes to work
On the same farm. G. j. Button and
family will shortly leave Madison to
take up their permanent home on the
old homestead to which the boys have
proceeded them.
! Messrs. N. L. Clark, F. D. Fits and
John Walden returned from Lacrosse
this afternoon, having reached there
Saturday from Chicago. In the latter
city they succeeded in placing $4,000 Of
the county warrants provided they can
get personal guarantees to insure pay
ment in case of difficulty. These guar
antees need only to be for such amounts
as each U feels able to endorse, ind q
general canvass. will no doubt be institu-
ted to secure the requisite sureties. The
committee did not furnish the guarantee
while in Chicago. Messrs. Kramer and
Mackay remained in Chicago q day or
two after the others left.
j. A. Trow and A. e. Fuller returned
from Texas Saturday evening, the rest
OF the party-C. B. Kennedy and wife
and 8. N. Understanding . week
longer. Messrs. Trow and Fuller were
close observers OF conditions while in
Texas and were strongly impressed with
that country. Their time was spent in
and around Houston and Galveston and
besides seeing for themselves they made
diligent inquiries OF former northern
residents, many OF whom have been
there for years. The country 10 appar-
emily prosperous, much new building
going on in Houston, which lie a city OF
$4,000 or more. Great factories are in
course OF erection for manufacturing
cotton which 10 q staple crop in that
state and the manufacture OF which at
! homo will ~revolutionize the cotton and
: transportation industries OF the south
and west. Cane, corn, oats, fruits and
vegetables are also largely grown IL.
farming operations and the native rich
ness Of the soil is largely productive of
them. Inquiries OF many northern peo-
pie who have settled there did not dis
cover q single one who desired to return
to the north, ond many were met from
Iowa, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas,
and other northern states. There 10 q
large northern immigration pouring into
that state at the present time. While
there 10 no government and little state
lands to be obtained at the present
time in the vicinity AZ Houston, there 10
plenty OF wild Or virgin land to be
bought at from 8 to 80 an acre accord
ing to distance from the city. The soil
10 all Of good quality aud timber along
the rivers or bayous sbounds. Il can be
bought q from two to three dollars q
cord, though not much il needed for
fuel IN that latitude. The whole party
going from here are highly pleased with
that country.