The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-06-11
THE CITY.
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Dwight's -four.
Mrs. Norman Tuttle went to Mankato,
Mimi, to visit friends.
Prof. Stokes OF Flandrau returned
home on the noon train.
j. L. Jones was a passenger for Sioux
City and other points In Iowa.
Weather report: Showers tonight;
fair and slightly warmer tomorrow.
d. D. Holdridge, Esq, went to Sioux
Falls where he has a number of divorce
cases on hand.
Rev. DR.. Shetland Of Hutchinson,
Mimi, arrived to witness his daughters
graduation tomorrow.
Lottie Slifer was a passenger east this
morning. She will remain three weeks
at Albert Lea and Jackson, Mimi.
Arrivals on the evening train we're
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Palmer, Fulda, F.
r. Van Slyke from Madison, Wis, and
NJ, W. DAILY from Cresco, Iowa.
Geo. NJ. Smith, Of Egan, member Of
the board Of trustees of the Normal
school arrived on the evening train to
take part In a meeting Of the board
which will be held this evening.
VIM. Sherwood of Orland will build a
new dwelling house 20x2S feet, two
stories high and today let the contract
to build it TO Thos. Burrell of this city.
Y Class exercises of the Normal school
graduating class take place in the opera
house this evening when a full program
OF doings customary to such occasions
will be put upon the boards.
Rev. Andenes OF the Lake Madison
Norwegian church and H. A. Kv1pvold
OF the same congregation, have gone as
delegates to the United Lutheran Nor
wegian conference which meets in st.
Paul this week. The conference will
last about eight days, being the repre-
sentative body for the denomination in
the entire United States.
Assessor Marquart informs us that
the census Of the city will just about
reach 1900 in population. This shows
we'll, taken at the city's ebb-tide and
without the efforts of a special census
enumeration. This was also the popula-
ton in 1899 which was no DOUBT in.
creased to at least 1850 in 1893, and
with the return Of prosperity and a good
crop will number hat many again.
The fake dispatch papers are again
having Taylor, the defaulting state
treasurer, captured, a sample of the
dispatches being thus given in the Min
neapolis Journal Of yesterday, under
date OF Pierre, June 10: ut is pretty
nearly certain that W. W. Taylor, late
state treasurer, will be in Pierre before
the end Of this week. He will, 1t is
rumored, come voluntarily, and with his
friends. The attorney general and the
governor are both out of town, and but
few particulars can be learned. Matters
will probably develop later in the day"
So far as the people Of South Dakota
are concerned, the capture Of Taylor is
not OF SO much moment as the capturing
OF the money he took. II his bondsmen
can only be made to cough up s25O,OOO
the state can afford to wait until Taylor
ends his miserable existence which, it is
said by those who presume to know, he
is fast dong.
A splendid audience awaited the
speakers in the Clara G.. Mackay ora
torical contest last evening and was not
disappointed in the treat in store for it.
1t thoroughly appreciated and cou
aged the speakers in their efforts and
appeared we'll pleased with the results
OF the contest. The program was fol-
lowed out as given in The DAILY LEAD
Err last evening and the musical num-
bers we're up to the usual high standard
of the performers. The winner of the
first prize, sl2, was Miss Mary Walden
in "Go It Alone" and Of the second, %,
John Pve in "Man Has Never Changed"
The third, IS, was won by L. j. Shaw in
1.-THE Power of Concentrated Thought"
Two, who probably excelled all others in
their respective lines and deserve special
mention therefor, were Miss Jessie Nc
Donald in the delivery of her ora
ton and Owen H. Jones 10 thought
and composition, The duet by Master
Warren Tolles and Miss Kittie Wheeler
evoked the heartiest applause and the
audience were 10th TO part with them.
President Beadle presented the prizes.
A merry wedding party arrived from
Winfred on the train from the west this
morning. The welded couple was Har-
ry J. Munro of this city and Edith L.