The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-27
THE CITY.
LOCAL mRMvHrHEs.

Miss Edna Beck was . passenger for
Wentworth.
This lie the first day of Lent. It is q
beauty, too.
T. II. Radcliffe OF Howard spent the
day ia the city.
MRS. Hole went to Mason City, Iowa,
TO pay her husband q visit.
Weather report today: Light local
rains tonight. Thursday fair.
Fred Stoltzman went to Sherburne,
Mimi. to work his insurance business.
Attorneys Holdridge and Porter and
Receiver Thompson returned from Sioux
Falls on the evening train.
Dan McKinnon's storeroom will soon
assume q more cheerful aspect. It il
being papered throughout.
Jos. Westaby and wife who have been
visiting friends in this county for some
time returned today to their home in
Illinois.
Stanley Jones, Geo. Winter and Geo.
Willard went to Wells, Mimi, today to
begin the work OF putting in an electric
light plant.
MIR. and Mrs. Alex Cameron are
ing into the rooms formerly occupied by
Z. II. Beadle In Syndicate block. G.. j.
Porter will move into the house being
vacated BY Mr.. Cameron.
In announcing the death OF the young
man, e. Matson, last week, THE iDAiLy
LEADER stated the deceased was buried
ut county expense. In this we were
misinformed and cheerfully make this
correction.
Mrs. Hogan, mother OF Mrs. John
Donahue of Clarno township. died this
morning from advanced years and . gem
eral breaking down Of the powers OF
nature. She was q genial old lady and
much respected in her community. The
funeral will take place { st. Thomas
church in this city to-morrow.
The South Dakota weather bureaus
summary for January shows q monthly
mea temperature Cor the month of 10
degrees above, the lowest monthly mean
being 3 degrees above. at Aberdeen.
The monthly mean precipitation or rain
fal. was d trife over half an inch and
and still % above the normal. The
monthly q temperature, however,
was about 90 degrees below the normal
FOR that month.
"A city ordinance which has lain dor
mant Cor some time and provides for con-
victs under the city ordinance working
ont time on the streets. has just been re-
rived, and this morning Policeman Bing-
ham led his two jail birds-Dick Lee
and VIM. B~everly--out ON Egan avenue
and set them TO work with picks and
shosels cleaning out street cutters. The
boys are doing . good job. Later-Bev-
erley, d on the street cleaning gang
gave Policeman Bingham the slip tins
afternoon and skipped, il is hoped for
the city's good.
Brookings Register, %: II is evident
that Judge Andrews proposes as far as
possible to make parties who are under
indictment for violating the criminal
Law, furnish their own counsel and not
take advantage or the privilege some-
times accorded to have-the county ex-
pense OF an attorney for the defense.
Dave Stapleton, who is held for violation
OF the liquor law, wanted the county to
furnish him him with IN attorney, but
the Judge thought Mr.. Stapleton was
able TO secure his own attorney, at least
he was given an opportunity to try.
This act 10 commendable on the part OF
the Judge.
O. Fl. E~ggebraaEen on Summit town
ship writes The DAILY LEADER that .
meeting was held at Lees school house
February % for the purpose Of determine
ing upon o plan 70 furnish seed grain to
those in need Of the same "A. j. Lee
was chosen chairman and o. III. EgRe-
braaten secretary. A committee OF
eight was appointed BY the chairman,
two Ia each road district, to investigate
those ia need. The COMMITTEES Ii IS fol-
lows: District No. /, Sam Sinons and
a. II. Eggebraaten; district No. 2, Nele
N. Bakka and John Lund; district No.
s. Ole Jackopson and Frank Fountain;
district No. 4, q. Els EggeEraaten and q.
j.. Lommen. Another meeting is to be
held Saturday, March 2, ut / o'clockp
M, for the purpose Of hearing the report
OF the committee.
For Rent-A six room houee. Apply
10 Rev. Z. A. FLYNN.
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