The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-08-07
THE CITY.
LOCAL BREVIrIEA.


LOCAL BREvITIEA.
w. w. James arrived on the evening
train.
Prof. r. B. McClenon is doing insti-
tute work at Sioux Falls this week.
Every measure Of it is just so-just in
quality and weight. Dwight's flour.
Stannard, father OF Mrs. Adrian
Smith, returned to his home at O'Neill,
Neb.
Weather report: Showers and warm
or tonight. Thursday showers and
southeast winds.
John Gilchrist took the northbound
train this evening for Manchester to
visit his children.
Huronite, 5: Geo. :Rippe, Of Airing
ton, has been appointed travelling audi.
tor for the Van Dusen elevator company
for this division.
O., j. J. Fitzgerald received a letter this
morning from Mrs. Fitzgerald at Letcher
stating that her brother, J. j. Ryan, was
not much better.
Mrs. John Driscoll and little daughter,
Ada, Of st. Louis, arrived to-day on a
visit to Mrs. w. j. Cleveland. Mr..
Driscoll will come up here about the
end Of the month.
Judge Williamson performed in the
most dignified and urbane manner pos
7 sible this afternoon the ceremony that
made Philip Mosher and Alma E. Cor
don one The young people hail from
the west side.
II. j. Patterson sold put his dray bust.
ness this morning to Frank Fox, ex-
sheriff of MineH,ounty, who has taken
up his residence in this city. Mr.. Fox
took possession to-day and will also con
duct a feed store in connection with the
draying business.
Arlington Sun, 2: j. A. Glenden.ing
has purchased the business of a leading
photographer at Madisan, and will re-
move with his family to that place as
soon as he a close up his business here.
We all regret to lose Mr. Glendenning
and his estimable family.
The social at Mr.. and Mrs. Lannon's
last evening was a decided success in
many ways. The grounds we're in Ok
cellent condition, beautifully Illuminated
by an electric arc light, the crowd was
large and merry and the viands choice.
The music was highly appreciated and
the receipts Of the evening footed
7 up s27.
DR.. Matheny and wife, uncle ard aunt
Of O. E. Matheny and Mrs. A. E.
Clough OF this city, whom they have
been visiting Tor several weeks, returned
to their home at Auburn, Ind. DR..
Matheny came here for his health which
has recuperated wonderfully and he
goes away with a very high opinion of
Dakota climate and resources. He will
return again next year.
Jas. Ford, Of Badus, this morning lost
an infant boy, 8 months old, by cholera
infantum. This is all the more a pecu-
liarly sad affection to the family in that
it will be remembered that il was these
same parents who lost a bright little boy
three months ago or less by falling on q
branch which his father had just
trimmed from atree, the same running
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Rev. n. M. Mime conducts an inter.
esting school two days each week. He
has about twenty children OF Norwegian
parentage studying from A, B, G, up to
bible reading, which he instructs ir
reading, catechism, bible history anG
everything that will be an adjunct to the
Sunday school. His hours of school are
usually Wednesday and Thursday fore
Moons, in the Thompson building or
Egan
b Mrs. J. T. Johnson's house had a mar
row escape from burning up last night
About nine O'clock she sent her boy Rs,
up stairs to raise q window. Shortl,
after he returned they heard q crackline
sound up stairs and upon going up fount
the chenille curtains and blind on fire
These Mrs. johnson partly wrenched of
and threw put Of the window before til,
smoke drove her out and in the mean
time Ray had given the alarm to tn,
%neighbors. c. j Porter was quickly OF
the scene and finally succeeded In extin
nuishing the fire before further damag,
was done by fire OF water save the dem
olition of the curtains. How the fir
started is a mystery, but the boy prob
ably stepped on a match when he wen
up stairs the first time.
A committee of Sioux Falls citizen
interviewed the heads Of different rail
road companies in Chicago the other da,
and have secured valuable concession
in the way of excureion trains r. th