The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-21
THE CITY.
a.OCAL RREvRTHRs.

Reports from Mrs. leo. MEAD bO+uay
are that she 10 considerably improved
and hopes OF her recovery are enter
tanned.
A large number OF friends were at the
train this morning to see Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed. Beadle depart for their new home
at Fulda, MINI.
AThoe. Sweeney and wife on their re-
turn from Dubuque, Iowa, last evening
stopped off and spent the day with the
families Of III. w. DAILY and J.. :. Fitzger
aid, returning home to Howard this eve.
ming.
HMrs. K. G. johnson and son. who have
been residing in the city for the past two
months and visiting with Mrs. r. q. Mo
Clenop, departed today for Sioux Falls
whence they will 60 to New York, Mrs.
Johnson's old home.
st. Thomas people will hold a basket
social this evening at the Leland hotel.
AS this is the last social OF the season
everybody Ia urged and cordially invited
to be present. Ladies' will especially re-
member the basket part Of the enter
talnment. 7
ACounty Treasurer Fleming having
written and asks Representative Shirley
the result OF the Law p~ostponing the col
lection OF taxes, the latter writes:
There 10 no change 10 time set for the
payment OF taxes except that they can
not be collected by force until October1.
Pierre dispatch, 10: Articles OF incor.
poration were filed today for Odd Eel
lows association, Of Madison; Geo. We'd
der, f. r. Van Slyke and Chris. Rensch,
incorporators; property limit, $4,000.
The governor today issued q pardon TO
Joseph SPAN, who was sentenced from
Hand county for rape. The sentence
would expire March 10, and the pardon
is given . save citizenship.
VIM. Beverly and "Dick" Lee were
this forenoon arraigned before Justice
Holdridge on the charge OF trespass and
vile practices. IL appears that Mr.. Viii
lard had rented a small house in the
northeast part OF town TO Mrs. Henry
Lee In which to store her household
goods and nothing more. Beverly and
young Lee took advantage OF this to
enter the premises and take up their
abode and M one OF them confessed, had
also kept two ome OF ill repute over
night, when complaint wa lodged
against them. Judge Holdridge fined
each OF them go and one-half the costs,
or 30 days in Jail il not paid.
Exercises appropriate to Washington's
birthday will be held in all the rooms OF
the public school Friday afternoon be
ginning promptly at 2 o'clock. Patrons
and friends Of the school are cordially
invited to attend these exercises. The
following 10 the program in the high
school: Instrumental duet, Edna Scott
and Alice jerks; roll call, response with
patriotic quotations; vocal solo, Susie
LaBrec; sketch OF Washington's life,
Edna Scott; anecdotes OF Washington,
Ellen Monty; farewell address, Nellie
McCallister; piano solo, Margaret CALI
nan; the birthday OF Washington, Edith
Bridges; the value of Washington, Jerry
Craney; Washington and Napoleon, Mil
lie Merriam; duet, cornet and piano,
Frank Tierney and Genie Murray;
Washington, Abbie Beardsley; the good
old days, Raymond McCienon; Lincoln's
speech at Gettysburg, Gilbert Gregory;
vocal duet, Warren Tolles, Edith
Bridges; debate, Resolved that this
country owe more to Washington thaa
to Lincoln, affirmative, John Hannum,
negative, Clyde Belknap; America,
school.
THE DAILY LEADER il lin receipt OF
Bulletin No. |, OF the South Dakota geo.
logical survey, being O preliminary re-
port OF the geology Of South Dakota, by
Prof. James e. Todd, or Vermillion,
state Qeologist. III ID difficult ia express
d proper appreciation OF the value OF
this unique volume in Dakota literature,
for being the first work OF q scientific
nature In our new state and on o subject
OF which South Dakota ID wealthy In N
lustration, this little manual 10 no doubt
the foundation OF q great scientific
library. The work contains ITO pages q
text, several handsome illustrations, and
d geological map Of the state. It is care
fully compiled from various government
reports, but contains mbch new matter.
A sketch OF the topography Of the state
il given, including the attitudes OF all
railway stations, and OF tho more inn
portant features Of the state. The yari-