The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-02-20

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Spring Valley, MINI. It Is probable the
remains will be brought around by way
OF Egan to get on to this line.
Ginder Brothers butchered what
might be called the prize beef OF the
season, dressing SIS per cent or 666
pounds dressed meat; or as Frank puts
it '666 pounds Of Chicago beef" The
boys have a faculty OF selecting the
finest in the country and are forging to
the front as the leading butchers Of this
"neck o. the woods"
Pioneer Press: Madame Julia A. F.
O'Gorman, sister OF Father O'Gorman,
who was recently appointed bishop OF
Sioux Falls, and Of William O'Gorman,
Of this city, died in Chicago early yester-
day morning Of spinal meningitis. Her
death took place on West Taylor
street in the convent Of the order of the
Sacred Heart, to which she had belong
ed for eighteen years.
Deputy Sheriff McGovern took his
two prisioners-Chas. Demick and
Joseph Reath-to the "pen" at Sioux
Falls. Demick's sentence 10 one year at
hard labor, Reath's only six months
without hard labor. Reath was quite
resigned to his sentence and joked
lightly with his old friends AZ he shook.
hands with them and bid them good-by;
while Demick was very sober and
appeared to feel his lot keenly.
Eastern and western papers alike have
nothing but the highest praise concern
ing the Harvard Qusrtette, the Wor-
cester, (Mass.) Telegram says: Zone of
the most pronounced successes in Wor-
cester this o was scored last night
by the Harvard Quartette. They " all
good singers, and 80 carefully have they
Leen trained that their voices blend un-
til at times the notes roll out as from an
organ. Opera house Friday evening.
Frank M. Halstead started for Brook
ings this afternoon to assist at a parlor
concert tonight and also look after some
matters of business. He will return to-
morrow. His child at Milwaukee had
an operation for blindness performed
upon one Of her eyes Tuesday but he
has not yet heard how successfully. 1t
will be six weeks before the other eye
can be operated upon, the child remain
ing in the hospital all the time.
F. The Huron weather bureaus sum-
mary OF meteorological conditions for
January gives the monthly mean tenn
pe~rsture for the state at 1876 degrees,
above. The lowest monthly mean was
lib at Aberdeen. The monthly average
Of precipitation or moisture was 0.A Of
an inch. A small section around Brit.
ton in Marshall county and another in
the Black Hills had q fall Of about an
inch. The monthly mean temperature
was 7.6 above the normal and the prec,-
pitation OF below the normal. The mean
temperature Of January a year ago was
10. 49,
The Minnehaha county commissioners
are happy over the outcome Of the seed
grain law. Under il they loaned to tho
farmers last spring $4,000. All Of this
has been paid back except CLOS, and this
10 more than Offset BY the interest. But
Q greater gain is found in the faot that
the grain raised from this seed cold for
o2O8,996. This leaves . balance Of $751;
SOC, which il the amount OF money by
which the county 10 richer than it would
have been but for the public loan. There
Is not likely to be another year seen in
which it will be necessary to try this
plan, but there is no doubt that should
one come the county will pursue the
same course
Wanted-A girl to work for board and
60 to school. MRS. WV. RAE.
All members Of Eastern Star Chapter
are urged to be present at the lodge
room Saturday evening. The Worthy
Grand Mstron will be with M and
rood sttsndancs il desired.
i MRa. Bessie PRESTON, w. N.