The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-07-27
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ownership Of the building.
The insect which has been destroying
some OF the wheat in this section is the
Hessian fly. The insect works in the
stalk, entering it in the shot-blade and
depositing it's eggs which are now found
in the stalk zeal the joints. 1t has not
done much damage in this county but
makes farmers a little ap~prehensive for
the future years. The wheat harvest
has begun in earnest this week.
Mitchell Republican, o: Miss. Mar
ion Krom vent to Yankton this morn
ing to attend the wedding of her friend,
Miss Watson, which will take place at
Yankton this evening. Miss Krom ex-
pected to teach school at Yankton this
coming year, but changed her plans and
has accepted a more lucrative position
at Lead in the Black Hills country.
She expects to leave rear the middle Of
August for her new location.
The excursian to Big Stoue Lake
which leaves here the morning Of Au-
gust 2, is an assured success, enough hav-
ing obligated themselves to go to make
it a success. The inducements Of the
| trip are great. Convenience of train ar
rangements, the long time at the lake,
the delightful scenery, water and groves
are going to make it al occasion never
to be forgotten. Enrol for the trip and
enjoy for a day the attractions Of the
finest lake in the northwest.
Editor Dowdell OF Artesian was a
west bound passenger from the st. Louis
convention. He reports the nomination
Of Bryan as highly satisfactory to all
popalists and the reports as to his non.
acceptance or a division among the pops
circulated by the daily press as all I'm.
true. On the way up from Sioux City
he noticed the crops on O strip OF
country at Akron, Iowa, completely de-
vastated by a hail storm of yesterday,
Both smallHrains and corn we're entirely
dc stroyed.
Howard Democrat, %: Prof. w. w.
Girton will hold down a position in the
Normal School at Madison after all, the
board Of regents having finally conclu-
ded to confirm his appointment. Well,
the Democrat is glad to know the mat.
ter is settled, and settled in favor Of Mr..
Girton. His election is not a bad one,
He is educated, scholarly and efficient,
and will make one Of the best instructors
the school ever had. Howard's only regret
is that it will necessitate the removal oil
himself and his estimabie family from
our city.
Sioux Falls Journal, %: The Great
Northern has issued orders to agents not
to accept oats for shipment unless freight
10 prepaid. Tue road charges more for
freig ht than the oats will bring in the
market. Notwithstanding the low price
for ell kinds Of grain and the ability OF
the road to hire help for about hall
what it formerly cost yet freight rates
are kept up to the notch which prevailed
when oats we're worth IS cents and up.
wards Q bushel. The farmers have 9
boycott on this road and il they stick ia
it they may possibly bring the company
around to q realization of conditions as
they really are.
A meeting OF the Lake county republi
can league ia hereby called for Wednes-
day evening, 8 O'clock July %, al the
court house in the City OF Madison. A
full attendance is desired.
H. A. SrAHL, Sec'y.
GEO. R. FARMER, Pres.