The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-05-01

officers last week. States Attorney
Murray is already in the Falls waiting to
oppose him.
A reporter noticed lying on the reg
lister Of deeds desk to-day the first chat
tel mortgage recorded in Lake county.
1t was for $500, given by D. G. Hampton
to Bokhof and Brother, August 4, 1876,
and Is still unsatisfied.
Mrs. Quinn and Miss Quinn, of
Elkader, Iowa, the former sister of Mrs.
J.J. Fitzgerald, Miss Mamie Lyons OF
Cresco, Iowa. niece of Mr.. Fitzgerald
and a Miss Lyon OF Luverne, Mimi,
we're arrivals on the evening train.
Our young meu's suits are the very
latest. We a fit your purse.
Chas. Kaufman & Bros.
Hon. NJ. F. Greeley Of Gary, the great
sheep man of the state, came IN from
the west and spent a few hours in town
until the train went north. Mr.. Greeley
is working up an interest in the forth
coming wool growers convention to be
held at Redtield June 1913, and says it
promises to be one Of the best conven-
tons Of the state. The lecturers from
abroad hat will be present at the meet
ing are eminent students in this line.
MIR. Greeley has had quite a boom start
| ed for him for governor of the state but
gives very little attention to it himself.
He is naturally a modest and retiring
gentleman, but a more upright man
does not live in the state.
We have summer underwear for men
at %, so and IS cents, ribbed and plain.
Chas. Kaufman IL Bros.
According to the Argus Leader, the
official weather observer at Sioux Falls,
DR.. E. 8. Carter, put last Tuesday fore
Moons rainfall at 1.O1 inch. The total
precipitation SO far for April is 5.9l
inches, which DR.. Carter says is the
heaviest rainfall for any April IN ten
years. 1t is practically half q foot of
water and almost ever drop Of it has
beer absorbed by the thirsty earth,
There has been some discussion as 20
the depth the moisture has penetrated
Owen McCarrier, who digs graves at Mt
Pleasant cemetery, has been watching
this closely. Ten days ago he says the
moisture was just about three feet deep
in soil covered by prairie grass. A few
days ago it was five feet deep by actua,
Observation-Disclosures than it has beer
in many years. In plowed ground the
moisture is even deeper. There is plenty
of moisture now stored up in the ground
for use during the summer and in ad
dltion the lakes and runs are we'll filed
Judge Keith who returned a few days
ago from Madison says, for instance
that the lake is rising and is presenting
its old time volume of water. The deel
wells are responding to the rains and thu
water is now very high in them. Ths
cisterns are all full and South Dakott
never was 80 wet down as it is to-day
The precipitation for March this year W a
1.85, making TIC since March /. 1896
In March 1895 there was rs and in Apr
2 inohes-so that the precipitation since
March l this year Is nearly three time
as much as that Of March and April las
year.
SELF Schwab & Co. make good shoes
We sell and guarantee them.
Chas. Kaufman & Bros.
Seed potatoes only 10 cents q bushel al
MCGILLIvRAY Bros.
We will start our ice wagon on Ma,
lst. Leave orders at Frank Fox feec
store, first door west IT postofice.
J.. r. GEORGE,
General Manager.
Our negligee shirts, for spring wear
are the proper thing for you.
Chas. Kaufman 8 Bros.