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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-05-27
STORM IN ILLINOIS.
Four People Killed and Many Injured
Around Rockford.

Four People Killed and Many Injured
Around Rockford.
ROCKFORD, Ills, May 26.-Four killed
and many injured, a number of them
fatally, is the result of the cyclone
which swept through this section at
midnight, besides great loss to property
and the complete ruin of crops in the
path of the storm.
Mrs. Godfrey Hildebrand, living near
Monroe, was beheaded while going
down cellar to escape the storm. Her
daughter Elsie was also instantly killed
and her husband, who is a prominent
Grand Army man, is dead from injuries
received. Six others asleep in the house
were blown across the street and in.
injured. The house was completely
demolished.
Near Egan City Mrs. Izora Bird was
instantly killed and her five children
badly injured, two probably fatally.
Near Leaf River George Garner and
wife were both seriously injured.
At Adeline the Methodist church was
blown down and the United Brethren
church unroofed.
At Forreston the steeple of the Meth,
odist Episcopal church was blown onto
the roof of the parsonage ext door,
crushing it in and injuring Rev. and
Mrs. H. Colvin, who were asleep. Many
bridges in this section were washed out
and trains ON the Milwaukee road aban.
doned.
Great damage to buildings was done
at Egan City, Davis Junction, Byron,
Leaf River, Mount Morris. Steward,
Beloit, Rockton, Forreston and other
places in this section. The rain which
accompanied the wind was the heaviest
in years and all creeks are far out of
their banks.
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Impressive as the launch of a great
vessel always is, it nevertheless seems a
simple matter. All there is to do is to
build two toboggan slides under the
ship, raise her from the supports on
which she has been resting, put a lot Of
tallow on the slides, and, when You are
ready, saw loose the thick plank that
holds the ship by the nose and let her
glide into the water. You must have
the wine to christen her, and a crowd
to cheer her, and some tugs to catch her
and bring her back to her pier; but all
these are mere details, and it would
seem as il any ship could almost launch
herself if she had half a chance.
A launch is simply taking a ship from
the side Of a stream down to the bank
and dropping her in the water where
she belongs. This involves the task OF
lifting a mass of iron, in a ship like
the St. Louis, of about 1000 tons, and
the work Of lowering it carefully for a
distance of from 20 to 40 feet. All this
has to be done in the space Of about 30
seconds, during which the vessel moves
nearly 600 feet. At once you can see
that this is al enormous task. 1t in
wolves the greatest responsibility in a
short time that the shipbuilder meets.
There is no opportunity to correct err
rors. Every mechanical appliance must
work to perfection, and the manual de-
tails must be as nicely adjusted as the
parts Of a watch. You can launch q YES
sci, as you car build one, on the rule ct
thumb or the hit or miss plan, and you
may not come to grief; but it is best to
put all these things in charge Of that
master spirit called science, which has
done SO much for our physical advance.
ment in this world, for then you know
that it will be done properly. Launch
ing a Great VESSEL" by Franklin Mat,
thews, in st. Nicholas.
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FIVE REPORTED KILLED.
Circus Hands and Villagers at Fort
Branch Have a Fight.

- VlNCENNEs, Ind, May q. - Fort
Branch. IL small village south of here,
was, it is reported, the scene of a whole.
sale tragedy. A circus steamboat land
ed and those on board proceeded to take
the town. They sold liquor ON board,
and all We're drunk and disorderly. TIE
sale of rye and beer was ordered stopped
but little attention was paid to the q
mands made by the town marshal. A
posse of citizens were deputized and
marched to the river where the boat
was moorcd. The posse made an at
tempt to arrest the boat gang, and a
prolonged battle ensued in which, it is
reported, several were fatally wounded
and five killed. The citizens made an
attempt to secure the craft but failed,
the circus men anchoring in midstream.
All is quiet ROW, and the circus is out
of town.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-05-27
Notice of Ssle Of Real Estate.

Notice lie hereby given, that in pursuance Of
an order OF the county court Of the county Of
Lake, state OF South Dakota. made on the 9th
day OF May, 1926, In the matter Of the estate of
stephen Quinn, deceased, the undersigned, the
administration OF said estate, will sell al private
eale to the highest bidder for each. and subject
day, May 10, 1886, at ? O'Clock D. m at the office
Of the county Judge. in the city Of Madison, in
said county of Lake, all the right, title, interest
and estate OF the said stephen Qulnn At the
time OF his death, and all the right, title, and in
terest that the said estate has by operation of
law, or otherwise, acquired, other than or in
addition to that Of the said Stephen Quinn ut
the time OF his death, in and to all that certain
lot, piece or parcel Of land situate. lying and be.
ing In said county of Lake and state Of south
Dakota, and described as follows, to wit: Lot
:. dock = OF II. +. Smiths addition to the city of
Madison, Lake county, south Dakota. according
to the rec orded plat thereof.
Dated at Madison, s. D., May 9, 1896.
j. Il. COLE, Administrator.
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LITTLE Is YET KNOWN.
Extent of the Damage by sunday Night,
Storm still Indefinite.

Extent OI the DannaSe Dy SUNDAY NlSntS
Storm still Indefinite.
DIES MONIES, May 27.-Over fifty
killed. a score fatally injured and about
80 people less seriously hurt is, as lea
as can be estimated, the result of the
destructive tornado which swept por-
tions of Iowa, Illinois and Kansas Sun
day night. Six towns were partially de-
stroyed. They are Bondurant, Valera
and Mingo, on the line of the Chicago
Great Western from Des Moines, and
Ankeny, Polk City and Slater, on an
other branch of the same road running
north from Dies Moines. Bondurant,
Ankeny and Polk City are in Polk
county, Valeria is on the line between
Polk and Jasper counties, Mingo is in
Jasper county and Slater is in the south
western corner of Story county. The
property loss is heavy, but accurate es-
Inmates are, thus far, an impossibility.
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Fortunately No Loss Of Life.

MILWAUKEE. May PA special to
The Wisconsin from Appleton, Wis.
says: A strip of country a quarter of a
mile wide and several miles long, in
the towns of Center and Freedom. Out
aganie county, was devastated by a
tornado Monday evening. One dwelling
was wrecked, and barns. outbuildings
and fences were swept away like chaff
Timber and crops were levelled and cat.
tie injured and killed. but no person
was hurt.
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DESOLAl >lTlES
Widespread destruction From
Cyclones and TOrnadoeS AL
most Unparalleled.
Nearly a Hundred Deaths Likely
to Result From the Storm
in Michigan.
Probably a Score Lost Life at
McGregOr, la.--Great Prop
erty Damage.
Ferryboat at Cairo, ILL.,, Capsized
by a Hurricane ard Thir-
teen Drowned.

OXFORD, Mich, May 27.-From re-
ports that continue to come i'll from adj
jacent points, the full force of the fierce
wind that swept this part Of Oakland
county is beginning to be appreciated.
Everywhere is devastation. Villages
that were the homes of contented citi-
zens are desOlate sites, and manned and
bruised fathers. mothers, brothers and
sisters mourn for those who met death
in the twisting. grinding, resistless
wind.
May Reach the Hundred Mark.
The death roll i'll this vicinity may
run to the hundred mark, for many
homes that were III the edge of the
cyclone suffered from its fury. At
lakewood, a hamlet so miles north of
Oxford, having a population of about
200, not a house is left standing. The
two churches are fiattened to the earth.
The path of the storm was between half
and three-fourths Of a mile wide, and
extended in a nearly straight course,
eastward for over a distance of 30 miles.
A remarkable circumstance is that the
buildings in close proximity to each
other were blown in opposite directions,
some being swept northward and others
southwark. The following are known
TO have been killed in>this county:
Near Ortonville-W. j. Mitchell, wife
and two children, Daniel Thompson and
son, Abram Quick, wife and W children,
Mrs. Henry Quick, John wilkins, John
Porritt, Mrs. Joseph Porritt, John Mickey,
f. Gleason, Mrs. T. d. Eaton, Abe Kitch-
ell, Mrs. William kitchell, Edwin Fifield,
two children of Mr.. Howe.
At Pakwood-Mrs. Susan Stewart, Mrs.
F. A. Wolverton, Mrs. William Davidson
and daughter Ida, Ed Fifield, child of AL
fred Fitield. Ed Howe is fatally injured
At ThOmas-Charles Hicks and son.
Reported dead at North ~Oxford-Mrs.
Oscar Slate, Thomas Bishop, "a farm labor
er, name unknown, Joseph Sayley and
son.
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THE HAVOC AT M'GREGOR.
Probably . Score of Lives Were Los,
There-Loss to the Railroads.

Probably . Score of Lives Were Lost
There-Losst to the Railroads.
MILWAUKEE,, May 27.-Later reports
from North McGregor, Ia, relative to
the terrible havoc caused by the storm
and food which visited that place on
Sunday night, show that the destruc-
ton of the vast interests of the Chicago.
Milwaukee and St. Paul roam at that
point, as well as of the little town, are
about complete. the total damage to the
property Of the company alone being
estimated at sl25 600. The loss of human
life, the worst phase of the terrible af.
fair, will probably be found to be near
er 20 than 10. OF 10 persons supposed
to be missing the bodies of six have
been recovered, but as the water is re-
ceding very slowly, but little in the way
of search for bodies or the recovery Of
railroad or other property has as yet
been done. 1t is stated by officials of
the st. Paul road now at the scene that
it will be at least 10 days before the
company can resume operations on its
line running West from McGregor.
Bodies of Thirteen Found.
The bodies of seven townspeople have
been found, and also six of canvasmen
attached to kirkhart & Ryan's circus
The canvasmen had been at South Nc.
Gregor, and as everything connected
with the circus had been made ready
for the going Of the company to Wi
mona, the six men went up to North
McGregor and entered "A box car and
they were caught in there when the
storm came. This names cannot be haf
yet. w. W. Robinson says the mos,
conservative estimates place loss of lift
at North McGregor at q, and that il
will be several days before James of al
can be learned.
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THIRTEEN DROWNED.

Sinking of = Steam Ferry at Cairo Causes
Loss Of Life.
CAIRO, Ills, May PA hurricane
and cloudburst struck this city at 8 30
q. m. Thirteen lives are known to be
lost by the sinking Of the steam ferry
boat at the wharf. Five miles Of tele.
graph poles were blown down on the
Mobile and Ohio railroad. Il 10 impos.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-05-27

Moscow, May 27.-The United States
minister, Mr.. Breckenridge, gave a dim
ner followed by a soiree, the distin-
guished Arloricans in the city being
his guests.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-05-27

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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-05-27

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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-05-27
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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-10-01

Of farming land, interchanged here and
there with heavy pillows Of forest trees
or rocky, pine crowned promontories,
has not felt that sense Of seclusion and
solitude which is so delightful? And
then what a wonder! There comes O
ship from China, drifting in like a
white cloud, the gallant creature! How
the waters hiss and foam before her!
With what q great, free, generous plash
she throws out her anchors, as if she
said a cheerful well done!' to some
glorious work Accomplished The very
life and spirit of strange, romantic
lands come with her. Suggestions of
sandalwood and spice breathe through
the pine woods. She is an oriental
queen, with hands full of mystical gifts.
All her garments smell of myrrh and
c%assia, out Of the ivory palaces, where
by they have made her glad No Won
der men have loved ships Ike birds and
that there have been found brave, rough
hearts that in fatal wrecks chose rather
to 60 down with their ocean love than
to- leave her in the last throes of her
death agony"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-10-01

Among Its many strong attrac-
tive features, the October LADIES'
Homo Journal presents the opening
chapte.s of Ian Maclaren's new
story, and n of the best that he
has written, "rhe Minister of st.
Bede's; lgnace Paderewskl's long
promised composition for the piano
a mlnuet-'Minuet Moderne;" and
Albert Lynch's "Amerlcan Grip
a distinctive characterization of
young American womanhood, by
the famous French artlst-wh,ch
Is shown on the cover. OF excep.
tlonal interest also is Ham!ln Gar.
lands article on the cllff-dwellers
of the southwest. who under the apt
clpJlon of ''The Most Mysterious
People in America" he describes
and tells of their home-life, Gus.
toms, religious rites, etc.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-10-01

the Review Of Reviews for Oc-
tuber continues ITS admirable re-
cord If IT, Presidential cam pa!un.
In the July, August and September
numbers tie Republican, Demo
cra,ic and PopuIlst conventions
w~re reviewed, together with the
careers of the nominees In the
October number the movement Gf
the 'sonnd-money" Democra $ cuI-
mIn.'tlns IN the Indianapolis con
vent.On, receives similar attention.
No other publication IN the country
offers 10 a single number such a
wealth Of political portralture. or
so wide a range of cartoon illus
tratlOns Every note worthy phase
of the canvass is fully and impair
TALLY presented. Material is gath
cred from every source and care
fully %dlgested.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-10-01

The dissolution Of the monasteries had
greatly increased vagrancy in the six
teenth century. Rich abbcys, like that
of Reading. employed large numbers OF
workmen and servants, who when their
masters had fallen into evil case were
thrown upon a heartless world and took
to robbery for u livelihood. The hOspitia
of the monasteries in the good old days
always provided food and u bed for
weary travellers, Of whatever rank they
were, and needy wanderers sorely felt
the loss Of their kind hosts. The rich
courtiers grabbed the church s lands and
wealth, and the poor folk followed their
example by grabbing whatever they
could lay their hands Oh. Consequently
there wero in these parts "a great stOare
Of stout vagabonds and maystarless men
liable enough for labour), which do great
hurt in the county by their idle and
naughtie life" The unfortunate persons
who were robbed could claim compen-
sation from tho inhabitants Oh the hum
dred in which the robbery took place.
This old law was as ancient as tho time
of our great Berkshire king, Alfred: for
who is ignorant of the fact that when
gold bracelets wero hung up by the
roadside on account Of the enforcement
of thls law and the fear of the vengeance
Of the hundred no one dared to remove
them?
But when these highway robberies on
Aaidenhead thicket were 81 frequent,
the burden of making compensation fell
somewhat heavily Oh the inhabitants Of
the hundred of Benhurst. In one year
they paid as much us e255 for robberies
committed Oh unfortunate wayfarcrs.
Therefore q special act Of parliament
was passed in 1897 in order to relieve
the inhabitants from their burdens
Gentleman's Magazine.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-10-01
A Good Eater.

When Gustavus of Sweden was be-
sieging Prague, Il boor Of extraordinary
aspect gained admittance to his tent and
offered, by way of amusing his majesty,
to devour "a large hog III his presence.
Old General K~onigsniarck, who was in
attendance, at once suggested that the
man with the Gargantuan appetite
should be burned as Il witch, whereupon
the boor, whose feelings were hurt by
this observation, exclaimed, "If your
majesty will but make that old gentle
nan take off his sword and spurs, will
eat him before I begin the pig" This
vas accompanied by such q ''hideous
expansion of the jaws and mouth" that
tho general, though he had given his
''prOofs" on many Il field, turned pale
and fled incontincntIy to his tent.-San
Francisco Argonaut.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-10-01

We OEcc watched tho united c.ECrts Ct
a litter Of Sc tter puppies, the Particular
object being the destruction If Il fine
bed CT goran;ums, al enterprise which
promised IL "niuximum Of result" with
q set OF of a luere trifc CT an c1fClt, if
once II protecting fence Of wire acting
could be s~urInounted. One after another
the puppies charged the fence, only to
fall back bafiled, but not discouraged.
Failure only made them more deter
mined. With savage banks and growls
they returned again to the attack until,
after a desperate leap and scramble, the
biggest puppy rolled over among the
geraniums. For Il moment he was al
most awed by his success. He %squeakcd
and sat down, but only for u moment.
Then he hurled himself into the thickest
part of the bed and tore the g%eraniums
to pieces. Cornish.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-10-01
JEFFERSON WAS THE MAN.
In Catskill the Famous Actor Taken For
the Original Old Rip.

In CatsEill the Famous Actor Taken For
the Original Old Rip.
Joseph Jefferson relates the following
interesting incident:
"Therc is in the village Of Catskill q
Rip Van Wrinkle club. The society did
mo the honor to invite me to act the
character i'll their town." said Mr.. JEFF.
fcrson. II accepted, and hen l arrived
was met by the president and other
members OF the club, among whom was
young Nicholas Veddcr, who claimed to
be Il lineal descendent of tho original
Old Nick. I was taking Il cup Of tea at
the table in the hotel" continued Mr..
jefferson, "when / was attracted to the
colored waiter, who was giving q
graphic ard detailed account Of the
legend Of the Catskill mountains to one
of the boarders who sat nearly opposite
me.
"'Ycs, sah,' said the waiter, RIP
went up into de mountains, slep' for 30
years, and when he come back here in
dis berry town his own folks didn't
know him.
"'Why, said his listener, you don't
believe the story's true?'
True? Oh course it is! Why
pointing at me" said jefferson, 'dat's
de man..
"Whcn I got to the theater," said
Mr.. Jefferson, resuming the story, II
could scarcely get i'll, the crowd was SO
great about tho door. During the scene
in the last act, when Rip inquiries of
the innkeeper, is this the village Of
Falling Water?' I altered the text and
substituted the correct name, Is this
the village of Catskill?' The people in
the crowded house almost seemed to
hold their breath.
"The name Of the village seemed to
bring homo the scene to every man,
woman and child that was looking at it.
From that time on the interest was ut
it's full tension. Surely I had never seen
an audience SO struck with the play be-
fore.
"There was % reception held at the
club after the play, and tic president
was 80 EcryCUs that lie %introuuccl ne
as Washington irving. "-San / rancisoo
Call.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-10-01
THE BEAUTY OF A SHIP.
Mrs. Stoves Fascinating Description Of .
Vessel Under Sail.

MIS- STOVES FASCINATING Oescrlptlou Oh y
Vessel Under Sail.
Mr.. Stowe, in 'The Pearl Of Orr's
Island" gives this fascinating descrip-
ton of a ship under sail: what is
there belonging to this workaday world
of ours that has such a fund Of never
failing poetry and grace as a ship? A
ship is a beauty and a mystery wher-
ever we see It. Its white wings touch
the regions Of the unknown and the
imaginative. They seem to us full Of
the odors Of quaint, strange, foreign
shores, where life, we fondly dream,
moves in brighter currents than the
muddy, tranquil tides Of every day.
Who that sees one bound outward, with
her white breasts swelling and heaving,
as if with a reaching expectancy, does
not feel his own heart swell with a
longing impulse to go with her to the
faroff shores? Even at dingy, crowded
wharfs, amid the stir and tumult of
great cities, the coming in Of a ship is
an event that never can lose its inter-
est. But on these romantic shores OF
Maine, where all is 80 wild and still
and the blne sea lies embraced in the
arms Of dark, solitary forests, the sud-
den incoming Of q ship from a distant
voyage is q sort Of romance. Who that
has stood BY the blue waters of Middle
bay, engirdled as it is BY green slopes
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-10-01
The Best After Dinner Pill.

Hoods Pills aid d,ges, on, pr. :
vent that feeling of fullness or
distress ard gently, yet effectively
assist in the assimilation and di.
gestion of food. They do not
grlpe or pain, and they do not
weaken the body. On the con-
trary, they have a strentllenin j.
and stimulating effect. They
rouse the liver, prevent sickness
and cure sick headache. Hoods
Fills are purely vegetable, per.
fectlv harmless AM may be used
safely ly delicate women aud
children.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-10-01

|lleny Thorpe, cf Lincoln
|Gn'y, an old time Buffalo county
k'er, Was sinking hands with
|rnds here the fist of the week.
|"c her Mr.. Thorpe purchased
pear loads of cattle which he
Fpped to Lincoln county.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-10-01

l!ie CHIEF has nearly every
per IN the county on it. sui.
list nov. But we want
|c'n all, during the campaign,
50 we make tins offer:
{ Will send the CHIEF from now
'A November 18th for only IT.
Ms.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-10-01
Cseful Rats.

Rats have been found very uscful. in
cotton mills where the raw cotton has
been imperfectly ginncd. In ii Spanish
cotton mill the stororoOm was invaded
10y swarIus Of rats, who pulled the bales
to pieces to get at the seeds left in the
cotton. They did the work thoroughly,
without injuring the fiber III any way.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-10-01

To all subscribers of the CHEZ
who pay II years subscription in
advance. we will give flee a years
subs :r.ption to the Toledo Weak
iy H.a'c.