The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-01-08
THE CITY.
LOCAL IsR ES

Mr.. y. Billings returned nome to-day
from Jerauld county.
E. A. R,ppe returned from Woonsock.
ct on the morning train.
IA new boy arrived at the home OF
Chas. Haas, 10 southeast part OF county.
Rev. J. M. Hupp breaches in the Bap-
fist church tonight, Sunday and all next
week. =
Services at the Presbyterian church
this evening and tomorrow evening at
hall past Z O'Clock.
james Fitzgerald, residing near Ra-
mona, has been quite ill for several
waeks with catarrh of the stomach.
A force of men are at work clearing
out the snow drifts from Main street.
The clearing OF Egan Avenue and Center
street west, Tuesday, cost the city $500.
Weather report: Partly cloudy TO-
night and Saturday. Warmer extreme
east and colder extreme west portion.
Colder Saturday; south to west winds.
1t is not now expected that the re-
mains Of Miss Satie Billings can reach
Madison before Monday afternoon as
they will miss connections at Sioux City
to-morrow morning by about IS minutes.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. j. Munro entertained
. Hht couples at a sinch party last even
.Ssix, serving refreshments in hosp,table
style. The party was given IN honor Of
their guest, Miss Matte Banks Of Wy
koff, Mimi, cousin OF Mrs. Munro and
her sister, Miss Nellie Morse.
" On Sunday evening at the Presby-
terian church, DIR. Wolff will give the
last illustrated service postponed from
last Sunday evening. Subject THE
Homes and Hsunts Of Scott and Burns,'
Satisfactorily fifty splendid st~ereopticon
views Of the Lowlands OF Scotland"
At the annual meeting OF the general
fire department last evening the follow.
ing officers elected: Fl. j. Stott, presl.
dent, Frank Fintzel, vice president, Geo.
Mellon. secretary, Ivan Hubbell
treasurer, Thos, Tierney, chief, Viii
Roach, assistant chief. Permission wa
granted the juvenile band for practice
work.
Sioux Falls Preas, I: Mrs. NJ. j
Bagley, who has officiated as editor oil
the "Gatling Gun," the local anti-liquor
Paper, since its birth; has retired. The
z paper was published under the auspice.
OF the Womsn's Christian Temperance.
union and lack Of support by them il
given by Mrs. Bagley AS the reason To-
retirement.
Mrs. Flynn returned this morning
from Mitchell having gone thither to at
teAd the funeral OF the late Fathe
Maher. Bishop O'Gorman and min,
priests Of the diocese, besides a sister O
the deceased fr ii Pennsylvania, wer,
present. A brother Of deceased, a prizes
in Pittsburg, Penn, was unable to at
tend on account Of being confined to hi
bed by inflamatory rheumatism. Tn
remains of Father Maher we're interre,
in the Mitchell cemetery.
Flandrau Een.erpr,se, Z: Miss Ian
non OF Madison, who has been visiting
at the home Of Mrs. NJ. Mead for tn
past several days, returned hom
Tuesday. =. The Madison Orchestra Q
nine pieces furnished music for tn
Workmen's dance Friday night. Tn
orchestra consists of good musicians an,
made the occasion one of special inter
est. The Workmen feel gra.ifed owe
the general results-both social an
tinancial-of their dance.
Dave Jeffries Of Huron, is in the cit
securing subscribers to a petition askin
the legislature to resubmit the questic
\sf capital location. He is meeting wit
..ood success. It is said on good author
ity that a large majority of the legisl,
ture 10 in favor Of removal to Huron an
il they we're satisfied that the people d,
sired an opportunity 20 vote upon til
question it would resubmit it; hence th
petitions. Hsron agrees to furnish tn
state with capitol building and accom-
modations rs good as cow enjoyed g
Pierre, free Of cost in case of removal.
Y The annual meeting of the Sunda
/Sshool OF the M. E. church was be-
last evening and the following office
and teachers we're elected for the ems,
ing year: Superintendent, DR.. W. ]
Daniels; assistant superintendent, Mr.
J. P. Jenkins; secretary, Ray johnson
treasurer, Claud VanSlyke; librarsa
Miss Lissie Hewlett; organist. Mrs. j.
Hubbell. Teachers, G. R. Farmer,
r. VanSiyke. @. A. Kelley. J. P. Jel
kins, Mics Rawllns,. Mrs. ]. c. Hubble!
Mrs. ]. /. HubbelI, MISS Collins, Nj