The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-15
THE CITY.
LOCAL ~BREvITlEs.

l. d. Smith and family went to Iowa.
<Henry Cuisine was a passenger for
Flandreau.
Geo. j. Johnson Of Howard spent yee-
terday and TO-DAY in the city.
Weather report: Generally fair to-
night and Tuesday with rising tempera-
ture.
fConductor Bert Gates has been called
TO Rochester, Mimi, by the serious ILL
ness of his father.
Y a marriage license was issued to-day
to Peter f. Olson OF Orland and Gertie
Bjorklund of Clarno.
4 Adjutant Potter of the Salvation Ar
' my took the morning train for Pi%pestone,
thence to Luverne, Mimi.
Frank Mead and sisters, Mrs. Bowden
and Mrs. Colman, OF Flandreau, are the
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Il. J. Lannon.
The funeral of Conrad Schneider took
place this afternoon from the residence
of John Helsler, Rev. j. G. Hubbell Of
ticiating. The daughter. Mrs. John
Laisy, arrived from Wells, Mimi, Satur-
day evening.
A son Of the deceased II. X. Ford
whose remains have been lying at the
residence OF Chas. Angle for several
days arrived from Jerauld county Sat
urday and returned to Woonsocket on
the evening train with the remains.
A special meeting Of the w. F. NJ. s.
OF the NJ. f. church is called for Tuesday
afternoon at half past 4, at the home OF
Mrs. Cline. This Will Immediately fol-
low the meeting Of the Woman's Bible
club, to which all ID interested in
bible study are invited.
DR.. James Of the James family bell
ringers, who was arrested here for prac.
ticing medicine without a state license,
cancelled his engagement at Dell Rap
ids and is now working in Minnesota.
He probably thinks South Dakota is too
expensive a state for "quack" doctors.
Four farmer boys a Dell Rapids
plead guilty to the charge OF maliciously
destroying property and were bound
over to the circuit court in the sum OF
$500 each. They claim to have had no
motive other than a spirit OF mischief,
but will find it rather expensive fun in
the end.
IA snow pillow followed by a special
started Yesterday morning for Woon-
socket and on the Vermlllion hills the
pillow engine was thrown about twenty
feet clear OF the track. The special re-
turned and a drag engine and wrecking
crew we're sent out and succeeded in
getting the track clear and passable this
forenoon. A enow pillow went on through
to Woonsocket reaching there about l p.
NJ to day. Nothing will be attempted
on the branch line until to, morrow.
Court opened this morning with the
calling OF a jury for the trial OF James
German, Frank Jones and James How
ard, charged with grand larceny and by
moor the jury returned q verdict Of gull
ty. This is a pen,tentiary otfense and
the prisoners will receive heir sentence
at 8 a. H., on the Goth inst. After din
per the court had difficulty to find any
thing ready for trial and gave the attor-
neys rather a sharp talking to. State OF
South Dakota Va. David Dooley was
called and defendant sent in a physi-
clans certificate of sickness. The state
against John Hare was called with the
same result. Also the case against Chas.
Kaske. Annie Erickson vs. John M.
Hurley was called and defendant found
to be sick. This case was continued on
payment Of $40 by defendant. H. M.
Kinney vs. Wm-Lee, continued. State
Of South Dakota vs. Christ Rensch,
Jos. Rensch and James Garry, action
dismissed. A. w. Holdridge vs. j. d.
Forbes, continued. In the case OF Nj.
Rsnsch vs. Frederick Klassy ct al, YER.
dict for defendants.