The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-09-02
THE CITY.
LOCAL

NS
T. G. Orr and A. H. Wheaton Of
Brookings ale in the city.
Weather report: Scattered showers
tonight and probably cooler Friday.
. Miss Kate Mueller departed for the
cities to lay in a new millinery stock.
Miss NJ. NJ. Mease who has been visit
ing friends here for a few weeks re-
turned to Vinton, Iowa.
Y Miss Amy Gates, who has been the
guest OF Mrs. Luke VESSEL, returned to
her home in Cleveland, Ohio.
Arrivals on the evening train: II. j..
Munroe, Adolph Schmidt, Glen Farley,
Pat Ryan and w. G. Beaman.
y City Auditor Rae accompanied his
mother home to Storm Lake, Iowa, for a
weeks rest and recuperation.
< Mrs. Chris Rench and daughter we're
passengers on the morning train for a
visit to parents at Necedah, Wis.
Goe. Schlos:er, the newspaper patent
man spent a few hours in the city this
afternoon on his way from Bryant to
Sioux Falls.
A. G. Stevens and family who have
been visiting Mrs. Stevens mother, Mrs.
Staley, returned to their home in
Minneapolis.
The delegates to the judicial conven'
tions at Sioux Falls state that Judge
Wilkes of that city was nominated by
both conventions unanimously.
Y james Shaw and wife departed by
team this morning for Salem and
Hurley where they will visit friends and
then pass on into Iowa for a time.
Huronite, (rep.) 81: The coal trust has
jus: advanced the price oil hard coal
twenty. five cents q ton'and soft coal fifty
cents. This is only the beginning OF the
advance to be made before cold weather
sets in. The coal trust knows about
what the trade will stand and they will
play the extreme limit this year, and lay
the advance 70 the present strike,
Kan the material for the new electric
aight plant for the city has arrived ey.
cept the poles aud they will be here to
morrow morning. Messrs. J. G. Robert
son, the contractor, W. j. Bonwell and
a. F. Dawning all Of st. Paul are here to
superintend the construction, having
Hh~on ,ov ,,,%1, thar. md ~;11 ooro4h
more here. 1t is expected to have tie
plant in running order in thirty days.
Sioux Falls Press, l: The case OF
john w. Hurley Of Madison VS.. the
Sioux Falle Brewing conpab, was argued
before Judge Jo1ss in the Circuit court
yesterday morning. In this case the
plaintiff seeks to recover $4,000 paid fol
'beer during the prohibition Period, con-
tending that as the sale Of beer was
'illeaal at that time, the money paid
;thersfor should be returned. Decision
was reserved.
Sergeant Glenn's official bulletin or
on crop conditions il South Dakota fol
the week ending August 80, says that
corn and potatoes are maturing nicely
that the latter will be q good crop and
the former needs about two weeks with.
.outfrost in the southern half of the
state to mature fully. Millet is yielding
heavily and prairie grass continues
green enough for late haying. Harvest
ing is nearly completed in the northern
counties, and in that section the ground
is too dry fur'fall blowing.
The negotiations which have been In
progress for the past day or two looking
to a change in the management Of the
Madison house, were completed to-day,
and this afternoon Geo. Fsances, late
proprietor Of the Northwestern hotel at
Pierre, assumed control. AS stated in
these columns upon his arrival, Mr..
Frances in an experienced hotel man,
we'll acquainted throughout the state,
and will prove q valuable addition to the
business circles of Madison, besides
making Of the Madison house a first class
hotel.
\ While Gunsmith Lewis was away west
on bis %recreating tonr someone entered
bis house and stole a vaAable collection
Of old coins. A young( ad Of respectable
p~arentage, OF this city was discovered to
be tho guilty partyfan was yesterday
arrested and brought to bar. He &C.
knowledged the theft aud on promise to
restore the coin was fined $40 and all
costs and sentenced to ten days in jail,
the latter to be held in suspension dur.
good behavior \ This Is a warning to him
and allother young men that it is neith.
or right nor q manly thing to steal and
that the way Of the transgressor IL hari.
W. 4. Stearns received q telegram