The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-09-16
THE CITY.
Local BREV1IlCN.


Mrs. J.. G. Whalen went to Artesian.
Mrs. Geo. Borah Of Grant county,
Wis.,, is vising her cousin, A. T.. Rankin.
Attorneys q. A. Crissey of Howard
and G. R. Krause of Dell Rapids are in
attendance upon court to-day.
E. p Bates, Esq, OF Sioux Falls, ar.
rived on the evening train, also Miss
Annie O'Connell from Minneapolis.
Miss Bessie Wolcott OF Winfred, was
an east going passenger this morning &C.
companying an uncle to Michigan.
Arrivals from the north were Mrs.
Geo. Francis, landlady of the Madison
House, daughter and baby, Mrs. A. E.
Clough and A. L. Rankin.
Weather report: Fair tonight with
cooler in southern portion. Probably
heavy frost to night. Friday fair with
rising temperature in northwest portion.
The G. E. society Ut the Presbyterian
church will tender a reception to the
Normal students in the church parlors
tomorrow evening. Everybody vel
come. Bring lead pencil.
Owing to the chilly weather the
Catholic ladies will serve their supper
tonight from 5 to 9 p. No., in the opera
house where there will be a fire and the
room made comfortable for ladies and
children. The ice cream will be served
extra.
Mos. F~rudenfeld, secretary of the new
insurance company departed for Mime
apolis this morning and will return with
his family the first of next month to take
up his abode in Madison. For the com.
ing winter be will occupy the rooms in
the basement of the old South Dakota
bank building.
Arlington dispatch, IA: A very bad
electric storm visited this section of
country last night, striking a nice work
horse belonging to James Sweeney OF
this place, also a stack of grain near
town burning it to the ground. Rain
came down In torrents, the fall being
about three inches on the level.
Peter Kelley and wife of Luverne, the
latter cousin of Mrs. Jas Slack, whom
and other relatives here they have been
visiting for ten days returned home.
Their two year old child was taken very
i'll shortly after coming here and has
caused the parents great anxiety, it's
life at n time being despaired of, but
it is now considered out of danger.
Circuit court has been occupied
mainly for the past tw%enty-four hours in
hearing the case Of NJ, rtin johnson &
Co. against Thos. Lamb for cost of drill.
ling a we'll, the arguments being com
pleted about the middle of the afternoon
Other cases disposed of are H. G
Smith vs. N. G. Bullock, continued by
consent, and Herbert Robbins and
Ralph Whitney vs.. G. H. Wood ct al.
referred to A. R. Brown.
Sioux Falls Press, Is: The postmaste,
is the recipient of many requests by
mail for information as to persons and
affairs in Sioux Falls. They are in
variably returned to the writer's with
the Information that the postaI
authorities are lifted from giving
out such information. All postal EN-.
ployes are required to observe this rule
and it is carried to such a consistent
conclusion that the letter carrier on the
street violates the rules OF the service
when he tells any n where any either
OF tho town lives OF is in business. The
theory is that any information obtained
by virtue Of his official position is to b.
used only in an official capacity.
1.-THE Children's Friend" the organ o1
the Children's Home at Sioux Falls re
ports fifteen waits received into thu
home for the first time during the pas
month, four received for replacement
Nine were :placed in good homes and
seventeen remain in the orphanage. Il
tells a pitable tale Of finding three child
rem, the oldest 8 years and the yonnges'
one, in a howell where they hae
lived for years in a little house Of on,
room, without clothing. in dirt ant
equalor, the children never allowed on
of doors, not ever to attend to the de
mands OF nature. The parents wer'
Americans, able to read and write. Ye