The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-03-05
THE CITY.
LOCAL

Capt. Hill OF the Salvation Army left
for Fairmont, MINI.
Regular meeting of A. o. U. W. lodge
in Masonic hall this evening.
Mrs. Maud Cook johnson went to
Howard o.. the evening train.
Rev. W. j. Cleveland vent to Howard
by the evening train and will not return
until Monday.
Regular meeting of Cyrus chapter to-
morrow evening. The presence Of all
members is desired.
The Epiphany Guild of little girls will
bod their next meeting at 3 p. IN. to-
morrow III Grace church rectory.
Mrs. Callinap's social function yester-
day realized tho St. Thomas ladies' 80
ciety 1910. 1t was "a very enjoyable
altar.
Ex-County Auditor Northrop is work.
ing life insurance in company with f.
q. Ball. lie wrote up his first policy
yesterday.
Mail Agent Webster took advantage
OF the blockade On the branch line to go
to st. Paul to-day for a few days visit.
He will return Monday.
Arrivals from the east were Denny
Casey and sister, Mrs. Goodrich, and ID.
!, u. Holdridge, all from Flandrau; l. ID.
ISmith and family from Iowa.
: Thos. Rae telegraphs Mrs. Rae this
afternoon that he ID showed IN at Wool
sey. This means a blockade of both the
Milwaukee and the NORTH western.
Weather report: Fair tonight and
Saturday. Colder tonight with cold
wave in extreme southeast portion.
Warmer Saturday. High northerly
winds.
Miss Gertie Montague returned from
Carthage this morning, having closed
her winter term of school. She will re-
sumo teaching again in about three
weeks
Marshal McGovern ran in q common
drunk" last night who gave his name as
Chas. Ward. To-day before Justice
Murray he was fined SO or eight days n
jail. Having no money he was given
the latter.
An insane woman at Salem, Wednes.
day, almost blrned herself to death
Wien discovered she was rushing out OF
4 the house without clothing on, yet all
afame. 1t is supposed she undreseed,
poured kerosene over her body and Set
fire TO it. She suffered terrible agony,
great patches Of flesh dropping off her
body.
The passenger train which went
to Woonsocket last evening with
only two coaches had a hard time get.
ting through but Gle ared the road ad.
mirably. 1t returned this morning with
out difficulty. The trains on the line to
Bristol have been abandoned, 30 far as
known for the present, until next week.
Flandrau Enterprise, 4: Rev. John
Eastman returned from Washington
Tuesday he reports that the appropria.
lions tor the government schools at this
place, including the $1,000 for purchasing
the east half Of section Is, north Of the
present school lands was safe. They
were favorably acted upon in tho senate
and the house would act in accordance.
Howard Press, s.: Ex-County Treas.
urer Jacob johnson, came up from
Lake county Saturday evening, for ar
over Sunday with his family. He is en-
gagged in teachiug school in the northern
part Of that county 49,. Gilbert LanglanG
has made arrangements to open up a
harness shop at Carthage in the near
future. He departed for his new field oil
labor Wednesday.
4 Supt. Daugherty has a class OF seven,
I}teen writing for teachers certificates TO-
day, as follows: Kate Stevens, Olive
Curtis, Frances Krokowsky, Maud Fa
der, Della Grow, frankie p. McGrew
Laura Knapp, Georgia Knapp, Florence
OWCuS, ociCuo oCSCioobS AAhi lAboA
Grace Baldwin, Eva Baldwin, Christine
Burkler, Maude Courser, Susie Laring
ton, Lillian NJ. Collins.
The Salvation Army barracks were
jammed full last night to hear Capt
Nora Hill in her talk on "Slumming.'
The little lady was dressed in the com
mon place ga.b Of a Salvationist .'Slum
mer"-plain frock or gown, apron, o.e
hat, with scrubbing brush and pail. Sh.
gave a short sketch Of the growth Of tn,
social work Of the Army during The pas
six years, in which they have opened l:
slum-posts, besides shelter depots, res
cue homes, labor bureaus, soup houses
etc, IS in ell. In order 10 reach the Low
class Of people in siums it was necessar,
E4.