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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-01-27
Nuttcc Of Hearing Petition for Letters Of Ad-
miDisirGtiuL. u

>uttcc Of Hearing Petition for Letters Of I'D
m'nisiratiuh. 4
>'",E , >nn,9 Dth";'' -. In County Cont.
In the matter Of the estate Of job Richards,
deceased. The state OF south Dakota sends
greeting to Anna Na-Ia Richards, sara Ann
GrnssIngtur. Cnthnrlre Parkr-, Thomas
4 chsrd- a Il Fred Richards, hers At law and
n,Xt OF Kin of Fob RichE.d- deceased, aud TO all
20 wnUm tEesc presents may come. Notice IL
hereby gwen thai Anna Maria Richards hus died
with the Judge % This court, n p@ctitlo" praviug
for letters OF administration o. tn estate Of job
Richards deceased, Ard that Friday the 2Tth day
Of J1nGHry 1877 ~ - ci'tk T.. ~, Of sHIu fay,
"cim1 II div of arry' lar t, rm Of tins court at the
Office of the C-uHtN jHd-c IN n Guy 90 Madison
county of Luke ra b""u SCI for h"arlnL said Pc.
ttlUI. " hen aud where nIy B"I-'n irt"rr-ted
may appr~r md -iDw c!U-" why tn" said petit
TO- Should not ~" grnHt q.
nat"" - Nndl>o", =. y. lHis l~r day Of Jan.
nary, 1854
w. NrtiPATH.
Sell Jude of lhr Houi " Cont.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-01-27
Lett Many resin: Debts.

SAN F~RANClSCO. Jan. 25-Win +.
Fisher, a We'll known real estate agent
has been missing since Monday. He
owes about $50, 900 III pressing debts.
besides other liabilities of "A general
character, including $40, 900 borrowed
from his wife. who was the widow of a
wealthy merchant.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-01-27
KUSSO-FREsCH ALLIANCE
IL Vii He Connected still Closer by the
Csnr's Orders.>

Cars Orders.\
PARIS, Jan. 26.-It is seni-oficially
announced here that Baron de Mohren.
helm, the Russian ambassador, has in
formed N. Hanotaux, the minister of
foreign affairs, that the car has or
Gered Count Mutavletf. the newly APP
pointed RNs>.an minister Of foreign sf-
faIrs, ~ w.,lt Paris so As to be pr esented
to r. .rt NAurr and enter into rela-
ito, t". French ministers befOEe
rr;u go st. Petersburg. The
cos. ave III Paris on Thursday,
Az! WI. }~ rendered a banquet Mt the
nnLN a 20 n knYlhA
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-01-27

gestiOn, sore stomach, and constant headaChe. |
tred several Of our best physicians and found nc
permanent relief. l commenced the use of DR.
PierCe's Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant
Pellets'-whiCh gave me prompt relief. When !
commenced using the medicines l could not sleep,
had a RESTLESS, uneasy feeling all the time, and
my skin was yellow and dry. l weighed only las
pounds. l now weigh 40 pounds. Have a good
color, rest well at night, have a good appetite,
and can eat ALMOST anything l wish. For two
years while under treatment by a physician / ate
nothing but graham bread"
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" h:tco,nb Confirms the News.

MlLW tkFE.~ sian. % -GcnCral Man
aver II + Whltcomb Of the W Wisconsin
Ceutra! lines, c~0ntirms-the report of the
formation of an entirely new through
freight line from Wisconsin and Mn,
nesota TO the Atlantic oeabOard at Nor.
folk. Va. via ManItuWOc.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-01-27
Mortgage Sale.

Whereas, default has been made in the pay
ment Of the Interest on the money secured by =
mortgage dated the 10th DAY OF November A. D..
1892 executed by Bertha A. Wood and Thomns L.
Wood, bnsband ard wife Of the county VI Lake
A. Trow Of the county Of Lake and state Of
Sonth Dakota and which mortgage wss recorded
In the ONCE OF tAe register of deeds Of The csun.
mortgages - Dsss ~ - 2DA 6Ay Of DseSnAss
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-01-27

Name Of mor gaCor, Marcus \ W"olcy onG
Anne VI. W""lcy. Name # III 'rtcayrc, Wilbur
r Smith. Date Of m"rtvagr N"v. mher y. 1890;
recorded January 10, l>"t alA u'cI"ck y. IN IL
thu otficc of register Of deeds Of Lake county,
South Dakota in hook 1T a. mortgages IN pOg.
32. Default having been MADE in the pa me-: :
of the rum OF Ten dollars. which became due on
the lat day of 1894, and 'hrr. is now Que
al the date thereof the sum of S2T %, prihc pal
aud interest, besides the sum OF So 90 attorneys
fees, stipulaten In said mortgage; and. where's,
II was stipulated and agreed, by and between the
parties To- said mortgage, AID ~cputatutd therein
that II default should be made IN Any If the c'a.
ditiOns contained Ia said mort rage, then the fIil
amount thereby secured should become du" and
cOllecttbie Ut once. Now, therefore, notice IL
hereby given thst under and bv virtue GG the
p 'wer OF -Mle contained in said mortgage ana
Only recorded t~herewitf, the suId Innri gage will
T." toreciosed by sale ut pubic nnc;ion bv the
sherIi! al Lake county, or hia deputy, on Satar-
day the 9th day Of March. 1885,, nj , y IN , at the
front door OF the court house in Madison IN said
Lake Connty, South Dakota, of the lands and
premises situated in said Lake county, aud de-
srrihed in said mortgage suh-tautlaily as follows
Io-wtt: The southwest quart"- l-wi4l section
tV live on in township one hundred and five
tluI( north OF ranve fitty.three ij3l west of the
5th principal meridian and containing one hun.
dred ard slXtv aCre- more or ltSk. y
Dated ut MatIs0u, South Dakota, January 10.
1897.
WILEI +. SMITH,
+. J.. >bPER. MoItgagce-.,
AttnrneH for Nurtgsgee.
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If tn" Madison HnIding and Loan Association Of
Madison. south Dakota. for the year ending bee
'mu"T 81, ls.Ai:
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-05-26

about To my surprise, they positively
affirmed that 1 was the only stranger
that had come or gone for the last few
DAYS. The next station was some ten
miles off; it was not likely they would
have carried their spoil that distance.
When I reached my lodging and thought
the matter over, there was only one pos
sible conclusion. The murderer must be
still in the village, and some of the stolen
property must be still hidden in the
house or grounds, and in the evening I
determined to watch the house, for there
1 was convinced lay the key to the mys-
terry.
About ten o'clock I cautiously crept
into the garden and scaled a tree which
stood in a direct line with the old mans
bedroom 1 have been in a few strange
positions, but never in such a one as
that, beore or since. For there l sat
perched in that tree for two mortal hours,
in the most uncomfortable of positions,
and nothing occurred
Presently l saw light in one of the
bottom rooms go out, and soon after the
old man himself came up to bed. First
he very carefully drew his window cur
tains together, which shut me out from
all view But 1 meant to see somehow,
and noticing that the ends were left I'M
covered, I cautiously descended from my
perch, and after taking off my boots, be-
gan to climb up the creeper which COW
cred the house, and was as thick as a
man't wrist in some places My heart
beat violently as 1 neared his window;
the stem of the creeper was getting thin
ner and one false step might ruin all,
but 1 reached it at last, and by bending
under the window had a fine view. The
first thing that surprised me was that
he had not begun to undress; but a
greater was in store, for, after walking
across the room and locking the door, he
touched a board in the wall-which was
of panelled oakland it came open re-
vealing small secret chamber. 1t might
have been Aladdin's cave, for it glittered
and shone, even in that pale light. 1t
contained the stolen property!
What happened during the next few
minutes 1 cannot tell; my brain was too
dazed to observe. All I could think Of
was, the old man had the stolen proper
ty. When next I looked, ne was pack
ing the things into parcels, wrapped in
rags and old paper, SO that they looked
like rubbish. AS [ watched him obserV-
ed that he no longer painfully hobbled
about, but rather flew over the floor in
his joy. Soon they were all wrapped up,
and the secret panel was slid noiselessly
into it's place. I watched with great in
terest for the next development but
am bound to admit that it almost stag
gered me. The old man fumbled about
his beard for some time when it sudden
ly fell off, revealing the face Of a man
about forty; then the wig followed suit
and the metamorphosis was complete. 1t
was a young man in Disguise The mys-
terry was solved. Soon after he extin-
| guished his candle, and I went to my
! lodgings to ponder over the strange case
| In the morning we arrested him, to his
| great surprise, but after having his
/ beard and wig removed he was too as
+ tonished to lie, and confessed his guilt.
Needless to say, the suspected man was
released at once.-Waverley Magazine
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-05-26
NELL'S GUARANTEE.

"a disappointment, connected with
seer
She turned the cards up meditatively
on the shining oak table and put her
hands to her head in a pretty affectation
of wisdom.
THAT means love-" laying her finger
on the five of hearts, eternal love-the
love Of some woman. 1t looks like an old
friend and she runs in hearts, l think.
Yes, she is quite light; can you place
her?'
LAS far as colorng goes he laughed,
II know any number Of light women;
en-; yourself for instance
''Oh! I'm not in it; my hair is too yell
low. This one is more of demi- blonde.
something like Miss Maitland, bronze
hair and blue eyes,
MY dear girl, Miss Maitland isn't
blonde at all; if you can't do better than
that for me- I'll throw up the whole con-
cern.'
She smiled and ran off few more
cards, counting every third one in quite
a professional manner.
Well If it's not Miss Maitland,
shaking her head you will have to fill
in the name yourself. There is the ace
of spades: that's bad luck, and a DEATH
and-oh! there's your wish. Have you
made a wish?'
He shook his head.
''You didn't tell me-
well, I tell you now; make it right
away, and a good one too, for 1 believe
it's going to come true.
But" he protested, leaning forward
and resting his arms on the table, eff I
make such an important one, I want
guarantee; are you prepared to give it to
me?'
Don't be absurd Jack; this is serious;
now wish something good
Must 1 tell you what it is?"
NO doubtfully. "You don't have to-
but you can if you want to-
''Well-I will tell you if I get it; now
mind this is very important"
Select three cards then. Does it con-
Germ woman?"
Yes
IT might have known it, Is she light
or dark?''
'That would be telling
"Oh! You are too provoking" petu-
lantly picking up the cards. ''It would
serve you right if I said you didn't get
your old wish at ALL"
But you won't do that?'
BE STILL I will if you don't let go Of
my hands. See! You are making me
drop all my cards..
Nonsense! I'll help you pick them up.
Just tell me if get my wish"
WELL I'll see. There's that ten of dia-
monds and The duce, and-ah! the ace of
hearts. You will have it sure; but there
is little disappointment just at first. 7
see-dear me, Jack! What are you doing.
Let go my hands,
mot until you have given me guar
antee for my WISH
What do you mean?''
Il mean-oh! well, you have known it
all along. You are my wish. No no
don't move. Come, dear, be serious with
me for once"
But I don't want to be serious" she
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-09-09

ages. averaging eighteen years. oas
giving his age ~ twenty-four.
With only a very few exceptions the
letters were written In an excellent
style of penmahship. with correct
spelling and punctuation, q largpr
number stating that the writer's were
graduates Of certain specified grammar
schools.
-Four Of the applicants claim ability
to speak and write In three different
languages. and more than a score claim
to be masters Of two languages.
Many OF the letters come from
Elizabeth, Railway, Plainheld and
other places from which communication
rates to and from New York are moro
than one-quarter the wages offered;
and q very large number Of the APP
plicants solicited the position at IS
per week.
Through the courtesy of M. w.
~Schneebeli, selling agent for the Naxa-
reth Company. l have these letters In
my possession. II sent to Virginia
they might perhaps convince Professor
Wilson that his economical ideas re-
suited in Matching a very large num-
Der OF applicants. and a very few OPP
portunities for work, even at reduced
wages.
EDWIN A. HARTSHORN.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-09-09

,.a,anapolis, Sept. 6.-Two frightful
I.,aSions of natural gas occurred in
W. Ripple, a suburb six miles
blv TN If here. Six are known to have
aO tilled, and the seriously injured
Dsg :, number between twenty and thir-
" The business part of the town took
Y. and the largest buildings were
aDstroyed. The first explosion Oc-
uls.sed In J. L. Watts drug store
suam unknown causes. Eve were In
lnsad there and the building was set
Sre Across the street was the
@ad Fellows hall, underneath which
uas Pious Gresh's grocery store.
Gosh and twenty men were remov-
no his stock of groceries when a
o,ssbing explosion occurred in this
s"ildlng. The walls We're blown out
sad tbe upper floor fell in on the men.
Gosh and Jacob Darling. a painter,
u,are taken out dead. The others in
ma building were badly injured, sew
srsl Of them probably fatally. Nearly
srary one of them suffered a broken
,ss or arm. The fire sprea dfrom the
oda Fellows hall and the drug store
minis in every direction. Five build
Inrs we're destroyed.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-09-09
RETAIL STORE JADE.
Benefits Accrring to All Classes OF
Workers Under the Dingiey Ell.

Benefits Accrring to All Classes of
Workers md the Dingiey ELI.
The free trade papers Of New York
city are doing excellent work in popu-
larizing the Dingley tariff. BY the aid
of illustrations, showing the examina-
ton of the baggage of passengers who
arrive from Europe, they point out
clearly to American dressmakers,
jewelers. and %tailors, to the dry goods
stores, to mems clothiers. and to all
whom they employ, that the patriotic
policy of protection will check whole
sale smuggling on the part of tourists.
The former policy of promoting the in
dustry of the smugglers also slim
ulated the robbery of the United States
treasury and encouraged the robbery
OF American w~age-earners. Speaking
Of the .'unpratriotic American citizens
who go to Europe for their boots and
clothing" the Daily Telegraph of Sgd
ney, Australia, said:
The swarm Of these people has been
increasing of late to such an extent
that American tailors and bootmakers
have been ~agitating on the subject. SO
have American milliners and Dress
makers. Women are among the worst
offenders. They not only pay the cost
of a trip to Europe out of what they
save on the purchase of a years
dresses and personal fixings, but they
make a trifle out of the deal by bring
ing across cargoes of things on COM
mission for their female friends and
enemies. Such of these things as could
be classified as personal garments had
to be worn in order to admitted free of
duty. The elastic female conscience
used to get over this difficulty, while
the wne Of 1t at the same derived a
certain amount of satisfaction, by try
ing or all the frippery during the trip
across. Thousands of tourists, men
and women, brought over enough
clothing to last them for several sea-
% The Dingley bill is going to put
a stop to this as far as legislation can
stand against the ingenuity of lawless-
ness.
While this statement may ie some
what overdrawn. it is impora ant to
note the interest in the subject that IL
taken by a free trade paper in a free
trade British colony. At any rate the
ingenuity Of lawlessness" is being
checked, the robbery Of the United
States is being stopped and the en-
ployment Of American labor is being
Increased, to the great delight of both
male and female American wage
earners, also to the benefit of our home
store trade.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-09-09
rha auxing OF Food.

Retaliation will be next In order, and
it is almost certain that means will be
found to discourage the Importation or
our b~readstuffs and meat products and
petroleum into European countries that
will find the markets Of the United
States closed to their manufacture by
the new Republican tariff bill.-Spring-
field, H., Register.
Europeans are not going to cut on
their noses to spite their faces. IL they
are In need OF food. and know they can
buy 1t from the United States. they will
buy 1t here. IL they don't need 1t, not
all the free-trade calamity howiers In
the world will make them buy 1t.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-09-09
VISITED WHEAT FIELDS.
Farmers Congress Returns to st,
Paul From the Red River valley.

Farmers Congress Returns to ST.
Paul From the Red River valley.
81. Paul, Sept. 6.-The delegates to
the National Farmers congress have
returned from their pilgrimage into
the wheat fields of the Red river val
ley. They were a very tired and
dusty lot Of travellers as they filed out
of tho cars in the early dawn, but it
doubtful if there could have been
found one that would have testified to
anything other than the most pro-
nounced satisfaction ia the trip. With
nearly all it was their first visit to the
great grain belt of the Northwest.
They were more or less prepared for
what they saw, but in its magniti-
of distance and immensely Of
space and the wholesale way in which
the business of supplying to the mills
of the country No. j hard was carried
On there, the country was a revelation
TO them. The trip was a complete
success. There was not a mishap On
the journey. Stops of some length
were made at Fargo, Grand Forks.
Mayville, Wahpeton, and at these
places the residents turned out to do
honor to the visitors and in every pos
siDle way assist in their entertain
ment.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-09-09
CAPsIzED AND SANK.
schooner Grace Has n Rough Expe.
rience In a. storm.

AfUOUUEE .
rience I'm a storm.
Savannah, Ga, Sept. 6.-The three
( mastad schooner Agnes /. Grace of
Bangor, Me-, capsized and sunk twenty
miles east Of Tybee. Her crew came
ashore In a boat and landed at Warsaw
ksDd. The schooner Grace siled form
New York Aug. 2S with a cargo Of salt
for Savannah and four sixteen-ton
Guns for the Tybee Notifications.
All down the coast she was driven by
fierce northeastern. and on Saturday
night she came off Tybee, laboring
heavily in the gale. An effort was
made to bring her TO and save her be-
ing driven further to the southwark,
but when She was brought to the wind
began TO toss in the heavy seas, the big
guns which formed part of her deck
load drifted loose from their lashings
and took possession of the deck. The
crew was driven into the rigging, and
me iron monsters plunged about as the
vessel heayed in the sea, making every
Effort to recapture them almost certain
death. About 8 o'clock this morning
an unusually heavy swell tossed all
four guns into the port scuppers, and
the vessel heeled under the immense
weight, tried to right, but staggered
Is the green water broke fiercely i'm
EVER the bulwarks. She capsized and
sank. Capt. Farrar and his crew, con-
manning the vessels boat after much
difficulty, and rowed away from her
Just as she went down,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-09-09
WAR n DISEASE.
Icrribl~ Mortality Amcrr r.
h~rMA--SNme " ~

Acrriol~ Mortality Amonr IN. -
ua"Sohe Recs mt Fighting.
IAavana, Sept. u. - A wealthy NOR.
cuaht named Bias Casares has haan
arresteu at -Pderto Principe. CHARGED
with political ~offenses. A marty % ~
recently made an ATTACH on
rort Santo Cristo del Vale. near
oaDalo, in the Province of pin.r dai
itio. The garrison made n stout ra
sistance but the insurgents set t;ra ~
q mousse near the walls of the Fort
mich took fire, compelling tha gar
ris0n to retire with the loss of civ 49,
Killed. Two brothers named por,;iIo
nnaue u stand behind a large tree AMI
were reinforced by a number of their
comrades. After sharp fighting the
We're driven )f with the
loss or four killed and six wounded
~ is reported that a group of Insur.
gents attacked and entered the town
oL Janaguayabo, near Remedies
where they sacked several stores and
burned a number of houses. II is also
reported that the insurgents have
nred upon Guira Melena, in Havana
province.
turing the month Of August 500 pcr.
sons died In Guines from en,demic
diseases. All Of the victims. with ono
exception We're Cubans. The rate or
lhortailty among the refugees is very
great ana the same is true regarding
the troops. The mortality due to vel.
low Iever, malaria and dysintery is
excessive. 1t is estimated that 81 ont
Oh every 1000 sick soldiers in the hos.
pitals throughout the island die. II is
stated that from 20 to 26 deaths 90.
cur on each of the steamers which
carry sick and disabled troops from
Cuba to Spain.
During his recent tour Gen. Weyler
ueposeu Tao r'ar0rs f several towns
M sent various military command
ers TO Cabanas castle. At Guines and
other towns he caused the release
from custody Of a number of mer.
chants n re~concentrados who had
Deen falsely accused. He has issued
an ORDER prohibiting the planting OF
tobacco within the boundaries of the
military cultivated zone. He declares
that IL the re~concentrados die from
munger the mayors of the towns will
be to blame for their deaths because
OF their negligence in carrying out his
instructions.
The insurgent general, Castillo. with
his command, has crossed the line into
the Province Of Pinar del Rio. The
last adyices received refer to engage
Elents between his force and the gov
eminent troops, and indicate that he
was defeated. Nestor Arangueren ac-
companied Gen. Castillo and I,aoul
Arrange remains alone in charge of the
i%nsurgent forces in the Havana prov
inces.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-09-09

Mr.. Editor: AS an indication Of the
d%eplorabie condition in which the Will
son-Gorman Tariff has left the coun-
try, / give 0 for publication an I'M
vanished fact.
The Nazareth Waist Company Of
New York inserted the following ad-
vertisement in two of the New York
morning newspapers.
WANTED.-Boy; $500 per week.
with chance for advancement II faith
full and reliable. Address, in own
hand writing. Walter. 81 Leonard st.
Within twenty-four consecutive
hours five hundred and eleven (511J ap-
plications in writing. and at least e y
enty (70) other personal applications
were received.
More than half the applicants gave
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-09-09
80 AZ As Al IS 81 50 So
National League.
school Hours Heightened.

Winona, Mimi. Sept. 6.-The board
of education took an important step
in regard TO school hours at Its
last meeting. They heightened the
eaily sessions a half hour in the morn
ing. so that sessions will hold now
from S:45 n. m. TO 11:45 a. M, and
from 100 p. m. 70 $3.50 p. IN. In
spcaking of the matter to the board
the city superintendent stated that he
considered a teacher who was unwil-
ling to teach school five hours a day
was not fit to be in the profession.
The board also decided to permit the
WinoLa high school for a period OF
one year to become a state school,
under the supervision of the state
board. The high school in this city
was the only one in the state not a
state high school.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-09-09
Had His swag with Him.

Toronto, Sept. 6.-Thomas Vassick
Hawkins, colored, who was arrested
here by Detective Sleeman, was for
merly porter in the tax collectors of
fee at Washington. On Aug. 81 he
disappeared with some $4,000. The
police Of this city were notified to
look out for him. Yesterday he was
located in a small boarding house on
Bond street. When searched at po-
lice headquarters $S,334 was found on
him. Hawkins appeared to be quite
startled when told of the amount OF
money taken from him, saying that
he had never counted it and had no
idea the amount was so large.