The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-01-07
THE CITY.
LOCAL DREVITIEs

first degree.
VIM. McGrath, Esq, went to Sher-
burne, Mimi.
Ensign Berriman OF the Salvation
Army arrived this evening.
Otto Setter is the new delivery clerk
at McGillivray Bros. Store.
Chas. Rocker walked away to-day
with G, H. Woods prize doll.
Miss Laura Cleveland returned to her
school work at All Saints school, Sioux
Falls.
E. B. Davis who becomes deputy sber-
if moved into the rooms in the base
ment Of the courthouse yesterday.
Hon. E. j. Reed aud wife Of Kings-
bury county are the guests OF VIM.
Mitchell on their return trip from: lowe.
Weather report: Generally fair to,
night and Friday. Warmer east por-
ton tonight. Colder west portion Fri
day.
The Ladies Aid Socity Of the Presby-
terrain church will meet with Mrs. ID. ID.
\ Holdridge. Friday afternoon at 3
\Nclcck.
NV. H. Costelow moved bis family to-
from the northeast part OF town
where they have lived for two years, to
his farm home in Chester township.
DR.. jerks returned by train from
Wiufred in the morning. He was called
to j. s. Ksegan's of CIarno last evening
where he found Il very bad case of
whooping cough.
} Sneak thieves stole a coat from the
n froutof Grinager Bros. store last even
log. 1t is the same gang which stole the
oats here earlier in the season. They
mad made themselves scarce to-day.
All members of the Christian En-
deavor society who can, are requested to
meet the remains of the late Satie A.
Billings at the depot on the arrival OF the
Saturday afternoon train at 4 o'clock.
Max McRae and brother Dan aud
wife Of Winfred, departed this morning
for Montreal, Canada, stopping to visit
friends in Chicago and ut Niagara Falls
on the way. They will return about the
first OF April.
~ E. II. Grant, Synodlcal missionary,
who has preached very acceptable for
two nights in the Presbyterian church
departed for Wentworth where he will
assist Rev. w. F. Stump in a series of
Meeting. Rev. J. l.. NJ. Eckard OF Vol.
ga, breaches in the Presbyterian church
here to night.
The Rebekah lodge had it's i~nstalla;
ton Of officers last evening, the new
incumbents being: Mrs. Adolph
Schmidt, N. G.; Mrs. Q. Willard, v. g.
Mrs. A. ii. Marsland, r. Sec'y.; Mrs
Geo. Waskey, Fin. Sec'y. and Mrs. 0. w
Caldwell, treasurer. At the close Of the
ceremonies the ladies were very agree
ably surprised by their brother Ode
Fellows who walked in with a whole
oyster supper sumptuously prepared
and gave the sisters a warm, social greet
ing.
Not having any coach at the north end
the train from Brisrol came down early
this forenoon and returned north O
1870 on the regular run. A little
through mail which had lain at Bristo
during the storm came down on the frs
train last Eight but only a little loca
mail came from the north to-day. Th,
II. & D. division from Milbank to Aber
deem is not yet open. Mayor Hutchinson
OF Huron who came in from the ives
This morning says the Northwestern
Sst of from Huron was not open las
, night.
The county commissioners closed TIT
examination Of Treasurer Fleming
books last evening and found everything
o. X. The money handling of the offic'
has been quite heavy the past SIX months
taxes having beer we'll paid in duriD'
the period. The balance on hand at to
cloee OF last July was SIS, the col
l~sctions since, S52,757.6l; total, s7l,240
u. Disbursements during the 81
months were GAG .926.32, leaving a bal
ance in the treasury January l, 1887,
$24,3l4.4O, the largest at any seml-an
nual settle ment 10 the history OF tn
county. For q number OF settlement
past the total balances in the treasur
have ranged from seventeen to ninetee
thousand. since January l, 1897, ther
has been collected to date s524.29, IAN
disbursed e279 IS, leaving a total balanc
in the treasury at this date OF S24,55S.7A
The Mitchell Republican OF the st