The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-09-01
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The evening passenger was n hour
late this evening.
Wheat, old, 9Ocents; new No. l, %; No.
2, 70; fax 80; oats ID.
Mrs. Ferguson of Bryant, is the guest
of the family of Geo. Irish.
Weather report: Probably local
ra'ns tonight and Thursday.
I Miss Lizzie Grinager has gone to Min.
neapolis to lay in a stock of Millinery.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. G%lendenning re-
joice over the advent OF a girl this
morning.
E. Kramer moved his family in the
James Shaw residence in the northeast
part of town to-day.
Mrs. w. J. Cleveland returned on the
train from the west as did also Cathrine
Cook, Of Mitchell, a Normal student.
A gentleman will be here in a few
days to look over the ground with a view
to establishing a broom factory in the
city.
- DR.. a. Perry, who has been in town
for a day or two returned to Montrose
by team this afternoon accompanied by
E. v. Coon.
The young ladies of of the Norwegian
Lutheran church will meet at the home
of Mrs. Hexom this evening. Cake and
coffee ten cents. *
X N. Sampson of Bruce, Brookings
county, is in the city arranging to place
his daughter, Miss Annie, in the State
Normal school.
w. r. Smythe has completed the field
work of the re,survey of Wentworth
township and is engaged recording it in
the big county plat book.
The Misses Alice and Maia Sogn, of
Canton, who have been visiting the
Opperud and other families in this city
for several weeks returned home.
John McMechin and A. H. Tuttle of
Winfred, were Madison visitors today.
The latter has been teaching all summer
at White Lake, up north, and returns to
resume his school again Monday,
A cau!dron of boiling tar aflame ls a
dangerous looking blaze to the uniniti.
ated, but the exper.s handling the
mixture at the Smlth-Fitzgerald block
know how to quench the element. The
onlookers, however had a big scare with
it this morning.
Capt. james of the Salvation Army,
took his departure for Sturgis, in the
Black Hills, his future field of work,
while Lieut.. Denny has gone to Aber.
deem. Their places here will be filled
by the arrival tonight, OF two lassies
Capt. Cornish and Lieut. Lyman.
Vermillion University opens Septem.
Der 6, with an improved faculty and the
prospect Of an increased attendance.
The prospectus Of the University holds
out many Inducements to the ambitious
student that he wonld do we'll to consult
before making up his mind to 60 else.
where to school.
Delegates to the populist judicial con.
ventlon which meets at Sioux Falls to.
day from Lake county were, A. G.
Schmidt and Mic B~jornstadt. To
the democratic judicial conven-
ton which also meets at Sioux
Falls to-day, delegates, G. M. Farley,
Pat Ryan, W. Q. Beaman and Pat Null.
laney went.
Lost, Thursday, August 26, gold
riding-bow spectacles. Return to this
office and receive suitable reward. Also,
lost, Sunday, August %, either at Lake
Madison or on the road returning, gold.
bow eye glasses with cord attached, for
which, also. a suitable reward will be paid
il returned to this office.
The South Dakota Base Ball Tourna.
ment has been located at DeSmet. South
Dakota. The dates are September 9Th
and 9th, "wednesday and Thursday
Purses amounting to 5000 are hung no.
first money 500, End money eos and
competition purse $35. The following
clubs are entered for the tournament:
Flandrau Indians, Brookings, Parker
and Huron teams. Hot games will be
the result with much doubt as to who
will carry of first money.
Sioux Falls Press, 81: II am not TAX
ing any orders for soft coal now" said a
travelling representative Of q Chicago
wholesale dealer to q reporter for the
Press. because OF the strike in the
eastern coal fields the soft coal product
OF the country 10 tied up. The strike
does not effect hard coal ss yet, how.