The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-10-13

it would at once pay its losses in full. 1t
was not expected that any Of the insur-
ance companies would be able to meet
their losses. The Phoenix had issued
2S0 policies in that city amounting to
$685., 1923, and it looked like sure doom
to the company as we'll as the city, but
$1,9OO,OO0 of solid assets at the time,
brought forth the money and paid every
policy in full. The Phoenix and the
city rose from the ashes that day
stronger than ever before. Chas. B.
Kennedy of this city is agent for the
Phoenix.
The nomination OF Mr.. Piazi Derungs
of Budus for commissioner of the Third
district was a well. deserved compliment
to a large and deserving element of our
population, the German-Swlss of the
north part of the district, as we'll as the
nomination of IN honeet and capable
a Mr.. Derungs is n of the oldest
settlers Of the county, an industrious
and successful farmer, and a shrewd
man in business affairs. There will be
no unnecessary leakages or levies of
county funds where Mr.. d. rungs' vote
controls and he will give the county a
good, ~level-headed administration. John
Schuster, of the same town, who has
been for years past a populist and was
elected as a delegate from that town to
the populist convention last fall, has
been nominated by the republicans with
"a view, 10 doubt, to dividing the popu-
list vote of that town and district, but
populists should see to it hat no such
scheme is worked with success to their
own injury and they should stand
by their ticket and vote for Derungs and
Wilkes on election day.
. A visit to the power house to-day re-.
veals the new Improvements going on in
that distant corner of the city. Con-
tractor Glatz is just completing the oil
ing of the new wood work Of southern
pine in which the new addition to the
power house is finished. The enlarge.
ment makes ample room for the new
machinery and an Office besides. The
new Ideal engine, SO horse power, 300
revolutions g minute, manufactured by
A. 1. Toe of Springfield, ILL.,, is a beauty
and is now placed OF q solid pedestal of
masonry. The dynamo is also 9 fine
piece Of mechanism, heavy and Of beau.
tiful finish. Its speed is 1900 revolu.
tions, volts 1850 and amperes IS. Both
dynamo and engine are fitted with self
oiling attachments, mounted in bur.
nished brass. The dynamo was manu.
featured by the National Electric Light
Co. of Eau Claire, Wis.,, as was also the
beautiful sw itchboard OF colored granite
slab and brass mountings. Everything
in the electric o is arranged with q
view to convenience and neatnees, and
when the minor attachments on and
between the different pieces of machin-
cry are made, the whole, in action, will
be a beautiful spectacle, It will take
eight or ten days yet before all is com.
pleted and the system ready to operate.
The men are at work in the boiler room
to-day. The main wires throughout the
city have been strung and the wiring Ct
business houses and dwellings with their
connections is being rapidly pushed.
Orders for 400 incandescent lamps are
already in which with the seven arc
lamps and 100 %goosenecks will give u good
start.
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