The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-06-30
\ ASsE MBlY.
The Attendance Good and the Interest
Unfagging-Interesting and In
= structive Lectures -Eutioing
Amusements.

Preceding Edward Page Gaston's lee.
ture yesterday afternoon a very enter
tanning concert Of song, defamation and
music was given by Miss Sammis. Miss
Gray and the cornetists. Or. Collins and
Prof. Lufkin. None of these performers
ever wear out the audinece.
Mr.. Gaston's lecture on the buried
cities Of ancient Zunis in Arizona and
the customs still prevailing among that
peculiar people was as interesting and
marvellous as one of Frank Stockton's
stories. He joined the Gushing expedi-
ton in 1888 which made the celebrated
discoveries of the l3 buried cities in the
Salt river valley OF Arizona and from
what the ruins contribute and what Mr..
Cushing has learred from a seven years
exclusive residence among this people,
he gave a very good idea OF this first
race, probably, to inhabit the American
continent. The population of their
cities. a thousand years ago, may have
lUV,VUO souis.
Ruins OF temples yet stand four stor:
les high and were probably seven IN
height, walls seven feet thick and cham
bers l00x150 feet in size.
They we're a communal people among
the masses, kindly disposed and reli-
gious, ruled by three orders OF priests,
the highest being Il tribunal OF sever.
The women were more prominent IN the
social life than men, did the propos-
ing in marriage and ruled the house
hold. He also gave a short sketch OF
the agile and timid Cliff Dwellers Of Old
Mexico, who live in the face Of the rock
a thousand feet above the bottom OF
deep gorges below. The people afoot
can run a horse or a deer down and are
very exclusive IN their mode of life. 1t
is almost impossible to reach their hab-
itations.
THE CHICAGO COMMONS,
Prof. Taylor's lecture on the Commons
of Chicago was perhaps the most inter
esting yet delivered. 1t was so full OF
that deep sympathy for The lower classes
that it awakened an inspiration in every
heart to do more for Gods poor On earth.
While he discussed the issues Of Com
mon life from the standpoint Of politics,
from the standpoint of a business cor.
poration and from the standpoint OF a
social organism, he emphasized the idea
that the underlying principle is our &C.
rions should be the brotherhood OF man
Christ has laid down the principles and
the example and we should exempllfy
them in our social life. His own work
and the work Of Jane Adams in the
slums Of Chicago afforded him an oppor
tunity of giving the inside life OF the
common PEG pie and telling what earn
ing. wealth and social standing W tc
them. HIS address made a deep impress
sion upon the audience.
ATHLETICS.
The tennis tournament which opened
yesterday was participated in by eigh'
single playing in pairs as follows:
w. Z. Full VS.. Bert Sawyer, Leslie
Burnett rs. Leslie Thompson, Arthu
Kratz vs.. Geo. Waters, John Lindsey VS.
Lee G.kKratz. The first Of each OF these
pairs was the winner in the contest, an
the secondaries were played as follows:
"A. Kratz VS.. John Lindsey, Lesli'
Burnett VS.. W. r. Full. The first il
each of these pairs won, and then MI
Kra,z and Burnett played for tn
championship, the former winning.
EQUAL SUFFRAGE.
To-day is equal suffrage day and tn
ladies principally hold full sway. Mrs
Simmons, Prof. McCIenon and other
talked on equal suffrage topics at the "
G. L. U. tent at 10 a. ~, and Prof.
|, CASTOR on Good Citizenship" before tn
Round Tribe at IL. At $3.50 Mrs. Ann
) f. Simmons, state president, lectured d
the auditorium and Immediately afte
this a conference of equal sutfraglsts wa
held. Following the band concer
assembly US huu NOSoA ctO " -
+ Lee G. Kratz, this evening, Mrs. Emm
| A. Cranmer, national lecturer, will ao
> dress the people. Everybody shout
turn out and near this gifted N
g. SUMNER SCHOOLS.
The summer schools opened wit
I quite a good attendance, and the enrol
ment still rapidly going on. All the d.
-, partments are popular and are r~eceivin
warm concentrations from those wh
e are in attendance. This is, however 4
matter of surprise, as all the instructor
o are experts in their departments.
DIR. H. E. Kratz is again in charge
the schools and conducts a class in Chill
1 Study, specially adapted for mothers an
teachers, from 9 to 10 a. N. in tent No.
north of hotel. Many interesting thine
n are being discussed which mothers an
teachers should know.
; Mrs. Clara B. Davidson again h;