The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-04
THE CITY
Local RREVlTIES.

Father Desmond OF DeSmet returned
home this morning.
Weather report: Snow hurries this
afternoon and tonight. Friday partly
cloudy.
THE DAILY LEADER is indebted to
Hon: Jos. Powers, at Pierre, for state
documents.
Jas. Carmody returned last evening
from six weeks visit among friends at
Caledonia, Mimi.
Frank B. Gibbs proved up to-day on
his timber culture entry, southwest
quarter 32-lOG 13.
Deputy Sheriff Davis returned from
Vermi,lion with James Adams arrested
for stealing seaskin overcoat from
Chas. A. Tidblous of McCook county.
Robert Staley of Minneapolis and Jon
athan Staley Of Beaver Dam, Wis, ar
rived on the evening train to be presert
at their mothers funeral to morrow.
A meeting of the general fire depart
ment will be held dt the city hall to-
morrow evening at 7:30 FOR the purpose
OF discussing the matter OF holding the
state tournament in this city this year.
Adolph SCHMIDT sold yesterday to
Geo. Staley OF Chester the northwest
\auarter of section 2O-1O5-51 for $1,000.
bis farm has about 90 acres improved
PIhnd upon it, u bored we'll and neat lit
tie house, and the purchaser thinks he
drove good bargain.
Farmers whose hogs are afflicted with
cholera may learn something v.luable
in the way Of cure by corresponding
with Mr.. Frank Baumgartner Of Peo-
tone, ILL.,, who has been working great
cures in animals afflicted with this fatal
disease. He is now in the employ of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and ST. Paul rail-
way company and going from place to
place giving exhibitions Of how he can
cure hogs afflicted with cholera.
Another OF those pound socials which
have been making glad the hearts OF
the clerical brethren this winter was
held at the Presbyterian manse last
evening. Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Wolff and
few friends were invited to tea with Mr..
and Mrs. A. w. Clark last evening and
while the former were absent the manse
was taken possession OF by a large gath
ering and the worthy couple met with
kAuite surprise on their return. Not
only were couple of hundred
pounds OF merchandise piled upon the
kitchen table for their larder but also
generous supply Of choice eatables for
the entertainment OF the company dur
ing the evening, and the hilarious way
In which the newly installed hosts in
dulged in games, music, singing and So
cial chat showed that they had come for
good time and were masters OF the sit
uation. The cordiality with which Mr.
aud Mrs. Wolff received their "poundipg"
showed that they also thoroughly en-
joyed the manifestations of good will on
the part OF their parishioners. 1t was
most enjoyable occasion throughout.
Joe Yelling returned from the north
on the afternoon train and gives us the
following particulars of the collision
wh!ch occurred at Arlington on the
Chicago and Northwestern railway,
Tuesday right. Mr.. Yelling was stand
ing on the platform at Arlington waiting
to take the passenger train, No. 3, from
the east which was expected IN a few
minutes. No. 4, a mixed train from the
west had just pulled into the station and
was trying to get on the sidetrack with
very heavy train when light engine
came up from the west and crashed into
the rear OF No. 4. While the engine did
not crash far into the passenger coach
BON the rear Of the mixed train, it having
Slowed up after passing the mile post,
1t drove the passenger coach with such
force against the freight car ahead of it
that it was telescoped with the latter
and swept almost from end to end. The
accideut happened about = o'clock in the
evening and the night was intensely fog
gy and dark so that even headlight
could only be seen few feet away.
Conductor Addirgton was pinned down
and burned with the wreck. Others
killed were Baggageman Hoosick, w. l..
Harrison, farmer, living SIX miles Dorth
OF Arlington and John LOTUS farmer,
living 10 miles south OF DeSmet. Others
injured though not fatally were s. B.
Grifing of Bryant, who will be remem
bered as an insurance agent here last
summer, M. ]. LOTUS OF Riceville, Iowa,
and VIM. Rice OF HetIand, 8. d. The
cars in the wreck were burned up, and it
took from the time OF the disaster until
about 2 q. m. in the morning before the
passenger from the east could proc ed