The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-08-12
THE CITY.
LOCAL RHEVlTlEN.

LOCAL ~REIEv1TlEA.
I. D. Smith and family took the morn.
ing train for Iowa.
Mrs. Matz and son Harry departed for
Yankton where she will visit a sister.
The M. E. Sunday school departed in
large numbers at 10 a. m to day for it's
picnic at Lake Herman.
The Prohl building, corner OF Madison
street and Egan Avenue is being raised
and ~underpinned with a new stone foun.
dalton.
Business meeting tonight in the Nor
wegian Lutheran church at s o'clock.
If possible all voting members should be
present.
Arrivals on the evening train: John
Walden, Judge Jones of Sioux Falls and
Miss Cross of Battle Creek, Mich, niece
of VIM. Hewlett.
Geo. Vedder has purchased a half in
terest in the Hewlett elevator and will
thus establish himself permanently in
business in Madison.
Weather report: Partly cloudy to.
night and Friday with showers in east
portion. Friday warmer in east portion
tonight; cooler Friday.
A public reception will he rendered to
morrow evening at the Baptist church
to Rev. c. NJ. Cline and wife. to which all
friends in Madison are cordially invited.
The farewell reception given by the la
dies of the city to Mrs. ". J. Cleveland
at the residence of Mrs. Il. G. McCallls.
ter yesterday afternoon was a brilliant
affair and attended by about $50 ladies.
Refreshments were served.
Sheriff McGillivray received IA tele.
gram this morning from Adolph Harms
at Wentworth saying, "Come at once
burglary committed, three tubs of
butter stolen."' Deputy Sheriff Davis
went down there on the II a. III. train.
There will be an ice cream social at
the home Of Mrs. Elmer Sheridan to-
morrow eve. friday for the benitit of
the Presbyterian Ladies Aid Society.
Cake, coffee and ice cream will be served
10 the house. All are cordially invited
to come. s.
The hearing in the case Of the state
against Jos. e. Zimmerman for alleged
rape was completed this afternoon and
the pleas of attorneys made. The
justice held that the evidence did not
show that the crime OF rape had been
committed and discharged the accused.
j. B. Koehler with the sheriff returned
yesterday from Montrose where hefound
his missing horse. but the fellow who
absconded with il had reached there at
a late hour the night before, slept about
an hour and with two other suspicious
characters whom he met there with an.
other team skipped out to parts un.
known.
Mitchell Republican, 10: "Miss Mary
Turner, who has been visiting her bro.
ther, w. E. Turner, returned to her home
at Rockford today, going by way OF Mad.
lson for a short visit with her father"
Miss Turner reached here yesterday and
will spend a week with her father, MI.
j. E. Turner, before continuing her jour.
ney home.
On Sunday evening August %, at the
opera house, the people OF Madison will
be favored by a lecture from Rev. How
ard H. Russell, the eloquent advocate of
anti.saloonism. AZ testimonial to his
ability: Listening to Mr.. Russell would
almost make one think John B. Cough
had come back again." John Wanna
maker, Philadelphia, Pa.
The school board met last night and
decided to tit up two new school rooms
and a hall in the upper loft Of the Cen
trail school building. A committee was
appointed to inspect the building and re-
port plans for the improvement which
will be submitted to a meeting of the
board this evening for change OF ap'
prevail and the specifications for making
the desired Improvements will be sub
mltted for public bids.
The Juvenile mines OF Dell Rapids and
Madison played to q finish on the dia'
mond this afternoon. The former team
consisted of Frank Bell, Dan Ridlington
Bert Sawyer, Earnie Henderson, Harry
Fargo, Chas. Barr, JOS. Burlingame,
Marvin Maule, Fred Frederickson; thu
latter of Chas. Ball, Willie Schmidt
Walter Scott, Earnie Hunt, Hal. Holden
Johnny Callinan, Johnny Walden, Har
ry Byrnes and Gene Stoddaad, the lat
ter two az battery. Geo. Waters UNI
pre-. The score resulted, Dell Rapids, l3
Madison, ID; at the middle Of the game
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