The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-09-28
THE CITY.
LOCAL BREVITlEA.

LOCAL BREvITIEA.
Regular meeting of Modern Woodmen
tonight. Special work,
= Hon. M. H. Hegdal went to Yankton
to witness the state fair.
J. H. williamson, Esq, went to
Flandrau to attend court.
Weather report: Partly cloudy TO-
night and Wednesday. Cooler Wednes.
day. !
\Father Flynn Of this city and Father
Stecher of Howard went to Sioux Falls
to assist in confirmation ceremonies.
X Barney Barron returned from his
threshing in Chester to-day and reports
the yieldto be four bushels per acre.
Keep in mind the supper and auction
sale OF aprons by the boys and girls Fri
day evening at the Presbyterian
church.
Mrs. D. A. McGillivray and little son
we're passengers for Yankton this morn
ing where Mrs. McGillivray will visit a
81 ter and the state fair.
miss Josephine Olson, daughter Of
Martin Olson, departed for Sioux Falls
to take a course in the Norwegian
Lutheran college of that city.
Chicago December wheat opened at
911s to-day and closed at 9O1s. Corn
opened at 1924 and closed at 29188. Cash
wheat on the local market is 20 and flax
80.
John McKillop, the . proprietor of
the Dawson -four and feed business, ar.
rived from the west to-day. The rest of
the family will be here to settle down in
few days.
School board meeting called for last
evening failed to develop a quorum and
an adjournment was taken until 7:3O
tomorrow evening when it is urgently
requested all members OF the board be
present.
The marriage Of NJ. S. Baldwin of
Oldham and Mary w. johnson of Wayne
township, this county, took place at the
brides home yesterday, Rev. L. w.
Thompson of the Christian church,
Oldham, officiating.
Geo. Wortser desires the party who
stole his grip AMI coat from the resi-
dence north OF roundhouse to return the
letters and papers in the grip to him by
leaving them at the post office store, as
he stands much in need of them. The
grip and clothes they may keep it they
need them worse than he does.
H. H. Holdr'dge, Esq. HE'D himself
away last evening to Estelline, Hamlin
county, where at 3 p. M. tomorrow he
will we'd Miss Agnes Carnahan, we'll
known here as a former Normal student
of exceptionally amiable character. The
young couple will take q ten days tour
visiting friends at Minneapolis and else.
where before returning to Madison.
Many friends here will extend congratu-
lations.
A. E. Fuller has commenced opera
tions in the moving Of the old Smith.
Fitzgerald building in the street recently
purchased by Jos. Opperud, and will
move it bodily to Mr.. O~pperud's lots
just east of the opera house. Attorney
Soper hos moved his law library to and
taken up Office in Geo. r. Farmers for
MOI rooms in Syndicate block. His of.
fice eas: Of the opera house will be
moved elsewhere.
Leader, 90: The children
brought down from Highmore q month
ago by Superintendent Sherrard, who
had never had Q stitch of clothing on
their bodies since they we're born, and
whose ages range from two to eight
years, are now learning to talk, and are
not by any Q half witted, as was at
tirst supposed. They were down town
this afternoon with Mrs. Sherrard.
Aberdeen News, 25: Deputy Oil
Inspector DE Woody has just inspected
and held for rejection over six hundred
barrels of oil in Aberdeen belonging to
the Standard Oil Company, or
practically the present supply Of that
corporation at this station. The legal
test of oil is los degrees, whereas much
OF the Standard company's stock would
stand no more than 1O2 though Il part
tested 1O4. It is understood the com.