The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-03-08
THE CITY.
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Frank Ginder went to Dell Rapids.
Rev. w. J. Cleveland returned from
Howard.
Chas. Jones resumed to Fulda, this
morning.
John Chaplin of Wlnfred spent the day
in the city.
c. A. Bergstreser spent Sunday with
his family.
Earnest Sutton went to Austin or a
weeks vacation.
DR.. jerks is improving, but not yet
able to be out OF bed.
A special went north on the branch
as far as Bryant, returning this evening"
The new drug store sign-a golden
mortar and pestle-of T.. II. Wood, is a
beauty.
Two of the Jail birds were set to dig
ging the town pump out Of the sLow
this afternoon.
The drug stock OF Cook & Odee has
arrived and only awaits the shelving to
be put in place.
Special meeting Of the Red Men to-
night ut tiremen's hall. Important
business to he transacted.
Miss Rose Noonan Of Yankton, is in
charge Of the Western Union office dur.
hing the absence Of Mrs. Murray.
Father Flynn, accompanied by Father
| Stecher of Howard, went to Sioux Falls
to assist in a 4O-hours' devotion service
Weather report: Snow ~lurries this
afternoon and tonight. Tuesday fair;
colder central and east portions; colder
east portion Tuesday.
Mrs. Kate Murray departed for Iona
Lake. Mimi, on a visit for a day, whence
che will proceed to the paternal home at
Appleton, Wis.,, to spend a month.
M .nager Fits of the opera house
skating rink while skating Saturday
evening fell and broke his right leg,
both bones, about half way between the
knee and ankle.
The total tax collection OF the county
treasurer for the month Of February
alone were S24,838.2S which Is one-,hird
OF the total county tax. A pretty good
months gathering.
A week or ten days ago the 5-year-old
boy Of Gustavus Stark Tell and dipped
his arm in a kettle Of boiling water,
scalding it severely. since hat time
the fl sh has been sloughing off and the
arm swelling badly at the shoulder.
The little fellow is suffering terribly,
unable to rest or ca, and his life is de-
SPARED of.
n. s. Clough Of the state Of Washing
ton, who has been here for a couple Of
months visiting his nephew, DR.. A. E.
Clough, received a telegram this morn
ing that his only son, A. M. Clough, q
promising young business man Of James.
town, N. d., had died suddenly Of pneu-
monia. 1t 10 a severe blow to Mr..
Clough, ST., as the gentleman is now in
his SEVENTEEN year. 81.
United Workmen of South Dakota
will be pleased to learn that there will
be no assessment in March and that this
jurisdiction is starting out this year to
maintain the record Of the past to years,
hat Of having the lowest insurance rate
in the United States. Ia the month Of
February, short and d~isagreeable as it
was for organizing work, the order in
creased its membership l59 in this state.
The Presbyterian church had an un-
usually interesting days services yester-
day, being communion in the morning
and the closing service Of the revival
meetings in the evening. Eleven were
received into church membership, nearly
all adults, quite a number business men.
(FThe church ~rejoices in it's new access
ioEs and feels grateful for the good
work done by its pastor and Reverends
Hill and Davies.
Little Willie Brennan, son of Road
master Brennan, attempted to cross the
street in front OF the p~ostoffice this after
o right after the passing OF a sle:gh,
and ran into a horse and cutter coming
from the opposite direction. The horse
knocked the boy down, stepping over
him, but the runner Of the cutter caught
him IN the mouth, knocking out several
front teeth ard cutting his lower lip.
1t was a hard blow and the little fellow
suffered quite severely for a time.
Montrose Herald, 5: E. l.. Ketcham
left Saturday fora trip to Washington.
D. G. He went by way of Chicago.
HIS trip was a combination Of business
and pleasure. He intends to return in
about three weeks.....A lady from
Madison was in town the first OF the
week sizing up the village intending to