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

LOCAL BREvIIARk.
Mrs. v. r. Walden returned from Ra.
mona.
W. A. Logan was a passenger for
Sioux City.
- Blanche McC allister returned to her
school at Milbank.
i Father Stetcher of Howard ives the
guest of Rev. Father Flynn to-day.
The nine months old child of MI. and
Mrs. A.. B. Neiss of Badus died this
morning.
A coffin was shipped this afternoon to
Oldham for a deceased gentleman by |
the name Of Heffrou.
y Miss Carrie Seid who has been visit.
ing her aunt, Mrs. I. d. Smith, returned
home to Akron, Iowa.
jerks & Cross have raised a new avn
ing over their storefront, one OF Archer's
homo made, aud it is a beauty.
Miss Laura Fuller and Mrs. E. p.
Grinager and children returned from
Howard on the morning train.
\ Mrs. Fred Stollzman and children de-
parted for Fond du Lac, Wis.,, to spend a
couple of months with her people.
Arrivals CT the evening tram: Mrs.
Chas. McGill and Mrs. White, sister of
Mrs. McClenon, and children, of Walton,
NY.
Other arrivals on the belated train last
evening we're Mrs. 9. b. Kennedy and
son, Dean, Mrs. John Walters and two
Salvation lassiee.
DR.. Re LEY, the osteopathy physician,
who was to be here tomorrow and Sat.
urday, will not come owing to the seri-
Gus illness of his wife.
The University extension center met
at the Presbyterian church last evening
and passed a profitable hour under the
leadership of President Beadle.
The Montague drug store was closed
up last night, temporarily, pending HI
inventory and sale of the stock. Ed
Parsons will return to Parker at ar
early day.
H. E. Jones, a resident Of Madison in
early days and now a printer in st
Paul, is in the city and will look afte1
his farming interests on the MineI
county line.
Weather report: Showers followed
tonight by fair and cooler. Friday fai
and cooler. A later dispatch this after
noon saye: Light frost on low level
indicated for tonight.
The Presby terrain social at Mrs. NJ. j
McGillivray' slast evening was thorough
ly enjoyed, the weather being delightful
for a lawn party. The receipts Of tn
evening aggregated some Sl5.
Miss Agnes Hutchinson, q graduate c
the Madison State Normal school, elias
OF ~, and previously q graduate Of A
Saints school, Sioux Falls, takes th
position Of instructor of mathematics j
the latter institution during Miss Mor|
ans leave of absence. The school r.
opens to-day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Featherstone
Chicago are visiting DR.. S. M. jerks az
family. Mrs. Featherstone Is a sister
DR.. jerks and will be we'll remembers
here as Mrs Price, formerly Of Winfre
She was married On the 1st inst, to N
Featherstone, a prominent bicyc
manufacturer Of Chicago, and with h
husband will renew acquaintances for
short time with old Dakota friends.
Sioux Falls dispatch, G: The a
anc in the price of potatoes has n
yet been recorded here, where the pri
is snow only 25 cents per bushel. II
crop in this part of the state is a big or
and when the advance comes the bene
to the growers will be large. Prospes
ors here from Mclean county, ILL.,, al
jackson county, Iowa, say the pri
there is from Is cents to 81 per bush
and at the present freight rate to Chic
60 the price here ought to advance
least 30 cents per bushel. Or shipmer
in car load lots from Sioux Falls to CT
cago a profit Of 40 cents per bushel 4
has been realized. Several local fir,
are buying all the potatoes tn
ID can get hold of at present prices, q