The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-10-06
THE CITY.
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LOCAL BREv1TIEk.
The family Of D. A. McKillip arrived
from Chamberlain by the morninglpa pass. !
enger.
<.M. Boyd and bride were among the
morning passengers for Sioux Gtty to
view the carnival.
Chas. Lester OF Miner county, an old
time resident OF Madison, is visiting
friends in the city.
A. G. Schmidt went to Pipestbne thus
morning on matters connected With his
real estate business.
Weather report: FAIR tonight and
Thursday. Cooler east portion tonight.
Fresh westerly winds.
x Peter Hanson was a morning passen-
ger for Sioux City to purchase additional
machinery for his shop.
Rev. DR.. Wolff, Elder John Gilchrist
and Henry Neill went to Wentworth to-
day to represent their local church in
the presbytery.
December wheat in Chicago to-day
opened, at 9214 closing at 921s. Corn
opened at 3O1ss, closing at 1913. Local
market same as yesterday, wheat 6S, flax
rs.
Pref ident Williamson and Secretary
Jones of the Chautauqua association,
went to Sioux City this morning to meet
the principal creditor of the association
and close up the long delayed indebted
nees.
A delegation IT four ladies from
Huron arrived to attend the Woman's
missionary meeting OF the South Da-
kota Synod. They will be the guests of
Mrs. j. H. Williamson and Mrs. j. B.
Jones.
The ladies of the Baptist chu rch will
give a New England supper in the build.
ing on upper Egan avenue formerly &C.
cupied by G. A. Kelley, Friday evening
of this week, to which everybody is cor
daily invited.
G1Ed. Gregory of this city has been &c
lected as starter in the races to be held
in connection with the Brookings coun.
ty fair at Brookings Friday and Saturday
of this week. The indications are that a
large number of Madison citizens will at.
tend. going principally by private con.
veyance.
>John Smith, ST., raised a patch of po'
tatoes on the McCready farm this sea.
son of which he harvested fifty three
bushels and put them in q pit on the
premises. Monday evening somebody
without fear of the law before bis eyes
entered the pit and stole the entire pro
duct, hauling the potatoes away. So fal
no clew to the thief has been obtained
Sioux Falls Press, S: At meeting o
the railroad commission yesterday a re
solution was adopted ordering the Chi
cage. Milwaukee & st. Paul railway com
pany to appear before the board lat it
Office in Sioux Falls, on Thursday, Octo
Der IA, and show cause why the commits
sioners should not order said compan.
to put in a daily passenger train on
line OF road between Mitchell and Cham
berlain. The petition recently filed ask
ing that passenger service be establishes
between Madison and Woonsocket j
similar to the one in which the order O
yesterday was made.
Platzi Derungs of Badus TOWNSHIP
!. was nominated by the Peoples party a
Winfred yesterday for commissions
from the third district to succeed H. A
Davis. Mr.. Derungs is a pioneer farme
Of Lake county, having settled in Badu
township in 1880. He is q man who ha
always taken an active interest in publ
affairs and stands we'll in the estimatio
Of his neighbors and those who have ha
business relations with him. The sent
ment Of the third district is overwhelu
ingly in favor OF the Peoples party an
reform and the nomination OF Mr.. D.
rungs is equivalent to an election.
The Central Dakota Presbytery whic
convened at Wentworth last evening
attended by about fifteen ministers an
elders. Rev. Ell. Davies OF Brooking
retiring moderator, preached the openin
sermon, and the P~resbytery was COZ
stituted by the election of Rev. B. 1
Rayson, OF Woonsockct as moderate
Rev. White Of Artesian, stated clerk au