The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-11-11

few days and spend the time until the
! holidays with Mrs. Gilbert.
j. M. Neil of Sioux Falls, sign writer,
is doing an artistic job of gold lettering
on the window OF DID,. Holaridge & Son,
and has like work to do for other firms
in town.
The ladies of the Episcopal church will
give an oyster upper from p. M. until
after the close of the entertainment at
tho opera house this evening, which
the public is CO daily invited to
%patronize.
Three DRINKS we're run in last night
and brought before Justice Holdridge
this morning for sentence. David Feen
ey received a $40 fine or 8 days in Jail.
He chose the latter. Henry Richter was
given SIS fine or 3days in Jail. He chose
the latter. John Forgerty was to be
given Is or 90 days in Jail if found here
after 2 p. m. He was not found.
The Woman Suffrage county conven-
ton mel in the Presbyterian church
last evening. Miss Laura A. Gregg of
Kansas conducted the meeting and Rev.
Henrietta G. Moore of Ohio gave the
principal address. Both are enthusiast
tic and able workers. Miss Gregg went
to-day to conduct a convention in Elan.
dream. Miss Moore remained and
worked in both the afternoon and eve
ming session.. Mrs. Laura A. Johns of
Kansas Will address the convention this
evening at s o'clock. Let everybody
hear her.
Sheriff McGillivray went to Brookings
yesterday with a warrant OF arrest for
Chas. T. Allen, editor of the Brookings
Press on a charge Of criminal libel sworn
out by Jos. Frudenfeld, secretary of the
Agricultural Insurance company of this
city. As near az we can learn the cause
OF arrest is certail alleged libelous state.
ments made by Allen in his paper about
the middle of September against Mr..
Frudenfeld in connection with the
failure OF the Plankinton bank several
years ago wherein it is represented that
Mr.. Frudenfeld defrauded bis creditors
and also the state OF large sums oil
money, MI. Frudenfeld at the time be.
ing secretary of the state board of re.
gents. Nj. Frudenfeld denies dong any
such business and will give Mr.. Allen az
opportunity to prove his statements OF
take the consequences. The arrest
would take place at Brookings to-day
and it is probable that Allen will 60 be.
fore q justice there, waive examination
and give bonds for his appearance at cir.
CUT court here in February when the
case will he tried. MI. Frudenfeld is in
earnest in the matter. and expects tc
pay the costs mainly out of bis own
pocket as being a new conner here be
does not wish the tax payers to think
that he is trying to pile costs upon the
county for q play.
A meeting Of the residents in the
~neighborhood Of the Normal schoo'
grounds was held last evening at the
residence Of D. d. Holdridge, Esq, te
consider the project of Improving the
grounds and giving them an appearance
more in accordance with what q campus
around a public institution should have
The city cannot more easily and oheaply
secure a beautiful park within it's limits
than by identifying these grounds with
a little landscaping and tree planting Al
originally designed and a is usual il
public grounds Of this nature. As thu
state has already lost ten years of time
or more in which it might have done
something in this respect and is likely
from the present straitened ciroumstan
ces OF it's funds, TO. loose as many more
before It doss suyshing IN this line, it il
abont time that private On terprise tool
hold Of the matter aud ct least started til,
improvement. This was the conc.u no,
that the meeting came tc last night after