The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-03-03
THE CITY.
G ~DREVlrlES.

Meeting of Evergreen lodge tonight.
Business OF importance.
Weather report: Generally fair and
warmer tonight and Thursday.
Mrs. Geo. +. Caldwell proved up on
her timber claim entry-ne4 section "a
1O7. 81.
Arrivals on the evening train were
Capt. Nora Hill of the Salvation Army,
and Mrs. Snyder of Oldham.
Mrs. G. II. returned on the evening
train from Chicago accompanied by the
new jsweIer, Mr.. Gebhardt and wife.
Capt. Nora Hill speaks st the Saliva
ton Army barracks tonight and to
morrow evening. Admission, 5 cents.
A meeting OF the lodge of Red Men is
called for this evening in Fire
mems hall. A full attendance is
desired.
Mrs. J. G.. Callinan will entertain the
Catholic lad es sewing~ociety to morrow
efternoon. Coffee viii be served from 3
to = p. III. Every body, including gentle
man are cordially invited.
| Brookings Register, -: When the
term Of the Brookings college be-
ian u year ago the attendance was SO
On the first day OF this year the enroll.
ment was l44. Before thirty days the
number OF st udents will have increased
to 200 and 300 are expected by the mid
die OF the term, This attendance is
larger than it has been in from four to
six years.
Sioux Falls Press, q Valley Springs
Vidette. DR.. Bliss has in his possession
" skulls that are shrouded IN mystery.
1t will probably never be known how
the skulls came to be where they were
found. 1t was thought by some that
they we're the skulls Of Indians, but in
vestigation proved that they are white
mems skulls. The skulls we're found in
Brant Lake, Lake county, this stats,
during the low water last summer, by
Louis Spawn OF Brant Lake, and pre-
sented ty him to DR.. Bliss. Those who
have lived in the neighborhood OF the
above place for many years-the first
settlers, in fact, OF that locality cannot
account for the skulls, as there never
were. in their time, any white persons
drowned in the lake. A mystery here
that will never be solved.
The Ninth annual report Of the United
States Agricultural experiment station is
now at hand and comprises the four
Bulletins issued by the Station during
the year-No. As, on forage plants; No.
46, on building creameries; No. Al, on
tomatoes, beans, ETC.; aud No. AZ, OF
Three injurious insects-besides the di.
r~ector's report Of the station. The work
OF the station has been badly lnterfered
with the past year, the heads of depart.
ments having all been dismissed in
10 August 1895, and again in May 1896,
the governing boards we're entirely
changed and a complete reorganization
OF the station council. These changes
paral, zed the work OF investigation as
all lines or plans OF research we're brok.
en- of and the work could only be par
TALLY resumed in one year. These four
Bulletins in this report furnish some
very useful information for the farmer
and horticulturist.
Township elections we're held yeeter-
day and the following townships have
reported the result: Herman-Super.
visors. w. l.. Stout chairman, David
Williams, H. j. Hammer; assessor, Thos.
Westaby; treasurer, Owen Owens; JUS
tice, Phil. Thomas; constables, George
rrarter and J.. B. tombstone. Chester
supervisors, Chas. Jones chairman, A.
A. Tyler, H. E. Payne; clerk, A. Z. Vine;
treasurer, II. j. Fisher; assessor, W.. F..
Tibbetts; justice. A. Getty; constable,
q. w. Del6ridge; poundmaster. F. L.
Bergstreser. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
Peter Backhaus chairman, K. Lawless.
Abel Mitchell; clerk, Henry Rohrer;
assessor, Herman Kruger; treasurer, F.
Healey; justices, Henry Zuelke, james
O'ConDell; c%onstables, T. H. Odcll, James
Lawless. neutrality-suspicious., VIM.
Morrill, chairman, Chris Hansen, q.
Kittleson; clerk, n. Tobin; assessor, A.
Tufte; treasurer, A. H. Hegdal; justices,
Garter Courser, Wm. Lyons; constables,
A ustin Selland, J. Busz. Badus-Su-|
pervisors. N. II. Kent chairman, Joseph
Rensch, Plazi Derungs; clerk, E. P.
Mueller; assessor, Ed. Sullivan; treasu-
rel, Peter Delaney; constable, James
Spear. Concord-Supervisors, Henry
lBorgardt chairman, Ed. Seidal, VIM.