The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-09-17
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LOCAL BREVIIlES
- First "killing frost" OF the season, this
morning.
Weather report: Fair and warmer
tonight and Saturday.
= Attorneys Bates and Kittredge return
ed to Sioux Falls on the II a. N. train.
< Mrs. e. T. Westaby of Herman town.
ship, returned from New York on the
evening train.
The Omaha Roofing company is put.
ting on the pitch roof of the addition to
the Fair store.
Washington dispatches of yesterday
the appointmet as postmaster
at Madison Of F. L. Mease.
\ A marriage license was granted to-day
to Arthur Nelson Of Howard and Mary
Anderson of Prairie Queen, this county.
December wheat on the Chicago
market opened today at 9355ss cents and
closed. at 921a. On the local market
cash wheat is 70 cents, flax 50.
\ Out of the forty applicants for teach.
ers' certificates examined by Supt.
Daugherty last week all but six passed.
This is a very good per ent of success.
full applicants.
. The Catholic ladies realized hand
somely at their supper last evening TAX
ing in $50 as the result Of their effort.
They set up az excellent meal and could
have sold more if they had had it.
"A dozen Indian families from the
neighborhord of Flandrau passed
through town to-day in their wagons on
the way to the Brule reservation to at
tend a Presbyterian mission conference.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Halstead, of Pres
ton, Iowa, who have been looking after
their farm interests IN Badus township
returned home we'll pleased with
Dakota. The abundant rams here CON-
pare favorably with Iowa's drouth.
F. G.. Smith has secured a new drug
clerk in the person of Iven Nordhem of
Chicago, an experienced pharmacist, who
drove over from Arlington yesterday
where he had been residing for a couple
Of weeks. J. G. Schultz will now open
up his own store in a day or two.
Attorney Bsnisky and Clerk of Court,
E. NJ. Salisbury, of Salem we're in at
tendance upon court in the case Of M.
A. Butterfield vs. John and Pickering
Brown and 0. 8. Pendar. The latter
U. S. district clerk at Sioux Falls was
also present returning home this morn.
ing.
The city council held a short session
last evening and decided to advertise
for bids to put in q new sidewalk along
block 80 or upper Egan avenue. 1t also
instructed the health committee to see
to getting the streets and alleys cleared
OF filth. Council will meet again next
Tuesday evening to give the new electric
light ordinance it's second reading and
make the city tax levy.
The Argus.Leader of the 10th in intro
ducing a very flattering and extended
biography of Rev. DR.. Wolff Of this place
says: "Dr. Wolff of Madison, has &C.
copied the call to the p~astorate of the
First Presbyterian church, and will oc-
cupy the pulpit for the first time on
October 18th. DR.. Wolff was in the
city yesterday making acquaintances,
and the Argus Leader predicts that he
will make hosts OF friends without half
trying. He is too genial q gentleman to
have it otherwise. The members of the
Presbyterian church have reason to con.
graduate themselves on securing the
services Of 90 eminent q divine and so
eloquent a speaker az DR.. Wolff.
Go to A. Archer's shop and see sam.
pies OF awnings. Made and put up TO
order. The very lowest figures. A big
saving can be made by purchasing from
A. Archer.
When bilious or costlve eat a Cascaret
candy cathar:ic. cure guaranteed, 10c. 25c
The "Bicyolists Best Friend" ,s 4
familiar name for DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Saive, always ready for emergencies.
While q specific for piles, it also instantly
relieves n cures outs, bruises, salt
rheum, eczema and all affections Of the
skin. It never fails.
FRANK SMITH.