The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-10-19

ship is enjoying a visit from bis friend
Leon Howard Of Milwaukee, Wis.,, in
company with whom he paid his COM
pliments to The DAILY LEADER.
Mrs. John Adams who has been visit.
ing her mother, Mrs. Flitcroft, and other
friends here for a month or two, depart
ed for her home at Boise City, Idaho,
where her husband is engaged on the
idaho Statesman.
: MRS. A. Il. Wolff and children depart
eAthis morning, the boys going on to
Sioux Falls and Mrs. Wolff and daughter
Margaret stopping over at Wentworth
on the way until Thursday, to visit in
the family of Rev. w. F. Stump.
The meeting of the directors of the
Chautauqua association which was to
have been held here today. was adjourn
ed until one week from today, Mr.. Moore
the holder of the mortgage not being
able to be present until that date. g.
A. Uline of Dell Rapids was n OF the
directors on hand, the others having
been telegraphed to not to ome
A fine audience greeted James Clement
Ambrose at the Presbyterian church last
evening to hear his lecture, 1.-The
fool in politics." Mr.. Ambrose
- A1D0r ND
ences but his lecture was, and a
more powerful and eloquent p~icturing
of the grandure and possibilities of
this nation with it's attendant evils of po.
litical administration and legislation
would be difficult to find. 1t is a rare
privilege to hear such an orator plead
for a higher citizenship, pointing out
both it's weaknesses and the way to avoid
them. He speaks again this evening in
the Presbyterian church on 1.-THE Sham
Family" his most popular and humor-
GUS lecture. Admission only % cents.
It will repay you to hear him.
Sioux Falls Press, Is: A consignment
of about 1000 rainbow trout was receiv.
ed in this olty yesterday by Dexter J.
Knapp from the United States fish COM
mission in Omaha. The fish were placed
in a trout pond constructed for the pur-
pose on the farm of John Mckee, living
about one mile east of the pe~nitentiary.
The pond is supplied with pure, cold
water from springs. The fish, although
young and small, are beauties. Mr..
Knapp says that during the last three
years, through his efforts, eight different
species Of game fish have been placed in
the lakes and lagoons Of this section of
the country, which is now as we'll stock.
ed with game fish as any section Of the
United States. The assignment which
came yesterday was shipped in q can,
Ibut previous oons,enments have come
by the carload.
Rev. j. P. jenkins and wife, E. q.
Whalen and mother returned from con-
tereuce at Mitchell this mornfng. MI.
Whalen remains over a day before re.
turning to Chicago to counsel with the
directors Of the Chautauqua association.
Mr.. Jenkins has been assigned to the
M. E. charge at Vermillion and will
preach his first sermon there next Sun
day. Rev. A. G. Shepherd, for the past
year pastor at Alexandria has been as
signed to this charge and will pleach his
first sermon here next Sunday. Pre-
uious to going to Alexandria q year ago,
Mr.. Shepherd had been principal Of the
schools at Mitchell Tor six years. Roy.
G. E. Hager of Vermlllion has been
appointed conference evangelist and
temperance worker and will reside at
Mitchell. Elder Dobson was reappolnt.
ed presiding elder of this district and
Rev. W. H. Jordan, goes back to the
First church Of Sioux Falls.
Seoretrry Frudenfeld informs us that
q meeting Of the directors OF the Agri.
CULTURAL Insurance company will be held
at his Office In this city Thursday next, .,
which the initial arrangements for active
! work will be made. It 10 intended Il