The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-03-01
LOCAL ~HKEVlrlES.

day.
The masque ball tonight is interest
ing nearly everybody.
Wheat and flax remain steadily at the
same price, SO and 81 cents.
Miss Ida Schriner had to leave off
teaching and succumb to the grippe to-
day.
Mrs. Felix Vidal was a passenger for
Fulda, Minn to visit IL brother who is
quite i'll.
Ado'pn Steere is down with a severe
attack Of grippe, something, he thought,
couldn't down HIM.
Rev. j. I. Jenkins returned to Sioux
Falls this morning to as ist Rev. w. II.
Jordan IN his revival work.
Mrs. Buckholtz arrived from Woon-
socket TO visit friends IA couple Of days
aud take 10 the masquerade ball.
Mrs. {. A. Bergstreser and children
returned from Howard where they spent
Sunday with the hu-band and father.
Weather report: Fair aud continued
cold to-nigh, Tuesday increasing cloud
ness aud warmer. Fresh northerly
winds.
Brookings Press, 26: Mss Bess Lock
wood has taken the Gibdahl schoo', four
miles south OF the city, to teach for two
months.
A young railroader made his arrival
with proper whistle and signals ut tn.
home of Conductor Lou White Saturday
afternoon.
Rev. DR.. Carson OF Scotland and Rev.
w. IL. Hill OF Huron, were in the city
between trains to day and took the even
ing passenger west for their homes.
County Auditor elect Keith assumed
the duties Of his office to-day and he and
Auditor Northrop have 5een busy
checking up books and warrants with a
view to the proper transfer Of the office.
Annual meeting OF stockholders OF
the Madison building and loan associa.
ton takes place tonight. A full at
tendance is desired as some changes in
the bylaws are to be made and a new
series OF stock to be subscribed.
County Treasurer Fleming took in
over $4,000 Of taxes Saturday and reports
the taxes OF the county more fully paid
up at thist time, this year than at any
other time in the history OF the county.
One per cent attaches to payments made
.dr'ins this month.
Adolph Schmidt returned from Chi
cago Saturday evening whittier he had
zone with two car loads OF sheep and
did we'll on them. He also sold some
residence lots and property In Madison
among which was the Irow dwelling at
the east end Of Madison street.
Geo. Cook moved his stock OF jswelry
and safe from G. II. Woods store into
the new storeroom OF Cook & Odee on
Egan avenu and Center street to day,
where he will open up business for tie
future. The stock of drugs and fixtures
will not arrive for a few days yet.
According to the Huron weather
bureau the monthly mean temperature
for January in South Dakota was IL de
grees aboye, about the normal. The
highest monthly mean was in the Black
Hills, 22.l; the lowest around Watertown,
4.6, above. The average precipitation
was 50 inches which was about LA
above the normal.
Chas. Van koughnet who recently
arrived here from the Black Hills, in.
stead OF taking possession Of the Palace
drug store alone goes in with MIR. Mon.
tague in the business, Sverre Odee retir-
ing, this morning. Mr.. Van Koughnet is
a worthy young man, an experienced
druggist, and the new firm ~solicits a con-
tinuance of the old patronage and as
mucn new as their merit entitle them
to.
Fancy cOrdurO tailor made pants for