The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-09-10
THE CITY.
LOCAL BREV.A. -,

LOCAL BREV.
Wheat IS cents; fax 86.
Mrs. Brennard returned to her home
at Albion, Neb.s
Arthur Berge who has been with Lars
johnson for some time returned to In
wood, Iowa. ..
John Gilchrist returned from Gary
this afternoon and reports his son and
grandson we'll.
Arrivals on evening train: Misses
Emily Clark and Miss Hutchinson and
Mrs. McCardell.
A special rate of one fare for the round
trip will be given to the Mondamin
Festival at Sioux City, October Ito 8.
Father Hare, of Aberdeen, member
OF :.the state board Of regents is in
the city attending to Normal school
business.
Weather report: Fair tonight and
Saturday. Cooler tonight with prob
ably light frost extreme east portion.
Northerly winds.
Y Lavona Davis who was so seriously
Injured in yesterdays runaway is dong
very nicely to-day and in q fair way to
complete recovery.
There will be a meeting Of the city
teachers IN the High school room to-
morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. Every
teacher is expected to be present.
Flandrau Enterprise, 9: Milton
Kramer came down from Madison Mon.
day to assist in Kaufman Bros. store.
He intends to remain here until spring.
X Messrs. Walker and Alexander have
just completed papering the interior of
the Baptist church in very tasty fashion.
The seats have all beer taken up and the
carpet also renewed.
John j. Walden, president: There
will be a meeting of the Juvenile band
tonight for both business and practice.
Bring your instruments. All members
are requested to ke present.
X Contractor Willard has the rear
addition to The Fair store built and
lathed ready for the pitch roofing and in
terror plastering. A few hours work will
also make the McKinnon addition ready
for the roofing and interior work.
TThe putting up of the finale on the
Lannon-Cook building was completed
to-day and the building only awaits the
pitch roofing in order to push the interior
finishing to completion. The exterior Of
the building now has a very imposing
and attractive appearance.
x A nearly twenty four hours rain up to
this morning will materially delay stack
ing and threshing, much OF the former
being yet to be done. The rain however
will no doubt al'ay the high winds which
have prevailed aud have an invigoratinG
influence after the depressing effect Of
the recent warm weather.
The Rev. Cr. Wolff has received q un'
animous call to the Presbyterian church
of Carthage, Mo-, q beautiful southern
city OF ten or twelve thousand inhabi
tants. He also has a very flatterinR cal
to the Presbytering church Of Siou,
Falls, though he has not yet decided t.
accept either. His many Dakota friends
are urging him strongly to accept thu
latter.
Mitchell Republican, s. The frs
week in September has been an un
usually warm one, the thermometel
ranging from 81 to 100 degrees. Tn.
average for the first seven days wal 81
aad with the strong South wind blowing
q good portion Of the time this weather
has been nearly unbearable. At no tim,
during the summer has there been suct
an unpleasant spell of weather as Al
present.
County Treasurer Berther wa,
prompted by q statement of the Mime
haha county finances to do a little fgur
ing on Lake county's treasure by way o
comparison. While the former shows
balance Of cash on hand at this time of
little over twenty thousand dollars, LAX
county has q balance in treasury, Sep
TENDER l, 1897 Of s22,S37.47. Our count,
valuation in 1896 was g. l2,574. Thi
year it is el45OeO less. On a count,
and state tax levy Of II mills in 1896
$5O,59O.89 was raised but for the sam