The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-09-21

home, but some others OF the boys kind
ly waited behind to care for him in the
hospital" Mr.. Spawn says the boys do
not have such al exalted opinion OF "my
country" as they did before going to the
recent war. The suffering Of the SOL
diers is attributed to incompetency OF
the higher officers and their practice of
robbing the soldiers of their supplies
and selling them.
The South Dakota Retail Liquor
Dealers association met in business
session at Organs hall in this city, over
forty members and officers Of the asso-
citation being present. The officers OF
the association present we're j. I. Breen,
president, Huron; Ed Lamm, vice pres.
ident, Watertown; Michael Dugan, Sec
rotary, Madison; j.. r. Hickey. treasurer,
Sioux Falls; John Kearns. s~ergeant-at-
arms, Mellette. This is the first meet
ing Of all the membership, the former
meeting at Huron being for organiza-
ton only. Plans for future work OF the
association we're laid at this meeting
principally IN the line OF securing legis.
lation that will better protect their
business against the encroachments OF
the drug stores. and also for the removal
Of certain obnoxious restrictions against
themselves in the present law. Com
mittees for the carrying gu OF the lines
Of work suggested were appointed aud
on the whole the meeting proved a very
successful and harmonious one for the
dealers.
Yesterday Mrs. l.. J. Barton received
a telegram from Duluth, Mimi, stating
that her son Ray, who has been brakine
on a railroad running out OF that city,
was dangerously i'll. She departed by
the evening train north aud should
reach there at l:30 this afternoon. \
telegram was received here this morning
by the family from the mother superior
OF the hospital where Ray was lying
that he died this morning. As no par
~ticulars were given In either telegram
and the family had no word TO the eifec
that he was sick, the presumption II
that Ray had been fatally injured in q,
accident. Ray WAS a young man abou
twenty years OF age, the only son OF hi
widowed mother, and the blow will fal
with crushing severity uyon her. IL
left here last spring 20 60 up into north
ern Minnesota to find employment. Hi
relatives here are his mother and tx
sisters-Mrs. Geo. Bolles and Mrs. II. +
Powell. A telegram received this after
noon states that the remains will reac
here Friday on the train from the nortt
The race is to the fieet-footed and til
; profits are &c the shrewd business maj
a few weeks ago an eastern man exam
ined half section OF land not "a tho,
j sand miles from Lake county and IL
sired it's ownership. The land in que
: ton was owned by III eastern man ais
> a SNreWu Tthi tSthtc ucuicA iuIulcoiatVi
communicated with the owner and
n ! the same time informed the prospective
buyer that he would secure for him Il
land. buyer departing for home. Own
replied that he would sell. \. telegra
requested seller to come on and NAL
Z transfer. Another telegram Motif,
buysr to come on and receive land.
K was planned by the real estate deal
d that buyer and seller arrive at differe
9 dates to give himself time to transf
the land to his own hands and OF cour
arrange Tor his profits as middlems
is On the date decided upon Mr.. Real +
tate Dealer went to the train to me
seller, and met him, but to his surpr'
buyer also stepped of tho train. M
It the scheming commenced. Both VI
q cordially greeted BY the real est
r. dealer but not formally introduced.
10 immediate appointment was made vi
o. seller and the land soon passed into I
r.. hands OF the real estate dealer. III
le seller was dismissed and buyer called
Il and the land was transferred to him,
Va middleman cleaning up . profit VIII
h. takes four figures to represent. b
oe seller aud buyer arrived on the sa