The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-07-23
GENTS FURNISHING GOODS

OF Howard, Robert DOwdell and wife OF
A!rtesiau, Fred Anterior OF Waubay, j.
A. Arthur OF Webster, II. s. Volkmar
and wife OF Milbank.
The open handed generosity OF Amer
lean seamen WAS shown Sunday when a
subscription was opened on board Com
modore Schley's flagship, the Brooklyn,
for the benefit Of the young wife Of
George Henry Ellis, the only man killed
on the military side during the battle
with Admiral Cervera's fleet. The men
eagerly contributed. many whose salar.
les are but sl1 and SIS a month, giving
$50 and So5. The subscription amount
ed to 500, and then OF the men, who
had q silver coin taken from one OF the
Spanish ~yssels, offered it for sale for the
benefit Of the fund. 1t was bid up by
American seAmen 20 1913, Lieutenant
the I~nfanta Marie Teresa, and it's auc.
ton brought $50 more. The fund by
night amounted to over $1,000.
AT the wind up Of teachers institute
yesterday afternoon u very pleasant time
YVES iHdnlged N the parting addresses.
While Supt. Daugherty Was making his
adleux, the chair from which he had
arisen was adroitly removed and "a mag.
Liiicent new leather bottomed Office
chair, u gift from the teachers, put in its
place. SO thu: when he sat down again
be was very much surprised to lind him.
self in such elegart quarters all his "
Resolutions drawn up by Il committees
OF the teachers were also resd and
adopted, thanking individually, Superin.
tendent Dsugherty, Prot. Greene. Presi
dent Warren, Miss Grant and Miss
Smith for their valuable work in the
institute. also thanks TO the parents WHIT
sent their children to the class room for
primary work and to the citizens OF
Madison generally.
Sioux Falls Press, -: W. r.. Cotton
o! Coltonv,lle arrived IN the city from
| the east yesterday and hurried from one
| depot to the other in order to reach his
home. In passing he remarked TO Il
| Sioux Falls man that the new airline
railroad project from Sioux Falls
through Coltonv,lle to Madison III Lake
county and on to Aberdeen was getting
onto solid footing. That it was the next
big thing for the metropolis, Minnehaha
county aud the Big Sioux valley. This
road il built will certainly add much to
the commercial importance OF the Queen
city. -. One OF the best features
, attached to this enterprise is that II
promises TO he completed in the neat
future. The farmers, the most interest
! ed parties in the project are all taking
an active part in pushing it along. They
have already. according to report. secur'
ed the right OF way through the greater
portion Of Minnehahn county. and have
received the most satisfactory encourage
ment from the people OF Madison, and
the farmers living along the survey III
Lake county. 1t is u needed line and
what is needed in this country is always
forthcoming. In view Of these facts the
Press takes pleasure in keeping the mat
ter before the people, as egitation is al
ways = very helpful auxiliary to an un'
dertakiog in which tho assistance Of the
public is required.
II think DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
10 the finest preparation on the market
Tor piles" So writes John G. Dunn, Of
Wheeling, w. Va. Try it and you vii
think the same. 1t also cures eczems
and all skin diseases.
Cook l. ODEE.