The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-07-25

grounds and 200 feet OF hose additional
is used in supplying water to the young
trees on the grounds from the city
mains, the city furnishing the water
free. A man is kept constantly at work
attending to and watering the trees and
magnificent success ie being had in Sc
curing q good growth.
j. j. Fitzgerald received a telegram
yesterday from the fish commissi oner's
agent at Sioux Falls requesting him to
meet the agent at Eaan to-day. Sup
posing that he has the fish with him
with which to stock up our lakes here,
Mr.. Fitzgerald gathered up a number OF
cans and sent them TO Egan in charge Of
"a man. who returned this evening with
the little fishes. black bass, good big
minnows. which were taken to both
lakes and turned into the water.
Carthage News. %: A fast running
race WAS pulled oil yesterday at Howard
between Serns' Blackhawk and a Madi-
son jumper. \ host Of Carthage sports
went down 10 witness the affair and to
look after the blacks interests. 1t is
generally understood that our boys
more substantial than wind. The race
was won hands down by Biackhawk, he
taking the first and third heats. Our
boys brought home u nice little wad OF
On. h as a result.
\. meeting was held at the NJ. T.
church yesterday afternoon for the
purpose OF organizing a Lake county
branch OF the State Sunday School as
ISOLATION. {. X. Fisher. secretary OF thu
state association was present and direct
| ed the meeting. DR.. W. Il. Daniels wal
elected president OF the new count,
organization. Ernest Kruger, secretary
and J. &. Hubbell, treasurer. Four vice
presidents. whose names We could no
learn, were elected from different parts
OF the county. 1t was planned To hold
county convention the second Wednes
day in October and "A program is beinI
prepared for the occasion.
The county official base ball nin'
through it's captain, Martin Berther, is
sues a challenge to the officers OF th'
city OF Madison, barring all special depu
ties. members OF the school board ant
fire companies, to play a matched gam
OF ball upon the Madison diamond
August l. 1898, at 3 p. m, the same 4
consist OF nine full innings, no change 4
be made in players on either side ate
the game begins. Survivors must tinisl
the game. Players may change posi-
lions at no other time. Aside iron
these. the rules OF the National League
will govern.
n. u. McGhlivray has received a lette
from Ben Benson Of the 18th Minnesot
which indicates that the boys Of tina
and other regiments at Chickamauga ar
not standing the climate any too vel
} There is talk Of sending these troop
; home. He says 30 u day are dying i
camp and that in drill l26 dropped GU
OF the ranks OF one regiment. He quot
ed many individual instances OF officer
being sick and others resigning and go'n
home, because they could not stand tn
climate, Mr.. Benson tells also OF q vis'
he paid to the top Of Lookout Mounta'
and the magnificent view il affords an
also OF the finding Of the name OF Fran
Nntzel OF this city carved In the wall
"Uubrella Rock." under which the latte
stood guard one night at the time OF tn
capture OF Lookout Mountain, and Will
standing guard there out his name in Ia
: rock. He says that the lapse OF time III
done much towards effsoins the name.
Our Chautauqua management IN q
conduct Of its summer schools migf
/ profit by the example furnished them b
Supt. Aldrich OF Grant county. who il
st,tuted . sort Of Chautauqus summt
! achool and teachers institute combine
At Simpson Park on the shores OF beaus
lfui Big Stone lake. OF the gather'n
|, the Milbank Herald.Advsnce say