The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-08-13

In u branch store, u back yesterday,
They saw a threshiug machine at work
q Oldham and learned from the farm
er that the wheat just threshed went Is
bushels to the acre and WAS the poorest
piece Of grain the nan had.
Howard Press, IL: David Theophilus
OF W,nired, will take W.. +. Matson's
place with the Hyde Elevator Co., at this
station. 49, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Nelson, Of
Madison, parents OF Arthur and Ed
Nelson. came over Saturday to visit
their granddaughter. Mr.. Nelson re.
turned home tuesday. Mrs. Nelson
will remain for some time.
Mitchell Republican, 10: Mondays
Chicago Record contained the announce
ment that Mrs. A. Il. Hitchcock OF this
city was awarded the prize Of s. for the
best bill OF fare sent on hat day. This
il the second time Mrs. Hitchcock has
won the Record prize. 1t Is no little
honor to win In such a composition, for
women from all over the country send
in their bills Of fare for this department
OF the Record.
Carthage News, II: Next Wednesday
"the sports" go to Madison to take in
the running race between B~lackhawk
aud the Madison horse. The race will
be called early Wednesday AFTERNOON
....A couple OF travelling grocery takers.
claiming 10 represent some Wholesale
houec, are working the surrounding
country ut the present time. and taking
orders for Roods. They lodged in town
Wednesday night and we were privileged
to 'size EN- up" aud il they are not a
slick pair OF guys" then We lose our
guess. We should not hesitate an ms
tant to NJ that the most OF those who
have contracted with these men for
goods have been soaked"
Mayor Daniels is having a little tilt
Just now on Sunday closing. For some
| time past the places OF business have ob.
served the Sabbath very ~discreetly. but
there is a demand at this time OF the
veal by certain farmers and especially
harvest hands to do u little trading on
Sunday as they cannot come into town
during the week. A petition was clrcu'
lated among the business men afew days
ago asking the mayor to allow the stores
70 open from 10 q. IN. to p. m, when
was signed by quite q number OF the
business houses. But the mayor objects
TO 90 long an opening, being willing
however. to concede two hours 10 the
forenoou-from 10 to l. O'Clock. a pc
tition to this effect is being circulated
but ia not being 60 ge1akally signed AZ
the former petition as many business
men consider the time too short. The
mayor gives out that he will not alio"
places Ut business open Sunday Afternoon
or evening and will prosecute all such
offenders.
Lieut.. W. NJ. Reed. who has put IN :
! stock OF furniture in the building corner
Eean avenue and Madison street, Is
~va,aran OF the wal OF the rebellion, ant
a communicable nan TO meet. Lieut.
Reed has two sons on the battlesh'l
'IOrepon and it gives him c~ons'derao''
pride. and amusement, too, to have th'
boys write Of their experience IN Tn
famous battle which destroyed Cervers'
feet at Santiago. The boys belonged u
the naval reserves Of Chicago and wer'
can't 70 tho Oregon after she arrived II
Cnban waters. The two boys were set Z
vork on a six.iuoh gun while many Q
THAR comrades were sent down into tn
hold 70 shovel coal and do other hess!
labor. However they admit they had Z
do some lively hustlins in hana''n'
their eun, the most astonishing thing "
the boys being the rapidity with which
the range finder would find the d'stsno
with his wonderful piece OF mechan's
and the gun be aimed At and fired o"
They cay they just kept mp one oon''o
ual round Of peppering the Spanish yes
sels and they believe almost every o"'