The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-09-21
Peter Grinager Ii enjoy Jag a visit from
his brother Lars Of Howard,

his brother Lars OF Howard.
1hos. Williams and wife OF Miner
county arrived on a visit to their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Chas. Jones.
MI. aud Mrs. Hugh Williams OF Chi.
cago are visiting the formers cousin,
Mrs. Henry Jones Of this city.
NJ. j. Heneghen and wife, the latter
the newly married daughter Of j. c..
Archer. and friends, Mr.. aud Mrs. G. c..
Johns, returned to their homes q: Err.
win, on the evening train.
The case OF tho city against Geo.
Griffin for gambling was up for second
trial before Justice Holdridge this fore
noon and "a new Jury empanneled. The
Jury consisted u 4. +. Glover. T.. b.
Stacy, +. X. NanSlyke. Geo. Wier, VIM.
! Boswell and Fred Ball. The evidence
was taken and the jury out but short
time when it brought in u verdict OF
guilty. Griffin WAS fined SO and costs
or fifteen days in Jail. He will probably
be prosecuted under the state law also.
Anyone knowing his city valuation OF
property can now figure ont his lsas tax
The state aud county levy is . mills, the
city school levy lS.6 mills and the city
general levy l5.S mills. tototal asa mills
which is 6.3 mills less than last year
Deduct from the valuation Of household
property s25. redu g the valuation o.
horses |. per cent and OF cattle 81 pei
cent. add these results and the valua
ton Of real! estate together AN,
multiply the sum by 43i, aud he vii
have the tax.
Miller dispatch, IL: Boyd ID. Milan
has just arrived here from the klondik
gold fields, being one OF n company o
some thirty who went there nearly
year ago. The others remained and MI
Milan expects to return again mex
winter. He says that only limited tel
rtory is gold bearing, and that Is yer
rich, but the claims have been taken II
for some time. A man named DAVE
formerly Of this place also, came on
with him, bringing l35 pounds OF golc
remaining with it ut Seattle.
City council met in special session las
evening and condemned the we'll, oorne
E.san avenue aud Center street. Macka
Bros. are preparing TO lay a cement eide
walk ut the corner and put in a fountal
. to be supplied with city water. In
pump has been taken out and Stree
: Commissioners Fenneran filled up tn
, we'll to-day. The fountain it - though
will be much neater, cleaner and moi
attractive than the old fashioned pun
as a suitable waste pipe will be put IN
conduct away the waste.
Sheriff McGillivray and Coron'
jerks we're notified by telegram fro
Oldham last evening to Investigate
: tragedy at Geo. Masikcr's in the mort
west part OF the county, and repaire
RI tnltner tnlS ulOIiluk'
yrny who returned on the III a. III. ira
states that they found the remains
Geo. Masiker who had committed 81
!, eide at 3 y. IN. yesterday by jumping !
TO his we'll and drowning himselt. NJ
, Masiker had shown symptoms OF bell
unbalanced IN mind for some time, al
Yesterday deliberately tore the Govern
from the we'll, pulled out the pump 81
jumped in and drowned himself. !
owned q farm and was fairly well-to-
"a in the world. Deceased leaves a vi
II and seven children to grieve owe |
rash ending.
Lewis Spawn Of Brant Lake, who v
;. in the city to-day. states that hs 9
: Lu,e who was in Grissby's cavalry
Ch,okamsuga, returned homo Friday
Walking skeleton. Thus far, howev
he he's been able only to walk trom !
house TO the lake once, 90 feeble 10
n. When asked what the matter was'
Spawn replied with cons'de!a
:, warmth. "Stsrved, actually starved.
il an outrage the way our soldier y
have been treated. Clarence, my oro
W u.,rv,a hoy. was not able to co