The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-07-18
80 to eco according to quality OF the
animals, which are q pretty fair lot.

W" w wv "Cco1u'uK 10 qOaIlly OF the
animals. which are q pretty fair lot.
Rev. s. X. Gregg. OF the Christian
church, and family, visited to-day with
Mr.. Gregg's, sister in-law, Mrs. Henry
NELL. They are on their way from
Highmore, s. d., to Manksto. Mimi, the
reverend gentleman's new field OF labor.
". c. Freeman who left this county
with bis family last fall aud vent TO
California for n better location returned
Saturday with his family and is the
guest OF Register. Of Deeds Thurow. lie
is satisfied now that South Dakota beats
California as u place to live.
! Dell Rapids Times, u: Mrs. L. NJ.
Green and children returned Tuesday
from Madison. where they had been
spending several DAYS. Prof. Green is in
Madison doing institute work aud will
not be home for "A few weeks AS he goes
TO Flandreau ns soon AS the Lake county
institute closes.
Lightning struck the barn about L.
o'clock last night on the place 3 miles
west of here belonging 10 Peter Backus.
aud occupied b, IL MIR. Mn,z. The barn
was totally confumed by tire, one valu.
able horse. two calves and - head Of
hogs burned up. There was 500 insur.
snce on tn. barn 20 far rs we cou 4
learn.
Clerk OF Court Preston has received
to-day IL United States patent for &. T..
Colby IN the southwest quarter OK sec
ton 10 LOG -, which has been hanging
fire for years aud has caused no little
annoyance to secure. john 4. Hide
brand made u cash entry Of the land in
ls9, having obtained II patent, which was
afterward los, and the government has
been 10th to issue another ia its stead.
San Francisco, lG: The steamer Penn
sylvaria. the FRS. Montana and the re-
crui;s OF the First California regiment.
will probably sail OF Monday. Colonel
Frost, with two battalions Ct South Da-
kota volunteers, expects 10 get away on
l tuesday on the Rio de Janeiro. Lieu
tenant Colonel Slower will follow some
days later with the remaining Dakota
battalion sailing on the St. Paul.
Gen. Beadle's recent trip west was to
look over the university and agricultural
college OF Idaho at Boise City, to the
presidency OF which he had received a
call. Gen. Beadle looked the situation
over carefully and waited until after his
return before making up his mind what
70 do, but hse finally notified the regents
Of Idaho that he cannot accept. What
with certain obstacles 10 success
in the there and his old and
pleasant associations in South
Dakota together with the promising
future of our Normal school be wisely
concluded il was best TO remain here.
Seattle dispatch, l6: One million
two hundred and fifty thousand
!, dollars is the contribution to the
worlds wealth OF forty klondikers
who came in this morning on the steam
ships City Of Seattle and Cottage City
These men report that the Yukon steam
or Charles H. Hamilton left Dawson fol
st. Miohaels with q gold dust cargo Of
nearly 100000. The four Butler
brothers OF Ellsworth, Mimi. are among
the more prosperous OF the returning
crowd. They are reported to have up
wards OF q quarter Of a million. The
City OF Seattle had about 100000 in
dust, and $4,000 in drafts. To-dsyt
arrivals came out over the Dalton and
Tsiya trails.
The business men OF Madison, espeoi'
ally those directly interested in th'
Fourth Of July celebration In this city
and they can all 'plesd guilty" to help
ine make Q success OF it, have been some
what smused and withal chsgrined Al
> tho roast they received at the hands o.
the so-called Madison Sentinel Saturda,
) evening. This 10 . great celebrat'or
} year and 1t would not surprise tn
DAILY LEADER TO go the streets OF Mad
| isou ablaze with bunting and hear TIL