The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-05-20

music will be furnished. Admission !,
% cents, feeerved seats 80 cents,
Sioux Falls Press, 10: Orders were
issued last evening for a regimental re.
view and his morning at 8 o'clock every
enlisted man will be 10 line. The re- !
crultinR officer, Lieutenant Duff will ia
present and count the men, after which
he VIII muster in the regimental field
and staff officers. BY this evening, un.
less something unforeseen occurs tho
First regiment OF South Dakota will be
mustered into the service OF the United
States and will be subject TO orders from
the war department. The companies
hava been recruited to the maxium OF
elghty-fsur to each, making zoos sold
lers, the peer OF any In the country.
Mr.. aud Mrs. IL. c. Grayum received
"A severe shock last evening in the SUP.
posed loss Of their little two year old
daughter who strayed away from it's
mother about . p. III. The whole neigh
borhood sought the little one for about
an hour without avail and many we're
the fears that il had fallen INTO the water
IN the ravine back OF the house. The
little child had wandered around TO the
back OK the house and noticed its old
baby buggy slowed away under the back
ssu,ruuy Into th,a,t k,,l ,,"hnl ,,,l
lying down fell asleep. BY the merest
accident, Mr.. T: Grayum, when he came
home about o'clock. noticed the pro-
trudiug foot Of u child bob up and dis
covered the secret OF his little
daughters absence. Mrs. Grayum
passed u very uncomfortable night from
the affects Of the shock she received.
Frank NJ. Halstead returned from
Sioux Falls last evening having passed
the necessary examination and been
mustered in rs %reglmental band master
of the First regiment. Col. Frost was
10th TO give HIM leave OF absence TO come
home until tomorrow TO settle up his
affairs here. but Mr.. Halstead insisted
on II or would not muster in. He finds
much work awaiting HIM, about % or 30
men all anxious 70 be musicians in his
band and "A dozen OF so OF them footing
away at bugles all ANXIOUS TO be buglers.
He ordered the Instruments for a band
Of ~ pieces through Col. Frost before
coming back and when he returns will
organize his band "a quickly rs material
and talent at hand will permit. lie has
power 10 pick up any musician IN the
regiment or dismiss ut will, so far as his
work in the band ls concerned and with
a man OF Mr.. ualstead's proficiency IN
! instrumental music. he will not be long
IN determining the ablest men for the
positions. He returns to the regiment
Saturday.
W. II. Dempster returned flom Brook
lnys on the belated tram to-day u
gives us the result of the state orttoric"l
contest OF which he was u OF the
Judges, Wednesday evening. r. T. Col
ton of Mitchell university took first
prize. his subject being "The decline OF
citizenship" The judges, the others OF
whom we're Sam Elrod Of Clark u
, Rev. /. f.. Davies OF B%rookings, and the
.na,ance we're alike almost unanimous
in this verdict 80 decidedly superior was
Mr.. Cotton in style and delivery to oil
the others. Ray Dillman OF Brook'nHs
in "A plea for international arbitration"
was awarded second place though the
vouna man from Redtield is said to have
done magniticently. The athelet'c
games we're called off yesterday II "
yery good game OF ball between Brook
,nus and Verm,llion played. The latter
won. In fact the Vermillion tudent
won everything in games against the rest
., .he state. They won all the bicycle
ro,.s taking the cup, Fry coming u
champion.
Wanted \ competen, girl to do gen
aral Homework. MRs. j.. CAiiiNAN'
some Minute Cough cure ,s the oes,
prennration | have ever sold or usen anu
emit say too much in its praise. !" w.
Kannon. Merchant, Odell. Ga.
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