The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-05-24
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a committee OF Star ladies' we're ont
this afternoon selling tickets for the John
Watson musical entertainment to be
gwen ut the opera house Thursday even
ing OF this week. The entertainment is
under the auspices Of the Eastern Star
aud the proceeds will be used toward
furnishing Masonic Temple.
The Photographic war views given at
the opera house last evening interested
the large audience in a very agreeable
manner and the lecturer told the story
IN "a very realistic way. The selections
OF the juvenile band relieved the tedium
OK a long lecture and added much TO the
delight OK the occasion. The band
cleared over Sis as lis share OF the pro.
ceeds.
Three years < IA sheepmau of Pen
nlngton county purchased 800 ewes at
$40 "a head. He turned them out on
the range to pick for themselves. They
raised him W crops Of lambs, which
We're sold at an average Of $40 a hun
dred pounds. Two clips OF WOOL were
made from the ewes. which averaged
eleven pounds to the sheep the tirst year
and twelve the second. The ewes were
sold for 81 apiece in Omaha.
Mason City, Iowa. Herald: The clari.
net so!os Of Mr.. Watson were given in a
manner that stamped that gentleman al
artist OF the first class. The difficult
selections were handled with An ease and
grace that elected we'll mer,ted applause
and found for Nr. Watson a warm place
in the hearts OF Mason City music loving
people. Mr.. Watson will appear at the
opera house IN this city Thursday even
ING Of this week under the auspices OF
Madison Chapter. .. +. ).
Maj. +. l.. Kendall who gave the stere-
optlcau lecture on the war views here
last night discovered an old comrade In
Chas. bingham Of this city. He was not
long in looking Mr.. Bingham up after
learning he lived IN the city and they
had a delightful renewal Of old acquant-
nnceship. They had moi met since %,
thirty three years ago, but recognized
each other other readily. During their
visit Mr.. Bingham showed MAJOR Kendall
a star OF the old regimental flag which
he had preserved. The Major looked AT
it long and reminiscently and turning to
Mr.. bingham enid, Il will give you 500
for that starr" But Mr.. Bingham shook
his head. Money could not buy IT. The
men went out as boys together in the
same company from Rice county, Minn.'
IN the Seventh regiment OF that state
and went all through the war together.
Memorial Day will be tittinGly oo-
served by Gen. Shields Post, No. - "
\. Il. in Madison, Monday, May 80, oy "
grand parade OF the post, normal schoo',
city schools, country schools and citizens
generally, through our principal streets
followed by exercises at court hous'
square. The program will be AS follows;
Music by the juvenile band, Grand Army
exercises by Gen. Shields Post, prayer
by Rev. A.. c Shepherd, defamation oy
Miss Lille Malumby, "Pensioning our
heroes" by Ada Hull, address by Curtis
r. Waters, saluting OF IL flag, bened'c
ton by Rev. \. Tilgner. After these ex'
arc,ses at the court house the line will De
reformed and march L the cemetery
where the graves OF our dead heroes viii
be appropriately decorated by the 'o'!o"'
inc daughters Of soldiers: Lille Bailey
Cora Baron, Ida Doescher, Georges
Knapp, Lena Gunderson, Anna Rel, May
bingham, Laura Bailey, Bridget flem'
ing. Kittie Garry.
Parties have stolen u LABELS, sty!e "
and tell the sick that Our tet
: mat ike Rocky Mountain Tea Inc.
would ruin your health for q little "ooe'
profit. Beware! cu,r,
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