The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-06-15

% the congregational church at Plank.
lnton, Aurora county, on Sunday. 1t is
that Mr.. MAR is a candidate
Tor that pulpit, which is soon to be vaca.
MIR. Mair was formerly minister
at Winfred, Lake county.
L. II. Willhite has received the con.
tract for putting up the billboards for
Ringing Bros. circus which shows here
July IL, and is already at work con-
structing them. jerks l. Cross have
contract to furnish 400 gallons Of milk
and l60 pounds Of bread; Ginder Bros.,
200 pounds Of meat, and Bangs Bros.
about $50 worth OF feed.
The Normal school alumni banquet
held in the parlors OF the Presbyterian
church last evening is ssid by those
present to have been the finest affair of
the kind ever enjoyed by that alumni.
One hundred and two plates were set
and the feast itself as we'll as the decora-
tons OF the tables and parlors were tout
Of sight" The alumni and friends pres
ent are loud in their praise of the de.
lightful time they had and the elegant
spread.
Undertaken McCallister's new hesrse
has arrived and was set up to-day. For
g convenient vehicle and elegance OF
fiuish we canuot conceive how it could
be made finer. The modern appliances
for receiving and holding the casket are
a smooth working and ingenious piece OF
mechanism, aud the glass and nickel
plated mountings make a beautiful set.
ting in the black mahogany.Ilke body OF
the carriage. It comes from the Rock
Falls manufacturing company of Sterl-
ing, Ill.
A DAILY LEADER reporter interviewed
E. r. G. Gross, secretary of the Pleasant
Valley cooperative creamery, this after
noon on the business of his company.
which he reports more satisfactory than
for two years past. The company has
nearly 400 cows paying their tribute OF
milk to the creamery, averaging nearly
5000 pounds of milk daily. Last Mon
day the receipts were 1900 pounds.
The shipment Of butter is . tubs Of 60
pounds each per week, which for the
month Of April-Msy brought returns OF
l3 cents per pound. Their butter is all
sold in the New York market and brings
the top figures Of the market. For the
same month last year the price realized
was IL cents, and two years ago II cents
Cold storage men, in New York, Mr.,
Gross says. are storing up June butter
to-day at 1879 and 10 cents per pound
for future sales, which betokens q good
price for some time to come. Eggs are
also being stored at Is cents. Mr.. Gross
comedies that the creamery business il
in the most satisfactory condition ir
four years and is oorrespoudingly buoy
ant in his feelings and interest in the
subject. There are, besides the Pleas
ant Valley factory. four other cresmerie'
in Lake county.
The climate and crop bulletin OF thu
Huron weather bureau, South la
kota section for the week ending JUNE
IL, 1899. says: Temperature averaged
little below normal with some Quit
warm days and more sunshine than dur
ing preceding week. Rains While not o
copious we're ample and we'll distributed
in some localities heavy. Except IN
few .lowland fields in some looalitie
whore there is an excess Of moisture
wheat has stooled luxuriantly, the plan
is vigorous and healthy, and the cond'
ton OF growth and progress OF the GRO
10 highly satisfactory, except that it |
still Q little backward 10 extreme west
ern counties. The shoot ss startling
. acme southeastern fields. Oats, barle
and spring rye have also stooled We
made healthy and vigorous growth, an
!. are very promising. Winter rye in som
, Helds show ! thin stand; otherwise It ha
developed rapidly, and 10 beginning !
). head generally in southeastern localit'e
! |Coru has improved very muoh' especial