The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-07-20

Henry Huntamer OF the south part OF
The county 10 i'll with pneumonia.
A fresh supply OF lime. stucco, cement
aud brick At Colmsn's lumber yard.
A. =. Harling, consul: Meeting OF
the Woodmen OF the World in DR..
Oloush's Office tonight.
J. II. Williamson, Esq, was a passen.
ger for Sioux Falls and W.. G. BAman
for ; two months stay 10 Oklahoma.
Geo. Bssman's junior kid nine sent to
Ramona yesterday and cleaned up q
ike nine to the tune Of $ to Z, on the
diamond.
Secretary HARE OF Tho state board OF
regents arrived from the north and
vent TO the Normal school to look after
institute matters.
VIM. Whitmore aud daughter. Mrs.
ID. Mckinnon aud three children, de-
parted for Gn extended visit with friends
II Michigan sud Indiana.
Four bicy clists from Flaudrau on
their wGy 70 DeSmst took dinner q. the
Madison house. The lads showed the
effects OF a warm dsy's ride.
The ladies' sii society OF the Presby.
terrain church will meet at the home OF
Mrs. Sheridan Friday afternoon at ;
O'Clock. 4 large attendance is desired.
Rev. n. NJ. Mime and A. Norby OF
this place and Rev. Andenes OF Howard
went 20 Sioux Falls to-day TO attend n
conference OF the directors Of Canton
college.
Mr., and Mrs. ID. NJ. jerks and Mr..
and Mrs. Doolittle drove 10 Lake Pres-
ton by team. but n OF the horses TAX
ing sick there the ladies returned this
morning by train.
Miss Lou Desmond. sister Gertie and
brother Frank. OF Barsboo, Wis, ar.
rived from Arlington by team to-day on
q visit to their cousins, the Tierney
children Of this place.
Ole Gautun, three miles north OF
Prairie Queen, lost his barn containing
quite q lot OF oats, harnesses, etc., by
fire. yesterday, while in the city. Cause,
n OF his small boys and matohss. Cost
OF barn. about 5000; insurance, ESQ.
Some insurance on oats.
Last evening IN informal meeting OF
the cemetery association was held to
plan for an extension Of the water sys-
tenn on the cemetery grounds, and TO-
morrow evening the members OF the a.
ISOLATION will meet 70 take definite 40.
ton in the matter. The meeting will be
held ct Mrs. Wesley Hills and every
lot-holder 10 invited and urged to 10
present.
The Climate and Crop bulletin OF the
Huron weather bureau for South
Dakota for the week ending July IL,
Gays: The temperature during the week
averaeed above the normal, with high
temperature In the day time and much
sunshine, and some { nights. The
rains, while fairly we'll distributed in the
form OF thunder showers, and IN some
localities copious, did not cover oil 10
oalities, and the high temperature has
caused rapid evaporation. The drought
area in the middle-sastsrn counties hat
increased. Many ilelds OF wheat and
oata have been seriously damaged, and
many Others need moro rain. There u
ALSO serious drought in some Block d"''
localities. Grass il some middls-eastsrr
localities 10 showing the effect OF thu
drought, reducing the hay prospect con-
,idersbly. The high daytime tsmpsrs'
tur, hss bssu favorable for development
OF wheat, osts and barley in the south
esst. extrsms middle eastern, And I'M
northern tier OF counties, whore there Y
annie moisture; lssswhsrs eighty 4
considerably u~afavorsbls. 10 tn'
a,oueht district, many tields OF whsa'
.ra ~ have headed short. With indi
c.,ione OF blight, elsewhere the head
=. mostly good to large siss, we'll form
"a. and healthy looking.