The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-11-06

Mrs. Schimerda, who has been visiting
her con, J. 4. Schimerda, has returned
to her home in Iowa.
FL. Steimnetz OF ,Garretson has pur-
chased the Joe Gilbert quarter south Of
the poor farm Tor the sum Of $1,000.
Mrs. VIM. Blanchard departed by the
evening train for Minneapolis and Mre.
Dan Ryan OF Albert Lea and daughter
for Ramona.
r. II. Beutlie who has been jeweler for
Frank Smith for a year past departed
for his home at Blooming Prairie, Mimi,
this morning.
VIM. Thompson OF Winneshiek county,
Iowa, who has been visiting the Egge-
braaten families in the north part Of the
county for a month. returned home.
Marriage licenses have been issued to
Daniel G.. Courser aud Pearl Learned,
both OF Nunda and to Joseph Larkin
and Catherine Rafferty, both Of Madison.
Master Clarence Dempster celebrated
his seventh birthday Saturday after
noon with a party Of fifteen young folks
! whom he entertained in q happy man.
ner.
Alta Koehler started school in the
VIM. Walters district, or would started
1t this morning il che had found the
, stove up and children there. She will
begin tomorrow. however.
St. Katherine's Guild will hold a dime
social at the residence Of Thee. Buck
holtz, Thursday evening, November .,
the funds to go toward the new furnace
in Grace church. Everybody come.
Arrivals by the evening train Miss
Nellie Larkin and little niece OF La
Crosse, VIE, Mrs. White, mother Of
Conductor Lou White, Chas. Dielmann
Mrs. W A. Mackay and daughter Della
Geo. Cook, the jeweler. is offering
some special bargains 10 watches this
month and some excellent purchases
may be obtained by calling upon him
Do no, fail 70 avail yourself OF the op'
portunity.
Presiding Elder Suckow who held
quarterly services in the Evargei'ca
church at Ramona yesterday drove t.
town last evening with Rev. VIM. Blsn'
chard and departed for his home q
Scotland on the II q. M. train.
Al. Webster, OF this city mail agen'
on the Bristol line completed hi
fifteenth year IN the service last Friday
and is good Tor az many more years yet
He has had few lay.offs in that time snt
for an old soldier stands the exactlni
work remarkably we'll.
The Masonic fraternity had q yer,
ENJOYABLE evening Saturday. Ate
work in the NM degree the ladies OF IN
10 f. s. waltzed in and before the gen
tlemen we're scarcely aware OF H.
feast Of oysters, coffee md cak MAJ
been spread and hilarity reigned 81
preme the rest OF the evening.
Az Geo. Porter came to town to-da'
he saw the John fleming and kewar
threshine machine being pulled out be
tween burning stacks, all aiame, on tn
, Carl Meier place, northeast OF town
Two out OF the four grain stacks ma
, heen threshed and the other TWO weF
= burned. The separator WAS saved ON
h.a,v oharred. The machine Was on 1t
lest job for this season.
julius Schmidt OF Leroy so~nsn
has an offer OF 5000 for q half seo'lo
OF h,s land from Iowa parties and Oh
not know but that he might Take 1t. A
: that stood in the way was his otne
l~ouarter section for which he wanted .
additional $4,000. One OF the pufcn"'
inc parties was willing to taxa the th.e
Quarters at $4,000, while the other az
not want more than the half section {
Mr.. sohimdt thought he would have
!. take the smaller bargain.
The county tax sale took place to-d'
!, thare being few bidders and oompa
stiyely little land to sell. The cash sal
~ farming lands amounted to $500 Al
9 tha c;tv and village property to sl.0
cash. the balance OF the sales most
d 49,. .ra village tracts going to Il
county. Only two tracts were so'd
:. LEROY township. three each 10 or's'
4 "a Herman, four in Pennington 81
none at al in Badus and Lakev'e
a. This is q pretty good record
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