The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-01-25

CURIOUS CtOwu6 Wherever tney 60.
Representatives ID. d. Holdridge aud
Thos. Hoidal who have been at home for
. day or two. took the noon train to
Sioux Falls TO join the Legislature IN its
visit to the national buttermskers' con-
v~ention now in session there. Others
who departed fhither on the same train
were Hon. Chas. Is. Kennedy, Pres.
Beadle, Miss Frances Munro and +. J.
Lannon. Representative Wade OF Kings
bury county was also Il passenger for the
Queen City.
Frank Snyder, an old.time resident,
has been t%rsnsscting business in town q
day or two and whiting with his friends.
His eldest con. Archie, is a commercial
tsaveler, his field comprising several
southern states. His second son, Chee-
tor, ia a member OF the First South Da.
ko.a regiment, stationed at Manila. lie
is not yet quite l, years OF age, but
takes 10 soldier life manfully and has
not been sick "a day since he enlisted.
Mrs. Snyder and youngest 500, Leonard,
F, are at WATERFOWL where Mr. Snyder
mHxes headquarters when not on the
road.
Yank,on Prese, %: Yankton, the SEQ
ond largest city IN the state aud the
county seat OF the county which con.
tains the first prize creamery OF South
Dakota, fails 10 send delegates to the
national butterm akers' convention which
assembled in Sioux Falls to-day. Every
village IN the state which has q creamery
will be represented there. lankton is q
warm member OF the sisterhood OF Da-
kota towns and no mistake. 1t is sug-
xes,ed that the name OF the town be
changed TO "Sitterville" because the cit
izans prefer TO sit and wait rather than
to move aud grow.
In "A letter 70 a friend in this city. o.
o. Murray. formerly Of Madison, writing
from Chicago under date OF tbs I'D
inst, says: 'Joe Bergstreser arrived
this morning looking fresh and healthy
and is already buried in work. lie has
a good position. For six months | have
beem working across the isle from Fred
White, whom old Madison residents will
remember, and We never knew who each
other vas until Joe turned up this morn
ing. How small this old football Is any
way. Madison seems to be we'll reLre'
sen.ed with this company, three OF US IN
the came office. We are preparing &c
send Gladys TO . convent, one OF the oes'
schools in the CITY,
At | .. m. yesterday the capital CITY
was deserted and 400 legislators. lobby
lists, and wives and children, boarded
special train Of tive coaches under tn
direction OF the railroad lobbyist. Alex
! johnson OF Watertown, and departed 10
Sioux Falls on q junket. No business o
:. Importance was transacted in the house
. the third reading Of bills being lard owe
> until the return to Pierre, Thursd"!
. ~afternoon. In the senate, the commit
tee on state affairs reported fsvoraol!
the bill Tor establishing u normal scnoo
at Aberdeen. 1t provides for q donat'o'
!, by tho state Of $1,000 acres OF publ
: lands and Aberdeen is to give a site q
10 acres. The railroad committee re
ported fsvorsbly on the bicycle bill. ou
. amended it % that bicycles will be Cal
ried tree in lieu OF other baggage OIL
when :orated. The senate passed 10
following bills: Appropriating detio'eno
Q for Tax Commissioner Blanchard, e'v'n
sssdere and herders lien on stock; pr
v,diue for amendment OF articles OF II
z ~cornoration; reducing the rate OF inte'
est 70 I psr cent after foreclosure Of re'
..tat.. Attorney General Pyle says th'
|. ne ooutemplstes beginning proceeding
In civil sctiou against Kirk q. Philip
= l.t. state treasurer. for an accounting Q
" n. matter OF interest charges. sue q
.co;on may be taken in a few days. M
Phillips is still on the ground pres"n
.hlv TO defend this or any other process
D. ING which may DO brought.
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