The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-03-17

duty Tor the present by sickness.
G. \. Kelley is again attending to
store duties after his long confinement.
Bells, bells. bells, Swiss bells, and all
kinds OF bells, at the opera house to.
night.
The streets have been one huge frolic
to day With Gutter riding and horse
speeding.
Little change can be yet noted 10 the
condition OF Robbie Rae but il any it is
for the better.
Arrivals from the east Alre. A. f.
Clough. W. W.. Girton, and the bell
ringers which appear at the opera house
TO night.
X. j. Armstrong and Harry NJ. Black
stone Of Arlington and Robt. j.. Brooks
OF DeSmet were registered ut the Mad.
ison last night.
Mrs. NJ. Casper Of E.stelline. an ,nval.
id. is the guest Of Mrs r. a. Arthur
while receiving .reatmen, OF one OF our
local physicians.
The Good Templars will hold an open
lodge next week. Friday evening. and a
large attendance OF all friends OF the
order is desired.
The single lads worked it sharp in the
indoor bali game last night and cleaned
cut the benedlcts l. to -. Now the,
are even all round.
L. II. Radcliif OF Howard was in TIT
city to-day. He reports quite q numbe
OF scarlet fever cases still In Howard bu
all progressing favorably.
Mrs. Frank Mead Of FlRndrau who ha
been visiting her parents for u day o
two returned home to-day accompan,e'
BY her sister, Nora IIannon.
The wife OF Jack Ksderley, a painter
who with her husband resided IN thi
city until about a year ago, died ut Mar
kato, MINI. Tuesday evening OF thi
week. aged n years. Consumption va
the cauec
Judge McGrath received u telegral
informing him that an attendant fro'
the asylum at lsnton would be at Ega
tomorrow to take charge OF Chris.
johnson. the man sdjudged insane a fe
days ago.
Geo. X. Vedder has just purchased
acres OF land adjoining his own farm
Pennington township The 20 vi
necessary to the ~squaring up OF his no
half section farm. He bought OF WI
Fstz and il coat him el,7OO cash.
The local wheat market holds its ov
! to-day at 81 for wheat and hoo TOR flo
though tho Minneapolis market was
] triie lower. May wheat opened Ut
] and closed at G5. the highest being 65
! ut 0 Cash wheat GA, July 65's.
We publish in this issue the fiusnci
statement Of the Madison State ban
which shows Q nice, heslthy increase
deposits over the last statement. II
Madison State bank is evidently shar''
in the general prosperity Of Lake oou
W.
Next Monday evening in honor
n Nest Dow's birthday. tho Good Tot
u plsrs'give the following program: Ne
n Dow - Q boy, Ray Willard; Neal Dow
n home, Mrs. Cline; Recitation. Arth
= Mo0rath; How Miss Willard first N
M Neal Dow, Mics Glatz; Neal Dow, Z
m reformer, Superintendent McClenon. :
John @. Schmidti q Fond du'L
county, Via. oousir q A.'G Schmidt
! this city, arrived yesterday with . Q
s movables aud soms very dne hors'
Mr.. Schmidt has bought . halt scott
: az laad in the south part OF the ooun
and also 80 acres this side OF the cen
t.rv east OF town. Mr.. Schmidt will
eide in the CITY this summer.
Geo. Dahl this morning purchased I
Frank Scott property in North Maids
N through the agency OF A..
Sohmidt. Mr.. Schmidt sold = 70
last evening, and in speaking OF the :
estate market in general incidents
:. Ireuarksd that this was the eighth ho'
10 he had cold this winter. He does
know Of q room in town to rent .
u, about the only way = man can ~
house now 10 to buy ono.
sll Engineer Smythe has already sen'
Hon. ]. e. Cotton the area survey Of
70. nav railroad route from the Lake 90
" line through three townships, or