The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-05-29

weeks engagement at the opera house
Saturday evening, d. parted for Sioux
Falls. This company is composed OF
tine people, put up excellent entertain
ments and were we'll p~stronized all the
time they were here. Manager Willhite
is to be congratulated on the quality OF
the troupes he engages and also on the
neatness and management Of his house.
The company was ~profuse in it's COM
mendation OF Mr.. Willhite for his cour-
tesy and competency.
Geo. Cook...th ~jewe.er, who recently
visited Chicago, made a long list Of pur-
chaees in his line which will be eagerly
sought by his customers. In the line OF
watches. he is prepared to offer genuine
gold filled case, at $3.50 up. In these
there are excellent values and bargains.
His list OF novelties is the largest ever
brought 10 Madison, and comprise cyra-
! no chains, sash clasps and buckles, brace
let's, breastpins, beauty pins, fancy hat
pins. and hundreds Of little nick nacks
dear to the hearts OF the ladies and
which are indispensable in the ornamen-
tation OF handsome costumes. Call and
examine these novelties-there Is surely
something among them that you want.
The union religious service in the
opera house yesterday was we'll attended
by both people Of the city and old SOL
diers, the latter turning out to the
number OF about so. Rev. A. &. Shep-
herd conducted the services and preach
ing the sermon from the text, lisa. "a
"They shall beat their swords into
ploughsharee, and their spears into
pruning hooks; nation shall not lift the
sword against nation, neither shall they
learn val anymore" Rev. G. NJ. Cline
offered prayer and Rev. r. L. Bell reat
the scripture lesson. The singing wa
led BY the NJ. E. church choir and th'
service was an inspiring n throughout
Commander Bailey desires in behalf o
the veterans to return thanks to all VIII
assisted in the conduct OF the service.
The educational results Of Lake Mad
ison C%hautauqua assemblies IN b pas
ia nowhere better shown than IN tn
program Of the Big Stone Lake Chau
tauqua assembly which begins this yea
July IA and closes July 81. Many OF it
departments and leading rolef are presl
ded over by former attendants OF Mad
ison Chautauqus, 81 follows: Superiu
tendent of assembly, Rev. G. E. Hagel
G. L. S. g. departments, Mrs. Rebecca I
Hager; school Of prayer, Rev. J. P. Jeu
k,ns; Outlook Club, Mrs. Hattie Whs
len Jenkins; w. q. I. U. school Of meth
dds, Mrs. Luells Ramsey; Sunday schot
normal, r. N. Kraft; physical cultur'
Mrs. Clara B. Davidson; music, Mr.
Hattie Brush Murray and husband
Mrs. Lille Hubbell. Mr.. Warren Tolle'
T. X. Qusrtstte; pianist, Miss May Nj
ler; lecturer, A. H. Yoder.
Dell Rapids Times, &c: Henry Spaw'
OF THE o,ty, has been busy farming tn
mast few weeks. He informed ~ 6etu'
: day that he had completed breaking s
acres in section l6, Chester township
; Lake county. and was sowing it to fia'
|. Mr.. Shawn informs us that . good de-
Of breaking is being done this spring.
large amount OF sod flax will b put
and at tho ground is ip good oond't'o
: the prospects are favorable for a GOO
I crop. -. Henry Huntimer, who owns
9 large farm over in Lake county, was
town Wednesday. He took home VII
' him a Tine double seated surrey which
9 nurchased OF the Dell Rapids 1mpleme.
I company. BY the way, Henry draws Il
. reine over about as nice . carriage~tea
: as we have seen lately. q beautiful eps
Iof black coach horses weighing soo'
1900 pounds each.