The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-01-28
faculty and q number OF young people
Poetry making, music and candy pull.
ing afforded much pleasure throughout

lux 0uOIuou NUN piensuIe
\. A. Abbott has nearly recovered
from his siege OF pneumonia, having
vcntured ~ far as his shipping house
yesterday. During his absence the
business Of tie house has been ably
conducted by Thos. j. Thorson who has
not only had increased work but re-
sponsibility also.
A quorum failed to appear at tn.
school board meeting last evening and a
meeting was held this afternoon. II
was decided to open the schools next
Monday morning. Mrs. Geo. Boiles
will teach Mics Julia Tobin's depart
ment while the latter is of duty. OF
the past two weeks vacation, 1t WAS vo-
ted that the teachers loee pay for n
week aud make up the other in what
would be part OF the spring vacation.
The board OF control OF the state fire
mems association met in their annual
meeting which Was for the purpose Il
selecting the place for holding the next
tournament aud arranging other details
regarding IL. Sioux Falls. Mitchell aud
Pnrksion were zach candidates. The
bonr,i decided that there will be $1,000
in prizes 1T the next tournament and
tina, il will liz held July 3, 1 and 5. The
! board did not select q place but selected
a committee 10 locate the next tourna-
ment.
Mrs. Melissa Scott. mother OF John
and Frank f.. Scott, formerly OF this
| Mace. died Yesterday OF heart failure ut
the home OF her son John in Rutland
township. aged - years. Deceased was
a nnt,v. OF Pennsylvania and came to
this state Is years ago. Her son Frank
and family came down from Erwin on
,hs morning train TO attend the funeral
which takes place at 10 a. m. from the
family residence. Rev. Mr.. Anas OF the
N. f.. church officiating. The RENAME
will bc taken 10 Colman for intermens
here a O who died a year aRo lice
buried.
The large quantities OF fish which have
appeared in town OF late seem to have
come ia q very natural way. During thu
,acent mild weather q great rent wal
male in the ice on Lake Madison just
a.st OF the Jaudreau's place and tn
water came up and flooded a large eco
t,on OF the ice a foot or 30 deep. Th'
f,sbes have come up by the thousand'
and are or were swimming in thu
shallow water and the neighborinR farm
ara have rsked them out by wa9o'
loads with every continuance at the'
command. Since the news OF IN
wonderful eupply OF fishes has go
abroad parties from rs far away 40 del
Rapids are up at the issure in the ice 0
Lake Madison rakina out the fishef
Yesterday the upper layer OF water wa
s,oxan over and the fishes are going u
y. srozen 70 death soon il not AIKEN OUT
Tons OF fish are said to have 0een h""'e'
away the past week.
The Legislature at Pierre makes has'
slowly though putting in = fu'l q"
v.sterdsy. The heads OF nearly all IN
h;o publ;c institutions in the state ar
now on the ground urging the respeo''V
concentrations. Tho Black Hills q
n.titions for IN experimental farm
i.rue number Of new bills we're 'ntFe
auced. The senate passed a bill ~
{ r~rour;stiug q 900 to Custer county &c
N. Expense OF the trial OF John hood'
m. consideration Of the bill to 'ncreae
. ~. ;udoes' salaries WA made . speoi'
order for next Wednesday. 40 ~ ~
hc,... Representative Woodruff o'
n~rovidine that no o than nine 0
.sn.,, oonst;tutes days work Tor on
; ~.,.v.. =, tho state, or any county o..
;ncoruorated town. ETC., WAS repeA'e''
.,,,;sc,sa to amendment and cons"'se
an hour and a half in c~ons'der"'l'"' u,'
. finally passed; ayes 10 noes
hor.. took up Austin's BILL pros'a.l
!. FOR courts Of conciliation patterned NV
~. North Dakota law, on special or''
and 4 ~. passed. ayes 81; noes !. ,
author said It WAS not pop'
m-a.,ure and urged the republicans
give It support.
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