The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-02-13

John Slater and family OF Henry re.
turned from Minnesota Saturday, spent
Sunday with Mrs. Skaters parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Mitchell. and went north home
,. i evening.
Thos. Fox OF Iowa, who looked over
Lake comfy realty q mouth ago, has
bought Il quarter section OF land south
Of Lake Herman and will move out with
his family IN March.
The ladies OF the NJ. f. church will
| hold q Valentine social at the home OF
| Mrs Geo. Farmer, from eight to eleven,
| Tuesday evening. February IA. A pro-
gram has been prepared and refresh
men,s viii be served for 10 cents.
Cnas. Kaufman and T.. Kramer depart
cd to-day for Emmetsburg and other
points in Iowa. to visit stores OF hauf-
mnn Bros. and will finally reach Chi
cago where MIR. Kramer will select his
spring stock. Milton Kramer goes TO
| Chicago Saturday to assist IN the se!ec.
ton.
4. W. Holdridge. the real estate man
has negotiated "a deal between Chas
Kaufman and Co. OF Chicago aud Chas
f.. Rice. OF W,ntred, whereby the latter
in exchange for 9Go acres OF land partly
in Lake county and partly elsewhere 10
/ comes possessor OF a stock OF clothing
valued at ell 600, at Elkton. ). ID.
Huronite, 10: 1t is reported that the
p~ostoiice department h" promulgated
an order that all postmasters and depu'
tea a. presidential offices shall wear
uniforms OF light blue trousers Will
bright red braid running down the leg
white blouse with gilt shoulder STRAPS
We presum that lady officers Will oe
excused from this order.
Meesrs. Fitzgerald, Holdridge ant
Hoidal came home Saturday evening
from Pierre, driving across from Was
and visited with their families over Sun
day. They left on the II q. m. train 10
Sioux Falls today and expect to react
the capital about II O'CLOCK to'n's"'
All are quite hopeful OF the tina1 passage
Of the Normal school special appropr's
ton bill. !.
Howard Advance. 10: VIM. }. Lewis
who died on the advance ut Mania, y
said to be q 0 OF James Lewis OF YER
million township, Miner county an OK
colder. :. Fred E.. Green, who gave on
lite for his country Sunday, was q son 0
Comrsde Green, deceased, OF Was sn'
brother OF Mrs. Ernest Merriam. Ill
mother and another sister is living. IL II
ranorted that Fred held a life insurance
nol,ov in tho Woodman lodge Tor s.'oo
running to his mother.
Moutrose Herald, 10: Mt. Halle re
turned Friday from his trip to Mao
i.on having hauled Rev. Humps aooo
over for him. He says he lett ths'
roods 1t Q very pretty aud ~oonvsn'eo
co,,.oe and then spent the night vii
Elmer DsI}ood's family. Says no no
only enjoyed . pleasant visit win 'nen
hut met several other former Montros
citizens. and that among them was :
N. Jensen, who has q butter'tuo 'A0'o'
and 10 dong . good business.
Mrs. Caroline Bronson, mother u !.
IA. Bronson OF Ramona who Was !" W
} city to-day, died Saturday evon'ns ~ n'
son's residence. Deceased w"s o. 20"
OF aye last June, being . na''se
!, York state, born u 1872. her aea
vas tho result II tho gradual ofea.''
} down OF her natural POWERS. Her ls'n'
v.s = soldier in the war OF lSl1 % ~
. also her husband who lived 70 % :
!. years old. At the time Of her oe.sn -
v.a one Of the only surviving WIDOWS
the soldiers OF 1872, drawing . pen'