The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-05-06

by a telegram announcing the death OF
his mother, aged 20 years.
John Heyer's house six miles north.
east Of town Was struck by liRhtninglast
Tuesday night. Slight damage.
The Il. Y. p. U. OF the First Baptist
church will give a Salmaeunda social at
tho parsonage on Friday evening, May
L..
Remember Geo. Cooks special prices
on jewelry continues all this month
Come early to get the benefit Of the
large assortment.
The ball game at the opera house last
night between the single and married
men resulted l6 to IA in favor Of the
single men. A very delightful social hop
was enjoyed after the ball game.
Mrs. a. A. Northrup yesterday re-
ce,ved a letter from her husband, Sergt.
Sorthrup OF the Fret South Dakota
volunteers, who Was reported wounded
in the thigh at the battle OF Marilso.
Sergt. Northrup writes that he got a
Mauser kullet right through the knee.
and that he is now doing we'll.
The force OF men on the race track the
past two days have done tine work and
the track is said to be now the finest in
the state. President Gresgory says they
cannot reach the erection OF a stand ut
this time for want OF funds. A meeting
| OF the citizens track association is called
for this evening at 8 o'clock 10 the ooun-
Gil room.
The number OF school children has
again got away beyond the capacity OF
! our school rooms and additional build
ing is being agitAted. The cheapest and
most feasible plan seens to be to build
an addition to the east side school house
OF two rooms below and two above, make
this building the High school and use all
OF the Central building for grades.
The debate on the Philippine question
at the Presbyterian church last evening
drew q fair audience and the addresses
were we'll received. The judges, d. d.
Holdridge, VIM. McGrath and Miss
Davis, assistant principal OF the high
school. decided two to one in favor OF the
negative side-that the United State
should not withdraw from the islands.
Ex Ssret. Major G. II. School OF the
Beohususland mounted police, the fam
Qua regiment that rode with DR.. JAMES
on into the Trsnsvasl, will be IN Mad
ison May IA, Is and lG. He will give
addresses and lectures at the N. E
church on those dates. He is Q yer,
interesting speaker aud will give enter
tsinments both pleasing and instructive
Watch for later announcements.
Henry K,llion OF Co. X, First South
Dakota volunteers send his father WIZ
lives on Lake Madison = box OF she'll
from the Philippines which ARE a yer!
interesting collection. slso . cream coIor
ed silk handkerchief bordered with gu
national colors and q very fine PORTRAY
OF Admiral Dewey stamped with IN
delible ink in the center. Mr.. h'll'o'
prizes his souvenirs very highly. III
son writing under date Of March Il
Gays they expect to be on the way hom'
before On answer to this letter coul'
resch him.
Geo. Cook. the jswsler,::who recently
visited Chicago, made . long list OF pur
chases in his laue which will 30 eagsrl.
sought by his customers. In tho line Q
watches, be 10 prepared to offer geou'n
cold filled osss, 1t $3.50 up. In thss
there arc excellent values and barga'n'
HI. list OF novelties 10 the largest evs
brought 10 Madison, and comprise cyra
NO chains, cash clasps and buckles, bfsoe
Lett. b~reastpins, beauty pins FANCY %
pins, sad hundreds of little n'o.'nso1
dear 70 the hearts Of the ladies' an
which arc indispensable in the ornsmsn
l~tation OF handsome costumes. Gan 90
axamine these novelties there Is sure'
something among them that you ~an
supt. Bisderstadt had nearly Az
about half Of his county teachers pre-
ant st the educational meeting Ia VI
{ SQUIRT room to-day and he talked AZ u
CLOSE OF the meeting as it 1t might prov
very serious matter for the Other no
Il they were not present AZ Tue ne'
teschers' meeting about the m'ao'e
June. The papers read on topics re.S
!, I'd to school work were both interes''l