The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-02-21

St. kstherlnss guild will meet Wed.
q ssdsy afternoon ut 3 o'clock with Mrr.
j.. j. Wright.
Mrs. J. I. Smith OF Le,cher, arrived
on Il two weeks visit I o the family Of
David Wing.
Thos. Carmody and Father Donovan OF
Ramona were passengers by the morn
ing train for Flandrau.
Henry Cook from west OF town WAS a
morning departure for Arkansas to visit
friends aud the country.
Lou White 10 dsy became the pos.
sessor OF the Cornelius Schany farm,
five miles southwest Of town.
Mrs. J. J. O'Brien and Mrs. John Crow
are attending the beside OF n sick sister
.: their old home. Cascade, Iowa.
\ marriage license was Issued la. {
evening 10 Eaton ". Brown ana Martha
+. Schroeder. both Of Chester township.
4 number OF friends and neighboss OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Westaby OF the
southwest OF town surprised that worthy
couple last evening and spent q very en-
joyable time.
Mrs. Cal. Hathaway Of the northwest
! part OF the county who has been an in
valid for some time accompanied by her
husband departed Tor the s%anatar'um At
Battle Creek. Mich, to undergo an
operation.
The little boy CT Mrs. Geo. Runkel has
been under doctors care for several days
and although scarlet fever las not yet
developed the attending physician has
ouarsnsined the house 80 a precaution.
ary measure for others.
Felix Vidal IA the recipient to-day OF
Q handsome pressed-steel engineers oil
can a. q prize to the freight engineer OF
this Division who used the least oil dur.
ing the past year. Ves O'Gar was win
nsr Of the passenger engineers oil an.
The public schools will observe Wash.
tons birthday by doing the regular
school work until 3 O'Clock, when there
will be appropriate exercises in all the
Qrades. Rev. A. g. Shepherd will speak
to the high sonool, Prof. Dempter to the
pupils OF the Sth grade and Mr.. Preston
20 those OF the 9th aud 7th IN the CEN
trail building. Rev. Q. NJ. Cline Will
speak to the east side school.
A . pleasant surprise was served
upon Mics Jessie Walker last evening oy
fosty.dvs OF her friends-old and young
who stsslthily crept into the house BE-
fore her return from . neighbor's. The
usual pastimes aud refreshments were
enjoyed to hearts content. Miss Walker
leaves next Monday for . four months
engagement in . millinery establishment
- trimmer, in st. Paul, and In view OF
prospective long absence her admirers
honorsd her With . collective visit.
Yesterday's news from the Legislature
states that the Sites ~dhpsosaFy bill
viii bs savorably reported from tho com-
mittes to. day and that It has very strong
following in the legislature. The health
features Of tho Guunsrson bill are elm
mated 90 - to make the Q bill amen
able TO . vote by the referendum process
and provides Tor . smaller Appropriation
70 carry It into effect a. the counties ~.'
advance cash Tor goods instead OF Inc
state. The senate appropriation COM
| mittes introduced it's general appropr'-
alton bill. II provides for sSa'.ooo TOT
the usual biennial period, including 'n-
tsrsst on bonds, - against $S7:'oW oa1.
ried BY the house bill. The house vent
into COMMITTEES on the whole ot the con-
siderstion Of the general appropriation
bin. Mr.. Dwight made . long speech 10
euppoet OF his minority report which 70