The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-03-24
Miss Jessie Walker returned on the

train from the north.
Mrs. Vidal and childr,n weAt cas-. TO
Fulda on the noon train.
Skate Tomorrow night. Music by
band. Admission, 10 cents.
Clerk OF Courts Adkins of Miner
county spent the day in Madison.
Mrs. Fred Davol OF Howard spent the
time between trains in the city on her
way north.
The Board OF Trade will play the Car
Couplers ut indoor ball in the opera
house tonight. Admission, 10 cents.
f.. Rice Of Winsred was q passenger
for Whitewater. Wis. and Mrs. Chas.
Rice OF the same place, for Milwaukee, on
the morning trains.
Owing to scarlet fever indications in
the family Of Geo. Cook. Supt. OF Health
Duff thought it advisable to-day to
quarantine the house.
Mar, Crsney has received notice from
John Walden, proprietor OF the build
ing which he occupies as a barber shop,
10 vacate the same by May |.
Sid Lee has purchased the Garry
building on Egan avenue and has leased
il TO Mack Mcltae Tor q grocery store
which he expects to establish April l.
Arrivals from the east: Mrs. John
| Caliinnn, Ed. and John Callinan, Mrs.
J.. r. S,ahl. Mrs. II. \. Stshl. Mrs. John
Walden, Rev. a. f.. Fillmore, j. W.
Dawson.
Local markets Jumped up two cents
10 dny whea, bringing 81 cents and flax
slUa. Minneapolis. May wheat opened
a, G.. and closed u, 62i.. july closed
Ga ~.
Opara house one solid week. commence
ing Monday. March -, the Warren No
ble Theatre Co, presenting to the public
a series OF performances never before at
tempted by any travelling organization,
a, the popular prices-lo. 20, 80 cents.
| The indoor ball game at the opera
house between single and married men
last evening. wound up in q pandemoni'
um OF noise at the sixth inning. The
benedicts we're - TO l. ahead when the
Young ducks took exception to a ruling
and walked out ION their ear
School Land Commissioner u. d.
Smith left on the early morning tre'snt
sor Elandreau where he sells Moody
county lands to-day. His exact figures
on ssles here are very nearly as given oy
us yesterday. ss follows: Number OF
p,eces sold. hfty.two, total value ol Gales
ses, 2e4, average price per acre slS.N.
The lam Of farmers in the county au'
ditor's office to-day was rs great rs yes
tsrday, tie leasing OF the hay ~produc'na
school lands being the cause OK the
,h,onu. On a few pieces there waf
snirited bidding. a 40-acre tract IN 10
lo7 -53. going at Is cents per acre. sno
another in lG-lo6.5a going at 10 cents al
acre. and the highest tract IN 10 ioo o.
hs;no knocked down At ss3lss cents pei
acre. The leasing ct auction was col"
pletsd at l:3O p. m. and the acres le"se'
amounted to 1851. Knocked down u
|, thirty. five different bidders at an aver
.oe price Of . fraction over 10 cents pc
.or.. The state realizes ss5S.4o frou
, the .als aud 70 cents additional 10 chsrR
, al each purchaser for the lease
Aberdesu News,,e g: Old.timers pro
= = oounc. the present spriog much l'k'
that Of 1881, when three feet or more "
.cov that had fallen during the "'ste
Ala not begin to melt until march END
1.roh had been very cold up to Tho
time. when the weather suddenly grey
v.rm.r. and by April let tho snow na'
~ como. From tho time the oe
o.n 70 melt until the ground was OAR
IN. thawiug continued day ana n'sn
and All low places were filled with wa.e'
which did not leave until 'ste ~ ~
-....on and ,mpeded seeding on the sus
=, low ground that was Inc
under cultivation. This year the 'a'' :
.rov il 40 much lees and there u .
M,,ls frost in tho ground undernea'n
.h.. ther. 10 no danger OF a repet't'on
!, the aood experiences OF that year.
For rent, good Groom h1 %.rr, '"
n harm. INQUIRE OF Mrs. Sarah f'yo"'
Farm Tor sale. . to"n;
posse J. A. SHiNERpA'