The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-02-14

u0s''0 W o''euo, Will TO held at the
same church.
The decorating COMMITTEES Of Dan
Shields Post have done tasty work in
decorating the opera house TO day for
the q. A. X. ball tonight. The room
Inns Teen made very attractive with tho
national colors. just az they finished.
the arc lamp suspended from the center
OF the ceiling broke its rope and fell 70
the floor, smashing the globe and twist.
ing the frame work, somewhat. For.
~tunately no one was under it when =
fell.
AZ b home OF the brides parents.
MIR. ard Mrs. a. G.. Schmidt, near Ra.
mona, IL. II. Cuisine OF this city and
Lydia Schmidt were united in marriage
to-day, Rev. &C, Shepherd OF this city
officiating. Only u few intimate rela
t'ves o! the parties we're present. tho
Rroom's daughter, Eta, and Mr.. J. A.
Johneon attending from this city. Miss
Schmidt 10 an excellent young lady OF
about twenty snmmers. who has been
attending the State Normal school her.
for some time, and Mr.. Gulstine IL on.
OF our farm Implement dealers. Mr..
and Mre. Cuisine take the evening train
Tor Minneapolis aud will not return 10
Madison for several weeks.
Joseph Myers OF Abe deem, state oil
inspector, was IN the city to-day. be, ween
trains. testing the Standard Oh com
pany's oil tanks here. The oils Of ",n-
dependent companies az they are called
are usually shipped IN by the barrel and
these he inspec,s IN their houses a,
Sioux City. There are five sucl, CON-
paniee operating in South Dakota, but
nowhere ut present does MIR. Myers
know OF any price cutting war going on
~ . consequence o; the competition. In
nearly all the cities where these aud the
Standard Oil company NEE. the price is
down 10 u fixed and reasonable price.
He has had very few cases IL which he
has had 10 condemn ole. the companies
understanding quite we'll wha, is re.
CURED by the statute in this case and
are living up TO II. No qusl,,y ties, il
required by our law. hence much poo,
oil - shipped IN. but 30 far AZ the exploe
i've or flash test and other requirement
OF the law are ~concerned. the companies
! act up 10 the requirements. Or the
three kinds Of oil mainly used which Hr.
something better han the old Kerosene
/ Ioil-HeRdli4ht. Wa,-rllHht and Prime
I i,gh.-th. last named Mr.. Myers ha,
virtually excluded from the state, -
that none OF It Ia now shipped IN. .
tho other two he considers the Water
high, the better oil for use.
Auction GALES are quite q frequent oc
currence OF late IN lake county and it i
pleasant IN not. th,t n large majority @
them are by farmers who have becom
8 well TO do in the county and are %retirin
on the fruits Of their labor during q fe
we'll spent years in this country. OccH'
: ~,onally "a sale under stress takes place o
the streets of Madison. bu: these sr
usually OF small value. One thing
nearly all of them IL worthy OF note al
m thu. - the a%uc.ioneer. Wm. Lee. fan
n ,l,arly known ss BLACK Bill" as he cal
N himself, almost always figures In thes
m events. Mr.. Leo has become recognize
~ a public necessity on suoh occasion
~ and when u farmer or other perso
wishes 10 get all out Of the propert
m there il in il. he usually employs NJ
Lee to KNOCK it down" to the highc'
bidder. In the greater majority OF c@s'
, the seller discovers that he can get moi
out OF h,s property in this way than !
. can by private sale, and IN TACT ol'e
/. pets more than the market value. Hs Il
= contagion Of competitive bidding. urge
on and inci,ed by Mr.. Lees humoro
ard mirthful sallies always keeps up
good feeling OF generous rivalry. Evt
on our ~stree,e without previous adve
t,semeus, Bill's stentorian tones W
or summon acrowd together that VIII maj
the livel,est kind II n market Tor a win
Ia broken nag or M old tin pan. lie "
hold the crowd. too. against oil oppos
20 ton or counter attractions no matt
how allur,ng or neat 10y they may
The frequency with which his name
attached to auction bills as salcsm'
affects his popularity in this respe'
a. until now it is an understood publ
fuct that in order to get all the mon'
N. out OF property that can DO got IN Al
40 way. o mus. have Vim. Lee for M
~tioneer.
"0 SHERIFF. Nale
he 10 hard III the owner Of the .prote!,
The following goods will be sold 70 !.
-, highest bidder: $1,000 worth OF o'o'h''
also q frcsh stock Of groceries d y
'rs eral merchandise. Time will be gwen
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