The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-02-12

Harry Downs, q travelling man for
Powers dry goods establishment, OF st.
Pau, was taken sick ut the Lake Park
yesterday and is lying quite Ill with q
fever.
Trainmen from the north report four
inches Of snow on the level from Bryant
north to Bristol, yesterday morning.
Sle'ghinx ia all the rage in the northern
pact OF the state now.
Flags are floating from public build
ings to-day in honor OF Linooln's birth.
day. Owing To no board OF trade meet.
ings, no market reports are received and
consequently t. is no change in the
local markerts.
The birthday party Of the Misses
Grace CoiIey and Ruby Beardsley, at the
home Of tho latter Saturday evening,
was attended by over thirty young peo-
Pile who enjoyed a delightful time with
gamee, music and refreshments.
Geo. Shields Post, G. A. r., will give
i,s annual ball vt the opera house. Wed.
nesday evening. next, Halstead's or
chestra furnishing the music. The com.
rsdes Of the Post are making arrange
ments Tor q large attendance and pro-
pose to make the event q success
throughout.
r. M. Biggs OF tho South Dakota De-
tective association, has recovered from q
sprained ankle which laid him up for
two weeks. However, Mr.. Biggs had .
good offset in . policy with tho Wood
mans Accident association Of Lincoln.
Nsb., which paid him his indemnity Of
go, promptly.
The party OF fitty or more people who
surprised Mr.. and Mrs. Boswell at the
county house Saturday evening, we're
made heartily welcome and given all the
room they wanted. They brought their
music with them and enjo!e !
danc,ug 70 their hearts content. 1t WAS
a happy evenings fun.
Mrs. Vim. Metcslt is enjoying q visit
from her brother, VIM. Hockings, q
Berlin. Wis. who has purchased the
Sheldons Il Martin rancho OF 30 acres.
west OF town. for his son. AZ his son
cannot come here for come time Yet,
MIR. bookings will remain here and look
after the place this spring.
The father OF julius and Rudolph
Schmidt, north Of this city. died Satur-
day n,ght. at the OF - years and l
months. A wife, two sons and Tour
daughters survive hun. The funeral
takes place ut | p. m., Tomorrow, IN the
Evangelical church OF this city, Rev.
Vim. Blanchard conducting the services.
The Odd Fellows at their meeting
Saturday night discussed and afterwards
postponed action on tue proposition to
unite with the First National bank in
Lui. ding q new block on the First
National bank corner. AZ the oppor'
~tun,.y 10 . very fiatterina o for the
lodge the subject Is liable to come up
again at an early date.
Lorenzo Fetz OF Badue, who went to
: Saltwater q month ago TO v'sat Old
friends, met his daughter there who has
been in OS!itoruia for some time. aud
both returned to Madison this morn 'nR,
Il was Mr.. Fe,z's intention to have gone
70 Cal foruia ut this time for a protraot'
: cd stay. but he has given up that 'dea
and will 20 settle down IN Madison
with his children.
The gospel meetings at the opera
| house yesterday afternoon and evening
were very largely sttenLed and . good
Interest manifested. They will be con
: lipued this week-to night and Tuesday
evenings ut the NJ. +. church. Wednes-
day and Thursday evenings at the Pres
: byterisn church. Rev. Manhood is a very
earnest and impressive speaker and IL
doing Q good work.
Ell Brorby, father OF liver Broroy OF
this CITY, died ct his home, three mice
Isouthsast OF Prairie Queen, Friday
. uieht. at the advanced age OF "A years
MI. Brorby had been . resident OF this
county Tor sixteen years. he leaves q
wife and nine grown up children to
!. mourn he loss. The funeral Will take
Iplaoe from the Lake Madison church.
naxt Thursday, relatives from abroad
> being expected by that time.
Oity residence lots Tor SALE. el5 to $?VO
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