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

Harry Downs, u travelling man for
Powers dry goods establishment. OF st.
Pau, wRs taken sick ut the Lake Park
yesterday and is lying quite Ill with a
fever.
Trainmen from the north report four
inches Of on the level from Bry ant
north To Bristol, yesterday morning.
Sle,ghing "a all the rage in the northern
part OF the state now.
Flags are floating from public build
ings to-day in honor OF Lincoln's birth.
day. Ow,ng to no board OF trade meet
,ngs, no market reports are received and
consequently there is no change in the
local markcrts.
Tn. birthday party Of the Misses
Grace CoiIey aud Ruby Beardsley. at the
home OF tho latter Saturday evening.
was attended by over thirty young peo-
pie Who enjoyed n delightful time with
game~. music aud refreshments.
Gen. Shields Post. q. A. T., will give
tie annual ball Vt the opera house. Wed.
nesday evening. next, Halstesd's or.
chestra furnishing the music. The com.
rsdcs OF the Post are making srranRe-
menis TOR q large attendance and pro-
poss to make the event q success
throughout.
r. NJ. Biggs Of tho South Dakota De-
tective association. has recovered from =
spraiued ankle which laid him up Tor
two weeks However, Mr.. BigRs had q
good offset in . policy with tho Wood
mans Accident association Of Lincoln,
Neb., which paid him his indemnity OF
60. promptly.
The party Of fity or more people who
surpr,sed Mr.. ard Mrs. Bowel ut the
county house Saturday evening, we're
made heartily Welcome and given all the
room they wanted. They brought their
music with them and anjo,e
danc,ug Ia their hearts content. l, was
. happy evenings fun.
Mrs. Vim. Metcslf is enjoying u visi'
from her brother. Vim. nockinRs' q
Berlin. Via. who has purchased thu
Shsldons 4 Martin rarche OF 30 acres
wset of town, for his son. AZ his FOL
cannot come here for some lime !"t
Mr.. Hock,ngs will remain here and iooI
. after the place THE spring.
The father OF julius and Rudolph
Sci. midt, north OF this city. died Satur
day ought. n, the aye Of IS years and
months. A wife. two sons aud tou'
, daughters survive him. The iunera
, takes place ut ! p. IN. to-morrow. IN th'
Evangelical church OF this city, kev
, Wm. Blanchard conducting the services
The Odd Fellows at their meeting
Saturday n.xnt discussed aud afterwsrd'
POSTPONED action on tue Proposition u
, unite with the First National bank u
lbai.diug a new block on the FRS
National bank corner. As the oppor
~sun,.y 10 . very f,atterina one Tor tn
lodge the subject 10 liable TO come III
again at an early date.
Lorenzo Fctz Of Bsdus, who went !
: Saltwater q month Z to welt oil
frieuds. met h,s daughter there who ha
been in Osl,toruia for some time. an
both returned 10 Madison this morning
II UNA Mr.. Fe,z's intention to have gor
In Cal foruiA ut this time for n p~rotfAcs
I'd stay. hut he has given up that 'de
and will now settle down in Mad'so
Q with his children.
The gospel meetings at the oper
a house yesterday afternoon n even'n'
we're very largely ATTENDED and q goo
!. interest manifested. They will be con
.inued this week-to night and T""sd"
eveu,uss at the NJ. 4. church. Wedn~t
day and Thupday evenings At the ffes
' byteri.n church. Rev. Mahood IA " yer
earnest and impressive speaker anu !
doing . good work.
Ell Brorby. father OF liver Hforoy q
, this o,ty, died 1t his home' three "''e
Isouthesst OF Prairie Queen, rr'u"
n;,ht. At the advanced 4 OF "A year,
/ M. Brorby had been . resident OF tn
~oonutv for sixteen years. lie leaves
v;se and nine grown up children !
mourn he loss. The funeral Will t"s
Mace from the Lake Madison churc'
n.xt Thursday, relatives from aoros
being expected BY that time.
O,.v residence lots for .~.s. el5 to S2V
n wv ELMER SMERlDA n
>, Tho modern auJ most effective GU
FOR cocstioa.:on and nl Ever rouo.es =
tx. s..,o.. Little pi',s known ~ u