The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-02-22

oArrivals this evening: Rev. Shepherd.
Il. T. smith, Mrs. J.. A. Shimerds, Rev.
Frank Durant Of Flandresu.
The new pews for the Presbyterian
church arrived last evening and are be.
Ing put In place by carpenters.
Arrivsls from the north this morning
we're: Rey. L. A. Flynn, and NJ. +.
Bast and Louis Congo OF Ramona.
A large dance was held at the home OF
Will Porteous. last night, by neiahbors
and friends from Wentworth and Mad.
isoo.
Mrs. A. II. Marsland who went 10
Lake Preston last evening to assist in
organizing a Rebekah lodge, returned
this morning.
j. II. Aikens OF the west side was in
the CITY to-day and reports that the Can.
ova people are hopeful OF tie new rail.
road the coming summer.
Dancing classes will meet Friday a.
%ternoon and evening. All pupils are re-.
quested to be present. as the first lesson
in the german will be given.
ID. I. Scott. agent for the Dowapiac
drills, has had q platform on which IN
display bis machines erected just south
OF Sherman Bros. & Bratager's.
Deputy Public Examiner Hugh Smith
! OF Howard drove his horse over to Mad.
ison last evening and to day went east
on tho train on official business.
J The offices 1T the Carlton 4 Scott
stables are being enlarged into q 90 by
co-foot building. two stories high and
will be turned into . family residence.
Any kind Of piano you want, the cele.
brated Farrand & Vo,ey organs. and
Standard sewing machines. are handled
by b. +. BeLson. three doors west OF
postofioe.
All lady members OF the .. +. S. are
requested TO meet at Mrs. A. NJ. Mccall.
~lisier'e, Friday afternoon ut > o'clock
Important business. Bring silk pieces
and thimbles.
Word comes from the asylum ut iank'
ton tina, the patient. James Dunn, OF
this county, cannot be taken in ut pres
ent owing 10 the o~vercrowded condition
OF the institution.
c. ". Shirley. from the south part o
the county. was in the city to day ant
reports tho new railroad surveyors near
rug his ne,ghboraood from Dell Rapids
on their way to Canoya.
II. c. Miller, engineer at the Coffey
Larkin mill, gave George Washington
memory q vociferous salute at h,Rl
noon to-day by giving his two steam
whistles vent in three long toote.
The entertainment given by the Ok
ford club at the opera house last even
Jog was choice aud most enjoyable IL
every respect. There WAS any variety o
instruments played upon but the play
ers we're artists 10 every case.
Pierre Journal. L.: County superin
tendents have been calling upon tn
state department to know where the
are to secure the funds Tor institute pu'
poses this year. The proposition wa
, passed on by the attorney general VIII
holds that there are no school fund
available for that purpose under tn
present law. Unless some method ca
be found TO draw on the county geners
funds Tor institute purposes, many OF tn
counties will be compelled to d,spens
) with Institutes this year.
Those farmers in Lake county VII
( bought steel ranges last TALL from ira
al;nu aalesmeu on the instsllment plar
and re understand there were q goo
manv OF them, will be interested in read
inc tho following from Hamlin count
where one OF the gang has been Orough
70 grief. His name Is Wslrath, aud b
vac arrested on q charge OF forger
while collecting on the notes given b
purohssers OF steel ranges to peddler'
The complaining witness 's q Mr.. Jsoo'
eou. The sheriff found in the possess'o
Iof Walrsth q number Of forged notes fe
! amounts greater than tho parties R'v'n
them had signed. One was Tor ~ y
stead OF &o5; another had an sndors'
.ment on Il for $40 instesd OF sSA; tho'
rho had turned In their old stoves 4
e25 each found that they we're oredite
with only $3.50, and . CLAUSE 10 tho co
: tracts signed stated that no credit &
!. old stoves shall b given except 18th
sraphed receipts were issued Tor Il
. eame By tho company. At tho examin
tion Of Wslrsth before . Brookioes ma
istrste. twenty or more witnesses tss,
f,ed 70 having done business with u
= aoeots. The man was held TO bail
th. ,um Of s4o0. which he deposited
>-r IL il believed !