The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-10-24


While in Sioux Falls yesterday
| SheriG Martin visited the Kennel Club
| show and becoming infatuated with q
handsome Collie puppy, paid the price
and brought him home. The puppy
comes from a long line of ~aristocratic
sires. and the sheriff is proud of him.
If you are a good guesser it's a
beautiful Diamond ring for you. See
big ad.-Frank G. Smith.
Local republicans went to Went
| worth by automobile this afternoon to
meet Senator Crawford who arrived at
| that place over the South Dakota Cen
trial railway. The party reached Madi
| son between 8 and 6 o'clock, and Sena-
tor Crawford will deliver a political
address at the opera house this evening.
Pierre dispatch: The state railway
commission is beginning to receive the
usual fall complaints in regard to a
shortages, and is doiIg all possible to
relieve the situation which annually
becomes acute when the handling of
grain requires a larger number of cars
than usual freight traffic will demand.
The entertainment committee an
nounces a concert by "Roney's Boys"
at the Normal Auditorium Friday,
Nov. 10. This entertainment takes
the place of one number of the 1911
1919 course as announced last spring.
| All holders of season tickets for the
course for 1911-1912 are entitled to
admission on presentation of ticket.
| The dates for the 1912-19l3 course
have not been definitely arranged.
| Further announcement will be made
as soon as dates are decided upon B.
NJ. Lawrence, Chairman Entertainment
Committee.
Weather bulletin, Huron station:
| The disturbance central over the upper
lake region has moved to the Atlantic
coast and has caused precipitation
within the last % hours in the Ohio
valley, the lake region aud the north
| Atlantic coast states. A disturbance
central over Alberta has caused a gen
eral rise in temperature west of the
! Mississippi valley. and precipitation
over the north Pacific coast states aud
parts Of the Plateau region. An area
of high pressure moving eastward over
i the Mississippi valley has caused a
general falling temperature from that
valley to the Atlantic. At time of OBJ
servation. it was coolest at st. Paul,
Des Moines and Durango, 80 degrees,
and warmest at Jacksonville, 6S de-
grees, Light frost is reported from
Shreveport and Memphis, m heavy
frost from st. Louis.
F. w. Butts, republican nominee for
sheriff of Lake county, presents in AN
other column a formal announcement
of his candidacy, the better to enable
voters to know of his qualifications.
Mr.. Butts is one of the pioneer resi-
dents of Lake county, his residence
having been in the northwest portion
where he was engaged in farming for
many years, until the past few years
he has been a resident of Ramona. His
qualifications as a peace officer were
Recognized by the people of Ramona
and he was appointed to the position
of town marshal in which be has been
very successful. he is "a man of
strict law.abiding principles, and in
his official position be has looked after
the welfare of Ramona so far as enforo.
ing town ordinances in a way to recon-
mend him to the higher position Of
sheriff. In the June primary Mr.,
Butts received the nomination and the
endorsement of the voters of the county,
and his formal election next month
will come as a natural consequence,
and in that event the citizens of the
county may feel assured of having
chosen an efficient officer.
Five chances to get prizes by guess-
ing on the wax candle. Guess as
many times as you want to. See big
ad. Frank G. Smith.