The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-02-05
STATE NEWS

Pierre The large number of legis.
lative wives and daughters and out of
town guests of the st. CHARLES have
Sunday evening mnsicsles, and the
talent of Pierre, as we'll as that Of
the visitors. furnishes "a weekly pro-
gram of especial merit and interest.
Tabor A section crew was burning
the weeds along the Milwaukee rail
road track near town when the fire got
away from them. Before ii could be
extirguished by the scores of farmers
who turned out il had burned 10
acres Of dry alfalfa and one stack.
Aberdeen j. r. Gillick, for the
past four and a half years superin-
tendent of the Hastings a. Dakota
division of the Milwaukee railroad,
WITH headquarters at Aberdeen. has
been promoted to be assistant to the
general manager of the system at
Chicago. The gossip in railroad
circles is to the effect that F. NJ. Melin,
now superintendent OF the Lacrosse.
Wis, division. will be given the place.
Mitchell The firm of Preston. Wag-
ner q Tym announced its dissolution
today by the withdrawal of Mr.. Wag-
ner. and the ether two attorneys open
ing separate offices. Mr.. Wagner stat
cd that he would move to Sioux Falls
at once and open an Office there. He
has held the position of United States
district attorney tor FIVE years and re-
signed just q few weeks ago ON account
Of n difference of opinion with Attor,
nev General Wickersham concerning
the Withholding of the commitment
papers of Charles hyde. who had been
senrenced to a term in the federal
prison.
Pierre-Attorney General Johnson
holds that county treasulers cannot
legally retain a percentage of the col
lections on drainage ditch assessments
as q part of their fees. 1t appears
that some of the tr asurers have been
retaining q part Of this fund in counties
where drainage special assessments are
collected. but there appears to he no
legal authority for such action on
their part.
Elk Point-Samuel Eslick. a resi-
dent Of this community for more thai
forty five years, died at his home ia
this city of heart failure. The Eslicks
were among the early settlers of Union
county Deceased wal GO years old and
il survived by an aged wife.
Yankton-A a special term of cir
cult court here Judge r. B. Tripp SEN
fenced Zurich and Casper Stsftny, of
Wagner, to three years each in the
state penitentiary for robbing cars at
Wagner. Both pleaded guilty. The
two prisoners are brothers and their
brother Joseph. aged 81 years, also
held on the same charge, had his
case continued to the TEXT term of
circuit court of Charles Mix county,
Albert Zamda. a cripple, drew six
months 10 the state penitentiary for
robbing a butcher shop at Lesterville.
Salem--Ths greatest revival of re-
ligion in the history of this city and
vicinity has just closed The meet
ings were held in = lalge frame tab
ernacle and were conducted by Henry
", Bromley and staff, of Wilmars.
KY. all Protessaont churches taking
part. About 400 found salvation. i
large number being business. profes.
sional men and farmers. The whole
community has been deeply stirred
A young mans Christian club and a
young woman's Christian club were
organized with a large membership p.
The young men have rented and are
fitting up special rooms for reading,
writing and athletics and will hold re-
ligious mestinxs every Sunday after.
noon.
For Farm Loans on easy terms see
=. J. Mundk Madison, 3. d.