The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-09-01

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dence and the building and content
were entirely consumed. The shol
contained all of Mr.. Angles paintin,
and paper hanging utensils, beside
winter cl)thing of the family packet
in boxes, and other property. Th,
loss is estimated at $3.50 which wa
covered by insurance to the amount
of 800. The fire was so close to tn,
residence that it was in danger of de
struction and Mr.. and Mrs. Angle fee
very grateful to all who assisted il
preventing greater destruction than oc.
Cured.
Messenger Weist who delivered fish
in Madison Saturday evening for plant,
ing in Lake Madison, left ten ten gal
Ion cans of black bass minnows, no,
fry. An assignment was made e
Caution to be planted in the Siou,
river. but as nobody was at the depot
to receive them as the train passed
through Messenger Weist brought
Cauton's assignment to Madison. The
minnows. which were Of coed size,
were taken to Lake Madison and
planted with only the loss Of four. II
is estimated that inasmuh as the fsh
are in the minnow stage of growth they
will be--ready to take the hook with.
in a year and a half.
According to the will of the late
Mary O'Brien of Central City, s. d..
the Children's Home at Sioux Falls
receives something over $500, this be-
ing one half of the residue of the estate
after a number Of other requests had
been made. There is also some min.
ing STOCK of uncertain value. Mrs.
O'Brien was a resident of Central
City for many years and had &C
cumulsted a little property. The
matter of leaving anything for the
Children's Home was suggested Dy
the attorney who drew mp the will
Whatever is realized by this bequest
will be added to the Homes small en-
dowment fund until necessity requires
its use.
Sioux Falls Press: The beautiful
bronze just completed by Gilbert Ris.
void of Chicago and which will he
erected at the capitol of Pierre 10
memory of Mrs. Elizabeth Hszeltop
Sherrard, one of the founders of the
Children's Home in this city. will
be on exhibit Tuesday in connection
with the linen shower which is to be
given the home by the women of
this city. The tablet which il FIVE
feet square shows a likeness Of Mrs.
Sherrard in the act OF ministering 10
the wants OF some small children
who surround her as they did in her
life, One child lie in her lap and two
are at her feet. The piece which is
done by Gilbert Riswold OF Chicago,
a man who was born and raised near
Baltic in this county. and who with
his wife and family are ut present
visiting his parents at Baltic, is con
sidered a very fine piece of workman
ship.
The hunter in the field after the
tenth of this month must be careful
that he has his hunting license in his
pos session or he may find trouble for
himself. Under the old law the county
game warden secured a list of the
hunting licenses and carried the list
with him, and when he found q hunt
ing party out, by bis book he would
kaow who vas without the proper
authority. But under the new law
the state game warden is Y stranger.
He will be working under orders
from headquarters to demand the
showing OF a hunting license from
any hunter he meets and to act if
the license is not at hand. This may
make it ~inconvenisnt for the hunter
who has paid for a license and went
afield without it, but it will be more
announcement for the hunter who can.
not show his authority to ba out in the
field, and he is the man wanted by
the wardens.
The bell at Central school building
sounded at $50 this morning, summon
ing teachers and pupils to their work
in the school room. The small bow
has gained. OF had thrust upon him,
the reputation of dreading the OPEN
luz udy Va o(uOOiy anu luc S~dIkOOulete
have great fun picturing the lads in
sorrowful attitude as they contemplate
the approach of the day when they
must cease their vacation pleasures
and take up their books. There is
something to it, wi believe. And even
some of us grown up and gray haired
boys who have teen burduned with the
Gale s of business for years and years,
distinguish nothing musical in the
sound of the school bell, especially on
the opening day. Down in our
hearts, if we are good fellows, we
sympathize with the little fellows of
today as we rummage back in our own
boyhood and recall the irksome tasks
set before us There is a moral to IL,
though. that would fill pages of books
and columns of newspapers, and the
best way ont of i. for the boys is to
hop to it"-and get ready to sing
with ell the vigor and enthusiasm Of
boy hood. 80, How l Love My Teach
er, Dear" at the closing moment Of
the closing day with visions of the
fishing pole and swimming hole up
permost in their minds.