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

Mrs. Otto Stetler and brother, Hiram
Richardson, were evening passengers
for Oldham. called there on account
of the illness of their father. H. J.
Richardson.
J. G. Coffey was an evening passen-
ger for Huron to call on his son, Cliff
ford, who underwent an operation for
appendicitis in that city yesterday.
A message FROM the hospital today was
to the effect that he was improving
nicely.
II. A. Davis of Wayne township was
a through passenger this evening, re-
turning from Chicago where he mar
keted a shipment of fat cattle. Mr..
Davis reports heavy snow on the ground
all along the route as far as Canton.
In Chicago hundreds Of men were EN-
ployed hauling snow from the business
streets.
Dinner and supper will be served at
Hexom hall Saturday. Jan. il, the
proceeds to be used to help defray the
hospital expenses of Mrs. Jennie
Gueffroy. A cordial invitation is ex
tended TO everybody to attend and help
In this worthy cause. M. b. A. CON-
mittee.
Pierre dispatch: State Land Com
missioner Brinker left for Washington,
were be goes 10 attend a meeting of
the National Foresters at that city on
the 9th and 10th of this month. Be
sides the meeting of foresters, in
which Commissioner Brinker is es
pecially interested since the state is in
the forestry business for itself, there
are a number of other matters Of in
terest TO the department which need
attention at the national c%anital, and
those will keep the commissioner at
Washington for several days.
Business in the legislature has not
gotten under way yet on account of
committee appointments not having
been fully completed. In the house
yesterday the fight started by Stuten-
roth of Sphinx county to take the power
of appointing committees from the
i speaker, was renewed, hut a resolution
to that effect was promptly ruled out
of or3er. An appeal vas taken from
the decision Of the chair and the speak
er was sustained by a vote Of IS to 5
Pierre dispatch: A. ]. Kiugmsn of
Selby passed though Aberdeen on his
way to Pierre, where be will ask the
legislature for so. 900 to pay the ex.
penses of South Dakota veterans who
fought at Gettysburg, to the reunion
of the men of the union and confederate
armies on the iftieth anniversary next
July. Mr.. Kingman is in charge of
the affair for his father, Captain n.
III. Kingman, Of SelbY, aud from the
afidsvits he has received from men
who fought at Gettysburg. be expects
about 200 from this state will attend
the reunion if the legislature will pass
the appropriation.
Pierre dispatches are TO the effect
that Iumors of Investigations appear
to be the chief source OF gossip just at
the opening of the legislative session.
These runners cover the state land de-
partment.. the department of the
secretary of state, and the board
of charities and corrections, the
latter more than likely hased on that
portion of the message of Governor
Byrne in regard to the acts of that board.
Whether any of these, or in fact any
Investigations are opened up, remains
for the future action of the session to
develop, but there appears on the sur
face to he a disposition ON the part
OF several of the members to mix things
generally.