The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-01-13
STATE NEWS

Pierre State Treasurer Ewert has
called all state warrants registered TO
date for payment January 10. This
cleans up the general fund, but it is
likely warrants will have to be regis
tered o o thereafter.
Bancroft Farmers in this vicinity
are giving attention to the seed corn
proposition 1t il found by investiga-
tion that much of last seasons corn
will be- unfit for seed. A large per
centsge of ears that appear sound readi-
ly break off at the tips of the kernels
This condition is believed to be more
prevalent in the corn raised from inn
ported than native seed.
Freeman-The explosion of a lamp
in the office of Fred Haar started a
vntIrU BUSINESS district. Haar was
in the Office at the time, and before
he could escape was badly burned,
most of the hair being burned off his
head. Hard work exiting uished the
flames.
Pierre-In the transferring of en-
ployes in the different state depart.
ments ut the beginning of the new
year. G. Edding of Groton takes the
position of statistical clerk in the state
railway department, made vacant by
the transfer of Il. r. Swartz to the
position of clerk of the supreme court.
Desdwood--The screeching of parrots
and the shrieking of monkeys sounded
the alarm at an early morning fire that
destroyed the grocery store of Miss
Lydia Jolitz, today. The creatures.
which were part of a collection kept
for sale In the rear of the store, made
such a racket when the flames spread
that the whole neighborhood was
aroused. The monkeys and parrots all
persisted in the lire.
Denver-The Denver police, aided
by the Catholics of the city. are trying
to locate William McAreavey, up
posed to be working in some nipple.
ment store or garage in the city. His
brother. James, living in Mon trose, S.
d., is not expected TO live long, ac-
cording to information received by
Father Hugh McMenamy in a letter
from a.Catholic priest.of Montrose. The
letter was read to the patrolmen last
night and today.
Miller-Starting from Warsaw, Wis,
his home at Lead, this state. his
money running out at Huron, Ernest
kipeni, II years old, started to walk
on west along the railroad track and
slept at night in a haystack, his feet
being badly frozen. He was cared for
by the people of Welsey and later they
received a letter from his mother, a
widow with eve children, thanking
the people there for their kindness
towards hen boy in his time of mis-
fortune.
Hot Springs-Mrs. Olive Hartman.
wife of the New York business and
railroad magnate, has arrived here
in a special car, called to the bedside |
of her mother. Mrs. f. ID. Carley. |
who is critically i'll at the home of
another daughter, Mrs. @. W. Hargens.
Mrs. Carley, who is seventy ysars
old. was taken i'll in New York re-
and Mrs. Hargens went here to
bring her back here. where she was
In a private car. Since return
ing home her condition became much
worse and Mrs. Hartman was sum
moned. She is accompanied by her
brother, Fred Carley. DR.. Hargens
declares that MIS-. Carley cannot live
but a short time and her death is likely
only u matter of days.
Bowdle-The FIRST application OF the
provision of the Richards primary law
requiring postmasters to be chosen at
primaries may he at Bowdle.
Postmaster Fl. A. Mason has notified
J. W. Parmley, republican county
chairman for Edmunds county, of his
and under the provisional
Of the Richards law. the republican,
OF the Office must hold u pri-