The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-01-10
STATE NEWS

pierre-The Northwestern is running
a special sleeper into Pierre which IL
cut off here and is returned east on the
morning train. This enables visitors
who arrive at night to rest undistur bed
until morning.
Aberdeen-The Mothers club OF
Aberdeen at the regular monthly
meeting adopted a resolution indorsing
the plan of the county superintendents
OF the state for state aid for rnrsl
schools.
Sturgis-The large ranch residence.
near Vale. belonging to Doherty,
Costley 81 Leppa, was destroyed by
fire. The FIRE is supposed to have start
aa from a dAfantiva fue.
Hot Springs-The body Of Arthur r.
Adams. proprietor Of the Blaine hotel
At Chadbon. Neb, was sent east last
night. He was brought here in a
critical condition for a surgical opera
tion. which failed to save him, and
death followed in a few days.
Milbank-Milbank canton, Patriarchs
Militant, has been organized here,
with a large membership. 1t Is the
only lodge Ut the highest rank in
Odd Fellowship in northeastern South
Dakota The officers are: A. f. Lock
hart. captain and commandant: A. l..
Munson. lieutenant; f. Wendla nd,
ensign; Ed. A. Johnson, clerk; Fl.
Fowler, accountant.
Pierre-The returns to the state from
the December call for taxes will run to
several hundred thousand dollars when
all In, and returns have been received
from all the counties except Perkins.
leaving the amount which will get
into the treasury through that call
yet q question of estimate. While the
sum will be considerable. il is a ques-
tion for the new treasurer as to
whether or not a call for warrants will
be- made at the present time.
Mina-The sportsmen of Nina in
Edmunds county, last week. held a
jack rabbit hunt. one side being head
ed by Captain Jim Siverly, and the
other by Captain Bill Craven. Jim
.iverly's side slew the most jackrab-
bits, and was treated to an oyster sup
per by the loosers. Ed. Labisky killed
the most rabbits, nine. and the total
number slain was eighty-four, which
were ri tipped to the eastern markets.
Blunt-What is known az the Quinn
livery barn burned to the ground here;
also the Blunt Auto Co. garage which
was adjoining it. Total loss; no in
sursnce Fire started about II D. M,
and fortunately for the town, there
was no wind blowing at the time. MIR.
Gursslus managed to get out all his
automobiles SO the only loss was the
building. Nothing was saved from the
livery barn. excepting the live stock.
ked6eld-The Dakota conference of
the Methodist Episcopal church has ac-
centsd the invitation of the Commerce.
al club OF Redfeld to meet at that
place in annual conference next Octo-
Der. There will be about 300 ministers
and from fifty to seventy-6ve lay dele
gates present, and the commercial
club has already taken in hand the
arrangements fo1 entertaining the
large tody of visitors to the city.
Watertown-The body of John C.
Edwards, the young man of WATERFOWL
who was found dead in q carload of DO
tatoes vt Fort Dodge, Ia, arrived here
last night and the funeral was held to-
day. Edwards was a very successful
farmer, and shipped q great many DO
tatoes, always accompanying them to
their destination. He slept in the re-
frigerstor cars in which they were
shipped, ALWAYS equipped with an
iron bar which he inserted in the
door before it was sealed, 80 that
sufficient air might circulate in the
car. How be happened 10 make this
trip without adjusting the iron bar his
cannot understand.