The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-03-04
LOCAL NEWS.

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Wash ice delivered to any part of the
city Phone 81 main. Geo. Parker.
For Sale. Popcorn machine, good
as new. Sugar Bowl.
See Hanson for the latest il new and
up to date jewelry. The store that
knows what you want and has it.
"What is a Christian ?"
New advertisements today. A.
johnson. opera house, Ruby theatre, H.
j. Munro.
Miss Ethel Jones was a returning
passenger from Howard by the morn
ing train.
Wanted. Girl for general house
work Mrs. f. L Burnett, Cor. of 5th
st. and Union Ave.
D. A. Lyons of Cresco, Iowa, is in
the city, calling On his sister, Mrs.
John Rel, and other relatives.
Harry Kiner Of Marshall, Mimi,
where he is employed in the postoffice,
is in the city, guest of his father,
Henry Kiner.
Temperature marked eighteen de-
grees above zero at z o'clock this
morning, rising to forty above during
the afternoon with wind from the
southwest.
what is a Christian :"
An alarm of fire about s O'Clock last
evening proved to be a scare. A
,stove in NJ. q. brakes implement
office appeared to a passerby to be
overheated, and hence the alarm. No
damage resulted.
Sioux Falls Press: John Mckee,
age GO years, enc of the pioneer bust.
ness men of Sioux Falls, died Sunday
afternoon at 12:45 o'clock at the family
residence, SOB South Dakota avenue,
after a lingering illness of several
months.
Kludt. the SELF shoe man, had a very
pretty window display today in honor
of the Inauguration of President Will
son. A picture of the new president
formed the background, and a very
tasty arrangement Of shoes made a win
dow display that attracted much atten-
Ition.
Sioux Falls Press: Charles L. Hyde,
of Pierre, millionaire real estate oper-
lator who was cony icted in the United
Estates district court Of using the mails
with intent to defraud and sentenced
by Judge j. ID. Elliott TO serve fifteen
months in federal prison and to pay
a fine of 81, 500 and costs, will not
go to prison. United States ATTORNEY
~. G.. Morris received telegraphic advice
from Washington that President Taft
bad committed the sentence. HYDE
must pay the fine of 81, 500 and costs
amounting to about "a, 900.
Pierre dispatch: Announcement
was made of the appointment of w.
A. Morris of Redfeld to the Office of
adjutant general to succeed G.. II.
Englesby of Watertown. Mr.. Morris
is a member of the ht use from Sphinx
county, serving his second term in
that capacity. He was a candidate
for speaker against p. j. Tscharner
at the opening Of the session. He has
seen considerable militia service, be-
ing a member Of the Darlington,
Wis. company which helpfd suppress
the industrial riots in Milwaukee in
the early eighties He held the
captaincy of the Redfeld company for
%everal years and is now on the reserve
list.
James M. Hancock, aged 60 yeats,
died suddenly of heart failure at Ra-
mona yesterday afternoon. He had
been 10 his usual health and without
warning died while sitting in his chair.
Deceased was a brother of Mrs. f. q.
Ball of this city and bad resided in
Madison last summer. making his home
with his sister, going to Ramona to
look after the insurance business of f.
IG. Ball d Son. Deceased was unmar-
ried, born in Monroe, Wis, and for
many years resided at McGIegor, Iowa,
Engaged in the railroad business. He
is survived by three sisters and two
brothers-Mrs. Ball of this city, Ms.
K. b. Marsh of Seattle, Wash, Mis-.
N. A. Reed of Missouri, G. A. Han
cock of Oelwein, Iowa, Frank Han
cock of Laurel, Neb. The brothers are
Expected to arrive by the midnight
train tonight to attend the funeral
which will be held from the F. G..
Ball home in east Fifth street at Q
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon.
Weather bulletin, Washington bureau:
Generally fair weather is indicated
for the first half of the present week
over the greater part of the country
east of the Rocky mountains. A dis
turbance now over the Canadian north
west will move eastward along the
northern border and be attended by
cloudinness and local SHOWS over the
northern states. West of the Rocky
mountains the weather in the next few
days will be unsettled with local
rains. Over the middle west, the
southwest and the far west moderate
Temperatures will prevail during the
entire week. The next disturbance of
Importance to cross the country will
appear In the far west about Tues
day, cross the middle west about