The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-03-17

Mitchell-The state fire prevention
board is making Investigations in towns
of the state looking into the fire condi-
tions. The board looks with great
~thoroughness into all the equipment
possessed for fighting fires, aud into the
possibilities for starting of fires. Their
findings are reported with instructions
to act accordingly.
Alexandria This city votes in April
on the question whether the town
shall be wet or dry for the next two
years. At the last election the drys
won by Ia votes. IT is claimed that
this year the town will continue dry
by a large majority.
Vermillion-Work on the immense
Clay county drainage ditch, which has
been completed aud settlements are
being made with the contractors.
The canal will reclaim thousands Cf
a. es of land which has been unfit for
cultivation.
Nitchell-The board of trustees of
the town of Alpena has arranged for a
special election TO be held April >, for
the purpose of voting on the issuance
of $40, 600 bonds for the erection of a
new school building at that place.
Fsirfsx-The first school industrial
| contest ever held in Greeory county
has just been held here. Last spring
about 100 of the boys of the county en-
tered the boys corn growing contest
and a good percentage of them had
| corn to enter. Prizes were given for
| the best single ear and for the best 10
ears. Prizes also were given the girls
for the best examples of sewing and
fancy work.
Mitchell THE failure of the Aurora
Lumber Co, of Plankinton, is an
nounced with the filing of a petition
by j. s. Barlow, manager for volun-
tary bankruptcy. The company had a
serious fire five years ago. and since
then it has been unable to recoupe
its losses. A peculiar incident hap
pened in connection with the failure,
when J. S. Goodwin, n representative
of the t. q. Northwall Co., of Sioux
City, an implements firm. attempted
to break into the store Of the company
and gain possession of "A consignment
Of agricultural implements in order
to make the loss of the firm that
much lighter. He was placed under
arrest by the sheriff, and his case will
be called later.
Rapid City-By the removal of the
ban on shipping railroad ties ont of the
Black Hills, by the last congress-, an
industry is revived in the Hills,
which will keep several lumber camps
and sawmills busy for several years.
The Mclaughlin Lumber company, at
Nahant, has contracted with the Burl-
ington system for B., 600, 600 ties, and
the Northwestern has placed orders for
5, 900. 900 with the Hill City LumbeI
company. The Milwaukee is also buy
ing ties In the Hills and this, coupled
with the fact that the Milwaukee is re
inforcing its tracks west of the Mis-
souri, river with heavy steel rails.
leads to the conclusion that the con-
nection to the northwest will be made
within "A reasonable time.
Sioux Falls-Ths Woman's Alliance
of Sioux Falls, in an effort to solve the
working girl problem, is arranging for
the purchase of a site preliminary to
erecting a hotel for girls. A number
of the wealthy residents have become
Interested in the project through the
efforts of the alliance, and will con
tribute literally toward the building
fluid. 1t is the purpose of the alliance
to secure a site close to the chops, stores
and factories where the girls ale EN-
ployed, easy Of access and where they
can 20 for their MONDAY lunch. 1t is
the intention of the alliance to furnish
the girls with good rooms and BOARD
at a nominal sum, likewise lunches