The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-03-14

eight ten-cent pieces, and the respected
lady was also the recipient of a postal
card shower.
To all those who have read George
Barr McCutcheon's delightful romano
of I've and laughter, Beverly of Graus.
tRrk, there is a great treat in store
when Beverly" a dramatized version
of this popular novel will be presented
here by the same excellent cast aud
massive scenic production as was Ere
sented in New York, Chicago, and the
first class theatres of other principal
cities for the past two seasons.
Miss Gladys Powell was a morning
passenger for Sioux City where this
evening she will act as bridesmaid at
the marriage of Miss Helen Ferguson
to Mr.. William ii. Jones. The cere.
mony will be performed at the home
OF the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Ferguson, 142S Pearl street. A
party of eight Sioux Falls young people
will be in attendance, and Mr.. Maurice
Kleauer of that city will act as best
man.
The rain which prevailed in this Sec
ton yesterday ceased about midnight,
wind changing to the northwest with
snow iurries. Temperature marked
twenty six degrees above zero at Z
O'Clock this morning, falling to twenty
above at moor and slowly falling tenn
perature during the afternoon. A high
wind from the northwest has prevailed
duling the day making outdoor work
disagreeable. The ovelhanging sigus
at J. f. R~unchey's and Chss. Kauf-
mans places of business were blown
down by the cavorting zsphyIs.
The time to buy your Spring hat is
next Friday or Saturday. The place,
at Morse's.
Weather bulletin, Huron station:
The barometric depression central over
Colorado is central over Kansas and
moving slowly eastward. II has caused
a light fall of snow or rain within
the last "a hours in the Canadian
northwest, Montana, North Dakota,
iColoIado, Missouri. Minnesota and
western South Dakota. and a rise of
temperature in the Dakotas and Mis-.
sonIi. An area of moderately high
i pressure in the extreme northwest has
~caused a fall of temperature over the
Canadian NORTHWEST, Montana, and
northern North Dakota. 1t is coolest
at Calgary and Qu'Appelle, 6 degrees.
While Madison has been dry
since the LIST Of last July, previous to
that time there were eight saloons in
the city. Under the new law, one
saloon to each 600 population or ma
lor fraction thereof, the number would
he reduced one, law permitting seven,
should the city become wet" at the
approaching city election. 1t is under
| stood that there was not much profit in
the saloon business in Madison with
eight in the field, and it is not likely
that as large a number would be estab-
lished wen if the statutes permitted
them. But it is a question of votes
| at the April election whether or not
Madison will remain dry"
The spring weather is already caus-
ing the usual difficulties to r%ailroading.
Train No. s out of Madison yesterday
morning was wrecked near Hokab,
MINI. caused by a landslide, the re-
suit of heavy rains, killing Fireman
| Hanson. and Engineer Whiting suf-
fered a broken leg. The unfortunate
enginemen reside at Austin, Mimi. The
passenger train from the north arrived
in Madison on time this morning, bat
failed of a connection with the west
bound passenger over the II. d D.,
| the delay being caused by a freight
| wreck zeal Milbank which blocked the
passenger at that point. The west
train due in Madison at $50 was an
hour and a half late in arrival and it
was necessary to send an engine from
this city to WinfIed to bring the
traiu in on account of a dead engine.
Trainmen report high wind and snow
on the north and the west lines.
Among the last interesting fights of
the late legislature and which was the
last attempt of the liquor forces to Sc
cure u change in the present law gov
erning the acceptance of liquor license
bonds by county commissioners. Under
present laws and court rulings any
board of county commissioners may
decline to accept such bond, and need
net give any reasons for such refusal.
The amendment attempted was to re-
quire the board to spread its reason up
on the record. and allowing appeal
from the decision of the board upon
the same. The present situation puts
it up to the members of the board to
act in their discretion, and if they re-
fuse they are acting within all their
discretionary rights, and cannot be
called upon to explain their actions.
If the amendment had been adopted
they would have been compelled to
make their reason a record, and this
the opponents of the bill faid meant
only attacks upon the board if they
refused to accept a bond however IN