The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-03-28

the misfortune came to his family.
DR.. Goldman was visited by his
brother in this city about a year and
a half ago.
P. J. Hoidal and W. B. Soule who
will erect a double front block adjoin-
ing the Lake County bank on the south,
expect to open bids for the structure
April "a, after which the building now
occupying the site will be removed
and active work commenced. This
will be a valuable addition to Egan
avenue.
liver Erickson of Orlsnd was in the
city today ard exhibited a freak of ma
ture in the shape of a pig which was
farrowed at his farm yesterday. The
pig was dead when found. 1t is hair
less. of normal size and shape except
the head which presents a very pecu-
liar appearance. The eyes are alb
normally large; and instead of a regu-
lation nose there are two trunks or
tubes, one where the nose should be
and the other near the top of the
head between the ears. These seemed
to be the breathing apparatus Of the
freak had it lived Mr.. Erickson took
the freak to Osborn's drug store aud
had it preserved in alcohol and will
keep it as a curiosity.
Sioux Falls Press: "Jeers of de-
rision aud c~atcalls greeted the mention
of the Richards primary law at the
meeting of the county auditors of the
state at Pierre, 4" declared County Audi
tor Howe in speaking Of the recent
meeting. THE auditors be said,
who met in theiI annual convention
after the conference with the tax
commission, declared that the people
in their counties-and every county
in the state was represented-are now
over whelmingly against the Richards
law and will vote for its repeal at the
next general election when another pri
mary measure will be submitted. The
auditors are finding the law unwork.
able and predict that the systems
used in the days of the caucus and
county conventions will indeed be tame
in comparison with methods which
may be adopted under the present
law.
Friends in this city will be panied
to learn of the death of the little son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank o. Palmer of Ra-
mona who died at 1l:40 O'Clock last
night after an illness which extended
over several days and was of a pulmon-
airy nature. Mr.. Palmer who is cashier
of the Peoples State bank of Ramona.
was in the city today arranging for
the fur eral which will be held from the
First Baptis. church in this city to-
morrow afternoon at ? o'clock. con-
Quoted by the Rev. Mr.. Booth of Ra-
mona. The funeral party will arrive
by the north train tomorrow morning
and the remains will be taken to the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Z B. Davis in
east Fifth street were they will lie IN
til the hour Of the funeral. The family
were former residents Of Madison. re
moving to Ramona last September.
Burton Frederick Palmer was born in
Madison Sept. 10, 1905, died in Ra
mona March 81, 1918, aged seven
years, six months and eight days.
No trace has beer found of the little
daughter, aged seven years, of Wallace
Hartman, residing on the Stout
farm south of Lake Herman, who
mysteriously disappeared from the
ne~ighborhood school house last Tuesday
afternoon. Sheriff Butts has had the
case in charge and has searched every
place where the child was likely to be
taken, without result. No great alarm
is felt for her safety as it is presumed
she is in the hands of somebody who
had plotted TO gain possession of her.
1t is a peculiar case. however. The
little girl resided with her father and
stepmother. The day before her disap-
pesrance she notified her teacher that
her siepmother desired that she be ex-
cused from school the following after
noon, Tuesday. About 2 O'Clock in
the afternoon she left the schoolhouse
alone, hut instead of proceeding to
ward he; home she went in an opposite
direction. as indicated Dy her tracks in
the snow, crossing II field, and was
picked up by omeone IN a buggy
which had stood near a haystack. The
buggy track led to the main road where
further trace was lost.