The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-05-03

Mr.. and Mrs. McQuillan in Orland
they would receive one of the most hos.
pitable welcomes anywhere on their
journey.
At the annual meeting of the fire
department last evening the following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year: Geo. II. Wsskey. president;
JAS. Robertson, vice president; @. j.
Simpson, chief; Ernest Hunt first and
H. W. Brown second assistant chiefs;
Roy Fisher, secretary; W. B. Soule,
treasurer.
E. L. KinRsley lie farming on a large
scale this spring as usual. Just Mt
this time, at his farm adjoining the
city on the south, he is using a forty
horse power engine with six plows,
followed by a disc, attached and
breaking up pasture lands He has
done his seeding this spring by en-
CINE power.
Comrades 81. P. Smith, E. B. Kellogg
and Mr.. Haner plan to attend the fifth
eth anniversary of the battle of Gettys-
burg, Penn, which begins the LIST of
July. The transportation contract
has lean let to the Milwaukee COM
pany, and the comprades will be
transported from Sioux City to the
battle ground in Pullman cars.
The Golfer" front was removed from
the front OF Hackett q Sutton's cl)th-
ing store today, revealing a new re-
built front which is certainly a
beauty. 1t is on a different plan than
any other front in the city, on the
vestibule order, and will be illuminat-
ed with a dozen or more electric
lights. A transom extends acr oss the
entire front above the show windows,
and the sash and frames are all of cop
per. 1t is doubtful if there is a more
handsome store front in the state.
Rev. Mr.. Hartman who travels
about the state as missionary of the
| Episcopal church observes the progress
of the different towns and their i'm
provements. He referred specially to
Parkston where they have a fine system
Of cluster lights which add much to lite
appearance and comfort of the residents
Of the town. All of the larger towns
of the state and many of the smaller
towns are provided with cluster lights,
and Madison is just a little behind
the times in Its lack of a system.
Beginning tomorrow morning, Mis-
sion services will be held at st. Thorn
as church. continuing eight days. The
services will be in charge of Fathers
Monaghan and Brady of the missionary
band of this diocese. Daily services
will consist of an instruction at the 6
O'Clock Mass, sermon and Mass at $50,
and sermon followed by Benediction at
1880 in the evening. Non. Catholics as
well as members are cordially invited
to attend the meetings.
Pierre dispatch: At the reg lla I
monthly meeting Of the state railway
commission the greater portion of the
turn out spesrs to have been in re1s-
tion to telephone matters. The coun-
sci for the board rendered an opinion
on the complaint filed by Charles Mel
son VS.. Hurley Telephone company,
and Others operating in Turner coun-
ty, in which it is held that it is
contrary to the statutes of this state
for telephone companies to accept any
thing except cash for services, and that
it is not permissible for them to ex-
change transportation in payment for
services rendered to each other or to
the patrons of any of them. An order
was entered along the lines of this
opinion.
The state newspapers are filled with
town improvement news. Our neigh
6or town OF MonGrose 10 preparing to
install an electric light pla t, other
towns with electric plants are install
ing cluster lights, and there is a gen.
eral disposition on the part of state
towns of improvements and growth.
Madison is in line with the rest of the
state. Two brick buildings are now
in process OF construction in this city.
and the sites are being cleared for two
more. The first named are the Penn
and Mitchell garages, each so by 1876
feet, and the other two are business
blocks to be erected by W. T. Stearns,
25 by 1876 feet, and p. j. Hoidal and
W. b. Soule block, so by 80 feet.
These substantial improvements will
add much to the wealth and appearance
| of Madison.
Three miles out of New Under " God,
this state, on the Chicago ard North
western road, q gasoline line tank car
in a freight train exploded, blowing
the car clear ont of the right of way.
In the train were six oil tank cars, two
of them gasoline and four kerosene.
The exploding Of gasoline set four
more cars a6re and five out of the
six cars burned. The car that explod-
ed was the middle one. The shock
was something terrific. Chas. Crow,
one of the brakemen, was considerably
bruised as he was passing from the
passenger to the other part of the ca
boose. But despite his bruises be and
the other brakeman and A. c. Rick,
the conductor succeeded in working
back the caboose. one box car and one
tank car from the way of the fire The
i axnloaion blaw tha and ont ~ <ha f,rL