The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-05-22

Sioux Falls is entitled to 90 saloons
and if the licenses are increased as
proposed the city will receive an in
come Of $2h, 800 in licenses while with
"a saloons it now receives $50, 400.
Geo. Simpson who obtaired permits
sion from the county commissioners to
remove with a seiLe suckers and other
non -gsme fish from Lake Madison, sue
ceeded in catching about 5000 pounds
of suckers, some of them weighing
FIVE and six pounds. The suckers
were caught mostly in the creek con
Meeting Lakes Herman and Madison.
The fish were loaded into wagons aud
peddled among the farmers and also
people in the city and fonnd a ready
sale. This morning the suckers had
returned to the deep water in the
lake, and it is not likely that many
more will be caught this season, al
though it is estimated that tons of
them yet remain in the lake.
The funeral of the late James Mat
thews will be held from the Presby-
terrain church at $3.50 o'clock tomorrow
after noon. conducted by the Rev. G.
McKibbin, pastor. The ceremonies at
Graceland cemetery will be conducted
by the officers of Evergreen lodge, a.
F. and A. Nj, of which deceased was a
member. Masons are requested to as
semble at the temple at 1880 sharp,
march to the family residence and es-
cort the funeral party to the church,
leaving the home at 2 o'clock. The
following gentlemen have been selected
as pallbearers: Master Masons B. Nj
Lawrence, VIM Curtis, E. Sheridan,
G. 4. Kennedy. VIM. Rae, F. d.
Fits.
Don McGillivray was a returning
passenger by the north train this nom
ing from Ismay. Mont, where he is
holding a government land claim.
During the winter he has been teach
ing the neightorhood school and his
school closing last Friday he lost little
time in coming on a visit to his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. ID. McGil-
livrsy. The town of Ismay was named
for the president of the great steamship
company which owned the i'll fated
Titanic. Ismay was a passenger aboard
the vessel when it met disaster, and his
lack of heroism and sel6shness in max
ing SUE of his own life, Disguised the
people of Ismay aud they are taking
steps to have the name of their town
changed.
An unusually pleasant party was
enjoyed at the home of Mrs. j. ].
Craney. Blanche avenue and fifth
street, last evening. May q is Mrs.
Crsney's birthday anniversary. and
intimate friends being ~conversant with
this fact a surprise party was decided
uIon. Accordingly Mrs. Craney WAS
invited by a lady friend to spend the
evening at the Ruby, and during her
absence about thirty ladies assembled
at her home, took possession and wait
ed impatiently for the return of Mrs.
Craney whom they had planned to sur
prise and honor. The homecoming of
the lady was the signal for the open
ing number of the event. and con
gratulations-and it may be imagined
that this feature was not in whispers.
For a moment Mrs. Craney was silent
in her surprise. but she soon rallied,
and a real sociable evening was spent.
Refreshments which had been brought
by the self-inyited guests were sci we'd,
a souvenir presented to the lady of
honor-ald along about midnight the
party dispersed, wishing Mrs Craney
many happy birthdays in the future.
Sioux Falls Press: 1t is generally
admitted that the assessor is not the
most welcome guest that visits the
American home and no L has thought
that the path of this necessary and
much abused public ser want is strewn
with roses, but it is seldom that be
is met with such violent opposition
that he can lay claims to having been
assaulted. Such however, is the cas-
of Lester Winters, assessor of Hartford
who caused the arrest of G.. L. Rath-
man, a farmer of that place on the
charge of assault and battery. Win
teIs claims that when Rathman saw
the assessor heading for his home, he
arose in his wrath and indignantly
ordered the official to remove his OBJ
n~oxious person from the farm imme-
diately. The assessor cOntended that
the law did not contemplate that he
should make the assessment without
seeing the property and he was sworn