The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-02-06
STATE NEWS

Sioux Falls-Ed s. Munson of this
city, who for the past six years has
been national bank examiner for
South Dakota, has purchased a large
slice of the stock of the Commercial
bank of Watertown and has been elect
ed president of the bank. Mr.. Mum
son has already taken up the duties of
his new position and will devote his
entire time to the business of the bank.
Washington Sprines-lt is reported
the Milwaukee railway company is
about to institute an action against
the local concert band for the recovery
of a sum alleged to be due the rail
way company fer a special train,
which was furnished the band last
summer when it went to Woonsocket to
play for the water carnival there.
The railway company claims a suf-
ficient number of tickets we're not
sold to meet the requirements of the
contract entered into when it agreed
to furnish the special train.
Mitchell-Miss Anna Scott, daugh-
ter OF A. III. Scott, deceased, for many
years a conductor on the Mitchell Sioux
City run of the Milwaukee railroad,
died at the family home in Mitchell
from tuberculosis of the spine. The
burial was in the Yankton cemetery.
The family resided i'm Yankton for a
long period, removing to Mitchell u
few years before the death of Mr.. Scott.
Miss Scott was injured by being thrown
from a horse she was riding about q
year ago, and her injuries caused the
trouble which resulted in her death.
Parker-Judge Robert b. Trip, of
this circuit, in chambers sitting at
Parker today, added the costs of
prosecution in the convicted lumber
men eslumber trust" cases venued
from Charles Mix county to this county
last summer). making the fine costs
reach over 81, 800 for the defendants,
the Fullerton Lumber company and
Queal Lumber company, and for A. G..
Meyer, and James Jordan and O. @.
Meyer, respectively Fullerton manager
and auditor at Geddes, each $3.50,
and T.. G. Kroh and +. s. Vaughn,
Queal company, auditors, $3.50 each
also.
Java-The farm home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Rudolph Walter, in this county,
was the scene of a distressing episode,
when Alexander, the 3-year-old son,
burned out with a red hot poker the
left eve of his sister Lydia, aged 2
years. The two childreD..were engaged
in play, and the little boy had no
realization of what the result of his
act would be. He thought il was
great fun to heat the poker red hot
and push it into his little sisters
eye. The girl is in a serious condi-
ton and may die.
Gettysburg After several weeks OF
waiting the new casing supply for the
oil test we'll has arrived and the work
at the we'll has commenced again in
earnest The additional casing had
been side tracked for several days and
was only located after energetic tracing
by officials. The crew had been laid
off for some time waiting for this cas-
ing. 1t is said the well is now over
1000 feet deep, and the new casing
will assure drilling for another 1000
feet if necessary, though it is thought
a depth of z, 600 feet should develop
whether oil can be secured in the pres
ent test hole. The Fox company has
spent thousands of dollars without any
local aid and this shows that the com
pany . business. Another com
pany will begin drilling north of town
In the spring.
lfsas-Soms young boys prevented