The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-08-27

Now is the time to buy your can
ming pears and peaches, quality fine
and price right. Phone 274, Earle
l.. Kelley. A word to the wise is
sufficient.
ole Opsal plead guilty to the crime
of larceny in Judge Sponholz's court
this morning and was fined SIS which
cost of prosecution, in all $55 which
he paid and was released. Opsal was
detected in the act of stealing chick
ems at the Geo. Kehrwald farm a few
weeks ago. He escaped at the time,
but was later located at DeSmet,
where he was arrested yesterday and
brought to this city with the above
result.
Patrolman Sylvester was last night
called to the residence of John Peth-
eram in the east side of the city TO
take charge of a supposed drunken
man who had wandered in that direc-
ton. Upon taking him to the police
station, however, it was found that
ne was i'll and upon calling a physi-
clan he pronounced the illness due to
appendicitis and the sufferer was
taken to the hospital.
Floyd Shaw, aged % years, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Shaw of Oldham,
died at the hospital last night of ty-
phoid fever. Deceased had been a
/ resident of North Dakota the past
three of four years and came to the
home of his parents recently suffer
ing from the disease. He was brought
to the hospital three days ago. The
remains were removed to Peek's un-
dertaking rooms and prepared for
/ burial. Tomorrow afternoon they
! will be taken to the home of the par
! ents at Oldham where the funeral
| will be held and returned to this city
and inferred in Graceland cemetery,
Sioux Falls Press: Two new con-
solidated freight locomotives have
been purchased by the South Dakota
| Central railroad in order to handle
the increase in business of that road.
The locomotives were built by the
American Locomotive company and
are of the latest type, weighing 1885,
600 pounds each with the tender.
They cost approximately S25 600.
One of the locomotives is now en-
route and will arrive this week. The
other is not completed yet, but will
be delivered in about thirty days.
Mrs. w. A. Mackay, Mrs. ID. f.
lMackay and Mrs. /. ID. Smith enter
tanned a large company at 7 O'Clock
dinner at the home of the former last
evening. The evening was very e
ioyably passed. Prof. Schultz as
piano accompanist and a quartet
consisting of Mrs. Lindsay, Miss
lMable Johnson and Messrs. Dale Os-
born and Myron Mease entertained
with music and Mrs. Lancaster Of
~lSpearish, guest at the home of hel
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. f.. Rose
rendered a solo very beautifully
while Prof. Schultz played severa.
piano solos. The ladies will entertain
a second time at the same place this
evening.
Judge Holdridge, who returned g
day or two ago from Minneapolis
was much interested in the Luce
Electric Short Line enterprise. He
visited the offices and also made 9
trip out to the end of the line over
the road. He states that he founC
Everything indicating a big enter
prise. The construction work out o.
Minneapolis was extremely heay,
and difficult, and Judge Holdridg'
gave 1t as his opinion that ten miles
of road could be built on the prairi'
as quickly as one mile was built ii
the hills. The road is largely pat
ronized, carrying passengers to anc
jfrom Lake Minnetonka. There ar
grading camps west of the completed
line and active work is in progress.