The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-12-16
STATE NEWS

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Miller-The marriage of State
Sepator Glen Waters and Miss Car
olyn Waite occurred here Monday
afternoon. The bride lis an elocu-
ZIONIST and a suffragist speaker of
considerable note. They departed
for a trip east and will return in
time for the legislative session.
Aberdeen-A warrant has been is
sued for a man named Ed Roberts,
charged with soliciting funds as an
alleged representative of the local
Salvation army, for the relief of the
B%elgians. The captain of the Saliva
ton army states he gave Roberts no
authority to solicit funds. Roberts
recently sued Capt. John Jacobs, a
wealthy bachelor, residing at Colum-
bia, for the alleged alienation of
Mrs. Roberts affections, but lost the
claim.
Sioux Falls The Minnehaha
county authorities are looking for a
lone bandit who. within the space OF
an hour. robbed two Hartford bust
ness institutions. One of the places
entered was the Feyder general store
from which a quantity of goods and
such cash as had been left i'm the
money drawer were carried away.
The saloon of Wolter & Smith was
the other place robbed. There the
bandit secured some cash and liquor
and then made his disappearance,
since which no trace Of him has been
found.
Washington, ID. C.-By a curious
mistake the credentials of Il. s. John
son as senator-elect from South Da-
kota were sent to the office of Speak
err Champ Clark of the house. This
was discovered when the credentials
signed by Gov. Byrne were forward
ed to the secretary of the senate by
Speaker Clark. Just who is respons.
ible for trying to consign the new
senator to the house end of the cap
itol is not known. The credentials
were later duly presented to the sen.
ate by the vice president.
Pierre-The land commissioners
department or the 18th of December
will apportion the interest and in.
come fund from rentals and leases or
school lands to the 170,9S3 pupils
VI thC StdNGt anu cdtu pupil lOI iHt
December apportionments get 1924
or a total OF s212.018.92. This is an
increase of IA cents per pupil ovel
the apportionment of December
1913. when s189,151.6O went to the
schools, or a total increase of $22,
867.32. In June a similar apportion
ment was made. on a large scale, ant
the entire 1914 apportionmen'
amounted to s~930,477.64, or $5.3t
per pupil. The June apportionmen'
was s~708,4S5.72. or SAP per pupil
DeSmet-DeSmet has the nucleu,
OF a public library, the Rev. Pau
Roberts having secured about 25t
books OF various sorts from eastern
friends as a starter, and the Episco
pay church has loaned the use of
small room in the guild hall for thu
library. A library board has beer
chosen. OF which Carl p. Sherwood
of the DeSmet News is president
Rev. Paul Roberts vice president
Mrs. +. l.. Brewer secretary-treasur
er, and arrangements have been mad
to open the library and add to tn
collection form time to time. AL
ready the state library commission
has agreed to furnish fifty books.
Mobridge-Miss Vera Kali of Mo
reau Junction near Mobridge. Will
walking to a neighbors In the countr
had an interesting encounter with
huge. gaunt, hungry and apparently
savage grey wolf. AS she passed
farmhouse she heard a commotion il
the chicken house and just then tn
wolf emerged. The animal, afte
pausing to gaze at the young woman
walked ~leisurely away. Miss Kai
seized a club and hid behind a tent
and the wolf soon returned, whe
she attacked him with the club an