The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-12-30
STATE NEWS

Br1dReWdteT-D. -. GdrrdWdy, an
itinerant printer. employed on the
McCook County Democrat. died here
of acute alcoholism. He was a mem
Der of the printers union of Sioux
City, in which he carried both acct
dent and life insurance. He had a
son residing in Texas.
Gregory-Fred Huston. republic
an. who assumed the duties of post
master in this city in December,
1911, has rendered his resignation.
His term would not have expired IN
ill December OF next year. Miss
Kathryn Biehn is an active applicant
for appointment TO he position.
Ward - Fldo Peterson, a well
known farmer of this vicinity. had a
narrow escape from death when his
team. attached TO a wagon. was
struck by a train while he was at
tempting to drive over a crossing.
One of the horses was instantly killed
and the other so badly injured il had
TO be shot. Peterson had one leg and
several ribs broken. While seriously
hurt il Is believed he will o
Lake Andes-The so called corn
stalk disease is causing heavy losses
to some of the farmers in this terri
tory. One of the heaviest losers is
ID. M. Woods, a farmer living some
miles from town, who in the course
of a few days lost eleven head of
horses. b. III. Freeman, another
farmer, has lost twelve head of cattle
and a Shetland pony. A large num-
Der OF other farmers have lost from
two or three TO half a dozen head
of cattle.
Parker-What is known as the
Phil e. Bertsch farm of leo acres,
situated about five miles southwest
of Parker. has been sold for an ag-
gregate of $4,000, or $121 an acre.
This is about the highest price yet
paid for farm land in that part of
Turner county. The farm was sold
at a big advance over the price at
which Bertsch purchased ii a few
years ago.
Gettysburg-Mrs. Joseph Wienert
died from the effects of burns re-
ceived while she was starting a fire
in the kitchen stove. Kerosene was
used to hasten the fire and an ex-
piosion resulted, setting Mrs. Vie
merits clothing on fire. In attempt
ing to put the fire out she rushed
from the house and rolled in the snow
but before it was exIinguished she
was terribly burned. Medical aid
was at once summoned, but after
hours of suffering the unfortunate
woman passed away.
Mitchell - Madeline Harrod, g.
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Holloech Harrod, was badly burned
as she was alone at play in the fam
lily home in this city. The mother
was engaged in work out of doors
when she heard the screams of the
child. She rushed to the rear door,
but found that it had become locked
in some unaecountable manner She
rushed into the house through an
other door and found the baby en-
veloped in flames. Mrs. Harrod
smothered the flames with a rug.
Another minute and the burns prob
ably would have resulted fatally.
The child is thought to have found
seem matches and TO have ignited
them.
Winner-The Seattle Construction
company has unloaded a large dredg-
ing machine at this place, and as soon
as the weather conditions permit will
begin laying water pipes from the
Shoemaker Springs. seven miles
south, to the Winner reservoir. The
contract for this work was let to the
Seattle company in November. Sew
eral carloads of material were un-
loaded recently and stored in sheds
in the Northwestern yards. The cold
weather has delayed the commence
ment of the work. Many wells have
been sunk in Winner, but in each in
stance the flow has been poor and the
quality hard, which led to the de-
cision of the city council to pipe the
soft water from the Shoemaker