The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-03-16
STATE NEWS

Bryant-The farmers are circulating
a petition among themselves in the
eiehborhood of this town asking the
business men to use their influence to
keep the town dry this spring.
Elk Point-Tbe city council has
sold to "A Chicago bank the $25, 900
in bonds which recently were voted
here for installing an electric light
system, to he owned and operated by
the city. The bonds sold at par aud
will draw 5 per cent interest. The
work of installing the system will be
commenced at once.
Pierre-The Central CT Iowa Rail.
way company WAS inc rporated here
yesterday. 1t has a capital stock of
-. 900, 900 and proposes to build a
line from Omaha to Des Moines,
about 40 miles. Headquarter are ( o
be in Council Bluffs, Ia, and South
Dakota capitalists are the in~corporators.
Westinghouse the result of her
clothing catching FIRE. the 3-year.uld
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. II. III. Case,
residing Oh a farm some n lies from
town, was seriously burned. While
her mother was doing her house hold
work on the second floor of the resi-
dence the little girl busted herself play
ing with fire, lighting sticks at the
CRATE. The flames were communicated
to her clothing. Only the prompt ap-
pearance on the scene of the mother
saved her life.
Yankton = The ice has gone out of
the Missouri river at this point. The
ice has been crumbling away at the
sides of the river until Capt. Geisier
found ii necessary to remove the pom
toon bridge boats, and it is expected
in a couple of days time the whole
liver will be in motion. The ferry
boat will take care of the river traffc
just as soon as the river clears of ice
sufficiently.
Des Notes, Ia.-Drake university
won q unanimous decision over South
Dakota university in the debate here
last night. I'll e question was: Re
solved, That the provision of tue
Panama canal act exempting coast
wise shipping Of the Upited States
from the payment Of tolls be re-
pealed." South Dakota supported the
negative. South Dakota was repre-
sented by Fl. A. Robinson. w. H.
Heiss and Willism McMaster. The
Drake team was Russell Jordan, Audi
bon Sewers and Clyde MacFarlin.
This debate was one of the triangular
contests between Griunell. Drake and
South Dakota held last night.
Aberdeen-After a quarrel with
the hired girl on the Jim Miller
ranch. rear Leola, where ha was
employed. Henry Gardiner Of Ripon.
Wis, went into the barn and blew
the top Of his head of with a shot
gun. The body was not found till
several hours later, when he was
missed and suspicions were aroused.
uardiner came hers son:e time ago
from Ripon and has been working all
winter for Miller, where he met and
fell in love with his hired girl. He
WIS % years Old and very popular
among the younger class at Leola.
Deputy Coroner g. q. Kerns ia in.
veetigating the case. but it il prob
able that no inquest will be held.
The body will, in all probability, be-
shipped back to Ripon.
Pierre--State Game Warden He'd
rick expects to leave Pierrs in q few
days for Gardner. Mont, where he
goes to get q consignment of elk for
the new Black Hills game preserve
near Custer. Two carloads, consist
ing Of about 6fty elk. will..be brought