The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-01-22
STATE NEWS

Pierre-To try for oil in the South
Dakota Bad Lands is the intent Of the
Interior Oil and Gas company, Of that
town, in the heart of the Bad Land
country. The company is organized
by local people. The men at the head
of the movement are O. f. Snodgrass,
n local banker; James sinalley. A. 5.
White, j. f. Segrist, J. G. Saunders,
local business men.
Aberdeen The Rev. John w. Hys-
lop, rector of st. Marks Episcopal
church, delivered a ermon on the sub
iect of Marriage at his Sunday
morning services, in which he de-
veloped the present day custom of
making a big show at a marriage
cerem Guy and urged a return to the
customs of early days when all mar
riages were performed in churches and
took on a deep religious significance.
Pierre--State Veterinarian Barber
has Just returned from a trip over the
country west of the Missouri, where
he discovered several sheep herds affect
ed with a lip and mouth disease
Technically known as micro bacciliosis,
a disease which readily yields to
proper treatment. He qu%arantined
abous G, 900 head in herds in the vicin
ity of Midland, Nowlin, Powell and
old Trail, and says the owners are all
busy giving the herds proper treatment
to wipe out the trouble.
Pierre-iovernor Byrne has appoint
ed Thomas l.. Bouke of Milbank, az
Judge Of the Fifth circuit, to succeed
Frank McNulty, of Aberdeen, who
resigned; also james Mckenzie. of
Sturgis. Judge of the Eighth circuit.
to succeed w. G.. Rice, of Deadwood.
resigned. The appointments take
effect February l.. Both men appoint
ed have the Endorsements of the minor
ity and majority republicans, and also
of the democratic faction.
Huron-At a special election called
for the purpose, bonds in the sum OF
500, 900 were voted here to secure n site
for, and for the construction Of fltra
tion plant. The artesian we'll supply,
which has furnished the city with
water for many years, is rapidly
diminishing. and it has become neces-
say 10 take steps at once to a the
towns water supply. Jim river water
will be used after the completion OF
the plant. which will be a mechanical
filter, using a chemical process for the
publication of the water.
Professionalism residents of this
place are rejoicing because, after
months of effort, Beresford has beer
selected by the Norwegian Lutheran
synod OF the northwest as the place fol
the location of an old people's home,
which will be established by the synod
and conducted under the direction Of
the officers of the church. The mair
building of the nnw home will cost be
tween $50, 600 and $50, 900. Prelimin
airy arrangements already are being
made for the erection of the building
so the home can be opened to the oil
and dependent people of the church
at the earliest possible moment.
Miller-That the inhabitants of thi
earth are now on the very verge of tn,
millennium. which is likely to occu'
before October | of the present year
was the declaration by which Evangel
list Romig caused unusual excitement
in a congregation at Miller. He CON
tends that this deduction is based OF
actual bible proof, citing the CLAIM
that we are now completing 2.50,
years of GENTLE rule of the worlt
and that the Jews are to come int
possession of Jerusalem and surround
ing territory this year. The grea
wars and earth distuT Dances prelinin
airy to the millennium are now il
progress and in prospect, he states
carrying out the p~rophesies of the oil
and new testaments.