The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-02-13
STATE NEWS

Ward The voters of this district de
cided against the erection of a new
public school building at preselt. A
number of the voters favor the cousoli
dated school system and there BIe
prospects that an experiment in this
line will be made here.
Kimball-In the case of Alex Boyd
against the Kimball school board. the
jury brought in a verdict ordering the
reinstatement of the Boyd boy who
was expelled for alleged disorderly CO
duct. Intense feeling has been aroused
over the proceeding. Members of the
board state that they will appeal from
| the verdict.
Aberdeen--Mrs. Edward II. Fie and
| sister, Miss Edna Brown, were severe.
Ily injured here when a street car
crashed into the Radison ho.el autobus
in which they were riding to the Mil.
waukee station. The force of the col.
lision threw Miss Brown aross the bus
and through a window cutting a large
cash over her nose and right eye. Mrs.
File held her children on her lap and
was better braced. but the broken gla.s
from the window back of her cut
her head and neck considerly, one cut
just missing the jugular vein.
Brookings-The only tat rumped
lamb in the country has made IFS ap-
pearance at the State college. She il
the FIRST daughter of one of the ewes
which Prof. Hansen brought from
Siberia. Topping the scales at eleven
pounds, she far outweighs the average
lamb, which can claim only seven &c
niue pounds. This lamb has no tail
but is decidedly fat rumped. This
lamb beafs the distinction of being
the only one of its kind in the coun
try. The mother eve and the rest OF
the pen will oon be mated with ordin.
airy sheep tc discover whether any de.
sirable qualities will result in the cross.
Armour While walking in his sleep,
Edward Horobin, of this place, left
his home shout midnight and did not
awaken until he had wandered over
the Prairie in the cold and reached a
point about one and one half miles
from Parketon. 1t was bitter cold a,
the time and he was awakened from
his sleep by his feet distressing him
Instead of finding himself in his com
Portable bed he discovered that he wa,
many miles from home. and it wa,
some little time before he could ge,
his b~aarings. He did not reach HON,
until Z O'Clock the next morning. Ii
the meantime his distracted mother
and sister had given the alarm ani
. general search was being made .'fol
him.
Harold The residents of this plac,
were treated to a sensation when the,
noted ia the daily press a recent dis
patch from Omaha stating that Rev
Harold X. p. Cornish, pastor of tn,
Ralston Methodist church in that city
had instituted an action for divorce
alleging that his wife was too fond 0
the company of old men and that sh'
had learned to smoke cigarets. Rev
Mr.. Cornish, prior to going to Oma
ha, was pastor Of the Methods
church in Harrod His marriage tool
place on June 8, 1909. at Huron, s
D. The clergyman is well remem
bered here and yet re,sins the friend
ship of & large number of the member,
Of the local congregation.
Lower Brule Indian Agency-Fir,
destroyed the fine brick building uset
as = girls dormitory at the govern
ment Indian school ut this agency,
The loss will reach many thousand,
Of dollars. 1t is relieved the frt
started in the boiler room. The CIR
who discovered the Gre ran In hel