The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-02-11
STATE NEWS

SUCCESSFUL WiTeleSs
station is in operation in Hawarden.
The correct time from the government
radio station at Arlington, Washington,
ID. c., il received every evening. The
wireless station is operated by K. Mir
field. a jeweler.
Ashton-The house on Mrs. T. j.
Roberts farm near town, occupied by
Will Roberts. caught fire and was
burned to the ground. Roberts. with
two ne~ighboring farmers and two
veterinarians were treating some sick
hogs, and Mrs. Roberts vas away
from home. Roberts went to the house
on an errand and found the house on
fire. The blaze was too far under way
to save the house, but the FIVE men
succeeded in saving a little of the
furniture. The loss is placed at So. 700,
with insurance of 81, 700.
Armour-A meeting of the retail
merchants of this (0ouglas) county met
in this city Saturday evening and OF
ganized a retail merchants associa-
ton. The organization will be known
as the Douglas County Merchants as
ISOLATION, and is the 6rst of its kind to
he organized in the state of South Da-
kota. Its officers are: FL W. Hewitt,
president; It. Fenenga. Corsia, vice
president; James Hanskutt, Armour,
treasurer.
Pierre-1he report of condition of the
state treasury at the close of business
January 81, showed a total of s512. 42S
in all funds. OF this the general
fund carried $199. $40. The Irvine
plant fund carried $1O6. 173. and the
game fund showed $55, 921. A call has
been made for the 14th of February for
all general fond state warrants, up to
register No. 305O5. The amount will
be about Sl40, 600.
Clear Lake An unusual u was
taken in connection with the impos.
ing of sentence upon Carl ]. Erickson
in the state circuit court here. follow
ing his entering of a plea of guilty
TO the charge Of ~disposing of mort
gagged property belonging to the Ex-
change bank. of Gary. Judge Sher-
wood sentenced Erickson to a term OF
six months in the Sioux Falls peni-
Tertiary, and then suspended sentence
on condition that Erickson would go to
work and pay the Exchange bank the
sum OF $500 FER year until the claim Of
the bank is satisfied. The defendant
accepted this condition. 1t was OF
dered by the court that in the event be
defaults in the payment of the annual
sun be is to be taken to the peniten.
ti4ry ut once to m serving the
term imposed upon him.
Winner-Thieves entered the granar.
les Of J.. u. Brady and John Nelson,
famers near Hamill. and stole 76
bushels Of choice grain. The sherin
was at once notified and bloodhounds
were brought from Hamill and put
upon the trail of the thieves, but 9.
much time had elapsed that the animals
were unable to follow the scent. A
few nights later some party or parties
drove into the hog yards Of Dave Gun
ningham, near Dallas, and. making q
loading chute of some convenient
boards. loaded IL fine hogs into their
wagon and disappeared. Efforts to 10.
cate the hog thieves have been so fal
unsuccessful, but Deputy Sheriff Lloyd
Mengel arrested Clinton butcher d
Gregory. formerly If Tyson's Crossing,
Trip county. charging him with til,
theft Of the grain. which it 10 claimed
be sid to the Nye. Schneider, Fowler
c0mDany, u Gregory.