The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-05-13
STATE NEWS


volin-Henry Aune, a farmer liv-
ing north of town, suffered a heavy
loss when four of his most valuable
horses were struck and killed by a
bolt OF lightning. The animals We're
in a barn at the time.
White River-Arrangements are
being perfected for the first annual
track meet of the public schools of
Mellette county. to be held here on
May 90. Tents will be provided the
visitors and these will be guarded by
patrols.
Howard-Mayor Gass has appoint
ed the following city officers for the
coming year: City auditor, j. Il. Ad-
kins; city attorney, G.. G. Caldwell;
superintendent of water works, Sol
Debolt; chief of police, James Shee-
ley. Mrs. T.. Il. Rafferty, was ap-
pointed a member of the library
board.
Tripp-An individual giving his
name as Patrick Sweeney was ar
rested here on the charge of being
implicated in the robbery of five
freight cars standing in the local
yards of the Milwaukee railroad com-
pany. Three cases of eggs, which
had been stolen from n of the cars
were recovered. Sweeney pleaded
guilty and was given 80 days in the
county Jail.
Kimball-The state supreme court
has dismissed the case of Boyd
against the Kimball school board,
which was appealed by the plaintiff
following a trial In circuit court.
Frhsa nee m anfsAn nrhnrasn A1a~an
der BOYD sought to override the ac-
tion OF the board in ~suspending his
son and two other boys for objec-
tionable conduct at the Christmas
Eve exercises.
Sioux Falls-Thomas w. Taubman
of Plankinton took the oath of Office
at the federal building in Sioux Falls
and assumed the duties of United
States marshal for South Dakota
succeeding Capt. Seth Bullock. per,
sonal friend of Theodore Roosevelt
and who had held the Office for more
than eight years. The new United
States marshal officially announced
the appointment of N. Fl. Jensen oil
Mitchell, as chief deputy; Lee r
Brooks of Belle Fourche. as deputy
for the Black Hills district, and w
J. Healey of Miller. deputy for The
Aberdeen district.
Miller-No public welfare task ii
too heavy for Police Chief Jack Viii
son Of this city, once he sees his wa!
clear. He now has posted and dis
tributed notices declaring that ciga
ret smoking must cease in this town
The citizens generally approve of tn,
order and it is believed that the chic
will be able to make the mandat,
stick. While he win have actual Law
support only against the use of ciga
rets by boys, he has no doubt of max
ing 1t very uncomfortable for the en-
tire pill-rolling industry of this city
Pierre-The recent announcement
of State Game Warden Hedrick tina
he would supply fish for stocking pri
vate ponds over the state has brough
a long list of requests to hat depart
ment, and the warden will attempt t
fill the orders with fish taken from
lakes in the northern part of tn
state, and he will in a short tim
make his headquarters at som
northern point, probably Waubay
There r several shallow lakes up il
hat section where the fish can b
taken for a part of the orders, espe
cially for perch. and the black bas
will be gathered among the numerou
lakes of that section.
Pierre-In the past week practic
ally a hundred head of cattle hav
crossed the river at this city for lo
cation in the section of the state be
tween here and Wasta, the bulk 0
the shipments being cows and calves
with a few loads of steers anon
them. One heavy shipment went I
Wasta for ranging in the south par
Of Meade county. and another t