The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-07-29
STATE NEWS

Dallas-Mrs. Henry Gibbel, whose
husband was murdered at a lonely
point west of Dallas last September
has raised $1,000 by popular sub.
scription which she offers as a re
ward for the apprehension of the
murderer.
Willow Lakes-The special cleo.
ton held here for the purpose of vot-
ing on bonds in the sum of $1,000
for the purpose of procuring a site
and constructing and equipping a city
hall carried 3 to / in favor of the
proposai.~Ths boskaAaw ~~skA prooap4y
be of cement and brick construction.
Winner-Work will be begun al
once on the construction of a new
water system here. A surveyors
gang has been busy for a week set
ting grade stakes on the right of way
for the water pipes, which will lead
from the famous springs south OF
town.
Pierre - Thirty wagonloads OF
gravel and sand have been removed
from the main city sewer, washed
there during the spring rains. 1t is
estimated that as much more must
be taken out to prevent the cloggine
of the pipes.
Pierre-The state Of South Dakota
has received for the year ending
June so, 1914. exactly ~s25.412.04 IL
inheritance taxes. During on,
month S~11,2S2.94 was collected from
this source. The Floete estate. il
the southeastern part of the state
paid an inheritance tax of $6,032.
Aberdeen-While swimming in al
artesian pond in a sandpit here, Orr
Moore, aged "a, went down, and be
trouble he had drowned. He wa:
suffering from a sprained ankle, anc
it Is thought he was taken with
cramps while under water and was
sucked into the well In the center oil
the pond. which feeds 1t.
Scotland-Failure to obtain water
from a perfectly good we'll does not
always indicate that 1t has gone dry.
according to an odd experience of
George Stevenson, a farmer living
north of here. After being out of
water for several days, an investiga-
ton on taking the pump to pieces.
discovered that a garter snake which
had closed up the suction in the cyl
inder of the pump was the cause of
the sudden drouth.
Custer-The state board of char
tiles and corrections, in session here
last week, decided to erect another
pavilion at the state tuberculosis
sanatorium with accommodations for
fourteen more patients. The institu-
tion now is caring for patients
than ever before and the present ia
cilities will accommodate only five
more than are now being cared for.
Yankton-The farm residence OF
James p. Meley, ten miles northeast
from Yankton, was completely de-
stroyed by fire Sunday evening,
through some unknown cause. Mr..
Meley was absent and a sister and
niece were the only ones at home,
When neighbors reached the place
the place the house was ablaze and
only a part Of the household goods on
the first floor were saved. The loss
is placed at $4,000. with $1,000 in
Surance.
Aberdeen-Frank Kean of Mar
marth, N. d., was sandbagged ans
robbed OF $37 in cash in the railroas
yards here. He had stepped into
saloon and taken a drink with tw,
men, who were strangers to him, ant
then started for his boarding house
AS he was crossing the tracks he wa
suddenly seized and dragged into tn
yards. where the thugs beat him ant
tied him up. When he finally wa
able to make his way t9 the polic'
station, only n block az he gav'
q description OF his assaX M
trace Of the men couLW