The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-09-07
STATE NEWS

Bruce-Lockjaw resulting from an
APPARENTLY trivial injury caused the
death of Chester, the ~6-year-old son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Borstad of Bruce.
The boy was unusually bright for his
age. The parents have lost by
death three of their four children.
Hecla-A dental student residing
at Hecla who attends q dental school
at Chicago, has been arrested on
complaint of a young woman, a wild
ow, who resides at her parents home
at Hecla, the young widow charging
him with being the father of her un-
born child.
Monroe-John Melbrecht is the
popcorn king of this part OF the state.
He has just sold the balance of this
years crop of $500 pounds of pop
corn. He sold the crop for an aver
age OF about 2 cents per pound, Civ
ing him a return of about $50 an
acre for the crop.
F1andreau - John Orvedahl, a
farmer living near town, found
among some stones on his farm an
interesting relic. 1t Is a stone about
the size of a small head, with a very
well formed Indian face cut into Ii.
1t looks like the work of an Indian,
the face having been cut with flint.
The relic Is believed to be more than
100 years old.
Bruee-Within a short time after
arriving in Bruce to visit his sister,
Peter Myne of Lacrosse, Wis, was
seized with q choking spell and died
In a short time. He was a victim of
asthma and had come to South Da-
kota In the hope or securing relief by
a change OF climate. The dead man
was As years of age. The remains
have been taken to Lacrosse for
burial in the family plot.
Groton-Jim O'Day of Groton is
In a hospital suffering from a bullet
wound inflicted by his wife. O'Day
Is said to have neglected his wife and
three children, making 1t necessary
for Mrs. O'Day to take In washing to
support the family. Finally. she re-
fused to live with him and when he
tried to force his way into the house
she opened fire with a revolver, one
bullet seyering an artery. He is ex-
pected to recover.
Mitchell-With his car hanging at
an angle of 40 degrees over the bank
of the James river near here. K. w.
Hobson and three other members OF
a fishing party had a narrow escape
from drowning when they jumped to
safety the other night. The party
was just starting for Mitchell and in
driving the machine too close to the
river, a portion of the bank caved In
and left the car suspended on the
edge. Lightened of its passengers.
the car remained on the bank and
was removed to safety.
Aberdeen-Miss Loretta Clark. a
graduate of the Northern Normal and
Industrial school. and a teacher in
the schools at Bowdle, who had been
spending the summer at Tacoma,
Wash, arrived here on the eastbound
coast train on the Milwaukee road in
a c0matose state and died about two
hours later. 1t is not known where
she was taken sick, as when she left
her mother. who was also in Wash
ington. at Tacoma. she was In appar-
ent good health. Physicians pro-
nounced her death due to diabetic
coma.
HurOn-A little of the information
u flavor will be added to the gasoline
speed battle to take place at the
South Dakota state fair race track on
September II, the opening day OF the
fair. Heinie Ulbricht. the German
pilot who will drive the 40 horse
power special, will represent the Teu-
tons IN the auto races, while Louis
DisbrOw, the track champion. will
represent the French. Ulbricht comes
ffem : family u tusehlniss ana was