The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-02-12
STATE NEWS

a warrant for $500, which had been is
sued and sold to another county officer
without authorization, the county
commissioners today commenced an
investigation Of the county auditor.
John L. Baker. for alleged irregular
tiles. The board found the warrant
last week and forced its return and
cancellation and refund of the money.
Brookings-Louis Fjerestad, 40 years
old. was found frozen to death in his
home. He lived alone and when
found had evidently been dead more
than twenty four hours. The indica
tions were that he had gotten up in
the morning and wEen partially
dressed had tried to build a fire and
had fallen over on the floor in a faint
and died from exposure. He was "A man
of some means.
Pierre-The railroads are not the
only ones complaining of the expense
of carrying parcel post packages. The
star route carriers IN the long routes
in the northwestern part of the state.
who in days gone by carried the mail
III tl&nt ItkHs HON hcCt utaNiti WoBoiC
and more teams to carry the mail. In
some cases they claim thar they need
two wagons on one trip, with the
expense of a special driver, but with
no increase in their contract price for
the service.
Aipena-0hfiicoTs Of tine state anti
saloon league made a sensational raid
on alleged illegal sellers of liquor at
Alpena, and as a result of the raid two
residents of the town were arrested
on the charge Of selling liquor in vic.
lation of the law. The defendants
are Or. r. f. Feick and l., Fl. Jelly.
Both furnished bonds. As a climax to
the raid the town authorities issued OF
deIs to the proprietors of all places
where slot machines were in operation
to vemove them within a period of
twenty-four hours penalty of arrest and
conviction.
Pierre-The county commissioners OF
Sully county took it upon themselves
to take judicial action upon the pro.
visions of the Richards primary act
when the bills came in for attendance
at the legislative proposal meeting IL
this city and the judicial propose
meeting at Fort Pierre, both meeting
having been attended ON one trip
The claims covered mileage for at
tendance at both these meetings, but
the commissioners refused to pay thu
mileage except for one of the meet
ings, deciding that the committeeman
were not entitled to pay for two trip
when as a matter of fact they mad,
but one.
Mitchell-Unconscious for the pas
60 hours as the result of q fall from
his pony while racing last Sunda,
afternoon. the case of Leonard Bailey
is years old. is puzzling Mitchell sui
geons. The boy was racing with hi
playmate when the saddle slipped an,
he was thrown tu the frozen ground
striking on his head. He has give
no signs Of consciousness since. 1t i
believed that a fractured skull an,
conclusion of the brain resulted frou
the accident.
Washington Springs-Through tn
efforts of Miss Verne Ambrose, teache
of the Spring Valley rural school nea
this city, and her pupils, considerable
damage and possible loss of life in tn
community was averted when she lie,
them recently in sn hours tight agains
4 prairie fire. The teacher and he
yonnsteTs we're about to dismiss 70
noon when they saw smoke curling u
from the roadway near the school house
The alarm WI turned In over th