The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-07-17

fed by the state auditor that all
claims for bounty on wolves and
coyotes must be filed before Aug. /.
Senator Hans Urdahl was a morn
ing departure for Grand Forks and
other points in North Dakota, calling
on relatives. He will be absent from
the city about two weeks.
Mrs. Muldowney and children OF
Crookston, Mimi, arrived this after
noon and are guests at the home OF
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Murphy.
The sale at auction this afternoon
of the residence buildings on the
high school ground resulted in the
sale of the Whitmore house to G. H.
Kelley for $40 and the Klotzbach
house to DR.. Goldman for $500.
DIR. w. A. Rothschild and son., Don,
will depart tomorrow for Rapid City
to attend the annual dental conven-
ton and also make a tour of the
Black Hills section. They will be alb
sent about ten days.
Mrs. Blackwell of Lansing, Ia, who
has been at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Mark Aus, the past several
weeks, departed this morning for
Emmetsburg, Ia, to call on another
daughter before returning to her
home.
The remains were brought to
Peck's undertaking rooms in this city
this afternoon and prepared for
burial, after which they will be sent
to the former home of deceased in
Missouri.
Bryant dispatch: Bryant shut out
the Kansas City Red Sox baseball
team by a score of / to 0 at Bryant
on Wednesday. Duning, pitching for
Bryant, allowed them only two hits.
Bryant won from DeSmet last Satur-
day by a score of 2 to /.
DR.. Goldman was called into the
country to attend two boys kicked by
horses. The little son of X. Alison,
ten miles northeast was kicked in
the stomach and a young son of
Thos. Anderson, north of Rutland,
was kicked in the face.
VIM. McBain of Orland returned
this morning from Hot Springs,
where he has been %partaking of those
health restoring waters. AS he step
ped off the train Mr.. McBain greeted
his friends in a happy name with
the remark, My health is fine"
w. r. Reynolds & Sons have leased
their garage and equipment, corner
Harth avenue and Fourth street, to
III. H. Woertink, who will take pos
session Monday. The Messrs. Rey-
nolds will occupy a building recently
purchased in West Fourth street.
where they will establish an automo-
bile agency.
A heavy rain came upon this sec
ton about $50 o'clock this morning
and continued about three hours. the
rainfall being estimated at n and q
half inches. Conductor Hooval re
ports rain all along the north line
from Bristol, especially heavy be
tween Lake Preston and Madison
About the same conditions are report
ed west as far as Washington Springs
Some anxiety for the safety of the
small grain crop is being felt in this
city. The straw is heavy and head
ing out and there is danger of swamp
ing and rust.
The State Agricultural college re-
ports the presence of enough black
rust in the territory around Mitchell
to cause harm to the wheat. Wealth
er conditions in South Dakota were
reported right for the development
of the rust. The black rust and other
causes have reduced the crop IN
northwestern states 5,000,0 90 to 10
O0O, 900 bushels in past years, the
heaviest loss being in 1904, accord.
ing to grain brokers. Last year the
total spring wheat crop was reduced
nearly $1,000, 600 bushels from the
July estimate to the final, causing
one of the greatest losses in the his
tory of wheat growing.
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