The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-01-25
STATE NEWS.


Miller-James Cronan, 10 years
old, was arrested west of Chamber
lain and placed in Jail here In default
OF $500 bonds, charged with stealing
a horse from John Rhodes. northeast
OF here.
Chester-Members of the local
commercial club have appointed a
committee 10 make arrangements for
a smoker TO be held by the club early
in February. IL Is planned TO secure
several prominent speakers from 9th
er parts of the northwest. who will
be invited to be present and make
addresses.
Iroquois-What will be known as
the K~ingsbury Valley Poultry asso-
citation has been organized by the
poultry fanciers of Kingsbury county
who have selected February /, 2, 3
and 4 as the time for their first an
nual show. which will be held at
Lake Preston. Liberal prizes will be
awarded for exhibits.
Yankton - Mrs. Levi Fishbeck.
aged sc years, was found dead in bed
Thursday night by her daughter,
Mrs. l.. A. Lindstrom, ON the latter's
return home from her work at the
Press and Dakotan. Mrs. Fishbeck
had been dead for about twelve hours
death being due TO natural causes.
Three daughters and son are the
surviving relatives.
Vermillion-J. A. johnson of Mt.
Vernon won first place in the prelim-
mary fourth annual oratorical con
test held at the University of South
Dakota, and will represent the insti-
tuition in the interstate contest TO be
held at Sioux Falls in March. Mr..
Johnson took as his subject The
Hero OF the Potomac" Four years
ago Mr.. Johnson o the interstate
contest, and two years ago Floyd
Pool took first honors for the uniyer-
sity.
Parker-The annual convention of
the South Dakota Sunday School as
ISOLATION will be held in Parker next
May. On February Z the general
secretary OF the state association will
visit Parker In connection with the
forthcoming annual convention. ano
Ii Is planned to give him an elaborate
reception. A committee consisting OF
the officers of the county Sunday
school association and the local pas
tors and Sunday school superintend-
ents has been appointed to make ar
rangements for the reception.
Bryant special election. to be
held throughout Hamlin county on
Tuesday. will be the final chapter in
a thirty-year fight for county sea- To-
cation. At the special election the
proposition of issuing bonds in the
sum of 100000 for the construction
in Hayti OF a permanent county
courthouse will be submitted to the
voters of the county. If the voters
authorize the erection of a perma-
nent county courthouse ii is believed
no further efforts will be made TO
change the county seat.
Aberdeen-An epidemic of Wells
disease" or catarrhal jaundiee, pre-
walls in Aberdeen, there being fifty
or more cases. The disease is seldom
fatal, but extremely painful. as it
causes cramps in the small intestines,
~sleepless nights and painful stomach
cramps. Physicians do not agree as
to the cause of the disease, some at
tributing it to the mild winter and
others to eating too much uncooked
fruit. They also fail to agree as to
whether the ailment is contagious or
not.
Pukwana-Work has commenced
on the second of the county artesian
wells on the shores of Red lake, a
fine body of water near here. The
wells are being sunk for the purpose
of bringing the stage of water In the
lake back to the high level of some
years ago, with the object of again
making the lake one of the finest
fishing and hunting resorts in the
state. 1t is believed the second well
will be completed early in March,
just in time to commence filling the
lake for next summers hunting and
fishing.