The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-01-14
STATE NEWS.

Dallas-fIre IN the rear addition
of the Edelstein company's general
store did damage OF $500. Prompt
work of firemen saved the Gentzler
block, containing a moving picture
theater, the Edelstein stock OF goods
and the effects OF numerous roomers
in the second story. The origin OF
the fire is unknown.
Pierre-The Register of Deeds as
ISOLATION of the state at their meet
ing decided to ask for the passage OF
several new laws, and selected the
following officers for the next year:
President, G. /. Leedy of Penning-
ton: secretary-treasurer, w. N. May
of Stanley; executive committee, f.
s. Barber. Sully; l.. IL. Jones, Bea-
die; Charles Sundling. Clay.
Gettysburg-The January term of
circuit court of Potter county is in
session here. Ed M. Houck sought
to compel the city to hold a special
election on a proposition to repeal an
ordinance forbidding card and dice
playing in any poolroom in the city.
Judge Bottum decided that the cleo
ton petition circulated several weeks
ago must be acted upon by the u
Gil and ordered that the auditor call
a special election within thirty days
and allow the people TO settle the
question.
Belle Fourche--The first trainload
OF hogs ever shipped from western
South Dakota left Belle Fourche last
Saturday. The train consisted OF
eleven cars OF hogs and two of sheep,
all from the Belle Fourche valley in
the vicinity of Newell, Nisland and
Fruitdale. Two years ago only six
cars of hogs were shipped from this
section during the entire year, but
within the past year about 100 cars
have been shipped and ii Is predicted
that 1915 will see the latter num-
Der doubled.
Letcher-The chance appearance
of r. j. Clark, a Letcher business
man, on the scene saved the life Of
an unknown tramp, who in order to
keep warm had started a fire on the
floor of an empty box car in the
Letcher yards of the Milwaukee rail-
road company. Under the influence
of the warmth of the fire in its early
stages the tramp fell asleep. Soon
the fire spread to the car and the
tramp would have been burned to
death had Clark not appeared on the
scene In time to drag him, in an un-
conscious condition, from the burn
ing car.
Groton-While visiting his par
ents in Groton, w. T.. Lawrence OF
Kent, Mimi, was advised of a heavy
loss sustained during his temporary
absence from home. He had left his
farm in Minnesota in charge of a
man, who disappeared, together
with about $50 bushels of wheat and
all the mems wearing apparel in the
house. 1t developed that the man
had marketed the wheat in a nearby
town, cashed the checks received in
payment therefore and then disap-
peared. Thus far no trace of him
has been found.
Pierre-The report of the control
Ter of currency for the call of con-
dition of the 108 national banks do
ing business in South Dakota at the
time OF the call December 16 shows
a remarkable growth in the postal
savings deposits from the date OF the
previous call in October. the increase
being from ~$22,190.52 to 71,280.29.
The aggregate deposits of individ-
uals in these banks in December
were $34,040,343.53, practically ST.
OOO, 900 increase ove the October
call. United States deposits for the
December call are shown at $4S7,-
530.48, an increase of $4,000 from
the last previous call. The total in
dividual. United States and postal
savings deposits in December were
$34,599,154.30, an increase of ST.
100000.
Lennox-Lennox is one OF the
only two places in South Dakota
which conducts a municipal saloon,
Lennon being the other place. The
Lennox municipal saloon is proving
very successful and is being conduct
% to the satisfaction OF the resi-