The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-02-26
STATE NEWS.

Huron-The new enrollments In
Huron college at the beginning Of the
second half year have exceeded ex-
pectations and the attendance as now
recorded is large. The year Is yet
only half finished. but the figures al
ready compiled show that this Is to
be the most prosperous year in the
history OF the institution.
Gettysburg-The first meeting OF
the Gettysburg Chautauqua ~associa-
tion was held at the commercial club
rooms Monday evening. The follow
ing officers were elected DR.. w. q.
Sargent. president; j. b. Townsley,
recording secretary: II. l.. F1ikinger.
corresponding secretary.
Milbank - Another livery barn
gave way to the increasingly graver
menac of the automobile, when
James Brannon. who has been con-
Quoting a livery stable in Milbank
for a quarter of a century closed out
his business, sold his horses. bug
gies, harnesses and other equipment,
and arranged to run a garage and au-
to livery in the old livery barn.
Bridgewater - Fancy bred hog
sales in this vicinity resulted as fol-
lows: III. A. Weeldrever. forty head
sold at an average price of $73.63
each with 5000 the highest price
paid for a single SOW; George Eich-
acker a. Son, disposed of thirty-five
head at an average of s55 each, with
the top notcher bringing s127.50.
Sioux Falls-Foliowing a recent
raid by Trip county authorities on
alleged illegal sellers of liquor in
Witten. and as a result Of their pre-.
liminary hearing, Adam Abel and
DR.. O. l.. DeHart, well known resi-
dents of Witten. have been held for
trial In the state circuit court on the
charge Of selling liquor in violation
OF the law. Both have been released
from custody. the former having fur
nished a bond of 500 and the latter
a bond of $500 for their appearance
al the next term OF court.
Sioux Falls-With relatives In
both the French and German armies
A. f. Masse, a prominent Brittor
man. does not find 1t difficult Ia
maintain neutrality In the European
wal AIC naS JGHt fttClftu a itttCl
from France informing him of the
death of a younger brother who was
serving in the Germany army, and
who was killed in battle. He yet has
an older brother In the army of the
kaiser, and two of his brothers-in-law
are serving In the French army.
Yankton-John Seldom, one of the
United States rural mail carriers
from the Yankton postofice. lost a
finger while attempting to discharge
his official duties In the present in.
clement weather. The carriers ril
became stalled in a bad snowdrift
Mr.. Seldom was trying to extricats
his horses when they started up sud
denly Unexpectedly, catching his in
dex finger on the left hand in the
whifftrees and giving 1t such Z
wrench that a part of the finger wa.
entirely severed from the hand.
Oldham-Relatives here have beer
advised of a serious accident which
befell Joseph Olson, a former resi-
dent OF this place, who is the owner
of a homestead forty miles from Nal
Ia, Mont. Himself and two other.
were engaged In digging a deep well
when IL became necessary for him Il
60 down in the well. When thirt,
feet from the bottom his hold on tn,
rope slipped and he fell to the bottom
of the well, crushing the bones o.
n leg and sustaining other injuries
He was taken In a wagon the fort,
miles to Malta. and after receiving
treatment there was transferred to +;
hospital at Glasgow.