The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-01-02
STATE Il

Deadwood-After over a years abb
sence from Washington because of a
physical breakdown. Congressman
Eban w. Martin of the third South
Dakota district is ON his way to the
capital, where he will serve until
March. He did not seek reelection
and will be succeeded by a democrat.
yermillion-There is every pros
pect that the city commissioners will
decide to purchase the local electric
light system, which always has be-
longed TO private parties. They re-
Gently made a proposition to the city
by which they agree TO sell the plant
to the city for $4,000 and take their
pay in city warrants bearing 6 per
cent interest, which are TO mature At
the rate OF $4,000 per year.
Pierre-For the year 1914 there
we're 2n,929 automobile licenses re-
corded in South Dakota. in COMPARE
son with 14,452 for 1913. Dealers
licenses in 1914 numbered 491 and
in 1913 but 29S. The motorcycles
licensed in 1914 were 1888, in COM
parison with 1,212 for 1913. Three
fourths of the license money goes to
counties for road purpose and the re-
manning one-fourth goes TO the de-
partment at Pierre for expenses of
administration. The license for auto
mobiles Is Sc each.
Lead = Fifteen S%ervians, the
largest individual party that has left
here since the foreign war started.
departed for their native country
where they will take arms against
Austria. They went TO New York,
where, ii Is understood, they will be
Joined by 1000 of their countrymen
bent on the same purpose. or these
500 come from the Butte district.
They claim to be paying their own
transportation and going of their
own free will.
Sioux Falls-Thirteen days of
married life proved enough for Mrs.
Nina Oliver and in fact the sur had
risen only twelve times on their mat
rimonial venture when she notified
her husband that she was about to
cast off the yoke that had so early
proved CALLING. This is set forth by
John oliver III an action in the cir
cult court wherein he asks to be
legally separated from the woman
who bears his name, but refuses 20
share his home.
pierre-Canned buffalo meat as a
delicacy is what is proposed by Stan
ley Philip, n of the Philip heirs, as
a means of disposing of the herd of
buffaloes owned by the estate, and
which has become a burden. Efforts
to sell the herd have not been sue
cessful. The idea of Philip is to
have the meat canned in tins of diff
ferent weight, and placed upon the
market in quantities in which ii may
be in demand.
Armour-As he stepped from the
doors of the ~penitentiary at Sioux
rails after serving a term for a statu-
tory offense, Louis Couron was ar
rested by Sheriff Luymes of Douglas
county. He is charged in Douglas
county with deserving his wife and
child and pending his trial will be
kept in the Yankton county Jail.
Couron's troubles are due TO his
clipping with a married woman
named Howell. The husband of the
woman traced them to Sioux Falls
and caused their arrest.
Murdo-Eugene Smith, II years
of age, admitted stealing $40 from a
Mellette county settler who was
sleeping in the livery barn where
young Smith was employed. The
young man was suspected and placed
under arrest, when a search of his
person located a roll of $50. in bills,
hidden in one of his shoes. He was
allowed to retain all except the $40,
which he admitted having taken
from the sleeper. On account of his
youth and professions of penitence
Smith was let off with a Jail sentence
of thirty days.
Webster-Charles III. Long, a for
mer implement dealer of Webster,
who for some months has been agent