The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-01-19
STATE NEWS.

Sioux Falls-Charged with having
forged the name of Albert Lang, a
resident of Hartford. to a check on
the Savings bank at Hartford, a har-
vest hand, giving his name as Con
b. Turner. has been arrested in
Sioux Falls.
Pierre-The supreme court has af-
irmed the trial court in the case OF
Vern II. Clark VS.. Walter Mosier, de-
PENDANT and appellant. appealed from
Lyman county and the ease of Agnes
Sullivan vs.. Henry o. Rhine and John
Holverson. appellants. appealed from
the municipal court OF Sioux Falls.
Pierre-The report of the state
vital statistical department for the
month OF November with the coun-
ties of Mellette and Dewey. making
no report, with no report from
Hughes for two months, shows
Death, $40: births, 1913: marriages,
SIS; divorces. As; naturalizations,
204.
Sioux Falls-It is feared in the
winter wheat sections of the state
that the melting during the past two
weeks of the heavy blanket of snow
which fell during December, leaving
the ground practically bare. has TO
some extent injured this class OF
wheat. However. the injury cannot
be great. as there is only a limited
winter wheat acreage In South Da-
kota.
MITCHELL. II. Kelley has been
chosen as the president of the Mitch
ell Commercial club for 1915 TO sue
coed F.. j. Herrick. who was forced
to retire on account of i'll health. II.
l. Jones. professor of chemistry at
Dakota Wesleyan, was named as
vice president and w. L. Pier as
New directors of the club
are Mr.. Kelley. II. +. Bjorstrup, t.
c. Burns. Prof. Jones and a. B. Oar
ling.
Armour-After having only a few
days ago completed a term in the
Sioux Falls ~penitentiary for a statu-
tory ~offense. growing out of his
clipping TO Sioux Falls with a married
of Armour. Louis Couron, a
former Armour man has been found
guilty of wife desertion and sentenc-
ed to a term of nine months in jail
and fined a sum equal to the costs
of the action. After completing the
term in the Sioux Falls penitentiary
he was arrested by the Douglas coun-
~ authorities on the charge of wife
desertion.
Broadland-A fire which was dis
covered about 1890 yesterday morn
ing i'm the general store conducted by
c. Il. Smith. rapidly spread TO other
buildings and in all destroyed seven
including the Broadland State bank,
the hotel, two dwelling houses, one
vacant building and the general store
owned by G.. III. Graham in addition
to the Smith store. 1t is believed 10
have started from a defective flue In
the latter building. The Huron fire
department was called, but arrived
too late TO do any good. The loss
will total between 100000 and $685.
600 and is partially covered by insur-
ance.
Aberdeen-A lively fight between
w rival light and power companies
is possible in Aberdeen If the direct
ors Of the Aberdeen Railway com
pany. owners OF the street car line.
follow their expressed purpose. de-
cided upon at their annual meeting,
of asking the voters OF Aberdeen fol
a franchise to sell light and power,
At present the railway company is
buying it's power from the Aberdeen
Light and Power company, but II
claims the rates charged by the com
pany are so high that they are prac.
ticaliy c~onhscatory. Accordingly the
company will put in a power plant oil
its own, and will ask a franchise to
sell power to customers.