The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-02-25
STATE NEWS.

Britton-A. +. Masse of this city
has received a letter from France in
forming him of the death of a young
err brother, who was serving in the
German army. He has an older
brother in the army of the kaiser,
and two of his brothers-in-law are
serving In the French army. He has
not been advised as TO how they are
faring.
Colome-A numerously signed pc
tition has been filed with the board
OF education asking IL TO call a spe-
cial election and submit TO the voters
OF CoIome the proposition OF issuing
bonds for the erection of a new pub
lie school building. 1t Is planned to
issue bonds in the sum of $16, 000
for the purpose stated. The call for
the special election will be issued i'm
mediately.
Winner-As the result of his pre-
liminary hearing in a local court,
Adam Abel, charged with the Illegal
sale of intoxicating liquor. va held
for trial i'm the state circuit court.
He was released from custody after
furnishing a 500 bond. o. l.. De
Hart, charged with the same ~offense,
waived preliminary examination and
furnished a bond of $500 for his ap-
pearanee at the next term OF circuit
court.
Tyndall-As the result of burns
received when she poured kerosene
on a smouldering fire. Mrs. Frances
vavruska died at the county poor
farm. of which she had been an In.
mate for several years. She was 81
years of age and lis survived by two
brothers, who are residents of Bon
Homme county. All the clothing was
burned from her body. and strange to
say she did not cry out. but suffered
in silence until found by her room
mates.
Sioux Falls-Petitions of bank.
ruptcy have been filed with the clerk
of United States court by Carl j.
Foregard of Huron and Stewart An
derson. a farmer of Frankfort. The
former places his liabilities at a total
of $1.731.3s composed chiefly of Sc
cured claims 10 the amount of 1915
and unsecured claims totaling 1886.
His assets totaled $1,173, all OF
which he claims TO be exempt. An
derson places his liabilities at a total
of s~S.255.01. His assets are listed
at $720.S4, composed of cash on hand
and household goods. which he
claims exempt.
Colome-J. A. Lakin, a well
known homesteader of Trip county,
who for some time had resided in the
vicinity OF Danton, an inland postof-
flee, arose in the morning and went
TO the barn to do his morning chores.
He took a shotgun with him and had
not been gone long when Mrs. Lakin
heard the report of the gun. She
rushed TO the barn. finding her hus-
band in a dying condition with q
gaping wound in the back of his head
where a charge of shot had struck
him. He had been respondent dur
ing the past few. weeks.
Rapid City-According to advices
received here the name of w. w,
Soule of this city has been sent to the
general land office at Washington for
receiver of the local United States
land office to succeed Harry l.. Gan
dy. who becomes congressman March
4. This Is another step in a spirited
fight for the office, as Candy had in
dorsed Tom l.. Johnston of White
Owl, a Meade county newspaper man,
and United States commissioner
there. while the state democratic ad-
ministration and Senator-elect r. S.
Johnson r behind Soule. Friends
or Soule maintain that sending his
name TO the land office ends the fgh,
but Johnston's hackers allege that /,
is only the beginning.