The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-01-26
STATE NEWS.

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trials and narrow escapes Mr.. and
Mrs. Victor Santa of this city have
returned from Dzansoul in the eau
casus mountains, the heart of the
Russian-Turkish war zone. They
had many thrilling experiences with
the Turkish and Russian soldiers be-
fore they finally escaped. Their
home was burned at the outbreak of
hostilities.
Pierre-The supreme court, in an
opinion by Justice Mccoy. Smith dis
senting, held that suit can be
brought against a railroad in South
Dakota for damages to a shipment,
Notwithstanding il was started on an
other line. The case was that Of
Geo. Elliott against the Milwaukee
railway on a shipment of horses from
Kansas City to Aberdeen.
Pierre-Mrs. Gentle of Miller, who
exhibited over 500 birds at the Cen
trail South Dakota Poultry show here.
secured most of the silver loving
cups. She received one each for the
best male bird in the show, for the
largest number of birds by one ex-
hibitor. for best display Of Rocks, for
highest scoring pen in the show, for
best display of Wyandottes. and for
the best display of Orpingtons.
Wolsey-Heine Langbehn, son of
Henry Langbehn. living two miles
north OF town, was thrown from q
pony some days ago. and has been
unconscious since that time. He had
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two hours when he was found by Roy
Barber. who vas driving by in a
buggy.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the work
OF q firebug at Kimball have been
revealed through investigation made
shortly after the destruction OF the
Novotny building. The blaze was
quenched with hand fire extinguish-
ers. The fire was found to be under
two floor joists near a hole in the
foundation. Several burnt matches
we're found on the floor, and it is be-
lieved that a bundle of infiammable
material was set on fire below the
floor in an attempt TO destroy the
building.
Rapid City-Fire starting in the
basement of the Haines block al
100 Sunday morning as the resulI
of a defective heating plant, swep'
the business part Of the city. EST.
mated loss is 100000. The fire
was the most destructive one in the
history of western South Dakota
The losses are partially covered by
insurance. The Haines stores and
the Pennington County bank are the
heaviest losers. Many were injured
by falling glass and debris.
Pierre-Doane Robinson. superin.
tendent Of census, announced the
third state census will be taken this
year, beginning May i, by the as.
SCISSORS. The state will employ nc
special enumerators. The assessors
are not paid specially as enumerat.
ors, but each is paid a per diem by
his district for all the time spent In
doing the assessing and enumerating
The county auditors are county SUI
perintendents of census and upor
them rests the responsibility for full
and accurate enumerations. Com.
plete population and agricultural sta.
tistics will be collected.
Dolton-A fire drill of the pupils
Of the public school in Dolton proved
the real thing to Leonard Unruh, ths
little son of prominent residents O
the town. He was among the pupil.
who were participating in the fire
drill in an upper room OF the schoo
building. He became so enthusiastic
during the drill that he lost his bal
ance and fell from a second stors
window to the frozen ground below
1t was believed he had been killed by
the fall. When picked up he was II
AN unconscious condition, but
sstrange to relate, an investigation re
vealed that beyond a fw bruises he
was uninjured.