The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-08-05
STATE NEWS.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS over ram
lily trouble, Frank Scott, a local
gravel dealer. and an old resident.
committed suicide last night by hang
ing himself in his sand pit. The body
was found this morning.
DeSmet-The commissioners of
Kingsbury county. in session. made
the appropriation necessary to en-
able the recently organized agricul-
tural association to employ a county
agent. The directors will meet to-
morrow night to complete arrange
ments and select an agent.
Rapid City-Word has just been
received of the sudden death of the
wife of Col. Frederick j. Close. pres
ident of the board of managers of
the National sanitarium at Hot
Springs. No particulars have been
received except that she was found
dead In bed by her husband when he
wen to arouse her Saturday morn
ing.
Observation-Disclosures, the largest
wet town west of WATERFOWL ia the
northern part of South Dakota, is
facing the problem of a reduction in
the number of It's saloons from four
to three. owing to the census emu
meration just completed by A. +.
Miles. which reduces Mobridge's pop
ulation from 2.126 two years ago to
1857 this year.
Beresford-To have an automobile
run over him without iniicting fatal
injuries was the unusual experience
OF John Sundling. a farmer living
near town. In getting out of the
way of one car he stepped back and
was caught by the fender of another
car. He IA knocked down and the
front wheel of the heavy car passed
over him, rolling him as IL went. He
was drawn from under the car in a
semi-unconscious condition.
Deadwood-It will require nearly
a week to put the Pierre line of the
Northwestern railway In shape so the
Chicago and Twin Cities service can
be reestablished. The overlooking of
the Bad river throughout Stanley
county has damaged miles of track
and roadbed. The Northwestern an
nounced last night that the road
would be open today as far EAST as
Midland. Mail and passengers be-
tween here and the east are now
routed via Sioux City.
Pierre-The state live stock COM
mission has modified its order of May
5 In regard to disinfection of cars
used In shipment of live stock. The
order required all cars in which stock
was shipped into this state to carry
certificates that they had been clean
ed and disinfected before loading.
The present modification lifts this
ban. except where the shipments are
made from territory which has been
infected with foot and mouth disease,
and was under federal quarantine.
This allows shipments from any ter
ritory in which there was no infec-
ton without the disinfection certif-
cate.
washington Springs-W. J.. Heber-
lein. vice president of the Messing
ton Springs First National bank. has
purchased a 500-acre farm in Column
bia county. Wis, near the town oil
Portage. and will soon quit the bank
and move his family to his new farm.
Columbia is Mr.. Heberlein's native
county. Mr.. Heberlein has been as
ISOLATED with the First National bank
here for about eight years. He was
elected mayor of the city about three
years ago under the commission form
OF government for a term of five
years. He will resign this office.
Mr.. Heberlein will retain an interest
in the bank, probably as director.