The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-07-21
STATE NEWS.


growing out of game of cards,
Clifford Hubbard, a Clark man, was
arrested and fined $40 on the charge
of striking the other man engaged
i'm the controversy.
Sioux Falls-The Sioux Falls po-
lice authorities have declared war on
automobile speeders, with the result
that within a few hours arrests were
made which netted the city treasury
several hundred dollars. The Gus
tomary fine imposed is $50, while a
few of the offenders escape with a
fine of $25. The warfare will be
prosecuted with vigor.
Clark--The citizens of Clark, at a
mass meeting, received and discussed
a report of a special committee as to
the cost OF proposed municipal cleo
trio light system, and it was decided
TO ask the city council TO call spe-
cial election and submit to the voters
the question of authorizing the nee
essary bonds. II Is estimated sys-
tenn suitable for the needs of Clark
can be installed for about 1000
and bonds in this sum will be voted
on in the near future.
Leads Surgeons found ii neces-
sary TO amputate at the shoulder the
right arm of Policeman William
O'Meara TO prevent the spread of
blood poison. Several weeks ago
O'Meara. who is one of the most pop
ular officers of the city, arrested a
man who resisted and O'Meara was
obliged to strike him. the mans
teeth forming an abrasion on the of
ficer's right hand. The wound was
not properly attended TO at the time
and blood poison set in. O'Meara is
now in precarious condition.
Hayti-Reports made at the an
nual meeting of the Farmers Coop
erative company which conducts an
elevator here. show the company to
be in highly prosperous condition.
During the year covered by the re-
port the elevator handled an asgre-
gate of 10000 bushels of grain.
placing the elevator in the forefront
of the farmers elevators of South
Dakota. The earnings during the
year were nearly $4,000. A divi-
declared. Plans have been made for
the enlargement of the storage capac-
ity of the elevator.
Yankton-In a head on collision
here between track motor car and
a hand car a party of Italian and Al
banian laborers, on Milwaukee extra
gang work, were scattered over the
landscape east of here Louis George
an Albanian. in America two months,
is in the hospital with bad cuts, and
VIM. Homer, foreman. needed the at
tention of the railroad company sur
geon. Four others were hurt, but
not seriously. Ten men had close
call when the cars came together at
a good clip without lights burning.
Colome-The state supreme court,
on appeal. has granted a new trial
in an important will contest case,
which involves the $4,000 estate of
James Colder, a pioneer resident of
Tripp county, who died some months
ago. The plaintiffs in the action are
Ellen Johnson and Marguerite Gold
er. The lower court sustained the
legality of the will after a hard
fought trial, and the contestants
carried the case to the state supreme
court, which now has remanded the
case for a new trial. The contest
ants allege undue influence, fraud
and incompetency. charging that in
terested persons brought undue in
fluence on Colder when he made his
will and that at the time of making
the will he was incompetent to exc
cute such an instrument.