The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-07-31
STATE NEWS.

Dell RapldS-ff req Wllnelm, 2S
years old, an employee i'm McKee's
restaurant here. was drowned in the
Big Sioux river near the stone quarry
just outside this city. The boat i'm
which ne was rowing overturned and
he was unable to swim. The body
was recovered a short time later.
Willow Lakes-After JOY riding
for nearly two hours, auto thieves
left the machine belonging to
Thompson. of this city, standing in
W feet of water. This is the sec
n car that has been stolen within
the last two weeks and as a result
authorities are exerting every effort
TO apprehend the guilty parties and
give them the full sentence imposed
by law.
Flandreau-A special election will
be held here on August 8 for the
purpose of submitting to the voters
the proposition OF issuing bonds in
the sum of $4,000 for providing
Flandreau with a municipal system
of waterworks, the present system
having become inadequate. There
appears little OPPOSITION TO the issu-
ance of the bonds and il lis believed
they will be approved by a large ma
jority of the voters.
Dupree-Residents at Isabel and
Dupree are beginning to wonder if
they are to go back to the pioneer
days again. A recent order received
by the postmaster at Dupree would
seem to substantiate this theory.
The order states hat hereafter until
further notice the United States mail
will be carried overland between
Isabel and Dupree, although the rail
road connects these two points. The
action of the government is said to
be the result of poor train service.
Armour-Peter Klein, aged Is,
who arrived here from Holland this
spring. met his death through in
juries while working in a hay field
He "a engaged in raking hay when
the horses became frightened and
threw him in front of the rake. He.
was dragged a considerable distance.
When found he was badly tangled up
in the rake, with one leg broken and
serious cuts all over the body. He.
was taken TO Geddes, where one leg
and N hand were amputated. He
failed TO rally from the shock. The.
funeral vas held yesterday at New
Holland. this county
Pierre-Word has been received
here from Congressman Candy say
ing hat the president will appoint a
commission to be composed of the
heads of the various departments and
of which the chief of the bureau of
standards will be chairman, to inves-
tigate the various sites for the 10
cation of the government nitrate
plant. The delegation will soon have
another interview with the president.
This has been delayed by the pres
sure of public business and the pres
idential campaign. Mr.. Candy thinks
the conference committee will agree
upon a compromise water power
measure before the close of the pres
ent session.
Columbia-Failure of the time
lock on the vault of the Columbia
State bank TO work caused the EN-
ployes much inconvenience and trou-
BILE and at the same time furnished
amusement to the large crowd hat
had gathered to witness the safe
wrecking. After trying every avail
able means TO open the vault, the
bank employees armed themselves
with sledges, crowbars and other in
struments sometimes used by bank
robbers, and succeeded in prying the
door open after a few minutes work.
The vault door. however, will have TO
s
used again.