The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-07-28
STATE NEWS.

Peever-The breaking of a neck
yoke causing both team and wagon
TO plunge down hill, proved almost
disastrous to Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Kively and their ~2-year-old baby.
AS IL is both Mr.. and Mrs. Kively are
nursing i~njuies, while the condition
of the small baby is considered quite
grave.
Highmore-John Single, a leading
farmer of this vicinity, completed
cutting his hay crop, which was an
unusually large one, and had ii nice
ly stacked when a thunder storm
came along and a bolt of lightning
struck and set fire to the immense
stack of hay, the greater part of
which was consumed. The loss
reached several hundred dollars.
Redfield-I. r. Treat. of Heening,
Mimi, experienced a rather peculiar
welcome TO Redfield. in that he had
his pocket picked to the extent of
SIS as he descended from the train.
After discovering that the money was
gone, he recalled that he was jostled
by two men, one getting in his way
anu the OAhFI 1loMhtHE hp ptilhA
him. Mr.. Treat thought nothing of
the matter until he missed his
money.
Lemmon-To have the top of a
cream can explode. striking him in
the face in such a name Is to break
his nose. was the unique but painful
accident that befell Harold Gilbert,
an express employe at this place.
The extreme heat and fermentation
formed a large amoun of gas in the
can and when Gilbert attempted to
move it on a truck. the top blew off
with the above results.
Pierre-There has beer a decided
decrease i'm the number of fires in
the state the past year. as compared
with the previous year. and a large
decrease in the loss by fire. The
number of fires in the 1915 fiscal
year was Sos, with a loss of $4,000
on buildings and $500. 600 on con-
tents. For the 1916 fiscal year
there were 474 fires, with a loss OF
$4,000 on buildings. OF the fire
losses. over $4,000 is credited TO
defective flues and careless dumping
of ashes, both ~preventable TO a large
degree. About the same amount is
charged to lightning losses. and
about $4,000 to incendiary fires.
Geddes - The personal damage
case of Harry Gartner, of Platte. VS..
Mayor NOLAN, of this city. which at
tracted widespread interest when
tried at the last term of circuit court
- 1T. A-..t.v 10 - 10 rnfrfnA M the
September term of the same court.
In the first trial NOLAN was found
guilty Of having kicked and injured
Gartner, and was assessed a nominal
fine of 81. Not satisfied with the
verdict a new trial has been asked
for by the prosecution, and it is re-
ported has been granted by Judge
Trip. Some new evidence will be
forthcoming at the second trial. and
the outcome of the case Will be
watched with much interest.
Salem-The last will and tesla
ment of the late Judge NJ. A. Butter.
field, of Montrose, was admitted 70
probate yesterday. 1t is an oligraph-
ic will, and is unique in its manner
of disposing of the earthly goods and
possessions of the t~estator. Ii is
longer than the usual will, covering
about nine pages of legal cap. and is
signed at the end of each page as
well as at the end of the will. II
disposes of everything. even to tht
old keepsakes, many of which have
no value other than that of keep
sakes. Irl NJ. Butterf1eld, oldel
- - -on,nl ne n~nontnr of tha will