The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-14
STATE NEWS.

Iane-AS he was stepping on a
freight train escaping from the city
after forging three checks amounting
to over $40, G. II. Bassett. Of Wes-
sington Springs, was arrested and ar
raigned before the justice of peace,
by O. w. Anderson. Bassett made
settlement for the amount represent
ed by the checks and was released.
Bradley-As this place is without
a suitable public hall in which to hold
public gatherings and entertainments
a pronounced movement has been in
augurated to have the town proyid-
ed with an auditorium. The idea is
taking we'll with the residents, and
il is probable arrangements will be
made for the erection of such a build
ing in the spring.
Ashton-While assisting in filling
the Mozart ice house here, Garritt
Heemstra suffered double compound
fractures of both legs, with the result
that he will be laid up in the hospital
for several months. He was standing
at the bottom of the chute when the
cables broke, letting three large cakes
of ice down the slide and catching
Heemstra between them and the bob
sled from which the ice was being
unloaded.
Wakonda-Deputy Sheriff Vaughn
of this city, arrested Hugh Donahue,
a farmer, on the charge of disorderly
conduct and disturbing the peace and
when taken before q justice Donahue
was fined $50 and given a term of
twenty days in the county Jail.
While in a frenzy due TO excessive in
diligence in liquor, Donahue seized an
AK and went to his barn, where he
killed one of his mules.
Webster-Although a conductor of
a train may call upon a police officer
at the station at which the train is
stopping to quell a disturbance, the
railroad company Is not responsible
for any injuries the officer may re-
ceive while i'm the discharge of this
duty. This was the decision last
week of Judge Bouck in circuit court
when he sustained the demurrer of
the defendant company in an action
brought by j. V. Martin, former po-
lice officer, against the Chicago. Mil
waukee and st. Paul Railway COM
any Martin was stabbed in the
neck while attempting to quell a riot
in a smoking car, his services having
been solicited by the conductor of
the train.
Lemmon-A movement is under
way here for the establishing of a
flax tow mill and also a mill for the
grinding of alfalfa and the manufac-
ture of stock food. The vast quaint
ties of flax raised i'm this country OF
newly broken homestead land fur
nished a ready supply of raw material
and it is proposed to use the edible
portions of the flax straw after the
tow has been extracted for the anu
facture of a stock food which is very
beneficial to cattle and very mex
%pensive.
Bradley - The Bradley Electric
Light company has purchased the
plant and good will of the Garden
City Light & Power company. The
local company will run the two plants
for the present, and eventually a
transmission line will be run to Gar
den City and the system there will be
furnished lights by the plant in Brad
ley. 1t is probable wires also will be
extended TO Wallace from the Brad
ley plants, with the possibility that
Lily will also be added. Twenty-four
hour service will be given and at a
rate lower than a single plant could
furnish lights.
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