The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-11
STATE NEWS.

Sioux Falls-A letter received
from one of the Sioux Falls gentle
men who are holding down claims in
eastern Montana reports that they are
just coming out of the severest cold
spell that that section Of the country
has experienced for several years.
For more than two weeks the mer-
curry was down to As TO SIS below
zero. They also have about two feet
of snow.
Observation-Disclosures cold, with
the thermometer most OF the time he
low zero, has seriously interfercd
with the water supply Of this city,
The continued severe weather froHo
up the supply to such IN extent that
the flow was greatly curtailed, while
at Whitewood the stream which sup
plies that point froze clear to the bot
tom from its head to the intake Of
the city reservoir, ef|fectually shut
ting off the water.
Mobridge-Six hot lunches for %
cents is the achievement of the do
nestle science department of the
Mobridge high school this winter, and
the very nominal sum charged has
caused the lunch basket to be perma-
nently discarded in the local school.
The work of preparing these lunches
is in charge of Miss Neva Smith, Of
the domestic science department, and
so far the lunches have been of va
riety and excellence. the bills being
kept within the limitations Of the
amounts received.
Pierre-The South Dakota Irriga-
ton association met today to prepare
plans for a publicity campaign in an
effort to put through an amendment
to the state constitution permitting
the bonding of irrigation associations,
as now is done with drainage ditch
projects. The amendment will be
voted on in November. Oryille Rine-
hart, of Rapid City, a member of the
lower house in the state legislature.
and candidate for the democratic
nomination for governor, declared
the proposition was defeated two
years ago, not because of opposition
to it, but because the voters did not
understand it.
Brookings-Miss Ruth Browning.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
Browning, had a narrow escape from
being burned to death by fire result
ing from friction setting fire TO gaso-
line. She was cleaning a muff with
gasoline, and in some manne fric-
ton caused the fumes of the gasoline
in the room TO ignite. In an instant
the room was a mass of flames. Her
screams brought her mother and
brother to her assistance, and after a
hard fight the fire was extinguished.
Miss Browning owes her life TO the
fact that she was wearing a heavy
wooden coat, which gave her some
protection from the flames. Her hair
was badly burned and she sustained
severe burns on the arms and face.
Hudson-Depositions have been
taken here In a case involving a
quarter section of Hyde county land.
The case is an unusual one. Ole
Thinglestad, a Hyde county farmer.
entered into a trade for eighty acres
of land in Florida, and in payment
gave a mortgage of $4,000 on his
farm. T~hinglestad went to Florida
to inspect the eighty acres and found
the land worthless. In the meantime
the mortgage on his farm had been
foreclosed, and he now has commenc-
ed an action for the recovery Of his
Hyde county farm, claiming thai he
lost it through fraud. Thinglestad
and his wife have been visiting rela.
tives In this vicinity during the last
few days and their dispositions We're
taken while here.