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i- v \&V V CASTLES IN THE AIR. With frescoes and costly gilding^ With tapestries soft and rare, i 1 have furnished those coble butl£!ng»» My castks in the air. Bat I turn from the halls thai glitter And sparkle with every gem. For I know that hi« lot is bitter Who tries to live in them. —Hi\rry Komaine in Ladies1 Holo* Jonrul. THE SCOUT'S HIDE. Christmas day, 1862, found the Arm) of the Potomac in winter quarter* neai Palmonth, Va., writes Major George F. Williams in The Rider and Driver. With that elasticity of spirit so characteristic) of the veteran soldier, the Union tri ps had already recovered from the effects of that terrible battle at Fredericksburg, when the several corps were buffeted by Lee's guns on St. Mary's Heights. Many a familiar face was missing from the ranks, but convalescents were rapidly arriving from the hospital, and the army was preparing for its approaching spring and summer campaign, which ended at Gettysburg. While his staff was exchanging Christmas greetings soon after reveille General Hooker summoned to his pres ence Jim White, one of the headquarters scouts. "White," said the general, "I learn from Washington that it is believed that the rebs contemplate a movement through the Loudon valley. You must go and ascertain if this is true." All right, general," replied the scout, with a brief salute as he turned to leave the tent. "What route will yon taker asked the general. "1 shall go by the Warren ton road and leave our lines from the pickets of General Sykes' regulars. From Warren ton to Aldie gap is a day's ride, and then I will be in the valley." "I hope to see you then in fire days." "If I get back at all, sir, yon will see me on Ngw year's eve. It can't be done quicker." "Vefy well. Go and get your pass." It was a great disappointment for Jim White, this being summoned for danger ous duty on Christmas day, for he had intended being one of the guests of a comrade who had received a fat turkey from home. But, putting aside all thought of the proposed festivity, Jim got his pass for the picket line, and sad dling his horse rode away from head quarters. Beaching the little village of Aldie on the afternoon of the second clay, Jim rode through the gap as the setting sun began to gild the mountain tops. Dressed in faded butternut, the usual costume of Virginia farmer, the scout had met with no adventure, and he was looking forward to a speedy termination to his errand. The horse Jim rode was a remarkable animal. Possessing good blood and ac tion. it nevertheless was rather uncouth in appearance. Its coat was very rough, and as the scout seldom used the curry comb, the brute did not look like a fast one. Jim, however, knew the good qual ities of his beast, for they had often been proved in critical momenta. Always adopting the character of a Virginia fanner, Jim's shaggy horse aided in the deception, and only those who knew his real character would recognize a famous acout in the queer picture he made in the •addle. •'Seems to me," said the scout, solilo quizing, "those people in Washington axe always finding mare's nests. Here I am in the London and not a reb in sight." As he uttered the words, Jim came to another road which crossed the one he had been following. In an instant he discovered the approach of a Confederate cavalry patrol. Accustomed to such perils, Jim very coolly checked his steed and waited for the little party. Whar yeou cum from?" demanded the ttivalrv leader as he and his men rode up. "Bin down in Aldie," drawled Jim. "Went to see how things looked down thar." "B'long to the,army?" "Well, not exactly, though I've done my share toward thinning out the Yluoks." "Oh, then you are one of Mosby's mea'f' v "Yaaii." "And whar are yeou going?" "Up by the way of Ashby gap. Prom ised to be in Martinsburg tomorrer." "Is that thjo road to Aldie?" "Yaas. It* the way I've come." "Well, good day: we must get through Hlf: gap tonight." •'Yeou can do it easy. There's no W*nks this side of Warren ton." ••Thanks." And then the patrol proceeded. Jim living mentioned Ashby gap was com pelled to take the mid just left by the Confederates, for unless he did so he knew their suspicions mi^ht be arou.sed. Thanking his lucky stars for getting by them fco easily, ,liia suppled he had es caped. He had not yet got out of sight, however, when he heard one of the men msy: 'Pears to me, sargint, that fellow's a Tank. Mebbe he's a scout." Jim White dug his spurs into his horses flanks. The animal started off a gallop. Having got so good a start, the scout decided to risk everything by Instant flight. The rapid reverberations of his liorseV hoofs on the frozen earth betrayed his jur]**', and the patrol was •©on thundering in pursuit after him. Jim knew that he was in danger of ag shot, but ae he was also aware that aim of galloping horsemen is always •ery uncertain he entertained very little fear on that score. To him capture now meant certain death at the end of a rope •wung over the convenient trunk of a tree. Unless he could outstrip his phr •ners his career as a Union scout was at mx end. On aui on rode {lie fugitive scout and MB pursuers, the latter occasionally giv ing voice to the yell so often heard from Confederate throaU. Gradually the dis tance between Jim and the patrol wi and it seecned tolerably dear that -v b, Here Jim paused to refill his pipe, and we took advantage of the opportunity briefly to debate the question as to wheth er or not Mrs. Sammis was justified in doing as she did. Jim then proceeded: "Th* other case I was thinkin of is dif Frunt a hull lot. Th' woman in it was *bout th' same caliber as t'other one, I reckon, but more perseverin. "It was up in Dakoty, too, this here ease over't Oilman, 'bout 30 miles fr'm Bessemer. IJwas sheruff then an knowed er'rybody in th' blame county. B'sides th' gyurl was a sorter delation o' mine, how I came t' know s'much about it. "This here gvurl was a dandy high stepper. Her ol man was w%[ fixed an she'd went t' school t' St. Louis an was purty persnickety. Blame fine gyurl, stunnin purty an nice, but persnickety, 'cause some o' th' finest and best fixed boys in th' county wanted 'er, an she turned up her nose at th' hull bilin. Treated 'em all nice an «11 that, but treated 'em alike, w'ich was onpleasant fer th' boys. "The trouble was, I reckon, she'd be'n readin a hull lot o' blame trash, an 'xpected some prince was comin 'long t' Offer hiseelf, w'ich did happen, only he wa'n't no prince, 'xcept, mebbe, 'cordin t' her notion. It was a blame dood fr'm somewhere east th't struck town an got a job't th' Cleveland smelter keepin time—a feller named *r call in hisself Ward Fortescue. "He hadn't hardly struck th* camp b'fore him an Mame meets each other an is mashed, most immejit. He was one o' these slim, purty ducks th't o*n sing lots an put up a real smooth talk, an make book love—one o' these sw^et warts th't a feller aches t' spank an kick. I s'pose it's women's natur' t' git stuck on 'em, 'cause hey alius do. "Anyhow, Fortescue, as he called his self, wades right in an rushes Mame fer all he was worth, an Mame she liked it all right, so 'twa'n't long 'fore she up an tells her folks th't him and her is goin t' git spliced. The ol lady was tickled lots, 'cause Fortescue had lied t' her con sid'ble Txrat his folks an how rich they was, an so on but th' ol man kicked right smart, tellin Mame th't Mister Dood had got t' cough up his papers an show his hand, likewise givin Smith names of people they c'd write to fer recommends. "Mame. as I said b'fore, had sperrits herself, an she kicked hard, sayin she was of age an her own boss, an c'd do as she pleased but th' ol gent got hot in the collar an tol her t' shet up, w'ich she done, keepin up heaps o' thinkin all th' time. "Th' ol gent come t' me an chinned awhile then hq went an seen Berry Wright, th' lawyer, an he writes some letters, w'ich, for a wonder, one was an swered real prompt. Pinkerton's agency wrote th't th' d'scription blonged to a chap named Ward th't was wanted in Michigan fer shakin his wife and leavin th' bank he worked fer in th' hole. "I tuck th' letter an started fer Smith's after Fd et supper. On th' way up, here come Smith, like a hen with 'er head cut off, shakin han's with hisself an tur'ble 'xcited, 'cause he'd be'n t' see Fortescue, an Fortescue told 'im he was dead sure t* marry th' gyurl ef she didn't shed 'in. "I tol th' ol gent Trout th' letter an other evidence, an he felt better. Then we walked up t' th' house and waded inter th' gyurl, provin t' her th't the cuss was as low lived a scamp as they was out o' jail. D'ye think she keered? Oh. no. She jes' rips out at me, and you bet she roasted me bad, windin up b' hopen she'd never see me again. Then she turns on th' ol gent with a lot o' rot 'bout his slanderin Fortescue, an how she loves the blame rascal an is goin t' foller 'im t' th' devil or somewheres. "Th' next mornin her an the dood was missin. They went t' th' next camp, got married by a jestioe o' th' peace an skipped. She wrote th' ol folks fr'm Denver, askin t' be fergiven an sayin how happy she was, but her pa wrote back sayin she c'd coine home jes' w'en she pleased if she'd leave Ward—Smith called 'im Ward, w'ich 'was his name, sure 'nough—an came t' stay. "Did she come? I sh'd say no. She stuck t' Ward an got treated like a dog for it. He used t' get drunk and 'buse Mame, an raised Cain all sorts o' ways— an still she didn't kick none. We never give Pinkerton's any more information, so Ward wasn't bothered none fr a cou ple o' years. Then he up and run away fm Mame an th' kid, leavin 'em nary red but it jes' happened he met a feller th't knowed 'im, an he was gently funned in an tuk t' Michigan. They socked it to 'm hard, too, cause his first wife's folks was riled up, an the bank he'd stole from was likewise acliiu t' take a fall out of "im. 'Mame? She's at Detroit—I don't know how she got there—takin in sewin and tryin t' keep her an th' kid alive till that skunk gits out o' jail. "Don't women Ix'at th' very dooce!" And Mr. Hardin shook his head and sighed heavily.—R. L. Ketcham in Ar gonaut. Spent *30,000 to Match a Cnlor, One cannot turn away from Chinese art objects—porcelain particularly— without a deep impression of the dignity and value of their "solid colors." Many attempts have been made by Earopean manufacturers to imitate them, but without success. The attempt to repro duce the sang de Iweuf, or "bullock's blood," cost and Englishman oO.iHX) be fore he abandoned the effort in despair. The Chinese themselves have always set the highest value on their achievements in this line. For a long time they refused to part with the choicer examples of sang de bamf "coral," "peachblow" and crushed strawlerry, and it is only in recent year. that the "foreign devils" have been able to obtain them. The objects liave i.o other decoration than that of color, ranging from darkest shades—from black, deep red, est blue or green, the most vivi*. to palest pink or violet or delicate ry. It is because we have in them tt*e perfection of color united with an an tique simplicity of form that their art value is so great.—Carpet and Uphol stery Trade. When rooms are heated by stoves, economy lies in never letting the fire go down in cold weather, as it takes more heat to warm the rooms when the walls are chilled than it does to keep them so for davs (Sidewalk KfMlntiM Ma. f. For a »ldewalk on the «outh Mfle of M#dl*on street from \Va#hinirton swnue to fixan av«uae sicti on the mirth »ide of Madison street from Ma»hint Un avenue to tin? alley in block 4, origi nal plat: for tbe north Bide of Mmlieon •treet from Kca'i avenne to alley In block 4, town proprietor's first addition also on the north »ide of Tenter street from the cltv hall to Uuion avenue Be it resolved by the city coun cil ol the city Madison, that it la necerxary to bnild a sidewalk on the couth aide ef Madison street from Washington avenue to £gan avenue aluo on the north Hide of Madison afreet from Washington aveune to the alley lu block 4, ori ginal plat alaoonlbe north side of Mtdlson street from Erati avenee to the alley In block 4, town proprietor's flrst addition. Also on the nor:h side of center street from the city hall to to Union avenue and that the owners hn1 oc cupants of lots 1 and 12 block 11, blook lo, lots 1 and 18 block 1*, lots fi and 7 block 2, lotati and 7 blocK 8, loi 0 block 4, lots 12 and 13 block 5, lots and block all in ihe original plat ol Madison, South Dakota, lot fi block 4, town proprietors flrst addition to Mad'son. lota fi and 7 block 5, lots r-7 8-9-10 block 10. town proprietor's flrst ad dition to Madison, lota 6 and 7 block 7, and the west W feet of lot IM block 8. original plat of the city of Madison 8. I), be. and they are hereby noilfled to construct at his or their own cost and expense in front of and abnttln? npon paid lots and parcels of land, a sidewalk five feet and four inches wide of one inch pine lumber laid npon four 2x4 inch stringers, the outatdc striuic ers not to be over two inches from ends of boards, except lots tl and 7 block 7. and the west 8« feet of lot 13 block 8, original plat, where side walk most be constructed of two inch lumber, laid upon five 2xt inch stringers and ten feet in width. Said sidewalk if not constructed bv the abuttiui property owners on or before the 5th day of Jnly, 1HHH, will be constructed by the city and the cost ihereof levied np»n the abaUiug property in proportion to frontage thereon. Adopted May 4, 18!W. Approved May ft, lSMt. Attest: H. J. PftTTCMON, Mayor. [••At. SLMMSBBKIDAN, Plaintiff's Attorneys. PEOPLE City Auditor. Mortgage Sals. Dcftslt having been made in the payment of the principal and Interest dne November 25th, 18H2, on a certain note secured by mortgage dated November 25th, 1887, given by he vert Neset. a single man, to the Fidelity Loan and Trust Comp. ny and duly recorded in the office :f the register of deeds, of L*ke county, then territory of Dakota, now state of South Dakota, on the llth day of ^4ngust, 1888, at 4 o'clotk p. in in Book U of mortgages, on page 281. The amount claimed to be dne thttrecn at the date hereof is $779.55. No action nor proceeding at law or otherwise has been Instituted to re cover the debt secured by stud mortgage, or any part thereof. Now, therefore, notice is Dereby given that under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, the anid niort age will be foreclosrd by sale at public auction, iy ihe sheriff of said Lake county, or his deputv, on the 17th day of June, at 10 o'clock In the forenoon of that day, at the front door rtf the Court house in the city of Madron, **id county and state, and substantially deaei ibed in said mortgage as follow*, tivwit: The west half of the southwest quarter of section twenty three (23) and the northwest quarter of the nor'hwest quarter of section twenty si* (26) township on® hundred and eight CK**) north, range fffty-one Attorney for Mortgagee. [51] west of tne 5th P. Dated at :Moux City, Iowa, May 1, 18!W. FIOEUTT LOAN AMP Trl8T COMPANY.i—l 8. E. ilooTiTTin, Mortgagee. N. A. Fox, Sheriff. Motice. 8tate of Sonth Dakota, county of Lake. ss. In circuit court, second judicial circuit. Edward Wells, plaintiff, vs. Darius Huhtell. The .-tmeri can Mortgage and Investment Company of Mad la or., Dakota: The Madison National Bntik of Madison, Lake county, I T. Matthew W, Daly, as assignee of the American .Mortgage and In vestment company of Madison, Dakota,: E. H. Jacobs, as trustee of the American Mortna^* and Investment company of Madison, Dakota: May E. Merrill, Krauk H. VanSlyke, K. B. Mi,!-, Al ton A. Bartlett, H. N. I.uce, James Farmer, John J.-nes, K. Thompson, Oie T. Thompson, and the Ac.tnt Hay Harvester company, defendants. Notice is hereby given, that ondiir and bv virtue •f a judgment and decree of foreclosure and sale rendered by said court in the above entitled action on thehthday of .January, A. D. IsyB, and a special execution thereon duly Issued out of said court and this day placed in my hand*, I will on Friday Ihe 2nd lay of June. A. D. 1898, at ten o'clock in the forenoon of that day »t the Iront. door of the court ho se In the city of Madi son, in the said county of Lake and state of .South Dakota, sell at public auction the real property required bv said judgment to be sold or so much th reof as may be necessary to r^iae the amount required by said execution, towlt: Two thousand aeveu hundred and thirty-three dollars and five cents, t$2,73H.o&) besides interest and costs ol saie. The said real prooerty is situate in the connty of Lake and State of South Dakota, and described as follow*, towit: The north half of the northwest quarter of section six (6), town ship one hundred and six 106), north of range flfty-two (52), in Lake county, Mouth Dakota ex cepting therefrom the east half of the northeast quarter of said northwest quarter ol section aix (6), township and range aforesaid. Dated at Madison, South Dakota, April 2R, 1888. N. A. FOX, Winsor & Kittredge, Sheriff of Lake Co, FIND That it is not wise to experiment with cheap compounds purporting to be blood.purifiers, but which have no real medicinal vaiue. To make use of any other than the old standard AYEU'S Sarsaparilla—the Superior Blood-purifier—is simply to invite loss of tinie, money, and health. If you are afflicted with Scrofula, Catarrh, Rheumatism, Dyspepsia, Eczema, Running Sores, Tumors, or any other blood disease, be assured that It Pays to Use AYER'S Sarsaparilla, and AVER'S only. AYER'S Sarsaparilla can always be depended upon. It does not vary. It is always the same in quality, quantity, and Bffeet. It is superior in combination, proportion, apprarance, and in all that. g."es to build up the system weakened by disease and pain. It searches out all impurities in the blood and ex pels them by the natural channel#. AVER'S Sarsaparilla Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer lit Co., IAJWCII,Mass. Bold by all Druggists. Price $1 six bottlee, #A- Cures others, wiH cureyou tTRAPS MARK ItrOlSTnUro.l INDAPO TIUSMAT HINDOO RBMCOV rao&ccaa TII AHOTS HADE A WXIX OF ME." KM XT* in 8® Cures all .-rvou* IXiw&k**,HAYS. Failing Memory, NI«ei1ra»n«M, Sightly K.ml- (iSnrrrlo. oii*. nives vigor to yhrxinirea Ol eaua«d by past abuses wtui quickly bul rarel L«* In old or younr KmII/earri poekot. Price a package- Six for SOLD by O. J. Tweed Co.. Drastfsts. N SOU, i D., nd otber I eedm« OreniM. v/.tA A A1** •jM-: V Notice. State of South Dakota, county of Lake. **, In circuit court, Second judicial circnH. Edward We.Iir, plaintiff, vs. Darius Hubbell, The Ameri can Mortgage and Investment company of Madi son. Dakota The Madison National Bank of MHIIKIID, Lake county, D. T. Matthew W. Dah as assignee of the American Mortgage and In vestment company of Madlso i, Dakota: B. H. Jacobs, as trustee of the American Mortgage and Investment company of Madison, Dakota, May E. Merrill, Frank K. VanSlyke, H. B. Mills, Alton A. Bartlett, fl. N. Luce, .fames Farmer, John Jones, K. Thompson, Ole T. Thompson, and the Acme Hay Harvester company, defendants. Not'C.e is hereby given, that under and by virtue of a judgment and decree of foreclosure and sale rer dered by said court in the above entitled ac tion n the Uth day of January, A. D. IHM, and a special execution thereon duly Issued out of said court and this da) placed in my hands, 1 will on Friday the 2nd dav of June, A. D. 1W8, at ten o'clock in ihe forenoon of that day at the front door of the conit house In the city of Madison, in the said couniv of Lake and stale of South Da kota, sell at ncblic auction the real property re quired by «aid judgment to be sold or so much thereof as may lie necessary to raise the amount required by said execution, towlt: two tbousar.d seven hundred and thiriy tnree dollars and fire cents ($2,733 05) be-ides interest and costs of sale. The said real droperty is situate In the county of Lake and sttte ol Sonth Dakota, and described as follows towit: Ths sou:h half ol the north west quarter of section six township one hundred and aix [KM] north of 'Kange flfty-two [52j. in Lake countv, South Dakota, exceotlng therefrom ten [10j acres in the southeast corner of said south half of the northwest quarter of said section six ]«], township and ran ire aforesaid. Dated at Mudlson, South Lanota, April 1898. N. A. FOX, Winsor A Kittredge, 8heriff of Lake Co. PUnntlfi's Attorney- Notice of C&attel Mortgage Sale. Whereas, default has been made in the condi tious of a certain chattel mortgage, made by John Cook, mortgagor, to Johnson & Ouistine, mortgagees, dated March 24, A. I). 1H93, to secure the payment of the sum of eighty five and 85 100 dollars, with interest at tin'rate of 10 per cent, per annum from date until paid, which mortgage was filed in the office ol the regiater of deeds for Lake county, South Dakota, ou the 24th day of March, A. D. 1W8, at 4 o'clock p. m., upon the following deacribed property, to-wlt: One Jack ton wagon No. 11TW, been in use since 1890 one Cream colored horse, seven years old, weight l,40fi ibs one gray mare, five *ears old, weight about 1,450 lbs one pair of bob sleds mfjr. by T. (i Mandt Mfg. Company, bought in year IWU. And whereas. said default Consists In thia, to wit: That the said mortgagor haa failed to pay or canse to be paid to said mortgagee or any one for him, the whole or any part of aaid mortgage debt, principal or interest, although the same has been long past due and paymeut thereof has been duly demand ed, and the said mortgagees deeming themselves nnsecure under and by the terms and conditions of said mortgage have declared the same due and there is now due and payable on said mort gage the mm of seveuty-seveu and 5 100 dollar*, principal and Interest. And whereas, 1 have taken possession of said property of the request of said Johnson & Gnlstine as agent, under the prorisions ol faid mortgage, to foreclose the •ameforthe payment of said mortgage debt Now, therefore, take notice that ou Saturday the lHth day of May, A. D. 1HWJ, at i o'clock m., at the Iront door of Hubbell BroV'eed and sale stable in the city Madison, in the county of Lake, South Dakota, under and by virtue of the provlsiona in said mortgage contained. I shall fell at pnblic auction, to the highest binder, the above described property, or so much theteof as may be necessary to satisfy said sum of seventy •even and MOO dollars, together with au attor ney"s fee of dve dollars, as provided in said mortgage. W. Ct BKAMAN, 4. A. MCGOVIRM. Att'y for Mortgagee*. Ag't of Mortgagees. Notice. Land office at Mitchell, Sonth Dakota, April 2S, 18R8. Notice is hereby given that the foi lowing named settler has tiled notice of her in tention make ttual pr°of in snppoit of her claim, and that said proof w ill be made before the clerk of ti'e court, at Mtdison, S. D.. o June 10, ISM, viz:Christte A. Mctiul vray,T.C. 14530, for the northwest quarter, section HI, township K*i, range 54. She names the fnliowiu i win e*ees to prove her continuous residence upon and culti vation of, saUl land, vi/,: W. H. Wil.iams, of Win fred. S. J. N. Johnson, of Wiofrtd, S. D. J. I). Mci.eod, of Winfred, 8. u.: Dean McKae. of Wmfred, l). It. N. KRATZ, Register My —that's my wife's you know—weais a cheerful,"life-is-worth-living expres sion, ever since 1 presented her a box of WHITE RUSSIAN SOAP She is always recommending tosky Kuttd Tir So* Kirk's soaps to her friends—says she is through with experiments—has just what she needed to make labor easy, and ensure perfectly clean clothes. She knows what she's talking about— don't forget it. Chicago. JA5. S. KIRK & CO., COMPOUND. A reoeat dlaqoTery by an old physician. SmeeimMh monthly bp tkoutand* of in dirt, la the only perfectly safe and reliable medicine dlacov- eredL Beware of unprincipled druggist* who offer Inferior medicine*In plaoe of this. Ask tor COOK'S Covrfrp liooT OOOTOOWO, faie no wWttnte, or Inclosed and 6 cents in postage In letter, and we will send, seeled, by return mall. Full sealed particulars in plala Address Ko. Slriaher block. Detroit, ill eh. BTSoM Madison by C. Hmith, Wood, R. Woods Co., O. J, Tweed and drUKKintg everywhere. TIIE-: KHOK. :?oo W. L. DOUGLAS $3 8HOE N^'Wtp. im Call Bbea to »It* world tor ths prlow. W. L. Douglas ihof'^rsioldeverywhere. l»«ybody w«tx tten. It to a doty DOUg! tsptemt ths best tsIm «t Um» twtlwdrtww, —ttWM»d«o«a «T1U» N* Substitute, jar Beware sffrati. None genuine without W. L* pOMlaa name and prtce stamped on bottom. Loo* W. Dssflas, Brock tea, mass. Sold bgr THE FAIR, tau«b A OAKIT Ifadiao*. D. MADISON, SO the GREAT MADISON V •VMS OF SOUTH DAKOTA. MADISON ASSEMBLY GROUNDS At LAKE MADISON, three and one-half miles southeast of the city. Connected by Motor line A Large Number of State Meetings are held at the Chautauqua Grounds every summer. Is the home ol Nine Churches! Excellent Society. Stone and Brick Business Buildings 1» TH*. FreigM and Passenger Division of the S. M. Div. of the C., M. & St. P. R*y running north and west. Fine Brick 10-Stall Round House. 4 I —18 LIOHTXD »T— ELECTRICITY. The Streets Illuminated by 12 Arc Lights The Most Complete Plant in the State. State Chautauqua The Lake provided with the Steamer "City of Mad ison,'1 capable of carrying 150 persons. A Beautiful Sheet of Water, Eight Miles Long and Two Miles Wide. Two and one-half miles west of the city surrounded by beautiful groves of natural timber. MADISON IM A EdicW The seat of the State Normal School. Value of Normal buildings, $55,000. The Normal School is now in ses sion, with over 250 students from various parts of the state in attendance. Excellent City Schools. New Central School build ing recently completed at a cost of $20,000, MADISON Center =r 4. -J Is a great G-rairi Marfeet. Seven El evators, Flat House and Roller MilL Lake County has NEVER Experienced a Crop Failure. CITY PROPERTY And FARM LANDS can be purchased at reasonable prices. H0MESEEKES we cordially invited settle this community. For additional particulars concerning the resources of this section, prices of City Property, Farm Lands, etc., etc., CHAS. B. KENNEDY, Madisdn, South Dakota,