17698. Madison National Bank (Madison, SD)

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Bank Information

Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
national
Bank ID
3597
Charter Number
3597
Start Date
June 29, 1888
Location
Madison, South Dakota (44.006, -97.114)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
bb8948769ea83180

Response Measures

None

Receivership Details

Depositor recovery rate
63.2%
Date receivership started
1888-06-23
Date receivership terminated
1894-07-24
OCC cause of failure
Fraud
Share of assets assessed as good
13.4%
Share of assets assessed as doubtful
71.0%
Share of assets assessed as worthless
15.6%

Description

Newspapers from summer 1888 report the Madison National Bank was closed by the government bank examiner, a receiver (E. K. Lodewick / Leodwick) was appointed and took charge, and the president and cashier (Jacobs brothers) were arrested on charges of falsifying accounts/defrauding depositors. No article describes a depositor run prior to the suspension; the closure was by government action and led to receivership and litigation, i.e., permanent failure/closure.

Events (4)
1. December 7, 1886 Chartered
Source
historical_nic
2. June 23, 1888 Receivership
Source
historical_nic
3. June 29, 1888 Suspension
Cause
Government Action
Cause Details
Closed by the government bank examiner after finding the bank's affairs in a compromising condition; led to appointment of a receiver and arrests of bank officers.
Newspaper Excerpt
the Madison National bank was closed op by the government bank examiner some weeks ago
Source
newspapers
4. July 13, 1888 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
E. K. Leodwick, of Aberdeen, has been appointed receiver of the Madison National bank, and has taken charge of the institution. The president and cashier claim that the assets will cover all liabilities. (Wessington Springs Herald 1888-07-13) (Article text).
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (12)
1. June 29, 1888 Press and Daily Dakotaian Yankton, SD
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Duily @abotaiam DAKOTA CONDENSATIONS. A soaking rain covered all of central Dakota Tuesday. W. L. Yardan, of Gayton, has been granted a pension. John 8. Patten was elected mayor of Storgis, Saturday. Alexander J. George was on Saturday last commissioned clerk, of the dietriot court of Moody county A. W. McOlaren was fifty-seven votes ahead in the election for county superintendent of schools in Miner county. Miller is going to celebrate the Fourth in a royal manner and is arranging to combine with Huron for a grand rally. Flandrau does not celebrate, but the farmers are all arranging for a monster picnic to be held near town on the glorious Fourth. The prospect now is for large crops in Hyde Corn is backward, but July county. favorable the with and August corn crop will be all right. The Flandrau roller mille are again at work after a long idelness. The mill dam has been repaired and no further trouble is anticipated: E. M. Lodewick, of Aberdeen, Dak., was appointed by the comptroller of the currency receiver of the insolvent Madison, Dak., national bank. L.E, Harrington, of Sally county, lost his residence by fire accidental early explosion Tueeday morning. Cause, of a lamp. Loss, $700; insured. Territorial Auditor Ward has been in Pierre for several days rounding up his old neighbors, and it is supposed doing some fine political work in reference the coming Jamestown convention. Monday there was submitted to the people a vote an Hyde county the for deficiency extra tax to make up a part of caused by its defaulting treasurer. It was voted down almost unanimously in county adjourned on last. Twenty Saturday Court Moody of the fortythree cases on the docket were passed upon. The grand jury returned but one indiotment, which is not made public yet. Miller is in quite a state of excitement at over the from abroad parties present having local option filed infor- law, mation against the saloods and the county attorney has served injunctions against them The Harrold base ball nine, composed of men from the Swan artesian well company, and local players, went to Blunt Saturday and defeated the Blant team. A return game will be played on the Harrold grounds. Postal changes: Star service was established in Dakota, Sturgis to Volunteer and back twice a week, from July 1. Star service changes: Dakota, Wellington to Montrose, from July 1. end Parker, omitting Montrose. The "mission," twenty miles south of 18 to add more this already ings Highmore, summer; several this is baild- quite and is of an ing institution generation Indians advancing into the intelli- risgence and good citizenship. A strong canvass of the eastern portion of Brule county is being made to obtain signatures to the petition for vote on the removal of the county seat this fall. Pakwana is the town now looking for the honor, and with Kimball's assistance she can obtain it. In a warmly contested election for three directors for the Canton oity school district, Judge Carter, R H. Hichborn and J. W. Hewett were the successful candidates, This warrants a change in the principalship of the publio school The ladies turned out en masse and cas their votes. d The young people's society of Christian Endeavor convention organized at Red field Tuesday by electing J. E. Robinson of Redfield, president, and Miss Esther Clark, of Yankton, secretary. Abou thirty outside delegates were present and more were expected. Rev. Mr. Holp of Sioux Falls, addressed the convention A couple of green country boys from the interior of Minnebaba county wen to Sioux Falls last week to make thei 9 board between seed-time and harvest by filing informations against the saloor men of that city. Up to date they have lodged complaints against three retai dealers and have the papers ready to serve on several others.

2. July 13, 1888 Wessington Springs Herald Wessington Springs, SD
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# A Receiver Appointed. E. K. Leodwick, of Aberdeen, has been appointed receiver of the Madison National bank, and has taken charge of the institution. The president and cashier claim that the assets will cover all liabilities.

3. July 20, 1888 Press and Daily Dakotaian Yankton, SD
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3 UNDER ARREST. A Bank President and Cashier Brought to Yankton by the United states Marshal, United States Marshal Muratza returned last nightfrom Madison. Dakots, where he arrested E, H. and S. W. Jacobs, president and cashier respectively of the . Madison National bank, who are held by the government under a charge of falsifying their bank accounts for the purpose of defrauding depositors. It will be remembered that the Madison National bank was closed op by the government bank examiner some weeks ago and that DO cause for that action was assigned. The examiner found the were bank the affairs of in a compromising condition and the government now steps in. The charge against the Jacobs Brothers is a very serious one. They were brought to Yankton last night and this morning were taken before United States Commissioner Edgerton, who held them to answer. They gave bonds for their appearance in the sum of $3,000 each. Gamble Brothers were retained by the defendants, while General H. J. Campbell, in the absence of the United States attorney, appeared for the government, The case will probably come up at the next term of court. This is the first case of trouble with national banks which has ever occurred in Dakota.

4. July 26, 1888 Press and Daily Dakotaian Yankton, SD
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THE JACOBS CASE. Madison's National Bank Men in a Case at Sioux Falls. E. H. and S. W. Jacobs, of the Madison National bank, who were brought to Yankton last week by the government authorities under arrest, were litigants ID a recent case at Sioux Falls, of which the Argus-Leader says: Saturday announcement was made of the Jacob Brothers being in the city. Since then several other persons now connected with them in certain business affairs have arrived; among them Bank Receiver E.K. Lodewick of late Madison National bank, F. L. Soper of Madison, Jno. R. Gamble of Yankton, L. Hardesty of Mitchell, Wm. McGrath of Madison, and E. Stevenson of Illinois. This morning a number of cases in which the Jacobe are involved came up before Judge Carland. These are probably as important cases as were ever tried in this court. The attorneys for the creditors are Mesers. Hardesty, McGrath, Stevenson, Winsor & Kittridge. For the Jacobs Brothers, Messrs. Bailey, Davis, Gamble Brothers and Soper. The first case is: E. K. Lodewick rer ceiver of Madison National bank VS. E. e H. Jacobs and S. W, Jacobs and Ida E. 1 Jacobs and Erama M. Jacobs-an action against these parties as directors of the d bank, under the banking law, under the provisions making directors personally liable, claiming $41,853,87, and attachf ing all the property of all the defendants, d Case came up on a motion to dissolve the attachment. Upon hearing, the e court intimated the attachment would be dissolved. Mr. Winsor asked for e further time to present authority. which the court said he could do. , The second case was that of James B. d Lzear BB bank examiner VS. S. W. Jacobs , and Lakeside stock farm-damage claimed in the sum of $20,000.00 attachments B made of all the property of the Lakeside stock farm. Upon hearing, attachment was dissolved. A motion in the case of W. L. Elwood 'B VS. Lakeside stock farm-an order had been made upon S. W. Jacobs to make disclosure of the number of shares of e stock which he owned in Lakeside stock B farm. This motion was dissolved for irregularity. a Madison Sentinel: E. H. Jacobs real turned yesterday and S. W. Jacobs to. a day from Sionx Falls where important 18 law suits growing out of the bank diffiBr onlty were on trial. From a report of the trials taken from the Argus-Leader e, and published in another column, it n seems that Jacobs Bros., were eminently re right in their defense in the eyes of the 3e court and won a sweeping victory over d their prosecntors, B fact their friends here will gladly learn. The results e foreibly suggest that there are two sides 0to every case. ve

5. July 27, 1888 The Hope Pioneer Hope, ND
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DAKOTA GLEANINGS. Wheat buyers at Aberdeen are offering to contract with farmers for their entire crop at 68 cents. Clark county farmers have nominated a county ticket and elected delegates to a legisiative convention. LaMoure county will try and collect the fax on grain shipped out by the elevators during the month of April. It amounts to about $700. A hail storm last Saturday did much damage to grain in the neighborhood of Sioux Falls, as well as breaking all the university windows. A young man named Oliver Babcock attempted suicide at Lakota last week by stabbing himself in the neck and breast with a jack-knife. Three thousand Indians were at Fort Bennett on the 25th, awaiting the arrival of the Indian commissioners. Their present disposition is not to sign. The Congregational church at New England City, Hettinger county, was dedicated last Sunday, Rev. D. A. Waldron, of Providence, .I., preaching the sermon. Lathrop Keyes, the missing Sioux Falls creamery man, has been heard from at Winaipeg. Dell Rapids parties seized the creamery on an attachment and are running it. The Farmers' Alliance of Dakota has purchased this year one-twelfth of all the binding twine sold in the United States. Its purchases for the territory amount to over $300,000. After a deadlock of several hours' duration the board of county commissioners of Ramsey county appointed Louis Larson county auditor under the previsions of the general law of the last legislature authorizing all counties to create that office. The contested election case of W. A. Kelly vs. James Kennedy, from Traill county, was up before Judge McConnell Wednesday afternoon on a motion to quash the proceedings. The motion was granted, and the plaintiff given ten days in which to file an amended complaint. E. H. and S. W. Jacoba, president and cashier of the Madison National bank, are in United States Marshal Maratta's custody at Yankton, charged with perjury and other crookedness. A receiver is in charge of the bank and the Jacobses await the grand jury's action. Hunter Eye: We are sorry to 800 that crops that were a few weeks ago looking splendid, are now very unpromising, and will probably not average over half or two thirds of a crop at best. This is discouraging not only to the farmers but to every one interested in the welfare of the country. Squiers says the managers of the Minnesota & Dakota railroad are waiting to see what will be the fate of the Mills tariff bill before they begin active operations. If that bill passes congress it will reduce the cost of their iron about $100,000 and they have decided not to purchase until congress acts upon the bill. The Webster Herald, which is not far from a reservation, says it is not uncommon to see a Sioux come into that town invested with a boiled shirt, a plug hat and a wistful smile. The young bucks play base ball, the girls chew gum, and when the government supplies them with top buggies they will be too much civilized to serve as aboriginal curiosities. F. J. Thompson in Fargo Republican: Returned from Hope this noon; was royally entertained at that place by the Masonic brethren. I constituted the lodge at that place. Rode over the country from Hope to Buffalo yesterday. Crops are looking finely everywhere. Was pleased with everything but the miserable railroad connections at Casselton. It would bring a large trade to Fargo could better facilities be attained for getting back and forth. If it CAN be done the merchants of Fargo would find a material increase in sales. Wheatland Eagle: The farmers south of Erie and north of Ripon, realizing the necessity of a nearer market for their wheat, some time ago asked the Manitoba folks to put in a side track midway between Ripon and Erie, and the road granted the request provided the farmers would grade the track, consequently they all turned out with their teams last week and did the grading, and now all that is to be done is to put down the ties and rails, which the company say they have ready and will have them laid before harvest.

6. July 28, 1888 The Dickinson Press Dickinson, ND
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WEEK'S NEWS IN DAKOTA City has finally made arrange that for street car line Fort city ments Sturgis and Meade. between The Christian church of Dakota Falle held its third annual session at Sioux last week. S S. Hoppkins, a well-known farmer near Huron, dropped dead as he was pre paring for supper. Brick and stone are already on the ground for the erection of a Masonic block at St. Lawrence. Huron is endeavoring to organize a stock company for the establishment there of a large brickyard. C. W. Ainsworth, of Watertown, terri- has been elected superin endent of the torial reform school at Plankinton Two freight trains collided at Town road. on the Northern Pacific one was hurt. wrecking send. both engines and twelve cars E. A. Fletcher, in jumping fell from un a Northern Pacific train at Fargo, off der the wheels and had both feet cut of above the ankles. But slight hopes recovery E. H. and S. W. Jacobs, president bank and cashier respectively of the National by Madison. were taken to Yankton at United States Marshal Maratta, charged with falsifying accounts with intent to defraud creditors. While several boys were bathing in miles the ditch by the railroad track two east of Howard, the twelve year-old son of Henry Bruns was drowned The boys running a race, when he an were overflowed well and was dead before he could be taken out. The county commissioners of Millbank liquor submit the question of selling this fall. in will that place to the voters at the election Oliver Babcock, of Lakota, attempted suicide by stabbing himself in the neck and breast with a pen knife. The wounds are not fatal. A 2 year-old child of S. M. Johnson, of Huron, drank quarter of an ounce pruisic acid found in photograph gal lery and died in great agony The experimental farm at Brookings It also is raising 300 varieties of potatoes. which sports a field of corn, a portion of was planted every day for thirty days. A Indy 88 years old made proof of resi dence on quarter section of land in Brule county one day last week. This is on. the second 160 acres she has proved up Henry Schweinforth, of Yankton, while shaving himself a couple of weeks ago, slightly scratched hisface. Blood poison resulted, from which he since died. Dr. S. G. Hill, of Fargo, has recovered the dental instruments stolen from his office some few weeks ago. They were found at the Minneapolis Dental Manufacturing company, who purchased them from a man who stated he was going out of the business. A fight occurred among a gang which of tramps at Grand Forks, during of them cut a companion with A razor one and then fled, stopping at the house of Mr Leason, where he became involved in fight with a employe, gouging out eye and biting out a piece of the un fortunate au man's check. The tramp was arrested and placed in jail. Judge Spencer has sustained the tem at Miller porary injunction on the saloons There are now sixteen county prisoners Court in jail at Deadwood awaiting trial. convenes Aug. 7. Victor Steiner, charged with murdere ing William Stevenson, was bound over for trial at Bismarck. Barney Finnegan, 60 years of age, was found dead in the bushes near Jamestown. Intoxication and exposure are thought to have been the cause of death. Some of the Bremer farmers trimmed off the leaves that were badly torn by hail. The corn so trimmed is coming on beautifully and showing a great superiority over that not trimmed. N. F. Anderson, a harnessmaker of Vermillion, narrowly escaped lynching He Friday night by enraged neighbors. accredited with being wife-beater is and escaped the intended punishment by ficetness of foot. Postoffice Inspector Stuart has arrested CarJ. C. White, late postmaster at bondale, Dr. ten miles from Deadwood, charged with embezzling funds amount ing to 800 He was taken before United States Commissioner W. H. Jones and held for trial. A man named Booth, n brakeman on to the Northern Pacific road, was taken the hospital at Fargo in a frightfully mangled condition. He was coupling cars at Glyndon. and his foot becoming fast in a frog the cars backed over him, cutting the right leg off at the thigh and crushing his body. Frank Leneils fell from a boat into the Missouri river and was drowned. The Sturgis has two opium joints citizens claim to have no use for them. The Grand Forks creamery pays from cream. 1,200 to $1,500 a month to farmers for Six saloonkeepers were fined $300 law and costs each for violation of the liquor in Pembina. The Hand County Fair association are It fitting up the grounds and race track. will put in additional buildings soon A large two-story house arrived in Aberdeen overland from Ipswich last week. It was drawn by twenty horses and took only two days to travel twenty miles. Ground has been broken at Grand for the new $150 000 hotel, to be inclosed Forks this fall. The building is to be modeled after the style of the Ryan hotel St. Paul. $ The farmers' convention of Spink nomicounty was held at Redfield The nees of the Prohibitionists for sheriff and district attorney were endorsed. The attorney general has called the at- of tention of the house to the injustice compelling witnesses to appear and tify before United States courts in the territories at the present insufficient rate of compensation, $1.50 per day. Daketa Ministers. JAMESTOWN. Dak., July 25.-The Methodist ministers were in session all day The election of officers resulted Rev H. G. Bilbee, Fargo. prestlows: dent: Rev. B. M. Spurr, Valley City secretary

7. August 1, 1888 Skaffaren Saint Paul, Minneapolis, MN
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DAKOTA. Samuel J. Axdahl ar vald till skolsuperintendent i Steele county. Staden Grand Forks har beslutat utstalla bonds for $50,000 for att uppfora tva bryggor ofver Red River. Ett konvent for de forenade sondagsskolorna kommer att afhallas af i Etham, Davidson county, i medio Augusti manad. Ater en. Kassören for nationalbani Madison har arresterats for un- ar derslef ken och bedrägeri. En receiver tillsatt for att reda ut bankens affarer. En olidlig värme radde forliden I pa flera trakter i Dakota. vecka Aberdeen visade termometern en dag anda till 107 gr. Fht. i skuggan. Stord svärmar af gritshopporsagos forliden vecka fara ofver Wapheton. slogo befolkningens stora gludje Till de icke ned utan styrde kosan langre norrut. Farmarealliansen i territoriet gar tillvliga for att tillgodose alliansen farmarnes praktiskt intressen. S& har twine rikking kopt binding utdelas for for $300,000, egen att till inkopspris bland farmarne. Forstaget att oka Högsta domsto- har Dakota med tvá medlemmar len 1 rekommendation af konferensut- sa att pa antagits af senaten, med nltmde skottet domstol kommen att okas tva medlemmar. Indianernas vägran att underteck- af fordraget, rorande aftridandet na reservationen, har pa det Indianer- hogsta ofverraskat Sioux kommissionen. om radslogo hela fredagsnatten besaken. na Sitting Bull vill icke lata veka sig. efter barnen. En son till onsdag Frank Se i Pierre lekte forliden annan Linnell flodstranden. Af en eller och anledning vid forlorade han balansen innan i vattnet och drunknade till foll hann ankomma Vinner draggade hela liket. dock utan hjelp Linnell resultat. dagen for att sma. Ater finna en varning att nogaseefler de hallFinanskomitee ny i det nyligen att gestatskonventet, har beslutat anskaffa na subskription forsöka $5000 nom summa af $20,000, hvaraf repuben skulle gifvas till den nationela resten anyankomaiteen och for likanska dasforatt bestrida kostnaderna tvifvelaf 6 till 10 talare i staterslindandet kongressionela distrikt under aktiga na, for att fora Dakotas talan t valkampanjen. svart men par samma gang ons- myEtt brott forofvades forliden dag utan den stiskt i Wapheton, i det minsta deputy sheriff anledL.S. miss Mollie Millers ning tjenade i Korbel Elmer mordade husbestyret sheriff Korbel. sig Miss och hade fitt bortvaro. familj under familjens Miller; anfortrodt tog sina maltider hos miss Elmer fragade Elmer aftonen, om att om hon imnade g& ut pa det behaefter hvarpâ bel supper hon svarade, sa gora. Kor- Om skulle hon sutt fornursig pa nagot Bliga; Elmer detta svar Mr svart och 1 allt nog, han drog af sin hvilka det gade mad atlossade af henne, klinde tre skott, revolver att det ena anmiss Korbel i armen, tredje dra under ena angaf sig en annan allman traffade nacken. honom i fungelset. Mordaren dep. sheriff, orat Underratteisen och hvilken det forbittring sielf for insatte om i hela samhallet och mot sa att roster vakt derfore satta en sattes omnejd, lyncha mordet Elmer lut mordaren. verkade i Tjenstgorande/ hojde stark sig for dess she- att i framfor riffen fangelset. dá Hotelsen ungefur 100 upp skerade verket pa personer dorrarne anlande och till uttogo set, med vald. D& honom till fangen broto natten, pobelhopen fangel- fatt masitt vald. slapade de River, der Elmer i ofver Bois de Sioux han man bryggan hangdes. sig den Efter af hundratals val folkskaran forrattadt i qvinnor vara dad skilde bestaende belaten ordning, ikunna med att hvad invanarne som i Wapheton - men intogos denna stà af bitterhet mot omstandigheter kansla och full kan under och skett. mordaren, inga syntes de personers fortjena som ursikt som gingo for lagen D& ett brott i forhandlingssitt, och lynchade Elmer. mellan staten vag stores jemvigten tillkommer enbegas, och individen, men att det 1 lagens namn gedast afverheten brottets bestraffning &terstalla under D& en taget utofva ruttvisa, enkelt denna nom af jemvigt. att folkhop, helt la sken hand, begar den moraliance gen brott, i sin och ur harfor bade ett furidiskt annvarie

8. August 2, 1888 Turner County Herald Hurley, SD
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the South Dakota Fair association, north of Yankton. The track is to be put in excellent condition and accommodations for a large concourse of visitors will be provided. Wells Bros., a dry goods firm at Mitchell, were closed Friday by the First National bank on a chattel mortgage for $6,800. Arrangements are expected to be made to continue in business. Crops in Sanborn county are looking good, but need rain and need it bad. In the northwest part of Sanborn the crops are not SO good, while west clear to Buffalo county the crops are better than ever. It shows the shortness of the wheat straw in Beadle county to know that one Huron firm sent out ten headers in one day. Most of the wheat and oats straw is short, although the grain is quite good. The Vermillion cornet band has challenged Elk Point for a game of base ball and a relay race. If Elk Point accepts the boys will give a concert in the evening at that place. Angust 3 is the designated time. A 15-year-old son of Ingwald Grove, a farmer living near Carthage, was helping to drive some wild ponies to town last Saturday when they became frightened and turned back. A long picket rope attached to one of the ponies caught around the boy's ankle and he was dragged to death. The Northwestern Railroad company has just begun extensive repairs on the interior of its round-house in Yankton. Seyeral carloads of Mankato, Minn., stone have recently been brought in, and a new floor and new plts are to be constructed of that material in the round-house. A drive well is being made in the stock yards. G.F. Balch, a switchman at Fargo, kept a hotel at Macon, Mo., cleven years ago. and during his absence one day a boarder took a team of horses and Balch's 9-year-old daughter. and he has heard nothing of them until a few days ago, when he learned that his daughter was in San Antonio, Tex. He will at once send for her. A Sioux Fall special puts it strong when it savs: The failure of the Madison National bank was caused by a t gigantic steal and each day brings new e and startling developments of the modus operandi of running the instituticn. It appears that hundreds of notes aggregating thousands of dollars have been discovered signed by unknown persons. The largest part of the money has gone into the Lakeside stock farm, owned by the Jacobs. The personal liabilities of E. H., F. W., Ida d and Emma Jacobs as directors, amount to $60,000.

9. January 5, 1889 The Dickinson Press Dickinson, ND
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# WEEK'S NEWS IN DAKOTA Aberdeen wants the next territorial fair. The Missouri is frozen over at Chamberlain. Ellendale spent $60,000 in improvements in 1888. The Britton postoftice has been raised to the presidential class. Larimore has decided to incorporate under the general laws of the territory. A disastrous conflagration has visited Grand Forks. The loss will reach $60,000. Sioux Falls claims building improvements for the year amounting to $1,452,880. Eighteen saloon keepers at Grand Forks have taken out licenses at $1,000 each. A number of saloonkeepers at Grand Forks have been sentenced to jail for selling to minors. The contest over the office of sheriff in Ward county has been referred to a referee to take testimony. W. A. Scott will begin the publication of the Mitchell Advertiser about Jan. 15. It is to be a real estate paper. The Cass county Republican committee have received a letter from Gen. Harrison, thanking them for a memento of 1840. The Milwaukee depot at Vilas was burned, together with two cars of coal, which were on the side side track, and a small barn." Thomas Feigh, whose suit with the Iron Range road was decided favorably to him, has received from the company a check for $16,337.50. A large number of business houses at Bottineau, were destroyed by fire Sunday. The loss will exceed $30,000, with but small insurance. Letcher, near Woonsocket, probably has the best artesian well in the territory. It is 599 feet deep and has a flow of 300 barrels an hour, of soft water. The new building being built by the state at Faribault, to be used as a custodial department for the school for the feeble-minded, is nearly completed. Indians at Chamberlain have been disposing of their government blankets just issued to them. It is said they will be badly in need of them when cold weather sets in. Olson, the defaulting treasurer of the Woolsey school district, who escaped two months ago, was catured in Iowa, Thursday, and returned to Huron with the sheriff. The Milwaukee depot at Vilas, was burned, together with two cars of coal. The depot agent and wife, who occupied the second story as a residence, made their escape. The long contested case of J. S. Eshelman vs. the city of Grand Forks, has been settled in favor of the city. Eshelman was seeking to recover about $2,500 on a grading contract. S. W. Jacobs, cashier of the defunct National bank. of Madison, has been arrested by United States Marshal Maratta. He is charged with making false entries on the books of the bank. The News says Mrs. Rebecca Evans, of Aberdeen, is the possessor of a "mad stone" which has been in her family for at least 200 years. Numerous stories of the stone's healing work are told. In the district court at Grand Forks the case against Charlie Holt, Dave Sulzbach and Fred Bron, judges of the Third ward at the recent election, where so much fraud is alleged to have occurred, was dismissed. D. G. Somarindick of Mitchell, formerly of Sioux City, has just been notified that he is one of seuenteen heirs to the vast Vassar estate in New York state. He is now engaged in running a notion and confectionery store. The flow of water from Hubbard & Co.'s well at Mankato has increased. It is now yielding 400,000 gallons per day at a depth of 320 feet. The city aldermen are discussing the advisability of boring for a supply for the waterworks. Dr. W. C. Spurlock, candidate for the Fargo postoffice, shows a letter from M. S. Quay promising him the postoffice and saying "Foraker is sure for the cabinet." An Indianapolis special says the letter is a practical joke gotten up by Spurlock to "be-devil" his friends. A large number of business men of Fairmont and the village of Sherburn have been swindled by Edward J. Munson, who settled on a farm near the latter place three years ago. He was a deacon in the Baptist church and a member of the choir. He has skipped with $2,500. Every business house at Auburn except one hardware store and five elevators, with the contents, were burned Friday. The fire started in the baggage room of the Arlington house, and was doubtless the work of an incendiary. The total loss is $40,000; insurance, $20,000. Rev. J. W. Stokesbury. of Watertown. has received notice of a fight between his brother, Professor D. E. Stokesbury. a geologist, in Wyoming, and seven bears. The professor had an arm, a leg, and five ribs broken, one rib being so badly crushed that the physicians say it will have to be removed. Residents of the town of Thompson and vicinity, who some time ago gained notoriety by mobbing a saloon, have sent in a petition of about 300 names to the county commissioners praying that no saloon license be granted for that town during the coming year. Last week a 3-year-old child of L. P. Olson, of East Sioux Falls, died from dropsy and preparations were made to bury the child on Tuesday, but as the ground was very slippery it was postponed until the next day. That night the body showed evidence of returning life. Dozens of doctors have examined the body, but none will authorize the burial of the child. The North Dakota Educational association adjourned at Jamestown to meet next year in Grand Forks. New officers are: President. Judge Mitchell, Fargo; first vice-president, Professor Steele, of Mandan; second vice-president, Superintendent House, of Richland counts; secretary, O. P. Rider, LaMoure; treasurer, A. L. Wood. Grafton; executive committee. Professor Scherley, of Grand Forks. Denny. of Jamestown, and Mrs. B. M. Spurr, of Valley City.

10. December 5, 1894 The Madison Daily Leader Madison, SD
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# Notice of Sale. St ateef South Dakota, County of Lake. } 88. In Circuit Court, Second Judicial Circuit Mary E. Merrill, plaintiff, vs. Viola Hartranft, Jacob N. Hartranft, and Jacob N. Hartranft as guardian Ad Litem of Frankie R. Hartranft, Elsie Hartranft, and Ernest Hart- ranft, minor heirs of Viols Hartranft, deceased, Matthew W. Daly, as assignee of the American Mortgage and Investment company, of Madison, Dakota, Benjamin Wyckoff, as receiver of the Madison National bank, of Madison, Dakots, E. H. Jacobs, trustee, S. W. Jacobs, successor in trust, Charles L. Colman, William D. Hall, Alonzo E. Clough and H. N. Luce, defendants. Notice is hereby given: That by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure and sale in the above entitled action, made on the 23rd day of November, A. D. 1894, which jungment was duly docketed in the office of the clerk of the said court, and by virtue of a special execution duly issued thereon, I shall on the 9th day of January. A. D. 1895, offer at public auction at the front door of the court house in the city of Madison, in the county of Lake, South Dakota, at nine o'clock in the forenoon of said day, the following described premises, to-wit: The southeast quarter (SE¼) of the southeast quarter (SE¼) and the west one-halt (W½) of the southeast quarter (SE¼) and lot three (8), except twenty (20) acres on the west side of lot three (8), and lot four (4), all in section number nine (9), township one hundred and five (Tp. 105) north, range fifty-one (R. 51) west of the fifth principal meridan, and containing 168 81-100dths acres according to the United States government, survey, in wald county of Lake and state of South Dakota, to satisfy the amount set forth in said judgment, to wit, the sum of one thousand six hundred and eighty dollars and two cents ($1,680.02), together with interest on said sum to the day of sale and all accruing costs, except that the dwelling-house upon said premises will not be included in said sale. N. A. FOX, Sheriff of Lake county S. D. WINSOR & KITTREDGE, Plaintiff's Attorneys.

11. December 7, 1894 The Madison Daily Leader Madison, SD
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Notice of Sale. Stateo South Dakota,) In Circuit Court, County of Lake.) Second Judicial Cirenit Mary E. Merrill, plaintiff, vs. Viola Hartranft, Jacob N. Hartranft, and Jacob N. Hortranfit as guardian Ad Litem of Frankie R. Hartranft, Elsie Hartranft, and Ernest Hart- ranft, minor heirs of Viola Hartranft, deceased, Matthew W. Daly, as assignee of the American Mortgage and Investment company, of Madison, Dakota, Benjamin Wyckoff, as receiver of the Madison National bank, of Madison, Dakota, E. H. Jacobs, trustee, S. W. Jacobs, successor in trust, Charles L. Colman, William D, Hall, Alon- zo E. Clough and H. N. Luce, defendante. Notice is hereby given: That by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure and sale in the above entitled action, made on the 23rd day of Novem- ber, A. D. 1894, which judgment was duly dock- eted in the office of the clerk of the said court, and by virtue of a special execution duly issued thereon, I shall on the 9th day of January. A. D. 1895, offer at public auction at the front door of the court house in the city of Madison, in the county of Lake, South Dakota, at nine o'clock in the forenoon of said day, the following described premises, to-wit: The southeast quarter (SE¼) of the southeast quarter (SE¼) and the west one- hall (W½) of the southeast quarter (SE¼) and lot three (3), except twenty (20) acres on the west side of lot three (3), and lot four (4), ali in section number nine (9), township one hundred and five (Tp. 105) north, range fifty-one (R. 51) west of the fifth principal meridan, and contain- ing 188 31-100dths acres according to the United States government survey, in sald county of Lake and state of South Dakota, to satisfy the a- mount set forth in said judgment, to-wit, the sum of one thousand six hundred and eighty dollars and two cents ($1,680.02), together with interest on said sum to the day of sale and all accruing costs, except that the dwelling-house upon said premises will not be included in said sale. N. A. FOX, Sheriff of Lake county S. D. WINSOR & KITTREDGE, Plaintiffs Attorneys Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powde Most Perfect Made.

12. December 27, 1894 The Madison Daily Leader Madison, SD
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# Notice of Sale. States South Dakota, County of Lake. } In Circuit Court, Second Judicial Circuit Mary E. Merrill, plaintiff, vs. Viola Hartranft, Jacob N. Hartranft, and Jacob N. Hartranft as guardian Ad Litem of Frankie K. Hartranft, Elsie Hartranft, and Ernest Hart-ranft, minor heirs of Viola Hartranft, deceased, Matthew W. Daly, as assignee of the American Mortgage and Investment company, of Madison, Dakota, Benjamin Wyckoff, as receiver of the Madison National bank, of Madison, Dakota, E. H. Jacobs, trustee, S. W. Jacobs, successor in trust, Charles L. Colman, William D. Hall, Alonso B. Clough and H. N. Luce, defendants. Notice is hereby given: That by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure and sale in the above entitled action, made on the 23rd day of November, A. D. 1894, which judgment was duly docketed in the office of the clerk of the said court, and by virtue of a special execution duly issued thereon, I shall on the 9th day of January, A. D. 1895, offer at public auction at the front door of the court house in the city of Madison, in the county of Lake, South Dakota, at nine o'clock in the forenoon of said day, the following described premises, to-wit: The southeast quarter (SE¼) of the southeast quarter (SE¼) and the west one-half (W½) of the southeast quarter (SE¼) and lot three (3), except twenty (20) acres on the west side of lot three (3), and lot four (4), all in section number nine (9), township one hundred and five (Tp. 105) north, range fifty-one (R. 51) west of the fifth principal meridian, and containing 188 31-100dths acres according to the United States government survey, in said county of Lake and state of South Dakota, to satisfy the amount set forth in said judgment, to-wit, the sum of one thousand six hundred and eighty dollars and two cents ($1,680.02), together with interest on said sum to the day of sale and all accruing costs, except that the dwelling-house upon said premises will not be included in said sale. N. A. FOX, Sheriff of Lake county S. D. WINSOR & KITTREDGE, Plaintiff's Attorneys