The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-12-06

Mrs. Walter Keith. In view of the
fact that Mrs. Keith and family will
soon remove from the city the meeting
yesterday afternoon resolved itself into
a farewell party. As a souvenir of the
evening the hostess was presented with
a sandwich tray. The time was very
pleasantly spent, and in the absence
of electric lights the home was lighted
with candles.
The democratic state committee has
filed a statement of expenditures for
the late campaign, showing that they
collected $21. COS. SO; and expended
sci, 544. 81, which is far more than
shown by the republican state com
mittee. s. G. Policy shows an ex-
penditnre of 1867 of which 1895 was
campaign donations on his part. The
republican state committee had less
than one-fourth the sum used by the
democrats. The democratic state fund
was in addition to county democratic
funds.
When the Board of Public Charity
was organized three years ago. a mo-
tion was made and carried, that Tag
Day be made an annual day for
charity. Now then. in accordance
with such decision, the present board
has designated Saturday, Dec. z. 1912,
for this years Tag Day. Let every
one be generous on that day for this
good cause. Purchase a tag and give
what you can afford for it, as you
can give for no better cause.
Pierre dispatch: The state reference
department has been making up a list
Of possibilities under a civil service act
based upon the same plan as the Wis
consin law. aud Finds that there are a
total of 7S7 places of state employ.
ment of different capacity, elective
and appointive, and that under a like
law as that in force il Wisconsin
there would be 352 unclassi6ed, which
would be the elective Offices, and ap
| pointive places; II other places which
| would be exempt from civil service
examination; 221 who would come
under the competitive list; II labor
ers. and 72 non-competitive places.
Members of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers who live in South
Dakota have been asked to contribute
to a fund for the relief of little Wilma
Leedom who is totally blind and Who
lives with her invalid mother in the
Rosebud country. The Lead branch of
the Int irrational Sunshine society has
interested itself in the welfare of the
little girl, whose father, a former
member Of the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers, died when she was
fifteen months old. The invalid mother
is unable to. care for the child, and it
is planned to have the little girl sent
TO an orphans nome for blind chill
deem, where she Will receive special
care and training. The fund being
raised in behalf of the unfortunate
little girl is in charge of Harriet f.
Dewey, president of the Lead Sunshine
society.
The great musical treat of the season
will be rendered the patrons of the
Madison opera house on Wednesday,
Dec. IL. with the famous musical play,
The All New Buster Brown, America 6
Greatest Cartoon Musical Comedy,
along with Buster, Tige and Mary Jane
and a big dancing company and chorus
of pretty singing and dancing girls.
Buster Brown has made millions laugh
and gives an attraction for the young
people and people who stay young.
| Like Peter Pan, Buster will never grow
| up to be a man. If in his past visits
you have failed to witness any of his
| performances, don't fail to this time,
as present indications are that the
house will be sold out long before the
arrival of the company. Seats on sale
at Smiths drug store Monday. Prices
81. so, 81, 75c, soc; children % cents.