The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-11-29

his boynood friends. Arthur was
raised in Madison but has been a
citizen of Spokane the past fourteen
years and sees many changes in his
native town.
The ladies of the Presbyterian church
will serve dinner and supper Dec. 4th.
AT the regular service on Sunday
evening at the Presbyterian church the
pastor will give a lecture on the life
of Joseph which will be illustrated
with ~stereopticon pictures. There will
| also be the hymn, Abide With Me.
| illustrated with ten slides. The public
. is cordially invited to this lecture.
No charge for admission but an offer
ing will be taken.
The popular vote for president ia the
| election of 1919 shows that Wilson
| polled throughout the country a total
of {, Use. 74s votes; Roosevelt, $685.
lao, and Taft, 1876, 422. The social
list vote for Debs amounted to 673, 1888,
with the socialist count still unfinished
in several states. In 1908 Bryan's
popular vote as 6,393, 1879, and that
of Taft. 1857. 676.
When a minstrel comes to town
every body expects to spend an evening
| of real pleasure visiting the sunny
south. You can throw away cares for
the time at least and bssk in the
funny acts of the real colored min
stree. Browns Tennessee Mintrels mt
the opera house tomorrow night ale the
real So.ored minstrel and come well
recommended. See the street parade
and hear the concert at noon tomor-
row. Prices, night entertainment,
rs, 35, so. Seats now on sale.
The Ogilvie conference for the clergy
only of the Episcopal church will
meet at Pierre Dec. A at 10 a. nc.
This conference is under the auspices
| of Mrs. Ogilvie of New York City who
pays the travelling expenses of the
South Dakota clergy to and from the
conference which meets at some point
in the state once a year. Rev. r. M.
Hardman of this city will depart for
Pierre on the I'd inst. to attend the
conference which will be entertained
by Bev. Mr.. Russell, rector of the
Episcopal church at Pierre. Mrs.
Ogilvie also maintains "A circulating
library among the Episcopal clergy of
the state.
Friends TO the number of about 35
gave Mis- Lydia GRAY, residing with
her parents two miles east of the city,
a surprise party last Sunday afternoon.
the occasion being a birthday ami
versary. After service at the German
Lutheran church the young lady was
taken to the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
julius Borchard, giving her friends
time to congregate at her home and
| when she arrived later found them in
full possession The surprise was COM
plete and the afternoon was very de
llightfully spent. A number of friends
were present from Canova.
Pierre dispatch: The warehouse
licenses filed with the state railway
commission indicate a different condi-
tion in the handling of gain in this
state for this year then last yeal.
Last year licenses were issued to SSS
elevators for operation in the state,
and Of this number 2S5 were bonded
for storage of grain. This year the
commission has issued licenses for the
operation of 1, 175 elevators, and of this
number 524 are in the bonded list.
Thse figures are an indication of the
difference in amount of grain which is
being handled cut of South Dakota rhis
year as compared with last year.
Miss G~enevieve. daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Il. III. Holdridge, went to
Sioux Falls yesteray for a long visit
with her friend, Miss Esther Smith,
pupil In All Saints school. Bnt
twanty-fc1T hours away from home
seemed a lifetime to Genevie7e and
Sioux Falls seemed a million miles
away from her own h~earthstone and
parents and grandparents. So bright
and early this morning the hom ssick
little lady few to the train and ar
rived at that blessed place -home-at
2:30 this afternoon, having seen enough
of the big world for one session.
After all, it is no discredit, but
rather a credit, indicating goodheart-
/ edness, 60 suffer FROM homesickness-
and we know hundreds of strong men
who would give half and more of their
fortunes if they could return to the