The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-12-19


Go to Porter's Pharmacy for any
thing out of the ordinary. We invite
your attention to. the latest and best.
Free, Free, Free. With every
quarters worth of baked goods pur.
chased at Runchey bakery, Saturday,
a sack of homemade candy will be
given away free.
The streets are buzzing with Christ
mas shoppers who make the rounds of
the stores in search of gifts for their
friends. 1t seems Madison people
never displayed more happiness han
at the present Christmas season.
Engraving is one of the largest fac
tors to be considered when buying
iewelry. People who are particular
buy from Hanson where engraving is
done right, free of charge. Guy E.
Hanson.
q. Nj. Penn, agent for Lake county,
today received word from Sioux Falls
that the new models of Studebaker
automobiles had arrived at head
quarters in that city and are now on
exhibition. They are better than
ever.
The newly elected officers of Ever
greet lodge, A. +. and A. M, and
Cyrus chapter, r. A. NJ, will be in
sta lied this evening. The ceremonies
will conclude with a banquet, and all
Masons in thu city are cordially in
vited to be present.
Yankton dispatch: Many of the
business men of this city con
trihuted the aggregate amount
of 5000 to a canvasser who worked the
town selling ink. His was an indelible
article and a guaranteed safeguard
against check raising, etc. The sink"
was compounded out of a powder and
rainwater in a tub at a hotel and de-
livered at 81. so per quart. Then the
salesman beat it and the stuff was
found to be worthless.
"Zeke" as played by the droll
comedian, Mr.. Fanell, is a true por-
trayal of an honest, bright, intelligent
country boy; his dialect and actions are
both peculiar and droll and he says
and does what is natural. When in
the city he makes ludicrous mistakes
and his idea of ''city folks and the
remarks he makes about them are ex-
tremely comical, but ut the saTue time
true to life. 1.-THE Missouri Girl"
will be seen at the opera house on
tomorrow evening Prices 30, so. and
70 cents. Seats ready now at Smiths
drug store.
Iowa City. Ia, dispatch Paul
Graves Williams, mere STRIPPING of ls,
was awarded one of the highest educa-
tional honors in the gift of Iowa, when
the Iowa Rhodes committee named him
as Rhodes scholar. to be sent to Ok
ford, Eng, for three years, with a
free scholarship, and 81. 800 a year,
as expense money, Williams is the
Youngest Iowa scholar thus honoted in
the history of the state. He is the son
of Rev. Mark w. Williams, of Wilmot,
). d., and has been a student at Grin
nell college, Giinnell, three years.
He went to school in Darlington, San
born, and Cummings, N. d., and
Winfred and Madison, S. u.
Elkton dispatch: Word has been
received here of the death of the
Very Rev. J.. p. Moran, Superior of
the Holy Rosary Convent, Mime
apolis, and a we'll known Dominican
priest on Tuesday last at the Holy
Rosary parochisl residence in that
city. Father Moran was 81 years of
age. having been born in Shullsburg,
Wis. He was we'll known in South
Dakota having given missions 10 vari-
Gus parts Of the state for over 90 years.
His funeral took place Thursday morn
ing Archbishop Ireland preaching the
sermon and it was quite largely at.
tended.
WATERFOWL dispatch; Upon the sc-
tion of Assistant Attorney General
O'Brien and the state insurance de-
partment, the Dakota Western Assur-
ance company, of Watertown is pre-
vented from selling any of its stock
until the affairs of the company have
been Strengthened out. A temporary
injunction was recently secured by
the assistant attorney general in
charge of the case, restraining the