The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-11-22

An unusually attractive engagement
has been put on at the Idle Hour
Theatre, west Fourth street which will
continue tonight and tomorrow night.
-Four reels of pictures entitled The
Stampede is the attraction. The pic
lures are intensely interesting and ex
citing, lectured by Arizona Charley,
ex cowboy. The pictures will be per
fectly projected. Admission, 10 cents.
Turn out and enjoy two evenings of
excellent pictures at the Idle Hour.
ID. A. Mccullough of Howard, a
through passenger for Siuox Falls
this morning, reported a fire at How
ard about 1890 this morning, the
farmers elevator being destroyed.
| The elevator contained about %, 900
bushels of grain. Insurance to the
amount of $15. 600 was carried which
will practically cover the less. The
cause of the fire has not been de-
termiDed, starting, presumably, in the
engine room.
The holiday season is heralded by
| the display windows of the business
places of the city. The mercantile
houses are showing novelties in all
their lines, fruit stores offer tempting
things for Thanksgiving, and meat
markets are making ready for the
big feast day which comes next
Thursday. Christmas is not far away,
and all lines of trade are displaying
articles suitable for gifts. Madison
will be a busy place for handling the
holiday trade during the hext six
| weeks.
Rev. E. Wilson, rector of Grace
| Episcopal church, in a letter to his
ps%rishioner, Chas. Milliner, states
| that Mrs. Wilson and himself will re-
turn to Madison about Christmas time.
Rev. and Mrs. Wilson have been in
charge of st. Mary's Indian school at
| Wakpala the past several weeks, ow-
ing to the illness of the superintendent
of the school. During Rev. Mr.. Will
sons absence services have been COZ
| tinued in the church under the direc-
] tion of Mr.. E. J. Sutton, lay reader.
Rev. r. M. Hardman will conduct
services next Sunday, morning and
evening. with Holy Communion at the
informing service. During Rev. Mr..
| Wilson's absence the church building
has been improved and the heating
plant perfected.
Sioux Falls Press: Closed practice
was in order last night at the 500 club
park and after getting all the prospec-
tive spectators off the field. Conc b
Wood raL his team through a stiff
signal drill and a light scrimmage.
The team is perfecting some new plays
for the Iowa champions aud the great
est secrecy is being maintained. The
squad was put through some tackling
stunts. Manary and Abbott were prac.
ticing at kicking and it is thought
that Captain Manary will be given
try at that department on Saturday.
The coach is worried for his undefeateC
sioux as they seem to have hit a slump
In last nights workout the scrubs pui
up such a stone vail that the regular
failed to make gains with anything
like regularity while the scrubs tor,
them up repeatedly for substantial
igains.
Sioux Falls Argus Leader: Office
Mike Sexton took some of the smartnes
out of a gay young man of the cit.
Tuesday evening. The young ma
with some companions were at al
early hour of the evening passing
store and observing a jug sitting ol
> the carb, he deliberately kicked it in
to the gutter where the jug wa
smashed into pieces and the content
! run down the street. The young ma
thought be had done something smart
but he had another think coming
> IOficer Mike Sexton was an observer o
the act and soon had the smart youtI
by the arm and directed him TO ente
the palce of business and pay for tn
jug and it's contents. This having bee
, accomplished the young man started {
move away but ne was again halted b
the officer who compelled him to pic
up the pieces of the broken jug fror
the gutter and deposit them in
waste box some distance away.