The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-12-03

j. Jensen Fuhr announces an illus
trated lecture and concert, assisted by
Miss Minnie Youngstown as pianist,
at the Madison opera house. The
illustrations comprise 6 1000 feet
of moving pictures of scenes in Nor
way, including principal cities, indus.
tries, sports. etc. The lecture and
] concert will include two evenings Fri
day and Saturday, Dec. 6 and :. Re.
served seat tickets OF sale at Smiths
drug store. Admission 30 and 30
cents.
4 The Washington weather bureau in
its weekly bulletin says a disturbance
is o central off the north Pacific
coast and will move inland today, at,
tended by rains in the Pacific states
and rain and snow in the northwest.
This disturbance will prevail over the
middle west Wednesday or Thursday
and the eastern states near the end OF
tie week. Rain in the southern and
snow and rain in the northern states
east of the Rocky mountains and a gen
eral reaction to high temperatures will
precede and end this disturbance.
The entertainment by Bslmer's
Ksfir singing boys at Normal Audi
forum tomorrow evening, Zee. 4, uE
der the auspices of the Entertainment
Course promises TO be one of the best.
The five boys make their platform ap.
pearance in a picturesque garb. which
is symbolic of South Africa. The pro
gram rendered is a marvel of musical
accuracy aud sweetness. Typical
songs of the various races and in the
native dialect are given, but the selec.
tions are mainly in English Solos,
duets, choruses are presented with per
feet accent n enunciation. with
clearness and beauty Of tone, aud with
such light and shade as can only be
heard in the noted boy choirs of the
| world.
Yankton dispatch: Owing to spon-
taneous combustion in some coal in the
basement, a disastrous fire took place
Sunday morning at the Merchants no
tel, and just as breakfast was about
to be served, but with only a few
guests out of their Iooms, most of the
dining room floor collapsed, and table,
china and chairs. fell into the base
ment, while the flames shot up to the
ceiling above, doing some injury to
rooms overhead and filing the whole
hotel with smoke. One guest was res
cued with difficulty by a ladder from a
second floor room. The house was
filed TO OVERLOOKING Saturday night
and nearly all the guests were still in
their room at the time of the fire. All
reached the street in safety however.
, Damage to the extent of So, 500 was
done, partially covered by insurance.
The new system of paying all the
persons on the federal pension rolls
direct from Washington instead of
through the eighteen pension agencies,
which will be abolished January 81.
is now being inaugurated by the pen
| sion bureau. Checks are being sent
300, 900 pensioners in the section here
%tofore covered by the agencies a.
Augusta, Boston, Columbus. Detroit,
Washington and San Francisco. The
personnel Of the agencies at Indian
apolis. Knoxville, Louisville, New
York, Philadelphia and Topeka. which
have completed their November pay.
ments, will soon he brought into
W sshington; the first of the agency
transfers 10 the pension bureau. Special
efforts are being made by Commissioner
of Pensions Davenport and Or. Thomp-
son, chief of the finance division. to
make hanks and pensioners understand
the new pension check System. For
the first time in history the pensioners
will be paid without the formality of
vouchers. the checks serving the same
purpose by a requirement of indorse-
ment by the pensioners in the presence
CT two witnesses. The pensioner also
must show to the indorseIs his GER
tificates. the number of which must
tally with the certificate number on
the checks. The new system obviates
the necessity of receipts FROM the pen
~sioners.
The ladies OF the Presbyterian
ehurch will serve dinner and supper at
the church psrlors Wednesday. Dec. 4.
Menu. dinner:
Roast beef Brown gravy
Boiled potatoes
Cabbage salad Mustard pickles
Cranberry jelly
Rolls Doughnuts
Apple and mince pie
Cheese Coffee
Supper:
Cold meat Mashed potatoes
Beet relish
Fruit salad Rolls
Cookies Cake
Cheese
Coffee Tea
Twenty five cents for each meal.
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