The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-12-10

Declaring that the present carload
rates on potatoes from points in South
Dakota, Nebraska and other points are
fair both to carriers and shippers, the
Interstate C.mmerce commission re.
fused to grant the Chicago g. North
western, Burlington and Union Pacific
railroads their request to increase rates
ON this product The advance o
posed ranged from. one half to eight
cents per hundred pounds.
At the annual meeting of Gen.
Shields Post, g. A. r., at their rooms
in the court house yesterday afternoon
the following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: Joseph Pulford,
commander; John Norton. senior vice;
Geo. Belknap, junior vice; W. A.
Diske, adjutant; John Rel, quarter
master; W. M. Downs, chaplain; VIM.
Metcslf, marshal. The Post is 10 a
very prosperous condition.
I'll. M. Penn has received notice of
his appointment as Lake county com
mitteeman of the South Dakota Good
Roads association. A meeting of the
association is called to be held at
Huron Friday. Dec. 20, for the pur-
pose of formulating a bill covering the
wants and requirements of the good
roads program of the state, the bill to
be presented to the incoming legisla-
ture for passage.
John V. Huntamer, a former Madi-
son boy, now a farmer near Lacey,
Wash, is promoting a fair entei prise
in his locality. OF the enterprise the
Tacoma, Wash, Tribune says: THE
movement was started by John V.
Huntamer of Meadow Lake farm and
his n%eighbors have joined him enthusi
asticslly in planning the organization
The capital stock is to be $50, 600, and
the farmers in the vicinity of Lacey
are subscribing literally and prompt
ly. The project is the largest of the
kind known to have been undertaken
by an association of farmers in this
state
DR.. W. E. Daniels suffered a pain
full injury about 7;30 last evening
while returning to the city from call.
ing on a patient in the country with
his automobile. Near the II. A.
Fowler farm, a mile west of the city,
the automobile, while running at a
speed OF about twelve miles an hour,
swerved into a low bank en- the road
side, tipping over and throwing the
Doctor out, fortunately free of the
machine. The Doctor fell heavily on
his left shoulder, breaking the collar
bone and injuring his back besides
giving him a thorough shaking up.
He was brought to his home in the
city and given attention by his bust.
ness partners, Drs. Goldman and Kel-
logg, and is resting as easy as pos.
sible under the circumstances today.
The automobile was quite badly dam
aged.
Sioux Falls Argus Leader: The
marble bust of Alfred Beard Kittredge,
which is now on exhibition at the
Carnegie library, has been accepted
by the Kittredge memorial committee,
and it has been decided to unveil the
memorial at the state capitol some
time after the beginning of the new
year-probably in the latter part of
January. Former Governor Charles
N. Herreid of Aberdeen has been invit-
ed to make the principal memorial ad-
dress, but there will be other short
addresses.
An orphan boy who came to South
Dakota some years ago as the adopted
son of a family. and who now is
grown to manhood, is being searched
for, as he is one of t1e heirs of an
estate at Carrollton, Ill. The boys
name originally was Robert Edwards,
bat upon bis adoption it is believed his
name was changed, SO the executors
OF the Illinois estate of which he is
one of the heirs are at a loss TO know
by what name he now is known. They
have written to several points in South
Dakota for information conserving the
missing heir in the hope that he can be
located. He is believed to be st some
point in the eastern part of the state,
the executors being under the impress
sion that at one time he resided in
McCook county, and may possibly yet
be a resident of that county. Informa-
ton concerning the missing heir should
be addressed to Steven Long, Carroll
ton, III.
A fine line of Christmas novelties at
Knoeri's millinery parlors.