The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-12-02


tomorrow evening, Members are urged
to attend.
Paul Koepp, wife and daughter were
departures yesterday for Florida to
spend the winter.
Get my prices ON drilling and repair
ing wells. ID. t. Moran, Madison, s.
D., phone 33S green,
New advertisements t~oday-Frank
Smith, Ed. Z. G~rinager, Porter's
Pharmacy, Normal Auditorium.
Misses Vera Beck and Winnifred
Love departed yesterday for Sioux
City by auto to resume their work in
the city schools.
Arthur Lee who has been in the city
the past several days was a departure
by the north train, returning to
Spokane, Wash.
Regular meeting of Madison Chapter
No. 6, o. e. s. Tuesday evening, Dec.
3, at 1880 p. m. Initiation and affilia-
ton. Ida Nj. VESSEL, w. NJ.
The sermon by Rev. McKibbin at
the Presbyterian church last evening
on the life If Joseph, illustrated by
s~tereopticon views, was very interest
ing and instructive. An a~ppreciative
congregation was in attendance and
many words Of commentator were
expressed.
Following a high northwest wind
which prevailed all day yesterday, a
cold wave came upon this section
last night, temperature falling to two
degrees above zero. This was the
lowest marking of the season. Sun
came out bright today with rising
temperature.
The first basketball game of the sea-
son is announced to take place at Nor
rial gym Friday evening, Dec. 6, and
will be of unusual interest ON account
of being a double header. The Normal
girls and the Flandreau high school
girls will engage in the first contest,
i followed by a game between the Nor
NAL boys and the Oldham town team.
The next feature OF the Entertain
will be Balmer's KaffiI singing
boys and Elsie Clark. Wednesday
evening, Dec. 4, at $40. The Kafir
boys by their singing have gained i'm
mt nse success They have appeared in
many of the principal cities of Europe
and America, and have Enthusiastically
earned a splendid reputation, as unique
and brilliant entertainers.
The Free sewing machine demon
stration at Beck's store on Saturday
was a decided success. There were
about one hundred ladies present. Mr..
Mason, the Free" company's repre-
sentative, showed up the machine in
splendid style and in an interesting
manner. The results were three ma
chimes sold aud very good prospect for
no more. After the demonstration
the machine was awarded to Mrs.
Charles Bosler, and she received one of
the best machines In the market.
The foundation walls of PENIS gar
age on lower Egan avenue have been
completed. Work on the superstruc-
ture will not be commenced until the
opening of spring. The building will
cover two entire business lots and will
he n of the finest buildings of the
kind il this section. Mr.. Penn will
name the new structure 1.-THE Meridian
Garage" which will be very appropri-
ate in view of the fact that Madison is
on the main line of the Meridian road.
Since the sudden disappearance of
Art May, the piano contest promoter,
i Manonar aa,n hoo haoy Gallo. tla
contest tangle so far as the Ruby
~tneater was concerned. He has found
that Mrs. Fred Shaldack is 2,4O0 votes
ahead of all competitors 10 the sale of
Ruby tbeater tickets, and the piano
will accordingly be delivered into her
possession. Nothing has been heard
from May since he left town a week
ago Last Friday night.
Don McGillivray, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. d. McGillivray of this city,
recently located a government land
claim near Ismay, Mont. After build
ing his shack and finishing preparation
for bachelor housekeeping he looked
about for employment to occupy his
surplus time and was fortunate in Sc
curing a contract to teach the neighbor-
hood school at $65 per month. A new
country and proper energy is a sure
road to success, and Don is in line to
succeed in his new western home.
Christmas business is already ap-
parent ut the express Office, packages
of gifts starting ON their missions of
happiness. The express business in
Madison has grown wonderfully the
past year, and Agent Hall remarks
that the Office is swamped every day
in the work of handling the ship
ments. What the Christmas business
will do to the Office is something to
be contemplated with dread by the EN-
ployss, as from now on until after
the holidays business will be on a
high wave.
The ladies OF the Presbyterian
shurch will serve dinner and supper at