The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-05-10

morning departure for Salem to spend
Sunday with friends.
DR.. Hardmsn, Episcopal missionary,
was a morning passenger for Dell
Rapids where he will hold service to-
morrow.
Miss McKeon of the faculty of the
State Normal school as a morning pas
senger for Sioux Falls to spend Sunday
with home folk.
Strawberries, 10 cents per quart box,
NO boxes for % cents. Everything
in the line Of vegetables fresh every
day. j. y. Slack.
What can you dor Can you keep
books or write shorthand If not, at
tend Manksto Commercial College,
Mankato, MINI.
Gen. Shields Relief Corps will meet
at Hexom hall Monday evening. Init
alton, followed by refreshments. Com.
rades cordially invited.
Music Pupils. / shall be pleased to
give piano lessons to pupils desiring
n.y services. - Miss Susie Thompson,
east Fourth street, phone $50 red.
For Sale Cheap. Five-room house,
corner Harth avenue and Eighth street.
Part cash, balance on time to suit
buyer. ut 2 per cent interest. First
National bank
Mrs. Struggled, the Gossard Corset
demonstration, will bs here Monday
afternoon and Tuesday, May 12 and Il.
Every lady of Madison and vicinity is
cordially invited TO nave her corset
itted. Mrs. X. Knoeri.
The Bar fist district convent n
which has been in session at the First
Baptist church the past two days ad-
journed last evening, and visiting
iclergymen and lsymen departed for
their homes by outgoing trains today.
All Yeom en- are requested to meet
at Hexom's hall on Sunday, May IL,
at 10 a. 10. for the purpose of attend
ing in a body the Mothers Day SER
vices at the Methodist church, on iu.
vitation of Rev. Burif. Louise Knut-
son, Foreman
The Howard city council is wrestling
with the public dance problem. An
ordinance is before the council to
prohibit girls under q years of age
attending public dances. 1t is said
conditions were becoming somewhat
acute, and the council is demanding
reform.
Geo. Cook, the jeweler, will give a
benefit to his customers during the
month of May which will be appre-
ciated. This will be in the shape of
a liberal discount on all articles appro-
pirate for graduating gifts. Call at
his store and examine his fine line
OF goods and get his low prices.
Sioux Falls Argus Leader: Prof. e.
B. Stevens and Prof. Frank Halstead of
the Sioux Falls band departed last even
ing for Minneapolis to join one Of the
bands of that city which has been en-
gagged to accompany the Minneapolis
Shriners to Dallas, Tex, to attend the
annual gathering of the Shriners of
the United States.
A force of men were at work today
excavating for the proposed new Hoi-
dal -Soule block. Contractor Maloney
completed the work Of moving the old
building from the site into the street,
doing a irst-class job. There is plenty
of room in the street where the old
building stands for traffic and little
inco~n venience will be experienced un.
til the removal Of the building upon
the completion of the new structure.
The sermon at the mission service at
st. Thomas church last evening was
by Father Monaghan. subject, The
Passion of Christ. Father Brady took
mp the question box, devoting some
time to an explanation of the cere-
mony of Mass, and other questions.
Service will bs held this evening as
usual at 100. Mass tomorrow morn
ing at 2 and at 1890. At the close
of second Mass a holy Name society
of the men of the congregation will
be organized. The mission will close
at the evening service with the Papal
Benediction.
Today, May 10, Is official corn
planting day In most northern locsli-
ties the beginning of corn planting.
But the weather 30 far this month has
been u~nseasonably cool with occasional
night frosts and little il any corr
planting has been done Ia this county.
Farmers, however. have their fields
prepared and the land is ia ideal
condition, with an abundance of mois.
ture. With a few warm DAYS corn
planting will he In progress with "a.
surance Of a Zig yield, the farmers of
this vicinity having been educated
up to corn culture on scientific lines.
The cool weather has been great for
small grain, and the fields are beauti-
ful in their spring cloaks Of green.