The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-05-13
LOCAL NEWS.

For Sale or Trade. Eleven automo-
biles. all in good running order. See
our ad for description. H. nj. Penn.
Farmers are solicited to bring their
sweet cream to this store and receive
the highest market price. Sugar Bowl.
Several more new designs in tan
oatmeal wall papers With cut out
borders, just received at Osborn's
drug store.
The Anemone year bouk issued by
the junior class of the State Normal
school, has been placed on sale at F.
G. Smiths drug store.
Mrs. Shindall and little daughter
of Arlington were morning arrivals
and are guests at the home of the form
er's brother, Fl. j. Munro.
Music Pupils. l shall be pleased to
give piano lessons to pupils desiring
my services. Miss Susie Thompson,
east Fourth street, phone $50 red.
Art. Waters and family were morn
ing passengers for Wentworth to at
tend the funeral of the formers late
mother which took place this after
noon.
Miss Clara Dahl has accepted a po-
sition as stenographer in a law office
at Chamberlain and will depart for
that city tomorrow to enter upon her
duties.
For Sale Cheap. Five-room house,
corner Harth avenue and Eighth street.
Part cash, balance on time to suit
buyer, at 2 per cent interest. First
National bank.
u. f. Sears has leased the office
roums over Crist Rensch's store and
will occupy them June 1, engaging
in the practice of his profession,
Mechano-T herapy.
A warm. gentle shower of rain pre-
vailed in this vicinity last night, con.
tinu:ng until 8 o'clock this morning.
The lawns and trees are beautiful in
their new suits of green.
d. McKinnon was a morning pas.
senger north to Gettysburg to look
after his ranch in that vicinity. MIR.
McKinnon is engaging in the cattle
business, having 100 head of stock pas
tured on the rancho.
There was an unusually enjoyable
meeting of the W. r. c. at Hexom
hall last evening. Comrades cf
Gen. Shields Post, G. A. r. attended
in a body. Several new members were
initiated, and refreshments were served
by Mesdsmes Tyrell, Soule and Nc
| Callister.
Unreasonable temperatures are not
expected to prevail the coming week
over any portion of the country. &C.
cording to the weekly bulletin of the
Washington weather bulletin issued
Sunday night. Showers will occur
e'rly in the week over the northwest
and central west.
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 apprn-
pirate for graduating gifts. Call at
his store and examine his fine line
of goods and get his low prices.
Geo. B. Phifer, manager of the tele.
phone exchange, was n morning pas.
senger for Iona. Mimi, in the interest
of the business of his department. The
Dakota Telephone company, of which
the Madison system is a part. has re-
Gently been reorganiZed into five dis.
tricts comprising that portion of the
state covered by the lines. The dis
tricts are designated as Aberdeen,
Huron, Mitchell, WATERFOWL and
Madison.
a meeting of the directors of the
Lake Madison Chautauqua association
was held last evening to take action on
matters of business interest to the asso-
citation. The method of disposing OF
lots for cottage purposes has been
under consideration for some time, but
at last evenings meeting it was de.
cided to issue leases for the lots. A
number of residents of the city have
been waiting for this to be settled in
order to secure sites for cottages, so ii
is likely cottage building will be in
progress at the lake within a few days.
Everything points to the biggest assem-
bly, this year in the history of the
chautauqua.
Washington Springs dispatch: Miss
Margaret Schabct, a cook at the
oliver hotel in this city. was electro
cuted Thursday evening by a current
from an electic light wire. Miss Scha.
bot was preparing to get supper and
took hold of an electric light bulb tc
tuin it On. Instantly she received q
shock which killed her Immediately.
Being very fieshy ami having a weak
heart she was unable to Withstand
the shock. 1t is thought the youne
woman must have taken hold of the
stove with the other hand or stood OF
the zinc used under the stove, thu
completing q circuit. No one wit
messed the accident. The body wa
taken to her home at Plankinton
where the funeral services are to b
held.
A rare treat is promised to must,
lovers in the recital by Christine Miller
americas best known and most be
loved contralto. Miss Miller will ap
tpaar IN Qurcn nm Thurc1oz avar;no