The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-01-28

6UVerldlU6u OF n6r recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. r b. Warren who
have Deen guests at the home of the
latter's brother. M. d. McGillivray,
departed last evening for their home at
jamestown, N. D.
Temperature marked IS degrees
above zero at Z o'clock this morning,
rising to 30 during the afternoon.
There was a light snow furry last
evening with wind from the northeast,
but wind changed to southwest with
bright sunshine today.
The annual meeting of the South
Dakota Observation congress will open
in Pierre tomorrow and continue
three days. A large crowd is expected
to be in attendance and the citizens of
Pierre have made arrangements to en-
terrain the visitors royalty.
The joint legislative committee APP
pointed to investigate the affairs OF the
state nenitentiary at Sioux Falls, COM
menced the investigation today. Most
of the time will be spent In an inspec-
tion CT the Irvine plant and the existing
conditions, but a thorough investiga-
tion of the whole prison will be made.
The committee consists of Senators
Miller, Finnerud and White and
Representatives Roberts, Berg, Bielski
and Larson.
Clerk Burnett issued marriage Ii
censes to Almen j.. Ramsey and Lydia
IGillert Of Madison; Hans A. Olson of
Garretson and Carrie Skeldam of Madi-
son; Walter I'll. Venner and Bessie
Campbell of Madison. The latter
couple were married by Mgr. Flynn at
st. Thomas church this morning. Fiji
teen marriages licenses have been issued
from the clerks Office during the pres
ent month, and forty four during the
past three months.
A basketball game between Lake
Preston and the Normal team is
scheduled to be played at the gym
Friday evening of this week. The
game will be holly contested. The
Normals and the Lake Prestons have
played five games within the past two
or three years and out of this number
the Normals have been victors in only
one game. Hence a desire ON the part
of the locals TO win out Friday even
ing.
Madison Homestead No. 267, Brother,
hood of American Yeomen, will hold a
poublic installation of officers in cos
tune, conducted by District Manager
f. A. Bulls, at the court house in this
city on Thursday evening, January
30th. at s O'Clock, followed 10y . liter
airy program and address by State Man
sger Fl. / Brown of Sioux Falls, and
refreshments and social enjoyment at
Hexom's hall. Every body cordially
invited. Louise Knutson, Foreman.
The meetings at the First Baptist
church are still growing in interest
and power. Already a goodly number
have found Christ. The choir has now
assumed larger proportions and it will
he necessary to enlarge the platform
soon if it is to grow more. But we
are anxious to make it larger and all
who will are requested to take their
places in the choir. Mr.. Deal, the
director, cannot remain later than Sun.
day and let us make the most of the
time while he is here. You will be
most cordially welcomed to the servic-
es. Come.-Roy L, Palmerton, Pas
tor.
The John E. Franks, are exception
ally pleasing and entertaining. Many
stock companies have played on the 10.
cal stage, but none have afforded any
more pleasure than the Frank Players.
The cast is made up of clean. capable
people, and their plays are right up to
the instant. Sp~ecialties were intro
duced between every act. Nellie Wat
tiers, Ada Hunter, John E. Frank, and
other members of the company won
the applause of the audience repeated
ly, and kept the audience with them
throughout the performance. Especial
ly did Miss Waters make a strong hit
with her clever acting, singing and
dancing. Tonight they play their fea-
ture bill, st. Elmo They're capable
of putting the play on right.
Pressure distribution over the north.
west, according to the weather bull.
letin issued by the Washington bureau
Sunday night, indicates that, follow.
ing the eastward movement of a depres.
sion now over the upper lake region
and Ontario, there will be a consider
able fall in temperature north of the
Ohio river and in the lower Missouri
and upper Mississippi valleys, but no
unusually low temperatures are expect
ed. A disturbance will appear over
the north Pacific coast and British
columbia early in the week, attended
by rains and SHOWS. 1t will move
eastward and southeastward, reaching
the northern plains states Tuesday or
Wednesday and the eastern districts by
Thursday. and will be followed by ris-
ing pressure and lower temper atures
that will reach the northeastern portion
OF the country by the end of the week,
by which time another disturbance
should appear in the far northwest.
Over the interior central and southern
districts, west of the Rocky mountains,
fair weather will prevail the greater
portion of the week.