The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-04-12

higher things. Attend Maukato Com
mercial College, Manksto, MINI.
Reserved seats for Royal Gwent Glee
Singers can be secured at Smiths Drug
Store Tuesday. April 18Th, at s a. m.
Miss Toohey of the faculty of the
State Normal school was a morning
passenger for Sioux Falls to spend Sum
day with homefolk.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Daniel
Bahr of Orland was held from the
Presbyterian church this afternoon, the
service conducted by the Rev. ID. J.
Mitterling.
Mrs. Borland has been informed
that Mrs. Davis, mother Of the late
Leslie Hull. has received payment on a
policy for 81, 600 on the life OF the de
ceased, carried in the YeomoD lodge.
Miss Smith in charge of st. Eliza
beth's Indian school. Episcopal, at
Wskpals, was a through passenger
this morning. accompanying an Indian
girl to Sioux Falls for hospital treat
ment.
Washington dispatch: Mrs. R5tert
J. Gamble was removed from Colum-
bus hospital, where she vas operated on
for appendicitis three weeks ago, TO
the Gamble apartu ent in the Portland
hotel. She is gaining strength rapid
ly.
Lawrence, Thurston and Marg II,
| littl children of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Hillmar of Washington Springs, spen!
the day at the Episcopal rectory receiv-
ing instruction from the Rev. Z. Will
son for confirmation. Mr.. Hillmar is
bIggageman on the west train.
Card of Thanks. We desire to ex-
tend our sincere thanks to friends and
neighbois for their many kindnessss
during the illness and death of our
husband and father, also our appreci-
alton of the many floral tributes. -
Mrs. John JohDfon and family.
Mrs. E. W. Schmidt entertained the
Inter-Se club ut her home Tuesday
afternoon. A fine time is reported by
all present. AT $3.50 a two course
luucn was served by the hostess. In
vited guests were Madames J. Z. Nigh
bert. ]. III. Schmidt. Blaine Rowland
and Earle Kelley.
The patrons of the opera house ar
promised a treat on Monday evening.
April 81, When the Great Divide, by
William Vaughn Moody will be the
attraction. The play is strictly Amer
can. the scenes are laid in Arizona.
Throughout the whole play it is 4
beautiful love story and holds one Ia
breathless interest. Mr.. Primross hiss
given the play Il complete scenic pro
duction and is an elegant cast.
A meeting Of the Knights of Colum-
bus of considerable interest will b.
held in Sioux Falls tomorrow and a
number of passengers by the incom.
ing trains this morning were en- route
to that city to attend the session. A
large delegation will go from thii
city tomorrow morning for the came
purpose, among the number eight can.
didstes for membership. Bishop o.
German will be the principal speaker
at the meeting,
Fargo dispatch: President Gray OF
the Great Northern is open to convic-
ton on the state commission form OF
government. Il can see a great desl
of merit ia the plan" be said, ''prO
vided a dozen good men from all sec
tions of the state were to be substituted
for the state officials and the members
of the legislature. AS a railroad
man, / am naturally not in favor OF
continuous legislative bodies, bat the
commission plan would probably re.
suit in the state being better governed
aud at a great deal less expense than
under the r:ese=. systemp. Inc com
monwealths would at least have the
benefit of expsrt experience.
The South Dakota peace ~oratoricaI
contest will be held at Brookingi
April IA, with the four colleges com
peting estate College. Huron College
Dakota Wesleyan, and Yankton Col.
lege. The prizes are seventy-fye and
fifty dollars for winners of first and
second places. The winner of first
place will represent this state in tb,
IBTSdt group CCuIbst WHICH is 10 Dt
held at st. Louis in May. The win.
ners of this contest go to the fourth
American peace contest at Lake Mo
honk. The judges for the Brookingi
contest are Judges Whiting and Morris
of the supreme court and Principal
Early of the Sioux Falls high school.
The Royal Gwent Male Hlee Singer
are tluly a magnificent body of voices,
perfectly disciplined. and equal tC
all demands made upon them. Rare
ly has such a volume and tonal beauty
been heard from so small a number.
The singing of the choir. as we'll as the
soloists, was one of the rarest treats o.
the present Musical Season The
statement that this is one of the fin.
est combination of vocalists that we
have been privileged to hear for some
time is no exsggeration after their per.
Torrance on Thursday night. Nh.
Davies has gathered together the besl
male voices in Great Britain, and hal
h~armonized them till their rhthym,
precision, and enunciation lie fawi less,