The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-08-13

Misses Annie and Mary Lyons wht
have been guests at the home of MI.
and Mrs. John Rel and visiting other
relatives, returned to their home al
| Wagner.
The death of Howard Stonefeld oc.
Cured at Oldham yesterday. tie result
of typhoid fever. Deceased was aged
40 years and was a son of Fred Stone
field, formerly a resident of Lake
county.
Prof. Warren w. Tolles and wife Of
Austin. Mimi, are guests Of the form
er's mother. Mrs. L. N. Tolles, and
will spend several days camping at
Lake Madison.
A lone common drunk of the transi
emit species was in Judge Sponholz's
court this morning and paid $5 for
his fun. He had been working in the
harvest fields near Wentworth and Civ
ing up his position he splashed a few
in Wentworth and also brought a
bottle Of disturbance to this city with
the result the police took him In.
Aberdeen dispatch: James Coffey
who has finally won his fight over the
opposition of powerful political infu-
ences at Washington. and gained the
confirmation of the Senate to his ap-
pointment AS collector of internal
revenue for the district of North and
South Dakota. has fatty denied the
rumors that be has resigned as chair
man of the democratic state central
comittee.
Sioux Falls Press: William Bntt-
scheau of Sioux Falls, and his bride,
who was formerly Miss Esther Maser
of Kansas City. Mo, are expected
here today il their automobile to
take up their residence here. They
were married at Kansas City several
days ago and started Immediately on a
wedding trip by auto. The bridegroom
is in the grain business in this city and
the announcement of his marriage
comes as a surprise to his friends here.
Sioux Falls dispatch: That the
banks of Dell Rapids are lodging the
taxes on their undivided profit, by
not listing them in tfeir sworn state
ments to the assessor of their hold
ing, is the complaint which has been
filed with the board of county com
missioners. The complaint sets forth
that while the banks in their sworn
statements, list undivided profits, they
fail to include this item in the sworn
statement to the assessor. The county
commissioners referred the matter to
the state tax commission aud County
Auditor Howe for wsrded to the com
mission copies of the banks statements
to the assessor and copies of their pub
lished statements. Under the law the
banks are required to list their capital,
surplus. aud undivided profits and
the real estate is deducted, as that Is
assessed separately.
In an unofficial opinion handed down
by Attorney General johnson he holds
that there is nothing in the new
saloon sign law which will bar the
use of electric signs il the owners of
saloons wish to use such signs. How
ever, the attorney general holds that
such signs must be placed across the
front and above the entrance, and not
at right angles; TO the building or
parallel with the building, and also
that nothing but the words prescribed
in the statute can be used upon such
signs. 1t is estimated that the new
signs" law has cost saloon dealers
and breweries doing business in the
state. a loss of fully $15, 600. But as
this law was prepared by the saloon
interests, they evidently knew what
they were doing.