The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-02-14
LOCAL NEWS.

Wash ice delivered to any pant Of
the city. Ray Beckner, phone 382 vel.
low.
Parsnips, carrots, rutabagas. cab.
bage that will please you, at Earle's,
! phone 274.
For Sale. Popcorn machine, good
as new. Sugar Bowl.
Theron OdelI will deliver wash ice
to any part of the city, promptly.
Phone 1874.
House and two lots for sale. Inquire
of Guy e. Hanson, Jeweler.
Electric spark soap, a most excellent
white laundry soap, will not shrink
woolens, 6 for 20 cents, at Earl Kel.
ley's.
Some more new styles in fine Flor.
sheim shoes, just arrived, fer ''the
man who cares" at Nick Bjornstad's g.
Owing to the retirement of E. A.
Keller from the firm of Brown, Love
81 Keller, all accounts due said firm
must be paid by Feb. 0.-Brown, Love
& W~edgewood.
Mrs. M. q. Drake and children were
evening passengers for Ramona to visit
at the family home.
a. G. Gray suffered a slight stroke
of paralysis about $3.50 this morning,
but is reported resting easy today.
Twenty new books have been added
to the library including eight juvenile
books and three non fiction.
Wanted. To buy a number of young
calves, as soon as dropped. Henry
Jansen, Madison, r. r. A..
W. M. Williams, the pioneer Win
fred citizen. was a through passenger
this morning for Pipestone.
Mrs. Kludt and Miss Martha Lehr
of Alexandria were evening arrivals
and are guest at the home of their
relatives, Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Kludt.
The depot hotel and the Chicago &
Northwestern depot at Huron were
destroyed by fire yesterday, entailing
a loss of about $50, 900, partially
covered by insurance.
Temperature marked twenty two de-
grees above zero at z O'Clock this
morning, rising to sixty during the
afternoon. There were a number OF
severe cases of spring fever developed
among business men.
Chester The women of the Metho-
dist church have organized a society.
with the following officers: President,
Mrs. Henry Walter; vice president,
Mis-. f. j. Patterson; secretary. Mrs
g. b. Dennison; treasurer, Mrs. w. III.
Kiner.
nr. W. E. Kinney, the auctioneer,
will hold q street sale tomorrow.
Parties having surplus articles to dis
pose of bring them to the sale. House
hold goods. stoves. wagons, buggies
or live stock bring good prices.
Mrs. Fl. Black, representative of the
Postum Cereal Co. of Battle Creek,
Mich, will hold a demonstration of
Instant Postum, the new hot drink,
and Post Tavern, special breakfast
food, at Preston's Grocery all day
Saturday, Feb. 10. Come one and all
and get a free lunch.
The recital by the junior class of the
high school at the opera house this
afternoon called out a large audience
of friends of the young people and
the school. The entertainment was
fine and the young people are worth
of much credit.
The train from the north was an
hour late upon arrival this morning,
caused by trouble with the engine, ii
being necessary to send out a second
engine to bring the train in. The east
train departed without waiting for its
arrival and several passengers were
delayed in this city, much to their
chagrin.
H.. M. PENIS self. cranker Studebaker
automobile was out on the street to-
day for exhibition purposes and at
tracted the undivided attention of
automobile enthusiasts. This is the
first self-cranker to be introduced in
this territory, but as Madison people
always buy only the best, self-crankers
will be plentiful within a few months.
Since the enactment of the tax
commission bill, the Democrats Of the
state have been pushing claimants for
tho democratic position on that com
mission. Among the names which
have been mentioned as possibilities in
that place are Oscar Larson of Valley
Springs, Hugh Smith of Howard. J. 4.
Kelley of Flandreau. and Thomas Fl.
Ayres of Pierre. with time yet for
others to be put to the front before
the selection is finally made.
Philip dispatch: One hundred and
fifty farmers attended an auction sale
at the ranch of J. Fl. McQuillen, IL
miles north of Philip Tuesday. The
larger horses and colts brought good
prices, but some of the so head adyer
tised were withdrawn from the sale be.
cause bids were not satisfactory. Only
two cows were sold and averaged more
than $50. The top hog brought $24. so
The sale attracted buvera fram a laro,