The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-05-29

Only three weeks till chautauqua
opens. This year you will surely want
a hammock. Get is at Geo. Beck's.
Mrs. John O'Donnell, Blanche aven-
ne and Eighth street, entertained very
pleasantly a party of ladies yesterday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs d. A. McGilliyray
who were here to attend the funeral of
the formers mother, returned to their
home at Hartford.
New advertisements today. A.
Lander, manager SELF ROYAL Blue
Shoe Store, F. c. Smith, Hackett q
Sutton, ]. G. Schultz
Excavation of the basement of the
new Hoidal- Soule block is nearly com
pleted and materials for the structure
are being delivered on the ground
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Fl. Waskey re-.
turned last evening from Rapid City
| where they attended the Odd Fellows
grand lodge last week. They spent
several days sightseeing in the hills,
hence their late arrival home.
The sudden hot weather has a bad
effect on cream in transit. Shipments
arriving at the depot are boiling and
| the waste from the cans is a sight to
benold as it floats about the depot plat
form.
W. M. Beardsley returned this
morning from Aberdeen where he at
tended the state convention, A. O. q.
W. Henry Neill. formerly of this
city, was reelected to the position of
grand recorder.
The young ladies of the Catholic
church will next Monday evening serve
a 20.cent lunch in Lake Park, at Ninth
street, beginning at $3.50. In the
event of ~unfavorable weather the lunch
will be served in the basement of the
church.
Farmers report corr bouncing under
the influence OF the past few days of
not weather. Very little replanting
was necessary following the long con-
tinued spell of cool, rainy weather.
In some cases it ia reported, the corn
rows may be seen extending across
the fields.
The class day exercises of the high
school ut the opera house last evening
as usual attracted a large audience
which was pleased with the exercises.
This evening the commencement exer-
cises Of the school will be held at the
opera house when a class of forty seven
will graduate.
A deal is being negotiated for the
transfer of the e.. M. Penn garage in
South Egan venue to a firm composed
of Henry Rohrer, p. J. Hoidal and
FL. q. Bennett. The garage is in
course of construction and nearing
completion, and designed to be one of
the finest institutions of the kind in the
state.
On the closing day of circuit court
in Sioux Falls, Judge jones sentenced
eleven men to the state penitentisry.
time ranging from one to FIVE years.
The crimes of which they were convict
ed were mostly of a business nature,
obtaining money under false pretense,
selling mortgaged property. etc.
The ladies of the cemetery ~associa-
tion will serve their annual Decoration
Day dinner in the opera house. Menu
as follows:
Baked beans Roast meats
Brown bread Rolls
Pickles Cheese
Doughnuts Cake
Dinner will be ready at II O'Clock.
Price 25 cents.
Sioux Falls Argus Leader: s.. j.
lO'Gar, general foreman of the mechan.
ical department Of the Milwaukee road
with headquarters at Kansas City, and
+. z. Hermonshrader. master mechanic
of Dubuque, and M. +. Smith, gen
eral foreman at Sioux City, arrived
in Sioux Falls for an inspection of
the gasoline electric motor car which
the Milwaukee road is running through
this city between Canton and Egan.
The car has been in service for some
time and it is claimed that the re-
suits are such that the recommended
tion will be made that it be retained.
Pierre dispatch: N. Nj. Hanson,
deputy commissioner of school and
public lands. finds in a preliminary
estimate that the June a~pportionment
to schools from the rental and interest
on school lands will be 1886, 900, or
more. on June 10 as compared with
$63l 900 on June 10, last year. APP
portionments are made in June and
December, and the department es.
Inmates that this years total will be
at least 81, 600, 900. As there are
fewer pupils in the state than there
were last year the per capita appor-
tionment will be much higher. Al
the present time the per capita ap.
p~ortionment is $3. 80. as compared
with $500 OF last year. 1t viii
reach the "a mark, and perhaps more,
by the end of the year.
Preparations are complete for the OBJ.
servance of Memorial Day in Madison
on . veiy elaborate scale. Streets,
public buildings and business house.
will be decorated with thu national