The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-11-15

sugar sno fell last night, covering the
ground to perhaps a depth of a half
inch. Temperature marked 80 de-
grees above zero at z o'clock this
morning, with moderate southeasterly
wind.
Regular meeting Madison Chapter
No. @, o. E. S., Tuesday evening.
November is. Election CT officers.
Lost. In the vicinity of the rail
road crossing in Egan avenue, leather
bound cane. Return to David Zines,
East Second street, and receive re-
ward.
All Rebekshs are invited to be pres
emit at a Thanksgiving social at l. O,
o. F. hall on Wednesday night Nov.
10. Every one is requested to bring
something for the Thanksgiving box
| at this time, which will be sent to
the |. O. o. F. Home at DELL Rapids.
Com.
Churches of the city will join in a
union Thanksgiving service at the
Presbyterian church Thursday evening.
| Nov. 81, at 1880. Rev. Roy l.. Pal
merton. pastor of the Baptist church
will preach the The offering
will be sent to the Children's Home at
Sioux Falls.
Statesmen making small towns;
| whole time or sideline. should carry
our fast selling pocket side-line. Spe.
cial sales plan allowing return of uI-
sold go DIS. Makes quick easy sales.
81 commission on each order. Some.
thing entirely new. Write for outfit
today. Garfield Mfg. Co., 20s Sigel
ST., Chicago, Ill.
The forged check artist is abroad in
the land and it behooves merchants to
be on their guard. AT Flandreau
three forged checks aggregatin9 $33. Sc
were passed ON merchants by TIVE
different ind~iviuals, n of whom
made good his escaps while the other
was captured and is in the county jail
at Flandreau. The men represented
themselves as farm hands and their
checks were ostensibly signed by well
known farmers. After buying small
articles the checks were rendered in
payment, the forgers receiving balance
in cash.
The case of O. L. Wicks, confined
10 the county Jail on embezzlement
charges. has been disposed of so faI
as Lake county is concerned. After
settlement of the young mans em
bezzlement affairs at Junius by hi
uncle. Albert Trusty, of Artesian
Wicks was held in the county jai
ostensibly for carrying concealed weap
ons but in fact awaiting the arrival o
officers from Hampton. Iowa, where b.
was wanted. also for ENLIGHTENMENT
Yesterday afternoon the charge O
carrying concealed weapons was dis
missed in Justice Martins court ant
Wicks was discharged. In compan,
with mis- father he will return to Iowa
settle up his troubles there and begil
life anew.
Topeka, Kans.. Capital: Gov
Hodges has been getting county record
of liquor shipments, these not bein,
complete, but so far as complied in
dicating a liquor bin for Kansas o
about $1.25 per capita per annum
1t is claimed by temperance authorize
that the American liquor bill amount
to $50 per capita. On the basis of thi
figures prohibition is a fairly profit
able investment to Kansas. The popu
lation of the state is about l, $50, 90
people and the difference in the liquo
bill in favor of prohibition on Ties
figures is just $50. 900. 600. In othe
words. prohibition is the equivalent c
another wheat crop every year. Whe
the incidental or indirect profits ar
put in, prohibition will have to c
ranked as about the best investmer
this state ever made.