The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-02-23

will hold a picnic meeting Wednesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Angie
L. Williamson. Each member please
bring their own lunch.
Judge Jones, Stenogrspher Highly
and several outside attorneys of record
arrived today and Judge Jones opened
the February term of court. The jury
is cited to appear tomorrow morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Aldrich who
have been guests at the home OF their
son, Warren Aldrich, departed this
morning for Wentworth and will soon
return to theil home at Swartara,
Mimi.
DR.. Zeitlitz of Sioux Falls arrived in
Madison Saturday evening and pro-
ceeded to the farm home of w. A.
Pitts, northwest of the city, where he
performed an operation for appendicitis
upon the IA years old son of MIR.
Pitts.
Saturday Ray Unzelman found a
gold watch in North Egan avenue
which he brought to The Daily Leader
huu IL was ddNCihlSCu Ill Tue cf6uIuk
issue. The watch belonged to Miss
Rooney, student in the State Normal
school. and was restored TO the owner.
/ Flandreau dispatch: George Rice,
former member of the state board OF
railroad commissioners and prominent
in South Dakota progressive republican
| circles for years, has been taken tc
the hospital at Rochester, Mimi.
where a difficult and serious opera,
tion was performed upon him.
A high northeast wind prevailed al
day yesterday with a slightly below
zero temper allure. This morning at Z
o'clock temperature marked twelve be.
low, easteily wind, but with bright
sunshine there vas rising temperature
during the day with indications Of
milder weather. February has been
month of solid winter.
Little Zepbir Fontslne Reade cele
brated his seventh birthday Saturday
Feb. 21, by giving a George Washing
ton party to seven of his little boy
friends. The afternoon was spent il
playing games and music. The colo
scheme was red, white and blue il
honor of the occasion. Dainty plac,
cards were laid and two-course lunche
on was served by Misses Jennette anc
Fannie Reade.
Frank Reynolds residing on tn
farm of his brother, W. r. Reynolds
had the misfortune to lose all hi
household goods and the wearin,
apparel of the family by the burning o
his house yesterday morning. The los
is IA serious one, the family consist
ing of eight children, ranging in az,
from one TO fifteen wears.
Trina Adkins, young daughter o
MIR. aud Mrs. M. L. Adkins, nortl
Josephine avenue, while coasting nea
the s~tsndpipe Saturday afternoon, mar
row.y escaped serious injury. Will
near the stsndpipe a large piece of ic
fell from the top, grazing the littl
girls shoulder aud falling on the slst
masning it to the ground. AS it wa
Irma's face was scratched and he.
shoulder somewhat injured.
Aberdeen dispatch: |. n. Hallida,
of Huron, superintendent of the Soutl
Dakota State Sunday School associa
ton, who suffered a stroke of paialysi
on the streets of Aberdeen on the eve
ming of February Z. is still in a seri
Gus condition. His right side. whicI
was parslyzed, is still affected, bu
he has regained partial use of hi
legs. and can now walk for a time
with assistance. but attending physi
clans state bis mind is not as clear a
before the accident, and that it will
be months if ever, before be is able t
resume bis work. Mrs. Halliday, VIII
was formerly a trained nurse, is her
caring for her husband.
A notable feature of Charles Klein
The Lion and the Mouse, which NJ,
. Geo. II. Bubb brings to the Madiso
> opera house Wednesday, Feb. %,
the wholesoIe and distinct drawing {
the various characters in the story
: There cannot be found in the play
villain. a frivolous matron. a way
: ward girl, nor an adventures. Nov
adays it is a rare occurrence to Wis
the theatre without having to hear th
doings and misdoings of one or MOI
such characters on the stage. Nj
Klein has displayed a keen knowlede
of what is most desired by the publ.
e of today. The cleanliness of The Lie
and the Mouse has been a huge facto
! in the remarkable success enjoyed I
this interesting and we'll told story
certain phases of Americas none
world.