The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-04-30

April so closes Pillsbury's chair
contest. Mail your coupons to box
432, city, on or before May 2. Prize
will be awarded May S.
For Sale. Block A, Smith &
Trow's addition. Will sell on
monthly payments, with small pay
ment DOWN.. M. Bourne, Route l.,
Madison.
May breakfast, M. E. church. Fri
day, May /. Served Cafeteria style.
Good place to have breakfast on your
way to work. First call, 6 a. m. Hot
wafles and maple syrup.
A meeting of the general fire de-
partment of the city is called to be
held at Firemen's hall Friday eve
ming, May 1. Election of officers for
the ensuing year. A full attend
ance is urged.-C. j. Simpson, chief.
C. NJ. Klotzbach, city poundmaster,
has in his possession three one year
old heifers and one two year Old
heifer. Has the appearance of farm
stock. Owner claim property and
take them away.
The funeral of the late Edison
Miller will be held from the M. e.
church tomorrow afternoon at 2
O'Clock. All old soldiers in the city
are requested to meet at the court
house at 1870 p. m. and attenu the
funeral in a body.
Claude Humphrey was taken into
Justice Martins court last evening
charged with attempting to set a
fire in rea of Fred Kurth's restaur-
ant in West Fourth street. He was
bound over to the circuit court in
the sum of $500, in default of
which he is confined in the county
Jail.
Mitchell Republican: Mrs. j. p.
Jenkins received word this morning
of the death of her brother, Edward
Whalen, at Wickensburg, Ariz. Mrs.
jenkins had been notified of her
brothers serious illness and was
preparing to leave for Arizona today
when the sad news of his death ar
rived. 1t is possible that he will be
buried at the former home of the
family at Madison, S. ID.
VIM. A. Ward who has been lee
turing on socialism at the court
house was called home by the serious
sickness of a member of his family,
so that the lecture last night did not
materialiZe. The audiences have
been small, partly because of the bad
weather which has prevailed. Mr..
Ward may come back to Madison in
June and give the three remaining
lectures.
Aberdeen dispatch: In the session
of federal court here the Milwaukee
railroad pleaded guilty to twenty
four counts of an indictment charg-
ing it with having violated the fed
eral law regulating the hours of la
Dor of employees, and was fined 500
on each count, or a total of $2,400.
The United States attorney accepted
the demurrer of the defendant COM
pany to six other counts in the in
dietment and they were dismissed.
Washington dispatch: In response
to a Geographic appeal from j. Davy
of Pierre, Representative Charles III.
Burke called upon the secretary of
state TO obtain information regard
ing Mr.. Davy's son, E. A. Davy, who
recently was at Manuel, Mex. Also
information regarding John Sum-
hACA olNC vi CAA IL mas bCtD at
Topic, Mex. Secretary Bryan is at
tempting to secure this information
from the American consul at Tam
pico.
The meeting that is planned for
Friday evening at s o'clock at the
Presbyterian church is n that
should invite the attention of all
who are interested in Christian
work and the spread of the gospel.
Mrs. Engstrom, secretary of the
board of the northwest, will be the
speaker and as she has a live mes
sage for the church of today every
one should hear her. Special music
will be furnished, and after the
meeting there will be a social hour
when refreshments will be served.
All members of the Presbyterian
church, both men and women, and
their friends of other churches, are
urged to be present and help to make
the meeting and the social hour a
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