The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-09-29

A. w. %Sponholz, who recently sold
his residence in East Fifth street to
|. j. Harris of Inwood, Ia, has oc-
cupied the Mrs. Soule residence in
West Fifth street. Mr.. Harris has
arrived with his family and occupied
his new purchase.
DR.. Ogle this morning accompanied
Hans Erickson to Sioux Falls, where
the latter will undergo an operation
upon his right leg, amputated several
years ago on account of a railroad ac-
cident. This will be the fifth opera
ton since the first amputation.
While hunting at Lake Herman
yesterday. Leo Nobel and VIM. Youel
bagged a p%orcupine. This is an ex-
ceedingly rare animal for this sec
ton and is probably the first of the
kind v e seen in Lake county and
just how it happened to wander into
this section is a mystery. The pelt
was preserved and is at E. Kelley &
Sons butter and egg house where
Messrs. Nobel and Youel are en-
ployed.
The most powerful story ever
staged, The Price She Paid, better
than David Graham Phillips book, is
the next attraction at the opera
house this evening. Many have read
the book and pronounced it the great
est ever written, but the play is far
superior in every respect to the story
and is being greeted by packed
houses everywhere.
Sealed Orders, Danish photo drama
will be presented at the opera house
in this city, Thursday evening, Oct.
/. Especially fine are the sea pic
lures. The horrors of "a are equal
ly we'll shown. Interest of a most abb
sorbing kind is inspired from start TO
finish. This picture will show the
scenes that are now being enacted in
the war of nine nations and shows
the German flag ship, the Russian
battleships. the military prison at
Liege and in fact the war between
Germany and Russia.
Pierre dispatch: On inquiry from
Perkins county the state legal depart
ment holds that under the provisions
of section 1903 OF the compiled laws,
a voter who took a part in the pri-
mary election is prohibited from sign
ing a petition for the nomination of
an Independent candidate for any of
the places he assisted as a voter in
filling at the primary. But that such
action does not prohibit any individ-
ual who may SO desire from becom-
ing an Independent candidate for any
place he may choose to try for, re-
CARELESS of what action he may have
taken at the primary election in as
sisting in selection of candidates.
Aberdeen dispatch: A divorced
husband is dead so far as his former
wife is concerned, according to the
ruling made by Judge e. T. Taubman
in county court. The cases of Mrs.
Anna Van Stone and Mrs. l.. A. Tietz
came before the court for a hearing
of the order to show cause why the
mothers pension now being paid tc
| these women should not be set aside
The case was reopened by the state
| States Attorney Z. B. Harkin acting
| as representative of the county board
| of commissioners. The state contend.
| ed that these women were not eligible
| to receive mothres' pension for the
| reason that their divorced husband:
| are still alive. The court ruled thai
| the women are widows and did MOI
/ stop the payment of the pension.
The exceedingly awful conditions
| of war in Europe have called forth
| from our Christian president a proc
| lamation asking that the people ev
| erywhere throughout the nation OBJ
| serve next Sunday, Oct. 4, as a day
| of prayer in which the cause of the
| smitten nations may be remembered
| before God. We are told that the
| peoples of those nations that r ex
| periencing the scourge of war are
| thronging to the churches and appeal
| ing to high heaven against these in
| human conditions of the twentieth
| century. These are called Christian
| nations" but we know we'll that such
wars are not Christian, but largely
/ the game of ambitious players fol
! places of advantage. 1t is urged tina
| the people of Madison express theil
/ interest in this matter by joining
| with those who attend the churche:
next Sunday to obey the call of the
| president. Every man who hears The
cry of humanity should join in the
| appeal. Some may doubt the fact o.
influencing God, but no sane man car
| doubt the fact of influencing human
ity by such gatherings.-C. Mckib
| bin, President of the Ministerial asso