The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-06-12

Mayor Waskey in this city at $50
yesterday morning, reached Sioux
Falls at 9:35, making the journey at
the rate Of about a mile a minute.
For Sale. One pair Bremen geese
and five goslings, also 60 three weeks
old White Leghorn and Plymouth
Rock chicks. Inquire at 701 West
Seventh street.
Strawberry ice cream 80 cents a
quart, at the Sugar Bowl.
DR.. Daniels departed this morning
for Indianapolis, Ind, to attend the
annual convention of the National
Eclectic Medical association of which
he is vice president. He will he alb
sent from the city about ten days.
Geo. Jenkins, aged 35 years, died
at the family home in the southwest
part of the city this morning of tn
berculosis. Deceased is survived by
wife and two children. The remains
will be taken to the cemetery in
Franklin township for burial, where
a young son of the family vas buried
about a week ago.
Charlie Milliner of the Lake Park
is in receipt of a letter from Gen.
Beadle stating that he has returned
to the soldiers home at Hot Springs.
His stay in Eugene, Ore, was short
ened on account of the death of a
family relative which called his
daughter to Michigan. Gen. Beadle
states in his letter that his health is
mot good, caused by the fatigue of
travel.
Deputy u. S. Marshal Anderson
this morning took a transient giving
his name as Harry Phillips from this
city to Sioux Falls for a"rraignment
before the U. S. commissioner. Phil
lips was detected in opening a shoe
box in a freight car and ab~stracting
two pairs of shoes. AS the goods were
lin transit the Milwaukee company
chose to prosecute in the U. S. court
under the interstate law governing
such cases. Chief of Police Wines
burg accompanied the officer to Sioux
Falls as a witness.
The alfalfa train which is touring
the state is due to arrive in Madison
lat 7:10 O'Clock this evening. 1t was
the purpose of the local committees
in charge to transport the speakers
by automobile to nearby alfalfa
fields where farmers were expected
to congregate to hear ,the lectures.
but the long continued heavy rains
have i'm q measure made this part Ci
1.-The impracticable. The com.
mittees therefore will meet the train
at the depot and the matter of lee.
lures will be left to the discretion OF
the speakers themselves,
Mrs. Angie l.. Williamson, grand
secretary, and Mrs. Minnie Torbert
worth matron of the local lodge. re,
turned this morning from attending
the grand lodge O. +. s., at Aber-
deem. Mrs. Williamson was reelected
to the position of grand secretary
Following is a list of the grand OIL
lcers chosen: Grand matron, Mrs
Florence l.. Potter of Webster; grand
patron, DR.. Henry Ellis of Lennon;
associate grand matron, Mrs. Susan
lB. Warning of Yankton; associate
grand patron, Richard N. AFFORD OF
Hecla; grand secretary, Mrs. Angie
L. Williamson of Madison, grand
treasurer, Mrs. Jessie H. Wendall oi
Aberdeen.
The county commissioners have ap'
propriated $3.50 for use in improving
the road between this city and Lake
Madison. This fund will be placed
at the command of }. j. Fisher, road
oyerseer for Lakeview township, anc
used in connection with the township
fund. 1t is hoped to begin work on
the road at an early date and have al
much of the work Gone as possible
before the opening Of the chautau
qua assembly. In the meantime TEN.
porary work will be done to max;
1.-THE road reasonably passable. Thi'
is perhaps the most Travelled road u
the county and certainly demands at
tention to make it safe for automo
Ibiles and other vehicles.