The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-08-31

visiting friends in the city, returned
to Sioux Falls by the morning train.
With the succession of a demo-
cratic postmaster, VIM. Huntemer
has improved the interior furnishings
of the postoffice by placing a screen
from the top of the boxes to the cell
ing. The improvement adds much
to the appearance of the postoffice.
T. l.. Walkenhauer was an arrival
Saturday evening and is a guest at
the home of his son, w. L.. Mr..
W~alkenhauer has been spending the
summer in Colorado and has engaged
in the land business at Limon. Dur
ing his stay in the city he will be
pleased to explain the u of
that section to anybody interested.
The Normal school this year will
find it necessary to locate a lumber
of girls in private homes. Ii is hoped
that those who have rooms to let
will cooperate with the school author
tiles in maintaining discipline among
those who happen to be staying in
| their homes. Those who can offer
| such accommodations will oblige by
| writing Pres. j. w. Heston.
Regular meeting of Brotherhood of
| American Yeoman at HeXom's hall
| Tuesday evening, Sept. /. District
| Manager Edgar Michner will be pres
ent and refreshments will be served.
All Yeoman are cordially invited and
urged to be present.-Iva Borland.
foreman; f. l.. Burnett, correspond
ent.
Miss Catherine Cook, daughter OF
| Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Cook, departed
this morning for Minneapolis where
| she will join her sister. Miss Gertrude
ready to enter the city schools for
the fall and winter terms. Mr.. and
Mrs. Cook and other members of the
family expect to join their daughters
soon and reside in Minneapolis.
The missionary services at the
German Lutheran church yesterday
were largely attended and much in
terest was manifested. The pastor.
Rev. Il. Wilke, was assisted by Rev,
IG. Janzig of Bridgewater and Rev. G.
Voralman of Lane. The three clergy
man departed this morning for
Bridgewater to attend a church con
ference, at the close of which they
will proceed to Lane, where they will
begin missionary services Friday to be
continued over Sunday. There will
be no services in the local church
next Sunday.
The remains of the late Mrs. L.. II
ICanfield, who died on the incoming
train from the north Saturday morn
ing were taken from Hallenbeck's un-
| dretakinq rooms to thp depot this
morning and shipped to Hull, Ia, &C
companied by the bereaved husband
Mr.. Garfield is aged 81 years and
served in the civil war as a member
of a Minnesota regiment. During
his stay in the city he was entertain
ed at the home of Comrade VIM. Met
calf, and the remains of his deceased
wife were escorted to the depot this
morning by comrades of Gen. Shields
Post.
A slight change in the running OF
trains went into effect at the Madison
depot this morning, whereby the
Madison-Sioux City train will arrive
and depart fifteen minutes earlier,
leaving the Madison depot for the
north at $3.50 p. M, instead of 2:45,
This will make an improvement in
connections at Bristol, extending the
time from ten to twenty-five minutes.
This train commonly known as the
south train, will be provided with
electric lights throughout between
Madison and Sioux City, but the train
north from Madison to Bristol viii
not be electric lighted for the present