The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-05-26

Chrysanthemum will be presented at
Normal auditorium tomorrow even
ing. Seats are now on sale at f. C.
Smiths drug store.
Don't forget the date of the next
high school play, May 20.
Dell Rapids Tribune: We have
watched in vain for the return of the
white robin. Many robins and other
beautiful birds frequent our trees,
but the bird we have looked for re-
turns not to its last summer haunts,
Don't forget the last high school
play, Friday evening, May 80, at the
opera house. More scenery is being
painted for this play. General ad-
mission, 35 cents: reserved seats, so
cents. Don't fail to see the play.
Sioux City Journal: A catfish that
lacked two inches of being five feet
long was struck and stunned by the
propeller of e. T.. Paddock's launch
five miles north OF the Yacht club in
the Big Sioux river. The head of the
fish was almost severed from the
body by the propeller. The fish was
dragged into the launch, and later 1t
was cut up and portions of it were
distributed by Mr.. Paddock among
his friends.
City Engineer Trimmer today
measured the lines of the site to be
occupied by the new Ruby Theatre.
! The dimensions of the site will be
sent to the architect for his guild
ance. The plans are being prepared
by Architect Miller of Chicago, who
recently visited Madison and who is
also preparing plans for the new
high school building nne The new
| Ruby Theatre will be SO by 10 feet,
two stories high, planned and finish
ed on the most modern plan for the
purposes it is intended. Mr.. Leen
expects to begin work on the struc-
ture within thirty days.
Remarkable and extremely sad are
incidents i'm the families of Messrs.
A. l.. and Jacob Hegdahl of this
county. Three weeks ago today the
Messrs. Hegdahl and their wives, de.
parted from Madison on a visit tC
their former home in Norway. Since
that time a death has occurred in the
family of each. A week ago yester.
day Elf Hide, son of Mrs. A. l.. Heg.
dahl, was drowned in Lake Madison
and Sunday Mrs. John Aldern
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Heg
dahl, died following the birth of {
child. 1t is a season of enjoyment
marred by sorrow, and it will be
sad Homecoming for the bereaveC
parents.
Howard dispatch: Mrs. Charlie
Christensen, of this city, who is tn
daughter OF a veteran of the civi
war, enjoys the distinction of bein.
the only woman in tee ST. te who ha
had assigned 10 her the duty to max
complete arrangements for the oh
of Memorial Day. None o
the old veterans felt equal to the tasI
of making the necessary arrangement
:, and by common consent MS. Christ
Jansen was selected a. president .
, the day, with fun power to max
such arrangements as she deemeI
best. She will have the assistance o
a number of other women Her ia
Their is Mark Willard, who nov is a
: inmate of the state soldiers home a
Hot Springs.
The Washington weather burea
4 in its forecast for the present wee
says warm weather, with well dis
h tributed local rains, will prevail tn
first half of the week. A disturb
ance that now covers the northwes
will advance eastward and caus
! showers and thunderstorms in tn
northern states from the upper Mi.
: sissippi valley eastward and local.
e in the Rocky mountain and platea
0 region. Another disturbance will al
pear in the far west about Tuesda!
: cross the great central valleys Wee
Y nesday or Thursday and the easter
states about Friday; this d~isturbanC
will be attended by we'll distribute
: showers and thunderstorms east {
: the Rocky mountains, and it will
followed by a general change to coo
er weather.
IL Card of Thanks. We desire to e,
:. tend our sincere thanks to FRIEND
and aeighbors, and especially Mr.. an
8 Mrs. Geo. Mathews, for the mar
kindnesses shown us in our late b,
! reavement, death OF husband and f;
i Their.
Mrs. A. G. Schulz,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. f. Kreuger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Kreuger,
: Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Harter,