The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-01-16

undertake the same elias of work in
the northwest. The association is not
a money making voluntary contribu-
tion and by appropriation of southern
state legislatures.
The Monarch malleable range. the
Xmas gift at Portel's Pharmacy.
was awarded to Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph
Stehr, coupon No. 9,055.
w. r. Snow is announced to de-
liver a lecture on Socialism and Oppor-
tunity for All, at Hexom hall tomor-
row evening.
Commencing Monday. Jan. 10Th,
the meat markets will close at 7 p. IN,
every evening except Saturdays.
Ed. Nelson.
Guy Hart.
During the Union meeting held on
the first week of the year in the
different churches, the question was
asked one evening, why should the
church spend money trying to send the
gospel to the heathen; are they not d
we'll or better off Without That
question will be answered at the Pres
byterian church ON Sunday morning.
In the evening the pastor will give his
lecture on THE Greatest Book in the
World" This lecture has been given
to large audiences and conventions and
has been highly spoken of.
Candidates for nomination in the
coming republican primaries have only
a few days left to file petitions. Only
2 per cen of the party vote cast for
the governor at the last general cleo
ton is required on the petitions to
propose a candidate on the republican
primary ballot. Republican candi-
dates for county officers only require
on an average of forty signers and
should file the petition with the county
auditor. Republican candidates for
congressional and state offices only
require about 1900 signers and should
file the petition with the secretary of
state. January 90 is the last day of
filing. Blank form of petitions can
te obtained free by communicating
with the secretary of state at Pierre,
Is. D. All independent republicans
who file petitions run in the plurality
column on the republican primary bal
lot.
Sec'y. Martin states that "a big
booster meeting of the Commercial
club is being planned and will probab-
ly be he'd next Tuesday evening. A
number of valuable propositions will
come up for discussion. the Electric
Short Line railway. c%hautsuqus as
sembly matters such as railway passen.
ger facilities TO The lake during the
assembly and slso during the summer.
The matter of lake improvement will
be discussed, 1t is planned TO teautify
the lake near the shores by the emo
al of stumps and other ineumbances,
thereby increasing the ease of boating
and adding 10 appearance. Sec'y.
| Martin states that there are a whole
lot of things to be accomplished fol-
the benefit of the city and that the club
members will be kept busy during the
balance of the winter.
Mitchell dispatch: Hardy alfalfa
seed, secured on the wind swept steppes
of widest Siberia at a cost to the state
of South Dakota of over 81 a pound,
will be distributed free to the farm.
ers of the state by the state expert
ment station. News of the distribu-
ton to be made was announced here
by A. E. Hitchcock, president of the
state board of regents. OF the seed
brought to America, 1000 pounds will
be turned over to the state experiment
station. This will he divided so that
each county may have twenty five
pounds Any resident farmer may
have one ounce of the precious seed
which il said to run Ia, 600 seeds t
the ounce. The remainder of the ship
ment, 1850 pounds. will be sold al
the rate of S. a pound to defray tn,
extra expenses of the Siberian expedi
| tiOn.