The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-07-24

present.
Regular meeting w. R. C. Monday
evening at s p. m. Comrades are in
vited. Initiation. Lunch will be
served.
See Il window Of latest creations
in Writings best stationery at one
third off, only three days more.-Por-
ter Drug & Jewelry Co.
F. L. Jones & Son of Winfred
township exhibited sample stalks of
corn in the city today from their farm
which are fully up to the regulation
standard.
The board of education of Yankton
has let the contract to the Void Con-
struction Co. of Brookings to build a
new schoolhouse in that city. The
structure will cost sol, 900.
VIM. f. Lorraine, business man
ager of the famous Broadway Play
ers, arrived in the city this morning
to complete arrangements for the
appearance of this attraction at the
c~hautauqua auditorium.
Martin Olson has completed the
work of painting the United Lutheran
church. corner Blanche avenue and
Eighth street. The structure is paint
ed white from the top of the steeple
TO the base of the building and pre-
sents a very tidy appearance.
Mrs. Robert Fligge entertained
eight little people, four girls and four
boys. Thursday afternoon in honor of
Master Sherman's eighth birthday.
At 5 o'clock Mrs. Fligge assisted by
the Misses Emma Kruger and Lii
liam KRISTEN served a delicious three
course luncheon.
Work is progressing on the Vrey-
ens-Daniels block. The first story of
the Vreyens portion has reached the
height of the second floor joists which
were placed in position today. The
excavation for the Daniels portion
has been completed and cement foot
ings to receive the wall were installed
today.
The education that puts brains in
your finger tips, hat enables you to
get the result before the other fellow
gets through biting his pencil. pays.
That is the education you get at the
Mankato Commercial College. That
is the education you need and you
can get it. Send for catalog.
The Library park has had the seat
ing and lights put in preparatory to
holding the gospel meeting which the
Ministerial association plan to begin
August /. under the leadership of
Rev. J. c. Ludgate of Wheaton, Ill.
I. Trbawn mill no carrfoa thora fnn1Orrnvy
evening at s O'Clock conducted by the
local pastors.
Statesmen. Pocket sideline; new
live proposition. all merchants in
towns of 100000 and under want it;
pays SIS commission on each sale; no
collecting, no risk to merchant. We
take back unsold goods. Easiest,
biggest, paying sideline ever offered.
Garfield Mfg. Co, 20S Sigel St,
Chicago.
Egan dispatch: No trace has been
found of the bold thieves who in a
period of less than an hour entered
two local business places. The places
robbed were the hardware store of
James McWilliams and Holien's gen
. eral store. From the hardware store
a great quantity of goods was carried
! away. Nothing of Importance was
, taken from the general store, the
| thieves evidently having become
alarmed before they completed the
robbery there.
Complaint of the Milwaukee cham
I Der of commerce that the rates of the
Chicago & Northwestern and other
railroads on grain and flax seed, from
points in Iowa, Minnesota and the
; Dakotas. to Milwaukee, are ~unreason-
able and subjects that city to undue
prejudice when compared with Min
neapolis, was dismissed today by the
interstate commerce commission in
Washington.
Harvest hands in increased num-
bers are arriving by incoming freight
trains. About fifty anne in by the
east train last evening and most or
them continued their journey west
and north by outgoing freight trains.
Those who have stopped off here have
generally secured work in the hay
fields and there will be a considerable
demand for men as soon as the har-
vest begins. As a class the men seem
to be workingmen, there being an abb
sence of the hobo element among
them.
John Walsh, a former Madison res
ident. now of Sioux Falls, was a
through passenger from the north.
Mr.. Walsh is in the insurance bust
ness and during the week has beer
: travelling by automobile in the north
part of the state. He states that dur
ing his many years residence In
South Dakota he has seen such
abundant crops of small grain which
is in almost perfect condition. Corn
is somewhat behind the season, but
there has been a wonderful advance
this week and Mr.. Walsh estimated
that most fields were not more thHn a
week behind and with continued corn
weather and a favorable fall the corr
crop would be about up to standard.
Mitchell Republican: Travel of the
harvest hands, who generally keep a