The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-19

of rs or 100 are planning for a camp
ing excursion at Lake Madison the
last week in June.
Our wall paper department is a
busy place. Better get in on their
big sale.-Porter Drug and Jewelry
House.
Mrs. M. Peters and daughters,
Misses Hazel and Anna, were morn
ing passengers for Sioux Falls on a
few days visit with friends.
Let us help you decorate your
walls. Everything in paints and
wall paper.-Porter Drug and Jew
elry House.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Kennedy and
the Misses Runkel, who spent the
winter in southern California, re-
turned home yesterday afternoon.
Regular meeting Madison chapter.
No. 6. o. f. S, Tuesday evening,
April 20, at s o'clock. Work in the
degrees.-Mrs. VIM. Torbert, w. M.
The delivery of The Daily Leader
by carrier will probably be somewhat
late tomorrow evening on account of
waiting for returns of the city cleo
ton.
l.. S. Martin has about completed
arrangements to enter the employ of
the Sherry Land Co., of the Rio
Grande Valley, Tex. and expects to
depart for that section within a day
or two to look over conditions.
Colome dispatch: The special
school election here on the question
of a new school building drew out "a
representative vote, 104 votes being
cast. On the proposition to bond the
district in the sum of $13,409 for the
purpose of building a new school
building in Colome. only one vote
was recorded in opposition.
w. G. Abbott was one of Madison's
first industrious citizens to commence
garden making. While marking out
his garden plot he stepped on a ten
penny nail, which almost penetrated
his left foot, making a painful wound
and laying him up for a few days
for repairs.
The special election held in Ra-
mona Saturday to vote on the propo-
sition of issuing bonds TO the amount
of $40, 900 for a new school building,
resulted in a victory for the bonds by
a majority of 10. The vote resulted,
yes, 100; no, 81.
c. f. Kennedy, who returned yes
terday from southern California, re-
fers to the Madison colony residing in
that section as enjoying life. Bust
ness of all kinds is very quiet and
people of all classes have plenty of
leisure. Chas. b. Kennedy has not
been i'm the best of health the past
winter and probably will not return
TO Madison before the first of Sep
TENDER.
Lake County Booster club is the
name of a society organized at the
State college at Bookings, eompris-
ing Lake county students in the col
lege. Arthur Miller is the president.
Happy Shaw vice president, Eva Mar
quart recording secretary, Elmo c.
Spawn corresponding secretary, Rob
ert Mueller. Harold Gross. The pur-
pose of the club is to boost for the
interests of State college in Lake
county.
Percy Scudder is in the city to re
main permanently and will open a
meat market in the storeroom recent
ly vacated by Mrs. Knoeri's millinery
store. East Fifth street. Mr.. Scudder
was formerly a resident of Madison
and has been making the city regu-
larly as travelling salesman for the
Morrell Packing company and is gen
orally known to Madison people. The
fixtures for his market have not YET
arrived, but he hopes to be ready for
business at an early date when h.
will be joined by his brother.
Sioux Falls Argus-Leader: Geo.
A. Pettigrew will leave today for a
trip of two weeks in his official ca
pacity as most worthy grand patron
of the general chapter of the world
Eastern Star. Mr.. Pettigrew will
first proceed to the Isle of Pines, a
province of Cuba, and lying just
south of the larger island. AS he is a
poor sailor he will avoid ocean travel
as much as possible, going to Key
West by rail, and thence by boat to
Havana. He will cross Cuba and take
ship at Batabano on the southern
coast, for the Isle of Pines. He will
also make a few official visits in
Cuba. Returning to the United
States, Mr.. Pettigrew will proceed to
st. Thomas, Ontario, where he will
organize the grand chapter of On
tario.