The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-05-20

JOS. Rooney returned from Ro-
chester, Mimi, where he had been to
obtain surgical advice. He received
encouragement that with proper care
an operation would be unnecessary.
There are 10000 members of the
odd Fellows orders, including the
Rebekahs. in South Dakota, accord
ing to the report made by Grand
Master Barrette of Waterfowl at the
opening of the grand lodge in session
in Mitchell this week.
With temperature ranging at AZ,
with high northeast wind, rain com
menced falling in this city last even
ing and continued two or three hours,
possibly an eighth of an inch falling.
Wind from the same quarter contin-
ued throughout the night and today,
cloudy with only slightly rising tenn
pe%rature during the day.
The opening of the high school
commencement exercises for 1915
will be signaled by the class play at
the opera house Friday evening, May
%. The play is a four act comedy,
entitled Trelawney of the Wells. The
play was given by the University of
Wisconsin last year with marked sue
cess.
The closing exercises of the Mad
ison State Normal school will begin
June 4 at s p. m, with declamatory
exercises at the auditorium. The
commencement exercises will be held
June 9 at 1890 a. m. DR.. f.. A..
Winship of Boston will deliver the
address. The commencement sermon
will be delivered June 6, at s p. m,
by Rev. II. l.. ~Palmerton, pastor of
the First Baptist church of this city.
The third annual short curse in
automobile operation will be held at
the State college May "a to June A..
This course is designed for farmers,
business men or garage owners who
desire TO study the construction, care
and operation of the automobile so
as to insure safety TO the mechanism
as well as economy in general run
ming expenses. The course will in
clude both lecture and practical lab
oratory work with automobiles, a
nominal fee for the course being 81.
Topeka Capital: A man died, and
willed his property equally among
three friends, an Irishman, a German
and a Jew, on condition that each
one of the three men place $1,000 in
his coffin. After the funeral the three
men met, to discuss their deceased
friends peculiar will. We'll, | sure
put ten 500 bills in his coffin" said
the Irishman. We'll, / put two $500
bills in his coffin yet" said the Ger
man. well, l met his terms, too"
said the Jew. Didn't l write a check
for $4,000 place it in his coffin, and
take out $4,000 in change? know
my duty, already"
The primary department of the
First Baptist church recently ended
a contest which was called the red
and blue contest. The reds were the
~victors and were entertained by the
blues last Saturday afternoon in the
parlors of the church. They had a
very successful and enjoyable time
and there was a very large attend
ance. Not all of the department
came, but there were over fifty pres
ent. The adult department of the
church had a red and blue contest in
their Sunday school recently. 1t was
wonderfully successful and as in the
case of the primary department the
reds were the victors. The blues en-.
terrain the reds at the parlors of the
church tonight. 1t was at first de
cided to have the social gathering OF
Friday night of this week, but after
further consideration it was decided
to have it on prayer meeting night
tonight. The regular prayer meeting
1 was held last night.-Roy l.. Palmer
ton.
S. X. Leen, who recently retired
from the proprietorship of the Rub.
theater, returned from a three weeks
absence from the city, visiting point
in Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin
An interesting experience was a NOV
: ing picture convention in M~inneapoli
: where he observed many new thing
in the movie amusement line. MI
Leen enjoyed his trip immensely an
seems happy as a care-free boy sine
: his retirement from business. How
ever, he cannot help injecting int
e his conversation reference to the en-
e joyment he experienced in his fv
e years business providing Amusement
for the people of Madison, and he re
marks that he feels more gratefr