The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-09-13

Burt Reeves, who suffered an in
jury to his eve in a hunting accident
Friday. is improving under the care
of DR.. Frudenfeld, who has hopes of
restoring the eye to 1t least partial
sight.
Following cloudy weather condi-
tions yesterday, a settled rain pre-
vailed in this vicinity last night
which is reported by trainmen to have
also prevailed along the lines north
and west. Today has been mostly
cloudy and threatening.
Two houses for rent. Eight room
house three blocks west of %postOfice,
lights cistern and city water. Six
room house east of Washington
school, cistern, water and cellar
Mrs. A. f. Clough.
A special excursion train will leave
Madison for the state fair at Huron
at 7:45 O'Clock tomorrow morning.
Returning the train will leave Huron
at $50 in the evening. A second
excursion train will leave Madison
Thursday, going and returning at the
same hours.
The county commissioners spent
the afternoon at the county poor
farm. planning for the Improvement
of the farmhouse. 1t is their pur-
pose to put in a concrete basement,
install a heating plant and reshingle
the building and make other neees-
sary repairs and improvements.
The Washington weather bureau
reports a wide variety of weather
throughout the country the past day
or two, with snow at Helena. Mont,
temperatures near freezing In North
Dakota, Montana and northeast Wyo-
ming, the hottest September On rec
ord in Georgia and heavy rains in
the lakes region.
Chas. Heston of New York city,
called here on account of the illness
of his mother, Mrs. j. w. Heston.
departed this morning on his return
home. DR.. Heston of Seattle, anoth-
er son, departed by the afternoon
train north, en- route TO his home.
The condition of Mrs. Heston re-
mains about the same as during the
past several days.
Roche & Nellis, the contractors, ex-
pect the arrival of the new street
lighting equipment every day. The
poles and other materials were ship
ped on the End inst, and should have
arrived in Madison several days ago,
and traeers have been sent out to
locate the shipment. Ii will take
about two weeks to install the plant
after the materials arrive.
Flandreau dispatch: Arrange
ments rapidly are being completed
for the annual convention of the
State Federation of Women's Clubs,
which will be held in Flandreau on
October 5, 6 and 4. The city fedora
ton of Flandreau will act as hostess
on that occasion, and the members
have upon their shoulders the prin-
cipal portion of the work of arrang-
ing for the entertainment of the
members of the state federation dur
ing the time they are in the city
The meetings of the state federation
will be held in the Presbyterian
church.
There will be a deficiency in the
Lake county fair of approximately
! $500, about the same as last year
The gate receipts amounted to $SOu
less this year than last year. the FIRST
and third days receipts being small
while the second day was quite salts
factory. A directors meeting Will be
held at Sec'y Schmidt's office this
evening to settle business affairs OF
the fair when definite figures Will DC
obtainable. There will be a large at
tendance of Lake county people al
the state fair this week.