The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-01-09

January 10 will be a thermometer
meeting, when the leagues tempera-
ture will be taken. 1t will 60 up by
degrees. 1t may not reach boiling
point, but surely will go TO summer
heat. No danger of frost. Each Ep-
WORKMAN IA push it up by Z de-
grees. Sunday night. January 10.
Regular league meeting. - Susie
Thompson, leader.
See'y Martin of the farmers insti-
tute to be held in Madison next week
announces that in home economics
all entries are 10 be made by. We'd
nesday noon, January IS, at the
courthouse. Grain and produce to
be entered at the opera house by
Tuesday noon, the 18th. All cattle
at Coffey's barn by Friday at 10 a.
m. Horses and hogs at Coffey's barn
by Saturday at 10 a. m.
The elevator fire at Saranac
Thursday evening caused a consider
able loss TO the owner, C. Z. Sharp.
The elevator was a comparatively
new one and was one of the most
modern and up to date in the state.
1t cost $4,000 and insurance to the
amount of $4,000 was carried on it.
There were some 10000 bushels of
| grain in the elevator at the time of
the fire. Some insurance was carried
on the grain, but Mr.. Sharp states
that the elevator and contents were
both a total loss and he estimated
his financial loss anywhere from
| $4,000 to $1,000.
Chester dispatch: The CONNER
: cial club met and elected officers for
the ensuing year. w. II. kiner was
elected president and NJ. Christen-
sen secretary and treasurer. Sew
eral things of interest to the town OF
Chester and surrounding territory
were discussed and several new
members, including some of the
neighboring farmers were taken in.
1t is believed that in less than one
year from now nearly every farmer
in Chester territory will be a mem
| Der of the Commercial club.
| Ramona Times: Rev. and Mrs. j..
| f. Booth entertained the young peo-
| pie of the congregation at the par
| sonage on Friday evening. Jan. l..
| The affair was in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs. Booths fifteenth wedding ami
| versary. over fifty young people
| were present who spent an enjoyable
evening with games, contests, etc.
A dainty and appetizing lunch was
served and enjoyed by all present.
Mrs. j. II. Bast assisted Mrs. Booth
in serving. Before leaving the guests
presented Mr.. and Mrs. Booth with
a handsome cut glass salad bowl and
| jelly dish as mementoes of the oc-
~casion.
Howard Democrat: Miss Edna
IDuxbury returned to Madison Mon
day, where she attends Normal, after
spending her vacation visiting her
mother in Canova township The
bans of marriage were proclaimed in
st. Agatha's Catholic church Sunday
of Ed O'Brien of Madison and Miss
Kathryn Huberty. The wedding will
take place in Alexandria some day
next week. The funeral OF Miss
Anna Bohlman, the young lady who
froze to death over in Lake county,
was held from the German Lutheran
church in this city on Thursday OF
last week. Rev. Jehn officiated.
The Musical Maids is the bill at
the Normal auditorium next Tues
day evening, January IL, under the
auspices of the entertainment com
mittee. The Musical Maids appear
as fencing girls and present some de-
cided novelty features. Their pro-
gram furnishes enough of the classic
to give them stability and enough of
the popular to prevent strain. For
an evening of delightful light must
cal entertainment full of snap and
variety, the Musical Maids furnish
the program. Don't miss them.
Mrs. John Whitmore returned by
the midnight train from Mora, Mimi.
where she had been visiting in the
family of her daughter, Mrs. l.. G..
Lincoln, formerly residents of this
city. Mrs. Whitmore reports the
family pleased with their farm home
and enjoying life. The boys-Wil-
lie, Arthur and Harlan McGillivray-
all of whom were formerly Daily
Leader carriers, are attending school
and happy. but no doubt have a
warm spot in their hearts for their
former Madison chums.
The new government building at
B%rookings has been completed and
occupied by the pOstofice. The
building is complete in modern con-
struction, foundation of granite and
superstructure of Bedford stone,
handsomely finished interior, and
cost $4,000. The bill for the
IBrookings building was introduced
by Congressman Philo Hall eight