The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-14
r. b. severson, the druggist, has

r. b. Severson, the druggist, has
purchased the Mrs. l.. T. Crow resi-
dence property i'm East Seventh street
and will occupy it with his family.
The Catholic ladies will serve a
delicious Is cen lunch in st. Thomas
hall commencing at 3 o'clock Thurs
day afternoon. The public is invited.
The Central Dakota P~resbytery
will hold its semiannual convention
in Huron next week. Rev. c. Me
Kibbin and other delegates from this
city will be in attendance.
A petition which has been circulat-
ed i'm voting precincts of the county
outside Of Madison and signed will be
presented TO the Commercial club
urging that body TO use its influence
to vote the city dry at the coming
election.
The city board Of registration
closed their books at 7 o'clock last
evening with a registration of 1.027.
Last year the registration was 92S.
The vote on license at the city cleo
ton last year was S56-427 for, 425
against. and four spoiled ballots.
Rudolph Rayberg, an aged gentle
man and a pioneer resident, died
about $3.50 o'clock this afternoon,
after an illness of only a few days.
Deceased resided in the southeast SUI
burb of the city and was engaged in
the gardening business. His wife
died about six months ago.
In addition to voting on the $780,
600 bond issue for the new high
school building. voters are asked 10
favorably consider $1,000 bonds for
the purchase of additional site for
the high school grounds. This Il
urgently needed so that the new
building may be located advanta-
geously.
4 delegation of twenty-one ladies
OF the Madison Rebekah lodge re
turned this morning from Howard
where last evening they attended q
district convention of the order
About sixty delegates were in The
convention, the lodges OF Madison
Oldham, Ramona, Winfred, Villas
Carthage, Fedora and Howard being
represented.
washington dispatch: The Yves
sington Commercial club banque
was a grand success. Plates Wer'
laid for 200 people. Gov. Byrne from
Pierre was secured as speaker for tn
evening and gave a splendid talk o
much interest to those present. Chas
Croes, acted as POSTMASTER for tn
evening: Mr.. Platts was also a speak
0 er. After the elaborate supper thos
{ who cared to participate in the dane
adjourned to the floor below wher
Irons orchestra furnished the musi
for the dance.
Sioux Falls Press: Sausages tina
: gave a distinct nasal warning to any
one who approached too closely, 60
:, r. w. Hahn, a Humboldt butcher. in
TO trouble when he sold them owe
the counter to an inspector OF TN
u state pure food department. Befor
: Judge Orr in municipal CONT, Han
pleaded guilty TO the charge brough
e against him by the inspector and wa
fined $50, just half the limit for frs
. offense violations of the state pur
food laws.
About $4,000 is being distribute
n TO the various state institution
which have been granted land endov
ments. The money is the income fo
= the quarter ending March /. OF tn
]. sum the agricultural college gets b
: far the largest amount, s1S,o30, an
IS the agricultural substations, undt
D. control of that institution anothe
G. s1.199. The university gets $5.O6C
the state training school, $2,6O6; til
IN deaf school, $3,133; the blind schoo
s776; the school for feeble minded
le 1927; the school of mines, $2,494
Madison normal and Spearfish no
NAL each get s4,O99; the Springfield
normal. 1851, and the Aberdee
normal, $3,061.