The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-02-22

been invited to take part in the saen-
range to secur for the society a
prominent place.
Aberdeen News; The Normal bas-
ket ball team will not make its sched-
uled trip next week and there are
possibilities of the season coming to
an abrupt close. The cause is the
e~ancelling of the Brookings game, ac-
cidents TO three members of the team
and chicken pox Affections to two
others. Three games were scheduled
on the trip. They were with Huron
college, Madison Normal and the
State college at Brookings. When
the ~Brookings game was cancelled
and the team was badly crippled it
was decided TO postpone the trip.
There is a possibility il will be made
later.
F.. l.. Peck, the furniture dealer.
is Offering some catchy bargains in
furniture. He has set aside a beau
tiful line OF library tables, touches,
birdseye dressers, chiffoniers and
other novelty articles upon which he
is making a discount Of 20 per cent
from regular prices. Spring is the
time to make the home appear fresh
by the addition of new pieces of fur
niture, and Mr.. Peck offers this in
ducement that the addition may be
made economically.
Harry A. Lamb, who recently be-
came involved in difficulties with the
state banking department, due to the
failure of the First State bank of Nc.
Intosh and was sentenced to a term
in the state penitentiary at Siou,
Falls, died in that institution last
Tuesday. His wife was notified Of
his serious illness and she arrived al
his bedside a few minutes before he
passed away. The Mcintosh Globe
Chief commenting on the death says
Deceased was at one time president
of the First State bank of this city
and also interested in other enter
prises. He was 33 years of age. Hi!
death has brought the bitter cup o.
sorrow to his broken hearted wife
and two little daughters. Olive ant
Harriet, the oldest being about
years old and the youngest 4 years
old, and his father and mother. Hi
remains were shipped back to his OLE
home at Sank Center, Mimi. wher'
his parents reside, for interment."
Considerable interest in a proposed
city manager law, which has been in
troduced in the legislature is beini
taken by South Dakota cities which
are under the commission form o
government. The city manager Law
applies only to cities which hav'
adopted the commission form of gov
eminent, Or which may do so here
after. 1t authorizes the commission
ers to employ a city manager at
salary not to exceed $4,000 a year
The manager would have general su
pervision of business affairs an'
property of the city and of the sew
eral executive departments, will
power to appoint and remove. sub
ject to the approval of a majority o
the members of the city commission
the appointive officers of the city
and to fix their duties and compensa
ton. In the event the bill is enacte'
into law it may be adopted by com
missioned governed cities at a spe
cial election. When there is caus'
the city commissioners have power Il
remove the city manager from office
We feel deeply grateful to Madison
friends for many attentions and kind
nesses shown us during the Hines
and death of our beloved father an
grandfather.
Mrs. Ella Sheldon,
B. L. Sheldon,
W. w. Sheldon,
L I AIanStain.