The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-08-14

tie granddaughter, Zana.
II. M. Penn has been advised that
his wife underwent a surgical opera
ton successfully at Rochester, Mimi,
a day or two ago. She will remain in
the hospital possibly a month.
Miss Hattie Ginder, stenographer
in the office of Drs. Daniels, Goldman
& Kellogg. was a morning passenger
for Sioux Falls on a weeks vacation
visit.
Perfect harvest weather prevails in
this section and the work is progress
ing rapidly. Farmers estimate that
the cutting of small grain in the
county will be completed by the mid
die of next week.
Sioux Falls Argus-Leader: officer
Cliff tombstone, accompanied by Man
ager j. II. MOSCOW of the Quality cigar
store, departed for Lake Madison,
where they will spend the next week
coaxing the finny inhabitants from
the briny deep.
Sioux Falls Argus-Leader: r. A.
Benedict and Miss Edna Morey came
down from Rutland yesterday after
noon and procured a marriage license
and were thereupon married. They
spent the remainder of the day TAX
ing in the sights of the city and re-
turned home today.
The Inter Sc club met last Tuesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Claude
Tyrrell. The ladies busted themselves
with needlework and visiting. At
$50 a delicious lunch was served by
the hostess, assisted by Mrs. Nc
Greedy. Mrs. J. +. Stahl and Mrs.
Youel were guests of the club.
Statesmen. Pocket sideline, new,
live proposition, all merchants in
towns of 100,0 00 and under want it;
pays SIS commission or each sale; no
collecting, no risk to merchants; we
take back unsold goods; easiest. big
gest paying sideline eve offered
Garfield Mfg. Co, 20S Sigel St, Chi
cago, III.
The education that puts brains in
your finger tips, that enables you TO
get the result before the other fellow
gets through biting his pencil, pays.
That is the education you get at the
Mankato Commercial College. That
is the education you need and you
can get it. Send for catalog.
Threshing reports from the county
are beginning to be received. John
hartman of Orland yesterday thresh-
ed a field of barley that averaged
forty bushels to the acre. Similar
reports come from different portions
of the state, indicating a bountiful
crop Notwithstanding fears of damage
by apparent un~favorable weather con-
ditions.
Pierre dispatch: An annual saw
ing of a half million dollars to the
people of this state is the estimate of
the state railway commission by the
refusal of the interstate railway COM
mission to grant the proposed in
crease in freight rates in western ter
ritory, !, They are especially pleased
over the fact that South Dakota is
set out from other states in the in
crease granted on coal rates.
The druggist completed their state
convention at Lake Madison last
evening and departed for their homes
by automobile and outgoing trains.
They are a fine bunch of business
men and their presence in convention
is a credit to any city. This was the
second convention of the organization
held I'm Madison. The previous con-
vention was in session here more than
twenty years ago, the business being
conducted in Odd Fellows hall over
what is now Jacks restaurant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Beckner will
depart Monday for Akron. o., to re-
side. Mrs. Beckner's family relatives
reside at that place and a desire to
be near them is the reason for the
change. Mr.. Beckner has been a res
ident of Madison the past twenty
years, and with his wife was superin-
tendent of the Lake county poor farm
until a few weeks ago when he re-
signed. He has been offered imme-
date employment in Akron, and his
friends in this city will wish for him.
self and wife happiness and prospers
ity in their new home. !
Miss Emma Dahl, stenographer in
the First National bank, was an after
noon departure by the north train on
a two weeks vacation. She will
spend Sunday in the family of heI
brother, George, at Bryant and thence
proceed to Plaza, N. D. to be present
at the wedding Of her brother, Ed,
which takes place at that place on the
25th inst. She will also visit at the
} home of her brother, Albert, who oc.