The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-13


J. S. Thompson, phone 3S3 yellow,
Madison.
For Tuesday, December IA. special
on highest patent flour, $1.60 per
sack at Smiths feed store.
Seed corn for sale, 1914 Minnesota
No. 10 yellow dent and white dent.
Write or phone C. N. Bergheim, r. f.
ID. No. 5, Madison. S. ID.
Miss Iva Borland, teacher in the
schools of Trent, spent Sunday with
her mother, Mrs. Hattie Borland, re-
turning to her school work.
Regular ~convocation Cyrus chapter
No. rs, X. A. NJ, Tuesday evening,
December IA. Election of officers
and other work,-Wm. Curtis, II. p.
Sir Knights, Attention, Special
conclave of Madison commandery to-
night. Work in the b. C. degree.
Delicious refreshments will be sery-
ed. +. Blewitt. f. c.
Rev. Olin Reigstad, of the United
Lutheran church, was a morning pas
senger for Fairview to remain dur
ing the week assisting in evangelistic
meetings.
w. j. Liable and A. +. Rodewald,
it is said, will soon establish a gen
eral store in the building recently va
Gated by Miss Morse in South Egan
avenue.
VIM. Rae went TO Trent this after
moo to invoice the Colman lumber
stock at hat place and will be out of
town more OF less the ensuing two
work at other places.
County Commissioners ID. M. Fin
ME, Geo. Simmons and NJ. Cosgrove
We're afternoon passengers for Mitch
ell to attend the state convention of
county commissioners in session in
that city this week.
Mulvey Bros. as requested, have
decided TO cooperate with the Child's
Welfare club, and beginning Friday
evening, December II, at the Prin-
cess, will give weekly pictures espe-
cially in the interest of young people.
If properly supported
a light snow furry prevailed in
this section Saturday night, followed
by partly cloudy yesterday with tenn
perature ranging at 80. Toward
evening temperature commenced fall
Ing. marking s degrees above zero at
Z o'clock this morning. the coolest Of
the eason Today has been partly
cloudy, rising temperature with light
easterly wind.
Rev. Roy l.. Palmerton. OF the
First Baptist church, who conducted
a two weeks series Of revival meet
ings al Trent, returning home Satur-
day. was called TO that place today TO
remain three days longer. The meet
ings were extraordinary in accom-
plishment and the people of Trent
are 10th TO discontinue the work.
Sioux Falls Argus-Leader: Will
lam Powers, of Lake county, who Is
here TO attend the funeral of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. John Powers, predicts
an open and mild winter. He bases
his opinion on doings of the musk
rats. He has watched the antics of
the muskrats in Lake Madison for
years and he says that the signs
never fail. The rats have neglected
building their winter homes until the
present time, and are building scant
shelter, which he says Is a sure sign
OF IN open winter.
No definite move has as yet been
taken by the school board toward
reaching a settlement of the loss oc-
casioned by the Central school fire.
After lending the inference last Sat
urday that they would favor having a
contractor estimate the amount it
would require to rebuild the struc-
ture. Theo +. Crete and c. NJ. Buch-
anan. adjusters for the companies
which held the insurance on the
building, returned to their h%eadquar-
ters in Sioux Falls. Action in the
matter will probably be taken at an
early meeting of the board.