The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-03-01

city the past few days visiting his
mother, Mrs. F. d. Mitchell and
brothers, Guy and Harold, returned
to his home in Sioux City.
The w. c. T. U. will meet Wednes-
day at 3 p. m, with Mrs. C. A. KEEL
ley. Mesdames Lindsay and Mundt
will have charge of the program. All
the members are asked to come.
The county commissioners were in
special session today to pass on Au-
ditor M~cGilliyray's bond and also
several bank depository bonds. No
other business was transacted.
The interior of the w. r. Daniels
building adjoining the Chicago 5 and
10 cen store on the north, is being
refinished for occupancy by Guy T..
Hanson with his iewelry business.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Smith departed
this morning on a two months tour
of the Pacific coast. They will travel
by the south route to Los Angeles,
returning by the north route, visiting
the exposition at San Francisco.
DR.. A. f. Clough. Matt Stauffcher
and VIM. Caldwell of this city, and
II. |. Olston and wife, /. J. Nelson
and wife and L. |. Nelson of Lake
Preston comprised a party departing
this morning for the Rio Grande Val
ley. Tex, TO view the LaFeria lands.
John Foley, fine stock raiser, a few
miles northwest of the city, returned
Saturday evening from the southern
part of the state where he had been
looking over the herds of fine stock
in that section, also visiting the A. E.
Lee herd near C%enterville.
Judge Joseph w. Jones arrived
from Sioux Falls this afternoon and
proceeded to the courthouse and
opened the adjourned February term
of the circuit court. The jury is cited
TO appear at 9 o'clock tomorrow
morning, when business of the term
will be taken up.
Temperature marked "a degrees
above zero at z o'clock this morning,
partly cloudy. s%outherly wind.
Weather conditions are lamblike, but
if the adage comes true that IF
March comes in like a lamb it will go
out like a lion," something may hap
pen at the close of the month.
Every mother is cordially invited
to attend the Mothers club Tuesday
afternoon at 3:15 in room IL, on the
first floor of west wing at the Nor
NAL. Mrs. Beaumont will give her
first lecture on Fundamentals of
child study. Every mother should
join the club now so as to hear the
first of Mrs. Beaumont's talks.
Sheriff Butts and deputies, E. A.
Keller and II. M. Penn went over to
Wentworth Saturday evening, armed
with a search warrant, and raided
the soft drink emporium of John
Hare of that place. 1t had been sus-
picioned that Hare dispensed drinks
that were not soft and the search by
the officers confirmed the suspicious,
several packages of hard goods being
found in the place. The casks and
cases were brought to Madison and
stored in the basement of the court
house.
The union service of the Methodist
and Presbyterian churches held last
evening in the Methodist church was
very largely attended, the main audi
torium and side room being filled. A
special feature of the services was
the music, which was under the di-
rection of Mr.. Clyde Decker of Min
neapolis. The large chorus choir but
recently brought together did SPLEEN
didly in rendering some special num-
bers as well as leading the singing of
the hymns. The solo 1t Is Jesus was
greatly appreciated by all. and might
be considered as a sermon In a song.
Mr.. Decker has a voice Of splendid
quality and beautifully sympathetic
and lends itself in ar apt way to the
singing of gospel songs. In the Chap
man gospel meetings in Chicago Mr..
Decker took part in conducting the
music. The union services will be
held every evening this week in the
Presbyterian church. Tomorrow
evening will be boy scout evening,
and all boy scouts of both churches
are cordially invited to be present.
Sioux Falls Press: Perhaps Miss
Inga Orner is so enthusiastic owe
America and Americans because the
people of this country have received
her so warmly-it may be that the
great Norwegian singer has struck a
responsive chord in cordially and
friendship. But, whatever the rea-
son. one cannot doubt her admiration
for the folk of the good old United
States. At the Carpenter hotel last
night she told a Press reporter that