The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-09

The show will be given from 2 to 5
o'clock at the Coteau opear house ev-
cry Wednesday afternoon, and all
farmers and their families are invit-
ed. 1t is planned to make these
weekly movie matinees a permanent
feature which are expected to exert
a great influence in bringing the
town and country closer together.
City Auditor Rae has posted the
names of registered voters in the sew
eral wards of the city. Look them
yer and see if you are properly en-
rolled. The board of registration
will meet at the council chamber next
Tuesday for final correction of the
lists before the city election. If
voters find that they are not properly
enrolled it would be well to have cor
rection made by the board of regis
tration on the date named.
Winfred Dispatch: While Smelling
corn at his home last Friday Sven
Huffman had the misfortune of hav-
ing his left hand caught in the cogs
of the corn shelter, cutting off the
end of, the little finger and mangling
the third finger. The injuries would
probably have been more serious had
it not been for the heavy h%orsehide
glove Sven was wearing at the time.
The shock to the machine was suffi-
cient to break the inch shafting car
rying the driving cog wheel.
Business men generally assembled
at the home, East Ninth street, at 8
o'clock this morning to attend the flu
neral of the late William A. Mackay.
At the conclusion of the services the
remains were taken to the depot and
placed aboard the south train for
transportation to Mt. Carroll. Ill, for
burial. Messrs. c.. +. Seid, A. j. Gar
ner, ID. McKinnon, j. +. Rose, Nick
Bjornstad, Hans Urdahl acted as pail
bearers. The remains were accom-
panied by the widow, Mr.. and Mrs.
D. f. Mackay. Mr.. and Mrs. j. j.
Mackay and Mrs. Helen Weston.
Pierre dispatch: On inquiry of
Doane Robinson, superintendent of
census, it is held that ii is the duty
of deputies under a county assessor
to collect the statistics for the taking
of the census as much as il is the To-
cal assessors. 1t is further held that
the $50 limitation for the work of as
sessment in any one year applies only
TO assessment work. and that any adj
ditional time taken upon account of
census work is to be paid for in adj
dition TO the assessment work. In
regard to the rights of securing cen
II figures in organized towns on an
Indian reservation, as in many of the
town in Corson county. ii is held that
the limitations in regard 10 Indian
reservations do not apply.
Pierre dispatch: Under a law
passed by the recent session of the
legislature all school districts must
hereafter publish an annual state
ment in the newspaper nearest to
the geographical center of h dis
trict. This statement must give a
comprehensive idea of the receipts
and disbursements and state in what
bank the balance of funds are de
posted. This bill was introduced by
Representative Courtney of Sully
county. a farmer. whose district had
suffered a loss of S3. 900 by embezzle-
ment. something that could not have
occurred had this new law been in eff
feet at that time. The school tax is
the heaviest tax our people pay and
they are entitled to know what is
done with the money and how heavy
a balance is being carried. lnde-
pendent school districts have always
been compelled to publish statements
and the new law brings country
school districts under the same rule