The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-23

guest in the family of her brother,
II. j. Munro, was an eastgoing pas
senger this morning, returning to her
home at Arlington.
Mrs. p. II. G%rinager, of Welcome,
Mimi, and Mrs. j. M. Hack, of Full
da, Mimi, who were in the city to
attend the Eastern Star meeting last
evening, guests of their father, A. M.
McCallister, departed for their homes
by the east train this morning.
Mrs. Susan b. Warning, of Yank-
ton, grand worthy matron of the
Eastern Star order Of the state, who
was in charge of the district meeting
of instruction at Masonic Temple last
evening, departed this morning for
Dell Rapids, where she will officially
visit the lodge at that place this
evening.
Mayor and Mrs. Geo. III. Waskey
went to P~ipestone, Mimi, by the east
going train this morning to meet the
remains of the late Daniel Van Pat
ten, en- route from st. Louis, Mo, to
this city. They returned by the 4:30
train this afternoon and the remains
were taken to the home Of Mayor
Waskey, 1410 East First street.
Representatives Of several of the
seven counties, farmers in which are
to take out membership in the com
pany, today are organizing a mutual
tornado and cyclone insurance com
pany. The meeting is being held in
a jury in the county court
house. The counties to be included
are Brookings, M~innehaha, Moody,
Kingsbury, Miner, McCook and Lake
counties. 1t is intended to designate
Madison as the headquarters of the
company.
A few hours after she was brought
from her home near Winfred, Mrs.
Will Peterson, aged 38 years, died at
2 o'clock this morning i'm the Madison
hospital. Death was due to sapermia.
Mrs. Peterson had been seriously i'll
at her home for several days. She
is survived by her husband and five
children, all Of whom reside at the
Winfred home. The body is being
prepared for burial at the Hallenbeck
undertaking parlors and will be taken
TO Winfred for interment.
Officers of the Mutual Fire and
Lightning Insurance company, of
M%innehaha county, who are in at
tendance today at the organization
meeting of the mutual windstorm and
tornado insurance company, which is
to embrace seven counties, report
that last year was a very prosperous
one for the Minnehaha company.
The last annual report showed that
the company had on hand at the be-
ginning OF the present year a balance
of S10,S31, and that 2,228 policies,
of which $50 were issued last year,
are in force.
The POSSIBILITIES Of accommodating a
snug fortune by farming in South
Dakota are well illustrated by the
case of A. w. Dykins, who recently
sold a part of his holdings north Of
Madison for the purpose of retiring
from active farm life. He sold his
half section farm for s92.50 per
acre, a total of $4,000, and his live
stock, farming machinery and other
personal property for $4,000. He
still owns an adjoining quarter sec
tion, while he and a son own three
excellent quarters near BoZeman.
Mont. Mr.. Dykins is one of the pho
neers in Lake county, and his case Is
not an uncommon one in this part OF
South Dakota, where land values
have advanced in the past ten years
from $50 per acre to 500 and $50
per acre. Mr.. and Mrs. Dykins have
purchased a residence in Sioux Falls
and will reside in that city.