The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-07-31
LOCAL NEWS.

s. II. Cuisine will depart tomor-
row for Hot Springs to seek relief
from rheumatism.
Routine business will be transact
ed at a regular meeting tonight of
the city commission
Miss Mary Walden was a morning
departure for Chicago on an absence
Of about two weeks.
%Excavating is under way for a
basement under the store Of Nick
Bjornstad, Egan avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sid Lee and little
daughter departed Saturday by auto
mobile for points in Brule county.
Mrs. Peter Edinger. 40S West
Eighth street. was an afternoon de
parture for Epiphany on a visit with
friends.
Miss Minnie Severson. assistant to
Or. W. A. Rothschild, is taking a two
weeks vacation in Sioux Falls. Dell
Rapids and other points.
Troop No. 2. Boy scouts, will camp
next week at Lake Madison. The
boys will go into camp Monday. and
intend to remain at the lake until
Saturday.
Mrs. McGreevy and son. Arthur,
who have been guests of their rela-
tiyes. Mr.. and Mrs. j.. j. McGrath.
were passengers by the south train.
returning to their home in Water
loo, la.
II. j. Paulis, of the Paulis Dry
Goods company. left this afternoon
to buy fan and winter goods in New
York. Philadelphia and Boston. Mr..
Paulis expects TO be gone about three
weeks.
Misses Minnie Proehl and Sue Otto
who spent Sunday with relatives in
the city and at Lake Madison. return
ed home TO Sioux Falls by a morning
train, each wearing a liberal coat of
lake tan.
Mr.. and Mrs. C.. A. Hackett, GIL
Harth venue departed by the north
train this afternoon on an absence of
about two weeks, during which time
they will make a our of the Black
Hills section OF the state.
After having gone over the county
assessments and having examined
county accounts, the board of county
commissioners adjourned last Satur-
day afternoon. Special meetings of
the board will be called from time to
time. it is said.
M. r. Phillips, purchaser of the
restaurant formerly known as the
Palmetto cafe, intends to open the
eating house next Wednesday. Mr..
Phillips is expected to arrive today
from Sibley, la. The new name of
the restaurant. which has undergone
a thorough overhauling and redeco-
rating, will be Rays Cafe.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. X. Mcintosh, of
Richmond, Ill, travelling by automo-
bile, who have beer guests of their
relatives, Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Hackett,
Gil Harth avenue, departed Satur-
day afternoon on their return home,
accompanied by. Miss Lacile Hackett.
They will be joined EN- route by Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Meyers, of Lake Pres
ton, also travelling by automobile.
Perahps the first person to thresh
grain in this section will be Peter
Backhaus, residing east of the city,
who expects to start threshing to-
morrow or Wednesday. Mr.. Back
haus has wheat, oats and barley to
thresh. The barley and oats are
thought to have turned out well.
Wheat, almost throughout the dis
trict, was more or less severely hit by
black rust.
The ~10-year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. II. Casanova, of Ramona,
was operated on in the Madison hos
pital this forenoon for appendicitis.
A drop in temperature OF approx
imately Is degrees from that of yes
terday brought relief to the popula-
ton here, which has suffered in
weather which averaged higher than
90 degrees above zero for almost a
month. Thermometers in the city
today indicated a temperature OF
about 85 degrees above zero.
A shower of a few minutes dura.
ton fell here early yesterday after
noon. While rain was only about
heavy enough to lay the dust, ii II