The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-07-25

tisement in another column eX-
plains the plan Of the campaign.
Jos. Henkin and DR.. 4. +. Sears
have exchanged residences in Madi-
son, Or. Sears taking over in the
deal a quantity of Minnesota land
The property acquired by Mr.. Henkin
is the former w. A. Mackay resi-
dence. East Ninth street, one of the
finest homes in the city. Possession
will be given in September, DR.. Sears
and family moving to the Henkin
bungalow in East Seventh street.
Frank Simonds, the young man
who about ten days ago made appli-
cation at a local Doctors office for
poison with which to kill himself,
and who after being released from
the county Jail. where he was con
fined for several days, again told he
Was ben on self destruction, was put
aboard an outgoing southbound train
this morning. The mans most re
cent escapade occurred on a farm
west of the city. His destination is
Waterloo. Ia. his home.
Worry over the death Of her Is
year-old son, about two years ago, is
thought to have unbalanced the mind
of Mrs. n. T. Dingman, aged "a
years. who will be taken to the state
hospital at Yankton. Mrs. Ding
mans condition was investigated by
a local board this morning. Mrs.
Dingman had been somewhat %afflict-
ed on a previous occasion. Upon that
Daaaufnp Che anYaraI u andtnrfrp M in
Milwaukee, Wis. After some months
it was thought she had recovered suf-
fieiently to be returned to her home
Some forty students have so far
enrolled for the last six weeks term
of summer school at the State Nor
NAL school. At the first term of
summer school which closed last Fri
day. lis students were in attend
ance. 1t was the largest number that
ever attended summer school classes
here. The excessive heat of the pres
emit month is thought to be partly re
sponsible for the reduced number
during the second term. It is eX-
pected hal a few more students will
enroll during the week.
Twenty-Five hands are now en-
gagged in the actual construction of
the new wing TO be added to the high
school. All the stone and brick have
been removed from the old founda-
ton walls. No ~excavating is requir-
ed for the new building. A start was
made this morning on the laying Of
the stone and concrete footings. The
tall. brick chimney which formerly
did service at the schools heating
plant will not be torn down. Ii will
be used for the new heating plant.
The wing will be erected between the
main building and the heating plant.
Conductor viii Torbert and his
nephew, Wayne Elliott Boutilier,
were friendly callers at The Daily
Leader office this morning. Wayne
is a blackeyed baby boy and with his
mother, Mrs. w. f. Boutilier. and
grandmother, Mrs. Elliott. sister and
mother of Mrs. Torbert, are guests
at the home of the latter. Mrs. Bou-
tilier resides at Granville, n. D., and
was known in Madison in her girl
hood days as Miss Ora Elliott. Nat
urally, the family visit is enjoyable,
and Uncle Will Torbert seems deter
mined not to get left in getting the
lions share of enjoyment. in the so
ciety of his baby guest.
The Imperial theater has discover
ed that it has the nucleus of a good
band. The band which is now com-
posed of the theater orchestra and
w. j. Mulvey. comprising only five
pieces, gave entertaining concerts in
front of the theater last night and
last Saturday night. Mulvey broth
ers said today that the band probably
will be increased to nine pieces in the
near future, and that it is the inten-
ton to give concerts in front of the
theater every Wednesday and Satur-
day nights. 1t is the intention, they
told, to add some three pieces to
the orchestra. The band now is
composed of the following: Jack
Wohlenschlager, %cornet; AL Wethe,
saxophone; Leonard Smith, baritone;
Bert Thomas, drums. and w. j. Null