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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-09
CHOOSE DEBATERS :
MADISON HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR
CLASS "ARGUFIERS"
ARE NAMED.

Preliminary oratorical efforts up
on the part Of Madison high school
students during the last few days,
give promise that this city Is going to
retain, and. possibly, add to its good
debating platform record.
The elimination contest, to form
the senior high school debating
teams were held in the auditorium
in the presence of the who1e high
school yesterday. All mmebers of the
senior class entered the semifinal
contest, and the number of eligibles
was reduced to twelve. The two de-
batting teams. of three each. to repre-
sent the senior class. were chosen
from the twelve who were successful
in the semifinal. Those elected to
carry the senior class banner during
the debating season are as follows:
Winifred Handorf, Mary Schroepel.
Myrtle Bjornstad. James Buckholz,
Archie Carmichael and Marion Bag
ley.
The semifinal contest for the jun
Tor class team has been held. The
twelve juniors successful in the first
contest will compete next Friday for
places OF their class debating team.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-09
GOES TO STATE u.
MRS. EDITH BEAUMONT WILL
SOON LEAVE STATE
NORMAL.

Recognition of Mrs. Edith Beau
mont's success as In educator has
been taken by the South Dakota State
university, where she has been called
to take up extension work in that in
stitution. For the last nine years
Mrs. Beaumont has been head of the
training department of the State
Normal school here.
Mrs. Beaumont was graduated
from the Sibley, Ia, high school.
After teaching in rural schools she
entered and was graduated from the
Col. Parker Normal school, Chicago.
She taught six years in the public
schools of her home town of Sibley.
During this time she organized the
first public school kindergarten in
that city. In the fall of 1902 Mrs.
Beaumont came to Sioux Falls, where
she taught in the primary depart
ment of the Whittier school. The
following year she, together with
Miss Helen Kingsbury, of that city.
organized the first public school kin
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-09
WANTS HER BOY
CHIEF OF POLICE HERE ASKED
TO SEARCH FOR MISSING
MINNEAPOLIS YOUTH.

Answering the prayer of a heart
sick mother, Chief of Police Grant
Winesburg today secured the city in
the hope of finding a trace Of Lucien
Ennis, aged Is years, who is thought
to have come in the direction of Mad
ison, after taking quiet leave of his
home in Minneapolis.
In a letter received by Chief Wines
burg today from C. Raymond Ennis.
a real estate dealer, thought to be the
father Of the boy, Ii is said that the
young fellow may have sought en-
ployment at a garage. 1t Is set forth
that the boy Is not wanted for a Grim
inal ~offense, but that his leaving is
believed to have been a boyish prank.
The following self explanatory sen
tence is inserted: Mother is sick.
and If you will return, all will be for
given"
The youth is described as 5 feet 6
inches high, weight 140 pounds, au-
burn hair. blue eyes, scar on right
arm from shoulder to elbow.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-09
TWENTY YEARS
AGO TODAY
Items Taken from the Daily
Leader Files

Eugene Ketcham, of Montrose, is
in the city.
Arrivals on the train from the east
were M. ID. McGillivray and Orrin
Mitchell. Of Freeport, ILL.,, brother of
Abel Mitchell, of Pennington.
Thos. Cress and wife, who have
been visiting the formers brother, J..
e. Cress, of Concord. departed for
Hillsboro, Ill.
A patent arrived at the clerks Of
flee today for Jas. Mclean, of Clarno
township, on his homestead, swA
section 23%-105-54.
T. E. Pulford, son of Jos. Pulford.
of Concord, departed for Osaea,
Mimi. He was accompanied by his
brother-in-law, Geo. Conrad and
wife, who whl return shortly.
The following is theprogram of the
meeting to be held Friday evening in
the M. e. church in the interests of
the public schools: A paper by Mrs.
Tolles on cooperation of parents and
teachers; addresses by DR.. Clough,
DIR. Wolff and Rev. w. j. Cleveland;
singing by the high school choir. All
patrons and friends of our public
schools are cordially invited to at
tend. Meeting to begin at s o'clock.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-09
MARRIED At BROOKINGS
MIR. WILL DYCE OF WENTWORTH
AND MISS ANNA TUFTE,
OF MADISON.

Bookings Register: On Thanks
giving afternoon at 2 o'clock at the
home of NJ. and Mrs. A. w. Clarin.
of this city. occurred the marriage of
Mr.. VIII Dyce. of Wentworth. to Miss
Anna Tufte. of Madison. They were
attended by Mr.. Bob Dyce and Miss
Mae Dyce, brother and sister of the
groom, Rev. w. A. Mast, of the Pres
byterian church officiating.
Immediately after the ceremony a
sumptuous dinner was served the
wedding party by Mr., and Mrs. A. w.
Clarin.
The bride Is a daughter of Andrew
Tufte, of Madison, and Is a graduate
of the Normal school there. The
groom is a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Dyce,
of Wentworth. and is a young man OF
sterling worth and high character.
They left for q short trip, after
which they will be at home on the
Dyce farm four miles east of Rut-
land.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-09
ENJOYABLE PLAY
my FRIEND FROM INDIA AT
TRACTS LARGE AUDIENCE
AND PLEASES 1T.

A packed house greeted the local
players at the high school auditorium
to see MY Friend from India" and
to say that 1t was a success Is putting
II mildly-it was one big laugh from
start to finish and the local players
are TO be congratulated on their sue
cess and showed clever and con
scientious training on the part of
Mr.. Wheeler and Miss Selwyn, who
produced the play for the Civic and
Child Welfare club. Lack of space
prevents our going into detail of the
various parts. Porter Lowry as the
father. Kenneth Stoltzman as the son,
Edward Slack as the missionary.
John Huxford as the friend, III.
Wheeler as the theosophist, l.. N.
Pease as the servant, Herman Vrey-
ems as the policeman, Mrs. G. G.
Wagner, looking for No. 3, Goldie
Schmidt, Ruth Habeger and Leila
Love as the daughters and friend and
Miss Selwyn as Tilly all helped to
complete a big cast who all handled
their parts in true professional
style.
The duet by Miss Slack and Miss
Johnson between the acts was one OF
the hits of the evening as was also
Miss Selwyn's church. character song
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-09
THE CHURCHES.

Grace Episcopal Church-Sunday
school, 9:45 a.. m. No other service
during the day.. T. Gwynn. Rec
tor.
Synod Lutheran Church-There
will be services Sunday evening at
1880 in the English language.-Al-
fred Nelson, Pastor.
United Lutheran Church-There
will be services in the Norwegian Ian
guage tomorrow evening at 1890.
Prayer meeting on Thursday evening
at the home of Henry Nelson,-Olin
Reigstad, Pastor.
First Presbyterian Church-Morn-
ing, worship at 10 80. The sermon
subject will be How to Become
Rich" In the evening at 1880 the
subject will be 'Swearers." This is
the third in the series of talks on un-
desirable citizens. The Sabbath
school will meet at 11:3O. 1t has
been voted to have the Christmas en-
tertainment on the evening of the
22nd at 1880. Parents will please
keep this in mind when planning for
Christmas.-C. McKibbin. Minister.
First Baptist Church-There will
be the regular services tomorrow.
The pastor, Rev. Roy l.. Palmerton,
has been in and will be unable to
preach, but his pulpit will be sup
piled by a professor from Sioux Falls
college. both morning and evening.
The b. Y. p. U. will hold its usual
meeting at $50 p. M. All are very
cordially invited to attend the serv-
ices at our church tomorrow.-Geo
Beck, Chairman of Trustees.
Methodist Church-Morning wor-
ship at 1880. Mrs. T.. l.. Miller, OF
Pasadena. Cal, national worker oil
the Woman's Home Missionary so
ciety. will speak of the Spanish-Amer-
lean work which includes the Mex
lean work carried on by this society,
Evening evangelistic service at 1880.
Subject of the pastors sermon, The
Way to Win" Sunday school al
noon. Subject, Faithful Unto
Death" Epworth league at $50.
"Epworth Herald night" Midweek
service on Thursday evening at 1880.
Subject, "A Stitch in Time Saves
Nine. Homer w. Minish, Pastor.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-09

tary of state, chairman of decorative
committee.
The reception will be held in the
capitol building and the ball will be
held in the city auditorium. The cit
lens committee will be in charge of
the ball. 1t will consist of V. ".
Ketchum, G. H. Jaynes, II. M. Reed.
j. K. Mallory. w. s. Dudley, l.. L..
Stephens, A. ID. Hengel, DR.. t. F..
Riggs, j. r. Mcknight and Charles
f. Harmon.
Two years ago the ball and recep-
ton We're held in the capitol. This
year it was decided the crowd expect
ed would be too large for dancing in
the corridors, and IL vas decided to
hold the ball in the auditorium in
stead.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-09
FOUND GUILTY
SOUTH DAKOTA MAN CONVICTED
UNDER MANN ACT IN IOWA.

Des Moines, Ia, Dec. 8.-Raphael
Van Vie. insurance man from Aber-
deem, S. D.. was found guilty in fed
eral court here today on the charge
of bringing Miss Grace Eske, of Alb
erdeen, to Des Moines for~immoral
purposes.
Van VIE is married and his wife,
now in Indianapolis, has not yet
learned of his predicament.
The testimony was that he had ask
ed Miss Eske, "a years of age, who
was formerly his s~tenographer in Alb
erdeen to come to Des Moines, where
Van VIE was working. They lived
here as nan and wife until they were
arrested by federal authorities.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-09

Five hundred per cent or nor on
an investment is q good thing. Little
want ads In The Daily Leader will
bring these results.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-09
WITH THE
BY Dan

Five Of the Madison boys jour
neyed to Salem last highland came
back beaten to a fragile. They seem
ed to have a bad case of stage fright
and most of them could not connect
with the head pin only about twice in
each game. The alleys at Salem are
excellent. well kept up and we'll man
aged and the treatment accorded the
boys vas courteous in every
way. Quite a crowd witnessed the
games and rooted for both sides. and
showed very little Partially. The
Salem boys will play a return series
here in the near future, probably next
Wednesday night. Following are the
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-09

dergarten in Sioux Falls. Mrs. Beau
mont was given the principalship of
the Whittier building. in which ca
pacity she served for three years.
During her last year, appropriation
was made for the new wing for Whit
tier building. Always.an advocate OF
the vocational aspect of education,
she added very materially in the in
PRODUCTION of a graded course of in
dustrial arts and manual training in
to the grades of schools.
In 1907 Mrs. Beaumont came to
the State Normal school here as prin-
cipal of the training school and two
years later was made head of the
training department. She established
a kindergarten department and an in
dustrial course for the grades during
this time. The training school made
rapid progress under Mrs. Beau.
mont's supervision. The attendance
more than doubled and during the
past few years a waiting list has beer
necessary on account of limited room
During the last session of the state
Legislature she appeared before the
appropriation committees of boil
senate and house and presented ths
needs of the training department.
An idea of the esteem in which
Mrs. Beaumont is held at the Norma
school may be had when ii is sale
that the students last year dedicated
their book, THE Anemone." to her
Mrs. Beaumont will leave about tn,
first of the year.
Mrs. Beaumont will be succeeded
in the training department here b!
Miss Candis Nelson, of the Vale,
City, N. d., Normal school. Miss
Nelson is said to be unusually wei
fitted for the work here. She is
graduate of the Nebraska u%niversit,
normal school. and at present is as
sociate teacher in methods and psy
chology.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-09
STATE NEWS.

fankton-Ralph Barker OF Scot
land. was brought to the hospital in
this city With his hand in ribbons, the
result of a corn shredder accident.
All OF the hand except the thumb had
to be amputa.ed.
Kimball--A grand barbecue was
given here by the democrats to cele-
brate the reelection Of Woodrow Will
son. The big feed of roast OK and
hog donated by prominent stockmen
here, was held at the Odd Fellows
and Masonic banquet halls. The feast
continued from noon until midnight.
An expert cook came from Rapid City
to cook the OK which was driven
through Main street for the people
to see.
Mitchell-Fulton schoolhouse was
destroyed by fire last night The re-
mainder of the town was threatened
for a while by the blaze, which was
famed by a strong2 northwest wind.
The Mitchell fire department went to
the scene by special train. The con-
flagration was started by an explos-
ion OF a gas lamp. The structure was
burned to the ground with a loss of
$4,000.
Huron-The first visiting nurse in
South Dakota has just arrived in
Huron to take up her work among
the people OF Beadle county. Her
services, as a permanent thing, were
secured through a concerted move
ment on the part of the Huron Com
mercial club and other organizations.
The nurse will carry on her work in
the schools and homes of the county,
education along sanitary lines, free
examinations of children and work in
homes where there Is sickness being
among her more important duties.
Yankton-A Yankton county farm
err, who owns many a broad acre,
planted one forty-acre tract to corn.
1t went extra good and yielded sixty
bushels per acre. He sold the 2,4Oo
bushels at SO cents, or a total OF 81
O64, and is inclined to think he has
beaten all records. and therefore es-
tablished a new me-. A big bunch OF
Yankton merchants, pioneers, are
wondering why they gave their farms
away forty years ago and went TO re-
failing If a farmer cleans up $4,000
and over on forty acres.
Aberdeen-The plans for the erec-
ton of a monument to the late Rev
Father Robert w. HARE, originator
of the initiative and referendum pro-
vision of the South Dakota state IN
stitution, who died a year or more
ago, has been revived at Aberdeen.
IL. is now planned to remove a gigan-
tic boulder, resting at a spot in I'd
munds county, to the courthouse yard
at Aberdeen, where a bronze tablet
suitably inscribed will be placed upon
It, in memory of the deceased priest,
educator and public spirited citizen.
Admirers of Father Hare assert this
sort of a monument would be espe-
cially appropriate, because of the rug
ged character of the deceased. That
the money for the monument could
be easily raised is not questioned, ow-
ing to the strong hold Father Hare
had upon the affections of all resi-
dents Of northern South Dakota, re-
gardless of politics or creed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-09
CAMPAIGN EXPENSE
REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE
FILE REPORT.

Pierre, Dec. S.-The republican
state campaign committe has filed its
financial statement with the secre-
tary of state. showing a balance on
hand of $3,176.66. They received
$19,675 from all sources, of which
$4,000 was from the national COM
mittee. They expended $~16,498.34.
Royal G. Johnson files his expense
account as republican candidate for
from the Second district at
1913, and Jacob Fergen. the demo-
cratic candidate for state treasurer.
says he spent $88.46.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-09
COUNTY To BE RICHER
BY HALF A MILLION
DISTRICT TO ATTAIN STATE REC
ORD FOR NUMBER OF
DITCHESMN YEAR.
START WORK NEXT SPRING
SCORES OF MILES OF TRENCHES
WILL RECLAIM 5,4OO
ACRES HERE.

Without interfering with It's pres
ent border lines. Lake county next
year will take unto itself an addition
doing Lake county will break a state
record in the number of individual
drainage bitches it will construct.
Formal steps have been taken, and
in some instances negotiations have
been completed for the digging OF
twelve drainage bitches, wholly with
in Lake county, as we'll as a share of
two Joint county bitches. Between
fifty and sixty miles of thing will be
laid, and the work will reclaim with
in the county land whose estimated
value Is approximately a half million
dollars. Five thousand and -four
hundred acres will be drained and
rendered tillable.
One Trench Added.
The latest petition for a drainage
ditch has come from property
in Nunda township, and the county
commissioners, after looking over the
project ordered a survey made. The
Lake county commissioners and
County Engineer Trimmer yesterday
were i'm conference at Flandreau with
the Moody county commissioners. II
was arranged to hold a meeting for
the purpose of assessing benefits on
January 8. The hearing will be held
at F~landreau.
Localities to Be Drained.
The location of the bitches to be
constructed, and the number of acres
each channel will drain are as fol-
lows:
Three bitches south of Madison,
along the Meridian road. $50 acres;
one ditch in Orland township, 210
acres; one ditch in Franklin town
ship. II acres; three bitches in Rut-
land township, 744 acres; one ditch
in Summit township, $50 acres. n
ditch in Nunda township, 500 acres
approximately one ditch in Her
man township. 700 acres; one ditch
in Lake View township, 70 acres;
Lake county's share of joint county
ditch on south county line. $50 acres:
Lake county's share of joint county
ditch or east county line. $500 acres.
Approval for constructing more
than half the bitches shas already
been given by the state engineering
department. Surveys have been
made for all the bitches with the ex-
ception of the n in Nunda township
and surveying there will. If the
weather is favorable. be started next
Monday.
Work Next Year.
Engineer Trimmer told that bids
for all the tile laying may be called
for early next spring. He said that
he believed all the work could be
completed in 1917. with the possible
exception of the Lake-Moody county
trench and its branches.
Until this year there had been no
concerted effort to drain the low
lands in different parts of the county.
There has not been a county ditch
dug here during the last half dozen
years or more. and there were only
one or two attempts at scientific
draining here before that time.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-09
1heumatasm FOLLOWS Exposure.

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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-09

There is one remedy that for many
years has given relief from coughs.
colds. Group and whooping cough. Mrs.
Chas. Reitz, Allen Mills. Pa, writes
Il have used Foley's Honey and Tar
for the past eleven years and I would
not be without It," 1t promptly relieves
tickling throat and wheezy
Sold everywhere.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-10-26
AuSTRo-GERMAN FORCES ARE
r'ERcELY FIGHTING IN NOUN.
TAIN PASSES.
FOES LEAVE THEIR GUNS
Great Russian Front Battle Continues.
French Troops Make Fresh Proq.
ress South of Somme.-German A.
tacks Are Repulsed.

demonstrating held the Teutonic
Allles IN the mountain passes on tbe
lransylvania-Ruma border for scv.
eral days, the Rumanians have to,on
'no ohenslVe at various points and
no" are declared to be pushing back
thclr advcrsaries, who are leaving
prisoners and guns in the hands of
the Rumaninas. Berlin however
controverts this statement by the as.
sertion that the Austro Germans ore
engaged in successful fighting in the
mountain passes.
Generally speaking there is no
change in the situation in Macodon;,
altnough both the Entente and Tcu-
TONIC Allies make claim to minor sue
cesses on various sectors. The Bul.
sarlahs III the vicinity of NIonastir
are bringing up reinforcements and
large number Of trc lrh mortars.
Except on Mount Pasubio. in the
Irehtlno region. where the Austrians
III violent attacks recaptured positions
taken Tuesday by the Italians. onlv
to be driven out again. artillery dnol.
are taking place in the AustroIea,ian
theater
III the fighting south of the River
oomme in France, according to Paris
the french troops have made fresh
progress between La Maisonette.
North OF the Somme German at
TACK on the French lines north and
east or Sailly-Saillisel was repulsed
says the French War Office.
Berlin saws that in tJ,o;,
the SENSATIONAL front the British CAP.
turcd German positions. which later
were rctaken, by the Teutons. Heavy
rains fell Thursday on the British
front and except for a slight gain
Dy the British at Butte de Warlen.
court and the repulse of a German
counter-attack there, comparative
quiet prevailed
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-10-26
COMPANY OWNING BREMEN
REGARDS SUBMARINE LOST

Great Anxiety Prevails Amonq Fami
lies of Crew-DifficuIty in Obtaininu
Sailors For Other Vessels Feared.
London.-An Exchange Telegraph
Company dispatch from Amsterdam
says telegraph received there from
3rcmen confirms tho report that the
German Ocean Navigation Company
has received no news from the com
mcrcial submarine Bremen and that
she is regarded as lost.
Great anxiety prevails among the
families Of the crew virtually all Of
whom reside in Bremen and it Is ex-
pectcd difficulty will be experienced
in obtaining crews for other COM
mcrcial submarines which may un-
derake transatlantic voyages.
According to this information the
sailing Of the Deutschland on another
voyage across the Atlantic has been
cancelled.
Baltimore.-Paul G. L. Hilken, Am
ercan manager Of the company own
Ing the German submarines, admit
tad that the Bremen was month
overdue, that he feared an accident
had happened to her machinery and
that she had been lost with all her
crew