The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-10-04

town. where it is said that $1,000
was put up for attractions.
Chief of Police Winesburg this
morning received a phone message
from Flandreau to look out for a pair
of Indian boys who had escaped from
the government Indian school at that
place, The boys were seen in Mad
ison early last evening, but they were
nowhere TO be found today, probably
taking a night hike toward their res
~ervation homes.
County Auditor NJ. ID. McGillivray
yesterday purchased from Joe Hen
kin the residence i'm Junius formerly
occupied and owned by Owen Owens.
The price paid was not given out.
Mr.. McGillivray and his son. Don Nc
Gilliyray. recently purchased the Ju-
MUS general store that was operated
by Mr.. Owens up until a few weeks
ago.
Mrs. Homer Sigler, of this city, re-
ceived word that her young son, Nah
Ion. with his father, attending school
at Appleton, Mimi, while at play on
the school ground fell and broke his
left arm. Remarkable as it may
seem, this is the fifth case of broken
limbs in the Sigler family within the
past three years, Mrs. Sigler having
been one of the victims of accident.
Mrs. Sigler will soon join her hus-
band at Appleton.
w. +. Boutilier. husband of Ora
Elliot-Boutilier. a former we'll known
Madison lady. died at Rochester,
Mimi, last Friday, following an OPP
Grafton for abscess of the liver. Mr..
and Mrs. Boutilier resided at Gran
Vile, N. d. Mrs. Boutilier. with her
baby son. visited at the home of her
sister, Mrs. VIM. Torbert, in this
city. last summer. Mrs. Torbert was
with her sister in Rochester when
her husband died. Mrs. Elliott,
mother. and VIM. Torbert departed
for Granville Immediately upon re
ceipt of nnouncemen of death.
Mrs. Floyd Cook. South Egan ave
nue. and children departed by last
nights midnight train for Mankato,
Mimi, to which point Mr.. Cook had
been called Monday morning from
Jackson, Mimi, on account of the
condition of his father, Fred Cook.
who had been injured i'm an automo-
bile accident at Walnut Grove, Mimi,
Sunday afternoon. Mr.. Cook, with
his wife, was returning to his home
at Eagle Lake, Mimi. from a visit
with his sons family in this city. In
the accident Mrs. Cook sustained a
broken arm. but how seriously Mr..
Cook was injured has not been learn
ed here.
Arrangements for the fifth annual
children's festival were discussed at
a meeting of Yeomen held last night.
The festival, TO which all children of
Yeomen will be invited. will be held
in HeXom hall OF the night of Tues
day. October II. The boys and girls
are asked to enter an entertainment
competition. Four prizes are to be
awarded. one each to a boy and a girl
under & years old and one each to a
boy and girl between the ages Of s
and Il years. The contestants may
chose their own way Of entertaining,
either BY rendering songs, recita-
tions, dancing or in any other way
supplying diversion. judges. to be
selected on the evening of the festival
Will decide the winners. Refresh
ments are to be served.
Phillip Slobowitz. of the j. V. Re
gan tailoring staff, who went to Min
neapolis last week to attempt TO ar
range 10 get into communication
with his wife in Poland, and from
whom he has received no word for
49,
nearly a year and a half. returned to
the city this morning. Former visits
to the German consul at st. Paul had
not brought favorable result. Mr..
Slobowitz said that on his last visit
to the twin cities he met people who
recently came from Poland. and who
told him hat under certain condi-
lions his wife probably would be per
mitted to leave that country. Mr..
Slobowitz arranged to have trans
portation forwarded to her.