The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-04
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL r. w
j. E. Dunn, of Egan, is visiting in
the city.
Wanted. Girl to work in Hurta
tailor shop.
States Attorney Holdridge WA Il
business visitor lin Sioux Falls today.
MAIDEN Elaine. the month-oId baby
Of Hugh Simpson. died This morning
Just received. It new FAN line oI
peorgette crepe waists at Mrs. X.
knoeri's.
}. L. O'Connen. of Ramona. was a
through passenger for Sioux Fall- by
The morning train.
For Rent. Five room cottage. fur
mace heat. electric lights, cistern.
well.-H. II. Holdridge.
ID. d. Flater. express and %draying.
All kinds of teaming done. Rubbish
and ashes hauled Phone 237O.
Broken lenses accurately dupIi-
Gated while you wait. Eyes exam
nee and frames fitted -Yaeger's
Optical Parlor.
Sir Knights, Attention! Special
meeting al $ O'Clock sharp Friday
night. Important business James
Robertson, +. G.
f. Natwick and family were morn
ing departures for Inwood, Ia. where
they will spend several days visiting
relatives and friends.
Rev. Olin Reigstad, pastor Of the
United Lutheran church. and wife
were morning departures for In
wood. la, to attend a convention of
young people of the church.
Howard Democrat: Chas. Thu
row, one of the prominent farmers
from just over the line in northwest
Lake county, was a business visitor
TO our city on Thursday OF last week.
Wentworth Enterprise: The Knox
sisters. Of Madison, We're visiting at
the VIM. Power. jr., home Monday.
Lola Power returned with them for a
few days visit with her grandpar-
ents.
Two men. whose swarthy skins
and general demeanor led many TO
believe they were Mexieans, and who
rode on a motorcycle with sidecar
attachment, bearing an Oklahoma Ii
cense number, passed through the
city last night on their way, they
said. to the grain fields north Of
here.
Ben Wuebbenhorst. living a short
distance north OF the city. was rush
ed to the city last night TO undergo
an operation for internal strangula-
tion of the bowels. lie was operated
on as soon as possible after arrival.
The attending surgeon said today
that while the case Is a serious one,
he entertains hopes for the patients
recovery.
During last night and this morn
ing heavy rain fell between Pierre
and a point about t~hirty-siX miles
west Of this city. according to Joe
Henkin. who returned today from a
visit to his ranch nea Wasta, west
of the Missouri river. Mr.. Henkin
said the rain was of such proportions
that water was running this morning
in the streets Of Huron. MIR. Henkin
told hal grass and field crops west
Of the Missouri are looking good.
Another large number Of migrants
passed through the city last night
and this morning. A freight train
which departed over the Milwaukee
railway for the north at about Z
o'clock this morning, was literally
covered with transients. Not many
Of the men sought work here, ac-
cording to report, and few. if any of
them accepted jobs. Among the po-
sitions offered were road work, con-
crete mixing and harvesting. One or
two threshing crews are being or
ganized.
The funeral was held this fore
noon of Mrs. Ruth Pearl Hughes,
wife of Louis III. Hughes, of Villas,
who died here following an opera
ton early yesterday morning. The
service was conducted at Graceland
cemetery by Rev. l.. T. Gwynn, rec
tor of the Episcopal church. Out OF
town residents present. beside the
husband, were Mr.. and Mrs. John 5.
Thompson, of Presho, father and
mother Of Mrs. Hughes, and w. e..