The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-23

Joseph Matthews, student in the
Iowa agricultural college, at Ames, is
home to spend Christmas with his
mother and sisters.
Miss Maud Soper, teacher in the
schools at Artesian, was a homecom-
ing passenger by the west train this
morning.
The Misses Margaret and Agnes
Carr went to Aberdeen today to
spend the Christmas holidays with
relatives.
A. E. Beaumont, of Pierre, secre-
tary of the state live stock commits
sion is in the city to spend Christ
mas with his family.
Lost. Ring set with ten small
pearls and three sapphires, between
Fifth and Sixth streets. . Reward.
Return to Mrs. j. w. Boyd.
j. X. Cornelysen, of the state bank
ing department, Pierre, arrived this
morning to join his wife and spend
the Christmas season with HON folk.
Miss Emma Dahl, daughter of j.
j. Dahl, was among the delayed pas
sengers at Bristol, returning from
Minneapolis to spend the Christmas
season at home.
Chas. Golf, student in the Mime
sofa State university, Minneapolis, in
spite of train delays will spend the
Christmas season with his parents,
Prof. and Mrs. j. w. Golf.
Miss Emma Stevenson, of Colman,
who is engaged in the office of DR..
c.. II. r. Hovde. will leave this ven
ing to spend the Christmas holidays
at her home.
Il. Steele today opened his skating
rink at Park lake. just north of the
new bridge On Egan N The
ice is reported to be in excellent con-
dition.
Joseph Goosic, of Roswell, and
Miss Leona Stabelfeldt, of this city.
yesterday afternoon obtained license
to wed at the office of Clerk OF
Courts F. l.. Burnett.
A family reunion will be a Christ
! mas feature at the Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Jones home. Miss Ethel Jones.
teacher in the schools at Vienna, and
Ernest Jones, of the state banking
department, Pierre, were arrivals by
the north train this morning to glad
den the home during the Christmas
season.
Sioux Falls Argus-Leader: Miss
Cecil Westergard and Mr.. Robert
Hunter, both of Madison, were united
in marriage at the First Methodist
parsonage by Rev. Eugene Allen, Fri
day, December %, at f1:30 in the
forenoon. They were accompanied
by M. A. Burtch, of this city. MI.
Hunter is a railroad man and the
young people will make their home
at Madison.
There will be a gathering Of chill
dren at the Mrs. John Walden home
for Christmas enjoyment. Miss
Agnes Walden arrived last night
from Chicago, and Mrs. Cochrane
and children, of Minneapolis, and
Miss Mary Walden, of st. Paul, were
expected TO arrive this morning, but
were delayed at Bristol on account of
failure of train connection. They
will probably arrive some time dur
ing the day.
Earl Elfert, one of Madison's most
popular high school graduates. 10Y a
student>in Marquette university, Mil
waukee, arrived by the midnight
train to enjoy the holidays with ey-
erybody in this community. His first
greetings were congratulations upon
his reported marriage, but however
delightful such an event would be to
Earl and his friends, as a truthful
young man he was compelled to say.
Nay, nay, such bliss has not entered
my life"
News of the death of his brother.
A. f. Kingsley, in Washington, ID. c.,
yesterday was received today by F..
l.. Kingsley. r. l.. Kingsley said
that he did not know the cause of his
brothers. death, which must have
come suddenly. A. f. Kingsley re-
sided in New York city, and he had
a son and daughter in Washington.
1t is presumed that he had gone to
Washington to spend the Christmas
holidays.
On account of this mornings Mil
waukee train from the north not
waiting to make the usual connec-
ton at Bristol with the Twin City
coast line train, a number of persons
who reside here and started from st.
Paul and Minneapolis to spend
Christmas here, were delayed most of
the day. Passengers from the twin
cities and intermediate points OF the
main line of the Milwaukee arrived
by freight train late this afternoon.
George b. Phifer, district manager
here for the Dakota Central Tele-
phone company, has been apprised of
the sale by the company of its head
quarters building in Aberdeen. The
purchaser was the Dakota National
bank, of Aberdeen. The sale of the