The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-06-26
LOCAL NEWS.

Waiter wanted at once Apply
Madison Cafe
H. p. Hart arrived in the city to-
day from Sioux Falls
Lost. Maroon and gold color
sweater coat. Return to this office.
We have a supply of sickle sec
tions, sickle heads and pitman heads.
w. H. Baddeley
Mrs Dugall, who has been a guest
at the home Of her parents. Mr. and
Mrs Ed Byrne, the past few days, de-
parted by the north train this after
noon for her home at Lamberton,
Mimi.
The board of county commission
ers last Saturday inspected the site
Of a proposed county drainage ditch
in Rutland township and approved
the bonds of contractors who will
build ten bridges in Lake county
Business to be taken up tonight by
the city commissioners, at their reg
ular meeting, will probably include
the passing of a resolution providing
for the installation of lead water con-
nections to all property on that part
of Egan avenue TO be paved
The city commissioners today are
meeting in the city hall as a board
of equalization The board of equali-
zation will be in session most of the
week, and complaints may be made
during that time. Up until early this
afternoon. no complaints had been
received by the board.
Gen. Shields Post, G. A. r., of this
city, have been invited to attend the
annual encampment of the Lake
Madison Veteran society, which will
be held in Chester July 3-5. 1t is
said the invitation will be accepted
by a number of the local veterans.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Jones returned
Saturday evening from a two weeks
automobile tour with Mr.. and Mrs.
u. A. Mccullough, of Howard, visit
ing Minneapolis and other points Of
interest in Minnesota. They report
very enjoyable outing.
Geo Norton, we'll known engi-
neer of the Milwaukee road, with
headquarters in Madison. died in La
Crosse, Wis, at 6 O'Clock last even
ing of tuberculosis after an illness
extending over several months. De
ceased is survived by widow, mother,
brothers and sisters who reside at
Austin, Mimi.
Herman Fenstra, who, until that
playhouse closed last week, was NOV
ing picture operator at the Olympia
theater, left today to visit a few days
with his parents in Elkton Mr. Fen
stra has accepted a position as OPP
orator in the new Lyric theater,
which probably will be opened in
couple of weeks or So
Farmers arriving in the city dur
ing the last couple of days, who re-
side in the vicinity of the Meridian
road, and near the dividing line pc
tween Lake and Minnehaha counties,
say that some Of the roads near the
county line are almost impossible.
One farmer who resides a mile east
of Madison and two miles south of
the Lake county line, said yesterday
that in order for him to reach this
city by automobile, it was necessary
for him to drive three miles east be-
fore striking road over which he
could SenQ MS machine. Muu anu
water form the greatest obstruction
along some of the highways near the
county line to the south, he told.
DR.. w. f. Daniels last night re-
turned from Cedar Point, o., where
at the annual convention of the Ma
tional Eclectic Medical association,
of which body he was elected presi-
dent. DR.. Daniels is the first west
ern man on whom has fallen the
honor of president of the association.
He told that there were registered at
the meeting 36S delegates, and there
were some members present who did
not register. DR.. Daniels said the
convention wired President Wilson
that in case of war with Mexico, the
National Eclectic Medical association
would be in a position to send 1000
surgeons to the battlefields. The as
sociation's next convention will be
held in Nashville, Tenn.