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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-05-26
THIRTY-NINE GRADUATE
THOUSAND PEOPLE ATTEND 1916
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
IN HIGH SCHOOL AUDI
TORIUM.

1t SIS estimated that fully 1000
persons attended the 1916 high
school class commencement exercises
last night in the auditorium of the
school Before the very excellent
program had started, a number of
emergency seats and extra chairs
We're occupied
T|hirty-nine young men and wom-
en- were given diplomas, and only on
two former occasions have larger
classes been graduated from the
Madison high school,
The sentiment of the large audi
enc was that the speaking was de
serving Of merit and that music, vo-
cal and instrumental, was excellent
The following was the program:
Commencement March-Miss Oh
ston.
Mighty LAX a Rose. Nevin-High
school Orchestra.
luvocation-Rev. McKibbin.
Glass Oration-Gilbert S%ponholz.
Our Motto-Francis Haley.
4 Vision-Bertha Erickson.
Piano Duet. Melody in f." Ru-
benstein-Lillian Kerstein, Dorothy
Serck.
Those We Leave Behind-Earl
Dixon.
Mantle Speech-Agnes Carr.
Responsiveness Elfert.
Glass Farewell-Ina Waskey.
Boy High school Quartet.
BLOW Soft Winds" Vincent
High School Girls Glee Club.
Commencement Address. THE
Plain Duty Of Man Leslie Willis
Sprague.
Presentation Of The Class-Miss
June Emry, Principal of the High
school.
Conferring Diplomas - Geo. r..
Farmer, President Board of Educa-
ton.
The following were graduated:
Earl Edwin stevens. Mabelle Grace
Bates. John Bell. Joseph Erwin Bror-
hy. Agnes Frances Carr, Alice Eliza
beth Craney. Earl Marvin Dixon,
RoeeIyn Eleanor Downs, Bertha
Marie Erickson, Florence Martha
Fischer. Lloyd Ellsworth Fischer,
George William Garner, Jay Lewis
CoOdroad, Vera Lcota Graybill. La
ellie May Hackett. Bernard Iverson,
Lillian Dorothy KRISTEN, Chester
Frank Nichols. Clifford Francis Nor
ton. Martha Lucy O'Brien. Florence
Elizabeth 0pperud, Gladys Venethel
Page. Alice Lacile Shipton. David
Clarence Simpson. Gilbert oscar
|Spouholz. stella Kathryn Sullivan.
Eva Ruin Eerlo, Ina Elizabeth Was
key. Glenn ellis Winesburg. Mabel
Lecn3 Ninesburg, Helen koppellc
Howard. Edward Bernard Moore.
Francis Patrick Haley, Hattie Alice
Krue. Irene Monica Ford, Irene
Margaret Naughton, Leroy Dewey
Seuter. Ruth Susan sherman, Doro-
thy Amelia Serck.
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the changes will not affect the stand
ing of the candidates.
at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Work of repairing the damage
done by wind to the telephone lines
Of the Dakota Central Telephone
company between Egan and Dell
Rapids. will probably be completed
today, it was said by George b. Phi
fer. district manager. More than
fifty telephone poles We're blown
down. and some of them were car
ried a distance of several rods.
Winfred Dispatch: At the meet
ing of the Rebekah assembly, held
last week at Hot Springs. Mrs. Hattie
b. Borland, of Madison, was again
elected grand secretary. by a nearly
unanimous vote. This shows more
plainly than mere words the esteem
i'm which Mrs. Borland is held by the
Rebekahs throughout the state, and
is particularly pleasing to her many
friends i'm this vicinity.
Practically the entire amount OF
money required to finance the Memo
rial day celebration has been sub
scribed, according to William Row
land, secretary of the Merchants as
ISOLATION. The Cemetery association
will arrange for the dinner, and the
Memorial association will direct the
entertainment features and arrange
for the decorating Of the graves OF
old soldiers.
Winfred Dispatch: During the
thunder storm Of Wednesday morn
ing the house on the farm formerly
occupied by Peter Wassenaar, but
now being worked by Jerry Bloom
was struck by lightning. The boil
followed the chimney into the kitch.
en-, turning over tables and chairs
breaking window lights and striking
two OF the boys, one of whom was
very painfully bruised and burned
while the other escaped with having
his shoes torn from his feet. The
rest of the family were badly shock
ed. DR.. Willoughby was called and
dressed the boys wounds, from
which it is hoped he may speedily
recover.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-05-26

Notice is hereby given to property
owners and residents of Madison that
all ash piles, manure piles. garbage
and refuse of every kind must be re-
moved from your premises and the
streets and alleys adjoining within
the next ten days. There is an ordi-
nance covering this question which
we intend to have enforced.
With the approach of fly season all
breeding places for them such as
garbage piles, manure piles, ETC.,
should be eliminated; also the posi-
bility of the fly spreading disease by
coming in contact with fruits and
foodstuffs left exposed in store win
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SALARY ORDINANCE.

An ordinance regulating and fix
ing the compensation and salaries OF
the officials of the city Of Madison,
5. d.
BE il ordained by the board of city
son. S. D.:
Sec. /. That the salary of the city
treasurer shall be 500 per year,
payable quarterly.
Sec. 2. That the salary of the city
auditor shall be $500 per year, pay
able quarterly.
Sec. g. That the salary of the city
attorney shall be $500 per year, pay
able quarterly.
Sec. 4. That the salary of the
health officer shall be $500 per year,
payable quarterly.
Sec. 8. That the salary of the fire
warden and building inspector shall
be 800 per year, payable quarterly.
for building inspection, with an addi-
ton fee for plumbing inspection not
to exceed SO for each place, a report
of which shall be filed with the city
auditor.
Sec. 6. That the salary of the
chief of police shall be SIS per
month, payable monthly. Said off
Ger shall pay over to the city treas
urer all fees collected by him or his
assistants, taking the t~reasurer's re-
ceipt therefor.
Sec. Z. That the salary Of night
Waterman shall be s65 per month.
payable monthly.
Sec. 8. That the salary of the
chief of the fire department shall be
S25 per year. payable quarterly.
Sec. g.. That the compensation of
the assessor shall be "a per day. not
TO exceed fifty-fiye days.
Sec. 10. That the compensation
of the city engineer shall be s6 per
day for each days work actually rem
dered, payable monthly.
Sec. IL. All ordinances in con
flict with this ordinance are hereby
repealed.
Geo. III. Waskey,
Attest: Mayor.
WIN. Rae, City Auditor.
This ordinance was introduced
and given its first reading at a spe-
cial meeting of the city commission
ers held Wednesday evening, May 10,
1916; was given a second reading
and adopted at a regular meeting of
the city commissioners held Monday
evening. May %, 1916.
VIM. Rae, City Auditor.
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over FIELDSAND FENCES
DOZENS N CHASE AFTER MAN
ALLEGED TO BE DEMENTED
BROUGHT HERE.

After a wild chase of about ten
miles. I'm which dozens Of men, in au-
tomobiles, on foot and in a buggy
took part. Alex stewart, about 40
old. whose reason is question
ed, was captured yesterday afternoon
i'm 4 farmyard. about fourteen miles
northeast Of the city. The man was
arraigned before the insanity board
this forenoon. i'm The office of County
Judge a. ". Sponholz. II is said by
stewards neiehbors that he is OBJ
seseed with a speed MANIA and
hat he is afflicted with other hal
lucinations.
To take the nan into custody,
Sheriff T.. w. Butts and Deputy
Sheriff Il. A. Keller yesterday after
noon went to his home, about seven
teen miles northeast of Madison.
Stewart was not at home when the
Officers arrived. but came Oh a horse
shortly ~afterward. Stewart is said
70 have recognized the officers and
to have ordered them off his farm.
After unsaddling his horse the man
started for the house, but the Off
GERS. having been informed that
Stewart had firearms in the house,
tried to catch him. 1t was then that
the long run, cross grain fields and
through a small lake was taken up.
4 half dozen or so men were pres
ent and four OF them jumped into
the officers buggy. As the race
progressed others, in automobiles
and on foot took up the chase.
The officers said that Stewart had
gone but 4 short distance when he
drew two r%evolvers from his pockets,
and that while he did not attempt to
shoot, they could plainly see the glis-
tening pistols as he ran. Stewart did
not keep to the road, but ran across
fenced fields, some times in one di-
rection and then in another. A num-
Der Of times, the men in the buggy
were within a few yards of him, only
TO lose ground when Stewart would
crawl through another fence. BY the
time the pursuers had cut a fence,
to let their vehicle through. the fugi-
tive would have made a substantial
gain. After a run estimated at ten
miles, and at a time when it seemed
that the chase would have to be
given up on account OF the ebbing
strength of the horses, Stewart stop
ped and threw up his hands. He did
not have the revolvers. The officers
said today that he must have thrown
them away during the last mile of
the chase.
The insanity board, composed of
DR.. j. M. Duff, County Judge A. W.
Sponholz and j. F. Blewitt, granted
Stewart time to get a lawyer from
Dell Rapids. The hearing will prob
ably be held tomorrow. although no
definite date was set by the board.
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CLOUDBURST
SECTION OF TRACK WASHED
OTT-DAMAGE TO CROPS.

A cloudburst in the vicinity of
Akron, Ia, last night, is reported to
have done more damage than any
former similar storm in several
years in that section. Passengers ar
irving on this afternoons Milwaukee
passenger train from the south, re
ported that fields are under water.
A long section Of the Milwaukee road
near Akron was washed out. making
it necessary for this afternoons Mil
waukee train to detour oye the
Northwestern.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-05-26
NORMAL GROWS
ATTENDANCE PASSES 400 MARI
PROGRAM FOR TERMS
CLOSING EXERCISES.

Closing exercises Of the present
term at the State Normal school will
commence May so, and the program.
issued today, discloses that a number
of very interesting events are in
store for the last week of school.
That the growing Importance Of
the State Normal school is not going
unrecognized is evidenced by the
rapid increase in enrolment. The
student attendance, which has prac-
tically doubled during the last three
years, has nov passed the 400 mark.
1t is said that present indications
point to a large summer school,
which will extend over a period Of
twelve weeks, commencing June -.
1t is believed that a large number of
teachers and others. who r unable
to leave their duties at other times,
will attend the summer school.
The following is the program for
the period beginning May 80 and
ending June z:
Exercises of Model school.
Fifth and sixth grade dramatiza-
ton. May 81. 1890. Chapel.
Seventh and eighth grade drama
tization, June |. 1880. Chapel.
Eighth grade graduating exercises.
conducted by pupils themselves, june
/, $50, Room IL.
Normal Department Exercises.
May so. Chapel, Sis p. m. Al
original play written by Prof. J.. "
Goff and staged by Miss Katherine
Davis. head of Latin department.
Where the Blue Waves Roll Night
"" Admission 30 cents.
Friday. June ,, Sis p. m, Chapel
Declamatory exercises. Two prize.
offered. Admission free.
Saturday, June 3, SIS r.. M.
Chapel. Students musical rectal
Admission free.
Sunday, June A, S:15 p. m, Chapel
Commencement sermon. Rev. Roll,
Harlan. President Sioux Fans college
Monday, June 8, S:15 p. NJ
Chapel. Clara G. Mackay o|ratoricaI
contest. Three prizes offered bt
Mr.. Jesse Mackay and sister. Ad.
mission free.
Tuesday. June ., Mo p. M.
Chapel: Senior class play. Admis-
sion 80 cents.
Wednesday. June Z. 1890 a. m.
Chapel. Commencement exercises
Admission free. Commencement ad
dress. Rev. ID. V. Bush. Webster
Presenting diplomas. Hon j. "
Campbell. Regent Chairman.
Wednesday, June z. Sis p. m
Gymnasium. Alumni reception.
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NOTICE q BIDS.

Bids for thing the slough two
miles south of Howard will close
May so, 1916. The board Will hold
a special meeting at their regular
place On that day at 2 p. m. There
is between $500 and 5000 feet Of
thing to be done with 1000 feet Of
open ditch on the lower end.
For specific information inquire
of Chas. Trimmer, Madison, S. ID.
C. T.. Sawyer,
Clerk Howard Township.
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MEMORIAL SUNDAY


The w. r. c. met in regular SEES
sion on Wednesday afternoon. The
usual order of business was taken
up. Plans were discussed for Me
mortal Sunday and Decoration day.
An invitation from Rev. G.. ID. Brown
to attend services in the NJ. r.
church next Sunday was read and
accepted. Members of the G.. A. II.
and w. II. c. will meet at the court
house at 10 n. m, to form the march
to the church.
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LOCAL NEWS.


See those bracelet watches az
porter's.
Strawberries. two boxes for 25
cents. at the Sugar Bowl.
Gifts for graduation. Remember
the place.-Porter's.
Fresh dairy butter at Mfllard's.
co 10 Willard for suits. cheap this
week.
See Where the Blue Waves Roll
Nightly" at the Normal auditorium,
May 80, at S:15 o'clock.
Pineapples. size So, $1.20 per doz-
en-, or 10 cents each. at the Sugar
Bowl.
Good table butter. 25 cents per
pound.-D. McKinnon & Co.
Store open nights until after com
mencement.-Guy T.. Hanson.
For all kinds of draying phone W.
II. Buck. 2373.
The Seventh grade pupils are pic
nicking today at Lake Herman.
The latest things in straw hats are
now on sale at Hackett q Sutton's.
one lot of mems suits. sizes mp to
80. some silk lined. while they last,
$5.9S.-Hackett q sutton.
For Sale. 1916 Maxwell, five pas
senger car, electric starter. Inquire
at the former Mitchell garage.
Initiatory Saturday night at /. o.
o. +. hall. Light lunch will be
seryed.-P. A.. Koepp, N. q.
New gifts received almost every
day for the girl or boy graduate
Porter's.
Where the Blue Waves Roll
Nightly" a three act play. under the
direction of Miss Katherine Davis. at
Normal auditorium, May 80, at SIS.
You will find our prices much
more reasonable than our competi-
tors.-Porter's.
One lot of mems and boys OK
fords, values up to $3.50, while they
last, $1.98.-Hackett & Sutton.
County Treasurer Ed Hyland and
u. j. Hoidal spent the day in Sioux
Falls and will drive home a new au-
tomobile.
one lot of boys suits, values VI
to $3.50, while they last, $1.98.-
Hackett & Sutton.
A rainstorm which is said to have
almost amounted to a cloudburst last
night visited the northwest part OF
the county. No damage was re
ported.
A baseball game is announced to
be played at the city park tomorrow
afternoon at 3 o'clock between the
roundhouse rats and the tallow pots
Admission free.
Where the Blue Waves Rol.
Nightly, a three act play written by
Prof. J. w. Goff, will be given BY
the department of English at the
Normal auditorium, evening of May
80, at S:15 o'clock.
All of the public school eXamina
tions have been completed and teach
ers now are working on the records
Reports will be ready for the pupil!
Where the Blue Waves Rol
Nightly" will call up to you memo
ries or a%nticipations of u Owl
lovely lake. See the play at Norma
auditorium, May so, at Sis o'clock
The anvas of the primary cleo
ton vote in Lake county will prob
ably be completed late today. 1t /
said while there are some changes
from the unofficial figures given
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-05-26

Kansas Man, Full of Liquor, Meets
Cruelty To Animals Charge.

Kans, ity. Kan. May 26.-Wak-
inc after q drunk with a raging thirst
John Arnold, 45 years old. went to a
spring rear the Quindare pumping
station TO assuage his thirst. Along
with the water, Arnold swallowed a
small frog. The frog, not liking his
close quarters, set up considerable
commotion. which sobered Arnold so
that he ran several miles into town
before he fell exhausted. Men who
picked him up learned what had hap
pened. A police surgeon was called
and rescued Mr.. Frog with a stomach
pump, little the worse for its adven-
ture.
Arnold was taken to the city Jail.
and mex morning was fined S25 for
being drunk and for cruelty TO ami
mails.
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dows and displayed unprotected in
front of stores is especially called to
the attention of merchants and fruit
vendors and should be guarded
against. 1t is the desire of the Civic
league that you make every effort to
protect your foodstuffs and help us
in Il crusade against the fly.
Sanitation Committee,
Civic League.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-05-26

an insanity charge last winter, but
was released. Neighbors say that he
drives his automobile recklessly, and
that he gives various other reasons
TO Il alarm. 1t is told that he
appears to be perfectly rational in
business matters. He is a long time
resident Of the county and is pros
porous.
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APPRECIATION

To the voters of Lake county. /
heartily thank you for your liberal
support in the primary election.
Respectfully yours.
Ernest A. Keller.
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ROSE MAIDEN" REHEARSALS.

Girls, 4 to 6sp. m, Monday at the
studio. Joint rehearsal at Baptist
church, s p. m, Monday.
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THE CITY.


Generally fair tonight and Satur-
day; cooler in eastern portion.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-05-26

Front rooms for rent over
Rensch's store.
Rooms for rem over Osborn's Drug
Store.
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CUT THIS OUT. IT Is WORTH MONEY

Don't miss this. Cut out this slip. en-
close with s cents to Foley a. Co, Chi
cago, Ill, writing your name and address
clearly. You will receive in return q
trial package containing Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound for bronchial coughs,
colds and Group. Foley Kidney Pills and
Foley Cathartic Tablets. Sold every
where.
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For anything i'm advertising OF
printing call up Automatic 2143.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-22

few tons OF cargo. she grace.
fully retired after Weighing in
with hand bag At 100.
Next came a ,nst~rins. old
gentleman. who ,xpiaiued from
the platform that he bad re.
Gently suffered stroke. en-.
planning his loss Of 10 pounds.
A red,nosed individual. not
inx the $50 pounds Just regis.
tered. playfuiiy suggested that
they take each other on for a
wrestling match. Every body
but themselves disllked the
banter.
A thin and undoubtedly mar.
ried man dlsgustedly stepped
of. After waiting for is min
utes. he had go, on with
sack full of cabbage. and he
didn't know how much TO de-
duct from the l23 pounds reg.
istered when he realized the
mistake.
one man asked another IL he
thought he would gain any
weight by standing on the
scales another five minutes.
It's n great bit OF life. this
weighing one" Carl Harris.
Rexall salesman. remarked ms
the svarming mob OF shoppers
laughingly battled away for a
weigh.
And as the crowd finally
thinned out. a newsy sneakcd
up and put his foot on tho
scales. shooting the Indicator
far over the mark a woman eS.
pecied 10 see II stop at.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-22

Pike st. without It's automa,.
&c scales would be like M GU
without bis corr cob pipe. II
simply wonIdn, b. Pike s,.
How of on a summers
night have We fingered around
the front entrance OF swifts
pharmacy or the Owl Drug
Cos sveet-scented bazaar. try
ing 10 fight our way thru the
women. Kids and groceries for
a chance TO get a weigh away
--puni on the free scales And.
how utterly impossible and un-
successful the whole attempt
was.
We tried II again last night.
First there was a little
blonde. She smiled at her i02
pounds and disappeared with
out comment.
Next came a fat guy who had
lots OF weight but poor eyes.
Cecil Coats deciphered the Jug
Cling Indicator and approximat.
ed 22s pounds.
or the rs or 20 women who
fought their way thru the
weighing primaries and obtain.
ed a footing on the scales. the
whole gang led a weeks sup
ply Of groceries with them.
Gracious. these scales are
off. one woman out Ballard
way exclaimed. as she watched
tn. Indicator pass the Is0.
pound mark with no apparent
desire to halt. Upon the sug-
gestion that she discharge a
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-22
bad MANI WANTS BOOKS TO AID HIM I'M
COMEBACK OVER AT WALLA WALLA Pen

After 10 months behind the
silent walls OF Walla Walla
prison. Fred Starr. bad man"
and bandit, has spoken.
In a letter. tinctured with the
bitterness Of disappointment, TO
Deputy Sheriff Mike HaIly. his
friend, he has sent out an ap-
peal for books. The man who.
as boy. never had a chance,
lie hoping to educate himself In
prison.
Sir" his letter reads. you dit
at one time promise me that yoI
would send TO me my own smal
pocket dictionary that ! so hlghl,
Your promise TO me wai
made 10 months ago. and ! haven
received n yet. How well you re
membered It,"
Hally turned the letter over Il
The Star. lie had been unable Il
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-22

can make my appeal to- Heaven
only knows have plenty OF enc
mics. Since my character has been
SO blackened, no one cares to have
the slightest confidence in me. In
a way don't blame them. but some
day | will make them like me by
proving TO them that !. Fred Starr.
am not so black as | have been
painted.
"Slncc my confinement have
proved my worth TO some OF the Of
flcials here In the institution. and
they have encouraged me and
helped me. have slate TO write
on. and a small three-iuch pencil,
too This is the outfit am work
ing with. Paper I have none.
Il am willing 10 abandon an In
dlspensable article-tobacco-in or
der to get these books"
Months ago. when Starr was sen
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PUG HELD FOR
W0MAN'S DEATH

SAN LUIS o6isPo. Cal.
Sept. 22.-vIe Hanson, middle
weight pUailist. was at liberty
today on $4,000 bail. awaiting
q preliminary hearing on
charge Of murder.
The charge was made after
the body OF Mrs. Sadie 3.
Sweeney had been eshumed at
Fresno, and death was shown
to have been caused by blood
ciot near the heart.
Robert l.. Mcconnell. Mrs
sweeney's brother, swore 10 tbs
murder charge against Hanson. HI
declares Hanson slapped Mrs
Sweeney I'm the face when she re
fused TO dance with him at Pismo
Cal, two weeks ago. She became
seriously III afterwsrd. Mcconnell
declared. and died several day
later
Bail was furnished by Hanson'i
father. Vigo Hanson, a wealthy
dairyman OF San Luis Oblspo.
Hanson is well known In pugil
lstic circles. He has fought II
Kansas City and Chicago. as wei
a. In San Francisco.
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find the dictionary. he said
Starr asks for several other
books.
Perhaps" said Hally. some one
better fixed than ! will get the
books he wants and send them to
him. Starr held up street car
here. but II one understands him
he is not bad lie is a victim OF
circumstances"
mir Hally. since my inNrcera.
tlon,' Stars letter goes on. II have
composed several SONGS and some
poetry. This kind OF work inter.
ests me very much, but to continue
must have assistance. This as.
sistance must come from books.
"The books that ! would like 10
have are: One on Synonyms and
Antonyms. another entitled Slips
OF Speech. and a dictionary.
Now, my dear friend. IL In you
I ask to help me. There is no other