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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-19
MILITIA MEET TONIGHT
ALL INVITED TO BE ON HAND
EARIN-NANN OFFICERS
ARE NEEDED.

A meeting has been called for this
evening for men interested i'm the
movement to organize a new militia
company in Madison. The meeting
will be opened at s o'clock in the
fire hall.
Already much enthusiasm i'm the
project is eyinced. Under new fed
eral regulations. officers and men or
all national guard companies are to
receive pay, commensurate with the
time they devote 10 drilling. Pro
vided a company is organized here at
once il will probably be designated
Company ID, First battalion. Fifth
regiment. South Dakota National
guard. Three companies of the new
regiment have already been formed.
two in Sioux Falls and one in Elan
dreau.
New federal regulations provide
that both commissioned and non
commissioned officers must have
seen service, either in the militia or
at school. OF the old Madison com
pany only two commissioned Officers
and five or six non-commissioned Of
fieers remain in the city. While it
is believed former members will be
given the preference in filling new
offices to be created. a half dozen or
so e formerly in the ranks or who
belonged to companies elsewhere
will be elevated.
Two former commissioned officers
who will probably be actively identi-
fled with the proposed company are
Capt. James Robertson and Second
Lieut.. Ralph McCready. The death
early this spring of Spy" Lee, for
merly first lieutenant, leaves a va
eaney to which Mr.. McCready prob
ably will succeed. Vincent Walden.
whose name had been prominently
connected with a lieutenancy in the
new company, departed yesterday TO
accept a position as assistant cashier
in a bank at Bottineau, n. ID. As
first sergeant of the former company,
Joy Wethe is in line for promotion
TO the second lieutenancy. OF the
five other s%ergeants, including quar-
termaster sergeant, of the old com
pany only three are still in the city.
They are |. ID. Lee. John Roche and
Ray Phifer.
Citizens generally, as well as pros
pective members of the proposed
company, are, invited to attend this
evenings meeting.
Five hundred per CEN or more on
an investment is a good thing. Little
want ads In The Daily Leader will
bring those results.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-19
IMPROVE DEPARTMENT
CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZES
FIRE CHIEF TO WORK OUT
PLAN-ROUTINE BUSINESS.

Fire Chief James Robertson was
authorized by the city commission
last night TO prepare and submit to
the commission plans for improving
the efficiency of the fire department.
Mr.. Robertson explained to the
commissioners that under present
regulations there is undue delay in
getting apparatus out of the fire sta
ton, and that the method of propell-
ing the fire wagons TO fires is not
the best. 1t was explained that
where a sufficient number of men re
spond TO fire alarms in time to draw
the wagons by hand, and where the
distance covered is five or six blocks
or more, the men who do the hauling
are not in the best of condition to
fight fires. Drawing the apparatus
by ordinary automobiles has not
proved satisfactory. lit is proposed
TO have the fire wagons drawn by
trucks, and to work out an improved
plan for sounding the fire alarm.
Other business transacted by the
commission included the allowing of
premiums on the insurance of the
city electric power plant. allowing of
"S1.023.75 to a.. J.. Garner on the
contract for the construction of the
new bridge on North Egan avenue
and $166.29 TO Joe Welch on the
contract for the waterworks extern
sion south of the Milwaukee tracks.
Representing a number of proper
ty owners on West Eighth street
Judge ID. ID. Holdridge petitioned the
commission to open up and grade
West Eighth street. Ii is the wish of
the property owner to have the
street graded from the Episcopal
church to the city limits, a distance
of about five blocks. Judge Hold
ridge presented 10 the city commits
sion a subscription of $50, which win
be given by property owners toward
the work if the street is graded be-
fore November i. The matter was
referred TO Commissioner j. A.
Johnson.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-19
BURNS CAUSE DEATH
FLAMES FROM GASOLINE STOVE
COMMUNICATED TO FORMER
LAKE COUNTY MAN.

Frank Hull. about SO years of age
and a resident Of Lake county for
more than thirty years. died late yes
terday afternoon at Watertown from
burns he sustained last Friday when
a gasoline stove exploded.
Meager particulars of the cause of
the fatality are Il the effect that Mr..
Hull was standing in a restaurant at
South Shore, conducted by his broth
err, William Hull. when flames from
the burning gasoline e%nyeloped him.
He was taken to a hospital in Water
town, where it was at first hoped he
had a good chance OF recovery.
For many years, before going last
spring to South Shore. where he was
following his trade as brickmason,
Mr.. Hull resided in or near Went
worth. Mr.. Hull was the son of the
late Or. A. p. Hull, of Wentworth
and this city, who was the father of
twenty-five children.
Mr.. Hull was a member of the Odd
Fellows lodge at Wentworth. He
was unmarried. Clerk of Courts f.
l.. Burnett late yesterday afternoon
received a telegram from Mrs. Emma
". Davis, Of Camp Douglas, Wis, Mr..
Hull's stepmother. asking that ar
rangements be made to have the
burial in Graceland cemetery here.
Interment will take place Thursday
afternoon. 1t is said that it is prob
able that a funeral service will be
held at Wentworth.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-19
At THE LYRIC
DOLLARS AND THE WOMAN
WEDNESDAY, EVENING.
SEPTEMBER 20.

Dan Hilyer won his wife Madge.
after a hard fight with a rival, Ar
thur Crewe. After marriage, Dan
and Madge had hard luck and Slid
down the social scale until they
reached a two tenement i'm a
mean street. Dan, however, kept
fighting and got a chance TO 30 to
san Francisco to market a smelter
patent which would make him rich.
During his absence, Madge gives
birth to Il son. Owing 10 the fact
that she is without funds, she Is
cared for during this period by
Crewe. although she does not know
it. When Dan returns. he finds his
wife changed from a cheerful, nor
nal woman TO a miser-this being
the physiological effect on her of the
horrible poverty she has undergone
before the birth of her child.
Although he now has money, SHE
refuses to dress decently. live In a do
cent home. or part with her boarded
pennies. In trying 10 understand she
cause Of this change. Dan stumbles
upon the fact that Grewe not oul.
supported Madge At The hospital, boa
that she had paid him back money
he had lent her.
This leads to suspicion eventual
~ to a tremendous quarrel. and a
parting between husband and wife,
and their happiness is only saved by
Crewe coming forward and confess
ing his part in their affairs.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-19
GREGORY LANE OFFICE
Aggregate Cash Receipts Handled
Since Opening Total S3,ii2,00o.

Gregory, Sept. 19.-The United
States land office at Gregory has
made an unusual showing in volume
of business connected with the set
Element of Gregory. Trip. Mellette
and Bennett counties.
The land office was established in
the spring of 1909. and since thai
time the aggregate cash receipts for
sale of government and coded Indian
lands, fees and commissions has
reached more than S3,442,000. Dur
ing that time there has been a total
of 10,414 homestead entries made il
the office.
The heaviest business of the office
now is final proof business, il being
nothing uncommon for as many as
100 or more homesteaders to make
final proof on their lands during a
single month. Edwin Starcher, Of
Fraifax, is register Of the Gregory
land office, while d. +. B%urkholder,
former publisher of the Chamberlain
Democrat, is receiver.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-19
Change OF PRICES
RUNCHEY'S ARE FORCED TO
RAISE THE PRICE or
BAKED GOODS.

For two years We have given Il
patrons the advantage of the higher
cost of materials. while there vas
little or no profit in sight for us.
Now it is your turn to help IS. We
help when the advance in prices
comes. Beginning Wednesday, Sep
TENDER 20. all cookies, doughnuts
and rolls will be II cents a dozen.
Bread will be 5 and 10 cents straight.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-19

Five hundred per cent oil more o.
an investment is a good thing. Littl
want ads IN The Daily Leader will
bring those rasults.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-19

Eat at Jacks.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-19

supper of lake perch they returned
in the evening, reporting a fine trip.
Quite a few others of Montrose were
at the lake also for the day.
County Engineer G. A. Trimmer
will leave tomorrow for DeSmet,
where he will be consulted by the
commissioners of Kingsbury county
regarding Kingsbury county drain
age ditch No. a, which was dug about
five years ago. 1t is said that the
ditch is falling in and that additional
digging there will probably be nee
essary.
j. S. Slack. the grocer. advertised
exclusively in last evenings Daily
Leader for a man to drive his auto
delivery wagon. This afternoon he
ordered the advertisement discontin-
ued with the remark that he had had
at least twenty applicants for the job
and had secured a satisfactory man.
Advertising in The Daily Leader
brings results.
A Madison friend of the family
contributes the following: "Myron
Sehram, formerly of Madison, but
now of Mitchell. was a victim of the
gas explosion in the Milwaukee
roundhouse. of that place. His whole
head is burned, but his eyes are
saved. His arms and legs are also
burned, but it is thought that he will
recover"
Special trains will be run by the
Milwaukee railway from points in
this vicinity to Mitchell and return.
on account of the corn palace to be
held in that city next week. The
trains will be run Tuesday and
Thursday. September 26 and %.
They will leave Colman At 5:45 a.
M, Wentworth, 6 a. m; Madison.
6:25 a. m; J%unius, GAS a. m; Win
fred. 6:55 a. m. and Howard, 7:13
a. m. Returning. the trains will
leave Mitchell at 7 o'clock in the
evening on the same days as arriving.
A new industry which is expected
TO spring into being this fall is a
broom factory. arrangements for
starting which are now being gone
ahead with by X. l.. Houck, 70S
Harth avenue. A temporary shop to
house the proposed industry has al
ready been built by Mr.. Houck, near
his home, and some of the necessary
equipment has been ordered. Mr..
Houck was formerly foreman in the
broom factories in the state peniten-
tiaries at Laramie. Wyo., and Still
water. Mimi. Mr.. Houck is of the
opinion that there is a wide field in
Madison for a broom factory.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-19

II. NJ. c. crochet thread at Morse's.
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Harms.
Gil Washington avenue. a daughter.
Miss Helen Lowe was a morning
passenger for Vermillion to enter tho
state university as a student.
Fine line of infants goods for sale
at Morse's.
Just received. a big assortment of
silk and Hea|therbloom petticoats, all
sizes and color-Mrs. X. Knoeri.
Wesley Beardsley departed for
Nermillion ON 4 morning train 10
take up his studies in the state uni
versity.
Just received, a big assortment OF
ladies' plush and cloth coats Mrs.
X. Knoeri.
50 in cash for any person bringing
to my store a standard make watch
which | cannot repair Guy +. Han
son. Jeweler.
st. Katherine's Guild viii meet
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. W. O.
White and Mrs. Lehner, at the Mrs.
White home. I'll Chicago ven
The Dancing Dayises, in the city
to give instruction i'm the latest
dances, will train classes i'm Hunte-
mer hall every evening between )
and 3 o'clock.
Mrs. Bessie Preston. pr%eceptress
East Hall. State Normal school. re
turned this morning from a two
weeks visit with friends in Minneap-
oils and points in Wisconsin.
Dale p. Osborn in jokes and song,
Tuesday night at the Lyric, v4ches-
trail accompaniment.
National Pay Up week, October 2
to 4. I'll pay my bills so you can pay
yours.
Broken Lenses accurately dupli-
Gated while you wait. Eyes exam
ined and frames fitted.-Yaeger's
Optical Parlor.
DR.. w. A. Rothsehild and son. Don
aid Rothschild. left yesterday by au-
tomobile for Bookings. where the
latter will enter the State Agricul-
tural college.
Miss Ida Carthgart. of LAGRANGE.
Ind, who has been a guest at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. ID. j. Mitter-
ling, East Fifth street, departed by
an. afternoon train for Aberdeen, on
her return home.
There will be a meeting tonight OF
the board of directors of the Madison
Merchants association. Included in
the matters to be taken up are the
program for National Pay Up week,
October 2 to October z.
The county commissioners met
this forenoon to consider supplies
for the fall election. This afternoon
the commissioners are in Chester
township, where they expected to ac-
cept bridges built there this year.
Montrose dispatch Rev. j. s.. Me
Auliff, accompanied by several of the
young boys of his congregation. mo-
tored to Lake Madison Sunday after
noon and spent the time on the lake
boat riding and fishing. After a fine
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-19
BUSINESS LOCALS.
Eat at Jacks.

Big 25 cent meal at Rays.
For Rent. Four room house
Mrs. VIM. Roche, Phone 1886.
For Sale. House 16x24 in good
shape.-R. Fl. Mayfield.
For Sale. All my household fur
niture.-Mrs. II. NJ. Penn.
For Rent. -Four room cottage.
Apply at this office.
For Rent. Six room house, one
room to be reseryed-S06 Lee ave-
nue..
Notice. We are prepared to clean
your rugs.-R. H. Mayfield.
For Rent. New six room modern
house and garage. See F. J. Mundt.
For Rent. Five room cottage,
good basement, we'll, cistern. electric
lights.--W. G.. Abbott.
For Sale. A quantity of upland
and midland hay. in stack or deliver
ed. 5. Thompson, Phone S6S7.
For Sale. My residence property
at a bargain.-H. NJ. Penn.
Chambermaid wanted at once
Jacks Restaurant.
W~atermelons on ice, from 35 cents
up, at the Sugar Bowl.
vanilla ice cream 81 per gallon, at
the Sugar Bowl.
Eat at Jacks.
Ice watermelon, ca%nteloupe, ice
cream and soda at Rays.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-19
THE CITY.
WEATHER

Fair tonight and Wednesday;
warmer in the East portion tonight.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-15
LAWYER DENIES UNPROFESSIONAL
 LEGAL CONDUCT

Although complaint haskbeen made to the grievance committee against Attorney John P. Gray's conduct in the Kessler divorce muddle, Attorney Gray declares his handling of the case has been open and above board in every respect. It was not charged that Attorney Gray tried to collect any illegal fees but Johanna H. G. Kessler claimed he had been guilty of unprofessionaI conduct in handling certain phases of the case. The mat ter is still in the hands of the griev- ance committee.
 The Kessler litigation was origin ally taken care of by Attorney Benja- min H. Gordon, who agreedto leave the city after his activities had been investigated by the grievance com mittee. Then Attorney Gray took charge.
 Johanna KessIer is asking the su- perior court to annu1 her marriage to Oscar B. Kessler of this city. She says at the time she married him in September, 1911, he was a1ready welded to Ade1ine Sutton. Oscar Kessler has brought divorce pro- ceedings against Ade1ine, alleging de- sertion in 1899. They were married in 1899. He wants the custody of three children.
 Johanna Kessler declares she went to Attorney Gray's office to demand the papers in the suit. She was dis satisfied because $11O had been paid in fees and no progress made She alleged she could get no satisfactory reply from the lawyer. He then sug- gested that she should marry Kessler again when he procured a divorce from his first wife. Mrs. Kessler re- fused to agree to this and after 8 verbal dispute she complained to the grievance committee. Both suits are assigned for trial tomorrow and it is said Attorney Gray agreed to try them in order that his client should have no further cause for dissatisfac-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-15
SECRET SERVICE ESTABLISHED BY LIQUOR RAIDERS Police Have New System, Says Prosecutor A. J.
 Merritt in Court. SLEUTHS NOW GET
 ENOUGH EVIDENCE First Victim Sentenced To !. Jail For 15 Days and
 Fined $25.

The police have established a se- cret service system by which much information regarding the illicit sale of liquor has been procured, accord ing to the statement made by Liquor Prosecuting Attorney Albert J. Mer- ritt in the city court today, when the charge of selling liquor without a license was pressed against Hovag- uan Sorderian. an Armenian restaur- ant keeper at 534 Water street. Sor- derian was found guilty by Deputy costs and sentenced to IS days in jail. The fine and costs amounted to $45.45.
 SOrderian'S restaurant was raided Saturday evening by Dog and Liquor Agent J. T. Cough1fn, Sergeant James Ramsey and Policeman J. A. Burnes. They found three men sitting at a ta- bIe with bottles of beer. In the ice box demijohn and bottle of wine and eight bottles of beer were found.
 When the policemen entered the place, Sorderian was detected by Po- Hceman Burnes as he was throwing a bottle of beer into coal box
 In court, the three men testified that they had purchased the beer fo1 that the beer was not sold and he kept it to give to his friends. He alleged that the wine was not sold but used in cooking certain dishes.
 Attorney Merritt, in prosecuting the case, said that in the past it has been almost impossible to procure convic- tions in such cases as the police have been unable to get admission to the places and that when their men dc gain entrance, they are not sold any liquor. But, he added, the police have developed a secret service by which much important information been obtained and especially was this so in the case of Sorderian.
 Sorderian was arrested May 1 fol selling liquor without a license an6 was fined $50, but judgment was sus- pended on his promise to give up the business. Judge B. P. Nobbs repre- sented him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-15
CLERGY MEN TO
 GIVE UP FIGHT /. AGAINST CLUBS
Won't Garry Battle Against Liquor Organizations To
 Higher Court.

It is reported that the c1ergymen and others who made such a long fight against certain clubs which re- gently obtained liquor licenses by the simple scheme of changing the club names, have decided not to carry the legal struggle to the superior court.
 The original intention was to appeal to the superior court and then to the supreme court if necessary. This pro- cedure would be expensive, however, and there was nobody willing to come forward with the sinews of war. At torney A. J. Merritt, who represented the remonstrants, said today that he had received no instructions to take an appeal.
 The remonstrants felt they had been unjustIy dealt with because they re- ceived no notice that the clubs had applied under new names for licenses. Remonstrances had been filed against such organizations as the Acorn, OK ford and East End A. c. But when the same clubs changed their names to the Akron, Jonathan and Borough R. C., and advertised their applica- tions in a newspaper printed in a foreign language, the remonstrants were taken unawares.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-15
CUMMINGS WANTS
 DIRECT ELECTION
 OF COMMITTEEMEN

St. Louis, June 15.-With copy OF President Wilson's suggestions for blanks in the hands of every mem Der, the subcommittee on resolutions of the Democratic convention started work today on the framing of the platform. Senator Stone. chairman of the committee, said he did not expect the draft to be ready for the conven- tion before tonight and it probably will not be presented until tomorrow After completion by the nine sub-com- mittee members, it must be submitted to the entire membership for approval before it goes to the convention and since opinion is divided on some of the important proposed blanks the /sub- committees task will not be an easy one.
 Homer s. Cummings, vice-chairman of the national committee and con- sidered for the chairmanship to Nsuc- ceed William F.. McCombs, appeared before the subcommittee today to urge adoption of a, resolution which would fix the method in the future of electing Democratic national commit teemen. MT. Cummings said it was desired that committeeman be elected by Democratic voters in all states and territories. He said the resolution should provide further that commit teemen should serve only until the national convention succeeding their election has done its work and ad-
 
 Before the sub committee met there was a revival of the suggestion that a plank be inserted f0r legislation that would prevent a, federal judge from accepting any other elective federal of fee during his term or within a desig- mated time after he quit the bench
 A delegation representing the Amer jean organizat ton of hOboes appeared at the committee room early and de- manded a hearing They said they de- sired blanks declaring for the right to york; for free transportation ''td and from the job,'' for the abolition of private employment agencies and, for. the ballot for all migratory and uns employed wherever they may be.
 Col R. M. Thompson, Rear Admiral OsterhauS and President F. B. Lambert, of the navy league, urged the sub b-comInittee to put in a plank declaring that thes@ United States should have a navy second in sea power in the world.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-15

whose patriotism shall be as broad as America-whose sympathies shall be as deep as humanity. Drive from their hearts all narrowness of sect, or caste or tradition, or locality.
 Blessed then and prosper us will this nation be, if they who. lead shall live pure, speak true, right wrong remember thy kingship and serve thy people,"
 The delegates joined with the Ar bishop in the Lords prayer.
 The credentials committee then re- ported on the delegation tests from Washington, D. c; Porto Rico and Hawaii The delegates from the District of Columbia and Hawaii were recognized as placed on the rolls by the national committee: Porto Rico was divided between the cOntesting delegates.
 The report of the committee on per manent organization was adopted. The announcement of names of per manent convention officers-Chair- man Ollie James, Secretary Kremer and others were cheered
 Delegates Norman E. Mack, of New York; Governor s. V. Stewart, of Montana, and D. R. Phelan, of Cali fornia, composed the committee which escorted Senator James to the. chair.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-15
THREE INJURED WHEN MACHINES
 MEET HEAD-ON George Mendes, Aged 19, Thrown Through Wind
 shield of Auto. JUGULAR VEIN IS
 ALMOST SEVERED Brother, Aged Nine and Boy Friend Escape With Minor Hurts.
Especial to The F'armer)

Westport, June 15.-George Mendes, aged 19 years, son of MT. and Mrs. Frank B. Mendes of Greens Farms, narrowly escaped death today when the automobile which he~was driving collided with automobile owned by the Gorham family of Greens Farms.
 Mendes' brother, John, aged years, and a boy friend, George Steward, es- caped with minor injuries. Mendes is severe Iaceration of the throat, which nearly severed the jugular vein, a gash in the back of his neck four inches in length, and some bruises of body. His condition is critical
 Mendes was driving to the railroad station on the shore read at 7:30 a. m. to deliver some articles to his father, who was at the railroad sta ton. He was proceeding on the right side of the road when the Gorham machine, driven by their chauffeur, was proceeding on the wrong side. accord ing to the Mendes family. Mendes endeavored to steer clear of the other machine, but was unable He thrown from the car. It was said by witnesses that George Mendes was cat apuItated through the windshield. Dr. William T. NagIe of Fairfield, was summoned and he administered treat n1ent and took the injured boys home. At the Mendes home today it was said that the drivers of the cars are very friendly.