The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-05-17

~lldLutIy NO. ~, ~. L., FRIDAY even
ing at s o'clock. Work in Red Cross
degree. Lunch.-H. Hanson, E. c..
Supt. Ed Rafferty,, IF the city cleo
trio light plant, went by a morning
train to Sioux Falls to attend a two
days convention of electricians to be
held in that city,
The Helping Hand society of the
NJ. L. church will meet in the church
parlors tomorrow afternoon at 2
O'Clock. A large attendance is de
sired as the ladies are going to sew.
also important business.
The Presbyterian Aid society will
be entertained by Mrs. McAdam,
Mrs. Trimmer and Mrs. F|airchild at
the home of the former Friday aft
ernOon. A large attendance is de-
sired.
All members of the w. r. C. are
requested to meet at the P%resbyte-
rian church tomorrow at ? O'Clock to
attend the funeral of Mrs. n. b..
Stacy, which will be at 2:30.-By
order of president.
f. f. Olstad, cashier of the State
Bank of Marion, at Marion, this
state. is in the city attending the
bankers convention and guest of his
brother, c. +. Olstad. president Of
the First National bank, of this city.
Mrs. VIM. Rohrer, $40 First street
NV, was a departure by a morning
train. en- route to Newark, n. j., on
a visit of six weeks at the home of
her parents, Rev. and Mrs. r. j.
Hack, former residents of this city.
The Commercial club and the Mer-
chants association today extended an
invitation to the State Undertakers'
! association, i'm convention at Aber-
deem to meet in Madison next year.
Curtis NJ. Johnson, the noted
speaker on community building at
the high school auditorium Thursday
evening. Nav "a. Good music. Ad-
mission free.
Harry Ellis was arrested last night
by l.. C. Hawley for offering for sale
on the street perch. The man was
brought before Justice f. l.. Soper.
and in lieu of the fine imposed. was
committed to Jail for five days.
The Abiding Christian" is the
subject to be discussed this evening
al the Methodist church at the mid
week service. 4 reporl Of the Billy
sunday meetings in New YotE will
be given in the opening service. 4
stewards meeting follows the hour
Of prayer.
A remarkable effect that the bank
! ers' convention had on objects eX-
posed on the street was the stoppage
of the chime clock at the front of the
! First National bank. II could meas.
| ure the strenuous time no further.
! stopping precisely at 3:45.
Married. at the Methodist parson-
, age. Monday. May IA, Willard II
Peck and Elsie Nj. Peck, both OF
Madison. the Rev. H. w. Minish Of.
ficiating. At the Methodist church
Wednesday, May 16, Edwin NJ. Hal.
version, of Ramona, and Anna Nj. y
{Moberg, of Miranda, the Rev. y. "
Minish officiating.
After nearly eve years of service
in the office of the county treasurer.
Miss Ora Bergstreser quit yesterday.
and will spend some time at the
home Of her parents. Her position
is taken by Miss Lola Hart, who has
been deputy in the office of auditor.
Miss Fay Kingsley will occupy the
position left vacant by Miss Hart.
Work was renewed on the new
p~ostoffice building today. For some
days the men have been waiting for
material. and it was only late this
forenoon thai it arrived for them 70
begin. They are pouring the con
crete for the footings, on which the
brick work will be erected as soon
as the footings have set sufficiently
to bear it.
Pursuant to being awarded the
contract for renewing the roof of the
public library, C. Rensch began on
the work this morning. The shin
giles are to be removed, and replaced
with heavy galvanized iron, sheets
running from ridge to caves, joined
together with standing seams. 1t is
thought to be more durable and
tighter than shingles. and lends it
self more easily to the contour of the
irregular lines of the roof.
The rural schools of Lake county
have subscribed $193.10 up to yes
terday for the fund for Belgian re
lief. To add to this are No. 3,
Roosevelt district, Margaret Carr.
teacher, $12; No. s. Wentworth dis
trict, Margaret Henley. teacher, 1922;
No. 2 in Lake Center district. Elean-
or Gross, teacher, IS, and No. 8, in
Hyland district, Marie Parker, teach
er, $3.50. These sums later given
raises the total for rural schools to
~s241.60.
Press dispatches relate that Mps
Charlotte Pickford, mother of Mary
Pickford, the poor little rich girl,
reported to the Los Angeles police
that on May 9 a bracelet belonging
to her daughter was stolen from hei
home. Mrs. Pickford said the brace.
let consisted of SO one-eighth karat
diamonds set in platinum and mount.
ed in gold. A gold vanity case is also
missing. Mrs. Pickford incidentally
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