The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-03

The Red Cross society will not
meet at the Masonic temple for work
on Thursday, September 6.
Mrs. Orville Galloway went with
friends by auto to Beresford yester-
day, where she will spend a week at
the home her brother, George Ackley.
Mrs. Bessie Preston returned by a
morning train from Frederick, Wis,
where she had been visiting her son.,
Fred, and family. whom she reports
enjoying life and prospecting.
w. B. Movray, formerly station
agent at Madison, with his son, Will
lam, both of Wells, Mimi, spent
Sunday at the V. r. Walden home.
returning to their home this morn
ing.
Ralph Rensch, who has been visit
ing at the home of his father. Crist
Rensch. in this city the past two
weeks, returned to Duluth. Mimi. bv
a morning train.
Miss Grace Ketcham departed bv a
morning train for st. Paul and will
thence proceed to Riverside, Cal.
via Portland, Ore. Miss Ketcham
will resume her work as physical
trainer in Riverside high school.
c.. E. Lamb, in the employ of the
Natural Wood R%enovating company.
OF Kansas City, finished Saturday
the work of reassembling the furni-
ture of the city schools after clean
ing, dipping and vanishing.
Tho a.~....4.a- "
for the Army Y. NJ. c. A., of which
Mrs. F. l.. Mease was chairman. and
who put on a tag day Saturday. re-
ports that during the afternoon and
evening they raised just short Of
$3.50.
In response to a telegram yester-
day advising him that his brother at
LeMars, Ia, was not expected to live
but a short time, A. j. Reichman
left yesterday afternoon for Sioux
Falls by auto, where he would catch
a train for his former home, hoping
to arrive there this morning.
Banks were closed today on ac-
count of ii being a legal holiday, and
the county officers were attending 10
private business or seeking diversion
in some other way. None of the in
dustrial concerns of Madison made
pause in their work on account of
Labor day, nearly every one of them
needing that day and many others to
catch up with their work.
The Capital City Amusement com
pany. engaged for the fair, arrived
at Madison Saturday. and unloaded
their cars today. Their equipment
was transported on 10 cars. five of
which were flat cars containing wag-
ons. loaded and ready for hauling to
the site of their show, four ears for
the accommodation of their workmen
and actors, and a car for baggage
and miscellaneous junk. They carry
no horse equipment. and the hauling
had to be done by local draymen.
Last night a brief but heavy rain
fell at Madison and vicinity, and il
is said hat there was some hail. Fl.
c, Larson, a prominent farmer from
near Wentworth. was i'm town on
business this forenoon, and said that
there was sufficient hail in his neigh
Iborhood to ribbon the leaves of corn.
He is of the opinion that there is
much corn in his neighborhood that
is out of the way of the frost. AT
Ramona, it is said, a very light
sprinkle of rain fell during the night.
Between there and Garden City there
was none. the threshing rigs running
on grain from the shock, but beyond
that point as far north as Bristol,
there vas a good shower.
According to returns from the
state board of tax review at Pierre,
received lately by County Auditor
Hartwich, Lake county has tax in
come from property valued at $31,-
028,190. Without property of com
mon carriers the general total value
is s2S,524,0S3 Agricultural land
values of s19,S99, 900 are returned
by the board after raising them 10
per cent. Implements and struc-
lures amount to SLAP, 900 after
lowering them rs per cent. Nearly
all classes of live stock were raised
in percentages ranging from 10 to
80. Mr.. Hartwich observed casually
that the greatly increased valuation
of the county would raise his salary
as county auditor.
The fair grounds today present an
appearance as though a great circus
was making preparationsto give an
exhibition. The various shows and
concessions are making their places
ready for business on the opening
day, Wednesday. Judges say thai
the track is the finest they have
driven a horse over this season.. The
rain, save from making the track
slower, ha sactually benefited it
The previous work made it level, ant
the rain provided a softer sub-sur
face. After the rain ii was dragged
and smoothed again, and is providing
the ideal surface for a ditr track
lacking the hardness that it would
have had after the long period of dry
weather by making a cushion be
meath the immediate top and lackins
!, the dust. A. G.. Schmidt, secretary