The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-30
LOCAL NEWS.


Frank Johnson's Repair Shop.
Last chance to see Geo. Beban in
Lost in Transit" tonight at Lyric
st. Katherine's Guild will meet to-
morrow afternoon with Mrs. Elmer
Farmer.
For Sale. Team, wagon and har-
ness, all in good condition w. M.
Blase.
Mrs. w. A. Tucker, of Sioux Falls,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. A. l..
Seminars.
Bessie Barriscale is the feature to-
night at the Imperial. The films for
Mother o. Mine" failed to arrive
Mrs. C. A. Drew and children were
departures by morning train for
Menno to visit at the family home.
The most beautiful story ever film
ed. Mother o. Mine" Sang by Dan
D. Coutts at the Imperial tonight
The Ladies Missionary society of
the Presbyterian church will meet
with Mrs. F. G. Ball Wednesday aft
ernoon.
Misses Madaline and Hazel John
son were departures by a morning
train for Minneapolis on a visit with
friends.
Mrs. Jane Roche was a departure
by morning train for Bancroft,
Neb., where she will spend the win
ter with a brother.
Friends in the city have received
announcement of the birth of son
to Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Parks CTes-
sic Keenan, of Hot Springs
Starring Bessie Barriscale tonight
at the Imperial, an attractive feature
will be reproduced. The films for
Mother O. Nine" which was an
nounced for tonight, failed to arrive.
Lost A brown suitcase containing
young mans clothes, on Route 3,
Franklin township, October 1S.
Leave at this office and oblige Tom
my Welch
Mother o. Mine" will not be pre-
sented tonight at the Imperial. due
to the failure of the transportation
company. Bessie Barriscale will be
shown in a splendid feature.
Mrs. r. B. Syverson and young son
Ralph, of Waubay, were arrivals by
morning train and are guests al
the family home. Mr.. and Mrs A. G
Gray.
The family of ]. j. Fitzgerald have
been advised of the birth of a son tC
Mr.. and Mrs. c. l.. Coughlin (Collet
Ia Fitzgerald), of Milwaukee, Satur
day.
Because of the failure in the ar
rival of the films for Mother o
Nine" that film will not be display
ed at the Imperial tonight. Bessie
Barriscale will star in an attractive
| feature.
On Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
and Saturday of this week the entir,
stock of ladies' trimmed and untrim
med hats at j. A. Johnson's will bs
marked at such reduced prices tha
you owe it to yourself to look then
over, at least.
Railway men report nine inches o
snow at Lacrosse, Wis, and five
inches at Austin, Mimi, yesterday
The roofs of cars arriving from tn,
east end last night, sidetracked il
the yards here, are banked with snow
presenting a winter scene in the vi
cinity of the depot. While the day
was cold no snow fell in this imme
diate vicinity yesterday.
From letters received by relative.
and friends of the soldiers at CamT
Greene, it is learned that the mer
will soon be on French soil. Some
have announced their expectation o.
being on the move by last Saturday
but the date is indefinite yet, other!
believing they will move some time
during this week. In some instances
parents have been given the French
address at which future letters viii
reach them.
At the high school auditorium las
night Newton Beers, mono-dramatis
delighted an audience largely made
up of l. o. O. f. members and theil
families and friends. Mr.. Beers wa.
not so much an impersonator as ar
| interpreter. His characters for inter
probation were Saul, David and Jon
athan-upon the episodes of which
the ritual of the l. o. o. F. are laid
He has in this way rendered the parti
to 5000 lodges in the United States
including 100000 people.
Erman Coats, formerly employe,
in Madison. now in the 72nd Aret
squadron, writes from Camp Kelly
San Antonio, Tex. that there arr
about 1000 men in that camp ant
some have already gone to France
Many have taken the examination
and been advanced in duty, and 9th
ers are perfecting themselves a
chauffeurs and mechanics. His com
pany has just finished the infantr.
drills-he says they must all hav'
considerable of that. The weather /
hot in the day time. but cold a
night, he says. They have receive'
some of the new Liberty motors, an,
says that they exercised the machine
before a movie film. The squadron
expects to be moved out of the coun
try soon.
John w. Walden received thi
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