The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-10

! - NHall0 Will bt III
Watch tomorrow's papers for an
nouncement of train service to the
lake Sunday, Red Cross day.
Leo Kennedy and wife arrived by
an afternoon train from Sioux City
on a visit at the home of the ~latter's
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Byrne.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dugan. of Mis-
soula, Mont, were arrivals by a
morning train and are guests at the
home OF the latter's parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Byrne.
Mrs. Shepley and children. who
have been guests at the home of the
formers parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Gilbert, departed this morning for
their home at Canton, Ill. They were
accompanied by Mrs. Gilbert.
Geo. Fl. Henry, state fire warden
was in Madison today on his yearly
visit. viewing public buildings. 1t is
his duty to inspect buildings Of pub
lie nature or in places in which they
command the risk OF neighboring
buildings, and pass upon their ordi-
nary security as fire risks and pub
lie safety.
The company of home guard at
Madison 10Y numbers $50. NJ. II.
Colgrove. custodian of the rolls, said
today. 1t had been intended to have
closed the enlistments yesterday
morning in order to send the names
TO the council Of defense at Pierre,
but for some reason this was not
done, and further applications for en-
try We're received.
George X. Farmer returned this
afternoon from a business trip to
Casper and Douglas. the oil-yielding
parts of Wyoming. He went and re
turned over the Northwestern line
through northern Nebraska. He says
that i'm eastern Nebraska the crops
are good. but i'm the west portion il
looks dry. Farther west. i'm the
Wyoming country it is simply dessi-
Gated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred WEIGH. 100
First street NV. are i'm receipt Of 4
letter from their son, Anton Welch.
who enlisted in the navy early i'm the
summer. who has been i'm New York
tfliN lilt past NtN = al MtfhH4 NldliiIE
that he has been assigned to the
cruiser Havana. He has been ap-
pointed to the position Of fir% ser
geant with 2S yeOmen under his com
mand. Bert Reynolds. also Of Mad
ison. has been assigned to the same
vessel.
The machine mixing cement for
the base on Second street NE fin
ished the three blocks of that thor.
oughfare yesterday afternoon after
an intermittent week of work. and
the machine has been moved to the
far north end of Egan avenue. The
crew is doing other preparatory work
on other streets of town or laying off.
Sand and gravel is being hauled and
deposited in readiness for the work
on Egan avenue. and as soon as
enough is supplied the machine viii
again begin eating il up. 1t has beer
the scarcity of this material that ha,
delayed the machine thus far. and
which threatens to maintain the ten.
sion of scarcity. Work of preparing
other streets has been pursued dila.
torily on account of the slow progress.
lidut ny lniS NtiA HettSSdi Hld
)chine.
w. y. Moore. experimenting tn,
construction of 16 bridges i'm Lake
county. the contracts for which Were
awarded this spring to the Pioneer
Bridge company. of Mitchell, was il
the city several days this week. II,
says that labor is scarce. and that tn
company. while doing what they car
10 push the work forward, are no
worrying any about getting thei
work done. Mr.. Moore says that the
are paying an equivalent of $4 a da.
I, for common labor. but are not max
ing any attempt to enlarge their pres
ent force at this time. They thin
labor will be plentiful after har
! vest. and then they will speed up tn
work. The high prices of labor vii
cut into their profits severely. bu
they proceed OF the principle hat j
ii does now it will anyway. and t
hurry the disagreeable duty through