The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-11-21

a shooting match at the Alt Johnson
farm, five miles southeast of the
city, Wednesday. November %, be-
ginning at l o'clock p. m.
1.-The Talisman Beads" an anu
let or charm, supposed to possess
magic power. See them at Jeff f.
Sears, the Madison matchmaker.
The Chicago Orchestral Choir,
third number of the entertainment
course, will give its entertainment in
the high school auditorium, Monday,
November rs, at $50. Single ad-
missions, 81. Seats reserved at
Smiths Drug Store Saturday, $3.50 a..
m. Holders of season tickets may re-
serve seats by presenting their ticket
and receive reserve slip.
Chairman John w. Walden remit
ted for the returns in the campaign
for the Army Y. M. C. A. today,
which amounted to $~6,s14.96. The
last subscription entered in the fund
was by the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen for '$25. The county
wound up with an oversubscription
of $50 per cent.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Unzelman, of
Ramona, were In the city today to at
tend the funeral of the latter's faith
er, the late e. ]. Fawkes. Mr.. I'm
Zelman, who went from Madison to
Ramona a few months ago and en-
gagged in the hardware business, has
sold his store to E. j. Coast, of Aber-
deem, and will again take up his resi-
dence in Madison.
County Fuel Administrators Thos.
A. Walden, HI. H.. Holdridge and
Prof. l.. G. Atherton visited every
fuel dealer in the county yesterday
in their canvass pursuant to the
plans of the government to obtain
exact knowledge of local conditions
in each community. The men left
blanks with each dealer, and it will
require several days for them to fill
out and return them. The local
board cannot begin estimating the
costs or prices until they are furnish
ed with the matter demanded in
these blanks, but will begin their
work as soon as they are in position
to do so.
Invitations for the ~dedicatory ex-
ercises for the new training school
of the Madison Normal are out today
for Friday evening, in the assembly
room of that building. An elaborate
program of addresses and music has
been prepared for the occasion. Fol
lowing the dedicatory exercises there
will be a reception for the out of
town guests by the Madison CONNER
cial club in the Normal gymnasium.
This latter feature of the occasion
will take place at about $50 in the
evening.
The annual meeting of Madison
chapter, o. E. S.. was held at Ma
sonic temple last evening with an at
tendance representing a large por-
ton of the membership. The feature
of the eevning's business was the
election of officers for the ensuing
yea ras follows: Mrs. l.. G.. Ather-
ton, worthy matron; Mr.. C. A. Berg
worthy patron; Mrs. c.. A. Berg, as
sociate matron; Mrs. Mary e. Ripe,
secretary; Mrs. j. +. Stahl, treasur-
err; Mrs. A. j. Baldwin, conductress
Miss Lucille Hackett, associate con.
ductress. Subordinate officers will
be appointed by the worthy matron
! at a future date.
The Madison men of the G.. III
Atkinson Paving company, who have
been working at the paving in Mitch
ell, returned today, having completed
2 the work at Mitchell, and their paw
! ing for the year. AT that city they
laid approximately $4,000 yards o.
asrhaltic concrete paving, and have
been gone from Madison a month
: w. G.. Burke, Paul Koepp, Roy Mich
/, olson and John Parker are the meI
from here who were employed will
the company. Mr.. Burke said toda!
I that there would be very little paw
y ing done next year, according to thu
T plans of the company, labor being
very scarce, and the probability tina
the government would render thu
work difficult by its requirements o.
: cars, stone and other materials. The
! paving company have some machin
, cry in Madison yet, and it is intend
! ed to load that next week and send
c to Watertown for the winter.