The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-20

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account of the death of an uncle.
See the fight for control of our
wireless service in the gigantic pro-
duction of the war play of today.
The Invaders" next Thursday and
Friday.
Thursday, July 26, Lake auditori-
UNI; Friday, July 27, high school au-
ditorium, THE Invaders" home tai
ent.
Special meeting Excelsior encamp-
ment No. Is, Tuesday evening, July
"a. Installation of officers and re-
freshments.-J. w. Harrington. c. It.
Do you want to see your friends
in action as they may be inside of six
months? See them in the big war
play, The Invaders" next Thursday
and Friday.
There will be services at the Downs
school, Leroy township, Sunday,
July %, at 3 p. m. You are cordial
ly invited to be present.-John f.
Booth, Pastor.
John Schmidt and family. of Seat
tie, Wash, who have been guests at
the home of A. G. Schmidt, a cousin.
departed this morning for Fond du
Lac, Wis, and will return TO Madison
in about two weeks.
DR.. Gilliland, of Mitchell, who has
been in the city a day or two in the
interest of Wesleyan college, went to
day to points in the south part of
the county on the same mission. DR..
Gilliland will return to Madison and
deliver the sermon at the union meet
ing TO be held at the Library park
Sunday evening.
Howard Democrat. Not a drug
gist in Miner county as yet has taken
out a permit to sell intoxicating liq-
uor. Nor has a physician in the
county made application to write pre-
scriptions for liquor. Those who
have drank up all their reserve"
will be bone dry from now on.
Considerable discomfort is evinced
by people who really like music of
the disturbance made by automobiles
during outdoor entertainments. They
say that it is the custom of owners of
automobiles to push their machines
a. NAoSFlf " Int A1Oni III IA1NSE tAldl~
tiers as possible, then before the en-
t%ertainment is ended they find it nee
essary to start their motor and de
part.
The Chautauqua association will
have movies at the auditorium on the
grounds twice a week during the rest
of the summer, it was announced to
day. The exhibitions will be under
the direction and management of the
Mulvey brothers, of the Imperial.
Sunday evening will be the first
evening, and the regular week exhi-
bition will be on Thursdays. At the
week nights there will also be a
dance given every week.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. II. G. Gross. OF
Leroy, returned this morning from
Streeter and other points in North
Dakota. Mr.. Gross states hat crop
conditions in the north state are dis
~couraging on accoun of a persistent
drouth which has prevailed through
out the season. On their way home
Mr.. and Mrs. Gross called at the
farm home of their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Mel
son, recently married, near Armour.
r. Armstrong and wife, of Huron,
arrived in the city by a morning
train, Mr.. Armstrong to be employed
on the paving work. Mr.. Armstrong
states hat five other couples will ar
rive in the city tomorrow for the
same purpose. Today Mr.. Armstrong
was hunting rooms suitable for light
housekeeping and states that the de
mand for such accommodation will
be great among the other employees
to arrive.
Tomorrow morning the county
commissioners start their new road
building machinery. This consists of
a 1890 Reeves kerosene tractor and
a Gallon 12-foot blade grader. The
county rents the machine at $50 a
day, and If they decide to keep ii the
rental money will be applied on the
principal of the purchase price. Its
immediate test will begin tomorrow
for a period of three days. Work
will be done on what is known as
the Spicer hill and on the Wentworth
road.
Sioux Falls dispatch: The an
nual report OF the officers of the
South Dakota Children's home in this
city, which has just been made,
shows that the previous years work
of the institution was exceeded dur
ing the past year. The report shows
that the home has cared for a total
of 168 unfortunate children since
June of last year. During this pc
riod 118 children were provided with
good homes by the institution. Since
the home was originally established
years ago it has started on careers OF
usefulness nearly 1900 children.
Comment on the proposal to raise
a company of home guards for Mad
ison, for home protection after the
enlisted men have gone to their
camps is almost wholly favorable.
The exposed condition of cites and
towns in the country is recognized
and the necessity for some organized
form of protection is universally &C.
knowledged. Men who cannot well
/ enlist to go to the front both on ar.