The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-05

N. Y, to visit his mother.
DR.. p. M. Rensvold returned last
night from Chicago, where he was
taking some surgical practice fitting
himself for a wider practice in case
he is called into the army service.
Big shipment of Lowney's famous
chocolates. Get a box today at Por-
ter's.
Patrons of the Lyric theater were
delighted last evening with the music
of a four piece orchestra, which en-
tertained for the first time. The or
chestra members come from Mime
apolis and will be a permanent fea-
ture at the Lyric.
The Brotherhood of American
Yeomen held their regular election
of officers last night, Alfred A. Full
Ter being elected as foreman, Ellen
McVey, master of ceremonies; Geo.
Gueffroy, correspondent; F. C. Full
Ter, master of accounts, and Della
Fuller, chaplain.
About SO Of the Madison boys OF
Company r and a number of the
Howard men are in Madison today to
visit the fair. Lieut.. Wethe is with
them, but it is said that he is not in
charge of the men, and that they
came as citizens and not rs soldiers
1t was stated today that they might
do patrol or police duty at thf
grounds during the day.
Work on the streets is progressing
well today. The concrete mixer il
laying base between Third and
Fourth streets N, and the asphalt
surface is being laid on Sixth stree.
NE. There is somewhat more thar
half of this street finished. Materia
is on the ground for the base as fal
south as First street N.
The funeral of Mrs. Annie Coon
radt, of Junius. was held this after
noon at the Presbyterian church
Rev. McKibbin preached the funera
sermon, the the funeral was con
Quoted by r. L. Peck, interment be
ing made in Graceland cemetery
Many sorrowing relatives and friend
accompanied the remains to Madison
and Joined the procession TO tn
cemetery.
The exemption board met lat
this afternoon to do routine work il
connection with the men drawn 70
the army, and to prepare for their in
structions and forwarding. Their
were three men ordered to report to
day for forwarding to Camp Funsto'
at Fort Riley. Kan. Harry w Lang
felt and Alva Nj. Eubaak. John w
Dooley. of Ramona. was notified t
be present also TO provide for tn
failure of either of the two othe
men to appear. Mr.. Langfelt OF
tanned permission of the board to re
main at his home in Wentworth III
til tomorrow morning. The boar
will place the men on the train 70
the south in the morning.
A. w. McWayne. Of the firm c
architects of Perkins & McWayn'
was in the city today from Siou
Falls. This firm has been maxim
estimates on the construction of III
new proposed hospital for this cit!
and when he came UP this mornin
Mr.. McWayne brought a framed an
colored front elevation of the built
ing. The building is of two storit
and basement. The picture is fin
in appearance. The only fault
mere mar can find with it is thu
the automobile driving on the eli
cular drive to the door is not col
forming to the city ordinances pre-
viding that the machines keep to II
right-unless it backed in and
backing out, too. The picture vi
hang in the Red Crossing buildir
during the fair.
The county commissioners hay
been in session at the COURTEOUS
yesterday and today. in their regul;
meeting. and meeting appointed
open bids on county bridges. Biz
were opened yesterday. with the r
suit that the Pioneer Bridge cor
pany, of Mitchell, got n award
Badus and one in Clarno township
Mr.. Bidwell, of HaZelton, N. d., W
awarded four, one in Franklin, O
in Badus, one in Wayne and one
Summit townships. w. G. Marqua
was awardedeone in Franklin al
one in Orland. There is still one n
yet awarded, and which is the lar
est and most important of the Il
the one at the west end of the TAX
spanning the inlet. II is at II
meeting that they planned to ma
the yearly levy for the county G
penses, but up to moor of today tn
had been so occupied by bitches a
bridges to the exclusion of ever
thing else that they had no time
devote to county work.