The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-21

vention of the State Retail Clothiers'
association, which will be in session
two days.
Miss saba Jones, who has spent
the greater portion of the summer at
the home of her brother. Chas. Jones.
returned by a morning train TO Ran
dolph, Wis.
Howard Mayo, a former Madison
railroad man. now of Deer Lodge.
Mont. is in the city calling on
friends. Mr.. Mayo is in charge of a
Milwaukee electric engine on the
mountain system.
Tonight the Yeomen hold their
regular meeting in Hexom's hall, and
will banquet the enlisted members of
their order. An initiation will be
held to confer a degree on one ap-
plicant.
The board of county commission
! ers were in session this morning. con
sidering road grading. They went
this afternoon to Orland township to
inspect for acceptance certain grad
ing.
A. W. S%ponholz and wife go today
to Sioux Falls by automobile, from
where they will travel over the I'LL
nois Central to Chicago for a vaca-
ton and visit. Mr.. Sponholz said
this morning that they would prob
ably be back September 5.
Special meeting of Evergreen lodge
No. IT, A. f. & A. NJ. Wednesday
evening, August %. to arrange for
the funeral of Brother j. p. Belts.
BY order of B. M. Lawrence, w. M.
A. w. Clark. Sec.
The funeral of Mrs. Ed Westby.
who died at Dell Rapids early Mon
day morning, will be held tomorrow
afternoon. Services will be conduct
ed at the house at 1880 p. m. and at
? o'clock at the Norwegian Lutheran
church. Rev. Martin Anderson, for
merly of Madison, now of Morehead.
Mimi, will speak in English. and
Rev. Olin Reigstad will address in
Norwegian. Interment will be made
in Graceland cemetery.
w. Powers, John Hunt, James
Ward and T. b. Halvorson. all of
Wentworth. were apprehended at an
early hour this morning by Sheriff
+. A. Keller at Wentworth on their
return from a trip to Trosky. Mimi.
The four men were arraigned before
Justice Sponholz this morning on a
statutory liquor charge. w. Powers
was charged with transporting liquor
within the state, and waived exam
nation. to appear before the district
Judge at Sioux Falls this afternoon
and receive sentence. The others. on
a charge of being accessories. were
bound to appear before Justice Spon-
holz on September Is to answer to
the complaint.
The case Of the city against G.
Belger. on a charge preferred by
Mary Ostrander was disposed of by
assessing a fine of $50 or 40 days in
jail against the defendant, and he is
held under a bond of 500 while
earning the money with which 10 pay
the fine. c. J. Porter appeared on
the part of the city, and r. L. Soper
was attorney for defendant. 4 mo.
tion of dismissal by defendants at
torney. supported by argument that
the rear door of a residence is not
a public place. as the offense charged
is alleged TO have occurred in a pub
lie place. was overrulled by Justice
S%ponholz.
The mixer for laying base has com
pleted Egan venue on both sides as
far south as the intersection of Sixth
street N. and the machine was moved
yesterday afternoon TO the east END
of Sixth street N to begin work at lay.
ing the base on thai street. The
steam shovel is working on Egar
avenue between First and Secont
streets n. The men were inquirinl
this morning if the city engineer
could find another hole he wanted
filled with the dirt removed. TIL,
operation of this machine is not Onll
for the improvement of the street.
upon which construction work is be
ing done, but also other streets ant
grades in the city.
The good roads meeting an Mitchell
was attended yesterday by three rep
re~sentatives from Lake county. II
the consideration of a road GRO tn
county. coming under the acceptanc'
of state and federal officials and par
ticipating in state and federal none.
over a period of five years. officer
were elected. This particular roai
is to be called the Lake to Lake road
F.. l.. Mease was elected president 0
the district. W. 1. Thompson wa
elected vice president, n of whicI
is apportioned TO each county. tn
road runs across the county fror
east to west, by an as yet undeter
mined route. Gov. Norbeek spoke
and outlined the law on the subject
NJ. Cosgrove, who was also present
said that the meeting exceeded hi
expectations in its size and the i'm
portance and public interest in it
object.
When a reporter hazarded the re
mark this afternoon hat the Chau
tauqua association should be maxim
something while the sui was shinin
thus brightly, Treasurer George Bee
said that he lowed il was. PurSuan