The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-20

AH 1'N'AtAA00 CT that IAdIt.
The funeral of the late w. J.. Hall
was held yesterday afternoon from
the First Baptist church and was
largely attended. The Masonic and
odd Fellows lodges attended in a
body, deceased being a member OF
both orders.
Rev. and Mrs. O. L. Westerlund
who have been visiting at the rome
of the l%atter's parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
G. p. Davis, departed today by auto
mobile for the twin cities, for a short
stay before returning to their home
at Northwood, la.
The American YeOmen meet to-
night in Hexom's hall to banquet
sons of members who have enlisted
or are in the army through operation
of the selectiye draft. 1t is under
stood that in one instance there is to
be a degree conferred on one of the
men.
Reports are brought to this city to-
day that there was a storm of hail
and wind i'm the vicinity of Dell Rap
ids yesterday. which. though OF not
wide extent, was severe enough with
in its W path to destroy corn.
Other crops. of course. are out of the
way of an ordinary storm.
j. j. Fitzgerald received a letter
from his nephew. j.. +. Fitzgerald to-
day. advising that he was sworn in
to the federal service at Fort Smell
ing, Mimi, Saturday as first lieuten-
ant of artillery. and had received or
ders 10 report today at Hoboken. N.
j., and go direct TO France.
When Will Mason. colored. who
walked off i'm a pair of Sheriff Kell-
er's hunting boots last week. turned
up safe and sound and announced his
intention of going to work. the sher-
tiff smiled out loud. Not only was
the %proyident sheriff glad for the
restoration of his intimate personal
property. but he was also glad al the
evidence that an human nature ANA
impulse was not bad.
Roy Nelles arrived in Madison last
night from the training camp at
Presidio. Cal, where ne secured a
commission in the heavy field artil-
lery. He has instructions to report
~ , hE'A 5HuiARs UtlAiE EtUitltt Ntlllt
Thursday at home. Mr.. Nclles SAYS
that the location of his assignment
might indicate a stay of some time
in America. but that being i'm the ar
tillery it is wholly probable that they
will q service on the other side i'm a
short time.
t. II. Haugen. Of Madison. had sin
brothers in the service at the border
last year, and five of them are in the
service yet. One. ]. =. Haugen. of
Neilsville, Wis. just secured his com
mission as a lieutenant in infantry at
the Fort Sheridan training camp.
lie was formerly i'm Company A..
Third Wisconsin infantry. Another
is a supply officer. one a lieutenant
and two are corporals.
The remains of Mrs. YIN. Boswell
accompanied by her daughter. Mrs
Chas. Wood, arrived by the north
train this morning and were taken
10 Hallenbeck's undertaking rooms.
The funeral vas held from the Bap-
list church this afternoon. Deceased
was an early day resident Of Madi
son. removing from this city a mum
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Graceland cemetery beside her late
husband. Comrade VIM. Boswell.
T. +. Young. Of Bismarck. was
transaeting business last week with
members OF the Walden Real Estate
company. and travelled over the coun-
try ear Madison viewing crops and
farm conditions. When he left Sat
urday he expressed himself as being
surprised at the crops and develop
ment of Lake county. OF the oun
try around Bismarck he states MI
the crop will be about so per cent OF
normal, grain yields promising from
I to 20 bushels TO the acre. Harvest
ing is finished there and some thresh-
ing being done.
The county commissioners did not
award contracts TO bidders at their
meeting Saturday for the grading Of
5000 yards of dirt ON the Sid Lee
road. The meeting was adjourned
until tomorrow. to await the compile
ton and arrival of blue prints of the
work. County Engineer Trimmer
estimated the work at so cents "a
yard. The lowest of the two bids
on the job was SIS cents, submitted
by the +. j. Maloney company. The
other was 40 cents. by the G.. II. At
kinson Paving company.
Ralph Rensch, of Duluth, MINI.
arrived last night for a vacation of
two weeks. the most of which he will
spend with his father, c. Rensch.
Mr.. Rensch says that he brought his
little book of price lists with him and
will try to surround a little business
in this part of the state while he is
here. He has been working for
about Is months for the Marshall
Wells wholesale hardware company
at their great distributing house i'm
Duluth. He says he will work on the
floor until about the first of the new
year, when he expects to be assigned
territory, and will go on the road.
In Justice Soper's court this morn
ing, Wallace Taylor. Of Brookings.
was assessed the usual fine for driv
ing a car at night on the streets
without nrOnpr lights and without a